Obituaries

Feb 15, 2014

Kenneth R. Purgason, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born September 17, 1941, in Rhodhiss, NC, he was the son of the late Clyde W. and Ollie King Purgason. Mr. Purgason was a retired cab driver with Checker Cab Company and a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War. Surviving is the love...

Feb 13, 2014

Walter Eugene "Peanut" Blackwell, 52, of Spartanburg, SC, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, February 13, 2014. Born September 5, 1961 in Tryon, NC, he was the son of Emily Irene Foster Blackwell of Spartanburg, SC and the late Ray Blackwell. Surviving is a daughter, Nannette Lynn Blackwell of Spartanburg; brother, Ronald Lynn Blackwell and wife Lisa Garcia of...

Feb 13, 2014

Savannah Cash Smith, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, February 13, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 2, 1938 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late George Jefferson and Bessie Barnett Cash. She was a member of Whitney Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are sons, Gene Smith of Spartanburg, SC and Stanley Smith of Boiling Springs,...

Feb 12, 2014

Sara Ruff Parris, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March, 5, 1924, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Bertram Zachary Ruff and Mary Williams Ruff, and was married to the late Floyd Wilson Parris for 64 years. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family....

Feb 12, 2014

Lois D. Parton Williams, 93, of Union, SC, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at Wallace Thomson Hospital. Born May 27, 1920, in Marion, NC, she was the daughter of the late Silas and Millia Moore Parton, and widow of Earl Williams. She was a member of Vineyard Church of God. Surviving are her children, Rick Robinson...

Feb 12, 2014

Feb 12, 2014

Christine Meadows, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at Valley Falls Terrace. Born January 19, 1922, in Madison County, NC, she was the daughter of the late William Custard and Sallie Kate Waldrop and wife of the late Eugene Lowell Meadows. She was retired from Arkwright Mills and was of the Presbyterian faith. Surviving is a daughter,...

Feb 11, 2014

Camella Rubel "Cammy" Smith, 53, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital-Greenville. Born August 19, 1960, in Madrid, Spain, she was the daughter of Patricia Anne DeWalt Rubel of Spartanburg, SC, and the late Dr. Harold Richard Rubel. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and the Spartanburg Magnolia Club. In addition to...

Feb 11, 2014

Wyatt Lee Bartlett, infant son of Zachary Lee Bartlett (U. S. Army) and Amanda Rae Hollifield Bartlett was born and died on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Valencia, CA. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Alyssa Bartlett, and brother, Wesley Bartlett; maternal grandparents, Ray and Iris Hollifield of Greenwood, SC;...

Feb 11, 2014

Rita Ann Willis Spencer, 69, of Roebuck, SC, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center-ER. Born April 19, 1944, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lee Brown and Mary Edith Cook Willis, and widow of Thomas Melrose Spencer. Mrs. Spencer was retired from Roebuck Plastics and was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church....

Feb 10, 2014

James Curtis Floyd Sr., 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 10, 2014, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born October 31, 1923, in Walnut Grove, SC, he was the son of the late Mack Roy Floyd Sr. and Patra Grant Floyd. He was married to the late Dorothy "Dot" Brown Floyd for 64 years. A U. S. Army veteran of World...

Feb 8, 2014

Jeffrey Todd Epps, 49, of 4790 East Main Street, Cowpens, SC, died Saturday, February 8, 2014. Born October 9, 1964, in Spartanburg, SC, he was a son of Carroll Dale and Brenda Bagwell Epps. He was self-employed, enjoyed fishing, loved NASCAR, and of the Baptist faith. Jeffrey is also survived by a daughter, Nicole Epps; sister, Lori Loftis (Kevin) of...

Feb 8, 2014

Ruth Burke Bishop, 86, formerly of 534 North Fairview Avenue, Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 8, 2014, at Inman Health Care. Born May 10, 1927, in Chesnee, SC, she was the daughter of the late Broadus and Mary Price Burke. She was retired from Beaumont Mills and a member of Beaumont Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters, Joyce Hayes (Charles) of...

Feb 8, 2014

Willie Mae "Bill" Clayton, 89, of 201 Chenoweth Drive, Simpsonville, SC and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 8, 2014, at her home. Born December 12, 1924, in Campobello, SC, she was a daughter of the late William Gowen Clayton, Sr. and Laura Jeanette King Clayton, and the widow of John Edward Clayton, Sr. She graduated from Campobello High...

Feb 7, 2014

Edisto Edith Littlejohn Harris, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, February 7, 2014, at Valley Falls Terrace. Born August 10, 1921, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Mattie Lee Bedenbaugh Littlejohn, and wife, for 65 years, of the late Benjamin "Ben" F. Harris. Mrs. Harris was a member of Peach Valley Baptist Church. Survivors...

Feb 7, 2014

John E. Webb, 84, of 191 Suttles Road, Inman, SC, died Friday, February 7, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 31, 1929, in Spartanburg, he was a son of the late Howard Samuel and Annie Mae Wyatt Webb. He was owner of Gardner Septic Tank Service and of the Methodist faith. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Malone (Ronnie)...

Feb 6, 2014

James Floyd "Super Chief" Robbins, 69, of Valley Falls, SC, died Thursday, February 6, 2014. Born December 31, 1944, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Henry Floyd and Arlene Beulah Burnett Robbins. "Super Chief" was a good humored jack-of-all-trades, truck driver, security maintenance man, salvage expert, and a dealer at the Thunderbird Flea Market. He loved...

Feb 6, 2014

Agnes D. McElrath, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, February 6, 2014, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born March 9, 1918, in Concord, NC, she was the daughter of the late William S. and Patricia B. Dowis, and widow of Loyce Cleveland McElrath. Mrs. McElrath retired as an administrative assistant with the SC Forestry Commission, was a member of Second...

Feb 4, 2014

Martha "Booter" Fain, 75, of Cowpens, SC, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at her home. Born March 14, 1938, in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late John William and Lorene Linder Inman, and widow of Roy Finnly Fain Sr. A loving mother and grandmother, she was a member of Central Baptist Church-Cowpens. Surviving are her sons, Roy...

Feb 4, 2014

Mary Cannady Arthur, 89, of Fairforest, SC, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at RoseCrest-Inman. Born July 29, 1924, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Glenn and Maggie Cannady, and widow of Joseph Thomas Arthur. She was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Judy Willis (Dan) of Moore, SC, and Joan Penn (James)...