Juanita Wood
May 13, 2014
Juanita Wood, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at her home. Born July 24, 1927, in Lockhart, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carl Sylvester and Beulah Westmoreland Wood. Juanita retired from Aug W. Smith Co. She was a faithful member of Southside Baptist Church where she served in the Children's Department and was a...
James Pangel
May 11, 2014
James Arnold Pangel, 81, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on May 11, 2014. Born July 4, 1932 in Meadeville, PA, he was the son of the late James Lester Pangel and Julia Marshall Weirs. Mr. Pangel was a member of Northbrook Baptist Church and was a painting contractor. Surviving is his wife of 62 years, Elaine Pearl Potter Pangel; sons,...
Timothy Drake, Sr.
May 11, 2014
Timothy Marshall Drake, Sr., 75, long-time Spartanburg businessman, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and Christian, passed away suddenly at home on Sunday, May 11, 2014. He was born September 6, 1938, in Spartanburg, SC, to the late Alma Azalee Mitchell Drake and Harris Campbell Drake. Mr. Drake was a 1960 graduate of Clemson College, founder and owner of University Lawn and...
B. Berry
May 10, 2014
B. Rodgers (Rod) Berry, 90, of Pacolet, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born September 12, 1923, in Fork Shoals, Greenville County, SC, he was the son of the late Will and Marie Rodgers Berry and husband of 65 years to Ruth Blackwell Berry. Mr. Berry was the owner of R & R Farms, Blackwell...
Msgt. Army
May 7, 2014
Master Sergeant Walter C. Garrett, U. S. Army (Ret.), 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at his home. Born March 31, 1922, in Clifton, SC, he was the son of the late Dudley J. and Jessie Israel Mayton Garrett and husband of the late Margaret Lucille Hughes Garrett. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II,...
James Diamond
May 7, 2014
James G. "Jim" Diamond, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Born in Viniani, Karpenisi, Greece, he was the son of the late Constantine Gus Diamond and Maria Alataris Diamond. Mr. Diamond was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, where he served on the Parish Council Board and was also a member of the Evrytanian...
Jennifer Ryan
May 6, 2014
Jennifer Leah Ryan, 61, of Boiling Springs, SC, began her life in heaven on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Born April 6, 1953, in Gastonia, NC, she is survived by her mother, Mrs. Hermie Coley; two beloved daughters, Amy Stepp and Kimberly Johnson; dear son-in-law, Dennis Stepp; and two precious grandchildren, Emma and Michael Stepp; sister, Phyllis and her husband Tim...
James Harrison, Jr.
May 5, 2014
James Thomas Harrison, 67, passed away at his home on Monday, May 5, 2014. Jim was born on December 31, 1946 in Salisbury, NC. He is the son of the late James T. Harrison, Sr. and Anne Walser Harrison. A man with a well-constructed joke for every occasion and a warm smile for everyone he met, Jim made everyone feel...
Robert Harrison
May 5, 2014
Robert Wilson "Wick" Harrison, 82, formerly of Roebuck, SC and recently a resident of RoseCrest in Inman, died Monday, May 5, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Born May 7, 1931, in the Walnut Grove area of Spartanburg County, he was the son of LouVennie Harrison and grandson of Spartanburg County Constable Frank T. Harrison and...
Col. Army
May 4, 2014
Col. Richard Darwin Koon, U. S. Army (Ret.), 76, of Greenville, SC, died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Emeritus of Greenville. Born June 17, 1937, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Wilson and Cleora Prince Koon and loving husband for 45 years to Iris O. Koon of Moore, SC. Colonel Koon retired from the U....
Mary Tessiner
May 4, 2014
Mary Dunnaway Tessiner, 86, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at her home. Born October 30, 1927, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Sally Millwood Duncan. She was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and retired from Pacolet Mills. Among survivors are her children, Linda Burgess of Moore, Ray Dunnaway (Janet),...
Lucille Scales
May 1, 2014
Lucille Martin Scales, 100, of Pacolet, SC, died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at her home. Born October 19, 1913, in Dawsonville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Elizabeth Tyner Martin and widow of Claude Eugene Scales. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Scales was a member of Montgomery Memorial United Methodist...
Michael King
Apr 30, 2014
Michael Bryan King, 57, graduated to Heaven after a long battle with cancer on April 30, 2014, at Baptist Medical. Born July 25, 1956, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Geneva King, of Spartanburg, and the late Calvin King. He was raised in Spartanburg and moved to St. Augustine, FL just six months ago. Mike was a missionary,...
Frances Collins
Apr 30, 2014
Frances Foster "Fran" Collins, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 21, 1919, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Rice and Della Ramsey Foster and widow of Walter Dean Collins Sr. Fran loved her Lord and was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. Previously, she...
Joyce Sharrett
Apr 29, 2014
Joyce Gammon Sharrett, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Windsor House-Spartanburg. Born September 18, 1940, in Danville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Elmer John and Evelyn Morris Gammon and widow of Richard Lee Sharrett. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Mrs. Sharrett was entirely devoted to her family. She was an avid...
Clyde Mckinney
Apr 29, 2014
Clyde J. "PaPa" McKinney, 94, was called home on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Born in Spartanburg County, December 16, 1919 and preceded in death by his beloved wife Sara McClure McKinney, his parents, Emma and Albert McKinney, brothers, Henry and Albert Jr., and sister, Fay Dunagin. He is survived by his loving family: son, Gene McKinney (Sylvia); grandchildren, Jeff McKinney...
Betty Burke
Apr 28, 2014
Betty Jean Collins Burke, 84, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Monday, April 28, 2014, at her home. Born November 24, 1929, in Inman, SC, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Mack and Amelia Lee Collins. Mrs. Burke was a member of Northbrook Baptist Church, an avid traveler, and a NASCAR fan. She retired from the Beacon Drive-In after...
Joyce Fleck
Apr 28, 2014
Joyce Knox Fleck, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 28, 2014, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum. Born April 28, 1933, in Goldsboro, NC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Vernon and Minnie Inez Johnson Knox and widow of Charles "Chick" Fleck. A graduate of USC-Spartanburg, Mrs. Fleck retired from nursing at the Whitten Center and was...
George Georgopoulos
Apr 27, 2014
George Georgopoulos, 61, of Cowpens, SC, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at his home. Born November 14, 1952, in Sparta, Greece, he was the son of Constantina Vasiliadi Georgopoulos of Sparta, Greece and the late John Georgopoulos. Mr. Georgopoulos was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and a restaurateur. In addition to his mother, he is survived by...
Doris Cochran
Apr 27, 2014
Doris Amanda Rodgers Cochran, 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center-ER. Born March 18, 1940, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Isom and Laura Gaudlock Rodgers. Mrs. Cochran was a member of Eastside Baptist Church for 30 years, served as a Sunday School Teacher for 50 years, choir member for...
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