Obituaries

Daisy Meeks

Daisy Meeks

Jan 14, 2013

Daisy Mabry Meeks, 90, of Pickens, SC, and formerly of Inman, SC, died Monday, January 14, 2013, at Redeemer Health and Rehab-Pickens. Born August 1, 1923, in Pacolet, SC, she was the widow of James W. Meeks and daughter of the late William and Othella Davis Mabry. Mrs. Meeks was the co-founder and co-owner of M&M Zoo (now Hollywild Animal...

Gaylen Richardson

Gaylen Richardson

Jan 13, 2013

Gaylen Sue Rogers Richardson, 59, of Campobello, died Sunday, January 13, 2013, MUSC-Charleston. Born July 24, 1953, in Springfield, MO, she was the daughter of the late Alba Oral and Ora Opal Graves Rogers. Gaylen was the past owner of the Decorating Den franchise in Spartanburg and co-founder of Animal Allies in Spartanburg. She received her Bachelors Degree from Southeast...

Marshall Gossett

Marshall Gossett

Jan 8, 2013

Marshall Jeffery Gossett, 47, of Inman, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Born April 15, 1965, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of Diane Raines (Jerry) of Wellford and Marshall Gossett of Chesnee. He was of the Baptist faith. Also surviving are Felicia Gossett of the home; brother, Eric Gossett (Donna); sisters,...

Bobby Worthy

Bobby Worthy

Jan 6, 2013

Bobby G. Worthy, 80, of Pacolet, died Sunday, January 6, 2013, at the home of his daughter. Born June 30, 1932, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late Victor and Louise Guyton Worthy and husband of the late Mary Lee Worthy. A veteran of the U. S. Navy, Mr. Worthy's most enjoyable hobby was fishing, he was...

Mildred Bramlett

Mildred Bramlett

Jan 5, 2013

Mildred W. Bramlett, 72, formerly of 204 High Drive, Spartanburg, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Magnolia Place. Born May 23, 1940, she was the daughter of the late George William and Estelle Crowe Worthy and widow of George Raymond Bramlett. She was employed by Butte Knit for many years and retired from the Cracker Barrel gift shop. She was...

Lula O'Steen

Lula O'Steen

Jan 5, 2013

Lula Mae O'Steen, 84, wife of Harold O'Steen for 45 years, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born August 11, 1928, in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late John Huston Eubanks and Nora Garrett Eubanks. She was retired from Spartanburg Steel and was a member of Glendale Baptist Church. Additional survivors include a daughter, Teresa...

Juanita Mcgowan

Juanita Mcgowan

Jan 4, 2013

Juanita Calvert Seay McGowan, 80, of Arcadia, died Friday, January 4, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 17, 1932, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Archie Lee Calvert Sr. and Alline Floyd Calvert. Mrs. McGowan was a member of Hayne Baptist Church and retired from Baber-Rhyne Drugs. Surviving are her daughter, Pam Seay Suttles (Gary)...

Martha Bakke

Martha Bakke

Jan 4, 2013

Martha Nekkoline Bakke, 96, of Spartanburg, died Friday, January 4, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 29, 1916, in Chicago, IL, she was the widow of Thormod Ingmar Bakke and daughter of the late Ole E. and Karen Anderson Bakke. Mrs. Bakke was retired from Illinois Bell after 39 years of service. She was a member of St....

Pamela Biggerstaff

Pamela Biggerstaff

Jan 4, 2013

Pamela Denise Biggerstaff, 54, of Spartanburg, died Friday, January 4, 2013. Born April 5, 1958, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Bobby Stanley Biggerstaff Sr. and Peggy Battle Biggerstaff of Spartanburg. She was a 1976 graduate of Dorman High School, attended USC-Upstate and Spartanburg Community College, and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she is...

