Obituaries

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 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 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...

Apr 9, 2015

Elene "Judy" Smith, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, April 9, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 29, 1921, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Myers Weest and Gary Bearden Weest, and widow of Rembert Leroy Smith. Mrs. Smith enjoyed her flowers and loved her dog "Kiah". She was of the Baptist faith....

Apr 9, 2015

Harold Dean "Bud" Millwood, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, April 9, 2015, at his home. Born January 8, 1937, in Glendale, SC, he was the son of the late Ben Tillman Millwood and Mamie Holloway Millwood. A U. S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, Bud retired from Kohler with over 40 years of service. He was a...

Apr 7, 2015

Harriet Jolene Willard Bryant, 74, of Spartanburg, SC, passed into eternal life on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Joel and Kitty Thompson Willard of Union, South Carolina, where she was born on October 14, 1940. She was the wife for fifty-one years of Jerry Kenneth Bryant. Mrs. Bryant was a...

Apr 7, 2015

Richard "Dick" Alexander Bragg, 70, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at his home after an extended illness. Born March 9, 1945 in Huntington, WV, he was the son of the late Davis Alexander Bragg Jr. and Esther Bryant Bragg. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Mr. Bragg was a metallurgical engineer. He moved to the area...

Apr 6, 2015

Jo Karen Quinn, 65, of Cowpens, SC, died Monday, April 6, 2015, at her home. Born August 26, 1949, in Cowpens, she was the daughter of the late Esther Arbutus Hatcher and Thomas Quinn. She was of the Christian faith. Survivors include her daughter, Tesha Turner Kirkpatrick (Jacob McBee) of Cowpens, SC; grandchildren, Secoya Kirkpatrick and Jacob McBee; sisters, Phyllis...

Apr 6, 2015

Connie Shoupe Eaton, 59, of Pauline, SC, died Monday, April 6, 2015, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum, SC due to complications of ALS. Born August 18, 1955, in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Mary Jackson Shoupe. Mrs. Eaton received her BS Degree in Special Education from Winthrop College and Master's Degree in...

Apr 5, 2015

Louise Gaston Rankin, 100, of Greenville, SC, formerly of Lutherville, MD died Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Rolling Green Village-Greenville, SC. Born December 14, 1914, in Reidville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert White Gaston and Belie Wofford Gaston, and the widow of Edgar Frederick Rankin. Mrs. Rankin received her education at Winthrop College (Class of 1938),...

Apr 5, 2015

Harold Dean Kunda, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 16, 1941, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Ernest Leroy Kunda and Clara Belle Kunda, and husband of 53 years to Judy Caldwell Kunda who survives him. Harold was a member of Fairview Baptist Church...

Apr 4, 2015

Tillman Skates, 84, husband of the late Christine H. Skates of Converse, SC, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 4, 2015, at his home. Born June 8, 1930, in Cherokee County, SC, he was the youngest child of the late Edward and Julie Huskey Skates. He retired from Spartan Mills after many years of service and was...

Apr 4, 2015

Major Banks Scruggs, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, formerly of LaGrange, GA, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 17, 1929 in Chesnee, SC, he was the son of the late William Thomas and Ruby Blackwell Scruggs. Mr. Scruggs was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in the Korean War on the U.S.S. Helena. He received...

Apr 4, 2015

Dorothy Collins Rhames, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 7, 1937, in Marion, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Hubert Collins and Imar Pulley. Mrs. Rhames was a retired CNA from White Oak Estates and also worked many years at Plastic Injectors. Survivors include two sons, Clifford...

Apr 3, 2015

Betty Lou Helriggle Smith, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, April 3, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 8, 1929, in Roseville, OH, she was the daughter of the late William David and Josephine Price Helriggle. She was married for 55 years to the late John Lindsey "Jack" Smith. Mrs. Smith retired from Jefferson-Pilot Insurance Company after 21...

Apr 3, 2015

Loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather: Maurice Wilburn Burgess, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, April 3, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 4, 1925, in Pacolet Mills, SC, he was the son of the late John Alexander and Lillie Dixon Burgess. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Burgess served four years active duty and 29 years in the...