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Betty Gwinn

Betty Gwinn

Aug 11, 2011

Betty Ann Gowan Gwinn, 79, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, August 11, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 16, 1931, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Eulis and Rowena Owensby Gowan, and wife of the late John Wesley Gwinn. Betty was a member of Morningside Baptist Church and a volunteer at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Survivors...

John Moore

John Moore

Aug 10, 2011

John Kendall Moore, 65, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at his home. Born December 31, 1945, in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late Ellis and Ann Blanchard Moore. Mr. Moore was a veteran of the U. S. Army. He was of the Baptist faith. He worked for many years at International Wire and retired...

Renate Furner

Renate Furner

Aug 9, 2011

Renate Elisabeth Steinmetz Furner, 66, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 7, 1945, in Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Alfred W. and Elise A. Steck Steinmetz. Mrs. Furner was a travel agent in the Chicago area as well as Spartanburg. She was also a former beautician. She...

David Kratt

David Kratt

Aug 9, 2011

David Allan Kratt, 50, of Inman, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011, at his home. Born March 10, 1961, in Dearborn, MI, he was the son of Donald Otto and Martha Leila Kriedler Kratt of Addison, IL. Mr. Kratt was a veteran of the U. S. Army and a heavy equipment contractor for the U. S. military. He was of the...

Capt. Army

Capt. Army

Aug 8, 2011

Capt. John David Hortman, U. S. Army, 30, of Clarksville, TN, formerly of Spartanburg, died Monday, August 8, 2011, in Fort Benning, GA. Born May 6, 1981, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Brenda Touchton Jones of Inman and the late John Wilmer Hortman. Capt. Hortman, U. S. Army, Company B, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort...

Alphonse Fleck

Alphonse Fleck

Aug 8, 2011

Alphonse R. Fleck, 96, beloved husband and father, died peacefully at his home in Spartanburg, SC, on Monday, August 8, 2011. Born October 14, 1914 in Dickinson, ND, Alphonse was the son of Clemens and Elizabeth Schnell Fleck. He was the eighth of a family of twelve siblings, all now deceased. An accomplished artist, cabinetmaker, and furniture designer, Al studied...

Ann Ledbetter

Ann Ledbetter

Aug 8, 2011

Ann Ledbetter, 62, of 748 River Road, Columbia, died Monday, August 8, 2011, at her home. Born August 22, 1948, in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late James P. Ledbetter, Jr. and Eleanor Travers Jones Ledbetter. Ann was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, Irmo, SC, and past Assistant Director of Rural Mission on John's Island,...

Jerleen Morgan

Jerleen Morgan

Aug 8, 2011

Jerleen Belcher Morgan, 82, of Woodruff, died Monday, August 8, 2011, at Woodruff Manor. Born March 7, 1929, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Vernon Earl and Roselee Cromer Belcher. Jerleen was a member of the Church of God, Poplar Springs and retired from Lyman Mills. Survivors include her daughter, Lou Ann Blackwell of Mills Springs, NC;...

Hilton Lowe

Hilton Lowe

Aug 8, 2011

Hilton Carl Lowe, 72, of Spartanburg, died Monday, August 8, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. He was born November 17, 1938 in Inman. He was the son of the late Carl Gibson and Lillie Mae Edmonds Lowe. Mr. Lowe was the retired owner/operator of H. C. Lowe Plumbing Co. after 35 years of service. He was a member of...

Ruth Hendley

Ruth Hendley

Aug 8, 2011

Ruth McClure Foster Hendley, 95, of Spartanburg, died Monday, August 8, 2011, at White Oak Estates. Born in Chesnee, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Byrd and Fannie Mae McClure Foster, and wife of the late W. H. Hendley, Jr. Ruth retired as a school teacher, having taught 36 years in numerous schools, including Westend and Jesse Boyd...

William Moody

William Moody

Aug 6, 2011

William Harry Moody, 70, of Piedmont, formerly of Spartanburg, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011 at his home after a valiant fight against cancer. Born September 8, 1940 in Tennille, GA, he was the son of the late P. L. and Mae Etheridge Moody. William was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and Clemson University. He was a retired senior...

Mildred Salters

Mildred Salters

Aug 6, 2011

Mildred Cope "Mid" Salters, 86, of 400 Webber Road went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 6, 2011. Born August 12, 1924 in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Burton V. and Lois I. Cope and wife of 52 years of the late Frank D. Salters. Mrs. Salters was a graduate of the...

Rev. Petty

Rev. Petty

Aug 5, 2011

Pastor Joe Lee Petty fondly known as "Popa" and "JL" peacefully entered eternal rest on Friday, August 5, 2011. He was a native of Forest City, NC, born October 21, 1935, the son of the late James Richmond Petty and Maggie Lee Green. He was joined in Holy Matrimony with Celeste Ridgeway Petty, November 22, 2003. Pastor Petty was licensed...

Hulon Smith

Hulon Smith

Aug 5, 2011

Hulon Jack Smith, 82, of Spartanburg died Friday, August 5, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 24, 1929 in Landrum, he was the son of the late Worth Albert and Allie Pruitt Smith. He was first married to the late Anna Ruth Smith. He was owner of Hulon J. Smith & Son's Plumbing Contractor, a member of First...

"George" Craddock

"George" Craddock

Aug 5, 2011

Garland Lafayette "George" Craddock, 90, of Spartanburg, died Friday, August 5, 2011, at Skylyn Place. Born August 30, 1920, in Emporia, VA, he was the son of the late Green and Florence Mason Craddock, and husband of the late Mary Susan Clarke Craddock. Mr. Craddock was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a 1952 graduate...

Ella Brookshire

Ella Brookshire

Aug 4, 2011

Mrs. Ella Howell Brookshire "Grandma", 100, of Boiling Springs, formerly of McDowell St., Spartanburg, died Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Wesley Court Assisted Living after a brief illness. Born August 13, 1910, in Greenville County, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Lillie Green Howell, and widow of Clarence M. Brookshire. "Grandma" was a member of Calvary...

Nicos Michael

Nicos Michael

Aug 4, 2011

Nick Michael, 76, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 10, 1935, in Famagusta, Cyprus, he was the son of the late Michael and Kalliope Solomou Anastasi. Nick was the retired owner of Jupiter Knitting Mill and a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Survivors include his beloved wife, Helen Michael; a...

John Smith

John Smith

Jul 31, 2011

John Dupree "J. D." Smith, 87, of Pauline died Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Mountain View Nursing Home. Born December 30, 1923 in Pauline, he was the son of the late Manning Dupree and Lillie Mae Jones Smith. He was retired as a private building contractor after 55 years of service. He was a graduate of Pauline High School, a...

Harold Riddle

Harold Riddle

Jul 31, 2011

Harold Vernon Riddle, 76, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, July 31, 2011, at his home. Born January 28, 1935, in Glendale, SC, he was the son of the late George Wilson and Julia Ruth Sherbert Riddle. Mr. Riddle was a U. S. Air Force veteran and retired as an Administration Technician after 20 years of service. He was a member of...

Charles Morton

Charles Morton

Jul 31, 2011

Charles Bruce Morton, 87, of Columbia, died Sunday, July 31, 2011, at his home. Born March 7, 1924, in Lancaster County, he was the son of the late William F. and Lillian Knight Morton, and husband of the late Betty Chandler Morton. Mr. Morton was a U. S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was retired from...

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