Obituaries

Dan Hopkins

Dan Hopkins

Jan 16, 2015

Dan G. Hopkins, 78, passed away on January 16, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was born February 5, 1936 in Giles County, TN, to the late Howard Grady and Exie Dee Carpenter Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins retired after 25 years of service as an Engineer with Beverage-Air. Surviving are his loving wife of 56 years, Eva Hopkins; daughters, Judith...

Octavia Petty

Octavia Petty

Jan 16, 2015

Octavia Smith Petty, 85, died Friday, January 16, 2015, at her home. She was born January 8, 1930 in Lyman, she was the daughter to the late Walter Marshall and Lois Tuck Smith. Mrs. Petty graduated from Byrnes High School and Cecil's Business College, and was retired from Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She enjoyed playing the piano, square-dancing, and loved...

Pearl Smith

Pearl Smith

Jan 15, 2015

Pearl Moore Smith, 98, formerly of Pacolet Mills, SC, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Colleton Medical Center, Walterboro, SC. Born September 17, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Louella Ellison Moore, and widow of William David Smith. Mrs. Smith was a member of Pacolet Mills Church of God and was formerly employed with Spartanburg...

Frank Morrow

Frank Morrow

Jan 15, 2015

Frank James Morrow, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Valley Falls Terrace. Born August 16, 1920, in Apalache (Greer), SC, he was the son of the late Robert Taylor Morrow and Ocie Messer Morrow, and husband of the late Frances M. Atkins Morrow. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II and graduate of Fairforest...

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Jan 15, 2015

Robert "Bob" Claude Brown, 85, of Pauline, SC, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, at his home. Born September 27, 1929, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late John Basil Brown, Jr. and Johnnie Burgess Brown. A U. S. Air Force veteran, he flew 100 missions over Korea as an F86 pilot. He was a 1950 graduate of...

Herman Mckinney

Herman Mckinney

Jan 15, 2015

Herman Eugene "Gene" McKinney. 77, of Chesnee, SC, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 24, 1937, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Ruth McKinney. A graduate of Cowpens High School and U. S. Army Vietnam veteran, Mr. McKinney was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne with 10 years of service....

Bertha Cooper

Bertha Cooper

Jan 15, 2015

Bertha Barnett "Sis" Cooper, 96, of Spartanburg, formerly of Cowpens, SC, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, at White Oak Manor. Born December 28, 1918, in Mayo, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Annie Thrift Barnett, and widow of Robert C. Cooper. Mrs. Cooper was retired from Spartan Mill. She was a member of Central Baptist Church...

Kwang Park

Kwang Park

Jan 15, 2015

Kwang Hee Park, 32, of Columbia, SC and with a hometown of Marietta, GA, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015. He was born April 5, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea. He is survived by his wife, Amanda Gibson Park and son, Dylan Fitzgerald Park; parents, Byung Hun Park and Soon Yeul Lee Park; brother and sister in law, Seam...

Wayne Coffin

Wayne Coffin

Jan 14, 2015

Wayne Norman Coffin, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at his home. Born January 24, 1941, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Price Coffin, Jr. and Naomi Dahms Coffin. He was the V. A. Hospital Credit Union president in Augusta, GA, and of the Methodist faith. Survivors include his sons, Michael Coffin...

Helen Price

Helen Price

Jan 14, 2015

Helen Lazarowitz Price, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 peacefully in her sleep. She was born to the late Mary and Samuel Lazarowitz in Brooklyn, NY on July 10, 1923. Helen was predeceased by her husband of 42 years, Irving (Sonny) Price. One of Helen's greatest passions in life was education, particularly as it related...

Sybil Knighton

Sybil Knighton

Jan 13, 2015

Sybil Yvonne Knighton, 74, of Augusta, GA, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at her home. Born December 8, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Willie Franklin and Mary James Knighton. She was a member of Fairmont United Methodist Church. Surviving are her sons, Keith Douglas Perry (Deanna) of Martinez, GA, and Scott Shannon Cornette (Patti)...

James Mcdade

James Mcdade

Jan 12, 2015

James Harold McDade, 82, of Union, SC, died Monday, January 12, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 2, 1932, in Union, SC, he was the son of the late James Darwin and Ruth Poole McDade. A graduate of Union High School and a retired veteran of the U. S. Air Force, Mr. McDade was a member of Glenn Springs...

Dorothy Andrews

Dorothy Andrews

Jan 12, 2015

Dorothy Elinor Miles Andrews, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 12, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center following a brief illness. Born January 28, 1936, she was a native of Waterbury, CT, and was the daughter of the late Kenneth George Miles and Cecilia Pellatier. Mrs. Andrews earned her Master's degree from Mattatuck Community College in Waterbury, CT and was...

Frances Amidon

Frances Amidon

Jan 12, 2015

Frances Eugenia McCrary Amidon, 97, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 12, 2015, at Summit Hills. She is survived by her children, Suzanne Zoole, Roger Amidon, Jr., Joe Amidon, her five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Roger, and her sister, Emily Broadrick, Frances was born January 14, 1917, in Cochran, GA. She was the daughter...

Verner Gabany

Verner Gabany

Jan 11, 2015

Verner "Vern" Emil Gabany, 84, of Campobello, SC, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum. Born May 12, 1930, in Charleston, WV, he was the son of the late Alexander Emil and Madeline Mae Mason Gabany. Vern loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and served Him faithfully. He adored his wife Alta and was the...

Michael Yoffe

Michael Yoffe

Jan 11, 2015

Michael Steven Yoffe, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 11, 1950, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Earl and Thelma Tanenbaum Yoffe. Mr. Yoffe was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving from 1968 to 1975. He was co-owner of Arrow Steel Products, a graduate...

Dr. Reese

Dr. Reese

Jan 9, 2015

Dr. James Wilford Reese, 68, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 9, 2015 at Magnolia Manor of Inman. Born September 15, 1946, he was the son of the late Wilford William Reese and Geneva Margaret Lamb Reese. A veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves, he was a retired professor of economics at USC Upstate. He received his undergraduate degree from...

Miles Fleming

Miles Fleming

Jan 9, 2015

Miles Albert "Red" Fleming, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 9, 2015, at his home. Born November 3, 1928, in Pauline, SC, he was the son of the late Miles Roland and Lola Mae Bull Fleming. Mr. Fleming retired from the SC Department of Transportation after 39 years of service and was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church. Surviving...

Velma Kirby

Velma Kirby

Jan 9, 2015

Velma T. Kirby, 91, of Pacolet, SC, died Friday, January 9, 2015. Born February 1, 1923 in Polk, NC, she was the daughter of the late John and Della Philbeck Turner. She was widowed by her husband, Roy S. "Tip" Kirby. She was a member of Pacolet United Methodist Church and was retired from Pacolet Manufacturing Co., as a weaver,...

Alice Hawkins

Alice Hawkins

Jan 9, 2015

Mrs. Alice Jeanette Hawkins, 97, died Friday, January 9, 2015, in Loomis, California. Born June 21, 1917, in Fort Collins, Colorado, she was the daughter of the late Albert H. and Carolyn M. Cody Robinson. Jeanette was a 1935 graduate of Ft. Collins High School (Colorado) and graduated in 1939 with a BS in Horticulture from Colorado A&M, now Colorado...