Obituaries

Maxine Holcombe

Maxine Holcombe

Jul 5, 2012

Maxine Guy Holcombe, 79, of Inman, died Thursday, July 5, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 19, 1932 in St. Pauls, NC, she was the daughter of the late Gary Lee and Sara Della Hicks Guy. She was an optometrist assistant for Dr. Harold Vigodsky for 27 years, then a cashier at Wal-Mart for 22 years, and a...

Ophelia Lawson

Ophelia Lawson

Jul 5, 2012

Ophelia Barbara Taylor Lawson, 86, of Inman, died Thursday, July 5, 2012 at Inman Health Care. Born May 2, 1926 in Fairforest, SC, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bagwell Taylor, and wife of the late John Paul Lawson, Sr. She retired from Raycord Shirt Factory and was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church. Survivors...

Doris Young

Doris Young

Jul 3, 2012

Doris Taylor Young, 88, of Spartanburg, formerly of Cowpens, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at Emeritus of Skylyn Place. Born October 14, 1923 in Laurens, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Algie and Ola Hill Taylor. She retired as comptroller from Mountainview Nursing Home and was a member of Second Presbyterian Church where she was a former...

Joyce Moesley

Joyce Moesley

Jul 3, 2012

Joyce Crouch Moesley, 72, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at her home. Born March 24, 1940 in Chestertown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Capt. Irving L. Crouch and Lois Ashley Crouch. She was the owner of Essential Skin Care and was a member of the Association of Cosmetology Salon Professionals, the Business and Professional Women's...

Sandra Price

Sandra Price

Jul 3, 2012

Sandra Kay Price, 61, of 193 Penland Road, Inman, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 after a long illness at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Sandra was born in Hickory, NC on January 25, 1951, the daughter of the late Bonnie Delitha (Lane) Hollifield and William Cleatus Hollifield. She was a member of...

Paul Sheehan

Paul Sheehan

Jul 3, 2012

Paul Leon Sheehan, 77, of Boiling Springs, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 21, 1935 in Caroleen, NC, he was the son of the late Paul Jones and Lillie Mae Philbeck Sheehan. He retired from Lockwood Greene Engineering after 44 years of service and was a member of Whitney Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors...

Virgil Mims, Jr.

Virgil Mims, Jr.

Jul 3, 2012

Virgil Graham Mims, Jr., 89, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at White Oak Estates. Born August 28, 1922 in Wake County, NC, he was the son of the late Virgil Graham and Irene Chappell Mims. He married Ada Adcock on December 15, 1945 in Hayes Barton Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC. He graduated from North Carolina State University with...

Edith Smith

Edith Smith

Jul 2, 2012

Edith Varner Smith died July 2, 2012. The daughter of the late R.D. and Mabel Huskey Varner, she was pre-deceased by her husband Joe W. Smith in 2002, and brother Willie Varner of Woodruff in 2009. She is survived by two daughters, Lisa Dodd and her husband David of Spartanburg, SC, and Renee Ettline and her husband Fred of Charleston,...

Gertrud Sachon

Gertrud Sachon

Jul 1, 2012

Gertrud "Gertie" Becker Sachon, 87, of 4141 Shepard Road, Spartanburg, died Sunday, July 1, 2012, at her home. Born January 28, 1925, in Germany, she was the daughter of Otto and Anna Ollenhauer Becker. In addition to her husband of 62 years, Gert Sachon, survivors include sons, Peter R. Sachon of North Woodstock, CT, and Eric G. Sachon and wife...

Elsie Hines

Elsie Hines

Jul 1, 2012

Elsie Mae Melton Hines, 84, of 3 Peppermint Street, Spartanburg, died Sunday, July 1, 2012, at her home. Born May 20, 1928 in Arkwright, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Frank and Annie Mae Moore Melton and wife of the late Charles Douglas "Doug" Hines. She was formerly employed with Butte Knit and a member of Arcadia...

