All Obituaries

Mamie Vanderhost Mitchell, 99, of 1005 Union Boulevard, Union, SC passed away Friday evening, December 13, 2019 in Union Medical Center.  A native of Forsyth County, NC, she was the widow of Jesse "Brown Bomber" Mitchell, Sr. and daughter of the late Joe Vanderhost and Minnie Thompson Vanderhost.  She was a member of Woodson Chapel Baptist Church where she served as the Mother of the Church, a member of the Women's Aid Society, and a former choir member. ...

Susan Marie Cook Burkholder, 71, of 104 Cabin Creek Road, Gaffney, SC passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at her residence.  She was born March 8, 1948.  She was the wife of Eulas Burkholder and daughter of Walter Cook and Helen Hide Cook.  Arrangements are with Community Mortuary, 102 Marion Avenue, Spartanburg, SC. 

Jeanette "Sook" Jeter, 98, of 107 Horseshoe Circle, Union, SC passed away Sunday morning, December 8, 2019 at her residence.  A native of Union County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Jeter and Lillie Bell Ross Jeter.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Billy T. Jeter and Samuel Earl Jeter and one sister, Josephine Jeter.  She was a member of Wyatt's Chapel Baptist Church and a former textile worker.  She is...

Gloria Sauter, 88, of 208 Silverbell Drive, Boiling Springs, SC, passed away Sunday morning, December 8, 2019 in Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.  Arrangements are with Community Mortuary, 102 Marion Avenue, Spartanburg, SC.  

Gladys Virch Otero, 82, of 449 Candleglow Drive, Boiling Springs, SC passed away Saturday night, December 7, 2019 at her residence.  She was born on November 13, 1937 in San Turce, Puerto Rico.  She was the wife of Juan Otero of the home and the daughter of the late Ernesto Virch and Merida Pena.  She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Gladys Josephine Otero.  Survivors in addition to her husband include three sons, Juan Otero and wife Cathy of Toms...

Shirley Foster Fowler, 78, of 1000 Lucerne Drive, Spartanburg, SC passed away Saturday morning, November 30, 2019 in Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.  A native of Spartanburg County, SC, she was the widow of Reverend Norwood Fowler, Sr. and daughter of the late Preston Carson and Willie Mae Foster Duckett.  She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and a former employee of Butte Knit.  She is survived by two sons, Thomas (Debbie) Fowler and Norwood (Beatrice) Fowler, Jr....

John Wayne Lowe, 63, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away November 28, 2019 in Spartanburg Medical Center.  He was born December 1, 1955 in Albermarle, NC. he was the son of the late Joseph Curtis Lowe and Alice Sasser Lowe and the husband Kristine Helgeland Lowe.  He was an employee of Tidewater, Inc.  Arrangements are with Community Mortuary, 102 Marion Avenue, Spartanburg, SC.

Missouri Smith Wingo “Doll” Littlejohn, 79, of 156 West Pearl Street, Spartanburg, SC passed away November 25, 2019 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.  A native of Spartanburg County, SC, she was the widow of James J. Littlejohn and daughter of the late Landrum Smith and Mary Means McMahan.  She was a member of Mount Sinai Baptist Church and a 1958 graduate of Carver High School.  She worked for Spartanburg General Hospital and was retired from White Oak Manor...

AT THE REQUEST OF THE FAMILY, THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC VIEWING. Elizabeth Smith Farr, 61, of 134 Forest Circle, Union, SC passed away Sunday morning, November 17, 2019 in Spartanburg Medical Center.  A native of Union County, SC, she was the wife of Harold Dean Farr, Sr. and daughter of the late William Smith, Sr. and Aileen Ruth Harris Smith.  She attended Saint Paul Baptist Church as a youth and later attended the Greater Union Church.  She was a graduate of Union High...

Ayvah Tierani Samuel, one year old, of 2030 Penland Road, Laurens, SC passed away Sunday night, November 17, 2019 in Prisma Healthcare Laurens.  She was born on May 18, 2018 in Greenville, SC.  Ayvah is survived by her parents, Adrian Samuel and Kenyetta Poston Samuel; four brothers,  Amaje Samuel, Ashtan Samuel, Amari Samuel, and August Samuel; five sisters, Latarrika Smith, Tysha Samuel, Aysia Samuel, Aubree Samuel, and Adrienne Samuel; paternal grandparents, Delores (David)...