John Woodward Funeral Home-Spartanburg, South Carolina

The John Woodward Funeral Home moved into the building that was once the Providence Hospital, one of the Black hospitals in Spartanburg, in 1945. The family business began in 1916 at the suggestion of J. F. Floyd of Floyd Mortuary to serve the Black families in the area. Their first location was on Wofford Street. It’s the oldest African American owned business in Spartanburg and one of the oldest businesses in town. It is still family-owned and operated.

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