Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Randall Clark

Randall Clark

Jul 29, 2011

Randy Clark, 54, of Spartanburg, died Friday, July 29, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 9, 1956 in Trenton, MI, he was the son of the late Walter Richard and Eileen May Renwick Clark. He was an employee of Covenant Presbyterian Church, a former employee of Sunbelt Rentals, and a member of the PTO Board for Woodland Heights...

Caroleen Brannon

Caroleen Brannon

Jul 28, 2011

Caroleen Elizabeth Morris Blackwood Brannon, 80, of Boiling Springs, died Thursday, July 28, 2011, at her home. Born August 4, 1930, in Gaffney, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Illa May Tindall Morris, and beloved wife of the late Perry Herbert Brannon. She was raised as a daughter by her Uncle and Aunt, Fred and Lillian Blackwood....

Celia Cantrell

Celia Cantrell

Jul 27, 2011

Celia Hembree Cantrell, 89, formerly of Spartanburg and Fountain Inn, SC, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, in At Home Health Care & Hospice, Conyers, GA. Born March 4, 1922, in Clifton, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Laura Linder Hembree, and wife of the late Sidney Connor Cantrell. Mrs. Cantrell was a former member of Fairview...

Samuel Riddle

Samuel Riddle

Jul 27, 2011

Samuel Elmer Riddle, 80, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at his home. Born April 23, 1931, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late William Samuel "W. S." and Bertie Mitchell Riddle. Mr. Riddle was a veteran of the U. S. Army and served during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist...

Grace Rn

Grace Rn

Jul 27, 2011

The family of Grace G. McKinney, RN, is saddened to announce her passing on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at the age of 96. Mrs. McKinney, widow of John T. McKinney, Sr., was born in Seneca, SC on October 22, 1914 to the late Clinton Orr and Janie Belle Gosnell Graham. She received her RN degree from Spartanburg General Hospital School...

Brad Biggerstaff

Brad Biggerstaff

Jul 27, 2011

Brad Anthony Biggerstaff, 31, of Cowpens, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 9, 1979, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Bruce and Tena Morrow Biggerstaff of Spartanburg. Brad was a member of Morningside Baptist Church, a furniture manager at Big Lots, and worked part-time with the Spartanburg Herald Journal. He was a graduate...

Ruby Powell

Ruby Powell

Jul 25, 2011

Ruby Walker Powell, of Spartanburg, died Monday, July 25, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Cassel and Nonie Wyatt Walker, and wife of the late Luther Lanier Powell. Mrs. Powell was retired from McCrory Corporation after 43 years as office manager and bookkeeper. She was a member of...

Robert Medlock

Robert Medlock

Jul 25, 2011

Robert Vernon Medlock, 62, of Spartanburg, died Monday, July 25, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 23, 1949, in El Paso, TX, he was the son of Elzie R. V. and Elizabeth Joiner Mabry Medlock. Mr. Medlock was a retired veteran of the U. S. Navy and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include his loving...

Genevieve Foster

Genevieve Foster

Jul 25, 2011

Genevieve "Jenny" Williams Leslie Foster, 96, of Spartanburg, died Monday, July 25, 2011 at her home. Born August 17, 1914, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Smiley and Carrie Emily McMillan Williams, and widow of her first husband, the late Don Leslie, and second husband, the late Robert Leroy Foster. Jenny was a member of Gravely...

Dr. Speed

Dr. Speed

Jul 24, 2011

Dr. George Maurice Speed, 84, loving, caring, and kind husband and father, died Sunday, July 24, 2011, after a long illness. Born February 2, 1927, in Birmingham, AL, the only child of high school principal Edwin Maurice Speed and elementary school teacher Sallie Mae Douglas Speed, George Speed displayed an unmatched love for his family and respect for his roots....

Margaret Satterfield

Margaret Satterfield

Jul 24, 2011

Margaret Louise Hutchins Satterfield, 64, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, July 24, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 12, 1946, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Howard William and Blennie Mae Hood Hutchins, and wife of the late Franklin Jefferson Satterfield. Mrs. Satterfield was a member of Restoration Church, Sisters of the Heart Group, and B.F.G.'s at Restoration...

Lou Cantrell

Lou Cantrell

Jul 24, 2011

Lou Ella Ellisor Cantrell, 74, died Sunday, July 24, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 2, 1936, in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late Earley Stanley and Lillian Luscious Leslie Ellisor and was the widow of Bob Cantrell. She was retired from Dollar General and was a member of Parkway Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors...

Richard Parks

Richard Parks

Jul 23, 2011

Richard Oliver Parks, 79, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, July 23, 2011, at his home. Born September 25, 1931, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Oliver Eugene and Annie Lucille Moon Parks. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict, was retired from Oates Oil Company, and was a member of Skylyn United Methodist Church. Richard...

Fred Andrea, Jr.

Fred Andrea, Jr.

Jul 23, 2011

Fred W. Andrea, Jr., 85, died Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. A native of Greer, SC, he was born February 20, 1926, in Double Spring, Greenville County, SC, a son of the late Frederick Wilhelm Andrea, Sr. and Ida May Terry Andrea. He was a civil engineer and owner of Aiken Concrete Company and a member...