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Nan Dickson

Nan Dickson

Jan 5, 2015

Nan Ruth Lawter Dickson, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 5, 2015, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place. Born October 14, 1926, in Cooley Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Foster and Sylvia Emaline Robbins Lawter, and widow of Clyde Hoyle Dickson. Survivors include her sons, Wayne Keith Dickson (Deana) of Luthersville, GA, and Jeffrey Ryan...

Meredith Parrish

Meredith Parrish

Jan 5, 2015

Meredith Stewart Bauknight Parrish of Spartanburg, South Carolina, passed away at the age of 67 on Monday January 5, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Remsen Bauknight. Mrs. Parrish was born and raised in Easley, SC. She graduated from Easley High School in 1965, and from Columbia College in 1969 with a B.A. in English....

Miriam Tisdale

Miriam Tisdale

Jan 5, 2015

Miriam "Mim" Easler Tisdale, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 5, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 12, 1920, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Wallace "Doc" Miles and Ethel Louise Burns Easler, and widow of Charles Wilson Tisdale. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mrs. Tisdale retired from Spartan Mills in 1990,...

Elizabeth Solesbee

Elizabeth Solesbee

Jan 5, 2015

Elizabeth Sanders Solesbee, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 5, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 17, 1930, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Samuel Sanders Sr. and Eleanor Bullman Sanders. Mrs. Solesbee was a member of Duncan Memorial Methodist Church and retired from Spartanburg County. Surviving is her husband of 69 years,...

Evangelia Hudson

Evangelia Hudson

Jan 5, 2015

Evangelia "Angie" D. Hudson, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 5, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 18, 1935, in Roanoke, VA, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Olga Styliadis Delvizis. A loving mother and Yiayia, Mrs. Hudson loved to fish and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of...

Jean Mcabee

Jean Mcabee

Jan 4, 2015

Jean Chesney McAbee, 83, of Moore, SC, formerly of Spartanburg, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 19, 1931, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Guy Frederick Chesney and Mildred Adams Chesney. She was the widow of her first husband, Floyd Earl McAbee and second husband, James L. Barnett. Mrs. McAbee attended...

Darlyn Pierce

Darlyn Pierce

Jan 4, 2015

Darlyn Fayne Whiles Pierce, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at her home. Born August 15, 1934, in Macon, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Wayne Whiles and Ethel Halliburton Whiles, and widow of Dr. Walter Vernon Pierce. A loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mrs. Pierce was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church. She...

Bobby Orr

Bobby Orr

Jan 3, 2015

Bobby Dean Orr, 71, of Arkwright, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at his home. Born May 13, 1943 in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late James Greene Orr and Ethel Elizabeth Benton Orr. Survivors include his loving wife of 51 years, Patricia Ann Griffin Orr; two daughters, Annette Holder (Keith) and Barbara McKelvey (Jerry) all of Boiling...

Flora Mcclure

Flora Mcclure

Jan 3, 2015

Flora Wolfe McClure, 101, of Beaumont, TX, was born September 13, 1913, in Spartanburg, SC, and passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Mrs. McClure was a homemaker, a member of Morningside Baptist Church in Spartanburg, SC, and the Eastern Star Tallulah Chapter #16. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Shelton and Joyce McClure of...

Sebastiao Santos, Jr.

Sebastiao Santos, Jr.

Jan 3, 2015

Sebastiao Araujo Dos Santos Jr., 79, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015, at his home. Born May 10, 1935 in Camara De Lobos, Portugal, he was the son of the late Sebastiao Araujo Dos Santos Sr. and Maria Matilde Ferreira. He was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include his loving wife of 58 years, Maria Luisa...

Robert Portillo

Robert Portillo

Jan 2, 2015

Robert "Rob" Charles Portillo, 48, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 2, 2015, at his home. Born April 12, 1966, in Butte, MT, he was the son of Dennis Jasper Abeyta (Darlene) of Helen, MT and Sherryl Marie Melby Hollomon of Crestview, FL. A 20 year veteran of the U. S. Marines, Mr. Portillo served in Desert Storm and Afghanistan....

Boyce Beaty

Boyce Beaty

Jan 2, 2015

Boyce Clifford Beaty, 76, of Arcadia, SC, died Friday, January 2, 2015, at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born August 10, 1938, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late William Lester Beaty and Effie Mae Harvey Beaty, and husband of the late Norma Williams Collins Beaty. He was a former supervisor at Butte Knit and attended Westgate Free Will Baptist...

Brenda Webber

Brenda Webber

Jan 1, 2015

Brenda Spencer Webber, 69, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 1, 2015. Born February 27, 1945, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Marion Mathis and Callie Brown Mathis, and widow of Ernest Eugene Webber. A lover of animals, Mrs. Webber was retired from Stouffer's Food in Gaffney and attended Brown's Chapel. Visitation will be 12:00 -...

Severne Easler

Severne Easler

Jan 1, 2015

Severne "Dick" Easler, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 1, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 20, 1926, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Charlie Lee Easler and Alberta Tate Easler. A U. S. Army and Air Force veteran, Mr. Easler was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church where he served as a...

Marion Hurt

Marion Hurt

Dec 31, 2014

Marion Kelpe Hurt, 81, of Moore, SC, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at RoseCrest Healthcare Center-Inman. Born August 1, 1933, in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Helen Frenzel Kelpe. Mrs. Hurt was a member of Lamb of God Lutheran Church. She was a devoted mother and wife, an artist who enjoyed skiing -...

Garey Poteat

Garey Poteat

Dec 31, 2014

Garey Arthur Poteat, 70, of Landrum, SC, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at his home. Born November 19, 1944, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Arthur Irvin and Jessie Mae Staggs Poteat. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Poteat served two tours of duty in Vietnam and was awarded honors including the Purple Heart. He was...

Sandra Belch

Sandra Belch

Dec 30, 2014

Sandra Lynn Cannady Belch, 68, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 13, 1946, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late William Otis and Bessie Brady Cannady, and widow of James Richard Belch Sr. Mrs. Belch was employed with Benson Nissan as a switchboard operator and she was a member...

Thomas Ivey

Thomas Ivey

Dec 30, 2014

Thomas Earl Ivey, 73, of Duluth, MN, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Born June 4, 1941, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Marvin Woodrow Ivey and Lottie Louise Nicholls Ivey Guy. Survivors include his sister, Nancy Ivey Harmon of Spartanburg, SC; nieces, Kim Schrieffer of Roebuck, SC, and Lisa Boyles of Byron, GA; and many great...

Katherine Hyatt

Katherine Hyatt

Dec 30, 2014

Katherine Miller Hyatt, 94, of Pauline, SC, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 7, 1920 in Pauline, she was the daughter of the late John James and Marie West Miller, and widow of Wilbur D. Hyatt. Mrs. Hyatt was a homemaker and a lifelong member of Philadelphia Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Peggy Hyatt...

Paul Garrett

Paul Garrett

Dec 29, 2014

Paul Allison Garrett, Sr., 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 29, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 2, 1927, in Cherokee County, NC, he was the son of the late William Robert and Ada Kapart Garrett. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Garrett was a member of Central Baptist Church of Cowpens and...

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