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1938
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2021
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Julian Josey Obituary
Spartanburg - Dr. Julian Cleon Josey, Jr. died Monday, May 10 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. A native of Spartanburg, he was born at home on March 20, 1938 to Helen Lancaster and Dr. Julian Cleon Josey. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Dorothy Chapman Josey, and his children: Julian Cleon Josey III (Virginia), Daniel Jordan Ellis Josey (Ann Bryan), John Treadwell Josey (Britton), Martha Cloud Josey Erwin (Alex), and Rachel Josey Kelley (Jack); his sister, Mary Helen Williams; his seven grandchildren: Addison Houck Josey, Henry Townsend Josey, Daniel Jordan Ellis Josey, Jr. (Virginia), William Carr Josey (fiancée Laura), John Melton Josey, John Treadwell Josey, Jr. and Jackelyn Grace Josey. He is also survived by a beloved niece and nephew as well as a host of loyal friends.
He graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1956. He went on to attend Washington and Lee University and then graduated from Wofford College in 1960. He continued his education at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University and graduated in 1964. He was an intern at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta in obstetrics and gynecology.
In 1967, Dr. Josey honorably served his country as a Captain in the United States Army in Vietnam and was awarded a Bronze Star with valor. After he returned from Vietnam, he changed his specialty to radiology and went on to finish his residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
In 1970, he returned home to Spartanburg where he worked for his beloved Spartanburg Regional for nearly 50 years. While there, he was Chair of the Radiation Oncology Department, Medical Chief of Staff, a founding board member of the Regional Foundation, and a member of the Board of Trustees. He joined the Episcopal Church of the Advent upon his return home where he was a devoted member who served on the vestry. He was also on the board of the Salvation Army and was a commissioner for SCETV.
His dedication to his patients was apparent through the large role he and Dr. James D. Bearden played in creating the Gibbs Cancer Center, the Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health, and the Gibbs Cancer Center at Pelham. In addition to the passion he had for his patients and the love he had for his family, Dr. Josey enjoyed fly fishing, reading, gardening, farming, and talking and talking and talking some more.
A celebration of his life will be held on Friday, May 14 at 11:00AM on the grounds of the Episcopal Church of the Advent at 141 Advent Street, followed by a reception in his garden at 150 Zimmerman Lake Road. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Spartanburg Regional Foundation Cancer Fund (101 East Wood Street Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303) or the Advent Foundation (141 Advent Street Spartanburg, South Carolina 29302).
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Neil and Diana Parnes
May 19, 2021
I will miss Julian . He hired me for his Radiology group in 1982. He was a great mentor , personality , and driving force with Dr Bearden for the cancer center . Like Dr. John Fleming, he was a great raconteur and could tell you such detail as whose 5 th cousin married so and so!
Diana and I join in our condolences to Dorothy and their family.
Neil and Diana Parnes
Adrienne Bacchus
May 15, 2021
Dear Martha Cloud,
What a fine Dad, indeed. I appreciated reading about his incredible life and service to so many. Love and prayers.
XO
Adrienne
Sterling and Jane Anderson and family
May 15, 2021
Dr. Josey was a great person, friend and helped to make Spartanburg Regional and the Gibbs Center the superb institution it is today. We owe him much for his vision and leadership!
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family in this time of their loss. He will not be forgotten !
Sterling and Jane Anderson
Barbara Kolk
May 14, 2021
I appreciate being allowed to play Dr. Joseys Steinway piano in the Gibbs Center. So often Dr. Josey would come and sit at piano and listen even with requests. I will continue to play to his memory. You are missed. Barbara Kolk [email protected]
Nick Trainor
May 14, 2021
Dr, Josey was a very kind man, and I am sad that I didn’t know him better. I had only met him briefly. I have known his wife Dorothy for many years. Dr. Josey has helped so many people from Spartanburg and surrounding towns. This world was blessed to have Dr. Josey benefiting his friends and neighbors. I am so sorry, and I send my condolences to the entire family in this time.
GEORGE PSILLAS
May 14, 2021
Dear Dorothy and Family!
We are so sorry to learn about Dr. Julian's passing. Our prayers and condolences go out to all of you.
George Psillas
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Joyce Winning
May 14, 2021
One of the Healthcare's greatest Heroes
You will be greatly missed Dr Josey
Patti Evans
May 13, 2021
Dearest Dorothy,
I was so sorry to hear about Julian. Please know I've been thinking and praying for you and your daughters as y'all adjust to life without your sweet, loving, brilliant Julian. You were a wonderful wife to him and I'm thankful y'all had so many happy years together. I'll be thinking of you tomorrow as you and Spartanburg celebrate his life and all he gave and meant to his family and community.
