Cheryl Brown
Nov 6, 2016
Cheryl Louise (Knittle) Brown, 71, passed on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Cheryl was born December 25, 1944, in Akron, OH, to the late Roy Edward and Tacie Isabel Knittle. Her husband William D. Brown; and sister, Laura Mae (Knittle) Gane preceded her in death. Cheryl leaves to cherish her loving memory her children, Karen M....
Frances Wyant
Nov 5, 2016
Frances Barksdale Wyant, 86, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, November 5, 2016 at her home. Born December 20, 1929 in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of the late Beverly Earl Barksdale, Sr. and Florence McIntosh Barksdale. Frances graduated from Central High School in Charlotte and attended Coker College and Queens College. She worked at the American Trust Bank in...
John Chapman
Nov 4, 2016
John Philmore Chapman, 81, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, November 4, 2016 at Wren Hospice. Born September 22, 1935 in Mobile, AL, he was the son of the late Seneca William and Gladys Pruett Chapman. Mr. Chapman was a graduate of Auburn University and a U.S. Army Veteran. John was the owner/operator of Chapman Packaging of Spartanburg. He was of...
Vivian Glover
Nov 3, 2016
Vivian Branson Glover, 100, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016. Born March 14, 1916, in Crestmont, NC she was the daughter of the late Edwin Ferris Branson and Vera Kathlyn Frederick Branson. She grew up in Canton, NC and was a graduate of Greensboro College in Greensboro, NC. Vivian was married to the late Clarence Howard...
Doris Hill
Nov 2, 2016
Doris Spurlin Hill, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 21, 1932, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Forest Lee Spurlin, Sr. and Arabelle Kirby Spurlin and widow of Luther Hill. Mrs. Hill loved to read and enjoyed crossword puzzles. She was a member of Ben Avon United...
Perry Mathis
Nov 2, 2016
Perry Russell Mathis, 56, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 25, 1960, in Morehead City, NC, he was the son of the late Donald Leon Mathis and Carolyn Jean Mathis. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mr. Mathis was formerly employed with Una Print Shop, Inc. and of the Baptist faith. Survivors...
Patricia Voss
Nov 1, 2016
Patricia Hatch Voss, 85, formerly of Moore, SC, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Brushy Creek Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Born May 9, 1931, in Toledo, OH, she was the daughter of the late Charles Everett and Helena Harriet Shapton Hatch and widow of John "Jack" Herman Voss. A 1953 graduate of the University of Miami in Oxford, OH, Mrs....
Gene Gossett
Nov 1, 2016
Gene "Stroke" Gossett, 64, of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at his home. Born November 25, 1951, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of Betty Gossett of Pacolet, SC and the late Carol Dean Gossett. He was known in the community as "Grandpa" by many children. Mr. Gossett retired from Beaumont Mills, enjoyed playing drums, and loved...
Elise Tienken
Oct 31, 2016
Elise Christine Junge Tienken, 79, known as Oma to all that loved her, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Monday, October 31, 2016, at her home. Born February 26, 1937, in Nieblum, Germany on the island of Föhr, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ellie Junge. Mrs. Tienken immigrated to New York City at the age of 18,...
Raymond Hildreth
Oct 30, 2016
Raymond F. Hildreth, 67, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 29, 1949, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late George Elwin Hildreth, Jr. and Alma Blanche Tolleson Hildreth. Devoted to his Lord and family, Mr. Hildreth was a member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church and worked in Janitorial...
Sara Shingler
Oct 29, 2016
Sara Starnes Shingler, 86, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Evergreen Memory Care of Eden Terrace. Born July 18, 1930 in Rock Hill, SC, she was the daughter of the late Henry Clayton Starnes, Sr. and Alma Boyd Starnes. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Sara attended Winthrop and earned her BSN at USC...
Hunter Geiss
Oct 29, 2016
Hunter Costin Geiss, 26, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 29, 2016, at his home. Born February 12, 1990, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Carlos R. Geiss (Sonia) of Spartanburg and Hilton Head, SC and Jacqueline Jones Putnam (Tony) of Spartanburg, SC. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Hunter was an avid tennis player attending Heritage Academy at...
Jimmy Tolleson
Oct 29, 2016
Jimmy Landrum Tolleson, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 20, 1930 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Homer and Flora Mae Bishop Tolleson. Mr. Tolleson was retired from Draper Corporation and prior to that, for eight years, played professional baseball, primarily with the Cleveland Indians. He was a...
Betty Hudson
Oct 28, 2016
Betty Jean Ayers Hudson, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, October 28, 2016, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born August 28, 1935, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Erie Preston Ayers, Sr. and Bessie Scott Ayers and widow of Edmund Lee Hudson. Mrs. Hudson was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg and retired staff assistant...
Helen Alexander
Oct 27, 2016
Helen Elizabeth Ward Alexander, 94, of Jonesville, SC, died Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 19, 1922, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Claude W. and Alta Walden Petty Ward and widow of Fred Albert Alexander. Mrs. Alexander was a member of Skylyn United Methodist Church and owner/operator of The Country...
Janice Stanley
Oct 25, 2016
Janice "JJ" Kathleen Jones Stanley, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, went to rest with the Eternal Father on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Born October 4, 1949, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Belva Elizabeth Swinney Jones of Boiling Springs, SC and the late Harold Irvin Jones. She was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. A graduate of...
Stanley Cannon Sr.
Oct 25, 2016
Stanley Ray Cannon, Sr., 88, of Inman, SC, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 10, 1928, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Arthur and Daisy Smith Cannon and last surviving member of his immediate family. A Sgt. Major and 32 year veteran of the SC National Guard, Mr. Cannon retired from...
Iris Ezell
Oct 24, 2016
Iris Fayssoux Gentry Ezell, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, October 24, 2016, at her home. Born October 18, 1931, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest E. and Willie Mae Williams Gentry. A 1948 graduate of Spartanburg High School, Iris attended the University of Georgia where she was a member of Phi Mu sorority. She...
Annie Mcabee
Oct 23, 2016
Annie Ruth Seay McAbee, 84, of Boiling Springs, died Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 16, 1932 in Union, SC, she was the daughter of the late Forrest and Mildred Beatrice Northern Seay. A 1950 graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mrs. McAbee was a longtime employee of Spartanburg Sportsware and later retired from Arrow Automotive after...
Margaret Fitzgerald
Oct 23, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Veronica Fitzgerald, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, October 23, 2016. Born January 23, 1923, in Donegal, Ireland, she immigrated to the United States with her parents, Thomas and Mary Sweeney Rooney. She was the widow of James Fitzgerald. Mrs. Fitzgerald attended St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. She lived in New York...
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