Libby Cox
Oct 20, 2019
Helen Elizabeth "Libby" Smith Cox, 68, of Pauline, SC, died Sunday, October 20, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 4, 1951, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jack S. Smith Sr. and Helen Hughes Smith Johnson and widow of Donald Richard Cox. A member of Philadelphia Baptist Church, Mrs. Cox earned an Associate Degree from...
Barbara Geer
Oct 18, 2019
Barbara Moss Geer, 87, of Roebuck, SC, died Friday, October 18, 2019, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 3, 1932, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Cole Moss and Margaret Hall Harbison and widow of James Drayton Geer Jr. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church of Spartanburg. Survivors include her daughters, Mimi...
Yavonne Colpetzer
Oct 18, 2019
Yavonne Hall Colpetzer, 65, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Friday, October 18, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 17, 1954, in Fort Hood, TX, she was the daughter of Blanche Penley Hall of Spartanburg, SC and the late Vaughn Tildon Hall. Mrs. Colpetzer was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church and was employed at Southeastern Paper Company. Survivors...
Richard Campbell Sr.
Oct 18, 2019
Richard Ernest Campbell, Sr. 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, October 18, 2019 at his home. Born May 31, 1931 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Ernest and Margie Campbell and the husband of Nancy Whitmire Campbell. Richard attended Anderson Boys High School and graduated from Clemson School of Architecture, Class of 1956. Mr. Campbell was...
Frances Mcgill
Oct 17, 2019
Frances Morton McGill, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 17, 2019, at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born July 26, 1926, in Cabarrus County, Concord, NC, she was the daughter of the late Hoyle Alexander Morton and Matilda Gaskey Morton and widow of George S. McGill. Frances was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and retired from Milliken & Company. Surviving...
Philip Porter Sr.
Oct 16, 2019
Philip Wentz Porter Sr., 76, of Greenville, SC, died Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at Southpointe Healthcare & Rehabilitation. Born November 18, 1942, in Greenville, he was the son of the late James Daniel Porter and Dorothy Eleanor Wentz Porter. A graduate of North Greenville College and U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Porter was a Real Estate Broker. He was also...
Richard Cox
Oct 15, 2019
Donald Richard Cox, 72, of Pauline, SC, died Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 25, 1947, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James L. Cox Jr. and Emma Jewel Harris Cox. Mr. Cox was a U. S. Army and Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War as well as a SC National...
Caleb Fant
Oct 14, 2019
Caleb Shammah Fant, 18, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, October 14, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 21, 2000, in Newark, NJ, he was the son of Darlene Fant of the home. Caleb was a Senior at Spartanburg High School and a student athlete on the Men's Varsity Basketball Team. In addition to his mother, survivors include his brothers,...
Linda Bedenbaugh
Oct 14, 2019
Linda Jo Knighton Bedenbaugh, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, went to be with her Lord Jesus on Monday, October 14, 2019. Born May 18, 1942, in Woodruff, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Roy Knighton and Genora Caldwell Knighton. Linda loved her family and enjoyed being outside working in her garden. She was also a great humanitarian for...
Phyllis Steadman
Oct 12, 2019
Phyllis Ann Green Steadman, 66, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 12, 2019, at her home. Born November 12, 1952, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Jeannette Bible Green. She attended Cannons Camp Ground United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband of nearly 50 years, Jerry M. Steadman; children, Donald Steadman (Amber) of Thomasville, NC...
Robert Allare
Oct 12, 2019
Robert G. Allare, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 12, 2019. Born July 31, 1936 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Mathias and Lucille Allare. Robert graduated St. George High School in Chicago and upon graduation, began his career in the food industry. He was employed by such companies as Mrs. Smith's Pie Company, Kellogg's,...
Frances Graham
Oct 12, 2019
Frances Graham, 91, of Wellford, SC, died Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Reid House Assisted Living. Born August 13, 1928 in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Essie Davison Burger and the widow of Martin Graham. Frances was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. She worked for Reeves Brothers. Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Susan Graham of...
Helen Sizemore
Oct 11, 2019
Helen Louise Fleming Sizemore, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, October 11, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 23, 1924, in Glenn Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Eula Lee Fleming and widow of William Riley Sizemore. A member of Pacolet First Baptist Church, Mrs. Sizemore retired from Spartanburg Medical Center. Survivors include her...
James Tesner
Oct 9, 2019
James Richard Tesner, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at AnMed Health-Anderson, SC. Born May 31, 1946, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Frank James Tesner and Annie Demorest Johnson Tesner and husband of the late Marilyn Louise Harmon Tesner. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Tesner was a U. S. Postal Carrier...
Paul Freeman
Oct 8, 2019
Paul William Freeman, 91, of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center-Mary Black Campus. Born December 19, 1927, in Pacolet Mills, SC, he was the son of the late James and Fanny Sue McCraw Freeman. A member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church, Mr. Freeman loved his family and church where he was a former deacon and...
Rodney Atkins
Oct 8, 2019
Rodney Phillip Atkins, 71, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 13, 1948, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of Madge Tinsley Atkins of Spartanburg and the late Ralph Vernon Atkins. A 1966 graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mr. Atkins attended Gardner Webb College. He was a member...
John Burnett
Oct 7, 2019
John Oliver Burnett, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019, at Autumn Leaves-Greenville. Born November 3, 1940, in the Valley Falls community of Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Mabel Covil Burnett and Joseph Elgin Burnett. A 1958 graduate of Fairforest High School, Mr. Burnett was a U. S. Air Force veteran and member...
Jane Painter
Oct 7, 2019
Jane Caroline Simmons Painter, 84, of Gaffney, SC, died at St. Francis Hospital, Greenville, SC, on Monday, October 7, 2019, following a short illness. Mrs. Painter was born at St. Francis Hospital, Greenville, SC, on January 18, 1935, daughter of the late Sue Pressley and George Garland Simmons. She was the wife of Robert Hampton Painter, Jr., married on August...
Kelly Trakas
Oct 5, 2019
Kelly Hearn Trakas, 53, of Tryon, NC, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019. Born November 20, 1965, in Union, SC and raised in Jonesville and Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Gary Keith Hearn (Lynn) of Spartanburg, SC and the late Teressa Gallman Hearn. Kelly loved her family, friends, and immersed herself in her Greek culture and adopted...
Elna Reimer
Oct 4, 2019
Elna "Ellie" Reimer, 80, of Woodruff, SC, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019. Born June 12, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Gertrude Barshai Rosenbaum Park and widow of Irwin Harold "Butch" Reimer. Ellie moved to Woodruff, SC in the 1960's with her husband Butch, who was the love of her life. She raised her family there...
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