Obituaries

Betty Worthy

Betty Worthy

May 14, 2013

Betty Ruth Hensley Worthy, 84, of Pacolet, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at her home. Born April 4, 1929, in Pacolet, SC, she was the daughter of the late Hansel Dewey and Edith Gertrude Daugherty Hensley. Mrs. Worthy was a member of Pacolet Mills Baptist Church and formerly employed with Pacolet & Beaumont Mills. Surviving is her beloved husband of...

Sammy Motts

Sammy Motts

May 13, 2013

Sammy George Motts "Big Daddy", 69, of Pacolet, SC, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at his home. Born July 30, 1943, in Pacolet, he was the son of the late Reggie and Myrtle Weathers Motts. Sammy was a member of Pacolet Mills First Baptist Church and retired from Cherokee County Waste Management. He was also a Shriner and Mason. Surviving...

Louella Stoltz

Louella Stoltz

May 11, 2013

Louella Von Till Stoltz, 86, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, died in Spartanburg, SC, on Saturday, May 11, 2013, after a brief illness. She is survived by her ever-loving husband, Dr. David R. Stoltz, to whom she was married for nearly 67 years. She is also survived by their five children: Mary Ellen Bianco and her husband Sal of New...

Rose Miller

Rose Miller

May 11, 2013

Rose Mary Wright Miller, 83, of Spartanburg, formerly of Woodruff, died Saturday, May 11, 2013. Born January 16, 1930 in Huntington, WV, she was the daughter of the late Samuel D. and Gertrude Cassel Wright. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Bramlett United Methodist Church, Gray Court, SC, a former member of the Young's Fire Department of Woodruff, and...

David Mckinney

David Mckinney

May 11, 2013

David Miller McKinney, 93, a longtime resident at 216 Greengate Lane, Spartanburg, died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at White Oak Estates. He was born August 17, 1919, in Spartanburg, the son of the late Andrew and Addie Corn McKinney. He was a self-employed carpenter and retired from USC-Spartanburg. Mr. McKinney was a kind and loving husband who was outgoing and...

Raymond Hammett

Raymond Hammett

May 11, 2013

Raymond Leroy "Roy" Hammett, 70, died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills. Born March 23, 1943, in Union County, SC, he was a son of the late Oscar Leroy and Estell Parker Hammett and husband of the late Marian Lee "Susie" Guffy Hammett. He was a mechanical contractor, founder of the Roy Hammett Co., and...

Lucille Blackwood

Lucille Blackwood

May 10, 2013

Lucille Blackwood, 81, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place. Born June 27, 1931, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Amanda McCarter Blackwood. A graduate of Cecil's Business College, Miss Blackwood retired from The J. F. Floyd Mortuary after 52 years of dedicated service. She was...

Charles Young

Charles Young

May 10, 2013

Charles Allen Young, 70, of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at Levine & Dickson Hospice Center, Charlotte, NC. Born March 18, 1943, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late George Dewey and Lula Mae Simmons Young. After graduating Spartanburg High School and the University of South Carolina, Allen proudly retired...

Willene Hughes-Martin

Willene Hughes-Martin

May 10, 2013

Willene (Billy) Warren Hughes-Martin, 93, of Glendale, SC, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 18, 1919, in Glendale, SC, she was the daughter of the late Victor Eugene and Myrtle Burgess Warren. She was a former member of Glendale United Methodist Church and current member of Ben Avon United Methodist Church. Surviving are her...

Karen Wright

Karen Wright

May 10, 2013

Karen Wright, 63, of 101 Gower Road, Spartanburg, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at her home. Born March 17, 1950, in Hickory, NC, she was a daughter of Cora Alice Wilson Bollinger and the late Rev. Lawrence Hugh Bollinger, and the widow of David Earl Wright. She was retired from Milliken Co. after 41 years of service and was a...

John Dewerth

John Dewerth

May 9, 2013

Major John Patrick DeWerth (USAFR RET), 73, of Boiling Springs, SC, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Born June 22, 1939, in Milwaukee, WI, he has lived in Boiling Springs for 41 years and called it home. He was very active in life and served his community, his faith, and his country. He brought his...

B. Stevens

B. Stevens

May 9, 2013

B. B. Stevens, 84, of Greer, SC, died May 9, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 7, 1928, in Chesnee, SC, he was the son of the late Jesse Estus and Minnie Sue Turner Stevens. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Stevens was a graduate of Wofford College and employed with Brock Realty. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and...

Ida Malone

Ida Malone

May 8, 2013

Ida Bell Graham Malone, 92, formerly of Spartanburg, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Ashlan Village-Lyman, SC. Born October 31, 1920, in Gadsden, AL, she was the daughter of the late George Franklin and Ola Davis Graham. She was the wife of the late Edmund David Malone for 67 ½ years. Mrs. Malone...

Donald Breedlove

Donald Breedlove

May 8, 2013

Donald Gene Breedlove, 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 2, 1938, in Miami, FL, he was the son of the late Rufus Edgar and Dora Manning Breedlove. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Breedlove was the owner of Darracott Auto Parts in Woodruff, SC. He was a member of Second...

Mattie Allen

Mattie Allen

May 8, 2013

Mattie Ruth Davis Allen, 92, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum. Born July 4, 1920, in Clifton, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Mattie Worley Davis, and widow of Harlen Junior Allen. Mrs. Allen was a member of Second Presbyterian Church. She was a Sunday School teacher, volunteered...

William Donald

William Donald

May 6, 2013

William Carey Donald, 86, of Cowpens, SC, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born October 10, 1926, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Baxter Columbus Ezell Donald and Minnie Cook Donald. He was the beloved husband, for 60 years, to the late Zellon Wright Donald. A U. S. Army veteran of the...

Iva Puckett

Iva Puckett

May 6, 2013

Iva Jean Steading Puckett "Nanny", 83, passed away Monday, May 06, 2013, at her home. A native of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Myrtle Bagwell Steading. Her stepmother was the late Eva Steading. She was the widow of T.F. Puckett Sr. A member of Green Street Baptist Church, she was known to her...

Arnaldo Romani

Arnaldo Romani

May 6, 2013

Arnaldo Romani, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died after a lengthy illness on Monday, May 6, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Valle San Giovanni, Abruzzi, Italy, he was the son of the late Domenico and Rosa Clemente Romani. Arnaldo is survived by his wife, Ellen Farris Romani of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Arnaldo B. Romani and...

Maryann Murphy

Maryann Murphy

May 6, 2013

Maryann Murphy, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at her home. Born April 28, 1925, in Omaha, NE, she was the daughter of the late Frank Louis and Mary Foreman Vacek. Mrs. Murphy was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. She retired from Dillard's Department Store after 15 years of service and was a volunteer for...

Janet Baker

Janet Baker

May 5, 2013

Janet Irene Green Baker, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013. Born August 4, 1924, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Obed "O. A." and Beulah Satterfield Green and widow of Warren Ervin Baker, the love of her life for 52 years. Mrs. Baker was a charter member of Morningside Baptist Church and the...