Dr. Johnson
Oct 17, 2013
Donald Elon Johnson, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 17, 2013, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born August 25, 1930, in Ohio Grove Township, IL, he was the son of the late Lawrence Carlyle and Dora Sell Johnson. Dr. Johnson was a professor of Rural Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was a past District Governor of the...
L. Kibler
Oct 17, 2013
Luther Earl Kibler, 96, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, October 17, 2013, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg, SC. Born January 7, 1917, in Newberry, SC, he was the son of the late William Luther and Mary Lavinia Ruff Kibler. Prior to World War II, Earl was a strong baseball fan participating in textile league baseball in Newberry and Union Counties....
Louise Mcswain
Oct 17, 2013
Louise Weathers McSwain, 86, of Colbert, Georgia, passed away on October 17, 2013. Born August 18, 1927 in Bowman, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late John Watson Weathers and Fannie Elizabeth Whetsell. Louise completed high school and married the late Thomas Charles McSwain. She was a devoted mother and homemaker. She is survived by her three daughters...
John Retired Jr.
Oct 16, 2013
John Wesley Dowis, Jr. USN, Retired, 76, of Cowpens, SC, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 5, 1937, in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of the late John Wesley Dowis, Sr. and Lucille Lipscomb Dowis. John was of the Christian faith and a member of Crossroads Baptist Church, Spartanburg, SC. He...
Robert Putman
Oct 15, 2013
Robert Hugh Putman "Putt", 66, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at Mary Black Hospital. Born January 23, 1947, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Grady Jackson and Elizabeth Cannon Putman. Mr. Putman was retired after 33 years of service as a police officer with the City of Spartanburg. He was a member of...
Alan Harvey
Oct 14, 2013
Alan "Dale" Harvey, 69, of Pacolet, SC, died Monday, October 14, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 25, 1944, in Rock Hill, SC, he was the son of the late Cleveland LJ and Beatrice Haire Harvey. A U. S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, and graduate of Spartanburg Methodist College, Mr. Harvey was the owner of Harvey...
Linda Lowe
Oct 14, 2013
Sophie Linda Lowe, 68, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, October 14, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 23, 1945, in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Lawrence and Mary Episcopia Lowe. She was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. Survivors include two brothers, Joseph H. Lowe (Deloris) of Inman, SC,...
Violet Grizzle
Oct 14, 2013
Violet Leonard Grizzle, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, October 14, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 24, 1934, in Greer, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Madison and Iva Faye Bryant Kemp. Violet was a member of Arcadia Baptist Church. She loved to garden, enjoyed sewing, played the piano and organ, and was a...
Kenneth Charles
Oct 11, 2013
Kenneth Arnold "Bo" Charles, 67, died Friday, October 11, 2013 at his home. Born July 26, 1946 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Lewis Arnold and Iris Christine Eubanks Charles. Mr. Charles was retired from Cherokee Masonry and a member of Glenn Springs Presbyterian Church. Surviving is a brother, Allen Charles of Glenn Springs, SC; and...
Mike Gilreath
Oct 10, 2013
Michael Leon Gilreath, 63, of Roebuck, SC, died Thursday, October 10, 2013, at his home. Born January 1, 1950, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Boyce Quintin Gilreath Jr. and Geneva Seay Keeter. Mr. Gilreath attended Selma Baptist Church and was employed by the SC Department of Transportation. He loved to sing and play guitar, was...
Ben Jolley
Oct 10, 2013
Robert Ben Jolley, Sr., 80, of Lyman, SC, died Thursday, October 10, 2013, at his home. Born July 4, 1933, in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Harry Lee and Eudora Bryant Jolley, and husband of the late Peggy O'Neil Chastain Jolley. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Jolley was a member of Wellford Baptist Church...
Reanza Easler
Oct 10, 2013
Reanza Waldrep Easler, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 10, 2013, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born February 11, 1926, in Watts Mill, Laurens, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Guy and Minnie Campbell Waldrep, and widow of Wallace James Easler. Mrs. Easler was a member of Cannon's Camp Ground United Methodist Church where she was...
Margie Murray
Oct 9, 2013
Margie Fleming Murray, 84, of Pacolet, SC, died Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born December 15, 1928, in Pacolet, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Mittie Mathis Fleming. A loving mother and grandmother, Mrs. Murray was a member of Pacolet Mills Baptist Church and retired from the textile industry. Survivors include her loving...
Mildred Laws
Oct 9, 2013
Mildred Leola Wall Laws, 81, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at Lake Emory Post-Acute Care, Inman, SC. Born June 21, 1932, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Ruth Hipp Wall, and widow of Dewey Laws. Mrs. Laws was a member of Valley Falls Free Will Baptist Church and retired from Flowers Bakery...
Frances Cherry
Oct 8, 2013
Frances Russell Cherry, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 14, 1922, in Sumter, SC, she was the daughter of the late Spurgeon and Sara Ann Burkett Cherry. Miss Cherry retired after 25 years of service as the bookkeeper/secretary for the late Dr. John O. Watkins and 11 years of service...
Melanie Pressley
Oct 7, 2013
Melanie "Mel" Truesdale Pressley, 56, of Inman, SC, died Monday, October 7, 2013. Born January 10, 1957, in Spartanburg, SC, she was a daughter of William Lewis and Sybil Genevieve Burnett Truesdale of Inman, SC. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a granddaughter, Brianna Turner of Spartanburg; grandson, Thomas Fulgham of...
James Walton
Oct 6, 2013
Stan Walton, 62, of Boiling Springs, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 6, 2013, at his home. Born August 14, 1951, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Melba Lee Walton of Spartanburg, SC, and the late Alexander "Buck" Walton. Beloved son, brother, husband, and father, Stan was a gifted athlete. He excelled in...
Carrie Williams
Oct 6, 2013
Carrie Lou Williams, 94, of Inman, formerly of Spartanburg, died Sunday, October 6, 2013. Born October 31, 1918, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Smiley and Carrie Emily McMillan Williams. She was a member of Gravely Memorial United Methodist Church in Spartanburg. Surviving is her sister, Sara Ruth McGrath of Orlando, FL; nephews, Mike Williams...
Jenny Weaver
Oct 5, 2013
Jenny Lynn Weaver, 67, of Wellford, died Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. She was born May 18, 1946, in Spartanburg. She retired after 25 years as a tax accountant and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a daughter, Angela Weaver Israel of Union, SC; son, Jerry Keith Weaver of Spartanburg, SC; granddaughters, Kaleigh Gray of...
Jenny Hutchins
Oct 5, 2013
Jenny Anne "Jim-Bo" Hutchins, 23, died Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 26, 1990, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Joseph Armel and Robin Tanner Hutchins. In addition to her parents, she is survived by brothers, Luke Hutchins of Boiling Springs, SC and Sam Hutchins of Inman, SC; grandmothers, Linda Tomblin of Rutherfordton, NC...
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