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Frank Owens

Frank Owens

May 18, 2009

Frank William Owens, 90, of Spartanburg, died Monday, May 18, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 30, 1919, in New Prospect, SC, he was the son of the late William Alexander and Hester Collins Owens. He was a self-employed retired carpenter, a member of Golightly United Methodist Church, and a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II....

Helen Hand

Helen Hand

May 18, 2009

Helen Elizabeth Fine Hand, 92, of Boiling Springs, died Monday, May 18, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 3, 1917, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Blain and Ollie Elizabeth Taylor Fine. She was retired from Spartan Mills after 48 years of service. She was formerly a member of Duncan Memorial United Methodist...

Ivaree Sweat

Ivaree Sweat

May 16, 2009

Ivaree Ingle Sweat, 89, of 18 Montague Circle, Greenville, died Saturday, May 16, 2009, at Oakmont-West Nursing Center. Born August 31, 1919, in Rutherfordton, NC, she was the daughter of the late William Logan and Allie Florence Hutchins Ingle and the widow of James Alford Sweat. She was retired from Milliken & Co. and attended Berea First Baptist Church. Survivors...

Carroll Black

Carroll Black

May 16, 2009

Carroll Jacob Black, 89, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, May 16, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March, 21, 1920, in Lexington County, SC, he was the son of the late Jessie David and Mary Alice Koon Black and husband of the late Eva Hall Black. He was retired from Startex Mills, an active member of Southside Baptist Church, and...

Elizabeth Luenstroth

Elizabeth Luenstroth

May 15, 2009

Elizabeth Luenstroth, age 99, died peacefully at the Laurens County Hospital in Clinton, SC, on Friday, May 15, 2009. She was very active in church activities throughout her life, including serving as the first female deacon at Normandy Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, MO.; was a member of Second Presbyterian Church for 17 years; and served as a volunteer missionary in...

Torance Ray

Torance Ray

May 15, 2009

Torance Stevenson Ray, 69, of 2910 East Main Street Extension, died Friday, May 15, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 9, 1940, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Charlie Jack and Flossie Waters Ray and husband of the late Sarah Ellen Linder Ray. He was a painter and of the Baptist faith. Survivors...

Trudy Mcdowell

Trudy Mcdowell

May 15, 2009

Trudy Ann Henderson McDowell, 48, died Friday, May 15, 2009. She was born November 6, 1960, in Spartanburg and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her father, Albert D. Henderson and his wife Alice Elder Henderson of Spartanburg; her mother, Edith Byars Salser and her husband Teddy K. Salser of Tennessee; a sister, Glenda H. Lewis of Lyman; a...

Dolores Bracey

Dolores Bracey

May 14, 2009

Dolores Sadler Bracey, 89, of Moore, SC, a former resident of Jacksonville, FL, died Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 3, 1920, in Cookeville, TN, she was the daughter of the late William Jefferson and Buna Jacques Sadler and the wife of the late Clarence Harrison Bracey. She was a longtime volunteer at Mary Black...

Daryl Phillips

Daryl Phillips

May 13, 2009

Daryl Alonzo Phillips, 37, of 101 Westland Drive, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 12, 1972, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Patsy Phillips Dezern of Spartanburg and was raised by his grandmother, the late Margie Bridges Phillips. He was employed at Michelin and was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. Also...

Barbara Doyle

Barbara Doyle

May 13, 2009

Barbara Nell Brinegar Doyle, 78, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 15, 1930, in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Grace Virginia Stevens Brinegar and the wife of 58 years to the late Robert Ray Doyle. She was an insurance agent with Correll Willis Smith and Associates...

Carroll Pruitt

Carroll Pruitt

May 12, 2009

Carroll Tony Pruitt, 78, of 3 Damson Street, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at his home. Born February 15, 1931, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Audra and Ruth Iona Edmond Pruitt and the husband of the late Elizabeth Turrie Hodge Pruitt. He was retired from Spartan Security...

William Brown

William Brown

May 12, 2009

William Smith Brown, 81, of 118 Calhoun Avenue, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 6, 1927, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Roy Wilkins and Clarice Smith Brown. A 1945 graduate of Spartanburg High School and a 1952 graduate of Clemson University, he...

James Shealy

James Shealy

May 12, 2009

James Monroe Shealy, 91, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at his home. Born November 24, 1917, in Leesville, SC, he was the son of the late James Monroe and Jessie Mae Shealy and the husband of the late Joyce Elizabeth Graves Shealy. He was retired from Southern Railway with more than 30 years of service. He was a...

Walter Kay, Jr.

Walter Kay, Jr.

May 11, 2009

Walter Mason Kay, Jr., 75, of 62 Woodwind Drive, died Monday, May 11, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born November 20, 1933, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Walter Mason Kay, Sr. and Willie Mae Morgan Kay. He was a retired Vice-President with Smith Data Processing, a division of J M...

Virginia Felmet

Virginia Felmet

May 11, 2009

Virginia Thompson Felmet, 93, a longtime resident of Spartanburg County, SC, died Monday, May 11, 2009, at NHC HealthCare in Johnson City, TN. She had lived in Johnson City since 2003. A native of Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. and Minnie Dewberry Thompson and the wife of 66 years to the late Rev....

Dotsey Causey

Dotsey Causey

May 11, 2009

Dotsey Munn Causey, 91, of Park Place Assisted Living, died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born November 11, 1917, in Olanta, SC, she grew up in Furman, SC, in Hampton County, and lived in Columbia, SC, for over 60 years where she was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the...

Martha Zimmerman

Martha Zimmerman

May 11, 2009

Martha Elizabeth Riddle Zimmerman, 82, of Spartanburg, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 11, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 1, 1927, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clifton and Marie Fowler Riddle and the wife of the late Darcy Edgar "Doc" Zimmerman. She was a charter member of Beaver...

Tillman Tolleson

Tillman Tolleson

May 10, 2009

Tillman Huskey Tolleson, 68, of Cowpens, formerly of Roebuck, died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born June 27, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James J. and Clara Devinnie Evans Tolleson. He was a retired carpenter. Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Elaine Martin and her husband Jesse of Salisbury, NC; a...

Joan Wofford

Joan Wofford

May 10, 2009

Joan Johnson Wofford, 75, of Spartanburg, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 10, 2009, at her home surrounded by her family after a battle with cancer. Born February 15, 1934, in Knox County, TN, she was the daughter of the late John Vivian and Mayme Troy Yates Johnson and the wife of the late Jerry Flavell...

Russell Goucher

Russell Goucher

May 9, 2009

Russell Stuart Goucher, 63, of 100 Perry Drive, died Saturday, May 9, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 4, 1946, in England, he was the son of the late William Henry and Marjorie Elsie Doughty Goucher. He was a design engineer for the textile and HVAC industries. He is survived by his beloved wife, Shelagh; four sons, Christopher,...

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