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William Alexander

William Alexander

Jul 17, 2011

William Thompson "Tommy" Alexander, 61, of Glenn Springs, died Sunday, July 17, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 2, 1950, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Christine Thompson Alexander of Glenn Springs and the late C. Bernard Alexander. A veteran of the U. S. Navy, Tommy was a member of Glenn Springs Presbyterian Church where he served...

Troy Beaty

Troy Beaty

Jul 17, 2011

Troy Lester Beaty, 83, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at his home. Born August 15, 1927, in Gastonia, NC, he was the son of the late William "Willie" and Effie Harvey Beaty. Mr. Beaty was a U. S. Marine veteran of World War II and served in the National Guard for 30 years. He retired from R. D....

Thomas Hendley

Thomas Hendley

Jul 16, 2011

Thomas Randolph "Randy" Hendley, 55, died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Gibbs Cancer Center after a brief illness. Mr. Hendley was born in Spartanburg, July 13, 1956, to the late Thomas A. and Gail E. Hendley. He was a grandson of the late V. O. and Doris Smith Hendley and the late Wilton and Sara Edge. He was raised by...

George Burnett, Jr.

George Burnett, Jr.

Jul 16, 2011

George Wilbur Burnett, Jr., 75, passed away on July 16, 2011. George was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Burnett. He was retired from the City of Spartanburg and was an active member of St. Luke United Methodist Church. George was a volunteer with Christmas in Action, Croft Ruritans and Area 12 Special Olympics. He is survived...

Darryl Garland

Darryl Garland

Jul 14, 2011

Darryl Martin Garland, of Inman, died Thursday, July 14, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 13, 1964, in Hickory, NC, he was the son of the late Jack Winton Garland. Darryl was an avid fisherman and hunter. Survivors include his loving wife and daughter, Teresa and Amanda Garland, of the home; brothers, Randy Garland (Denise) of Duncan and...

Agnes Lark

Agnes Lark

Jul 14, 2011

Agnes West Lark, 89, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, July 14, 2011, at Eden Terrace Assisted Living. Born June 10, 1922, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late George West, and Margaret Brown Collins and her husband Claude. She was the wife of the late Hugh Henry Lark. Mrs. Lark was a member of Cannon's Camp Ground United Methodist...

Dr. Gardner, Sr.

Dr. Gardner, Sr.

Jul 14, 2011

Dr. Ernest Jason Gardner, Sr., 85, of Spartanburg, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Thursday, July 14, 2011, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born December 11, 1925, in Columbia, he was the son of the late Henry Ernest and Alma Ruppe Gardner. Dr. Gardner, was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was a member of...

Jerry Belcher

Jerry Belcher

Jul 12, 2011

Jerry Belcher, 79, of Cowpens, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at his home. Born October 20, 1931, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Alma Belcher. Mr. Belcher was a U. S. Navy veteran and served in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church-Cowpens, retired from Converse College after 17 years of service...

Don Payne

Don Payne

Jul 11, 2011

Don Herbert Payne, 76, of Spartanburg, died Monday, July 11, 2011, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born July 10, 1935, in Marshall, NC, he was the son of the late Hugh S. and Carrie Price Payne, and husband of the late Jewell Elaine Worley Payne. Mr. Payne was a former educator, manager and president of Federal Land Bank Association, and...

G. Tate

G. Tate

Jul 10, 2011

G. Fulton Tate, 85, of 400 Webber Road, died Sunday, July 10, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 27, 1926, in Pacolet, SC, he was a son of the late Walter G. and Cleo Sutton Tate. Mr. Tate was a veteran of the U.S. Army and the Navy. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg...

Gretchen Price

Gretchen Price

Jul 10, 2011

Gretchen Kimmell Price, 95, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, July 10, 2011, at Summit Hills Nursing Home. Born August 26, 1915, in Medina, OH, she was the daughter of the late Roy Edwin and Gladys Geiger Kimmell, and wife of the late Dr. George W. Price, Jr. Mrs. Price was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg, president of the...

Marcia Easler

Marcia Easler

Jul 10, 2011

Marcia Smith Easler, 61, of Spartanburg, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 10, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 2, 1949, in Albany, GA, she was the daughter of the late Pat Gaulden and Rubye Dillard Smith. A loving wife and devoted mother, Marcia was a member of Boiling Springs First Baptist Church where...

Paul Babb, Sr.

Paul Babb, Sr.

Jul 8, 2011

Paul Earl Babb, Sr., 67, died Friday, July 8, 2011, at his home. Born July 18, 1943, in Campobello, SC, he was a son of the late John Landrum and Mammie Clemintine Herman Babb. He served 27 years in the National Guard and was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Ann Mason Babb of the...

Ruby Owens

Ruby Owens

Jul 7, 2011

Ruby Louise Owens, 92, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, July 7, 2011, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born August 1, 1918, in Cherokee Springs, she was the daughter of the late Edward Weldon and Ella Blackwell Owens. Ruby was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Miss Owens was a legal secretary and court reporter for the State of South Carolina....

Timothy Haskins

Timothy Haskins

Jul 6, 2011

Timothy Alanson Haskins, 43, of 1465 Grant Circle, Spartanburg, died July 6, 2011, at his home. Born October 8, 1967, in Delaware, OH, he was the son of the late Richard Calvert and Wilma Joan Mast Haskins. He was a 1986 graduate of Spartanburg High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society, Interact Club, Symphony Orchestra,...

Kathleen Leverette

Kathleen Leverette

Jul 6, 2011

Kathleen Traylor Leverette, 85, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at Skylyn Place Health Center. Born February 24, 1926, in Hickory Grove, York County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Richard Hobson and Irene Montgomery Traylor. Mrs. Leverette was a member of Drayton Baptist Church. She was a former choir member and very active in many church...

Eugene "Cato"

Eugene "Cato"

Jul 6, 2011

Eugene Earl Cato, 86, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born, July 16, 1924, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Oscar Cauthen and Verna Angel Cato, and husband of the late Flora Stacey Seals Cato. "Cato" was a Navy veteran of World War II and retired from Duke Energy after 34...

Mary Scruggs

Mary Scruggs

Jul 5, 2011

Mary Gallman Scruggs, 91, of 270 Woodgate Road, formerly of 179 Brown Street, Cowpens, died Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at her home. Born September 12, 1919, in Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late King David and Etta Waddell Gallman, and wife of the late Dover Scruggs. Mrs. Scruggs was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Cowpens....

Lottie Rakestraw

Lottie Rakestraw

Jul 4, 2011

Lottie Hughes Rakestraw, 87, of Inman, died Monday, July 4, 2011, at Inman Healthcare. Born September 14, 1923, in Cherokee, NC, she was the daughter of the late William and Aida McAbee Hughes. Lottie was of the Baptist faith and a former employee of Enoree Mills. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Friday, July 8, 2011, at Floyd's North...

Ethel Burnett

Ethel Burnett

Jul 4, 2011

Ethel Marie Stroud Burnett, 92, of Spartanburg, died Monday, July 4, 2011, at Windsor House-Spartanburg. Born October 27, 1918, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Mohan and Kate Ward Stroud, and wife of the late Conley Burnett. Mrs. Burnett was a charter member of Abner Baptist Church and a 27 year employee of Sears & Roebuck, retiring...

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