John Derrick Dover, Gaffney S is being remembered by family, friends, and the wider community.
With profound sadness, family, friends, coworkers, and members of the Gaffney and Cherokee County communities are mourning the unexpected death of John Derrick Dover, 32, who died Monday afternoon, August 17, 2026, following a tragic workplace accident on his first day with the Cherokee County Solid Waste Department. What should have been the beginning of a new chapter in John’s working life instead became a devastating loss for his family and everyone who knew him. His sudden passing has left loved ones facing the difficult reality of losing someone at a time when he was beginning a new professional journey. According to information released by the Cherokee County Coroner’s Office, Dover was working on a county garbage collection truck at…