Visitation will be 1:30-2:30 PM Friday, February 24, 2012, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 3:00 PM, in the Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Ric Millwood. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. The family is at the home. Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel

Margaret Elizabeth Clayton Reeves, 85, of 112 Courier Place, Spartanburg, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at her home. A native of Spartanburg County, she was born on August 16, 1926, to the late William Clay Clayton and Iris Clara Crow. She attended Spartanburg City Schools, Furman University, and Cecil's Business College. Her first employment was with the Commercial National Bank when it was located in the Andrews Building on...

Doris Elvina Campbell Smith, 95, of Boiling Springs, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at her home. Born November 26, 1916, in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of the late William S. and Elvina Leader Chew Campbell, and wife of the late Roland Campbell Smith. Mrs. Smith was a member of Second Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg and a graduate of Albany High School. Survivors include her daughter, Jeanette Reeves and husband Bryant Reeves...

Mary S. Brady, 85, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 4, 1926, in Salem, VA, she was the daughter of the late Eura Rebecca Thomas Burnett and stepfather Charlie Burnett, and wife of the late Thomas Jefferson Brady. Mrs. Brady was retired from Abbott Laboratories, a member of New Life Baptist Church in Simpsonville, and a 1944 graduate of Boiling Springs High School. ...

John P. Batten, 77, of Goose Creek, SC, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC. Born May 5, 1934, in Gaston County, NC, he was the son of the late Harry Clifton and Jennie Nina Bess Batten. Mr. Batten was a U. S. Army veteran and former employee of Lever Brothers. Survivors include his loving wife, Connie Costner Batten; daughter, Hope L. Batten of Goose Creek, SC; and granddaughter, Patricia L. Batten....

John Thomas Young, Sr., 72, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at Spartanburg Hospital Restorative Care. Born May 2, 1939, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late George Dewey and Lula Mae Simmons Young. Tommy was retired from Vic Bailey Family Ford, he was an auto mechanic for 40 years, and a member of Cudd Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Nan McMurray Young; daughter, Melissa Carol Nair of...

Zedekiah Cassell, 94, of Pacolet, died Monday, February 20, 2012, at his home. Born January 22, 1918, in Landisburg, WV, he was the son of the late Zed and Ida Terry Cassell, and husband of the late Ruth Helen Williams Cassell. Zedekiah Cassell, Sergeant Major (ret.) was a 30-year veteran of the U. S. Army. He served in World War II and participated in the D-Day invasion, was a Purple Heart recipient, and also served in Vietnam. He was a...

Hugh Bryson Ratterree, of Moore, died Sunday, February 19, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Albert Janet Garrison Ratterree and Thomas Lee Ratterree. He graduated from Rock Hill High School and served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean Conflict on the USS Antietam and the USS Yorktown. Following his Navy tour, he attended Pfeiffer College where he met his future wife,...