Obituaries

Warner Littlejohn

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

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...

William Walker

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...

Michael Williams

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...

Jean Blalock

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...

Anne Pickel

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...

Stephen Guilfoyle, Sr.

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...

Lucille Linder

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...

Robert Neeley, Sr.

Robert Neeley, Sr.

Jun 28, 2013

Robert Caldwell Neeley, Sr., 82, of Inman, died Friday, June 28, 2013, at Magnolia Manor in Inman. Born November 15, 1930, in Richland County, SC, he was a son of the late John William Neeley, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Backstrom Neeley. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Neeley worked as a construction...

Frederick Strom

Frederick Strom

Jun 27, 2013

Frederick A. Strom, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 16, 1928, in Milford, MA, he was the son of the late Oscar and Elizabeth Luto Strom, and husband of the late Margaret Pidgeon Strom. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Mr. Strom was employed with Draper...

W. Hammett, Sr.

W. Hammett, Sr.

Jun 26, 2013

W. Charles Hammett, Sr., 91, of Moore, SC, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Restorative Care. Born June 22, 1922, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Bryson Richard and Annie Mae Chapman Hammett, and husband of the late Syble Barnwell Hammett. A U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Hammett...

Virginia Edge

Virginia Edge

Jun 25, 2013

Virginia Collins Edge, 87, of 415 Brenda Way, Lyman, SC, formerly of Nazareth Church Road, Moore, SC, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Ashlan Village. Born June 17, 1926, in Inman, SC, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Guy and Roey Johnson Collins of Inman. She was happily married for 52 years, to the late James...

Merle Rosenberger

Merle Rosenberger

Jun 25, 2013

Merle Elizabeth Horst Rosenberger, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Born October 12, 1919, in McKeesport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Margaret Hoffmeister Horst, and widow of Harvey Rosenberger. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg. Survivors include her sons, Harvey Rosenberger (Karen) of Roebuck, SC, and Gary Rosenberger...

Elizabeth Harris

Elizabeth Harris

Jun 24, 2013

Miss Elizabeth Betty Harris, 87, of Cowpens, SC, died Monday, June 24, 2013, at Park Place Assisted Living. Born November 23, 1925, in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Graham and Bessie Edwardnia Barnwell Harris. Miss Harris retired from Draper Corporation after 30 years of service as executive secretary. She was a member of Salem United Methodist...

Susan Huskey

Susan Huskey

Jun 23, 2013

Susan Patricia Richards Huskey, 59, of Mauldin, SC, died Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Greenville Health System. Born November 1, 1953, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of Laura Adelaide Smith Richards of Mauldin, SC, and the late Theodore Augustus Richards, Jr. She was a member of Brookwood Church in Greenville. Surviving is her loving husband of 39 years,...

Adolphus Hall

Adolphus Hall

Jun 23, 2013

Adolphus Daniel Hall, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home. Born May 8, 1918, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Henry Branson and Texas Parris Hall, and husband of the late Julie R. Hall. Mr. Hall was a member of Gateway Baptist Church. He retired from farming, was a textile...

James Smith, Sr.

James Smith, Sr.

Jun 21, 2013

James Ayers Smith, Sr. of 310 Essex Ridge Court, Spartanburg, died Friday, June 21, 2013 at Summit Hills Assisted Living after an extended illness. A husband, father, teacher, musician and soldier, he was married to the former Peggy Pinner Pond for 5 years. He was a longtime member of Morningside Baptist Church and the Summit Hills Assisted Living Sunday School...

Ronald Ragan

Ronald Ragan

Jun 21, 2013

Ronald Joel "Joe" Ragan, 72, of Spartanburg, died Friday, June 21, 2013, at his home. Born November 4, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Andrew Dean and Kannapolis McAbee Ragan. Mr. Ragan was a member of Boiling Spring Church of Christ, the owner of Yesterday's Mercantile, and employed with the Teamsters Union for 10 years....

Glen Hughey

Glen Hughey

Jun 20, 2013

Glen Earl Hughey, 73, of Wellford, SC, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 27, 1939, in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late David Edward and Audrey Inez Wright Hughey, and husband of the late Willa Hendrix Hughey. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Hughey was retired from the U. S....

Melvin Metcalf

Melvin Metcalf

Jun 20, 2013

Melvin Stanley "Pete" Metcalf, 68, of Spartanburg, left this world for his eternal home on Thursday, June 20, 2013, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg, after a long struggle with cancer. Born April 6, 1945, in Tryon, NC, he was the son of the late O B. and Edith Liza Morgan Metcalf. Pete loved and was loved by many family and friends....