Thomas Bates Iii
May 25, 2015
Thomas Victor "Vic" Bates, III, 69, of Moore, SC, died Monday, May 25, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home after a period of declining health. He was the beloved husband of Katharine Richards Bates. Born January 6, 1946, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Thomas Victor Bates, Jr. and Margaret Taylor Bates. He graduated from Spartanburg High School and...
Glenn Tutterrow
May 24, 2015
Loving Husband, Brother, Uncle, and Friend. Glenn Reece Tutterrow, beloved husband of Doris J. Blanken Tutterrow, passed peacefully into eternal rest on May 24, 2015 at home, surrounded by family. Glenn was born April 6, 1940 in Loudon, Tennessee to the late Marion Smith and Nellie Mae Hunt Tutterrow. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Glenn was employed...
Eula Lovelace
May 21, 2015
Eula Inez Clary Lovelace, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 8, 1921, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Elsie Ward Clary, and widow of Wallace George Lovelace, Sr. Mrs. Lovelace was a member of First Baptist Church of Cowpens. She was a graduate...
Mayor Harris
May 21, 2015
The Honorable Mayor Elaine O'Shields Harris, 68, of Pacolet, SC, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 19, 1946, in Pacolet, SC, she was the daughter of Faye O'Shields of Spartanburg, SC and the late Ray O'Shields. Elaine served as an administrative assistant in Spartanburg School District 3 and as a lay speaker with the...
Ruth Gilbert
May 21, 2015
Ruth Fowler Gilbert, 94, of Converse, SC, died Thursday, May 21, 2015. The last surviving member of her immediate family, she was born June 14, 1920, in Spartanburg County, the daughter of the late Fernanda and Lola Fowler. Ruth was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her greatest passions were cooking for those she loved, watching baseball, and keeping her...
Rayford East
May 21, 2015
Surrounded by family, Rayford E. East, 84, peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2015, after an extended illness. Mr. East was born August 9, 1930 in the small town of New Site, Alabama. He was the son of Homer Talmadge East and Grace Frealon Day. Rayford was the youngest boy of thirteen siblings. Mr. East graduated from New Site...
Wallace Whitlock
May 20, 2015
Wallace Eugene "Gene" Whitlock, Sr., 71, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at his home. Born June 28, 1943, in Hattiesburg, MS, he was the son of the late Myles Wentworth Whitlock, Sr. and Florence Smarr Whitlock. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Wofford College and a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Kappa Alpha, Mr. Whitlock remained...
Jacob Seay
May 20, 2015
William Jacob "Jake" Seay, 18, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Born August 9, 1996, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Jennifer Cheryl Tinsley Seay of Washington State and the late William Tracy Seay. Jake loved the outdoors and was an avid sports fan. He played little league baseball and football, was on the wrestling team at...
James Banks
May 20, 2015
James Richard Banks, 71, a son of the late Andrew "Mose" Banks and Grace Parker Banks passed away at home on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A native of Spartanburg County, Mr. Banks retired from Milliken Cedar Hill Plant. He also served in the U. S. Army and was stationed in Korea. Surviving are his sister, Hazel Banks of the home;...
Barbara Ferguson
May 20, 2015
Barbara Collins Ferguson was born November 11, 1933 to the late Brooke and Kate Collins in Macon County, North Carolina and passed into eternal life at The Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home May 20, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Lawrence Frank Ferguson Sr., her daughter and son-in-law, Pamela Ferguson Brown and Richard Brown of Atlanta, her...
Mary Blackwell
May 20, 2015
Mary Ann Blackwell, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at her home. A lifelong resident of Spartanburg, she was born on July 4, 1931. She was the daughter of the late Harold Walker Alley Sr. and Ada Mae Walters Alley. Mrs. Blackwell was a graduate of Spartanburg High School, Class of 1948 and a member of...
Phil Marden
May 18, 2015
John Phillip "Phil" Marden, 55, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, May 18, 2015, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born March 31, 1960, in La Crosse, WI, he was the son of Bess Bradley Marden of Spartanburg and the late Earle Rollins Marden. A graduate of Clemson University, Mr. Marden received a BA in Education and History in 1982. He was...
Matthew Pack
May 16, 2015
Matthew Ryan Pack, 28, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, May 16, 2015. Born October 22, 1986, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Cynthia Anne Pack of Spartanburg. Matthew was a member of Solid Rock Church and Clampers, ECV (E Clampus Vitus). He was employed as an electrician with Weaver Contractors. We will all remember his smile that could light...
Louise Johnson
May 16, 2015
Louise S. Johnson, 77, of Moore, SC passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House. Born November 11, 1937 she was the daughter of the late Hollise and Lucille Smith. She was also predeceased by her husband, Ralph Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was a weaver at Jackson and Spartan Mills and was a member of Moore Church of...
Evelyn Jones
May 15, 2015
Evelyn Lee R. Jones, 68, of Chesnee, SC, died Friday, May 15, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 7, 1946, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Lee and Nannie Million Ridings. Mrs. Jones was a member of First Faith Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are her beloved husband of 53 years, Sam Donald...
Walter Witherspoon
May 15, 2015
Walter L. Witherspoon, 62, went home to be with the Lord Friday, May 15, 2015. He was born June 16, 1952 to the late Walter Lewis Witherspoon, Sr. and Mary Abernathy Witherspoon. He was retired from Southern Railways and was a proud member of Northbrook Baptist Church. His wife, children, family, lifelong, and mountain friends were the most important people...
Sarah Higginbotham
May 15, 2015
Sarah Katherine Higginbotham, 70, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, May 15, 2015 at her home. Born August 30, 1944, in Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Francis and Anne Elizabeth Sheehan Higginbotham. Ms. Higginbotham was a commercial interior designer and a member of the St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. Survivors include a sister, Elizabeth Ann...
Vera Crump
May 13, 2015
Vera Geraldine Hollifield Crump, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at her home. Born March 24, 1935, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carroll Bronson and O. C. Ezell Hollifield. Mrs. Crump, a 1953 Chesnee High School Beauty Queen, was a graduate of Cecil's Business College and a member of Morningside Baptist...
Margaret Marsh
May 13, 2015
Margaret Query Marsh, 97, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 22, 1918, in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Allen Graham and Rebecca Conliff Query and widow of Ira Alexander Marsh. Mrs. Marsh was the oldest member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her daughter, Rebecca Marsh Washburn...
Dorothy Shriver
May 13, 2015
Dorothy Mullin Shriver, 101, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Magnolia Manor - Spartanburg. Born November 20, 1913, in Cherry Run, WV, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Firey and Clara Benner Mullin and widow of Willard E. Shriver. Mrs. Shriver was a member of Glendale Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Walter L. French...
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