Obituaries

A. Quinn

A. Quinn

Feb 4, 2012

A. Ray Quinn, 69, of 106 Shannon Street, Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of Eloise B. Quinn for 48 years and the son of the late W. Avery and Edith Donald Quinn. Born October 18, 1942 in Chester, he was a life long resident of Converse and the East...

Edward Lorr

Edward Lorr

Feb 4, 2012

Edward William Lorr, 65, of Cowpens, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 20, 1946 in Westchester, IL, he was the son of the late Arthur C. and Alice Gertrude Cleeburg Lorr and husband of Peggy Easterling Lorr. He was a trainer and maintenance electrician at the former Hoechst-Celanese Corporation, a member of Oakdale Baptist...

Estelle Coker

Estelle Coker

Feb 3, 2012

Estelle Benfield Coker, 87, of Plum Branch, SC, died Friday, February 3, 2012, at Hospice Care of the Piedmont-Greenwood, SC. Born March 1, 1924, in Elk Park, NC, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Sanford Henley Benfield. Estelle was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg and a retired Registered Nurse. She graduated from Bowman Gray...

Nathaniel Magruder

Nathaniel Magruder

Feb 2, 2012

Nathaniel Fuqua Magruder, 81, husband of Gayle Gravlee Magruder, died at home on Thursday, February 2, 2012, after a brief illness. Born June 8, 1930, in Havana, Cuba, he was the son of the late William Hezekiah Nathaniel Magruder and Helen MacKenzie Magruder. Dr. Magruder spent his early childhood in Hershey, Cuba, where his father was general superintendent of Central,...

Annie Blackwood

Annie Blackwood

Feb 1, 2012

Mrs. Annie Brymer Blackwood, 101, formerly of Spartanburg, widow of Carl Odell Blackwood, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012, in Conway, SC. Mrs. Blackwood was born in Gastonia, NC, May 28, 1910, the daughter of the late Cora Helton and Luther Brymer. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church, Lake Greenwood, SC. Left to cherish her memory are her...

Annie Owens

Annie Owens

Feb 1, 2012

Annie Ruth Knighton Owens, 89, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at her home. Born April 18, 1922, in Woodruff, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Lee and Bessie Sexton Knighton, and wife of the late Frank William Owens. She was a member of Golightly United Methodist Church. Survivors include her son, Frank Wayne (Nancy) Owens...

James Strait

James Strait

Feb 1, 2012

James Clark Strait, 60, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 19, 1951, in Herkimer, NY, he was the son of the late James Clark and Joanne Dorothy Mosher Strait and of the Jewish faith. Mr. Strait was employed by the Army Corp of Engineers with the Superfund Project to clean toxic waste....

Claud Moore, Jr.

Claud Moore, Jr.

Feb 1, 2012

Claud William Moore, Jr., 67, of Pacolet, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at his home. Born May 6, 1944, in Union, SC, he was the son of the late Claud William Moore, Sr. and Margaret Amanda Morgan Moore. Mr. Moore was a U. S. Army veteran who served two tours of duty in Vietnam, and was a retired electrician. Survivors...

Ruby Tripp

Ruby Tripp

Feb 1, 2012

Ruby Ann Woodcock Tripp, 75, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born July 23, 1936, in West Pelzer, SC, she was the daughter of the late Liston L. "LL" and Louise Shealy Woodcock. Ruby was a member of Spartanburg ARP Church, a member of the choir, and Eastern Star. She was a former manager of Harry...

Lillie Sumner

Lillie Sumner

Jan 31, 2012

Lillie Pitinar Smith Sumner, 92, of 6592 Highway 56, Pauline, SC, and resident at Mountainview Nursing Home, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Born March 7, 1919, Mrs. Sumner was the wife of the late Sum McGowan Sumner, and daughter of the late Lawrence Lifus and Maude Lawson Smith. A lifelong resident of Spartanburg County and oldest member of Friendship...

