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B. Shapiro

B. Shapiro

Jun 15, 2012

B. Herbert Shapiro, 97, of Spartanburg, died Friday, June 15, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 18, 1914, in Rock Hill, SC, he was the son of the late Samuel and Kate Schwartzman Shapiro. Mr. Shapiro was the oldest living member and past president of Temple B'Nai Israel of Spartanburg, past president of the South Carolina State Chapter...

Ruth Waddell

Ruth Waddell

Jun 15, 2012

Violet Ruth Waddell, 75, of 1059 Pea Ridge Road, Bostic, NC, died Friday, June 15, 2012, at her home. Born April 1, 1937, in Spartanburg, SC, she was a daughter of the late Brice and Etolia Godfrey Morgan. She was a member of First Baptist North Spartanburg, where she was very involved with her Sunday school class. Survivors include sisters,...

Thomas Painter

Thomas Painter

Jun 14, 2012

Thomas Stephen "Steve" Painter, 60, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at his home. Born March 23, 1952, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Marion R. and Edith DuBose Painter. Steve was the owner-operator of Ex-Cel Cleaning Service and a former member of Ben Avon United Methodist Church. He grew up in the Ben Avon Community,...

Maynard Gahagan

Maynard Gahagan

Jun 14, 2012

Maynard Gahagan, 85, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 19, 1926, in Madison County, NC, he was the son of the late Warner and Polly Cook Gahagan. Mr. Gahagan was retired from Hoechst Celanese. He was a member of Bethel Assembly of God where he was a former church treasurer and deacon...

Lawrence Williams

Lawrence Williams

Jun 12, 2012

Lawrence "Laurie" Harold Williams, 79, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Eden Terrace in Spartanburg. Laurie was born on November 3, 1932, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he lived until he was 6 when his family returned home to Bradford, England. Laurie was the husband of the late Jill Williams and son of the late Harold Ebor and...

William Edwards, Jr.

William Edwards, Jr.

Jun 12, 2012

William "Bill" Paul Edwards, Jr., 53, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 1, 1959, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of Ruby Levenia Horton Edwards of the home and the late William Paul Edwards, Sr. Mr. Edwards attended Westgate Free Will Baptist Church and was saved in 2011. He loved gospel...

Carrie Bailey

Carrie Bailey

Jun 12, 2012

Carrie Lillian Bailey, 82, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born January 13, 1930, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Miller Hines, Sr., and Carrie Mae Cooley Hines. She was a member of Bible Truth Chapel and sang in the church quartet. Surviving are her daughter, Laronna Seay of Spartanburg, SC;...

Ruby Baldwin

Ruby Baldwin

Jun 11, 2012

Ruby "Ma" Baldwin, 86, of Cowpens, died Monday, June 11, 2012, at her home. Born in Glendale, SC, she was the widow of the Rev. Troy F. Baldwin, and daughter of the late Dexter Morgan and May Easler Vernon. Mrs. Baldwin was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, a former textile employee and cafeteria worker for Cowpens High School. Survivors...

Warner Fusselle

Warner Fusselle

Jun 10, 2012

Warner Fusselle, a native of Gainesville, Georgia passed away Sunday evening June 10th, 2012, at the age of 68. A legendary figure in sports broadcasting, "The Fuse" as he was nicknamed, was highly respected by all he encountered and widely recognized by his charming Southern voice. He was heard by thousands through airwaves, television sets, and through stadium speakers. Fusselle...

Allan Weir

Allan Weir

Jun 10, 2012

Allan Dean Weir 70, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 9, 1942, in Moore, SC, he was the son of the late Luther Hugh and Loree Knighton Weir. Mr. Weir was a retired carpenter and very active member and usher at Fairview Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include his loving wife, Anita...

Sharon Chapman

Sharon Chapman

Jun 9, 2012

Flora Sharon Bishop Chapman, 64, of Greer, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Greenville Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born April 29, 1948, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of Kizzie Littlejohn Bishop of Greer and the late John Richard Bishop. Sharon was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She and her husband Tommy had been married...

Mary Farmer

Mary Farmer

Jun 8, 2012

Mary Louise George Farmer, 82, of Enoree died Friday, June 8, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 17, 1929 in Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of the late David and Laura Belle Edens George and widow of Robert Chester Farmer, Sr. She was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are sons; Robert C. Farmer, Dennis C. Farmer and...

Billy Davis

Billy Davis

Jun 7, 2012

Billy Floyd Davis, 77, of Boiling Springs, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Windsor House West-Spartanburg. Born August 18, 1934, in Spartanburg, he was the husband, for 58 years, of the late Ruby Ernestine "Ernie" Davis, and son of the late Abe Jefferson and Lillie Lee Splawn Davis. He was a U. S. Army veteran, a member of Fairview Baptist...

Helen Alspaugh

Helen Alspaugh

Jun 7, 2012

Helen Ward Alspaugh, 98, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born September 11, 1913, in Winston-Salem, NC, she was the widow of James Hoke Alspaugh, and daughter of the late Luther Ayers and Birttie Davis Ward. Mrs. Alspaugh was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church and played violin, for 80 years, locally and in...

Iris Branen

Iris Branen

Jun 6, 2012

Iris R. Branen, 87, of Moore, and former 30-year resident of Wilmington, NC, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at RoseCrest-Inman. Born October 10, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late William Britt and Cassie Lee Seay Robertson. She was predeceased by her first husband, Ralph H. Snow who passed away in 1965, and her second husband of...

Ethel Helton

Ethel Helton

Jun 6, 2012

Ethel Viola Pearson Helton, 80, of Greenville, SC, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at her home surrounded by family. Born June 24, 1931, in Cliffside, NC, she was the widow of Donald E. Helton, and daughter of the late Newell and Ola Womack Pearson. Ethel was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. She had a great love for...

Mary Worthy

Mary Worthy

Jun 6, 2012

Mary Lee McIntyre Worthy, 86, of 361 Cleveland Street, Pacolet, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born December 23, 1925, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Bertha Leonna Harvey McIntyre. Mrs. Worthy retired from Spartanburg District 3 with over 19 years of service. She was a member of Pacolet First...

Annab Hatchette

Annab Hatchette

Jun 6, 2012

AnnaB Johnson Hatchette, 89, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 8, 1923, in Lone Mountain, TN, she was the widow of Donald Ray Hatchette, and daughter of the late Rufus and Ocie Leedy Johnson. Surviving are her daughter, Jane Smith and husband Gerald of Moore, SC; grandchildren, Casey Smith of Ft. Lauderdale,...

Hattie Kirby

Hattie Kirby

Jun 5, 2012

Hattie Lee Poole Kirby, 81, of Pacolet, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at her home. Born November 7, 1930, in Gaffney, SC, she was the widow of James "Buttermilk" Kirby, Jr., and daughter of the late Nathan Monroe and Emma Jackson Poole. She was a member of High Point Baptist Church. Surviving are her son, Wayne Kirby and wife Nancy...

Louise Mabry

Louise Mabry

Jun 5, 2012

Louise B. Mabry, 91, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at Wesley Court Assisted Living. Born July 1, 1920, in Spartanburg, she was the widow of Charles Robert Mabry, and daughter of the late Charles "Charlie" Jerome and Ida Mae Hitt Brown. Mrs. Mabry was a member of Westview Independent Methodist Church, a previous volunteer at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare...

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