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Margaret Hanning

Margaret Hanning

Nov 16, 2013

Margaret Agnes Hughes Hanning, 91, of Rock Hill, SC, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at The Manor at Westminster Towers. A native of Graniteville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. George T. Hughes and wife of the late Charles A. Hanning. She was a homemaker in Spartanburg, SC until her relocation to Rock...

Carol Stokes

Carol Stokes

Nov 15, 2013

Mary Carolyn Brown Stokes, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, November 15, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 14, 1949, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ethel Thomas Brown. She was retired from the Spartanburg County Assessor's Office. Surviving are her children, Robin Gregory of Spartanburg, SC, Mark Stokes of Texas, and Lori...

Sara Scott

Sara Scott

Nov 15, 2013

Sara Calloway Scott, 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died peacefully Friday, November 15, 2013, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born May 13, 1937, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Ariel Varner Calloway. Mrs. Scott retired from Westminster Presbyterian Church having served as the secretary to every minister who pastored at the church. She was a member of...

Stephen Willard

Stephen Willard

Nov 15, 2013

Stephen L. Willard, 94, of Spartanburg, died Friday, November 15, 2013, at Dillon Pointe. Born February 11, 1919, in Warriors Mark, PA, he was the son of the late Rev. William Wardener Willard and Helen Cynthia Young Willard. He earned a B.A. degree at Junaita College in Huntingdon, PA and an M.A. degree at Columbia University in New York. He...

Von Swink

Von Swink

Nov 13, 2013

Von William Swink, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at his home. Born August 18, 1921, in Shelby, NC, he was the son of the late John William and Lula Ann Green Swink, and husband, for 58 years, of the late Inez Hoyle Swink. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Swink was formerly employed with the SC...

Elizabeth Welch

Elizabeth Welch

Nov 13, 2013

Elizabeth Cleveland Welch, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Born January 10, 1918, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Conrad P. and Louise W. Cleveland, and the widow of John T. Welch Jr. She was a member of The Episcopal Church of the Advent. Survivors include her granddaughter, Elizabeth Cleveland Cobb; grandson, John Austin...

Michael Murphy, Sr.

Michael Murphy, Sr.

Nov 10, 2013

Michael Reid Murphy Sr., 73, of Pauline, SC, died Sunday, November 10, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center-ER. Born July 5, 1940, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Reid and Floy Webber Murphy. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Murphy was President of Spartan Detective Agency and received his Business Degree from Rutledge College. Surviving is his...

Vera Sprouse

Vera Sprouse

Nov 9, 2013

Vera Mae West Sprouse, 98, died at her home on Saturday, November 9, 2013. Mrs. Sprouse was born in White Stone on October 22, 1915, and was the daughter of the late Baxter Boyd and Tweedie Hood West. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Henry Gus Sprouse; two sisters, Evelyn W. White and Grace W....

W. Waddell

W. Waddell

Nov 9, 2013

W. B. (Doug) Waddell, 84, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, November 9, 2013 at his home. Born March 21, 1929 in Inman, he was the son of the late Clarence Waddell and Nancy Case Waddell King Johnson and step-son of Edward F. Johnson. Mr. Waddell was retired from Beverage Air. Surviving is his wife of 53 years, Pearl Gilbert Waddell;...

William Springs

William Springs

Nov 9, 2013

William Dale Springs, 77, of Roebuck, SC, died Saturday, November 9, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 13, 1936, in Fines Creek, NC, he was the son of the late William Marvin and Nora Lancaster Springs. A graduate of Jonesville High School, Mr. Springs was retired from International Paper (formerly Harley Bag Co.) after many years of loyal...

Doris Sawyer

Doris Sawyer

Nov 8, 2013

Doris Evelyn Sawyer, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, November 8, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 30, 1928, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Maxwell and Annie Lou Rogers Smith, and wife of the late Ralph Sawyer. Mrs. Sawyer loved her family. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and retired...

Marvin Newman

Marvin Newman

Nov 8, 2013

Marvin Lee Newman, 89, of Spartanburg, died Friday, November 8, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 29, 1924, in Hendersonville, NC, he was the son of the late John B. and Virgie Lee Pye Newman. Mr. Newman was the owner of Newman's TV Repair for 50 years, worked at Beaumont Mills for 10 years, attended Beaumont Baptist Church,...

Jane Tate

Jane Tate

Nov 5, 2013

Jane Johnston Tate, 76, of Spartanburg, SC, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, after a courageous battle with cancer. Jane was born November 13, 1936 and raised in Cabarrus County, NC. She attended local schools, and later moved to Atlanta, GA. In Atlanta, she met and married the love of her life,...

George Caughman

George Caughman

Nov 3, 2013

George G. Caughman Jr., 88, of Inman, SC, died Sunday, November 3, 2013, at RoseCrest-Inman. Born May 5, 1925, in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late George Graichen Caughman Sr. and Annie Laurie (Lester) Caughman. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 63 years, Anne Halstead (Westrope) Caughman. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Caughman was...

Gordon Zuber

Gordon Zuber

Nov 2, 2013

Gordon D. Zuber, 82, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, November 2, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 18, 1931, in Anthony, Kansas, he was the son of the late Joseph Dewey and Nellie Patterson Zuber. He was married to Inga Zuber and Layne Taylor, and is married to Jennifer Johnson Zuber. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

Constance Showell

Constance Showell

Nov 2, 2013

Constance Lynn Showell, 54, of Jonesville, SC, lost the battle to pancreatic cancer on Saturday, November 2, 2013, at her home. She is now resting in her eternal Heavenly home. Born September 18, 1959, in Cincinnati, OH, she was the daughter of Carol Stillings Russell and the late Paul Huff, and was the widow of Dion Showell. She was an...

Betty Mcabee

Betty Mcabee

Nov 1, 2013

Betty Roddy McAbee, 83, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 1, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 24, 1930, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Roddy, Sr. and Daisy McCraw Roddy, and the widow of Fred "Bud" McAbee, Jr. She was retired from Raycord and was a member of First Baptist...

Carolyn Spann

Carolyn Spann

Nov 1, 2013

Carolyn Jean Gordon Spann, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, November 1, 2013, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born April 22, 1934, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Marion Golden Gordon and Lucille Green Gordon. A loving mother and grandmother, Carolyn was a member of Advent United Methodist Church-Simpsonville. She attended Limestone College and retired from Greenville...

Deborah Garrett

Deborah Garrett

Oct 31, 2013

Deborah Lynn Garrett, 54, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 31, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 27, 1959, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson and Mildred Louise Byars Garrett. Surviving are her sons, Joseph Garrett Stapleton and Jason Eric Stapleton, both of Spartanburg; and her aunts, uncles, and cousins. A graveside...

Roger Booth

Roger Booth

Oct 31, 2013

Roger Dean "R. D." Booth, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 31, 2013, at his home. Born June 17, 1949, in Cleveland County, NC, he was the son of the late Arthur Carl Booth and Frances Louise Alexander Scruggs. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his sister, Dianne Loveday of Shelby, NC; brothers, Louis Booth of Shelby,...

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