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Lanell Goodyear

Lanell Goodyear

Oct 30, 2011

Lanell Israel Goodyear, 96, of Palm Coast, FL, formerly of Spartanburg, died Sunday, October 30, 2011, at Grand Oaks Health & Rehab Center. Born July 16, 1915, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Karl Tillman and Ada Nancy Teal Israel. Survivors include her loving husband, Michael M. Goodyear of Palm Coast, FL; son, Terry Vassey (Margaret) of...

Exie Cooley

Exie Cooley

Oct 29, 2011

Exie Virginia Kimbrell Cooley, 91, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, October 29, 2011, at Magnolia Place, Greenville, SC. Born July 25, 1920, in Fingerville, she was the daughter of the late Caleb and Roey Smith Kimbrell, and wife of the late William J. Cooley, Sr. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and retired from Fairforest Finishing. Surviving are two...

Robert Morrow

Robert Morrow

Oct 29, 2011

Robert Alan Morrow, 59, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, October 29, 2011, at his home. Born September 16, 1952 in Spartanburg, he was the son of Bobby Morrow and his wife Annette of Baldwin FL and Kay Johnson Blain and her husband Doug of Spartanburg. He owned and operated Roberts Clearing and Grading Company and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving...

Wayne Kimbrell

Wayne Kimbrell

Oct 28, 2011

Kenneth "Ken" Kimbrell, 69, of Pauline, SC died Friday, October 28, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 25, 1942, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Frank and Thelma Byers Kimbrell and husband of Jackie Kanipe Kimbrell. Ken was retired from Norfolk-Southern Railroad, a mason, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and of the Methodist Faith....

Paul Dubose

Paul Dubose

Oct 28, 2011

Paul Boyd DuBose, 48, went to be with his Lord on Friday, October 28, 2011. He died at home after a brief illness. He was born November 12 1962, in Florence, SC. He is survived by his parents, Pat and Bobbie DuBose, brothers, Richard of Winston-Salem, NC and Steve of Forest City, NC; two nieces, Jade McDonald, Danielle DuBose, and...

William Mcarthur

William Mcarthur

Oct 27, 2011

William Earl McArthur, 90, of Glenn Springs, died Thursday, October 27, 2011, at his home. Born October 2, 1921, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late William Ellis and Estelle West McArthur. Mr. McArthur was a World War II veteran of the U. S. Army. He was employed for 41 years in the construction industry, most recently with...

Evangelina Rodriguez

Evangelina Rodriguez

Oct 27, 2011

Evangelina "Lina" Delcarmen Rodriguez, 25, of 106 N. Brookdale Dr., Spartanburg, died Thursday, October 27, 2011. Born March 6, 1986, in Orange Park, FL, she was the daughter of Gaston E. and Dana Lynne Witek Rodriguez of Spartanburg. Lina was employed with the family restaurant, "A Caribbean Sweetness", Wild Wings, and formerly of Dudley's. She was of the Catholic faith....

Grace Gunnell

Grace Gunnell

Oct 27, 2011

Grace Vincent Gunnell, 84, of Columbia, went home to be with the Lord after a brief struggle with complications of an infection, Thursday, October 27, 2011, at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia. Born December 9, 1926, in Port Arthur, TX, she was the daughter of the late Senuah and Ament Vincent. Grace met her late husband, Walter D. Gunnell, Jr.,...

Ed Ramsey

Ed Ramsey

Oct 27, 2011

Ed H. Ramsey, 64, of Boiling Springs, died Thursday, October 27, 2011, at Brookview Healthcare, Gaffney. Born July 17, 1947, in Cherokee County, he was the son of Thomas M. Ramsey Jr. of Gaffney and the late Mae Hughes Ramsey, and husband of his beloved Nancy Kennett Ramsey of Boiling Springs. Ed was employed by Butte Knitting Mills and a...

