Obituaries

James Michael Deneke of Greer, South Carolina and formerly of Shreve and Wooster, Ohio, passed away on March, 30, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family after a valiant eight year fight with pulmonary fibrosis.

Grace Jones Burnett 92, of Greer, died March 24 at her home. Born and raised in Greer, Grace was the daughter of the late Harvey and Bessie Jones.

Bryan Stephen Smith, 54, of Fort Mill died Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Bryan was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2008. His strength shown following the diagnoses was an inspiration.  

Gerald McCara Davis, 73, died March 16, 2016 at his home.

A native of Greenville County, son of the late Hoke McCara and Ruth Adams Davis, he was a retired employee of J.P. Stevens and The Wood Mortuary and a member of Fairview Baptist Church.

Troy B. Cooper, 81, loving husband to the late Mamie Louise Bailey Cooper passed away March 21, 2016, at his home.

He was a native of Spartanburg, son of the late Bee and Marie Massengale Cooper, an entrepreneur of many business in Greer and Greenville, an active church goer and what he loved most of all, fishing.  

Janet Lee Day Burnett, 55, died March 18, 2016 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

A native Greenville County, daughter of Iris Chesney Staton of Lyman and the late John Merritt Day, she was the co-owner of Hair Mechanics and a member of Victor Baptist Church.

Captain David Ray Yates, 66, died March 9, 2016 at McCall Hospice House.

Ruth Wood Pearson, 82, widow of James L. Pearson, died March 6, 2016 at Spartanburg Medical Center.

A native of Spartanburg County, daughter of the late George Madison Wood and Helen Wyatt Williams, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.