Obituaries

Ann Simmons

Ann Simmons

Aug 24, 2015

Elizabeth Ann Lancaster Simmons, 84, of Greer, SC, died Monday, August 24, 2015, at Alpha Health and Rehab of Greer. Born July 2, 1931, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Burch Loran and Elma Coggins Burnett Lancaster. She was married, for 62 years, to the late Hugh R. Simmons. A 1949 graduate of Chesnee High School,...

Tessie Quinn

Tessie Quinn

Aug 24, 2015

Tessie Louise Thrift Quinn, 94, of Cowpens, SC, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, August 24, 2015, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. She was the widow of Isaac Quinn. They celebrated 70 years of marriage together. Born March 26, 1921, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lettie Thrift Miller and raised in the...

Howard Cooper

Howard Cooper

Aug 23, 2015

Howard Ray "Coop" Cooper, 52, died Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Johnston Memorial-Abingdon, VA. Born March 12, 1963, in Camden, TN, he was the son of Jimmy Ray Cooper and Judy Sharpe Cooper of Camden, TN and loving husband of Diane Chalk Cooper of Pacolet, SC. A U. S. Army veteran Crew Chief, Coop was an avid NASCAR racing fan,...

Lula Hayes

Lula Hayes

Aug 23, 2015

Lula Elizabeth "Libby" Hayes, 87, of Moore, SC, died Sunday, August 23, 2015, at Windsor House. Born October 15, 1927, in Inman, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Franklin Cox and Lula Hudgins Cox and widow of John Ransom Hayes. Mrs. Hayes retired from Jackson Mills after 42 years of service. She was a member of Poplar...

Hellon Boyter

Hellon Boyter

Aug 22, 2015

Hellon Orene Bragg Boyter, 91, formerly of Poplar Springs Community, died Saturday, August 22, 2015. Born June 12, 1924, in Kilgore Community of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Eva Yarborough Bragg. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Elwyn "Bud" Boyter. Miss Polly was a homemaker and a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church...

Jeannette Sill

Jeannette Sill

Aug 22, 2015

Jeannette Marie Sill, 55, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, August 22, 2015, at her home. Born October 7, 1959, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Geraldine Houk Sill of Spartanburg and the late Jacob Thornwell Sill. Jeannette was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, loved all animals, and was employed with Spartanburg Medical Center. In addition...

Carrie Kirby

Carrie Kirby

Aug 22, 2015

Carrie Jean Kirby, 80, loving wife and dedicated mother, died Saturday, August 22, 2015 at McCall Hospice House. Born February 21, 1935, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Helen Petty. Mrs. Kirby was a retired loan officer from First Citizens Bank and was a member of Pacolet First Baptist Church. She was also a...

Mary Mann

Mary Mann

Aug 21, 2015

Born on January 11, 1951, in Inman, South Carolina, Mary Louise (Lawter) Mann, 64, of Roebuck, South Carolina, went home to be with Jesus on August 21, 2015. Married on April 22, 1977, in Roebuck, South Carolina, Mary was the loyal, loving, and devoted wife to Franklin Milton Mann, Sr. She graduated from Landrum High School in 1969, then attended...

Marjorie Benoist

Marjorie Benoist

Aug 21, 2015

Marjorie Ann R. Benoist, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, August 21, 2015 at her home. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Marjorie Ann R. Benoist please visit our Sympathy Store.

William Truesdale

William Truesdale

Aug 21, 2015

William "Bill" Truesdale (Papa), 86, of Inman, SC, died Friday, August 21, 2015, at Smith Phayer Hospice House of Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born February 27, 1929, in Heath Springs, SC, he was the son of the late Roy Davis and Birdie Bowers Truesdale. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Truesdale was a Navy Veteran who served in...

Marie Toussieux

Marie Toussieux

Aug 20, 2015

Marie Rose "Mary Rose" Halter Toussieux, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, August 20, 2015, at White Oak Estates. Born October 27, 1922, in Thaon Les Vosges, France, she was the daughter of the late Maria Agusta Gegalt Halter and Emile Halter and was the widow of Louis Schreiber and Christian Toussieux. Mary Rose was a world traveler who loved...

Mary Lowe

Mary Lowe

Aug 20, 2015

Mary Hogsed Lowe, 72, of Inman, SC, died Thursday, August 20, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 16, 1943, in Gilmer, GA, she was the daughter of the late Guy Max and Roselle May Cole Hogsed and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Hogsed is survived by her three sons, Roy Lowe, Jr. (Leslie) of Union, Danny Lowe (Peggy)...

Rev. Bowling

Rev. Bowling

Aug 19, 2015

The Rev. Dr. Douglas Arthur Bowling, 71, of Greer, SC, died Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born November 10, 1943 in Due West, SC, he was the son of the late Baxter and Pearl Scott Stribling. Rev. Bowling was a graduate of Spartanburg Methodist College, Wofford College, received his Masters of Divinity at Emory University, and an...

Paul Addis

Paul Addis

Aug 18, 2015

Paul Davon Addis, 69, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born December 1, 1945, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late Paul and Carrie Addis. Mr. Addis, a retired truck driver with Piedmont Concrete, was a member of Parkway Free Will Baptist Church who "dearly loved the Lord" and his pastor....

George Smith

George Smith

Aug 17, 2015

George Edward "Eddie" Smith, 67, of Boiling Springs, SC, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 17, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 20, 1948, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Hulon Jack Smith and Anna Ruth George Smith. Eddie was an exceptional family man living the example of...

Evan Lindsay

Evan Lindsay

Aug 17, 2015

Surrounded by family, Eric Evan Lindsay, 58, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born September 13, 1956, in Fort Walton Beach, FL, he was the son of the late Dr. Bryan Eugene Lindsay and Mary Ray Moore Lindsay. Evan was a great father, brother, and uncle with a wonderful sense of humor....

Frances Broome

Frances Broome

Aug 16, 2015

Frances "Franny" Aiken Covington Broome, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Windsor House-Spartanburg. Born December 10, 1939, in Thomasville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Philip S. Covington and Frances Aiken Covington. She was a member of Nazareth Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her loving husband of 57 years, Gerald D. Broome; children, Gerald D....

Billy Bradley

Billy Bradley

Aug 15, 2015

Billy Martin "Bill" Bradley, 70, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 21, 1945, in Rutherfordton, NC, he was the son of the late Bill and Louise Dillinger Bradley. Mr. Bradley, a retired lineman with Duke Energy, loved to hunt and fish, and participated in the "Feed the Hungry Ministries". He was...

Theodore Williamson Jr.

Theodore Williamson Jr.

Aug 14, 2015

Theodore "Ted" Williamson, Jr., 88, of Moore, SC, died suddenly on Friday, August 14, 2015. Born, December 16, 1926, in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Theodore Williamson Sr. and Dorothy Williamson. Mr. Williamson earned his Master's Degree from the Institute of Textile Technology in Textile Engineering. He was a retired textile executive who had held...

Dolores Ingram

Dolores Ingram

Aug 13, 2015

Dolores Gean Ingram, 84, of Moore, SC, died Thursday, August 13, 2015, in her home. Born April 26, 1931 in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Hughes and Aparo (Della) Dortia Palacios Hughes and widow of Claudie Eugene Holmes, Jack Milton Koester and Jerry Wayne Ingram. Mrs. Ingram was a longtime member of the Body of...