Obituaries

Mack Riddle

Mack Riddle

May 3, 2013

Clement Mack Riddle, 75, of Campobello, SC died Friday, May 3, 2013 at his home. Born January 25, 1938 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Clement Atley and Ruby Mabry Riddle and husband of the late Sandra Blanchard Riddle. Mr. Riddle was the retired owner of Mack's Finance and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Surviving...

Robert Sanders

Robert Sanders

May 3, 2013

Robert "Bob" Franklin Sanders, 86, of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, May 3, 2013, at Suncoast Hospice, St. Petersburg, FL. Born April 8, 1927, in Albemarle, NC, he was the son of the late Erie Clyde Sanders and Ruth Grace Scruggs Sanders, and husband of the late Doris Lenora Pace Sanders. A U. S. Navy veteran...

Carole Doll

Carole Doll

May 2, 2013

Carole Anne Poling Doll, 69, of Roebuck, SC, died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Born July 16, 1943, in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Edgar "Patchy" and Virginia "Gammy" Crowley Poling. Mrs. Doll was a member of St. James United Methodist Church for 40 years. She served as...

Dorothy Owens

Dorothy Owens

May 2, 2013

Dorothy Lucas Owens, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at her home. Born July 13, 1926, in West Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Josephine Lucas. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Carmen Lucas Owens and Sara Walsh and her husband "T", all of Spartanburg;...

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

May 1, 2013

Mary Frances Wilson, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at her home. Born July 27, 1925, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Decatur Wilson Sr. and Nellie Ruth McGwinn Wilson. Miss Wilson was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and a retired textile worker. Survivors include her sister and brothers, Jo...

Frances Claus

Frances Claus

May 1, 2013

Frances Claus, 108, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Eden Terrace-Spartanburg. Born April 11, 1905, in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Antonia Shieff Tesar, and widow of Bernhardt Claus, Sr. She was formerly employed by MacAdams Haberdasher. Survivors include her son, Bernhardt Claus, Jr. and his wife Gerry of Spartanburg, SC;...

Jack Cabiness

Jack Cabiness

May 1, 2013

Jack H. Cabiness, 83, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 11, 1929, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late James Edgar and Lilly May Grigg Cabiness. A retired U. S. Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, Mr. Cabiness was formerly employed with Metropolitan Life Insurance. He...

Verle Burwell

Verle Burwell

Apr 30, 2013

Verle Elizabeth Thomas Burwell, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at White Oak Estates. Born May 31, 1928, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Basil A. Thomas Sr. and Grace Stephens Thomas, and widow of Jack Oliver Burwell, Sr. Survivors include her children, Judy Burwell Martin of Spartanburg, SC, Jack Oliver Burwell Jr. (Margaret)...

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Apr 29, 2013

Betty L. Smith, 79, of Veneta, OR, formerly of Chesnee and Spartanburg, SC, passed away Monday, April 29, 2013. Born February 10, 1934, in Rutherfordton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lewis E. Pleasant and Mary Medford Pleasant. Survivors include her sons, Carroll Smith and wife Sharon of Spartanburg, SC, Michael Smith and wife Doreen of Veneta, OR;...

Joe Scott

Joe Scott

Apr 29, 2013

Joe B. Scott, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 1, 1929, in Converse, SC, he was the son of the late Hubert and Irene Baber Scott, and husband of the late Evelyn Ruth Scott. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Scott was retired from Greenwood Motorlines and was most recently...

Margaret Hudson

Margaret Hudson

Apr 28, 2013

Margaret Barnett Workman Hudson, 90, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. A native of Woodruff, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Belton James Workman, MD and Pauline Elizabeth Wingo Workman, and the wife of the late William Manchester Hudson, a well-known local architect. She...

Jeannette Young

Jeannette Young

Apr 28, 2013

Jeannette Young, 83, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 29, 1929, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Cleveland and Ollie Jeannette Brannon Riddle. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mrs. Young was a member of Central United Methodist Church and former member of Duncan Memorial United Methodist...

Kenneth Campbell

Kenneth Campbell

Apr 27, 2013

Kenneth Keith Campbell, 58, of Cowpens, died April 27, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 28, 1954, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of Ruth Joyce Franklin Campbell Stricklin of Pauline, SC, and the late Billy Julian Campbell. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Campbell was the former police chief of Wellford, SC and Campobello, SC. In...

Lucille Charles

Lucille Charles

Apr 27, 2013

Lucille S. Charles, 91½, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Born October 10, 1921, in Cherokee Springs, SC, she was a daughter of the late Claude Curtis and Myrtle Mae Burnett Stevens and the widow of Harry J. Charles. She was a former employee of Raycord and a longtime member of First Baptist Church North Spartanburg. Survivors...

Mary Damron

Mary Damron

Apr 26, 2013

Mary Hancock Damron, 98, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born, May 7, 1914, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. Seymore Hancock and Honor Elizabeth Felmet Hancock. She was a retired hair stylist and of the Presbyterian faith. Mrs. Damron was the last surviving of her immediate family and is survived...

Barbara Lowe

Barbara Lowe

Apr 26, 2013

Barbara Faye Israel Lowe, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born November 4, 1932, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late John Earl and Myrtle Coleman Elliott Israel. She was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are her children, Elaine Baker (Sam) of Campobello, SC, Charles V. Edwards and Darrell Addison,...

Clara Nelson

Clara Nelson

Apr 26, 2013

Clara Francis Pertsch Nelson, 84, of Inman, SC, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place-Spartanburg. Born June 13, 1928, in New York City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Christopher Fredrick and Clara Francis Tesar Pertsch. Mrs. Nelson loved her family. She was a graduate of Cornell University and a dedicated employee at the Inman...

John Romine

John Romine

Apr 26, 2013

John Michael Romine, 47, of Spartanburg, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. He was born July 2, 1965, at Fort Sill Army Hospital in Lawton, OK. John is survived by his parents, Peggy and Ron Romine of Spartanburg; a sister, Anne Sherry (Tom), Asheville, NC; a brother, Matt (Lori), Denver, CO; three nephews; one niece; and...

Doris Everhart

Doris Everhart

Apr 26, 2013

Doris Bryant Everhart, 80, of 5025 Willow Drive, Boiling Springs, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at her home. Born September 23, 1932, in Johnson City, TN, she was a daughter of the late Charles Lee and Ruby Fox Bryant and widow of Tony Wilmer Everhart. She worked in the weave shop at Beaumont Mill for 40 years, then at Michelin...

James Taylor

James Taylor

Apr 24, 2013

James Archibald "Archie" Taylor, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Born in Greenville, SC, on April 16, 1927, he was preceded in death by his parents, Rosser Howard and Susie Vallotton Kent Taylor. He was an active and founding member of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, where he served as a lay reader for...