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Evelyn Harrison

Evelyn Harrison

Nov 13, 2009

Evelyn Fowler Harrison, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, November 12, 2009, at Skylyn Place. Born April 12, 1916, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Arizona Utah and Cora Lee Sumerel Fowler and the wife of the late John Elbert Harrison. She was retired from Flower's Bakery and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a son, Delane...

William Scott

William Scott

Nov 12, 2009

William "Bill" Raymond Scott, 92, formerly of Spartanburg, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Wilmoth and Mary Snyder, in Martinez, GA. Born November 8, 1917, in Erie, IL, he was the son of the late Earl Leroy and Sylvia Gillet Scott and was...

Barbara Niles

Barbara Niles

Nov 12, 2009

Barbara Ann Rowland Niles, 75, of 2351 Hanging Rock Road, died Thursday, November 12, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 7, 1934, in Bridgeport, CT, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Margaret Manson Rowland. She was a retired office manager with Hertz Corporation. Survivors include her loving husband of 55 years, Alton Floyd Niles; a...

Kenneth Burkett

Kenneth Burkett

Nov 12, 2009

Kenneth Ray Burkett, 52, of Boiling Springs, died Thursday, November 12, 2009, at his home. Born November 30, 1956, in Greenwood, SC, he was the son of Margaret Williams Tuck of Spartanburg and the late James L. Burkett. He was a former electrician with Pryor Electrical for many years and a member of Living Water Community Church. Surviving in addition...

Allison Smith

Allison Smith

Nov 11, 2009

Allison Motts Smith, 32, of 708 Silkwood Court, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born February 14, 1977, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Roy Eugene (Gene) Motts of Chesnee and Brenda Jackson Motts of Boiling Springs. She was a Human Resources Manager at Blockbuster's Corporate Office and of the Baptist faith. Surviving in...

Linda Underwood

Linda Underwood

Nov 10, 2009

Linda Sue Sampson Underwood, 58, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at Magnolia Manor. Born February 20, 1951, in Huntsville, AL, she was the daughter of Kathleen Castle Sampson of Huntsville, AL, and the late Curtis Clinton Sampson. She was an independent private duty nurse and a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Surviving in addition to her mother is her...

Frances Stroud

Frances Stroud

Nov 9, 2009

Frances Blackwell Stroud, 80, of Spartanburg, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 9, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 18, 1929, in Glendale, SC, she was the daughter of the late P. L. and Nellie Reaves Blackwell and the wife of Earl J. Stroud. A 1947 graduate of Spartanburg High School, she was retired from...

James Lockery, Sr.

James Lockery, Sr.

Nov 9, 2009

James Edward Lockery, Sr., 91, of 400 Webber Road, died Monday, November 9, 2009, at White Oak Estates. Born February 14, 1918, in Sacramento, KY, he was the son of the late Pearl and Hattie Whitmer Lockery and the husband of 66 years to the late Zell Lockery. A 1936 valedictorian graduate of Central City High School in Central City,...

Bill Hartis, Jr.

Bill Hartis, Jr.

Nov 8, 2009

William Price Hartis, Jr., 77, of 301 Crews Drive, died Sunday, November 8, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 21, 1932, in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of Louzon Black Hartis of Charlotte and the late William Price (W. P.) Hartis. He was retired from Milliken and Company as the Director of Transportation and Warehousing. He was...

Bernice Sempier

Bernice Sempier

Nov 7, 2009

Bernice C. Sempier, 75, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, November 7, 2009, at her home. A native of Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Yole Barbato. As a young woman, Bernice was active in Girl Scouting and was a swimming instructor at Camp Pinelock in Blairstown, NJ. After obtaining a degree from the Fashion Institute of...

Roberta Rabun

Roberta Rabun

Nov 7, 2009

On Saturday, November 7, 2009, God called home one of his faithful servants, Roberta Shepard Rabun. She was at home with her family whose members include daughter, Cheryl Martin of Pauline, grandson, Shane Martin, his wife Amy, and great-grandchildren, Ashlyn and Aidan of Glenn Springs and sister, Nancy Skogman of the home. She was the daughter of the late Hugh...

Harold M.D.

Harold M.D.

Nov 7, 2009

Harold Edward Fleming, M.D., 69, of 314 Glendalyn Place, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, November 7, 2009. A Spartanburg native, Dr. Fleming was born on September 4, 1940, the son of Marie Williams Fleming and the late Cranford Harold Fleming. He is survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Elizabeth Burnett Fleming, and four children: Harold Edward Fleming,...

Dempsie Ret. Jr.

Dempsie Ret. Jr.

Nov 5, 2009

Colonel (Retired) Dempsie Augustus Davis, Jr., USAF, passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at the age of 80. He lived a life of great expanse and depth, ever ready with a good story to share with his fellow man. He is survived by his wife Sally, their daughter Elizabeth, son-in-law Ron Nichols, daughter Peggy, son-in-law...

Carolyn Fowler

Carolyn Fowler

Nov 5, 2009

Carolyn Holland Fowler, 86, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, November 5, 2009, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born July 8, 1923, in Arcadia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Boyce E. and Inez Floyd Holland and the wife of the late Alfred A. Fowler. Survivors include two sons, Jerry E. Fowler and Ronnie K. Fowler, both of Spartanburg;...

Lena Allen

Lena Allen

Nov 5, 2009

Lena Victoria Lawson Allen, 93, of Cunningham Street, died Thursday, November 5, 2009, at Valley Falls Terrace. Born November 15, 1915, in Union, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Watson and Lettie Louise Humphries Lawson and the wife of the late John Leroy Allen, Sr. She was a member of Arcadia First Baptist Church. Survivors include two...

Renate Wheeler

Renate Wheeler

Nov 5, 2009

Renate Mandel Wheeler, 63, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, November 5, 2009, at her home. Born December 18, 1945, in Viernheim, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Emma Mandel. She was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Robert Eugene Wheeler, Sr.; a daughter, Patty Steadman and her husband Jay, a son, Robert...

William Wheatley, Jr.

William Wheatley, Jr.

Nov 4, 2009

William Carey (Bud) Wheatley, Jr., 90, of 110 Summit Hills Drive, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 22, 1918, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late William Carey and Louise Burroughs Wheatley. The husband of the late Ethel Saville Wheatley, they together owned The Lemon Tree in Spartanburg for 25...

Bertha Maynor

Bertha Maynor

Nov 3, 2009

Bertha Crocker Maynor, 95, of Cowpens, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at her home. Born November 10, 1913, in the Saxon community, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Mamie Crocker and the wife of the late Clarence Nathan Maynor. She was a seamstress and homemaker and a member of Central Baptist Church of Cowpens. Survivors include two...

Henry Page

Henry Page

Nov 2, 2009

Henry Dorsey Page, 86, formerly of Spartanburg, died Monday, November 2, 2009, at Autumn Care Nursing Home in Forest City, NC. Born March 16, 1923, in Duncan, SC, he was the son of the late Pink S. and Florence Fowler Page and the husband of the late Margaret West Page. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and was...

Ovella Cooksey

Ovella Cooksey

Nov 2, 2009

Ovella Cooksey, 89, of Spartanburg, died Monday, November 2, 2009, at her home. Born April 26, 1920, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joel Flakey and Maybell Petty Womick and the wife of the late William Dupre Cooksey. She was a member of North Spartanburg Church of God. Survivors include a son, James Cooksey of Spartanburg;...

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