Frederick Sparnell Jr.
Dec 30, 2016
Frederick Harold Sparnell, Jr., 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 30, 2016, at his home. Born June 17, 1931, in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late Frederick Harold Sparnell, Sr. and Alice Josephine Tyler Sparnell. A U. S. Coast Guard veteran, Mr. Sparnell was a commercial artist, a graduate of Anderson Junior College, and received his...
Mason Mcclure
Dec 30, 2016
Mason Brown McClure, 92 of Spartanburg, SC, died on December 30, 2016. He was the son of Theodore Brown and Minnie George McClure and the widower of Ann McClure. Born in Clifton, SC, he was raised in the Valley Falls mill village. Mason graduated from Boiling Springs High School in 1941 and attended Clemson College prior to enlisting in the...
Jarvis Williams
Dec 29, 2016
Jarvis M. "Joe" Williams, 88, of Hanahan, SC entered into eternal rest December 29, 2016. Joe was born October 7, 1928 to the late Albert Williams, Sr. and Nettie Mozingo Williams, of Goldsboro, NC. Joe loved working in his yard and around his house and was very handy, but his true passion was flying. Joe had a long and distinguished...
Shirley Barbee
Dec 29, 2016
Shirley Marie Barnett Barbee, 60, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born July 2, 1956, in Daytona Beach, FL, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Lee and Lucille Johnson Barnett and widow of Robert Allen Barbee. Mrs. Barbee was a member of Temple Independent Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School....
Margaret Smith
Dec 28, 2016
Margaret "Peggy" Mace Pinner Pond Smith, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 30, 1931, in Suffolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Donald Colin and Anna Hall Pinner and widow of Samuel Barber Pond, Jr., who died in 1998, and James Ayers Smith, Sr., who died in 2013....
Lawrence Teaster
Dec 28, 2016
Lawrence Everette Teaster, 85, of Pacolet, SC, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born March 27, 1931, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late Otis and Nettie Reynolds Teaster. Mr. Teaster loved to hunt and fish. He was a member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church and retired from Pacolet Mills. Survivors include his wife,...
Marion Corn Sr.
Dec 27, 2016
Charles Marion Corn, Sr., 82, of Inman, SC, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Inman Healthcare. Born October 12, 1934, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Hal and Geneva Beville Corn and husband of 56 years to the late Elizabeth "Libby" Clayton Corn. Marion was a devoted husband, father, professional horse trainer, and friend who never...
Vicki Heckathorne
Dec 26, 2016
Vicki Roof Heckathorne, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 26, 2016, at her home. Born May 14, 1949, in Harrisburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Georgeana Shank Roof. A graduate of Belton High School, Belton, Missouri, Mrs. Heckathorne enjoyed painting and decorating. Surviving are her husband of 34 years, Robert Heckathorne; sons, Donavan Turner...
Margaret Hodge
Dec 26, 2016
Margaret Lorena Allen Hodge, 91, a resident of Golden Age Nursing Home, Inman, SC, died Monday, December 26, 2016. Mrs. Hodge was born September 28, 1925, in Pacolet Mills and was a lifelong resident of Pacolet. She was the daughter of the late Joe and Rosa Kirby Allen, the last surviving member of her immediate family, and a member of...
Hazel Burns
Dec 25, 2016
Hazel Lee Taylor Burns, 89, widow of Billy Joe "Bill" Burns, of Spartanburg, SC, died peacefully at her home on Christmas morning 2016 with her eldest daughter Linda by her side. A native of Drayton, SC, she was born October 28, 1927 to the late Kirk Lee and Mittie Arthur Taylor. Mrs. Burns loved her family and enjoyed vacation times...
Mickey Maynor
Dec 25, 2016
"Mickey" Michael Stacy Maynor, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 22, 1952, in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of Ailene Margaret Cash Maynor of Spartanburg, SC and the late Audrey Stacy Maynor. Mickey retired from Giant Cement Company and was a member of Cowpens First Baptist Church. In addition...
Carolyn Shockley
Dec 24, 2016
Carolyn Elaine Thompson Shockley, 69, of Pacolet, SC, died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at her home. Born February 5, 1947, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Dever and Mary Solomon Thompson. Carolyn was a member of Friends of Faith Church and a weaver for various Milliken plants. Survivors include her son, Johnny W. Motts; granddaughter, Courtney...
Jay Bailey
Dec 23, 2016
Michael Jay Bailey, 53, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 23, 2016. Born October 25, 1963, in Spartanburg SC, he was the son of James E. "Ed" and Barbara Jeffries Bailey of Spartanburg, SC. A loving son and good person with a big heart, Jay was a hard worker and a friend to all. He was a member of Valley...
Bridget Crocker
Dec 22, 2016
Bridget Cook Crocker, 54, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, NC. Born September 17, 1962, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of Margaret Rice Cook of Spartanburg, SC, and the late Olin "Bot" Cook. A metal working additives formulator, Bridget was a Technical Support Manager with SOLTEX in Houston, TX. She...
Patricia Wright
Dec 22, 2016
Pat Wright, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 22, 2016 at her home. Born June 23, 1937 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Francis Edward and Virginia Maynor Wright. Pat was a self-employed Private Investigator, being the first female in South Carolina to obtain her Private Investigator license. She opened the first Jamboree, Country Time,...
Lawrence Smith
Dec 22, 2016
Lawrence Jimmy Smith, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 22, 2016 at his home. Born January 30, 1936 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Floyd J. Smith and Cora Cartee Smith, and widower of Marilyn Geraldine Odom Smith. Mr. Smith worked in the maintenance department of District 7 schools and was of the Baptist faith....
Elizabeth Rabago
Dec 21, 2016
Elizabeth Caroline Brannon Rabago, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at her home. Born March 6, 1934, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Florence McElrath Brannon (who died in childbirth) and the late Palmer and Callie C. Brannon. She was the widow of Severino "Bob" Rabago. A graduate of Spartanburg Junior College, Mrs....
Sara Wheatley
Dec 20, 2016
Sara Sims Wheatley, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born May 11, 1920, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter, and last surviving child, of the late Thomas Henry and Della Goforth Sims and widow of William Randolph Wheatley. A 1938 graduate of Fairforest High School, Mrs. Wheatley was retired from Mayfair Mills. She...
Bob Martin
Dec 20, 2016
Robert Ray "Bob" Martin, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 21, 1928, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late Roy and Minerva Greene Martin and husband of the late Edna Ruth Coleman Martin. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Martin was owner of Martin's Barber Shop on Pine...
Cecil Moore
Dec 20, 2016
Cecil Connor "Buddy" Moore, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at his home. Born May 12, 1936, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Cecil Ray Moore and Mary Ellen Thompson Moore. Always a hard worker, his many jobs during his school days ranged from helping his father on a bread truck delivery...
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