John Webb
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)...
Agnes Mcelrath
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...
James Robbins
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...
Martha Fain
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...
Mary Arthur
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)...
James Rankin, Jr.
Feb 4, 2014
James William Rankin, Jr., 90, formerly of 113 Fernridge Dr., Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. He was born in Uxbridge, MA, on December 25, 1923, to the late James William Rankin, Sr. and Mabel Snowling Rankin, and was married to the late Dorothy Hill Rankin for 59 years. A U. S. Army veteran...
Ana Mendes
Feb 3, 2014
Ana Maria Francisca Fernandes Mendes, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 3, 2014, at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born May 25, 1917, in Goa, India, she was the daughter of the late Francisco Manuel and Margarida Fernandes, and widow of C. Sebastian Mendes. Mrs. Mendes spent the majority of her life in Tanzania, East Africa raising her five children before moving...
Betty Gaddy
Feb 3, 2014
Betty Jo Tumblin Gaddy, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 3, 2014. Born July 17, 1938, in Laurens County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Franklin and Lou Mae Thompson Tumblin, and widow of Donald Franklin Gaddy Sr. Mrs. Gaddy was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, Friendship Sunday School Class, and Women's Ministry. Surviving...
Charles Kirby
Feb 2, 2014
Charles Allen Kirby, 55, of Gaffney, SC, died Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born July 27, 1958, in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of Charles Mack Kirby of Cowpens, SC, and the late Grace Linder Kirby. He was employed with Parkdale Mills. In addition to his father, he is survived by a daughter, Julia Grace...
Emma Lawrence
Feb 1, 2014
Emma Lawrence, 92, of Inman, SC, died Saturday, February 1, 2014, at Inman Healthcare. Born June 2, 1921 in the Pacolet area, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Era Wilkins Osteen and wife of the late Hugh Dorsey (Pete) Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence was a former textile worker with Spartan Mills, a member of Browns Chapel Baptist Church....
Brandon Burgess
Feb 1, 2014
Brandon Gene Burgess, 24, of Pacolet, SC, died Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a lifelong illness with a clotting disorder. Born July 11, 1989, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Felicia Dale Edge Harvey of Whitestone, SC, and the late Gene Burgess. A graduate of Broome High School, Brandon loved rock & roll,...
Kelly Mckinney
Jan 31, 2014
Kelly Wade McKinney, 68, of Pacolet, SC, passed away suddenly Friday, January 31, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 16, 1945 in Spruce Pine, NC, he was the son of the late Texie Lowery McKinney. A veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from Acousti Engineering, Charlotte, NC, he loved fishing, boating, and golf. He loved his country...
Lt. Usaf Jr.
Jan 31, 2014
Homer Van Vleet, Jr., 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 31, 2014, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born December 19, 1921, in Decatur, IL, he was the son of the late Homer Joseph and Leota Coffin Van Vleet, and husband, for 65 years, of the late Anne Bruce Cartwright Van Vleet. A retired U. S. Air Force veteran of...
Joan Kianos
Jan 30, 2014
Joan Bordenkircher Kianos, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 30, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center-ER. Born October 23, 1924, in Akron, OH, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Garnet Mills Bordenkircher, and widow of Bill Nick Kianos. Survivors include her children, Garnet K. Johnson (Randy) of Spartanburg, SC, William Allen Kianos and Martin Samuel Kianos,...
Roy Roach, Sr.
Jan 30, 2014
Roy Lee Roach, Sr., 93, of Lyman, SC, died Thursday, January 30, 2014. Born November 21, 1920, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Vance and Ada Johnson Roach. Mr. Roach was retired from Southern Dairy and was a member of Jackson Baptist Church. He was predeceased by his first wife, of 47 years, Nelleen Pruitt Roach,...
Blanche Mccarley
Jan 27, 2014
Blanche Fowler McCarley, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 27, 2014, at her home. Born in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Clara Mae Fowler, and widow of Billy McCarley. Mrs. McCarley was the retired owner of Fowler Cleaners and co-owner of McCarley Towing. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her sister, Mary...
Randy Brewer
Jan 26, 2014
Randy Lee Brewer, 52, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, January 26, 2014, at his home. Born January 20, 1962, in Greenwood, SC, he was the son of Raymond Eugene Brewer of Spartanburg, SC, and the late Belinda Camile Ramsey Brewer. Mr. Brewer was a member of Southside Baptist Church. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Randy was employed with UPS,...
Christine Brooks
Jan 26, 2014
Christine "Tomi" Henderson Brooks, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, January 26, 2014, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place-Spartanburg. Born June 7, 1926, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Jay and Stella Parsons Henderson, and wife, for 61 years, of the late Benson Barnette Brooks. She was a member of First Baptist Church-Spartanburg. Surviving are her...
Verna Sexton
Jan 26, 2014
Verna Ballard Sexton, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away January 26, 2014. Born December 26, 1924, in Spartanburg, SC, she was a daughter of the late Hosea and Minnie Davis Ballard, and the widow of Carl Franklin Sexton, Sr. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Spartanburg and co-owner of Ballard Sales Co. for 60 years. A beloved...
Yvonne Mcmillan
Jan 25, 2014
Yvonne Ford McMillan, 59, died Saturday, January 25, 2014, at her home. A born-again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, she was born June 6, 1954, in Spartanburg. She was a member of First Baptist Church Spartanburg, a 1971 graduate of Dorman High School, she was a graduate of Spartanburg Technical College and the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg where she...
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