Obituaries

Apr 21, 2015

Wayne Blackwood, 67, of Lyman, SC, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 5, 1947, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Kedric Leon and Lavinia Newbold Blackwood. A U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Blackwood was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans-DAV and American Legion. He was...

Apr 21, 2015

Sandra Barron New, 71, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 8, 1943, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Manuel E. and Mamie Lee Howard Ward. Mrs. New was an avid and very talented musician and vocalist. She was a member of Arcadia Freewill Baptist Church, a member of...

Apr 21, 2015

James Macfie Anderson Jr, of Southern Oaks Assisted Living 120 Roper Mt Road Extension, Greenville, SC died Tuesday, April 21, 2015. A native of Columbia, he was the son of the late J. Macfie Anderson Sr, former mayor of Columbia, and Ruth Kerr Anderson. Mr. Anderson attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill where he received the Bachelor of...

Apr 21, 2015

Michael Glenn Kendall, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in Tampa, FL. He is survived by his mother, Mildred McGaha Kendall Comer; fiancé, Lynette Cooper; aunts, Joyce McGaha, Lois McGaha, and Marion McGaha; and several cousins. He was predeceased by his father, Kenneth Kendall; grandparents, T. R. and Dorothy McGaha; and uncle, George McGaha. A graveside memorial service was...

Apr 20, 2015

Oleva "Kathy" Kathleen Saunders Smith, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 20, 2015, at her home. Born October 8, 1934, in Gallipolis, OH, she was the daughter of the late James Cormie and Helen Marie Wilson Saunders, and widow of Bill Homer Smith. Mrs. Smith was a member of Dove Assembly and retired from Abbott Laboratories. Survivors include her...

Apr 20, 2015

Ingrid Geiada Brotzmann Sargent, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 20, 2015, at Physical Rehabilitation and Wellness Center of Spartanburg. Born February 14, 1938, in Berlin, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Hans and Emma Martha Koptenbeutel Brotzmann, and widow of William Cornelius Sargent. She was retired from Arkwright Mill. Survivors include her brother, Werner Brotzmann of...

Apr 18, 2015

Hazel May Miller Tatsak, 97, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Windsor House Assisted Living. Born May 6, 1917, in Butler, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest E. and Eva Stephenson Miller, and widow of William Basil Tatsak. Mrs. Tatsak had a servant's heart and was a very devoted and active member of Holy...

Apr 18, 2015

Bertha W. Jennings, 85, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 in White Oak Manor. Born January 2, 1929 in Monroe, NC, she was the daughter of the late Noah Richardson and Bertha Ola Williams. Ms. Jennings loved the Lord and was a member of Fernwood Baptist Church. Survivors include her sons, Chuck Jennings of Moultrie, GA and...

Apr 18, 2015

Mary Anne Temple, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place. Born March 26, 1942, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Allison Puette and Julia Bell Hoover Puette, and widow of Paul Lewis Temple. Mrs. Temple loved interior decorating, sewing, and gardening. She was a member of First Baptist...

Apr 16, 2015

John William Prather, Jr., 98, of Hendersonville, NC, died Thursday, April 16, 2015, at Carolina Village Medical Center. Born December 6, 1916, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late John William Prather, Sr. and Essie Nanney Prather. He was the husband of Ruth Montine Whitmire Prather who preceded him in death on August 5, 2002. Mr. Prather...

Apr 16, 2015

Cecil Ernest Colley, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, April 16, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 21, 1936, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Ernest Webb and Hannah Belle Hollyfield Colley. Mr. Colley loved the Lord and going to gospel sing-alongs. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, and NASCAR racing. He was employed with Pioneer...

Apr 15, 2015

Katrina Ann Sova, 32, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Born December 30, 1982, in Fairview, OH, she was the daughter of Jerome Jonathan Sova of Pacolet, SC, and Vanessa Dale Fox of Cleveland, OH. She was employed as a manager with Costco. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two sons, Owen Joseph Sova and...

Apr 15, 2015

Stuart Vander Brooks, 95, of 225 Heather Drive, Spartanburg, ceased activity in this world on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center and slipped peacefully into God's promised eternal rest united with Jesus Christ. No one knows the unrevealed secret thoughts in the mind of another and those thoughts after death remain forever hidden to the eyes and ears...

Apr 13, 2015

Barbara Brown Lee, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, peacefully passed into eternal life on Monday, April 13, 2015 at her Summit Hills residence in Spartanburg, SC, surrounded by her loving family. Born January 19, 1922, she was the daughter of John Hertz Brown and Kathleen Sanders Brown of Spartanburg, SC. She attended Pine Street Elementary School, Spartanburg High School and was...

Apr 13, 2015

Visitation for Anh Phu will be 5:00-6:00 PM Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Floyd's North Church Street Chapel, 235 N. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306. Funeral services will follow 6:00-9:00 PM at the Chapel. Floyd's North Church Street Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Anh Phu please visit our Sympathy Store. Visitation

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Apr 13, 2015

Jerry W. Burnett, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 13, 2015, at his home. Born August 17, 1942, in Valley Falls, SC, he was the son of the late Joseph Elgin and Mabel Norene Covil Burnett. A U. S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Burnett was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church, Wellford, SC, and formerly...

Apr 12, 2015

Erwin C. Thornton, 86, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015. A devoted family man, he was the husband of Joyce Caldwell Thornton of 61 years. Born in Lockhart, SC on September 24, 1928, he was the son of the late Charles Clough Thornton and Elsie Collins Thornton Upchurch. He graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1945 and...

Apr 11, 2015

Gertrude Crossley Lingerfelt, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, April 11, 2015. Born November 30, 1928, in Ellenboro, NC, she was the daughter of the late W. E. and Pearl Sellars Crossley, and widow of Carl Ray Lingerfelt. Mrs. Lingerfelt was a former employee of Arkwright Mills and of the Freewill Baptist faith. Survivors include her children, Frances Fowler of...

Apr 11, 2015

Sherry Lynn Massey Williams, 50, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, April 11, 2015. Born July 14, 1964, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Nancy Harvey Massey of Spartanburg and the late William H. Massey, and the wife of Harry Douglas Williams. A graduate of Spartanburg High School and USC-Upstate, Sherry was employed as office manager with Vic Bailey...

Apr 11, 2015

Doris W. Jenkins, 79, of Inman, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 28, 1935, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Vernie Wilborn. She was the widow of the late James Theodore "JT" Jenkins. She was a homemaker and was of the Pentecostal faith. Surviving are her...