D. Woolbright, Jr.
Jan 1, 2012
D. Boyce Woolbright, Jr., 89, husband of Elizabeth Lanford Woolbright, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Boyce was born August 12, 1922, in Seneca, SC, to his parents, the late Deward B. Woolbright, Sr., and Blonde Anderson Woolbright. The family later settled in Spartanburg and he graduated from Spartanburg High School and attended Wofford College where...
E. Miller
Dec 31, 2011
E. Lewis Miller, 86, of 1155 Woodburn Road, Spartanburg, died Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born June 25, 1925, in Pauline, he was a son of the late Stuart Nicholas and Virginia Morrow Miller and husband of the late Lucile Atkins Miller. Mr. Miller was CEO of Southeastern Paper Group and was also chairman of Network...
Edith Adair
Dec 31, 2011
Edith F. Adair, 86, most recently a resident of Gainesville, GA, passed away on December 31, 2011 after a lengthy illness. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and will be deeply missed by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion L. Adair; mother and stepfather, Kate and Donald Hohenshildt; father, John A....
Dianne Mauldin
Dec 31, 2011
Dianne Pugh Mauldin, 65, of 325 Tranquil Springs Drive, died Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 15, 1946 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary Mabry Pugh. Mrs. Mauldin was a devoted child of God and a wonderful, loving wife and mother. She was a member of Turning Point Free...
Roy Wilson
Dec 29, 2011
Roy Steele Wilson, 85, of Woodruff, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 4, 1926, in Pelzer, SC, he was the son of the late John Wesley and Clara Louise Knight Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II serving as a radioman aboard a minesweeper in the Pacific Ocean....
Margaret Phillips
Dec 29, 2011
Margaret Mary Painter Phillips, 97, formerly of 131 Gerow Avenue, Spartanburg, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at her daughter's home after a brief illness. Born June 2, 1914, in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Murray and Jennie Davis Painter, and wife of the late Daniel Cunnington Phillips, Sr. Mrs. Phillips was a longtime member of...
John Butkovich Jr.
Dec 29, 2011
John Frank Butkovich Jr., 88, of 316 Lake Forest Drive, Spartanburg, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 24, 1923, in Pueblo, CO, he was the son of the late John Frank Butkovich Sr. and Catherine Skender Butkovich. He was predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Dorothy Vivian Lancaster Butkovich. Mr. Butkovich was a...
Sam Sears
Dec 27, 2011
Sam C. Sears, 81, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Windsor House West-Spartanburg. Born March 31, 1930, in Pendelton, SC, he was the son of the late Jesse Hodges and Lucy Gailey Sears. Mr. Sears was a U. S. Air Force veteran and retired air traffic controller for Spartanburg Downtown and Greenville Downtown Airports. He was of the...
Virginia Rice
Dec 27, 2011
Virginia Rice, 84, formerly of Saratoga Avenue, Spartanburg, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Oakmont West Nursing Center-Greenville. Born April 18, 1927, in Wilmington, NC, she was the daughter of the late Millicent Louise Ross, and wife of Andrew Jackson Rice Jr. who preceded her in death in 1998. She was a loving wife, a wonderful mother, and of the...
Miriam Smith
Dec 27, 2011
Miriam L. Dunnaway Smith, 83, of Pacolet, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 6, 1928, in Pacolet Mills, Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Schumpert Lee and Nettie Marie Garner Dunnaway, and wife of the late Lloyd Smith. Mrs. Smith worked at Coleman's, Super Ten, was an Avon Representative and member...
Lacey Neal
Dec 26, 2011
Lacey Alma Garrett Neal, 90, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 26, 2011, at her home. Born September 26, 1921 in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Loqual and Hattie Selina Lynch Garrett and wife of the late George Oscar Neal. She attended Roebuck Church of God. Survivors include sons, George Doyle Neal and Lloyd Edward...
Horace High
Dec 25, 2011
Horace Eugene "Gene" High, 91, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, December 25, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 3, 1920 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Horace Grady and Alma Correll High and the husband of the late Jean Vassy High. He retired from Arrow Automotive after more than 30 years of service. He was a...
James Pitts
Dec 23, 2011
James William "Bill" Pitts, 75, of Moore, entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, December 23, 2011. He was born in Abbeville County and raised in the Hickory Tavern Community of Laurens County, a community he loved deeply. He was a graduate of Hickory Tavern School and attended Erskine College in Due West, SC....
Jonathan Wallace
Dec 23, 2011
Jonathan Wallace, 27, of Moore, died Thursday, December 22, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 26, 1983, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Troy "Buddy" Wallace and Nancy Grizzle Wallace. He was a member of Roebuck Presbyterian Church. In addition to his parents, survivors include his daughter, Kylee Wallace; brother, Joshua Wallace; and grandmother, Hazel Wallace. Visitation...
Rozelle Whitt
Dec 23, 2011
Rozelle Jones Whitt, 86, of 920 N. Hwy 150, died Friday, December 23, 2011. Born May 3, 1925 in Pacolet Mills, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Ollie Manes Jones and wife of the late James Wilbur Whitt. She was retired from Pacolet Manufacturing Company and a member of Pacolet Mills Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters,...
Vivian Wofford
Dec 22, 2011
Vivian "Polly" Steadings Simmons Wofford, 81, of Spartanburg, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011. Born September 29, 1930, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Dean and Vivier Cooke Simmons, and wife of the late Marvin Lorance Wofford. She was a member of Arkwright Baptist Church. Mrs. Wofford is survived by her daughter, Reba King and her...
Dora Fleming
Dec 21, 2011
Dora Ada Murph Swofford Fleming, 86, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 16, 1925, in Whitestone, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Ellie Spake Murph, and wife of the late John T. Swofford. Dora was retired from Dan River-Clifton Manufacturing, a member of Ben Avon Baptist Church, Eastern...
Betty Sims
Dec 21, 2011
Betty Jo Taylor Sims, 80, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Magnolia Place-Spartanburg. Born January 27, 1931, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Howard and Sally Steadman Taylor, and wife of the late Fred C. Sims. Mrs. Sims was a member of Second Presbyterian Church and retired from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal newspaper after 42...
Rev. Burnett, Jr.
Dec 20, 2011
Rev. Weldon F. Burnett, Jr., 84, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at his home. Born September 13, 1927, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Weldon Fletcher Burnett, Sr. and Hallie Shults Burnett. Rev. Burnett was pastor at Northside Baptist Church of Una for 42 years. He retired from the U. S. Postal Service after...
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...
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