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Mildred Copelton

Mildred Copelton

Feb 11, 2012

Mildred Pauline Thomas Copelton, 94, of Roebuck, SC, formerly of 316 Beech Street, Stanhope, NJ, died Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 23, 1917, in Fayette County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Orval and Mary Elizabeth Bolen Thomas, and wife of the late John Edward Copelton. Mrs. Copelton was a member...

Eugenia Mcdowell

Eugenia Mcdowell

Feb 11, 2012

Eugenia Caroline Carter McDowell, 68, of Pauline, died Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 20, 1943, in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late Walter Eugene and Sara Elizabeth Wilder Carter. She was a former employee of Spartanburg County School District 6 and retired from the office of Attorney David G. White prior to...

Elizabeth Marr

Elizabeth Marr

Feb 10, 2012

Elizabeth "Lib" Brown Marr, 86, beloved widow of Fred Boyd Marr, passed away Friday February 10, 2012. Born March 21, 1925 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Charles "Charlie" J. Brown and Ida M. Hitt. She was predeceased by two brothers, Robert W. Brown and Jack V. Brown, and survived by two sisters, Louise B. Mabry and Margie...

Elizabeth Still

Elizabeth Still

Feb 9, 2012

Betty Blair Still died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home, Spartanburg, SC. Born in Jonesville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Francis Souter Blair and Elizabeth McWhirter Blair. Mrs. Still graduated from Stephens College, pledged Tri-Delta at USC and graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University. A member of First Presbyterian Church, she served on the...

Jeanette Damiano

Jeanette Damiano

Feb 9, 2012

Jeanette Policastro Damiano, 86, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 20, 1925, in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Nunzio and Anna Ciricillo Policastro. She was a registered nurse. Survivors include her daughter, Denise A. Kussmaul of Spartanburg. She was predeceased by a son-in-law, Ralph Kussmaul; and a sister,...

Henry Gahagan, Jr.

Henry Gahagan, Jr.

Feb 9, 2012

Henry Warner Gahagan Jr., 74, of Wellford, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at his home. Born July 1, 1937, in Marshall, NC, Madison County, he was the son of the late Warner and Polly Cook Gahagan. He was a former employee with Hoechst Celanese and of the Presbyterian faith. Survivors include his beloved wife of 55 years, Shirley Ann Davis...

George Pitts

George Pitts

Feb 9, 2012

George Wesley Pitts, 93, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at his home. Born July 6, 1918, in Batesville, SC, he was the son of the late James Madison and Mary Chapman Pitts. He was employed with Arkwright Mill, as well as several other textile mills, and retired as a mechanic from Ideal Fuel. Survivors include his loving wife...

Billy Bryant

Billy Bryant

Feb 9, 2012

Billy Gene Bryant, 81, of Pacolet, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Richard M. Campbell Veteran's Nursing Home-Anderson. Born September 5, 1930, in Pacolet Mills, SC, he was the son of the late Virgil Allen and Beatrice Robinson Bryant, and husband of the late Peggy Genobles Bryant. Mr. Bryant was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, a...

Mr John Sanders

Mr John Sanders

Feb 9, 2012

John Earl "Johnny" Sanders, 65, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 25, 1946, in Cowpens, he was the son of the late Earl Sanders and Laverne Lucille Jones. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his loving wife of 11 years, Debra Gaydos...

Katherine Bliley

Katherine Bliley

Feb 9, 2012

Katherine Roach Bliley, 96, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Rosecrest Nursing Home-Inman. Born September 17, 1915, in Union City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Kate Parker Roach, and wife of the late J. Earle Bliley. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Bliley was a member of Corry...

Harold Bogan, Sr.

Harold Bogan, Sr.

Feb 8, 2012

Harold Edward "Bo" Bogan Sr., 79, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 28, 1932, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Jesse Cleveland Bogan, Sr. and Lavada Allen Bogan. Mr. Bogan was a U. S. Navy veteran, deep sea diver, and history buff. Bo had a diverse life following graduation...

Kenneth Scruggs

Kenneth Scruggs

Feb 5, 2012

Kenneth Wayne Scruggs, 50, of 221 Burton Drive, Chesnee, died Sunday, February 5, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 25, 1961, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of Judy Genelle Parris Scruggs of Mayo and the late Howard Scruggs, Sr. Ken was a member of New Harvest Church of God in Gaffney, the owner of JKL Services,...

Marshall Burns

Marshall Burns

Feb 5, 2012

Marshall N. Burns, 83, of Spartanburg, formerly of Greenville, died Sunday, February 5, 2012, at Rosecrest Nursing Home-Inman. Born March 17, 1928, in Travelers Rest, SC, he was the son of the late Lucille Burns Jackson. Mr. Burns retired from Prudential Insurance Agency. Following his retirement he served as an addiction counselor for 10 years at the Greenville Hospital System....

Billy Seay

Billy Seay

Feb 5, 2012

Billy Carl Seay, age 75 of Inman, SC, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 5, 2012 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Merle Smith Seay, his children, Debbie (Charles) Snow of Campobello, SC, Tina (Robert) Walden of Inman, SC, Eric (Martha) Seay...

A. Quinn

A. Quinn

Feb 4, 2012

A. Ray Quinn, 69, of 106 Shannon Street, Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of Eloise B. Quinn for 48 years and the son of the late W. Avery and Edith Donald Quinn. Born October 18, 1942 in Chester, he was a life long resident of Converse and the East...

Edward Lorr

Edward Lorr

Feb 4, 2012

Edward William Lorr, 65, of Cowpens, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 20, 1946 in Westchester, IL, he was the son of the late Arthur C. and Alice Gertrude Cleeburg Lorr and husband of Peggy Easterling Lorr. He was a trainer and maintenance electrician at the former Hoechst-Celanese Corporation, a member of Oakdale Baptist...

Estelle Coker

Estelle Coker

Feb 3, 2012

Estelle Benfield Coker, 87, of Plum Branch, SC, died Friday, February 3, 2012, at Hospice Care of the Piedmont-Greenwood, SC. Born March 1, 1924, in Elk Park, NC, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Sanford Henley Benfield. Estelle was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg and a retired Registered Nurse. She graduated from Bowman Gray...

Nathaniel Magruder

Nathaniel Magruder

Feb 2, 2012

Nathaniel Fuqua Magruder, 81, husband of Gayle Gravlee Magruder, died at home on Thursday, February 2, 2012, after a brief illness. Born June 8, 1930, in Havana, Cuba, he was the son of the late William Hezekiah Nathaniel Magruder and Helen MacKenzie Magruder. Dr. Magruder spent his early childhood in Hershey, Cuba, where his father was general superintendent of Central,...

Annie Blackwood

Annie Blackwood

Feb 1, 2012

Mrs. Annie Brymer Blackwood, 101, formerly of Spartanburg, widow of Carl Odell Blackwood, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012, in Conway, SC. Mrs. Blackwood was born in Gastonia, NC, May 28, 1910, the daughter of the late Cora Helton and Luther Brymer. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church, Lake Greenwood, SC. Left to cherish her memory are her...

Annie Owens

Annie Owens

Feb 1, 2012

Annie Ruth Knighton Owens, 89, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at her home. Born April 18, 1922, in Woodruff, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Lee and Bessie Sexton Knighton, and wife of the late Frank William Owens. She was a member of Golightly United Methodist Church. Survivors include her son, Frank Wayne (Nancy) Owens...

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