Avanelle Gaunce
Jun 22, 2014
Avanelle Gravley Gaunce, 82, of Pauline, SC, died Sunday, June 22, 2014, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born September 21, 1931, in Liberty, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carey and Lillie Gilstrap Gravley. Mrs. Gaunce attended Asbury College in Wilmore, KY, received her BA Degree from Limestone College, and a Master's Degree in Elementary Education from USC....
William Trotter
Jun 21, 2014
William Herbert Trotter, 102, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, June 21, 2014, at Wesley Court Assisted Living. Born May 28, 1912, he was the son of the late William Herbert Trotter, Sr. and Minnie Myers Trotter and was the widower of the late Zelta Mae Rohrer Trotter. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include a...
Billy Kirby
Jun 20, 2014
Billy Malcom Kirby, 84, of Mayo, SC, died Friday, June 20, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 27, 1930 in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late Archie and Maybelle Seay Kirby and widower of the late Martha Fant Kirby. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War, was of the...
Gail Turner
Jun 20, 2014
Gail Louise McCulley Turner, 76, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Friday, June 20, 2014, at her home. Gail was born July 29, 1937, in Parkville, Baltimore County, Maryland, to Robert and Jonnie Cornell McCulley. Under her mother's love and guidance, Gail became skilled at piano, ballet, and numerous forms of needlecraft. After taking music lessons throughout her childhood and teenaged...
Frances Fortenberry
Jun 20, 2014
Frances Millwood Fortenberry, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, June 20, 2014, at her home. Born June 2, 1930 in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Tessnear Millwood and a widow of the late John David Fortenberry. She was of the Baptist faith and was a machinist at INA Bearing, Inc. Survivors include two sons, John...
Floy Smith
Jun 19, 2014
Floy Helen Smith, 97, of Pauline, SC, died Thursday, June 19, 2014, at Magnolia Place-Spartanburg. Born May 6, 1917, she was the daughter of the late James V. and Leila Mullins Smith and widow of Furman Smith. Mrs. Smith worked for many years in retail sales, first at Montgomery Ward and then retiring from J. C. Penney. She was an...
Robin Penland
Jun 19, 2014
Martha Robin Penland, 50, of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, June 19, 2014. Born September 17, 1963 in Rockwood, TN, she was the daughter of the late Jimmy Franklin and Betty Jo Doughty. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband of 8 years, Robert Niles Penland; daughter, April Hobbs of Boiling Springs, SC; son, Christopher Goode of Boiling...
Donnie Harris
Jun 19, 2014
Donnie Darlene Harris, 61, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 5, 1953 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Mary Louise Scruggs Harris. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two daughters, Nellie Simmons (Jeff) of Woodruff, SC, and Essie Harris of Spartanburg, SC; four...
Jean Mcgurk
Jun 16, 2014
Jean Adrienne McCown McGurk, 78, passed away peacefully at home on June 16, 2014. A native of Ironton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Henry A. and Adrienne T. McCown. She attended the nursing program at Miami University and graduated from nursing school at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. She moved to Spartanburg with her husband William R. McGurk...
Edward Arthur
Jun 16, 2014
Edward Lee Arthur, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 16, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 18, 1935, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Annie Mae Cannon Arthur and Wallace Wood Arthur and husband of the late Barbara Matthews Arthur. He was a member of Cannon's Camp Ground United Methodist Church and...
Mary Howell
Jun 16, 2014
Mary Davis Howell, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, and formerly of the Saxon community, died Monday, June 16, 2014, at Magnolia Manor of Inman. Born April 24, 1925, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Boyce and Macie Wilbanks Davis. She was of the Baptist faith and was retired from Saxon Mill. Survivors include a daughter, Mary...
Henry Bartee
Jun 15, 2014
Henry "Hank" Thompson Bartee, infant son of Ann Therese (Borowski) Bartee and Clay Dillon Bartee of Greer, SC, died Sunday, June 15, 2014, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in Sullivan, MO. In addition to his parents, he is survived by grandparents, Kathie and Tom Borowski of Spartanburg, SC, and Windy and Ted Bartee of Clover, SC; great-grandparents, Thomas Thompson of Spartanburg,...
Mary Farmer
Jun 14, 2014
Mary "Mae" Brown Farmer, widow of Glen Russell Farmer, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, June 14, 2014, at the Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. The daughter of the late William and Ellen Coyle Brown, she was born January 26, 1926 in Glasgow, Scotland. She graduated from St. Mary's High School and served in the Civil Defense during World War II. She...
Samuel Littlejohn
Jun 13, 2014
Samuel Dean Littlejohn, 71, of Spartanburg, died Friday, June 13, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 28, 1942, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late Sampson McSwain and Viola Waters Littlejohn. He was a U.S. Army veteran, retired manager of Blackman Uhler Co. after 40 years of service, and a Mason of the Beaumont Masonic...
Alice Parker
Jun 12, 2014
Miss Alice Parker, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, June 12, 2014, at Magnolia Manor of Spartanburg. Born October 10, 1917, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Etta Parker. She was a dedicated member of Goucher Baptist Church and retired from Milliken & Company. She was predeceased by her parents and 13 siblings. She...
Anne Greenough
Jun 11, 2014
Anne Harshaw Greenough, 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in McConnells, SC after a long battle with lung cancer. Born December 31, 1937, in McConnells, SC, she was the daughter of the late Hugh John and Ruth Hardee Harshaw. She was formerly employed as a financial analyst with Cryovac in Duncan, SC. Although she resided in Spartanburg...
Donald Knighton
Jun 10, 2014
Donald H. Knighton, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Enoree, SC, he was the son of the late Charlie Jefferson and Lois Ponder Knighton. A U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Knighton was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church and a self-employed construction contractor. Surviving is his...
Janie Hicks
Jun 10, 2014
The earth angel whose name was Janie Boykin Hicks moved to higher ground before dawn on June 10, 2014, three weeks after celebrating her 98th birthday. The oldest member of the First Presbyterian Church, she had always been a steadfast disciple of her God and attended services every Sunday until a few weeks ago. Her long life gave her countless...
Jean Harwell
Jun 10, 2014
Jean Stephens Harwell, of Moore, SC, passed on to Heaven June 10, 2014 after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by her family. "Miss Jean", as she was known by many children, was the owner of Jean's Hawaiian Shaved Ice stand for 20 years. She was a summertime fixture on Reidville Road and looked forward all winter to opening day...
Broadus Hayes
Jun 9, 2014
Kenneth Hayes, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 9, 2014, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born May 21, 1934, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Burke Bevley Hayes and Pearl Christine Freeman Hayes. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Hayes was a member of Powell Presbyterian Church and retired from S & S Manufacturing as...
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