Mrs. Debra Kay Haney Byars, 62, of 305 Ozell Avenue, passed away Thursday November 22^nd at her residence.

Wife of Dean Ray Byars, she was born in Spartanburg and was the daughter of Helen Butler Camp and the late Aaron Fair. She was raised by the late Tom and Selena Haney.

Debra Kay was a 1975 graduate of Gaffney High School. She was a member of Encounter Church where she was a soloist on the Praise Team. She was a former employee of Duke Energy.

She was preceded in death by a brother Willie Lee Camp.

In addition to her mother: she is survived by a son, Sgt. Aaron B Haney (Coco) of 29 Palms, CA; two daughters, Portia Haney (Carlton) of Gaffney and Halina Wright (Rodrich) of Boiling Springs; three step-sons, Dean Williams, of West Virginia, Dean Robinson of New York, and Nathan Peak of Gaffney; a special daughter, Gwen Galmon (Maurice) of Gaffney; two brothers, Vernon and Marvin Camp of Gaffney ; nine sisters, Selena Haney (Glen), Ella Camp, Sarah Jean Camp, Wilma Ann Camp, Carol Camp, Bobbie Jefferies, Dorothy T. Littlejohn ( Charlie) , Margaret Fair Glenn (Larry), and Teressa Fair, all of Gaffney; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

The Funeral Service will be Saturday, 2:00 p.m., in Encounter Church with Pastor Joey Turner officiating. She will be in state at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at the residence

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Louis Curtis Davis, 87, of 1000 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019, in Spartanburg Regional Healthcare.

Widower of Christine Dawkins Davis, he was born in Gaffney and was a son of the late Wallace and Corrie Terrell Davis.

He was a retired employee of Daniel Construction Company.

He was predeceased by three children, Wallace Davis, Louise Peak, and Mary Davis; siblings, Minnie Pearl Lindsay, Essie Hopper, Inez Kershaw, Inet Wilkins, Sarah Davis, Bertha Lee Phillips, Robert, Frank, and Otis Davis, and Nathaniel Tate.

Surviving are: sons, Rev. Louis J. Davis (Catherine), of Gaffney, Lewis C. Davis and Johnson Davis, both of Spartanburg; daughters, Betty Covington, Margaret Davis, Gloria Smith (Bobby), and Laura Davis, all of Gaffney, Delores Davis, of Chicago, IL, Alice Howard (Jimmy Lee), and Rosa Mary Pearson (Bobby), of Spartanburg; two sisters, Perniece Conway, of Lexington Park, MD, Flossie Mae Wilkins, of Gaffney; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, 2:00 p.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Louis J. Davis officiating. The family is at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Louis Davis, 527 Oakland Ave.

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Betty Jo Humphries Holmes, 63, of 224 Camellia Circle, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019, in Mountainview Nursing Home, Spartanburg, SC.

Wife of Abraham Holmes, she was born in Cherokee County and was a daughter of the late Booker T. and Lunette Morris Humphries.

She was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church and a former employee of Duke Energy.

Surviving are: her husband, Abraham Holmes, of the home; a son, Quinton Holmes, of Gaffney; a daughter, Latunya Holmes-Copeland (Craig), of Jacksonville, FL; two sisters, Rosemary Johnson, of Greenville, and Rita Mae Twitty (Monroe), of Chesnee; two grandchildren, Paris Holmes, of Atlanta, GA and Dreylan Holmes, of Columbia, SC.

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, 2:00 p.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with Rev. C.A. Wallace officiating.

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