Obituaries

Lucile Wofford

Lucile Wofford

Jun 19, 2013

Lucile Miller Wofford, 96, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at her home. Born March 26, 1917, in Poplar Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Ed Miller and Lula Boiter Miller, and widow of Samuel H. Wofford Jr. Mrs. Wofford was very fond of her sons, grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. She...

Jorge Hernandez

Jorge Hernandez

Jun 19, 2013

Jorge "YoYo" Hernandez, 53, of Moore, SC, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 22, 1960, in Havana, Cuba, he was the son of the late Oscar and Maria Gonzalez Hernandez. As a pianist/composer, Mr. Hernandez's passion for music and talents led him to many competitions for his compositions of symphonic pieces. Survivors include his...

Charles Mullinax

Charles Mullinax

Jun 19, 2013

Charles "GaGa" Edward Mullinax, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at his home. Born May 1, 1929, in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of the late Clyde T. and Julia Blanton Mullinax, and husband, for 50 years, of the late Mary Frances Mullinax. A veteran of the U. S. Navy, Mr. Mullinax was the owner of...

Linda Amick

Linda Amick

Jun 19, 2013

Linda Prince Amick, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born January 26, 1946, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Ralph DuPre Prince and Carolee Garrett Prince. Linda enjoyed her family and loved to spend time with her grandchildren. She was employed...

Edwin Cox, Jr.

Edwin Cox, Jr.

Jun 19, 2013

Edwin Louis Cox, Jr., 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 8, 1939, in Portsmouth, VA, he was the son of the late Edwin L. Cox, Sr. and Dorothy Sunday Cox. A 1962 graduate of Old Dominion University, Mr. Cox was the owner of Guardian Real Estate and retired as a...

Patricia Mccormack

Patricia Mccormack

Jun 18, 2013

Patricia Mary Hynes McCormack, 83, of Spartanburg and Hilton Head Island, SC, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center. Born April 7, 1930, in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary Greaney Hynes. Pat is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, John F. McCormack, and their five children. She...

John Boukedes

John Boukedes

Jun 16, 2013

John James Boukedes, 83, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born September 15, 1929, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late James George and Nettie Crocker Boukedes. He graduated from Georgia Military College in College Park, GA and attended The Citadel. John was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, attaining the rank of Staff...

Geraldine Finch

Geraldine Finch

Jun 16, 2013

Geraldine Green "Gerry" Finch, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Inman, SC. Born December 24, 1931, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Albert Lee Green, Sr. and Louise Putman Green. A graduate of Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing, Gerry retired as a registered nurse and administrator from Pinewood Convalescent Center, Inman Healthcare,...

Lola Cribb

Lola Cribb

Jun 14, 2013

Lola Mae Cribb, 70, of Arcadia, died at home on Friday, June 14, 2013. Born February 6, 1943, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. and Mary Justice Cribb. Lola was a member of First Baptist Church of Arcadia. She loved the members and enjoyed Fifty-five Plus, Vacation Bible School, and services of hymns. Paternal...

George Peahuff

George Peahuff

Jun 13, 2013

George Earl "Buck" Peahuff, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 8, 1929, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Owen Glenn Peahuff and Susie Irene Pettit Mize Peahuff. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Peahuff was retired from Bausch and Lomb, and was...

Yvonne Fagan

Yvonne Fagan

Jun 13, 2013

Yvonne Cleveland Fagan, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at RoseCrest-Inman. Born in Drayton, SC, she was the daughter of the late Henry M. and Anna Sarah Cason Cleveland. A member of Morningside Baptist Church, Mrs. Fagan was retired from Reeves Bros. Survivors include her daughter, Julie Fagan of Spartanburg, SC; grandsons, James Christopher Jones and Joseph Gregory...

Nell Stubblefield

Nell Stubblefield

Jun 10, 2013

Thelma Nell Evans Stubblefield, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born February 19, 1933, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late William Benjamin and Alice Jeannettie Fleming Evans. Mrs. Stubblefield was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and the Bertie Anthony Sunday School Class. Surviving is her beloved husband of...

Margaret Stafford

Margaret Stafford

Jun 10, 2013

Margaret Ann Stafford, 62, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 13, 1950, in Greeneville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Orville Everette and Ruth Louise Cruey Johnson. Mrs. Stafford was retired from White Oak Manor after 27 years of service. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her...

Rudolph Duerksen

Rudolph Duerksen

Jun 10, 2013

Rudolph "Rudy" Duerksen, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 30, 1928, in Leamington, Ontario, Canada, he was the son of the late Peter and Mary Friesen Duerksen. Mr. Duerksen was a member of Nazareth Presbyterian Church, Moore, SC, where he was also a church elder. He was retired from Arrow...

Wayne Huff, Sr.

Wayne Huff, Sr.

Jun 10, 2013

Wayne Livingston Huff, Sr., of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at Spring Arbor West in Hendersonville, NC, following a period of declining heath. Born November 3, 1913, in Sioux City, IA, he was the son of the late William Henry and Metta Emma Tyler Huff. He was the husband, for nearly 67 years, of the late Mary Margaret...

Roy Matthews

Roy Matthews

Jun 10, 2013

Roy Lee "Buck" Matthews, 94, of Portland, OR, and lifelong resident of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at Adventist Medical Center. Born January 1, 1919, in Clinton, SC, he was the son of the late Daniel B. and Mable Baker Matthews, and husband of the late Faye Henderson Matthews. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Matthews was the...

Belle Griffin

Belle Griffin

Jun 10, 2013

Belle Darden Griffin, 86, of Spartanburg, widow of Edwin Motte Griffin, died Monday June 10 2013, at Hospice of Charleston following declining health from Parkinson's disease. Born July 27, 1926, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late John Parker Darden, Jr. and Ruth Ledbetter Darden. Belle was a lifetime member of the First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg. She...

Carlos Shook, Sr.

Carlos Shook, Sr.

Jun 8, 2013

Carlos H. Shook, Sr., 91, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 14, 1921, in Banner Elk, NC, he was a son of the late Harvey E. and Lillian Presswood Shook, and husband of the late Christine Elizabeth Blackwood Shook. Mr. Shook was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II....

Kenneth Walker

Kenneth Walker

Jun 8, 2013

George Kenneth Walker died at home on Saturday, June 8, 2013, after a short battle with cancer. He was born April 18, 1934, in Polk County, NC and was the son of the late George Austin and Maybelle McDowell Walker. He was a member of Cudd Memorial Baptist Church where he was a former deacon, Sunday School teacher, trustee, and...

Eleanor Bush

Eleanor Bush

Jun 7, 2013

Eleanor Sanderson Bush, 84, of Spartanburg, died Friday, June 7, 2013, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. The daughter of the late Asbury and Cora Shuler Sanderson, she was born September 18, 1928, in Miami, FL, moved to Rock Hill, SC in 1934, and graduated from Rock Hill High School in 1945. She worked in the shipping office at Rock Hill Printing...