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Nell Johnson

Nell Johnson

Apr 29, 2009

One of Spartanburg County's oldest residents, Nellie Louise Proffitt Johnson, 108, of White Oak Estates, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Luther Douglas and Mamie Barnette Proffitt and the wife of the late Wiley Harris Johnson. Nell was born December 5, 1900, in Spartanburg, SC, where she grew up...

Wilma Tapp

Wilma Tapp

Apr 29, 2009

Wilma Melton Tapp, 86, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 25, 1922, in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mae Colley Melton and the wife of the late Huie H. Tapp. She was retired from Whitney Mill and was a member of Beaumont Baptist Church....

Etheleen West

Etheleen West

Apr 25, 2009

Etheleen Lee West, 80, of 2092 Highway 56, died Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 13, 1928, in Golightly, she was the daughter of the late Walter A. and Lois Brown Lee and widow of the late Homer Curtis West. She was a former employee of Sears Roebuck Company, J. C. Penney, and T &...

Ann Connolly

Ann Connolly

Apr 24, 2009

Elizabeth Ann Connolly, 61, of Spartanburg, went home to Our Lord on Friday, April 24, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 2, 1947, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of James T. and Jewel Smith Shotwell of Spartanburg and the wife of Arthur F. Connolly for more than 42 happy years. She was a member of...

Nancy White

Nancy White

Apr 24, 2009

Nancy Jane White, 75, of Spartanburg, died Friday, April 24, 2009, at Magnolia Place. Born June 20, 1933, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Albert and Nora Lou Sperry White. A 1951 graduate of Spartanburg High School, she attended Cecil's Business College and was a retired secretary at the Spartanburg County Board of Education. She...

Nellie Cato

Nellie Cato

Apr 23, 2009

Nellie Thomason Cato, 81, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 30, 1927, in McDowell County, NC, she was the daughter of the late G. H. and Bessey Edney Thomason and the wife of the late Oscar Cauthen Cato. She was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church. A graduate of Spartanburg...

Harley Thompson

Harley Thompson

Apr 23, 2009

Harley Lee Thompson, 83, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 7, 1926, in Emanuel County, GA, he was the son of the late George and Shelly Canady Thompson. He relocated to Spartanburg from Atlanta, GA, in 1964, to help establish and manage the Mead Containers plant, where he retired in 1990....

Yvonne R.N.

Yvonne R.N.

Apr 21, 2009

Yvonne (Bonnie) Van Scyoc Stack, R.N., 91, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at her home. Born November 19, 1917, in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Bertha Almeda Cochran Van Scyoc. A 1939 graduate of St. Luke's School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH, she was a Registered Nurse in private practice for over 40...

Christine Reid

Christine Reid

Apr 21, 2009

Christine Pope Reid, 88, of 2902 East Main Street, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 7, 1920, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late J. W. and Rena Branch Pope and the wife of the late Charles R. Reid. She was formerly employed at the Spartanburg Council on Aging and...

Jennie Silvey

Jennie Silvey

Apr 20, 2009

Jennie Lee Fain Silvey, 79, of Cowpens, died Monday, April 20, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 23, 1930, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Creed and Maude White Fain and the wife of the late Bobby G. Silvey. She was retired from Spartanburg School District 6 and was a member of...

Elise Hollifield

Elise Hollifield

Apr 20, 2009

Elise Hollifield, 88, of 309 McAbee Road, died Monday, April 20, 2009, at a local nursing home. Born April 2, 1921, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Allen Ben and Allie Varner Wofford. She was retired from Spartanburg Regional Medical Center as a nursing assistant after 20 years of service. She was a member of Arkwright...

Kathleen Brown

Kathleen Brown

Apr 19, 2009

Kathleen Emory Brown, 78, of 850 John B. White Boulevard, formerly of 220 Jack Rabbit Run, Clifton, died Sunday, April 19, 2009, at Windsor House. Born November 15, 1930, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Dollie Willis Emory and the wife of 47 years to the late Loren Hugh Brown. She was a...

Opal Jennings

Opal Jennings

Apr 18, 2009

Opal Sutton Jennings, 80, of 701 South Sweetwater Hills, died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 27, 1928, in Bonnie Blue, VA, she was the daughter of the late Grant and Eva Morrison Sutton and widow of Fred Jennings, Jr. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a son, Wayne Jennings and wife...

James Chapman

James Chapman

Apr 18, 2009

James E. Chapman, 77, of 281 Point Circle, died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Palmetto Baptist Hospital in Columbia, SC. Born July 3, 1931, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was a longtime resident of Spartanburg until retiring to Prosperity in 1988. He was a son of the late Dallas Edward and Montague Wall Chapman and retired from Hoechst-Celanese Corporation after...

William Brown, Jr.

William Brown, Jr.

Apr 18, 2009

William D. Brown, Jr., 67, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Born December 20, 1941, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William D. Brown, Sr. and Eunice Martin Zimmerman Brown. A graduate of Wofford College, he was the owner of Personnel Solutions, Inc. He was a member of...

Daisy Barton

Daisy Barton

Apr 17, 2009

Daisy Thompson Barton, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, April 17, 2009, at Eden Terrace Assisted Living. Mrs. Barton was born on February 16, 1916, in Charleston, SC. While she had previously resided in Orlando, FL, Charlotte, NC, and Alexandria, VA, she lived in Spartanburg for about 15 years. She was the daughter of the late Cornelius Owen Thompson, Sr....

Betty Dalhouse

Betty Dalhouse

Apr 17, 2009

Betty Gesner Dalhouse, of Spartanburg, died Friday, April 17, 2009, at her home. Born October 26, 1926, in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Sidney Reed and Mary Margaret Hodgens Gesner and the wife of the late Samuel Pollock Dalhouse. She was a 1948 graduate of Agnes Scott College in Decatur GA, with a B.A. degree. She...

Alvin West

Alvin West

Apr 17, 2009

Alvin Dean West, 79, of 106 West Road, died Friday, April 17, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 17, 1929, in Pauline, SC, he was the son of the late John Wesley and Louise Duncan West. He was retired as a superintendent with Fiske-Carter Construction Company and also Union Water Works. He was a member of Bogansville United...

Jack Bogan

Jack Bogan

Apr 17, 2009

Jack N. Bogan, 80, of 753 North Liberty Street, died Friday, April 17, 2009, at his home. Born November 6, 1928, in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late Herman and Rose Bogan and husband of the late Annie Duggins Bogan. He was employed by the Beacon Drive-in for 35 years and retired from Michelin after 15 years...

Ted Sizemore

Ted Sizemore

Apr 16, 2009

Edward Earl "Ted" Sizemore, 76, of 220 Floyd Road, died Thursday, April 16, 2009, at his home. Born November 30, 1932, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late William Boyd Sizemore, Sr. and Onteen Henderson Sizemore. He was a truck driver and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two daughters, Susan Zamora of Spartanburg, and Wanda...

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