Love,
Patti
Tom and Roberta Jennings
May 13, 2021
Dear Dorothy and Family,
Dr. Josey was a dear friend to Roberta and myself. With his vision and passion, we developed plans for the Cancer Center and its future. We took many trips nationwide to obtain ideas to design a first class center. He wanted to make sure the Center was a comfort to patients from the art work, plants and waterfalls. He was a remarkable person, and his mark will always be imprinted in the community he loved dearly.
Martina Schnitzler
May 13, 2021
Dear Dorothy and family,
our deepest symphathy to the death of your husband and father.
Martina and Paul Schnitzler
Vicki Nightingale
May 13, 2021
33 years together! Dorothy, I imagine there will be a huge hole in your heart, but I know that you will shower your friends and family with love and they will in return. I didn’t know Julian, but he sounds like a phenomenal man, and you made each other very happy. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Drewry Nostitz
May 13, 2021
So sorry for your loss. I am thinking of you and your entire family
Lydia Willard Kellett
May 13, 2021
Helen, please know that I think about you and your family as you grieve the loss of your brother. Lydia W Kellett
Lynn Champion Raum
May 12, 2021
Dorothy, I am so sorry for your loss . My thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficult time.
Bob and Karen Mitchell
May 12, 2021
Julian made a huge difference in our lives. Increase that change ten or a hundred times to get an idea of the change that we saw Dorothy make in Julian's life. Our life changed in 1973 when Julian brought us to Spartanburg and The General Hospital. This was not just a change to a beautiful place with inviting and interesting people but a definite change in culture. This included the art behind and around story telling. Thank you Julian for arms full of stories that we carry and drop along the way. We will miss you.
Traci Churchill
May 12, 2021
All my love to Dorothy and her family. My thoughts and prayers are with you. What an amazing man
Tamara Cole
May 12, 2021
What a great physician who had a vision for women's health and cancer patients. Thank you Dr. Josey for your dedication to our community and Spartanburg Regional. Always a kind voice of compassion and reassurance to those of us who went through cancer treatments. Prayers for peace and comfort to the family.
Julia Lyons
May 12, 2021
My condolences and prayers to the entire family. Dr. Josey and I spent many minutes sharing our experiences with the same disease . Although he never treated me but was always available to have an open conversation about his thoughts and expertise on how to cope with how it was affecting us. Most of our talks were in a social setting at SRHC or a Foundation event. I was a member of the Board a few years ago and will miss our brief talks/conversations. He gave me a lot of inspiration as I continue to cope with our shared disease.
Carolyn Calloway
May 12, 2021
So many wonderful memories of working for you at Palmetto Radiology. I will miss seeing you and talking with you at the hospital. Praying for your family
Nancy Corbin
May 12, 2021
Sending love and sympathy to Dorothy, Martha Cloud and Rachel and gratitude for Dr. Josey's remarkable life. I will be forever grateful to Julian for his vision for and support of building beautiful places to receive healthcare.
Joseph Oddis
May 11, 2021
Rest in peace Julian. You were a wonderful person ,a fabulous physician , and a dedicated leader and friend. I will cherish forever the wonderful times we spent together and the vision of a world class cancer center that you brought to life at Spartanburg Regional. You were a remarkable person that I shall never forget.
The Staff of J. M. Dunbar Funeral Home & Crematory
May 11, 2021
Offering our deepest sympathies during this time.
Patricia Griffin
May 11, 2021
My deepest condolences to the family. He was a great leader and innovator for our hospital and our community.
Sylvia Byrnside
May 11, 2021
I so much love you, Dr Josey!! I will always remember you teasing Mary-Etta and I at the front desk in imaging services, years ago, but it was so fun. You were a beautiful person RIP. Sylvia Byrnside
Norma Bowlin
May 11, 2021
Dear Family, I am sorry to hear of Dr. Josey’s death. I have known him for over 30 years and I know that he will be missed by many. My prayers will be with your family during these days of grief.
Marlene Wilds
May 11, 2021
Lots of love and prayers for you all
bill james
May 11, 2021
I met Dr Julian Josey during my 3-month MUSC OB/Gyn residency rotation at Spartanburg General Hospital when in July 1978. Since then I have never encountered anyone more dedicated and hell bent on fighting for world class health care. And he was determined to fight for not only his patients and his family - but fight equally for every member of the human race. Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is THE supreme compliment in our world of the practice of medicine. And it is a compliment which fit to perfection.
I am so proud of my friend Julian, and I celebrate his life and boundless influence.
bill james, MD
Woman's Clinic MGC
Fran Bagwell
May 11, 2021
My deepest sympathy to Dorothy and the rest of the family.
Harry Johnston
May 11, 2021
A true gentleman in all respects and a loyal friend.
Robert French
May 11, 2021
Who else would require his lake house guests to listen to a couple of hours of bluegrass music on NPR on a Saturday night and then reward them with a peach cobbler prepared and served at about the midnight hour? This is the memory I would like to share with Dorothy who threw him a life ring at the perfect time as he did to her! Best to all who loved this unique friend! Robert French
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