Obituaries

Pearl Hodge

Pearl Hodge

Feb 21, 2016

Pearl Eva Ingle Hodge, 83, of the Drayton Community, died Sunday, February 21, 2016, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born September 18, 1932, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Talmadge and Eva Sara Payne Ingle and widow of Hames Ray Hodge and William "Bill" George. Mrs. Hodge, a graduate of Cecil's Business College and Spartanburg...

Glenva Haddock

Glenva Haddock

Feb 20, 2016

Glenva Joyce Newport Haddock, 82, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at her home. Born December 14, 1933 in Blue Diamond, KY, she was the daughter of the late Adna Francis and Rosalyn Elmeta Manning Newport. Glenva was retired as a seamstress with Butte Knit and a member of Praise Cathedral. Glenva is survived by her loving husband...

Virginia Powell

Virginia Powell

Feb 20, 2016

Laura Virginia Horton Powell, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, beloved wife of the late Edward Powell, departed this world into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 6, 1925, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Horton and Ollie Belle Malone Horton. A 1943 graduate of New...

Joseph Kirby

Joseph Kirby

Feb 20, 2016

Joseph Fuller Kirby, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Summit Hills. Born March 26, 1923 in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late William T. and Mae Ellis Kirby. He was the widower of Hazel Irene "Jimmie" Saunders for 52 years and Betty Littlejohn for nine years. Mr. Kirby was a U.S. Army Veteran...

Patricia Thomas

Patricia Thomas

Feb 20, 2016

Patricia Eleanor Summers Thomas, 77, of Campobello, SC, died Saturday, February 20, 2016, at her home. Born January 14, 1939, in Bamberg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Rebecca Bessinger Summers and widow of Charles Walter Thomas Jr. She was a member of Lake Bowen Baptist Church. Survivors include her children, Phillip C. Thomas (Cricket) of...

Virginia New

Virginia New

Feb 20, 2016

Virginia Riehle New, 99, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Hospice Atlanta at Emory University Hospital. Born November 7, 1916, in San Diego, CA, she was the daughter of the late Frank Amand Riehle and Laura Higgins Riehle and the widow of Alfred Gerry New. Mrs. New was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church...

Inez Wyatt

Inez Wyatt

Feb 20, 2016

Jesus called Inez Fowler Wyatt, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, home on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Born August 12, 1951, in Pauline, SC, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Charlotte Ledbetter Fowler and widow of Larry Olin Wyatt. Mrs. Wyatt attended Redland Road Baptist Church. Surviving are her daughters, Marie Putnam and Rhonda Steadman, both of Spartanburg, SC;...

Mary Eubanks

Mary Eubanks

Feb 19, 2016

Mary Eubanks, 91, of Lexington, SC, and of Spartanburg, SC, left the comfort of her home, surrounded by her children, to live out eternity and receive the rewards of God's glory in her heavenly home on Friday, February 19, 2016. Born May 23, 1924 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Bessie Jean Green Clary...

Charles Jones

Charles Jones

Feb 19, 2016

HEADING: Charles William "Charlie" Jones DATELINE: Laurens, SC Charles William "Charlie" Jones, 74, of Laurens, SC, went home to Heaven to watch the Daytona 500 with his favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt, Sr. Friday, February 19, 2016 at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Born March 27, 1941 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Willie and Lillie Bell Owens...

Dr. Bartel, Jr.

Dr. Bartel, Jr.

Feb 19, 2016

Dr. Frank Bartel, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, February 19, 2016 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 27, 1928 in Raleigh, NC, he was the son of the late Frank Octave Bartel, Sr. and Amy Edmester Lynde Bartel. Dr. Bartel was a graduate of Duke University and The Medical University of South Carolina. He was chief resident at the...

James Gowan, Jr.

James Gowan, Jr.

Feb 17, 2016

SANTEE - James C. "Shadow" Gowan, Jr., 74, of Santee, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Lexington Medical Center. Jim was born July 11, 1941 in Spartanburg, S.C. He was the son of the late James C. Gowan, Sr. and the late Pauline Comer Gowan. He was a Mason, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and boating. Jim was the Sales Manager...

Judith Lursen

Judith Lursen

Feb 17, 2016

Judith Ann Wilson Lursen, 76, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at her home. Born December 11, 1939, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Edward and Eunice Viola Mason Wilson. Mrs. Lursen was a licensed Medical Lab Technician for 47 years and loved her job at Spartanburg Medical Center. She was a...

Walter Hopkins, Iii

Walter Hopkins, Iii

Feb 17, 2016

Walter "Walt" Lafayette Hopkins III, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 16, 1936, in Kingsport, TN, he was the son of the late Walter Lafayette Hopkins Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Beeks Hopkins. A veteran of the U. S. Navy Reserves, Mr. Hopkins was a member of the Jaycees in the...

Leslie Williams

Leslie Williams

Feb 16, 2016

Leslie M. Williams, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Born October 1926, in Wayne County, NC, he was the son of the late Leslie Albert Williams Sr. and Nettie Winifred Mozingo Williams and husband of the late Thelma Williams. A World War II veteran of the U. S. Army Air Corps, Mr. Williams was a self-employed home...

Richard Dalton

Richard Dalton

Feb 16, 2016

Richard Calvin Dalton, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 18, 1935, in Mayo, SC, he was the son of the late John Walter and Lois Blackwood Dalton and husband of the late Norma Jean Felmet Dalton. A lifetime member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Mr. Dalton was the owner-operator of...

Sam West

Sam West

Feb 16, 2016

Sam Ray West, 81, passed away February 16, 2016. A lifelong resident of Spartanburg, he was born in Campobello, SC, April, 4, 1934 to Sorrell F. and Mary Alice Durham West. The youngest of 11, he had 5 older brothers and 5 older sisters, 33 nieces and nephews. A kind, loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who enjoyed...

Beatrice Queen

Beatrice Queen

Feb 15, 2016

Beatrice "Sue" Gertrude Starnes Queen, 79, died Monday, February 15, 2016, at her home. Born November 28, 1936 in Greeneville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Earl and Bonnie Edith Tilson Starnes. Mrs. Queen loved to bake cakes. She was a salesperson for Avon, a member of the Eastern Star Mary Montgomery Lodge #231 of Spartanburg, and...

Louis Stubblefield Sr.

Louis Stubblefield Sr.

Feb 14, 2016

Louis Donald Stubblefield Sr., 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 14, 2016, at White Oak Manor. Born April 3, 1931, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Raymond and Mary Sentel Stubblefield and husband of the late Thelma "Nell" Evans Stubblefield. Mr. Stubblefield, a retired supervisor with Drayton Mills, was a member of Drayton Baptist Church...

Margaret Fussell

Margaret Fussell

Feb 13, 2016

Margaret Kicklighter Fussell, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 1, 1931, in Glennville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Ollie Bird Kicklighter. Mrs. Fussell, a former teacher at Benton High School in Athens, GA, was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church where she was a member...

Reba Cookson

Reba Cookson

Feb 12, 2016

Reba Lucille Moore Cookson, 72, died Friday, February 12, 2016, at her home. Born March 11, 1943, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Winnie Lou Shipman Moore and widow of the late T. C. Owens. Mrs. Cookson was a member of Holston Creek Baptist Church. She was a member of the Red Hat Club...