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Willene Hughes-Martin

Willene Hughes-Martin

May 10, 2013

Willene (Billy) Warren Hughes-Martin, 93, of Glendale, SC, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 18, 1919, in Glendale, SC, she was the daughter of the late Victor Eugene and Myrtle Burgess Warren. She was a former member of Glendale United Methodist Church and current member of Ben Avon United Methodist Church. Surviving are her...

Charles Young

Charles Young

May 10, 2013

Charles Allen Young, 70, of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at Levine & Dickson Hospice Center, Charlotte, NC. Born March 18, 1943, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late George Dewey and Lula Mae Simmons Young. After graduating Spartanburg High School and the University of South Carolina, Allen proudly retired...

B. Stevens

B. Stevens

May 9, 2013

B. B. Stevens, 84, of Greer, SC, died May 9, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 7, 1928, in Chesnee, SC, he was the son of the late Jesse Estus and Minnie Sue Turner Stevens. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Stevens was a graduate of Wofford College and employed with Brock Realty. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and...

John Dewerth

John Dewerth

May 9, 2013

Major John Patrick DeWerth (USAFR RET), 73, of Boiling Springs, SC, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Born June 22, 1939, in Milwaukee, WI, he has lived in Boiling Springs for 41 years and called it home. He was very active in life and served his community, his faith, and his country. He brought his...

Ida Malone

Ida Malone

May 8, 2013

Ida Bell Graham Malone, 92, formerly of Spartanburg, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Ashlan Village-Lyman, SC. Born October 31, 1920, in Gadsden, AL, she was the daughter of the late George Franklin and Ola Davis Graham. She was the wife of the late Edmund David Malone for 67 ½ years. Mrs. Malone...

Donald Breedlove

Donald Breedlove

May 8, 2013

Donald Gene Breedlove, 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 2, 1938, in Miami, FL, he was the son of the late Rufus Edgar and Dora Manning Breedlove. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Breedlove was the owner of Darracott Auto Parts in Woodruff, SC. He was a member of Second...

Mattie Allen

Mattie Allen

May 8, 2013

Mattie Ruth Davis Allen, 92, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum. Born July 4, 1920, in Clifton, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Mattie Worley Davis, and widow of Harlen Junior Allen. Mrs. Allen was a member of Second Presbyterian Church. She was a Sunday School teacher, volunteered...

Maryann Murphy

Maryann Murphy

May 6, 2013

Maryann Murphy, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at her home. Born April 28, 1925, in Omaha, NE, she was the daughter of the late Frank Louis and Mary Foreman Vacek. Mrs. Murphy was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. She retired from Dillard's Department Store after 15 years of service and was a volunteer for...

Arnaldo Romani

Arnaldo Romani

May 6, 2013

Arnaldo Romani, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died after a lengthy illness on Monday, May 6, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Valle San Giovanni, Abruzzi, Italy, he was the son of the late Domenico and Rosa Clemente Romani. Arnaldo is survived by his wife, Ellen Farris Romani of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Arnaldo B. Romani and...

Iva Puckett

Iva Puckett

May 6, 2013

Iva Jean Steading Puckett "Nanny", 83, passed away Monday, May 06, 2013, at her home. A native of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Myrtle Bagwell Steading. Her stepmother was the late Eva Steading. She was the widow of T.F. Puckett Sr. A member of Green Street Baptist Church, she was known to her...

William Donald

William Donald

May 6, 2013

William Carey Donald, 86, of Cowpens, SC, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born October 10, 1926, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Baxter Columbus Ezell Donald and Minnie Cook Donald. He was the beloved husband, for 60 years, to the late Zellon Wright Donald. A U. S. Army veteran of the...

Janet Baker

Janet Baker

May 5, 2013

Janet Irene Green Baker, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013. Born August 4, 1924, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Obed "O. A." and Beulah Satterfield Green and widow of Warren Ervin Baker, the love of her life for 52 years. Mrs. Baker was a charter member of Morningside Baptist Church and the...

Mack Riddle

Mack Riddle

May 3, 2013

Clement Mack Riddle, 75, of Campobello, SC died Friday, May 3, 2013 at his home. Born January 25, 1938 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Clement Atley and Ruby Mabry Riddle and husband of the late Sandra Blanchard Riddle. Mr. Riddle was the retired owner of Mack's Finance and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Surviving...

Robert Sanders

Robert Sanders

May 3, 2013

Robert "Bob" Franklin Sanders, 86, of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, May 3, 2013, at Suncoast Hospice, St. Petersburg, FL. Born April 8, 1927, in Albemarle, NC, he was the son of the late Erie Clyde Sanders and Ruth Grace Scruggs Sanders, and husband of the late Doris Lenora Pace Sanders. A U. S. Navy veteran...

Carole Doll

Carole Doll

May 2, 2013

Carole Anne Poling Doll, 69, of Roebuck, SC, died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Born July 16, 1943, in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Edgar "Patchy" and Virginia "Gammy" Crowley Poling. Mrs. Doll was a member of St. James United Methodist Church for 40 years. She served as...

Dorothy Owens

Dorothy Owens

May 2, 2013

Dorothy Lucas Owens, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at her home. Born July 13, 1926, in West Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Josephine Lucas. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Carmen Lucas Owens and Sara Walsh and her husband "T", all of Spartanburg;...

Jack Cabiness

Jack Cabiness

May 1, 2013

Jack H. Cabiness, 83, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 11, 1929, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late James Edgar and Lilly May Grigg Cabiness. A retired U. S. Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, Mr. Cabiness was formerly employed with Metropolitan Life Insurance. He...

Frances Claus

Frances Claus

May 1, 2013

Frances Claus, 108, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Eden Terrace-Spartanburg. Born April 11, 1905, in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Antonia Shieff Tesar, and widow of Bernhardt Claus, Sr. She was formerly employed by MacAdams Haberdasher. Survivors include her son, Bernhardt Claus, Jr. and his wife Gerry of Spartanburg, SC;...

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

May 1, 2013

Mary Frances Wilson, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at her home. Born July 27, 1925, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Decatur Wilson Sr. and Nellie Ruth McGwinn Wilson. Miss Wilson was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and a retired textile worker. Survivors include her sister and brothers, Jo...

Verle Burwell

Verle Burwell

Apr 30, 2013

Verle Elizabeth Thomas Burwell, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at White Oak Estates. Born May 31, 1928, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Basil A. Thomas Sr. and Grace Stephens Thomas, and widow of Jack Oliver Burwell, Sr. Survivors include her children, Judy Burwell Martin of Spartanburg, SC, Jack Oliver Burwell Jr. (Margaret)...

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