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Wofford Lawson, Jr.

Wofford Lawson, Jr.

Dec 18, 2009

Wofford Lawson, Jr., 69, of Spartanburg, died Friday, December 18, 2009. Born December 3, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Rupord Wofford Lawson, Sr. and Martha Jane Wall Lawson. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was plant manager for Alkahn (formerly Pentex) in Cowpens. He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church where...

Robert Wilkins

Robert Wilkins

Dec 17, 2009

Robert Edward Wilkins, 87, of Pacolet, died Thursday, December 17, 2009, at RoseCrest. Born October 7, 1922, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late John Laxton and Lillie Mae Lee Wilkins and the husband of the late Vernie T. Wilkins. A graduate of Pacolet High School, he was the retired owner of Wilkins Service Station and Used...

Manie Buckner

Manie Buckner

Dec 17, 2009

Manie Jackson Buckner, 92, of 6 Beverly Hills Drive, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2009, at her home. A native of Spartanburg, SC, Mrs. Buckner was born on September 16, 1917, to Grover Cleveland Jackson, Sr. and Elvena Read Jackson. She was a 1936 graduate of Spartanburg High School and married to the late Arthur Chris Buckner, Sr. for...

Hank Weaver

Hank Weaver

Dec 17, 2009

Hank Thomas Weaver, 56, of 158 Thelma Drive, died Thursday, December 17, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 31, 1953, in Hart County, GA, he was the son of Katherine Joanne Cherry Weaver and the late George Thomas Weaver. He was an auto mechanic with Dill's Garage and was of the Presbyterian faith. Surviving in addition to his...

Jobe Bowen

Jobe Bowen

Dec 15, 2009

Jobe Harrison Bowen, 96, of Eden Terrace, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 3, 1913, in Surry County, NC, he was the son of the late John Wesley and Louella Kiger Bowen and the husband of the late Evie Evon Holland Bowen. A graduate of Pinnacle High School in Pinnacle, NC, he was retired...

William Turner

William Turner

Dec 15, 2009

William Herbert "Turk" Turner, 74, went to be with his wife in heaven on her birthday on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Born June 27, 1935, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Henry William Turner and the husband of the late Teresa Johnson Turner. He was a painter, a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Cowpens, and...

Richard Horton

Richard Horton

Dec 15, 2009

Richard Harvey Horton, 79, of Moore, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 11, 1930, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Zeb Vance and Inez Poteat Horton. He was employed with Community Cash Stores for 47 years, retiring as Company Supervisor. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean...

Ethel Knight

Ethel Knight

Dec 14, 2009

Ethel Phillips Knight, 88, of Cowpens, died Monday, December 14, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born March 24, 1921, in Buffalo, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Lois Lee Murray. She was first married to the late Grover C. Phillips and then to the late Robert E. Knight. She was a member of Davis...

Dorothy Kloepper

Dorothy Kloepper

Dec 14, 2009

Dorothy Marie Kloepper, 87, of 400 Webber Road, died Monday, December 14, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 6, 1922, in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Henry Charles Kloepper and Dorothy Christine Krey Kloepper. She attended the University of Nebraska and was a graduate of Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. She was a...

Wayne Easler

Wayne Easler

Dec 13, 2009

Wayne O. Easler, 73, of 4256 Old Furnace Road, died Sunday, December 13, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 13, 1936, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Oliver Alva and Catherine Wolfe Easler. A 1956 graduate of Cowpens High School, he was a truck driver for 50 years and retired from Eagle Transport...

Linda Green

Linda Green

Dec 13, 2009

Linda Dianna Green, 56, of Hixson, TN, realized her lifelong dream and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday morning, December 13, 2009, at Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Green was a proud member of Sequoyah Baptist Tabernacle. Linda was a devoted wife and companion of the Rev. Dr. Edward W. Green for over thirty-six years. A lifelong...

Lois Parham

Lois Parham

Dec 13, 2009

Lois Thomason Parham, 81, died Sunday, December 13, 2009, at Golden Age Nursing Home, Inman, SC. Born August 8, 1928, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Victor and Sue May Carmon Thomason and wife of the late Paul Parham. She was retired from K-Mart and a member of Canaan Baptist Church. Survivors include her son,...

Joyce Hughes

Joyce Hughes

Dec 13, 2009

Joyce Lorena Hughes, 83, of Gaffney, formerly of Pacolet, died Sunday, December 13, 2009, at Peachtree Centre, Gaffney, SC. Born April 23, 1926 in Pacolet, SC, she was the daughter of the late Edward Milton and Annie Halford Hughes. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Pacolet. Survivors include a sister, Sarah Sanders of Gaffney; and a large...

Raymond Mathis

Raymond Mathis

Dec 12, 2009

Raymond Mathis, 69, of 200 Lakeview Road, died Saturday, December 12, 2009, at his home. Born April 20, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Willie Newton and Minnie Seagle Mathis. He was self-employed at Cowpens Motor Company and a member of the First Baptist Church of Cowpens. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Margaret...

William White

William White

Dec 12, 2009

Former Cowpens Mayor William Edward White, 75, of 144 Martin Lane, died on December 12, 2009, at Countryside Village nursing home, Easley, SC, after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born on January 29, 1934, in White Stone, SC, he was the son of the late John and Vienna Jones White. He was predeceased by his wife, Dr. Ann Threadgill...

Marguerite Anderson

Marguerite Anderson

Dec 10, 2009

Marguerite Mason Anderson, 91, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, December 10, 2009, at White Oak Manor. Born November 23, 1918, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Moore and Hattie Harris Anderson. A 1935 graduate of Spartanburg High School, she graduated from Converse College in 1939 and taught school in Spartanburg County and Great Falls. She then...

Lavinia Blackwood

Lavinia Blackwood

Dec 9, 2009

Lavinia Newbold Blackwood, 85, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Windsor House West. Born September 9, 1924, in Netherseal, England, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Edith Ellen Newbold and the wife of the late Kedric Leon Blackwood. She was a member of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church and the World War II Brides. Survivors include...

Beverly Mccutchen

Beverly Mccutchen

Dec 9, 2009

Beverly Catherine McCutchen, 41, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, in Dallas, TX. Catherine was a native of Spartanburg, SC, and graduated from Spartanburg High School. She attended Randolph Macon Women's College in Lynchburg, VA, where she lived and worked for a number of years after graduation. She was a member of the Junior League of Lynchburg. She returned...

Vera Strange

Vera Strange

Dec 9, 2009

Vera Estelle Israel Strange, 87, formerly of Summer Place Assisted Living, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Smith Phayer Hospice House in Landrum. Born April 8, 1922, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Willis and Esther V. Blanton Israel and the wife of the late Leroy Strange. She was retired from Andrews Bearing and was...

Mary Bradley

Mary Bradley

Dec 8, 2009

Mary Elizabeth Powell Bradley, 69, of Fairforest, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 15, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lillian Williams Powell. She was retired from the textile industry and was a member of Fairforest First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 44 years, W....

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