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Grace Jackson

Grace Jackson

Jul 18, 2009

Grace Ellen Davidson Jackson, 93, of 1049 Wildwood Lane, died Saturday, July 18, 2009, at her home. Born July 6, 1916, in Darlington, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Moody and Ida Conyers McKnight. She was first married to the late Herbert Wallace Davidson and was the widow of Heyward Jackson. She was the director of Woodland...

Jimmy Horne

Jimmy Horne

Jul 18, 2009

Jimmy Roger Horne, 58, of Pacolet Mills, died Saturday, July 18, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 14, 1950, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Mary Louise Tessner Horne of Pacolet Mills and the late Buel Edward Horne. Survivors include two daughters, Angela Neal and Jennifer Stafford, both of Pacolet; a son, Richard Horne of Pacolet;...

Thomas Lawson

Thomas Lawson

Jul 17, 2009

Thomas Leon "T. J." Lawson, 53, of 331 West Church Street, died Friday, July 17, 2009, at his home. Born September 12, 1955, in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of the late Thomas Richard and Elsie Faye Lambert Lawson. He was employed at Ford Drugs and Medical and was a member of Graham Chapel Wesleyan Church. Survivors include his...

Andrea Davis

Andrea Davis

Jul 17, 2009

Andrea "Andy" Marie Davis, 45, of 703 Pen Del Road, died Friday, July 17, 2009. Born June 9, 1964, in Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of Eddie W. Johnson, Sr. and Martha Jeandell Johnson. She was a former plant manager for Porter Building Products and Wickes Lumber. Survivors include her husband, Louis Taylor Davis; a daughter, Adrienne Walstrum, two...

Dr. Garren

Dr. Garren

Jul 17, 2009

Dr. William G. "Bill" Garren, 64, of Spartanburg, husband of Nancy Ruth Zeigler Garren, died Friday, July 17, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home after an extended illness. Dr. Garren was born October 17, 1944, in Spartanburg, SC, to the late Rolla V. and Grace Sullivan Garren. He graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1962. After a period of...

Edna Davis

Edna Davis

Jul 16, 2009

Edna Louise LeMaster Davis, 79, of 2950 East Main Street, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home after a brief illness. Born September 7, 1929, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mae Holcombe LeMaster and the wife of the late Charles N. Davis, Sr. She was the...

Buddy Tollison

Buddy Tollison

Jul 16, 2009

Buddy Lewis Tollison, 56, of Pacolet Mills, died Thursday, July 16, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 27, 1952, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Sanford Carroll and JoAnn Carol Payton Tollison. He worked and traveled around the world for the past 16 years. Survivors include his loving companion for 16 years, Sue Nutt;...

Bruno Geiss

Bruno Geiss

Jul 16, 2009

Bruno R. Geiss, 93, of 114 Greenbriar Road, formerly of Brazil, died Thursday, July 16, 2009, at his home. Born April 14, 1916, in Ijui, Brazil, he was the son of the late Roberto and Dorotea Hochwart Geiss. He was the founder of Geiss & Sons Jewelers and a member of St. John�½s Lutheran Church. Bruno immigrated to the United...

Dorothy Young

Dorothy Young

Jul 13, 2009

Dorothy Davidson Young, 86, of Chesnee, died Monday, July 13, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 27, 1923, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Emily Davidson and the wife of the late Lewis "Bill" Young. She was retired from Harley Bag and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include three sons, Louis...

Mary Tucker

Mary Tucker

Jul 13, 2009

Mary Louise Tucker, 72, of 425 South Church Street, died Monday, July 13, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 1, 1937, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clayton Welford and Vallie Elizabeth Meadows Huitt and the wife of the late Charles Tucker. She was retired from Enoree Mills, a volunteer with Mobile Meals...

Lula Terry

Lula Terry

Jul 12, 2009

Lula Mae Boles Terry, 97, died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 16, 1912, in Abbeville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Spear and Rosa Ella Manning Boles and widow of James Henry Terry. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church. Survivors include a daughter, Sue Terry Gilbert-South and husband...

Diane Moore

Diane Moore

Jul 11, 2009

Diane Lynn Biella Moore, 49, of 710 South Alderwood Road, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at her home. Born March 29, 1960, in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of Robert Biella of New Britain, CT, and Barbara Connors Biella of Wethersfield, CT, and the wife of Richard A. Moore. She was retired from Aiudi Construction in Plainville, CT, and...

Austin Skinner

Austin Skinner

Jul 11, 2009

Austin Linder Skinner, 93, formerly of Oak Leaf Drive, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at the Richard M. Campbell Veteran's Nursing Home in Anderson. Born April 20, 1916, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Albert and Eliza Armstrong Skinner and the husband of the late Edna Ammons Skinner. He was retired from the textile industry,...

John Tillotson

John Tillotson

Jul 11, 2009

John Ed Tillotson, 65, of 63 Tillotson Road, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 20, 1944, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William Earl and Catherine Pruitt Tillotson and widower of Mary Walter Tillotson. He was retired as Personnel Trainer with BE&K Construction and was a Veteran, having served...

Buford Parris

Buford Parris

Jul 8, 2009

Buford Boyce Parris, of 15 Britton Street, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. A native of Campobello, SC, he was the son of the late Boyce Lee and Molly Owens Parris. He was retired from Spartanburg Regional Medical Center and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church where he was a member of the Love...

Wesley Solesby

Wesley Solesby

Jul 8, 2009

Wesley Joseph Solesby, 62, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at his home. Born December 15, 1946, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Robert Solesby and Geneva Cash. He was formerly employed at Alcoa Fujikura. He was a member of Beaumont Baptist Church and attended Cannons Camp Ground United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife,...

Rev. Irvin

Rev. Irvin

Jul 7, 2009

The Reverend Joel Lester Irvin, 87, of 118 Halibut Lane, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 15, 1921, in Hamilton County, IL, he was the son of the late Milt and Ersie Allen Irvin. He was a retired minister in the Church of God for 57 years and a member of Fairforest Church of...

Edith Quinn

Edith Quinn

Jul 7, 2009

Edith Donald Quinn, 97, of 237 Old Converse Road, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 16, 1912, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Luther Alverson and Minnie Pacolet Reynolds Donald and the wife of the late W. Avery Quinn. She was a member of Converse Baptist Church where she...

Frances Culbreth

Frances Culbreth

Jul 6, 2009

Frances Thomas Culbreth, 90, of Spartanburg, died Monday, July 6, 2009, at RoseCrest. Born September 14, 1918, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Trefter Oliver and Maude Bell Thomas and the wife of the late Heber Layton Culbreth. She was retired from Raycord Manufacturing Company and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include...

Robert Barbee

Robert Barbee

Jul 6, 2009

Robert "Bob" Allen Barbee, 54, of 1462 Maryland Avenue, died Monday, July 6, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 14, 1954, in Nebraska City, NE, he was the son of Layton W. Barbee of Bloomington, IL, and Patsy Rains Ervin of Nebraska City, NE. He was a specialty roofer at Pickens Roofing with 22 years of service and...

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