Obituaries

William Lyles

William Lyles

Jan 2, 2012

William Crews Lyles, 94, died Monday, January 2, 2012, at his home in Spartanburg, SC. Born May 1, 1917, he was the son of the late Thomas Minter and Madeline Crews Lyles. Bill was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Mary Dodd Lyles, who died April 5, 2011; and also by brothers John Lyles of Sanford, NC...

Florene Hyatt

Florene Hyatt

Jan 2, 2012

Florene Harris Hyatt, 91, of Roebuck, died Monday, January 2, 2012, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born August 30, 1920, in the Friendship Community of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Hobson and Pearl Adair Harris, and wife of the late William Charles Hyatt. Mrs. Hyatt was a member of Roebuck Baptist Church since 1938, she was...

Betty Schrimpf

Betty Schrimpf

Jan 2, 2012

Betty Ellis Schrimpf, 82, of Spartanburg, entered into rest on Monday, January 2, 2012, at the home of her daughter in Evans, GA. The wife of the late R. Homer Schrimpf, a daughter of the late W. R. and Ruth Ellis, she was born July 10, 1929, a native and life long resident of Spartanburg, SC. Mrs. Schrimpf was an...

D. Woolbright, Jr.

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...

Bonnie Roper

Bonnie Roper

Jan 1, 2012

Bonnie Gray Roper, 62, of 198 Washington Road, died Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born August 28, 1949 in Orangeburg, SC, she was the daughter of Onie Gray, Jr. of Gaston, SC and the late Clarice Blackburn Gray. She was employed with Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Business Services for over 30 years. She was a...

Jeffrey Pruitt

Jeffrey Pruitt

Jan 1, 2012

Jeffrey Mitchel Pruitt, 48, of 218 Ferndale Drive, died Sunday, January 1, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 24, 1963 in Spartanburg, he was the son of Agonda Stacey Crowe of Boiling Springs and the late Arthur J. "Bo" Pruitt. He was the owner/operator of J & R Flooring, a member of Casey Creek Baptist Church and FLW...

Frances Quinn

Frances Quinn

Jan 1, 2012

Frances Williams Quinn, 68, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, January 1, 2012. A native of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Leila Williams. She was the wife of Charles D. Quinn. She was a member of Westgate Free Will Baptist Church. Also surviving are two sons, Eric W. Quinn and David A. Quinn and wife Cathy...

Dianne Mauldin

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...

Edith Adair

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....

E. Miller

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...

Roy Wilson

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

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.

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...

Miriam Smith

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...

Sam Sears

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

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...

Lacey Neal

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

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...

Rozelle Whitt

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,...

Jonathan Wallace

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...