All Obituaries

Donald Broadus Beam, 68, passed away Tuesday evening, January 26, at Bon Secours Hospital, Greenville, SC after a short illness and complications due to Covid19.  Donnie and his wife Libby Stewart Beam lived in Fountain Inn, SC.  Together they shared over 30 years of marriage.     Donnie, born in Shelby, NC, was the oldest son of the late Broadus Oates Beam and Irene Norman Beam of Blacksburg, SC.  Donnie and his younger brother, Randy Beam, grew up in the Antioch...

Glenn Wayne Allum went home to be with the Lord on January 9, 2021. He was born on July 4, 1972 in San Diego, CA Naval Hospital to his parents, Arthur (Art) and Rebecca (Becky) Allum.  Glenn moved to Blacksburg with his family in 1977 where he attended the Blacksburg public schools and graduated from Blacksburg High School.  He retired from Limestone College where he worked in maintenance. Glenn was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church and loved to travel. He made several mission...

Bobby Carl Mullinax, 74, of 168 Westmoreland Rd Blacksburg, SC, passed away early Saturday morning, January 9th, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home in Spartanburg, SC. Born May 8, 1946 to the late Jack and Sally Jane Martin Mullinax in Kings Creek, SC. A devoted husband to his late wife, Carolyn Hardin Mullinax, he enjoyed raising game chickens, hunting, fishing and gardening. He was survived by a son, Robert Matthew Hardin (Sue) of Blacksburg, SC, step daughters Lynn Blackwell of...

Regina Hoffman Ramsey, 57, of Blacksburg, SC passed away Wednesday, January 6th. A native of Gastonia, NC, she was the daughter of Frances Queen Hoffman Branch and the late Truitt Hoffman. A graduate of East Gaston High School, she loved talking with her mom and working with her in the garden and around the house.  Along with her mother and step father, John Branch, she will be deeply missed by her grandson, Elijah Ramsey and uncle, Steve Hoffman, as well as other family members and...

Billie Jean Hardin  Bolin, 79, Smyrna, SC, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, December, 27th, 2020, at her residence, with her loving family by her side. A native of Blacksburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Iliff F. and Cora Bell Hardin. She was the devoted wife to James Edwin Bolin, Sr. They are members of Hopewell Baptist Church and had served together in worship ministry for 9 years at Pride Resort in Maggie Valley, NC while in retirement. Mrs. Bolin had a servants...

Alfred "Al" Gwynne Tingley, 80, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, December 4, 2020 at home with his wife by his side. Born September 22, 1940, in Providence, Rhode Island, he was the son of the late Otto Freeman and Virginia Clawson Tingley. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Patsy) Borders Batchelor Tingley. He was a member of Blacksburg First Baptist Church and the Jabez Sunday School Class.  In addition to his wife, Al is survived by his son...

Genevieve Valdes, 86, of Blacksburg, SC went home to be the Lord, Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Peachtree Centre. Genevieve was a daughter of the late Essie (Wright) and Walter McDaniel and wife of the late Salvodore Valdes. She was a graduate of Blacksburg High School. She enjoyed listening to gospel music and was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. Cherishing her memory are a niece, Crystal R. Martin and her husband, Dustin, of Blacksburg, a nephew, Tim Rumfelt and his wife...

JD Harris, 83, of Gaffney, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, November 22nd, at his residence. A native of Cherokee County, the son of the late Thomas Walter Harris, Sr. and Mary Wood Harris Black. He is the husband of Joyce Ann McDaniel Harris celebrating 61 years of marriage. A veteran of the United States Air Force, Mr. Harris retired after serving 20 years, as a Jet Airplane mechanic at Shaw Air Force Base, where he received the Air Force Longevity Service award with 4 oakleaf clusters...

Paul Dane Swick, 45, Blacksburg, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020. He was the husband of Carolyn Costner Swick and the son of Timothy Wayne and Karen Ann Higgins Williams, all of Blacksburg. A native of Cherokee County, he graduated from Gaffney Senior High School in 1993.  Paul was employed with BMW where he worked in the body shop. He was a true family man and huge wrestling fan. In addition to wrestling he enjoyed watching football and was a Dallas Cowboys and Clemson Tiger...

James ( Jamie ) King Painter Jr., 50 , of 211 Old Factory Rd., Blacksburg passed away suddenly October 20,2020. He was the husband of Kimberly Painter and son of Judy S Painter and the late James K Painter Sr. He was an avid drummer, Carolina Panthers & University of South Carolina Gamecocks fan, enjoyed fishing with his Dad and being with family. In addition to his wife and mother he is survived by a daughter, Brittany Eubanks, Mother in Law, Mary Allison ,2 Nieces, Destiny Duffie and...