Virle Johnson

Virle Johnson

Jun 29, 2012

Virle "Nonnie" Maynor Johnson, 93, formerly of Heritage Court Apartments, died Friday, June 29, 2012, at Camp Care Nursing Home. Born October 14, 1918, in the Beaumont Community of Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Arthur and Floy Ann Branch Maynor. She was a graduate of Cecil's Business College and a retired secretary/bookkeeper from Rice Music House....

George O'Sullivan

George O'Sullivan

Jun 29, 2012

George Wallace O'Sullivan, 91, of 182 Rollingwood Drive, Lyman, died Friday, June 29, 2012. Born February 21, 1921, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late John Droughn and Melina Odella Quinn O'Sullivan and the husband of the late Emma Louise Cudd O'Sullivan. He was self-employed as a general contractor with George W. O'Sullivan Builders for 30 years. He...

Peggy Jolley

Peggy Jolley

Jun 28, 2012

Peggy O'Neil Chastain Jolley, 77, of Lyman, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 14, 1935 in Cherokee Springs, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Lucile McGarity Chastain. A graduate of Fairforest High School, she retired from Community Cash Grocery Store after 25 years of service, and was a member of Wellford...

Betty Slonaker

Betty Slonaker

Jun 28, 2012

Betty C. Slonaker, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, met her Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 7, 1929, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the widow of Ralph P. Slonaker, and daughter of the late George W. and Malissa S. Carroll. She was of the Methodist faith. Surviving are her daughters, Carolyn L....

The Rowell

The Rowell

Jun 28, 2012

The Reverend Mary Alice Eskew Rowell, 76, of Atlanta, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place. Born March 20, 1936, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Harley and Nellie Florence Hamilton Eskew. Rev. Rowell was a member of Reidville Road United Methodist Church and served as a pastor at several United Methodist...

Marjorie Palmer

Marjorie Palmer

Jun 25, 2012

Marjorie Elizabeth Elledge Palmer, 84, of Spartanburg, died Monday, June 25, 2012, from the ravages of Alzheimer's disease. Born December 12, 1927, in Miami, FL, she was the daughter of the late John and Jennelle Barnes Elledge. To the end, Lib appeared happy but could not communicate. She will be severely missed by her family, friends, and devoted husband of...

Mary Phillips

Mary Phillips

Jun 25, 2012

Mary Campbell Phillips, 87, of Bedford, VA, formerly of Pauline, SC, died Monday, June 25, 2012, at the Bedford County Nursing Home. Born May 24, 1925, in Abbeville County, SC, she was the widow of Robert McIver Phillips, Sr., and daughter of the late Willie Lloyd and Ruth Manning Campbell. Mary was a former hostess for the Milliken Guest House...

Mary Sanders

Mary Sanders

Jun 25, 2012

Mary Ware Sanders, 91, of Clinton, SC, died Monday, June 25, 2012, at the Presbyterian Home of South Carolina. Born July 1, 1920, in Birmingham, AL, she was the widow of Charles R. Sanders (dec. 1996, former Personnel Director of Spartan Foods and General Manager of WSPA), and daughter of the late William Judson and Mollie Howard Ware. Charlie and...

Dorothy Platt

Dorothy Platt

Jun 24, 2012

Dorothy Jean Hughes Platt, 77, of Cowpens, died Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Windsor House West-Spartanburg. Born February 10, 1935, in Murphy, NC, she was the widow of Heyward "Buddy" Platt, and daughter of the late Doyle Hughes and Gertrude Garrett Coyle. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cowpens and formerly employed at Alkahn Labels. Surviving are...

James Hendrix

James Hendrix

Jun 24, 2012

James "Jim" Harold Hendrix, 92, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 20, 1920 in Newberry County, SC, he was the widower of Dorothy Carpenter Hendrix and son of the late Leo and Grace Morris Hendrix. Mr. Hendrix was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a member...