Linda Shirley
Jul 11, 2013
Linda Paulette Shirley died peacefully Thursday, July 11, 2013, surrounded by her immediate family at her home in LaGrange, Ga., At 64 years old, she lived a blessed and unexpectedly productive life, all the while proudly carrying her Down syndrome banner. A native of Spartanburg, S.C., and former resident of West Point, Ga., and Morgan City, La., she was gainfully...
Donald Blackwell
Jul 11, 2013
Donald Glenn "Donnie" Blackwell, 53, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 12, 1959, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of Irene Foster Blackwell of Boiling Springs, SC, and the late Ray Blackwell. Donnie was retired from Pike Electric. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Teresa...
Obert Army
Jul 9, 2013
Robert "Bob" Dix Jones, MSgt. U. S. Army (Retired), 91, formerly of Rainbow Lake Rd, Inman, SC, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at RoseCrest-Inman. Born, December 22, 1921, in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late James Jefferson Jones, Jr. and Reba Wilhelmina Kelly Jones Locke, and husband of the late Avenelle M. Noland Jones. A...
Dr. Jakubchak
Jul 8, 2013
Dr. James Joseph Jakubchak, a.k.a. Dr. J, Jim, Dad, Peepaw, was grateful for every minute of his 66 years, especially the last eleven. Born in the steel mill town of Johnstown, PA, he had a sharp-as-a-tack mind and an incredible work ethic. He attended the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and went to medical school at Temple University. He liked...
"Papa" Arthur
Jul 5, 2013
Horace Benjamin Arthur, 95, of Spartanburg, died Friday, July 5, 2013, at his home. Born December 22, 1917, in Cherokee County, he was a son of the late Horace Clifton and Nell Gaffney Arthur and husband of the late Elizabeth "Lib" Moss Arthur. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was a member of the Spartanburg...
Ronald Cole
Jul 5, 2013
Ronald "Ron" Glenn Cole, 53, of 734 Foster Mill Road, Spartanburg, died Friday, July 5, 2013, at his home. Born July 4, 1960, in Spartanburg, he was a son of the late Lemuel Burton Cole, Jr. and Bonnie Jean Thorne Cole. He was a supervisor at Exopak, an avid Dallas Cowboy and Gamecock fan, loved horses, and was of the...
Ethel Colyer
Jul 5, 2013
Ethel Mae Harrison Colyer, born August 21, 1920, in Bluffton, GA, to the late William E. Harrison and Mary Belle Forrest Harrison, moved to Spartanburg in 1937, where she met and was married to the late John W. Colyer for 49 years. She is survived by two sons, Stephen William Colyer, whom she adopted in 1952, and Dr. Peter A....
Nina Fisher
Jul 4, 2013
Nina Mae Jones Fisher, 100, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Widow of August Fisher, she was born August 29, 1912, in Eastman, GA, to the late Monroe Martin Jones and Alma Ruth Nixon Jones of Cramerton, NC and Eastman, GA. Mrs. Fisher loved caring for her family and enjoyed cooking and crafts....
Doris Knox
Jul 4, 2013
Doris Annette Lands Knox, 77, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Autumn Care of Saluda, NC. Born November 25, 1935, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late W. W. Lands and Thelma Millwood Lands, and wife of the late Thurman G. Knox. Mrs. Knox loved baking cakes. She was a member of First...
Calvin Dill
Jul 4, 2013
Calvin H. Dill, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Eden Terrace. Born April 10, 1929, in Union, SC, he was the son of the late William Seymour and Corrie Bell French Dill. A U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Dill was retired from Bell South, a member of Pioneers of America, and also...
Wolfgang Osswald
Jul 4, 2013
__"Heaven got a little brighter and the angels danced today"__ Wolfgang Clemens Osswald, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to our Lord on Thursday, July 4, 2013, at his home. Born January 29, 1941, in Albstadt Lautlingen, Germany, he was the youngest son of the late Daniel and Maria Osswald of Germany. Mr. Osswald was a member of St. Paul...
William Walker
Jul 1, 2013
William "Bill" Adkins Walker, 69, of Spartanburg, SC, husband and sweetheart of Martha Foster Walker, passed away into his long awaited new life on Monday, July 1, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 1, 1943, in Gastonia, NC, he was the beloved son of the late Rebbeca Lynch Ellison and step-son of the late Claude Ellison. During the...
Warner Littlejohn
Jul 1, 2013
Warner Richard Littlejohn, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, July 1, 2013, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born April 13, 1934, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late George Franklin and Shirley Petteus Littlejohn. A member of St. Mark United Methodist Church, Mr. Littlejohn also served in the South Carolina National Guard. He was employed by Draper...
Marie Dickerson
Jul 1, 2013
Marie Pierce Dickerson, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 1, 2013, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum. Born January 26, 1924, in Mt. Holly, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Issac and Dora Marie Pierce, and wife of the late Eugene Hess Dickerson, Sr. Mrs. Dickerson was a homemaker and...
Joseph Harris
Jul 1, 2013
Joseph Charles Russell Harris, 41, of Moore, SC died July 1, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 7, 1972 in Spartanburg, he was the son of Barbara L. Harris of Pauline and the late Charles Michael Harris. He was the husband of Alicia Coble Harris. Joe was a 1990 graduate of Dorman High School, attended Gardner-Webb University, and...
Jean Blalock
Jun 30, 2013
Jean H. Blalock, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 5, 1934, in Chesnee, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Kate Talley Henderson. Mrs. Blalock was a member of Cherokee Springs Baptist Church and formerly employed with Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. She was a member of Spartanburg...
Michael Williams
Jun 30, 2013
Michael "Mike" Raymond Williams, 69, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Greenville Memorial Hospital after battling a long illness. Born October 21, 1943, in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of the late Raymond Evans and Kathleen Anne Paulson Williams of Minneapolis, MN. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mike was employed with Spartan Mills Corp. in...
Stephen Guilfoyle, Sr.
Jun 29, 2013
Stephen Christopher Patrick Guilfoyle, 82, passed away June 29, 2013, at his home, surrounded by family. Born December 5, 1930, in New York, NY, Mr. Guilfoyle worked as a credit manager in the textile industry for Springs Mills in New York City, then with Reeves Brothers in Spartanburg. He was a veteran, first serving in the 165th Division of the...
Anne Pickel
Jun 29, 2013
Mrs. Anne Pickel, 85, of 202 Thornwell Court, Roebuck, died Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 25, 1928, in Pelzer, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Laughlin and Florence Irene Dunlap Vaughan. She was a member of Calvary Hill Baptist Church in Pacolet, SC. Survivors include her husband of 65 years, William...
Lucille Linder
Jun 28, 2013
Lucille Goode Linder, 88, of Cowpens, SC, died Friday, June 28, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 29, 1925, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Edna Ramsey Goode, and widow of Thurmon Mitch Linder. Mrs. Linder was a member of Central Baptist Church in Cowpens and retired from Butte Knit. She was...
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