Boyce Potter

Boyce Potter

Oct 26, 2011

Boyce Dolar Potter, 84, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born March 15, 1927, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Boyce Dolar Potter Sr. and Pearl Jordan Potter. After 27 years of service, Mr. Potter retired as a truck driver for the Spartanburg County Dept. of Roads and Bridges. He was of the...

Pafford Simms, Sr.

Pafford Simms, Sr.

Oct 26, 2011

Pafford "Pat" Simms, 89, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. He was born October 14, 1922 in Jacksonville, Florida to John Rowe Simms and Sarah Elizabeth Tomlinson Simms. "Pat" attended Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, FL. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II, was injured...

Freddy Dowden Jr.

Freddy Dowden Jr.

Oct 26, 2011

Freddy Anthony Dowden, Jr., 40, of Greer, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at his home. Born January 12, 1971, in Ruston, LA, he was the son of Freddy Anthony Dowden Sr. and Kathy Alexander Dowden of Spartanburg. Tony received his BS Degree in non-profit administration from USC-Upstate. He was of the Church of God faith. In addition to his parents,...

Lucy Shores

Lucy Shores

Oct 25, 2011

Mrs. Lucy Veazey Shores, a long time resident of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at Magnolia Manor, Inman, SC. She was the wife of the late LaMotte Shores. The Shores operated LaMotte's Bar-B-Que Place and Shoresbrook Golf Course for many years. Lucy was a native of Warren County, GA and the daughter of the late Ray Veazey and Mattie...

Rachel Holliday

Rachel Holliday

Oct 25, 2011

Rachel Genoble Holliday, 88, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 2, 1923, in Fairmont, SC, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lillie Belle Wood Genoble, and wife of the late David P. Holliday, Jr. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Holliday retired as a...

Lizzie Hayes

Lizzie Hayes

Oct 24, 2011

Lizzie Belle Dillard Hayes, 92, of Pacolet, died Monday, October 24, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 28, 1919, in Pacolet, she was the daughter of the late Perry Lester and Fannie Belle Kirby Dillard, and loving wife, for over 60 years, of the late Harold Wallace Hayes. Mrs. Hayes was a member of Pacolet United Methodist Church...

Loree Lawrence

Loree Lawrence

Oct 24, 2011

Loree Thomas Lawrence, 87, formerly of Fairmont, died Monday, October 24, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 3, 1924, in Clifton, SC, she was the daughter of the late Brooks G. and Mattie Sanders Thomas, and wife of the late Claude Howe Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence was retired from Startex Mills and was a member of Fairmont United Methodist...

Mary Dillard

Mary Dillard

Oct 23, 2011

Mary Rogers Dillard, 75, of Pacolet, and former resident of Charleston from 1947-1996, entered eternal rest Sunday, October 23, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 28, 1936, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late George and Grace Perkins Rogers, and wife of the late Sam Walker Dillard, Sr. She was a member of Pacolet United Methodist...

Ken Temple

Ken Temple

Oct 23, 2011

Kenny L. Temple, 74, of Wellford, died Sunday, October 23, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 18, 1937, in Maryland, he was the son of the late Ruel Swigett and Nellie Mae Sherman Wheeler. Mr. Temple retired as a machinist after 36 years at Union Camp Co. He was a member of North Spartanburg Church of God. Survivors...

Louise Giles

Louise Giles

Oct 22, 2011

Louise Clary Giles, 86, of 400 Webber Road, Spartanburg, died Saturday, October 22, 2011, at McCall Hospice House of Greenville, SC. Born August 15, 1925, in Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late Alonzo and Elsie Ward Clary and the wife of the late Talmadge Scott Giles. She was retired after 33 years of employment with the South...

Wilma Hester

Wilma Hester

Oct 21, 2011

Wilma Wood Hester, 82, of Spartanburg, rejoiced as she joined hands with her husband and son at the gate with Jesus on Friday, October 21, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 14, 1929, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late John Clarence and Clarice Gore Wood, and wife of the late Gerald M. Hester. Mrs....

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