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Judy Cartee

Judy Cartee

Dec 20, 2011

Judy Faulks Cartee, 65, of Spartanburg, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 20, 1946, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Emmie Simmons Faulks of Woodruff and the late George Faulks. Judy was a former employee of Ron's Quick Shop and Pioneer Fish Camp. She was a...

Olin Thomson

Olin Thomson

Dec 19, 2011

Olin Daniel Thomson, 79, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at his home. Born May 8, 1932, in Sumter, SC, he was the son of the late Sue Broadway Thomson. Mr. Thomson was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was vice president of construction for Spartan Foods and oversaw the construction of the Spartan Foods...

Joseph Rankin

Joseph Rankin

Dec 19, 2011

Joseph Earl Rankin, 65, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 13, 1946, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Clay William and Nellie Mae Willard Rankin. Mr. Rankin was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force, a graduate of Fairforest High School and Spartanburg Community College. He enjoyed his...

Elizabeth Smith

Elizabeth Smith

Dec 17, 2011

Sarah Elizabeth Patrick Smith, 95, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 29, 1916, in White Oak, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Harris and Bessie Johnston Patrick and wife of the late William Neely (Doc) Smith. She was a retired seamstress from Belk-Hudson at Hillcrest Shopping Center and was...

Gary King

Gary King

Dec 17, 2011

Gary Douglas King, 55, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011. Born September 16, 1956, in Cincinnati, OH, he was a son of Ira Paul and Carrie Maxine Cotton King. He graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1974, graduated from USC in 1981, and was a state champion wrestler. He was employed by GE Gas Turban Division in Greenville for 20...

Kenneth Porter

Kenneth Porter

Dec 17, 2011

Kenneth Arthur Porter, 72, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, from injuries as a result of an automobile accident. Born June 22, 1939, in Atlanta, GA, he was a son of the late Arthur Newton Porter, Jr. and Hilda Mae Bates Porter. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech and a former mechanical engineer retired from Sears Roebuck and Co., and...

Paul Loizakes

Paul Loizakes

Dec 16, 2011

Paul Peter Loizakes, 80, USAF Ret., of Spartanburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at his home. Born August 25, 1931, in Savannah, GA, he was the son of the late Michael George and Mary Tann Loizakes and husband of the late Agnes Elaine Dotson Loizakes. He was retired from the US Air Force. Survivors include a stepson, James Linder and...

Sadie Foster

Sadie Foster

Dec 16, 2011

Sadie Cordelia Lanford Foster, 95, of White Oak Manor-Spartanburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 27, 1916, in the Poplar Springs Community of Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late W. Smith and Leila Cox Lanford and the widow of Edwin E. Foster. She was a graduate of the Spartanburg High School...

Edith White

Edith White

Dec 16, 2011

Edith Byrd White, 84, of Taylorsville, NC, formerly of Floyd Road, Spartanburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville. Born February 4, 1927, in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late David Henry and Eleanor Parsley Byrd. Survivors include Rex White of Fayetteville, GA; and her sister, Betty Troxel of Silver Springs, MD. She was...

Joe Suddeth

Joe Suddeth

Dec 16, 2011

Joseph Blanche Suddeth, 73, of Cowpens, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 5, 1938, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Roy Walter and Gladys Lynch Suddeth, and husband of the late Minnie Louise Suddeth. Mr. Suddeth was a farmer and founder of Suddeth Farms. Prior to farming he was employed at...

Frances Jolley

Frances Jolley

Dec 15, 2011

Frances Lillian Wall Jolley, 87, of 815 Ridgedale Drive, Spartanburg, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 5, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Hollis Jason Wall Sr. and Della Lawter Wall, and wife of the late Robert Peter "Pete" Jolley Sr. Mrs. Jolley was a former employee at the Main...

Ralph Gilbert

Ralph Gilbert

Dec 15, 2011

Calvin Ralph Gilbert, 47, of 173 McDowell Road, Inman, died Thursday, December 15, 2011. Born July 30, 1964, in Spartanburg, SC, he was a son of Lloyd Calvin Gilbert of Boiling Springs, SC, and the late Ellen Varner Gilbert Stephens and stepson of Judy L. Gilbert. He was formerly employed with J. G. Services, attended Mt. Zion Tabernacle, and loved...

Carrie Mckee

Carrie Mckee

Dec 15, 2011

Carrie McAbee McKee, 93, of the Northbrook Community, Boiling Springs, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at her home. Born May 23, 1918, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Fred McAbee Sr. and Montie Loftis McAbee, and wife of the late James L. McKee. Mrs. McKee was a very active member of First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg,...

Mary Mclaurin

Mary Mclaurin

Dec 14, 2011

Mary Belle McMurray McLaurin, 96, of Lyman, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at Ashlan Village. Born November 16, 1915, in Rock Hill, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Stewart and Mary Orr Flowers McMurray, and wife of the late Clifton L. McLaurin. Mrs. McLaurin was a member of Westminister Presbyterian Church and the first secretary of the...

Prentice Bishop

Prentice Bishop

Dec 12, 2011

Prentice R. "Pat" Bishop, 79, of Spartanburg, formerly of Cowpens, died Monday, December 12, 2011, at Park Place Assisted Living. Born April 30, 1932, in Cowpens, he was the son of the late William Madison and Rosa Lee Gossett Bishop. Pat is survived by his wife, Kathleen Edge Bishop, her children, and grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother,...

Donna Johns

Donna Johns

Dec 12, 2011

Donna Lynn Crosby Johnson, 54, of Pauline, died Monday, December 12, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 24, 1957, in Lancaster County, SC, she was the daughter of Donald and Katherine Hinson Crosby of Spartanburg. Donna was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church and an employee of Spartanburg Dodge. In addition to her parents, she is survived by...

Cloa Prince

Cloa Prince

Dec 11, 2011

Cloa Phillips Prince, 79, of Inman died Sunday, December 11, 2011, at Inman Health Care. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Lillie Price Phillips. She was a member of Hayne Baptist Church. Survivors are her daughter, Norma Jean P. Isom of Spartanburg; two sons, Timothy Lee Prince of Spartanburg and Donald Ray...

Uyless Hyder

Uyless Hyder

Dec 11, 2011

Uyless Carroll Hyder, 79, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at his home. Born August 8, 1932, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Carroll Hyder and Beatrice Williams Howard. Mr. Hyder was a member of Living Waters Community Church, and worked for Bi-Lo Grocery Store. Survivors include his loving wife, Reba Ann Woods Hyder; children, Carol...

Glen Easler

Glen Easler

Dec 9, 2011

Glen Astor Easler, 95, of Spartanburg, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 3, 1916 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Harry L. and Hattie Johnson Easler. He retired in 1978 from Duke Power Company over 30 years of service. He was a lifelong active member of Cherokee Springs Baptist...

Eloise Bishop

Eloise Bishop

Dec 8, 2011

Eloise Margaret Bishop, 88, of Spartanburg, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 8, 2011, at her home. Born January 10, 1923, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Lorenzy Herman and Effie Mae Jones Bishop. Miss Bishop was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, the Women in Construction Association, ROTO, Young At...

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