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Allen Hamm

Allen Hamm

Apr 4, 2012

Allen F. Hamm, 63, of Spartanburg, formerly of Rochester, NY, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. Born March 24, 1949, in Chilhowie, VA, he was the son of the late Claude Franklin and Annie Bell Mosier Hamm. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Barrows Hamm; daughter, Tina...

Aubrey Mabry

Aubrey Mabry

Apr 3, 2012

Aubrey Wilton "Jack" Mabry, 83, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum. Born November 3, 1928, in Pacolet, he was the son of the late Ivan Wilton and Almeta Wells Mabry, and husband of the late Evelyn Wright Mabry. Mr. Mabry served in the SC National Guard, then joined the U. S. Air...

Robert Melton

Robert Melton

Apr 3, 2012

Robert Edward "Tommy" Melton, 57, of Cowpens, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at his home. Born July 3, 1954, in Orangeburg, SC, he was the son of the late Henry Melton, Jr. and Louise Smith Melton. Tommy worked as a millwright and pipefitter most of his life. He attended Mount Olive Baptist Church where he gave his life...

Sherry Zagwyn

Sherry Zagwyn

Apr 2, 2012

Sherry Laverne Hale Zagwyn, 76, of Hampton, GA, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at her home. A native of Charlotte, NC, Sherry lived most of her life in Spartanburg County and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She was the daughter of the late Dargan and Viola Hale and was preceded in death by...

Sybil Lane

Sybil Lane

Apr 2, 2012

Sybil H. Lane, 74, of Spartanburg, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born August 12, 1937, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Vadie Bice Henderson. She was formerly employed with Mettler Toledo and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her daughter, Sharon Lane of St. Pete, FL; granddaughter, Ashley Garrison...

Kenneth Morris

Kenneth Morris

Apr 2, 2012

Kenneth Ray Morris, 58, of Tryon, NC, died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born January 17, 1954, in Dearborn, MI, he was the son of the late Carl and Frieda Anderton Morris. A U. S. Army veteran, Sergeant Morris served in the 82nd Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. He was former Vice President of...

Jacqueline Osment

Jacqueline Osment

Apr 1, 2012

Jacqueline "Jackie" Faye Osment Collins, 75, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 18, 1936, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of Carrie Martin Osment of Spartanburg and the late Evins Osment, and widow of Stanley "Red" L. Collins. She was a former co-owner of M & R Wrecker Service, a member...

Edward Parris

Edward Parris

Apr 1, 2012

Edward Allen Parris, 93, formerly of 288 Battleground Road, Cowpens, passed away April 1, 2012, at White Oak Estates. Mr. Parris leaves behind his loving wife, Margaret Sellars Parris, who is also a resident of White Oak Estates, and with whom he celebrated 69 years of marriage on November 6, 2011. He was born on February 5, 1919, and was...

Rachel Waters

Rachel Waters

Mar 31, 2012

Rachel Parris Waters, 73, went home to be with the Lord on March 31, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 16, 1939 in Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late Miller Belton and Minnie Blackwell Parris. Mrs. Waters graduated from Chesnee High School and was a member of Boiling Springs First Baptist Church. She retired from...

Ruth Ostrowski

Ruth Ostrowski

Mar 31, 2012

Ruth Darden Ostrowski, 86, of Spartanburg, widow of Edward Thomas Ostrowski, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at her home. Born June 26, 1925 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late John Parker Darden, Jr. and Ruth Ledbetter Darden. Mrs. Ostrowski was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg and a member of Fleur-de-Lis Garden Club....

Edna Walker

Edna Walker

Mar 30, 2012

Edna Adele Walker, 92, of Spartanburg, passed away Friday, March 30, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Born March 26, 1920, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret Smolen Morris, wife of the late Theodore Charles Walker, and sister of the late William Morris, Jr. Mrs. Walker was born in New York...

Hazel Justus

Hazel Justus

Mar 30, 2012

Hazel Johnson Justus, 83, of Woodruff, died Friday, March 30, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 19, 1928 in Asheville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Maggie Johnson and the wife of the late John Ray Justus. Survivors include her son, Ray Head of Spartanburg; granddaughter, Dawn Head Allen and husband Jason of...

Margie Holobaugh

Margie Holobaugh

Mar 30, 2012

Margie Segraves Holobaugh, 87, of Spartanburg, died Friday, March 30, 2012, in the presence of her immediate family, at Summit Hills Senior Living Community. Born March 20, 1925, in Charlotte, NC, she was the widow of Palmer Grey Holobaugh, and the daughter of the late William Jackson and Nellie Kate Harwell Segraves. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother....

Vernon Rogers

Vernon Rogers

Mar 28, 2012

Vernon Glenn Rogers, 68, of Pauline, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 3, 1944, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Clifton H. and Eleanor Barnett Rogers. A veteran of the U. S. Air Force, Mr. Rogers was retired from Spartanburg Regional Medical Center and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include...

Richard Greene

Richard Greene

Mar 27, 2012

Richard Lamar Greene, 67, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at his home. Born December 19, 1944, in Tampa, FL, he was the son of the late James Ollie and Marjorie Whatley Bunch Greene. Mr. Greene was a former co-owner of Spartan Tire Exchange and worked in construction for a number of years. He was past-president of Spartanburg Evening...

Helen Waddell

Helen Waddell

Mar 27, 2012

Helen Tipton Vaughan Waddell, 84, of Inman, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at her home. Born October 31, 1927, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles Franklin and Cleo Coin Tipton. Mrs. Waddell was retired from the Spartanburg Herald Journal after 42 years of service. She had a passion for working crossword puzzles and was of the...

Jessie Brown

Jessie Brown

Mar 26, 2012

Jessie (Irene) Johnson Brown, 74, of Inman, died Monday, March 26, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 13, 1937, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Bernice Bishop Johnson. She was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church and the Family Community Leaders of Boiling Springs. Survivors include her husband of 55 years,...

Lucille Linville

Lucille Linville

Mar 25, 2012

Lucille M. Linville, 92, of Brevard, NC, died Sunday, March 25, 2012, at The Oaks of Brevard. Born in Erwin, TN, she was the widow of Rev. Ray Linville, and daughter of the late John Henry Miller and Emma Mae Calhoun Kroener. Mrs. Linville is survived by her sons, Raymond Eugene Linville of Carnesville, GA, and John Robert Linville and...

Sylvia Nail

Sylvia Nail

Mar 24, 2012

Sylvia L. Nail, 75, of Boiling Springs, died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at her home. Born December 26, 1936, in High Shoals, NC, she was a daughter of the late Reeves Gamble and Ollie Mae Dillard Jamison and the widow of Ronald Eugene Nail. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a son, Ronald Keith Nail (Anne) of Inman,...

Sara Rogers

Sara Rogers

Mar 23, 2012

Sara Margaret Oxley Rogers, 87, of Spartanburg, died Friday, March 23, 2012, at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born November 22, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Rosa Lee Lyles Oxley. Margaret was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be missed by all. She was a member of Roebuck Baptist Church, for 62 years,...

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