Obituaries

Dean Horton

Dean Horton

Apr 8, 2016

Lloyd Dean Horton, 64, of Irmo, SC, died Friday, April 8, 2016, at his home. Born April 12, 1951, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late John Calhoun Horton and Catherine Irene Ballard Horton. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Horton served as Specialist at Headquarters Medical Command at Ft. Sam Houston. He was a graduated of...

Joan Davis

Joan Davis

Apr 8, 2016

Joan Elizabeth Quinn Squires Davis of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, April 8, 2016. Born May 13, 1941, in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late Trudy Groce Alweine and step-father, Lt. Laurence Alewine. Joan was formerly the Executive Assistant for Attorney Gary Poliakoff for around 15 years. She was a member of Arcadia United Methodist Church where she...

James Baldwin

James Baldwin

Apr 7, 2016

James Edward "Big Joe" Baldwin, 65, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at his home. Born July 31, 1950, in Norton, VA, he was the son of the late Troy Franklin Baldwin and Ruby Mae Vernon Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin was a volunteer firefighter for Cowpens and Converse Fire Departments. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church-Cowpens, SC...

Michael Foster

Michael Foster

Apr 7, 2016

Michael "Mike" William Foster, 62, of Inman, SC, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 28, 1953, in Fort Gordon, GA, he was the son of the late Harold Benjamin and Nancy Bowen Foster. A 1976 graduate of Clemson University, Mr. Foster was the owner of Foster's Garden Center on Reidville Road in Spartanburg. He was...

Alma Brown

Alma Brown

Apr 7, 2016

Alma Sprouse Brown, 90, of Inman, SC, entered Heaven on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 20, 1925, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Gertrude Blanton Sprouse and widow of Hubert Paul Brown. Alma loved her Lord and family, she had a servant's heart - visiting and cooking...

Chrystal Mckinney

Chrystal Mckinney

Apr 6, 2016

Chrystal L. McKinney, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Valley Falls Terrace. Born May 5, 1933, in Rutherfordton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Harley L. and Althea Fish Buckner and widow of Harry O. McKinney. Survivors include her granddaughters, Alice McKinney Christopher of White Hall, MD and Jessica Rohe of Bel Air, MD;...

John Mccormack

John Mccormack

Apr 6, 2016

John Francis McCormack, 88, of Spartanburg and Hilton Head Island, SC, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Hilton Head Hospital. Born September 7, 1927, in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Blanche Dengel McCormack. He was predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Patricia Mary Hynes McCormack; daughter, Patricia Ann Farrar; mother, Blanche McCormack; and brother, Bobby McCormack. John...

David Stoltz, Jr.

David Stoltz, Jr.

Apr 6, 2016

David R. Stoltz, Jr., 62, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at his home. Born April 9, 1953, in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Dr. David R. Stoltz and Louella Von Till Stoltz. A 1978 business graduate of the University of South Carolina, Mr. Stoltz was vice president of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He...

Annie Wood

Annie Wood

Apr 5, 2016

Annie Mae "Ann" Hyleman Wood, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Wesley Court Assisted Living-Boiling Springs, SC. Born March 22, 1928, in Burnsville, NC, she was the daughter of the late John William and Bertie Lee Taylor Hyleman and widow of John Lawrence Wood. Mrs. Wood graduated from Keller's Beauty School and owned Ann's...

Matthew Ranck

Matthew Ranck

Apr 5, 2016

Matthew Adam "Muggs" Ranck, of Spartanburg, SC, died peacefully surrounded by family at Medical University South Carolina on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at the age of 56. Born December 2, 1959, in Chelsea, MA, he was the son of the late Robert Burrell Ranck and Irene Kandel Ranck. Matthew is survived by his wife, Karen Mainor of Williamsburg, VA; children,...

Mattie Blackwelder

Mattie Blackwelder

Apr 4, 2016

Mattie Mae Melton Blackwelder, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 4, 2016, at Alpha Health Care, Greer, SC. Born March 2, 1921, in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joe Miles Melton and Ethel Lovelace Melton and widow of Charles William Blackwelder. She retired from Spartan Mills and was a member of Fairview Freewill Baptist Church....

Blanche Giles

Blanche Giles

Apr 4, 2016

Blanche Elizabeth Littlejohn Giles, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 4, 2016, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born August 29, 1927, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Thomas Littlejohn, Sr. and Naomi Smith Littlejohn and widow of John Vance Giles. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mrs. Giles attended Limestone College for two years. She was...

Jesse Cooksey

Jesse Cooksey

Apr 3, 2016

Jesse Lecel "Jess" Cooksey, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 23, 1932, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Isaac Lecel Cooksey and Corrine Goldsmith Cooksey. A U. S. Army and SC National Guard veteran, Mr. Cooksey was a retired executive with Cooksey-Reynolds Insurance Agency and a lifetime...

Henry Fulbright

Henry Fulbright

Apr 3, 2016

Henry Robert Mason Fulbright, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, April 3, 2016. Born October 2, 1929, in Greenville, SC, he was the husband of the late Eva Brown Fulbright and the son of the late Paul Henry and Narcie Lou Carithers Fulbright. A veteran of the Korean War and a 1957 Textile Engineering graduate of Clemson University, Henry worked...

Mamie Toney

Mamie Toney

Apr 3, 2016

Mamie White Thompson Toney, 102 years young, of Greer, SC and formerly of Clifton, SC, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, at The Cottages at Brushy Creek. Born October 10, 1913, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late John and Rachel Sprouse White. She was the widow of her first husband, Glenn Thompson and her second husband,...

Freeda Simpson

Freeda Simpson

Apr 2, 2016

Freeda Mae Harrell Simpson, 90, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016. Born April 7, 1925 in Cato, Arkansas, she was the wife of the late Henry A. Simpson and a daughter of the late Horace and Ethel McPike Harrell. She attended Sylvan Hills High School, and worked as a bookkeeper associated with Cameron Feed...

Susan Clark

Susan Clark

Apr 2, 2016

Susan Campbell Clark, 53, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 26, 1962, in Asheville, NC, she was the daughter of Ann Sanders Campbell of Spartanburg, SC and the late Ruffner Campbell and widow of Randall Lee "Randy" Clark. A graduate of Spartanburg Technical College, Mrs. Clark was a kindergarten teacher for...

Karen Kearse

Karen Kearse

Apr 2, 2016

Karen Williams Kearse of Gaffney, SC died on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Spartanburg Medical Center after years of physical suffering. Karen was born in Louisville, Kentucky on June 3, 1954 to the late B. L. Williams and Eula Bumgarner Williams. She moved with her family to Spartanburg in 1966 and made her home here for many years. A graduate...

Nellie Fowler

Nellie Fowler

Apr 2, 2016

Nellie Luker Fowler, 75, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital-Spartanburg. Born August 22, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Ed Luker. She was a member of Living Waters Church and retired from DOT Packaging. Survivors include her daughters, Patricia Fowler and Diane Suttles; granddaughters,...

Julie Parham

Julie Parham

Apr 2, 2016

Julie Johnson Parham, 95, of Inman, SC, died Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Inman Health Care. Born in Hancock County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Singletary and Ida Fletcher Johnson and wife of the late John S. Parham. Mrs. Parham was a retired weaver with Startex Mills and a member of Pinewood Baptist Church. Survivors include her...