Walter Corn
Jan 2, 2016
Walter Blaine Corn, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 14, 1938, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Herman and Nell Reeves Corn and husband of the late Patricia Davis Corn. A National Guard veteran, Mr. Corn was a retired letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service....
Fredrica Smith-Kenan
Jan 1, 2016
Fredrica Caroline Smith-Kenan died at the age of 86, on January 1, 2016. Caroline was born in Greensboro, Alabama on August 27, 1929, to Fredrica Reese Wheeler Smith and Julien Smith. She attended Ward Belmont College in Nashville, Tennessee and later graduated from the University of Alabama where she was a member of Kappa Delta. She served as a Pink...
Charles Bishop
Jan 1, 2016
Charles Berlin "Sonny" Bishop, 85, of Cowpens, SC, passed away peacefully at the Hospice Home on Friday, January 1, 2016, after a short illness. Born September 5, 1930, in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of the late William Madison "Bill" and Rosa Lee Gossett Bishop and husband of the late Mary Lou Threadgill Bishop for 56 years. Mr. Bishop...
Evelyn Brookshire
Dec 30, 2015
Evelyn L. Brookshire, 77, of Gaffney, SC, passed Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Parkwest Medical Center-Knoxville, TN. Born May 23, 1938, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George and Beadie Gosnell Owens and widow of Bobby L. Brookshire. Mrs. Brookshire was a member of North Spartanburg Church of God and employed with Service America. Surviving are...
Valerie Johnson
Dec 30, 2015
Valerie Johnson, 41, of Frederick, MD, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Spartanburg, SC. Valerie was a U. S. Army veteran and former Federal Police Officer. Surviving are her two daughters, Martika and Sasha Williams, both of Frederick, MD; her mother, Vernell Prater of Spartanburg, SC; and a host of family...
Joyce Farmer
Dec 30, 2015
Joyce Belisle Farmer, 72, of Inman, SC, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 14, 1943, in River Rouge, MI, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Helen Vaulrath Belisle. Mrs. Farmer retired as secretary from Airport Community Schools. She attended First Baptist Spartanburg and enjoyed knitting, making ceramics, and cooking for her family....
David Blackwell
Dec 29, 2015
David "Craig" Blackwell, 57, of Spartanburg, SC, entered the beautiful gates of heaven on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. For 25 years, he was the husband of Libby Fine Blackwell. He was born December 16, 1958, in Spartanburg, to Marie Hullett Blackwell and the late Raymond Lee Blackwell Sr. Also surviving are his brothers, Ray (Nancy) and Joey (Carolyn); his niece,...
Thomas Prince
Dec 29, 2015
Thomas Bartley Prince, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at Richard Campbell Veterans Home-Anderson. Born August 9, 1921, in Chesnee, SC, he was the son of the late Willie Clifford Prince and Mary Henderson Prince and husband, for 61 years, of Sara D. Prince. A U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Prince was a...
Hollis Jackson
Dec 27, 2015
Hollis Wayne Jackson, 71, of Inman, SC, died Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born July 22, 1944, in New Prospect, SC, he was the son of the late Willie Elmore and Susan Luezetty Ezell Jackson. Mr. Jackson was the owner/operator of Hollis Jackson Landscaping for 40 years before his retirement. He was a member of Lake...
Anna Novak
Dec 27, 2015
Anna M. Beck Novak, 83, of Boiling Springs, SC formerly of Elk Grove Village, IL passed away December 27, 2015. Born March 22, 1932, in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late John and Betty Whiteman Beck. She attended grade school at Jehovah Lutheran School and graduated from Luther Institute High school of Chicago. Anna married Edward F....
Cheney Burton
Dec 26, 2015
Cheney Elizabeth Burton, age 28, left this world far too soon on December 26, 2015 in Greenville, SC. Cheney, the daughter of Bill and Catherine Burton, was born in Greenville on March 30, 1987. Her family moved to Macon, GA, where Cheney graduated from Stratford Academy in 2005. She attended Valdosta State College and Greenville Technical College. Cheney's beautiful smile...
Harriette Poore
Dec 26, 2015
Harriette Gentry Poore, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at her home. Born June 2, 1934, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late David Clifford and Bertha Mackey Gentry and widow of George "Big Dad" Poore. Harriette was a homemaker and a member of Westgate Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters, Kimberly Poore of Greenville,...
Mary Drozdak
Dec 25, 2015
Mary Mellon Drozdak, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 25, 2015 at Summit Hills. Born February 10, 1922, in Mahanoy City, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Stetsko Mellon, and widow of Peter Andrew Drozdak. Mrs. Drozdak was a nurse's aide at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT. She was a former member...
Dexter Davison
Dec 23, 2015
Dexter Davison, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at his home. Born January 31, 1933, in Cincinnati, OH, he was the son of the late Herbert Milton Davison and Leona Gray Hickox Davison. A graduate of Cincinnati Country Day School, Mr. Davison was also a Cum Laude graduate of the University of Oklahoma and received his MA...
Harold Dyke
Dec 22, 2015
James Harold Dyke, 78, of Cowpens, SC, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Born January 12, 1937, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of Rosa Lee Henderson Dyke of Cowpens, SC, and the late James Grady Dyke. He was married to the late Geneva Hood Dyke for 41 years. Mr. Dyke retired from Southern Distributors, Inc. after 30 years of...
Marjorie Dumpert
Dec 22, 2015
Marjorie M. Dumpert, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at Brookdale Skylyn. Born April 6, 1934, in Clearville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Alberta Mae Bush Miller and widow of Robert William Dumpert. Survivors include six children; 10 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-granddaughter. A private family service will be held in...
Mildred Marshall
Dec 20, 2015
Mildred Morgan Marshall, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 21, 1931, in Greenville County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Doyle Bailey and Helen Ayers Morgan. She was a retired real estate agent and a member of Abner Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Robert Lewis...
Vera Gunter
Dec 20, 2015
Vera F. Gunter, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Brookdale Skylyn-Spartanburg. Born May 24, 1925, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Leander and Lena Pettit Foster and widow of Roy E. Gunter. Mrs. Gunter was a member of Green Street Baptist Church and retired proofreader for the Spartanburg Herald-Journal newspaper. Surviving are her...
Anne Brown
Dec 19, 2015
Anne G. Brown, 70, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 24, 1945, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Walter Greene and Annette Whitehead Greene and widow of James H. Brown. Considered the "Best Mom in the World", Mrs. Brown was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Roebuck,...
Geneva Thomas
Dec 19, 2015
Geneva Sloan Thomas, 85, of Inman, SC, died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 10, 1930, in Lee County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Curlen and Viola Mansfield Sloan. She was predeceased by her husband, Wallace Thomas. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother whom loved gardening and her flowers. Surviving...
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