Clinton Henderson

Clinton Henderson

Jan 31, 2012

Clinton Earl Henderson, 90, was the devoted and loving husband of Peggy McClellan Henderson for 67 years, and devoted and loving father to his son Clinton M. Henderson, granddaughter, Heather Henderson, and two great grandson's, Joshua Dane and Jacob Levi Brooks. Mr. Henderson died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Tucapaw, now Startex, SC, September...

Clayton Seay

Clayton Seay

Jan 31, 2012

Clayton Boyce Seay, 96, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place. Born September 20, 1915, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Ibra Falls Seay, Sr. and Ada Epps George Seay, and husband of the late Annie Merle Bagwell Seay. Mr. Seay was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and a member of...

Patrick Easler

Patrick Easler

Jan 30, 2012

Patrick K. Easler, 26, of Spartanburg, died Monday, January 30, 2012, at Spartanburg, Regional Medical Center. Born January 23, 1986, in Greer, SC, he was the son of Timothy K. Easler and Debbe Pearson Humphries, both of Spartanburg. Patrick attended and graduated Carolina High and Academy in Greenville and was very active in HOSA where he was SC Champion and...

Shirley Sayre

Shirley Sayre

Jan 30, 2012

Shirley Aileen Franklin Sayre, 67, of Wellford, died Monday, January 30, 2012, following an auto accident. Born June 20, 1944, in Bellevue, OH, she was the daughter of the late George and Dorothy Wurzel Franklin. Mrs. Sayre was a member of Morningside Baptist Church and the Fellowship Sunday School Class. She was employed with Weight Watchers; in Fremont, OH, she...

Sally Morgan

Sally Morgan

Jan 29, 2012

Mrs. Sally Morgan, 78, of Savannah, GA, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012, at her home. Born, March 17, 1934, in Spartanburg, SC, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of almost 50 years, Ralph Morgan, Jr., and her parents, C. B. and Lydia Brock. Sally loved traveling and dabbling in small arts and crafts. She grew up...

Myrtle Zimmerman

Myrtle Zimmerman

Jan 29, 2012

Myrtle Hope Zimmerman, 89, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 30, 1923, in Caroleen, NC, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Grace Scruggs Hope, and wife of the late Charles Henry Zimmerman. She was the last surviving member of her immedicate family. Mrs. Zimmerman was a very active member...

Bonnie Roach

Bonnie Roach

Jan 28, 2012

Bonnie L. Roach of 164 Lake Road, Chesnee, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 27, 1932, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Wallace and Mary Magdaline Anders Dunnaway. She was retired from Hoescht-Celanese after 20 years of service and was of the Christian faith. Survivors include her husband of 43 years,...

Mary Lancaster

Mary Lancaster

Jan 28, 2012

Mary Jo Blackwell Lancaster, 74, of 2049 Evergreen Drive, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at her home. Born September 14, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Gaither William Blackwell, Sr. and Virginia Faye Henson Blackwell and wife of the late Harold Lee Lancaster. She was retired from Kohler Company and a member of North Spartanburg Free Will Baptist...

Nancy Millwood

Nancy Millwood

Jan 27, 2012

Nancy Lawson Millwood, 53, of Pauline, died Friday, January 27, 2012, at her home. Born April 6, 1958, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Weldon Leroy and Margaret Louise Hatchett Lawson. She was retired from Cryovac, a 1976 Honors graduate from Dorman High School, and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Darrell...

Dina Georgas

Dina Georgas

Jan 27, 2012

Dina Copses Georgas, 81, of Spartanburg, died Friday, January 27, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 17, 1930, in Arahova, Karyae, Greece, she was the daughter of the late John Peter and Trisevgeni Kerhoulas Kopsiaftis, and wife of the late James "Jimmy" George Georgas. Mrs. Georgas was the former owner of Demetre's Restaurant. She was a member of...