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Nellie Kirby

Nellie Kirby

Apr 17, 2013

Nellie Sue Freeman Kirby, 81, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, April 17, 2013, at Rosecrest Healthcare Center-Inman, SC. Born February 14, 1932, in Cullman, AL, she was the daughter of the late John Richard and Clara Ruth Umphrey Freeman. On December 23, 1950, at the age of 18, she married Andrew Jackson Kirby. Nell is a child of God...

Catherine Lawrence

Catherine Lawrence

Apr 16, 2013

Catherine Moon Lawrence, 91, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at her home. Born February 24, 1922, in Whitney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Mauldin Marion Moon and Laura Bennett Moon and widow of Paul Henry Lawrence. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mrs. Lawrence was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and retired...

Evelyn Swain

Evelyn Swain

Apr 16, 2013

Evelyn Mae Swain of Columbia, SC, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC. Born in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Perrow E. and Ella Martin Swain. A 1951 graduate of the University of South Carolina, she was an administrative assistant at Moncrief Army Hospital at Fort Jackson with over 35 years of...

Mildred Cannon

Mildred Cannon

Apr 14, 2013

Mildred Patterson Cannon, 97, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC. Born on January 17, 1916, in the community of Lykesland, SC, she was the fourth child of the late Mildred Long Patterson and Andrew Patterson. A graduate of Columbia High School in Columbia, SC, she worked in Spartanburg at the South...

Alice Taylor

Alice Taylor

Apr 13, 2013

Mrs. Alice Dawn Taylor, 58, of Garden Grove Court, Spartanburg, died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Saturday, April 13, 2013. Dawn was born on September 4, 1954, in Spartanburg, to Frances Bishop Gault of Union, SC and the late Sidney J. Gault. Dawn and her husband Bill were devoted to each other from the day they met...

Charles Glenn

Charles Glenn

Apr 12, 2013

Charles Harrison "Pete" Glenn, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 7, 1924, in Greer, SC, he was the son of the late Harrison Perry Glenn and Ruth Hawkins Glenn. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II he served...

Joseph Cook

Joseph Cook

Apr 12, 2013

Joseph Bennett Cook, 82, of Boiling Springs, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 28, 1930, in Union Grove, NC, he was the youngest child of Millard and Florence Cook and grew up working on the family farm with his five older siblings. He was first married to Jean Walton Cook who passed away in...

William Waldrep

William Waldrep

Apr 12, 2013

William Loran Waldrep, 94, of 13 Spring Street, Drayton, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at his home. Born July 28, 1918, in Enoree, SC, he was the son of the late James Guy and Minnie Campbell Waldrep. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served with Company A, 20th Engineer Combat Battalion in World War II, and retired...

Ruby West

Ruby West

Apr 12, 2013

Ruby Myers West, 87, of Spartanburg, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place. Born November 13, 1925, in Augusta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Marie Creech Myers. Mrs. West formerly worked for Commercial Credit and Belk Department Stores. She was a member of Park Street Baptist Church in Columbia. Survivors include...

Jeffery Rigsby

Jeffery Rigsby

Apr 11, 2013

Jeffery John Rigsby, infant son of Jeffery Allen Rigsby Jr. and Leah Elizabeth Bianchi Rigsby, was born and died Thursday, April 11, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital, Greenville, SC. He was welcomed into the family of New Beginnings United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents, survivors include grandparents, Kimberly and Jeffery Rigsby Sr. of Inman, SC, and Karen and...

Brenda Williams

Brenda Williams

Apr 11, 2013

Brenda Jean Williams, 61, of Wellford, SC, died on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at her home. Born April 12, 1951, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Dewey Brown Sr. and Dorothy Jean Revels Brown. Known as "Gramsey", she loved playing with her grandchildren and enjoyed working in her yard. She retired from Spartanburg Regional Healthcare...

Mildred Fields

Mildred Fields

Apr 11, 2013

Mildred Ammons Fields, 78, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, April 11, 2013, at her home following an extended illness. Born January 26, 1935, in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Grier Ammons and Ava Claude Epps "Teenie" Ammons. Mrs. Fields was a private piano teacher, organist, and a faithful Methodist minister's wife with 42 years of service...

Pauline Davis

Pauline Davis

Apr 10, 2013

Pauline Catherine Davis, 85, of Inman, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Magnolia Manor-Inman. Born February 19, 1928, in Forest City, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence E. and Lettie I. Eaker Hames. Pauline was retired from Bankers Life & Casualty Insurance. After retirement, she was employed with Belks and Steinmart. She was a member of Fountain...

Lucy Rogers

Lucy Rogers

Apr 10, 2013

Lucy Amanda Mabry Rogers, 90, of Spartanburg, died on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 27, 1922, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Sam Erwin Mabry Sr. and Ada Bessie Holder Mabry. Lucy married Furman Dendy Rogers on Valentines Day 60 years ago. She loved her family and she and her husband...

Lt. Usmc Jr.

Lt. Usmc Jr.

Apr 8, 2013

Lt. Col. Clarence Luther Guthrie, Jr., USMC Retired, 78, of Spartanburg, died on Monday, April 8, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 5, 1934, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late Clarence Luther Guthrie, Sr. and Rosa Jane Thackston Guthrie. Lt. Col. Guthrie retired from the U. S. Marine Corps after 33 years of service....

Lewis Hughes

Lewis Hughes

Apr 8, 2013

Lewis Albert Hughes, 80, of Simpsonville, SC, died on Monday, April 8, 2013, at Diamond Health & Rehab-Simpsonville. Born March 18, 1933, in Simpsonville, SC, he was the son of the late Perry and Effie Carlton Hughes. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Hughes was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church and loved fishing. Surviving are...

Kellie Hewson

Kellie Hewson

Apr 8, 2013

Kellie Reneé Bishop Hewson, 49, of Spartanburg, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at her home. Born July 15, 1963, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of Floyd Harry and Melba Lawson Bishop of Spartanburg, SC. Kellie was a loving mother and daughter and an accomplished artist. She was a member of Mt. Calvary Presbyterian Church and a graduate of...

Master Mccravey

Master Mccravey

Apr 8, 2013

Master Logan McCravey, infant son of Zachary Ward McCravey and Brittany Ann Rich, was born and died Monday, April 8, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. In addition to his parents, Logan is survived by his grandparents, Angelia Campbell, James Dean, Julie Augustine, and Eugene McCravey. He was predeceased by a grandmother, Barbara McCravey. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 PM Monday,...

Carolyn Pierson

Carolyn Pierson

Apr 8, 2013

Carolyn Kennedy Pierson, 72, of Spartanburg, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 1, 1941, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Benjamin Kennedy and Laura Epps Kennedy. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Carolyn and her family lived in Snohomish, Washington for 31 years, a total of 47 years in...

Marvin Charles

Marvin Charles

Apr 7, 2013

Marvin W. Charles, 87, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, at his home. Born August 7, 1925, in Boiling Springs, SC, he was the son of the late Fred Eli and Cassie Mae Seay Charles. A veteran of the U. S. Army, Mr. Charles retired from WSPA-TV, attended Southside Baptist Church in Spartanburg and was a member of Boiling...

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