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Nell Mcpherson

Nell Mcpherson

Feb 24, 2013

Nell Foster McPherson, 100, of Spartanburg, died on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place. Born September 15, 1912, in Spartanburg, she was the widow of William S. McPherson and daughter of the late Landrum Furman and Selena Ravan Foster. Mrs. McPherson retired from nursing for Spartanburg General Hospital and Fremont School. She was a member of Second...

Chastidy Castro

Chastidy Castro

Feb 24, 2013

Chastidy Elaine Castro, 36, of Gaffney, SC died Saturday, February 24, 2013 at her home. Born March 3, 1976 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of James Clyde Gilliland and the late Martha Jane Griffin Lindsey. Survivors are her husband, Miguel Castro; daughter, Ashley Autumn Johnson; grandson, Gabriel Nathaniel Brown; sisters, Leslie Nieto, Melissa Charo Garcia, and Bobbie Jo Lee;...

Betty Trent

Betty Trent

Feb 24, 2013

Betty Mathis Trent, 86, of Pacolet, died on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at her home. Born April 14, 1926, in Pacolet Mills, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Maude Sparks Mathis and widow of William "Shug" Trent. Mrs. Trent was a member of Pacolet Mills Baptist Church and retired from Kohler after 31 years of service. Survivors...

Daniel Sizemore

Daniel Sizemore

Feb 23, 2013

Daniel Gregory Sizemore, 64, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 6, 1948, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of Helen Fleming Sizemore of Spartanburg and the late William Riley Sizemore Sr. A veteran of the U. S. Army, he served in the Vietnam War for two terms. Mr. Sizemore was a...

Betty Dorman

Betty Dorman

Feb 23, 2013

Betty J. Dorman, 78, of Cowpens, SC, died Friday, February 23, 2013 at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills. Born January 19, 1935 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Flora Mae Bishop Tolleson. Mrs. Dorman was retired from First Citizens Bank in Cowpens after 36 years of service. She was a member of First...

John Dempsey

John Dempsey

Feb 23, 2013

John Thomas Dempsey, 85, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 13, 1927 in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Patrick John and Mary Catherine Sheehan Dempsey He was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus. He retired from Parker-Hannifin Corporation...

Yvonne Wright

Yvonne Wright

Feb 23, 2013

Yvonne H. Wright, 78, of Chesnee, SC died Saturday, February 23, 2013. Born April 11, 1934 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Hoyle Harris and Ida Poole and was the wife of the late C. L. Wright. She was first married to the late Wilfred Webb. Mrs. Wright was a member of Fingerville Baptist Church. She...

Larris Landis

Larris Landis

Feb 23, 2013

Larris L. Landis, 71, of Lyman, SC died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 8, 1941 in Reading PA, he was the son of the late LeRoy R. and Lulu E. Swavely Landis. Larry, as he was known by friends and family, was a retired plumber from Local 690 Plumbers Union. He was a Past...

Fatimah Samuel

Fatimah Samuel

Feb 22, 2013

Fatimah Christine Samuel, 11 weeks, died Friday, February 22, 2013, at her home. Born December 2, 2012, in Spartanburg, she was the infant daughter of Shamsud-Din Samuel and Suzanna Jimenez. In addition to her parents, she is survived by grandparents, Raymond and Jaqueline Samuel of Columbia, SC, and Freda McSwain of Landrum, SC; a brother, Alexander Christopher of the home;...

James Johannigman

James Johannigman

Feb 22, 2013

James B. Johannigman, 73, of Spartanburg, died on Friday, February 22, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. A native of Cincinnati, OH, he was the son of the late Clarence and Julia Berning Johannigman. Before retiring to Spartanburg eight years ago, he was employed in manufacturing management at General Electric and Tecumseh Products. He is survived by his wife of...

Charles Anderson, Jr.

Charles Anderson, Jr.

Feb 22, 2013

Charles Robert "Rob" Anderson Jr., 49, of Cowpens, SC, died Friday, February 22, 2013, at his home. Born February 28, 1963, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Charles R. Anderson Sr. and Carolyn Williams Anderson. Survivors include his brother, Kin Anderson; sister, Cheryl Anderson Crassaris and her husband Paul; one niece, McKinley Anderson; and two nephews,...

Glen Dalton

Glen Dalton

Feb 21, 2013

Glen Earl Dalton, 80, of Cowpens, SC, died Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 13, 1932, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Boyce Lee and Nannie Lee Quinn Dalton. Mr. Dalton was a retired foreman with Best Machinery in Spartanburg and a member of Central Baptist Church in Cowpens. Surviving are...

Larry Jones

Larry Jones

Feb 20, 2013

Phillip Larry Jones, 58, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at his home. Born August 6, 1954, in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of Betty Smalley Brigman of Cowpens, SC, and the late George Arthur Jones. A veteran of the U. S. Army, Larry was also a member of Beaumont Baptist Church, a volunteer fireman and paramedic with...

Lynn Solesby

Lynn Solesby

Feb 20, 2013

Lynn Kirby Solesby, 60, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at her home. Born May23, 1952 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Joyce Henson Kirby and wife of the late Wesley Joseph Solesby. Mrs. Solesby was employed at QS1 and was formerly with 911 Communications. She was a 1971 graduate of...

Virginia Hafen

Virginia Hafen

Feb 20, 2013

Virginia Thornton Hafen, 89, of Spartanburg, died on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 19, 1923, in Pauline, SC, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Edna Lee Thornton. Virginia retired from the Office of Register of Mesne Conveyance (RMC) for Spartanburg County after 46 years and eight months of service. Before...

William Mcdowell

William Mcdowell

Feb 19, 2013

William "Franklin" McDowell, 71, of Chesnee, SC, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 30, 1941, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Virgil "Soapy" and Maggie Bishop McDowell. A loving husband, father, and grandfather, Mr. McDowell was a peach farmer, member of Cooley Springs Baptist Church, and one of the...

Gayla Pridmore

Gayla Pridmore

Feb 19, 2013

Gayla Mixon Pridmore, 65, of Spartanburg, formerly of Columbus, MS, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Born September 10, 1947, in Haleyville, AL, she was a daughter of the late James Webster and Jessica Northington Mixon and the widow of T. U. Pridmore, Jr. She attended First Baptist Church of Columbus, was a member of First Baptist Church...

Charles Bohrer

Charles Bohrer

Feb 19, 2013

Charles "Chuck" Richard Bohrer, 76, of Lyman, SC, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 24, 1936, in Berkeley Springs, WV, he was the son of the late Charles E. Bohrer and Evelyn Manley Shaw. A veteran of the U. S. Air Force, Mr. Bohrer retired after 24 years of military service and received the...

William West

William West

Feb 18, 2013

William D. "Bill" West, 63, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 18, 2013. Born May 21, 1949, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Alfred Henry and Margie Ann Springs West. Mr. West was the retired owner of Bill's Lawn Care and a member of Walnut Grove United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Pettit West of Roebuck,...

Mary Starosto

Mary Starosto

Feb 18, 2013

Mary Edith Combs Starosto, 88, of Spartanburg, entered into life eternal with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, February 18, 2013. Born in Jackson, Kentucky, on February 10, 1925, to Thomas and Mary Combs, she was the youngest of 10 children. Her family moved to Akron, OH when her father went to work for Goodrich Rubber Company. It...

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