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Gail Allen

Gail Allen

May 11, 2017

Jacqueline "Gail" Shepherd Allen, 80, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 11, 2017, at her home in Spartanburg, SC surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 10, 1936 in Spartanburg, SC. Mrs. Allen graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1955 and went on to become a Registered Nurse after graduating in 1958 from Spartanburg General Hospital's nursing program....

David Nesbitt

David Nesbitt

May 10, 2017

David Adams Nesbitt, of Moore, SC, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at his home. He was the son of the late David Berry Nesbitt and Mary Lew Adams Nesbitt. A graduate of Wofford College, Mr. Nesbitt was the owner of C & N Enterprises and attended Roebuck Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Becky M. Nesbitt and daughter, Leigh N....

Cathy Bennett

Cathy Bennett

May 9, 2017

Catherine "Cathy" Clemmons Bennett, 55, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at her home. Born August 29, 1961, in Fayetteville, NC, she was the daughter of Vernon Hall Clemmons of La Grange, NC and the late Mary Margaret Harrelson Clemmons. Cathy loved going to the lake, fishing, playing piano, and any church activity. She was a...

Gordon Oran

Gordon Oran

May 9, 2017

Gordon Franklin Oran lost his battle to pulmonary fibrosis on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in Spartanburg, SC. He was the twelfth child born to Willis and Kitty Johnson Oran on November 28, 1936 and the last remaining member of his immediate family in Sweetwater, TN. Gordon attended the area schools in Sweetwater, TN, graduated from the University of Tennessee in...

Thelma Tadlock

Thelma Tadlock

May 8, 2017

Thelma Sue Hood Tadlock, 69, of Greenville, SC, died Monday, May 8, 2017, at Magnolia Manor of Greenville. Born May 9, 1947, in Welch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Sam Mullins and Sally Faye Hood Belcher. Survivors include her daughters, Mico Roach of Barren Springs, VA, Raco Snook of Castine, OH, and Ritseco Roach of Dayton, OH;...

Thomas Kelly

Thomas Kelly

May 8, 2017

Thomas "Earl" Kelly, 81, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, May 8, 2017 in Spartanburg, SC surrounded by his loved ones. Born September 28, 1935 in Old Fort, NC, he was the son of the late Claude Thomas Kelly and Maggie Morris Kelly. Mr. Kelly was a Korean War veteran for the United States Navy and was Honorably Discharged in 1956....

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

May 6, 2017

Steven Wayne Hill, 60, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, May 6, 2017, at his home. Born May 20, 1956, in West Palm Beach, FL, he was the son of the late Ernest Wayne and Mary Kerns Hill. Mr. Hill retired as the Assistant Chief Supervisor for Channel 23 Univision in Miami, FL and was employed for six years with Dish...

Ann Hoag

Ann Hoag

May 6, 2017

Ann Setzer Hoag, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Landrum Hospice House. Born June 22, 1932 in Morganton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lenoir and Mary Emiline Hallburton Setzer and the widow of William Herbert Hoag. Ann was retired from the State of Florida Horticulturist. She was a member of Croft Baptist Church...

Dr. Fussell

Dr. Fussell

May 6, 2017

Dr. Thomas "Tom" Franklin Fussell, 84, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, May 6, 2017. Born October 15, 1932 in Doerun, GA, he was the son of the late Archie Herbert and Alma Bell Fussell, and was married for 62 years to the late Margaret "Maggie" Kicklighter Fusssell. Dr. Fussell was in the U. S. Army serving in the Veterinary Corps....

Louise Roberts

Louise Roberts

May 6, 2017

Louise Hambright Roberts, 102, died Saturday, May 6, 2017. Born December 9, 1914, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. Hambright Sr. and Mabel Weir Hambright and widow of Eugene Ross Roberts. Louise loved God, family, friends, flowers, and Olga's pancakes. She was a member of Kings Mountain Baptist Church where she was the...

Marion Feinstein

Marion Feinstein

May 5, 2017

Marion Finke Feinstein, 91, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Friday, May 5, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 7, 1925 in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anne Krein Finke and the widow of Seymour G. (Speedy) Feinstein. She was lovingly known by thousands of her students as "Miss Marion." After living...

Ronald Brown

Ronald Brown

May 5, 2017

Ronald Preston Brown, 80, a longtime resident of Spartanburg, passed away at Spartanburg Regional Hospital on Friday, May 5, 2017, surrounded by his family. Mr. Brown, born August 20, 1936, was predeceased by his parents, Benjamin A. Brown, Sr. and Louise Bishop Brown and his brother, Benjamin A. Brown, Jr. Survivors include his loving wife of 62 years, JoAnne Allen...

Margaret Moore

Margaret Moore

May 4, 2017

Margaret Sue Ransom Moore, 75, of Inman, SC, died Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 21, 1942, in Lacey's Springs, AL, she was the daughter of the late William C. Litman and Ollie Turney Litman and widow of Grady Franklin Moore. Mrs. Moore was a member of the Eastern Star, Green River Chapter #355 in...

Frances Pittman

Frances Pittman

May 4, 2017

Frances Woods Pittman, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Gastonia, NC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Thomas Woods and Pearl Estelle Cherry Woods. A wonderful baker, Mrs. Pittman was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and an instructor for the American Red Cross. She was pleased to...

Margaret Byrnes

Margaret Byrnes

May 2, 2017

Margaret "Marge" Rose Lane Byrnes, 93, slipped peacefully into her eternal rest on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Spartanburg, SC, with family by her side. Margaret was born in Brooklyn, NY to Edward B. and Marion R. Lane. She was the widow of John Paul Byrnes, Sr. During World War II, Margaret was employed with The Fairchild Aviation Corporation. She...

Charles Dorman

Charles Dorman

May 2, 2017

Charles "Shod" Dennis Dorman, 83, of Cowpens, SC, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at his home. Born February 2, 1934, in Cowpens, he was the son of the late Charles Henry Dorman and Lillie C. Morrow Dorman and husband for 58 years to the late Betty Jane Tolleson Dorman. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Dorman retired from Hoechst Celanese....

Donald Thomas

Donald Thomas

May 1, 2017

Donald Lee Thomas, 76, of Pauline, SC, died Monday, May 1, 2017, at his home. Born January 4, 1941, in Fort Myers, FL, he was the son of the late Morris and Laverna Mace Thomas. Dr. Thomas enjoyed gardening and loved his dogs. He was a 1959 graduate of Fort Myers High School and 1965 graduate of Palmer College of...

Lawrence Sparks

Lawrence Sparks

May 1, 2017

Lawrence Ira Sparks, 99, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, May 1, 2017. Born March 8, 1918, in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late John Olin Sparks and Carrie Mae Smith Sparks. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Sparks retired as a USDA Inspector. He was a Mason and member of Lone Oak Lodge...

Allen Terrell Jr.

Allen Terrell Jr.

Apr 30, 2017

"Papa T" Allen Terrell, Jr., 83, born August 10, 1933, of Spartanburg, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Ashlan Village, Lyman, SC. Mr. Terrell was a native of Greenville, SC and the son of the late Allen Terrell, Sr. and Ira Byars Terrell. He was a retired engineer for John D. Hollingsworth on Wheels, Inc. and a U....

Annette Stevenson

Annette Stevenson

Apr 30, 2017

Annette R. Stevenson, 76, died peacefully Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home, surrounded by her family. A native of Spartanburg, SC, she was born September 19, 1940, was preceded in death by her father, GY Sgt. James Edwin Koon, mother, Mildred F. Switzer, stepfather Dean Switzer, husband, William R. Stevenson, and brother, Graham Eugene Padgett. Annette is...

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