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Earle Lineberger

Earle Lineberger

Aug 18, 2010

Earle M. Lineberger, 88, of 1 Parkins Place, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, August 18, 2010. He was the husband of the late Frances Gallivan Lineberger and the son of the late Earle McCorkle and Ruth Gaillard Lineberger. Known as "Mr. Earle" "Papa" and "Gramps", he was a general building contractor and a farmer for over 60 years...

Wilma Ledford

Wilma Ledford

Aug 18, 2010

Wilma Jeannette Owens Ledford, 83, of 201 South Blackstock Road, went to be with her Lord Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at her home. Born September 29, 1926 in Laurens County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Eugene and Florence Raines Owens and the wife of the late Herman "Jack" Ledford. A graduate of Thornwell High School, she...

Marbelle Phillips

Marbelle Phillips

Aug 17, 2010

Marbelle Keller Phillips, 85, of Cowpens, formerly of 1648 Fernwood-Glendale Road, died Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 21, 1925 in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late William "W. C." Keller, Sr. and Ola Huskey Keller and the wife of the late Jack Phillips. She was a retired teacher from Broome...

Nannie Ellison

Nannie Ellison

Aug 17, 2010

Nannie Faye Ellison, 89, of Pacolet Mills, died Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at Magnolia Place. Born October 26, 1920 in Pacolet Mills, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lester Lee and Bessie Horne Pierce and the wife of the late Edward Earl Ellison. She was a former dietitian at Pacolet Junior High School and was a member of...

Kenneth Mcelhannon

Kenneth Mcelhannon

Aug 16, 2010

Kenneth Howard McElhannon, 67, of Duncan, died Monday, August 16, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 22, 1942 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Arthur and Laura Malone McElhannon. He retired after 31 years of service with General Electric where he was a member of the Fire Brigade and a recipient of numerous service...

Mildred Neely

Mildred Neely

Aug 16, 2010

Mildred Ruth Scruggs Neely, 90, of Spartanburg, died Monday, August 16, 2010. Born May 30, 1920 in Albertville, AL, she was a daughter of the late James Ottis and Ruth Anne Hodges Scruggs and the wife of the late Hugh Asbury Neely. A member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, she was the secretary in the Youth Sunday School Department...

Stephen Cline

Stephen Cline

Aug 16, 2010

Stephen Paul Cline, 56, of 10280 Highway 56, died Monday, August 16, 2010 at his home. Born January 25, 1954 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Melvin and Vivian Johnson Cline. He attended the University of South Carolina Upstate, was a former truck driver with Amcan Trucking Company, and was a former member of Whitney Masonic...

Taylor Whiteside

Taylor Whiteside

Aug 15, 2010

Our Princess, Taylor Ann Whiteside, 11, of 120 School Drive, died Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 27, 1999 in Spartanburg, SC, she is a daughter of Johnny Whiteside, Jr. and Jamie Halford Whiteside of Arcadia. A member of Rock Falls Church, she was a 5th grade student at Arcadia Elementary School. She was an...

Thomas Malone

Thomas Malone

Aug 15, 2010

Tom Malone, 74, of 93 Sharon Circle, died Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Lexington Medical Center. Born October 13, 1935 in Inman, SC, he was the son of the late Fred Ray and Grace Louise White Malone. A 1954 graduate of Spartanburg High School, he was a business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union # 485....

Robert Jolley, Sr.

Robert Jolley, Sr.

Aug 14, 2010

Robert P. "Pete" Jolley, Sr., 95, of 815 Ridgedale Drive, died Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 9, 1915, in Spartanburg, he was a son of the late Barney B. Jolley and Anna Godfrey Jolley. He was retired from Gulf Oil Corp. after 32 years of service and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World...

Benjamin Driver

Benjamin Driver

Aug 14, 2010

Benjamin Daniel Driver, 85, died Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 17, 1925, in Lake City, FL, he was a son of the late Benjamin Daniel Driver and Cora Belle Williams Driver Weaver. He was a CPA in Florida and also had worked with Spartanburg County government, and was a business manager with the Thornwell...

Kimberly Snapp

Kimberly Snapp

Aug 13, 2010

Kimberly Dawn Coyle Snapp, 48, of 236 Washington Road, died Friday, August 13, 2010, at her home. Born October 1, 1961, in Cowpens, she was the daughter of Jack Lipscomb Coyle, Sr. and Shirley Keenan Coyle, also of Cowpens. She was formerly employed by Spartanburg County in the Delinquent Tax Office and more recently in the Auditor's Office, and was...

Edwin Smith, Sr.

Edwin Smith, Sr.

Aug 11, 2010

Edwin James Smith, Sr., 87, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born April 13, 1923 in Cherokee, NC, he was the son of the late Thomas J. Smith and Sally Rogers Smith Bozolyok and the husband of the late Irene Bradley Smith. He retired from Union Camp Corporation after 49 years of service, was a...

Etrulia Tolleson

Etrulia Tolleson

Aug 10, 2010

Etrulia Baker Tolleson, 84, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at her home. Born December 5, 1925 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jonah and Cornelia Josephine Lipe Baker and the wife of the late Lawrence Edward Tolleson for 61 years. She retired from Sears & Roebuck Company after 25 years of service, was a...

Linda Dillard

Linda Dillard

Aug 9, 2010

Linda Ragan Dillard, 72, of 1990 Chesnee Highway, died Monday, August 9, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 27, 1938 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Dean and Kannapolis McAbee Ragan. She attended Boiling Springs Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Ned Oren Dillard; a son, Joel Allan "Joey" Dillard of the...

Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris

Aug 8, 2010

Rosemary Harris, of Woodruff, died Sunday, August 8, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 28, 1941 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Tony and Nora Mae Pangle Hammett and the wife of the late John Shelton Harris. She was a retired self-employed hair designer and a member of Park Hills First Church of God....

Steven Hammett, Sr.

Steven Hammett, Sr.

Aug 7, 2010

Steven Arnold Hammett, Sr., 67, of 288 White Lillie Farm Road, died Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 19, 1942 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late George E. and Alice Livesay Hammett. He first retired from the Spartanburg Police Department and then retired from BMG Corporation. He was a member of...

Thomas Griffin

Thomas Griffin

Aug 7, 2010

Thomas "Tom" M. Griffin, 95, of 1049 Maryland Avenue, died Saturday, August 7, 2010, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born August 23, 1914 in White Stone, SC, he was the son of the late Thomas and Laura Brown Griffin and husband of the late Lila Thompson Griffin. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, retired from Costal States...

Henry Repokis

Henry Repokis

Aug 7, 2010

Henry "Hank" Repokis, of Spartanburg, SC, long time executive with Milliken & Company, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the age of 84. Mr Repokis was born in Detroit, MI in 1925, and was the son of the late Jacob W. and Mary Kissel Repokis. After serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII, he attended Duke University and Wayne...

Isaac Hoots

Isaac Hoots

Aug 6, 2010

Isaac Reo Hoots, infant son of Reo Hoots, Jr. and Shawn Tripam Hoots, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 6, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Survivors, in addition to his parents, are maternal grandparents, Jason and Lucrecia Godfrey of Spartanburg and Cletus and Helen Burnett of Boiling Springs; paternal grandparents, Reo, Sr. and Paulette Hoots of...

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