Obituaries

Thelma Williams

Thelma Williams

Oct 20, 2012

Thelma C. Williams, 85, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at her home. Born April 23, 1927 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Mary Elizabeth Williams Campsen. Mrs. Williams was a graduate of Spartanburg High School Class of 1944, Cecil's Business College, and a member of Bethany Baptist Church. She had a love...

Franklin Lark

Franklin Lark

Oct 20, 2012

Franklin "Frank" Delano Lark, 78, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, October 20, 2012, at his home. Born November 20, 1933, in Spartanburg, he was the husband of the late Harriette Elizabeth Davis Lark and son of the late Charles H. and Sarah Beacham Lark. A U. S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Lark was a member of Southside...

Betty Taylor

Betty Taylor

Oct 19, 2012

Betty Smith Taylor, 80, of Chesnee died Friday, October 19, 2012 at her home. Born April 5, 1932 in Union County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Annie Sherbert Smith. She was a member of Boiling Springs First Baptist Church and a former member of Bethel Assembly of God. She was also a former teacher with...

William Pettit

William Pettit

Oct 19, 2012

William H. Pettit, 91, of Spartanburg, died Friday, October 19, 2012. Born July 13, 1921, in Danielsville, GA, he was the son of the late Charles Olin and Nellie Mae Gober Pettit. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. A U. S. Army veteran and member of Grace Baptist Church, Mr. Pettit retired from Beaumont Mill in...

Dave Sanders

Dave Sanders

Oct 18, 2012

Dave Blaine Sanders, 59, of Spartanburg, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2012. Born June 15, 1953, in Salisbury, NC, he was the son of Martha Jean and Herman Wilbur Sanders of Hixson, TN. A graduate of the University of Memphis and an engineer and project manager, he also enjoyed music, reading, and spending time outdoors. In addition to his parents,...

Zerah Threadgill

Zerah Threadgill

Oct 18, 2012

Zerah Keith Threadgill, 61, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 28, 1951 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late John Gary and Ella Ruth Murph Threadgill. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are brothers, John Threadgill, Charles Threadgill, Joe Threadgill, and Luke Threadgill; sisters, Iris Hutcherson, and Mabel...

Elizabeth Young

Elizabeth Young

Oct 18, 2012

Elizabeth Ann "Libby" Honbarger Young, 64, of Spartanburg, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at her residence. Born January 5, 1948, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles Robert Alexander Honbarger and Frankie Clark Honbarger. Mrs. Young was retired from Hoechst Celanese. She was a member of Solid Rock Church and the Ora Chapter...

Pearl Weir

Pearl Weir

Oct 17, 2012

Pearl Thompson Weir, 82, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at the home of her daughter. Born June 14, 1930, in Spartanburg County, she was the widow of L. G. Weir and daughter of the late Ralph Leonard and Ethel Ridings Thompson. Mrs. Weir was a member of Green Street Baptist Church. She was a volunteer at Spartanburg Regional...

Dorothy Snyder

Dorothy Snyder

Oct 17, 2012

Dorothy Holland Snyder of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Born October 27, 1919 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles Adolphus and Patra Bearden Holland and was married to the late George William Snyder, Sr. for sixty-seven years. She graduated from Spartanburg High School and Converse College, class of 1940. After graduating, she...

Rachel Taylor

Rachel Taylor

Oct 17, 2012

Rachel Sue Page Taylor, 64, of Una, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 23, 1947, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Stella Mae Cash Page. Survivors include her companion, Thomas Smith of the home; daughters, Tonya Wilkie of Chesnee, Tina Boiter of Clinton, and Tabatha Boiter of...

Cecil Trainer, Jr.

Cecil Trainer, Jr.

Oct 16, 2012

Cecil E. Trainer, of Spartanburg, SC, died on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at his home. Born July 21, 1931 in Atlanta, Georgia, he was the son of the late Cecil E. Trainer Sr. and Mildred Lewis Trainer. He was an All-State athlete at Brown High School in Atlanta, then attended Georgia Tech on a football scholarship, where he was an...

H. Miller

H. Miller

Oct 16, 2012

H. Dale Miller, 63, of Newberry, SC, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012, in Greenwood, SC. Born on August 8, 1949, in Newberry, he was the son of Varie Sanders Miller Seay of Saluda, SC, and the late Smith Harold Miller. Among survivors is his brother, Glenn C. (Patricia) Miller of Spartanburg, SC. The family will receive friends from 5:30-7:30 PM...

Lily Lenderman

Lily Lenderman

Oct 15, 2012

Lily Rebecca Bracken Lenderman, 83, of Spartanburg, died on Monday, October 15, 2012, at her home. Born November 16, 1928, in Buncombe County, NC, she was the widow of Alton L. Lenderman and daughter of the late Henry and Agnes Hale Bracken. Mrs. Lenderman was a charter member of Evangel Cathedral, a board member of Carolina Pregnancy Center, state director...

Betty Miller

Betty Miller

Oct 15, 2012

Betty Alley Miller, 83, of Spartanburg, died Monday, October 15, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 25, 1929, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Bertha Davis Alley. Mrs. Miller was a charter member of Morningside Baptist Church and the Rebecca Sunday School Class. She was formerly employed in cafeteria services with Spartanburg County...

Lois Lane

Lois Lane

Oct 14, 2012

Lois Lane, 79, of Cowpens, died Sunday, October 14, 2012, at her home. Born June 12, 1933, in Darlington, SC, she was the widow of Floyd L. Lane, Sr. and daughter of the late Troy James and Georgie Annabelle Brown James. Lois was a native of Darlington, SC, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Cowpens. She was the owner/operator...

Joan Warren

Joan Warren

Oct 14, 2012

Joan Rogers Warren, 68, of 4843 N. Blackstock Road, died Sunday, October 14, 2012, at her home. Born July 22, 1944, in Watertown, NY, she was a daughter of the late Earl Frederick and Laura Irene Blanchard Rogers and the widow of Gerald (Jerry) Claude Warren. She was retired from RoseCrest Retirement Community Environmental Services and a member of Dove...

James Kirby

James Kirby

Oct 12, 2012

James Black "J. B." Kirby, 89, of the White Stone Community, died at his home on Friday, October 12, 2012. Born October 4, 1923, in Spartanburg County, he was the husband of Jennie Ruth Kirby and the son of the late Forest Lee and Clyde Rollins Kirby. Mr. Kirby was a graduate of Pacolet High School. He was a U....

James Belch, Sr.

James Belch, Sr.

Oct 11, 2012

James Richard Belch, Sr., 77, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, October 11, 2012, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born December 31, 1934, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late James Vell Belch and Sara Ann Petty Belch. A veteran of the U. S. Army National Guard, Mr. Belch was retired from Smith Drug Company, and of...

Vera Folden

Vera Folden

Oct 10, 2012

Vera I. Folden, 96, of Spartanburg, died at home, Wednesday, October 10, 2012, after a long illness. She was one of four children, born March 26, 1916, in Akron, Ohio to the late Alfred and Crystal Roos. Mrs. Folden loved being a wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also passionate about serving as an American Red Cross Volunteer upon moving...

Katherine Mccall

Katherine Mccall

Oct 10, 2012

Katherine Alkyer Kusztos McCall, 83, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center-ER. Born November 25, 1928, in Kenmore, OH, she was of Hungarian descent, the daughter of the late Frank Alkyer, Sr. and Rose Bilac Alkyer. Kathy was an active member of Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church and the Shepherd's Center, previous line dance instructor,...