Betty Zimmerman
May 30, 2015
Betty Zimmerman, 83, departed this earth on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Her spirit was immediately transported by the power of God into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She loved and was loved by a host of family and friends. Betty was the daughter of the late George R. Jernigan and Ethel "Mimi" Jernigan. In addition to...
Peggy Dill
May 30, 2015
Peggy Jean Dill, 74, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015. Born June 3, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Vance and Sarah Dill. After graduating from Spartanburg High School in 1958, she graduated with honors from Spartanburg Methodist College and USC-Spartanburg with a degree in Criminal Justice. She was retired from the Spartanburg County...
Edith Burdette
May 29, 2015
Edith Gilliam Burdette, 89, of 749 California Avenue went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 29, 2015. She was born on January 9, 1926 in Spartanburg. Ms. Burdette was the daughter of Rosa Belle McSwain and Barm Bobo Gilliam. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church but had attended Spartanburg First Wesleyan Church for many years....
Ebbaree Porter
May 29, 2015
Ebbaree Debbie Porter, 57, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 at her home. Born January 18, 1958 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Azalea Gossett. Survivors include a son, Chris Fowler, of Spartanburg, SC; a daughter, Nicole Pace of Spartanburg, SC; two grandsons, Brandon Fowler and Caleb Pace; sisters, Ruby High of Spartanburg, SC;...
Hollis Wall Jr.
May 29, 2015
All of heaven is rejoicing at the homecoming of Hollis Jason Wall, Jr. God's faithful servant is being reunited with this wife, Eunice; father, Hollis Sr.; mother, Della; sisters, Lib and Frances, and brother, Frank. Hollis is the beloved father of Annette, Joyce, and Buddy. Born August 6, 1927 in Spartanburg, SC, he was a U. S. Army Air Force...
Frances Gault
May 28, 2015
Frances Bishop Gault, of Union, SC, died Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Spartanburg Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Gordon Bishop and Bessie Jane Greer Bishop. She was the widow of Sidney Jerome Gault, a career naval captain, which allowed the family to transplant through Nevada, Arizona, and Washington. Mrs. Gault was retired from Overlake Hospital...
Linda Rollins
May 28, 2015
Linda Sizemore Rollins, 62, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, May 28, 2015, at her home. Born December 31, 1952, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Fletcher Lee and Dorothy Mae Sizemore. Survivors include her husband, Richard Douglas Rollins; a son, Brian Rollins of Spartanburg, SC; daughters, Rebecca Rollins, of Spartanburg, SC; Erica Rollins (Leon) Irwin, III; five grandchildren,...
Anthony Caruso
May 27, 2015
Anthony "Tony" Caruso, 89, of Roebuck, SC, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 18, 1925, in Astoria, NY, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Josephine Cannizzaro Caruso. A World War II veteran of the U. S. Navy, Mr. Caruso retired from Spartan Mills after many years of service. After he retired...
Dean Jones
May 27, 2015
Dean Larkin Jones, 80, of Pacolet, SC, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at his home. Born February 1, 1935, in Pacolet Mills, SC, he was the son of the late Hugh and Ollie Manis Jones. Mr. Jones attended Pacolet High School and was the retired owner of Spartanburg Tile Company. He was a member of Tate Memorial Baptist Church. He...
Jeffrey Harris
May 27, 2015
Beloved father, son, brother, uncle and friend to many, Jeffrey Donald "Donnie" Harris, 55, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at his home. Born September 1, 1959, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of Peggy Prince Harris of Spartanburg and the late William "Billy" Harris. Donnie was a graduate of Spartanburg High School Class of 1977 and...
Cristille Langley
May 27, 2015
Cristille "Cris" Cassell Langley, 55, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center-ER. Born February 18, 1960, in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of Roy Farrell and Loretta Johnston Cassell of Boiling Springs, SC. A 1977 graduate of Ninety Six High School and 1981 graduate of Lander University, Mrs. Langley received her Bachelor of Science...
Paul Mcabee
May 25, 2015
Paul James McAbee, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 25, 2015, at his home. Born January 23, 1934, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Paul Leo and Mary Ruth Dial McAbee. Mr. McAbee was a member of Legacy Church, a song evangelist in the Church of the Nazarene for...
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...
Mike Cantrell
May 25, 2015
Michael Laverne Cantrell, 56, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, May 25, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 8, 1958, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Robert Ellsworth Cantrell and Betty Anne Easler Cantrell. Mike was an avid fisherman, racing fan, and self-employed auto mechanic. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include sisters and brother, Deb...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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