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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Joseph Rankin
Dec 19, 2011
Joseph Earl Rankin, 65, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 13, 1946, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Clay William and Nellie Mae Willard Rankin. Mr. Rankin was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force, a graduate of Fairforest High School and Spartanburg Community College. He enjoyed his...
Olin Thomson
Dec 19, 2011
Olin Daniel Thomson, 79, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at his home. Born May 8, 1932, in Sumter, SC, he was the son of the late Sue Broadway Thomson. Mr. Thomson was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was vice president of construction for Spartan Foods and oversaw the construction of the Spartan Foods...
Elizabeth Smith
Dec 17, 2011
Sarah Elizabeth Patrick Smith, 95, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 29, 1916, in White Oak, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Harris and Bessie Johnston Patrick and wife of the late William Neely (Doc) Smith. She was a retired seamstress from Belk-Hudson at Hillcrest Shopping Center and was...
Kenneth Porter
Dec 17, 2011
Kenneth Arthur Porter, 72, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, from injuries as a result of an automobile accident. Born June 22, 1939, in Atlanta, GA, he was a son of the late Arthur Newton Porter, Jr. and Hilda Mae Bates Porter. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech and a former mechanical engineer retired from Sears Roebuck and Co., and...
Gary King
Dec 17, 2011
Gary Douglas King, 55, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011. Born September 16, 1956, in Cincinnati, OH, he was a son of Ira Paul and Carrie Maxine Cotton King. He graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1974, graduated from USC in 1981, and was a state champion wrestler. He was employed by GE Gas Turban Division in Greenville for 20...
Joe Suddeth
Dec 16, 2011
Joseph Blanche Suddeth, 73, of Cowpens, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 5, 1938, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Roy Walter and Gladys Lynch Suddeth, and husband of the late Minnie Louise Suddeth. Mr. Suddeth was a farmer and founder of Suddeth Farms. Prior to farming he was employed at...
Edith White
Dec 16, 2011
Edith Byrd White, 84, of Taylorsville, NC, formerly of Floyd Road, Spartanburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville. Born February 4, 1927, in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late David Henry and Eleanor Parsley Byrd. Survivors include Rex White of Fayetteville, GA; and her sister, Betty Troxel of Silver Springs, MD. She was...
Sadie Foster
Dec 16, 2011
Sadie Cordelia Lanford Foster, 95, of White Oak Manor-Spartanburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 27, 1916, in the Poplar Springs Community of Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late W. Smith and Leila Cox Lanford and the widow of Edwin E. Foster. She was a graduate of the Spartanburg High School...
Paul Loizakes
Dec 16, 2011
Paul Peter Loizakes, 80, USAF Ret., of Spartanburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at his home. Born August 25, 1931, in Savannah, GA, he was the son of the late Michael George and Mary Tann Loizakes and husband of the late Agnes Elaine Dotson Loizakes. He was retired from the US Air Force. Survivors include a stepson, James Linder and...
Ralph Gilbert
Dec 15, 2011
Calvin Ralph Gilbert, 47, of 173 McDowell Road, Inman, died Thursday, December 15, 2011. Born July 30, 1964, in Spartanburg, SC, he was a son of Lloyd Calvin Gilbert of Boiling Springs, SC, and the late Ellen Varner Gilbert Stephens and stepson of Judy L. Gilbert. He was formerly employed with J. G. Services, attended Mt. Zion Tabernacle, and loved...
Carrie Mckee
Dec 15, 2011
Carrie McAbee McKee, 93, of the Northbrook Community, Boiling Springs, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at her home. Born May 23, 1918, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Fred McAbee Sr. and Montie Loftis McAbee, and wife of the late James L. McKee. Mrs. McKee was a very active member of First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg,...
Frances Jolley
Dec 15, 2011
Frances Lillian Wall Jolley, 87, of 815 Ridgedale Drive, Spartanburg, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 5, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Hollis Jason Wall Sr. and Della Lawter Wall, and wife of the late Robert Peter "Pete" Jolley Sr. Mrs. Jolley was a former employee at the Main...
Mary Mclaurin
Dec 14, 2011
Mary Belle McMurray McLaurin, 96, of Lyman, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at Ashlan Village. Born November 16, 1915, in Rock Hill, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Stewart and Mary Orr Flowers McMurray, and wife of the late Clifton L. McLaurin. Mrs. McLaurin was a member of Westminister Presbyterian Church and the first secretary of the...
Donna Johns
Dec 12, 2011
Donna Lynn Crosby Johnson, 54, of Pauline, died Monday, December 12, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 24, 1957, in Lancaster County, SC, she was the daughter of Donald and Katherine Hinson Crosby of Spartanburg. Donna was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church and an employee of Spartanburg Dodge. In addition to her parents, she is survived by...
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