All Obituaries

We called her “Mama.”  Geraldine Parker Martin walked through Heaven’s Gate on April 10, 2021, where she rejoiced with Jesus, family, and acquaintances.  Mama to Alan Martin (Chester, SC), Janet Bittner (Moore, SC), and Jeffrey Martin (Blacksburg, SC), she was a woman of great strength and courage as she raised us on her own. We were her world.  She gave us boundaries, correction, and love, and instilled morals and values with the hope that we would become...

JESSE C. CHILDERS JESSE C. CHILDERS, 83, OF YORK, SC WENT HOME TO  BE WITH THE LORD EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH, 25, 2021 AT ATRIUM HEALTH CLEVELAND HOSPITAL, SHELBY, NC.  A NATIVE OF YORK, SC HE WAS  HUSBAND OF THE LATE HELEN E. CHILDERS AND SON OF THE LATE DOUGLAS AND PEARL DOVER CHILDERS. LEFT TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY ARE DAUGHTER, DARLENE CHILDERS ASHE  (DAVID), OF YORK, SC AND SONS JOE CHILDERS (AMY) OF KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC; PEE WEE CHILDERS (ANGIE) OF BLACKSBURG,...

Danny Russell Wray, 62, passed away Friday, March 19th, 2021 at his residence. A native of Cherokee County, he was the son of the late Russell and Goldie Mullinax Wray. Danny was a quiet man who enjoyed nature. He also enjoyed fishing when he was able.  His family include his aunts; Ruby Wray, Brenda Wray Clark (Robert), Robin Farr, Carolyn Capps and Sheila Beverly. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his aunt, Judy Ross and several uncles. A graveside Celebration...

Mrs. Betty Ruth Hardin, daughter of the late Thomas F. and Estie Emily Jane Self Moss of Blacksburg, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, March 4, 2021, surrounded by her children. She was the widow of Dean E. Hardin.  Up until her passing, she took so much pride in her appearance at all times as she was able. She loved shopping and staying on the go. Mrs. Hardin devoted her life to loving and caring for her children. She was also very close and loved her caregivers, Wanda Ford and...

Robert "Foggy" Wheeler, 70, of Gaffney, SC went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, February 27, 2021. A native of Newark, NJ he is the son of the late Chester and Viviano Mafalda Wheeler, and husband to Ruby Dover Wheeler, recently celebrating 16 years of marriage. He was a loving husband, a loving father, a loving grandfather, and loving great grandfather. In addition to his wife, he is survived by Sons, Scott Wheeler of Gaffney, SC; Luther Richards...

Jack Osborne Evans, 82, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, February 22nd, at Cherokee Medical Center, SC. A native of Cleveland, NC, he was the son of the late Noble and Dorcus Leigh Evans and husband of the late Joan H. Evans. Jack was retired from Daniels Construction.  He was a member of the Buffalo Masonic Lodge #202 AFM. Jack also attended Gaffney Freewill Baptist Church. Jack loved his family and has many friends who will miss him greatly. He is survived by daughters...

Sondra Sue Blanton Gore, 72, Blacksburg, went to be with Jesus, Thursday, January 28th from her residence, with her family, whom she deeply loved around her. Married for 54 years to her best friend and High School sweetheart, Corbett Cline Gore, Jr. She was the co-owner and Funeral Director of White Columns Funeral Service. Both from Wilmington, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Wells Blanton, Jr. and Evelyn Marjorie Spooner Blanton. Both graduated from New Hanover High School...

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...