Lavana Pitts-Ariail

Lavana Pitts-Ariail

Jan 3, 2013

Lavana Pitts-Ariail, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, January 3, 2013, at her home. Born in Gatlinburg, TN, she was the daughter of the late J. Seldon Cogdill and Stella Ogle Cogdill-Lillard. Lavana was a loving mother and grandmother, she was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church and attended Arcadia United Methodist Church. She loved the outdoors and was an avid gardener....

Gladys Wheeler

Gladys Wheeler

Jan 3, 2013

Gladys J. "Ma" Wheeler, 96, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, January 3, 2013, at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born November 12, 1916, in Oakfield, NY, she was the widow of William Patrick Wheeler and daughter of the late Peter and Josephine Pokszyk Matla. Mrs. Wheeler was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. She was a nurse at St. Jerome Hospital...

Allen Harrell, Jr.

Allen Harrell, Jr.

Jan 2, 2013

Allen Lamar "Big Al" Harrell Jr., 53, of Cowpens, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 21, 1959, in Statesville, NC, and reared in Charleston, SC, he was the son of Dr. Allen Lamar Harrell Sr. and Mary Bolchoz Harrell of Charleston, SC. Mr. Harrell attended Catholic schools in Charleston, joined the U. S. Army,...

Frank Strange

Frank Strange

Jan 2, 2013

Frank K. "Kenny" Strange, 74, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 8, 1938, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Oscar Mitchell and Grace Ann Rhinehart Strange and husband of the late Marie Virginia Powell Strange. Kenny was retired from Mayfair Mills and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his...

Quitmer Harris

Quitmer Harris

Jan 1, 2013

Quitmer Harris, 75, of Pacolet, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at his home. Mr. Harris was born on August 3, 1937 in Cherokee County, a son of the late Clem A. and Annie Mae Fowler Harris. Mr. Harris was a member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church where he was a former deacon and he retired from the S.C. Department of...

Theresa Dilazzaro

Theresa Dilazzaro

Jan 1, 2013

Theresa "Teddy" Rose DiLazzaro, 89, loving wife of 63 years to Eugene Raymond DiLazzaro, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday January 1, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 18, 1923, in West Orange, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Catherine Rapicano. Mrs. DiLazzaro was a faithful member of St. Paul the...

Alice Cudd

Alice Cudd

Jan 1, 2013

Alice Seay Cudd, 88, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at her home. Born December 15, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the lat Connie Lee Seay Sr. and Ora Addie Burnett Seay. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Cudd was retired from Sears Roebuck Company and a member of Morningside Baptist...

Rossie Lee-Suddeth

Rossie Lee-Suddeth

Jan 1, 2013

Rossie "Granny" Alma Bright Lee-Suddeth, 88, of Pacolet, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 22, 1924, in Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late Tanzy Oscar Bright and Minnie Durham Pennington-Bright. Mrs. Suddeth was a member of Bryant Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church in Pacolet Mills, SC and retired from Milliken Corporation. Surviving...

Lee Chapman

Lee Chapman

Dec 31, 2012

Lee Michael Chapman, 39, of Spartanburg, SC, and formerly of Charleston, SC, died on Monday, December 31, 2012. Born May 5, 1973, in Charleston, SC, he was a graduate of The College of Charleston and employed in the computer technology field for Virginia Mental Health Department in Richmond, VA, and also with the family owned business, Lesco Restorations in Spartanburg....

Wofford Webb

Wofford Webb

Dec 31, 2012

Wofford Brown Webb, 64, of Chesnee, died Monday, December 31, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was born October 17, 1948 in Fayetteville, NC and was reared in the Ben Avon Community of Spartanburg. A son of the late Garland G. Webb and Lizzie Brown Webb of Spartanburg, he was the owner and operator of Ace Towing of Spartanburg...

Rufus Steadman

Rufus Steadman

Dec 31, 2012

Rufus Edward Steadman, 78, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Steadman was born on May 21, 1934, in Inman, S.C, a son of the late Rufus Dewey and Marion Gertrude Clement Steadman, and was married to the late Lillian Virginia Sproles Steadman. Mr. Steadman was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and retired...