Obituaries

Jimmy Mccullough, Sr.

Jimmy Mccullough, Sr.

Jun 4, 2010

Jimmy Keith McCullough, Sr., 67, of 4517 Bible Church Road, died Friday, June 4, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 1, 1943, in Spartanburg, he was a son of the late William Travis and Catherine Weathers McCullough. He was a self-employed truck driver and loved drag racing, working on cars, and collecting model cars and knives. He was...

Grace Willingham

Grace Willingham

Jun 3, 2010

Grace Cobb Willingham, 92, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Windsor House. Born January 5, 1918 in Greenville County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Rev. James S. Cobb and Willie Sprouse Cobb and the wife of the late Bennett B. "B. B." Willingham. A 1939 graduate of Converse College, she retired from Spartanburg School District...

Kathleen Eaker

Kathleen Eaker

Jun 3, 2010

Kathleen Faye "Tootsie" Cooley Eaker, 84, of 4152 Chesnee Highway, died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 6, 1926 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Young Cooley, Sr. and Lillie Marie Swofford Cooley. She was the owner of Tootsie's Beauty Shop and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her...

Barbara Petty

Barbara Petty

Jun 2, 2010

Barbara Carol "Tootsie" Tolleson Petty, 78, of Roebuck, died Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 6, 1931 in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Clara Divinnie Evans Tolleson. She retired from Harley Bag Company (later Union Camp Bag Company), and was a member of Roebuck Baptist Church and...

Mabel Cannon

Mabel Cannon

Jun 2, 2010

Mabel White Cannon, 86, of 125 Riverview Road, went to her Heavenly Home on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Born August 8, 1923+ in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Martin and Eva Sue Hyder White and the wife of the late Paul Frederick Cannon, Sr. After retiring from Inman Mills, she was a child care...

James Reel

James Reel

Jun 1, 2010

James Wilton "Son" Reel, 89, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at White Oak Estates. Born December 30, 1920 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Judson Franklin and Ellen Morris Reel. He retired from Duke Power Company after 30 years of service and was a U. S. Army Air Corps veteran. Mr. Reel was a...

Hazel Brown

Hazel Brown

Jun 1, 2010

Hazel O'Shields Brown, 81, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at her home. Born August 22, 1928 in Bostic, NC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Crawford Harrill, Sr. and Eula Mae Brooks Harrill. A retired Registered Nurse with Spartanburg General Hospital, she was a member of Croft Baptist Church and the Joy Club. Survivors include a...

Donald Mahaffey, Jr.

Donald Mahaffey, Jr.

May 31, 2010

Donald Coan Mahaffey, Jr. 50, of Spartanburg, formerly of Lake Worth, FL, died Monday May 31, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 2, 1960 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Donald C. Mahaffey, Sr. of Greer and Linda Green Holt of Chapin. A graduate of Florida Atlantic University, he was the owner of D. Coan Mahaffey...

Robert Janulis

Robert Janulis

May 31, 2010

Jud Janulis, 53, died Monday, May 31, 2010 at his home. Born January 22, 1957 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Alphonse Charles Janulis, Sr. and Betty Jo Dobson Janulis. He was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church, the owner/operator of Janulis Dental Lab, established in 1950, and past president of the South Carolina Dental Laboratory Association....

Rhoda Koshak

Rhoda Koshak

May 31, 2010

Rhoda Koshak, 83, of 704 Meadowbrook Drive, died Monday, May 31, 2010 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born March 6, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Irving and Frances Moskowitz Briller. She was a retired purchasing agent with E-Vac Company and was a member of Temple B'Nai Israel. Mrs. Koshak was an avid gardener who...

Carolyn Moesley

Carolyn Moesley

May 30, 2010

Carolyn Johnson Moesley, 75, of Cross Hill, died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at Smith-Phayer Hospice Home. Born August 4, 1934 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Harold Elmer and Evelyn Hazelett Johnson. She was an executive secretary for Hoechst Celanese and Beverage Air, and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons,...

Clarine Newsome

Clarine Newsome

May 30, 2010

Clarine C. Newsome, 84, of 343 Ferndale Drive, died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 30, 1925 in Ashe County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Garrett and Florence Pennington Patrick and wife of the late Sterling Newsome. She was first married to the late Robert Waddell. She was a homemaker and of...

Joanna Neeley

Joanna Neeley

May 30, 2010

Joanna Carpenter Neeley, 74, of Spartanburg died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 7, 1935 in Richland County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Daisy Holcombe Carpenter. She was retired from Blue Cross-Blue Shield and Spartanburg Regional Medical Center and was of the Lutheran faith. Survivors include a son, Robert C....

Roscoe Roos

Roscoe Roos

May 30, 2010

Roscoe VanSkite Roos, 100, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, May 30, 2010 in Sumter, SC. Born September 17, 1909 in Mt. Rose, NJ, he was the son of the late William John and Elizabeth VanSkite Roos. He married his wife, Anna Estelle Reehl, in October 1932 and she passed away in April 1997. He was the last surviving family member of...

Blake Ivey

Blake Ivey

May 29, 2010

Blake James Ivey, 28, of 612 Breckenwood Drive, Spartanburg, died Saturday, May 29, 2010 at this home. Born May 31, 1981 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of David R. and Shyrl Pace Ivey of the home. He was a graduate of Dorman High School and attended the Art Institute of Atlanta. He was a graphic designer with Suntex...

Gerry Deal

Gerry Deal

May 29, 2010

Gerry Lee Deal, husband of Betty Hendrix Deal, of Spartanburg, SC died May 29, 2010 of leiomyosarcoma cancer. Gerry was born on November 27, 1941, the son of the late Grayson L. Deal and Bernice S. Deal of Spartanburg. Mr. Deal was the grandson of the late Clarence and Mary Deal and Elijah and Nora Sanderson, all of Spartanburg. Gerry...

Ray Gencarelli

Ray Gencarelli

May 28, 2010

Ray (Raffael George) Gencarelli, 89, of Spartanburg died Friday, May 28, 2010 at his home after a brief illness. Born January 14, 1921 in Deer Park, Long Island, NY, he was the son of the late Carmine and Sarah Chinego Gencarelli. He was a graduate of Fordham University; retired from Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals Company after 28 years of service; served in...

Ralph Parham

Ralph Parham

May 28, 2010

Ralph Aiken Parham, 85, of Spartanburg, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at his home. Born April 6, 1925 in Walnut Grove, he was the son of the late Joe Richard and Ettie Aiken Parham and was first married to the late Mary Elizabeth Clippard Parham for 39 years. He was retired Vice President and Sales Representative of J. W. Scott...

Margaret Bolton

Margaret Bolton

May 28, 2010

Margaret Ann West Bolton, 70, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at her home. Born September 9, 1939 in Pauline, SC, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Henry West and Margie Annette Springs West and wife of the late Frank McKinney Bolton. She was owner of Colonial Hair Styles and a member of Cedar Spring Baptist...

Claude Dickerson

Claude Dickerson

May 27, 2010

Bud Dickerson, 69, of 708 Holtfield Terrace, died Thursday, May 27, 2010 at his home. Born April 28, 1941 in Winston-Salem, NC, he was the son of the late Claude Franklin Dickerson, Sr. and Pearl Lawter Dickerson and the husband of the late Gail Johnson Dickerson. A member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, he was retired from Jacob Sirene...