Martha Wharton
Dec 30, 2018
Martha Elizabeth Wright Wharton, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 30, 2018, at White Oak Estates. Born November 23, 1923, in McKenzie, TN, she was the daughter of the late Dr. William Talmage Wright and Mary Lucy Welch Wright and widow of Weir Edward Wharton, to whom she was married 60 years. Martha graduated in three...
Jewel Mcgraw
Dec 29, 2018
Jewel G. McGraw, 81, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 25, 1937 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Eulas and Rowena Owensby Gowan and the widow of James Randall McGraw. Jewel was retired from Holberg Electronics. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister,...
Bobbie Thompson
Dec 29, 2018
Bobbie K. Thompson, 85, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Valley Falls Terrace. Born March 23, 1933 in Glendale, SC, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Annie Louise Reece Walden and the widow of Raymond W. Thompson. Bobbie was retired from Spartan Mills after 25 years of service. She was a great cook, wonderful...
Barbara Drennan
Dec 28, 2018
Barbara Ann Gwinn Drennan, 79, of Drayton, SC, died Friday, December 28, 2018, at RoseCrest of Inman. Born May 25, 1939, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Clifton Gwinn and Evelyn Tweed Gwinn and widow of John Bernard Drennan. Mrs. Drennan was a longtime employee of Spartanburg General Hospital and a member of Skylyn United...
Edward England
Dec 27, 2018
Edward A. England, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away holding Rose's hand, Thursday, December 27, 2018 at his home. Born December 7, 1935 in Central Falls, RI, he was the son of the late John J. England and Elizabeth Trenton England. A U. S. Air Force veteran, having served in the Korean War, Mr. England was retired from Michelin Tire...
Kaye Peeler
Dec 26, 2018
Kaye Spencer Peeler, 73, of Pacolet, SC, died Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 18, 1945, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Grady Spencer and Margaret Pierce Spencer Martin. Kaye was a member and very active at Pacolet First Baptist Church and retired from Spartanburg Medical Center. Survivors include her son,...
Steven Bailey
Dec 26, 2018
Steven Ray Bailey, 68, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at his home. Born November 21, 1950, in Charleston, WV, he was the son of the late James Earl Bailey and Genevieve Larch Bailey. Mr. Bailey was employed with Phillips Delivery Service and of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his wife of 25 years, Cathryn Anne Barnard Bailey;...
Eleanor Suttles
Dec 26, 2018
Eleanor Mary Huncha Suttles, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at her home. Born February 18, 1923, in Delano, MN, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Hattie Yantes Huncha and widow of Woodrow Suttles. She was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. Survivors include her children, Charles Suttles of Florida, William...
Joyce Durham
Dec 25, 2018
Joyce Elaine Frady Durham, 70, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 25, 2019, at her home. Born February 16, 1948, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Walter Frady and Frances Juanita Lemmons Frady. Joyce retired from Piedmont Mechanical after 20 years of service and also worked for K-Mart for 25 years. She was of the Baptist...
Novelle Tuck
Dec 25, 2018
Novelle Neal Tuck, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 22, 1925, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Roland Neal and Belle Ward Neal Simmons and widow of A. Donald Tuck. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mrs. Tuck was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Survivors...
William Petty
Dec 25, 2018
William Robert Petty, 81, of Huntersville, NC, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at Novant Huntersville Hospital. Born October 12, 1937, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William Henry and Louise Whitlock Petty and the husband of the late Elizabeth Ann Belk Petty. A graduate of Western Carolina University, Mr. Petty was a...
Lila Worden
Dec 24, 2018
Lila Torres Worden, 95, of Moore, SC, died Monday, December 24, 2018, at her home. Born August 1, 1923, in Miami, AZ, she was the daughter of the late Librado and Ana Maria Castillon Torres and widow of Louis Bernard Worden. Mrs. Worden was a member of Jesus, Our Risen Savior Catholic Church and retired as a dental office receptionist...
Rebecca Nelson
Dec 24, 2018
Rebecca Carver Nelson, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 24, 2018, at The Waterford at Dillon Pointe. Born April 28, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late W. D. Carver, Sr. and Bettie Cooper Carver and widow of Robert Hunter Nelson. She was a lifelong member of Arcadia United Methodist Church. Survivors include her sister, Mary...
Irene Reeves
Dec 23, 2018
Irene E. Harmon Reeves, 98, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 23, 2018. Born August 20, 1920 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lester Boyd Harmon and Bessie Tolleson Harmon and was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was married for 59 years to the late...
Dora Holladay
Dec 23, 2018
Dora Robinson Holladay, 89, of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Jonesville, SC, died Sunday, December 23, 2018 at Levine Dickson Hospice Home, Huntersville, NC. Born September 26, 1929 in Jonesville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Fred Mason Robinson and Mamie Eva Foster Robinson. Mrs. Holladay was a civilian administrative assistant for the U. S. Air Force for...
Joseph Maple Jr.
Dec 23, 2018
Joseph James "Joe" Maple Jr., 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 23, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 24, 1927 in Warren, OH, he was the son of the late Joseph James Maple Sr. and Frieda Hughes Maple. A U. S. Navy Veteran of WWII and Korea, Mr. Maple attended Wayne State University and was the owner of...
Ralph Stombaugh
Dec 23, 2018
Ralph Denver Stombaugh, 88, of Woodruff, SC and formerly of Michigan City and LaPorte, IN, died Sunday, December 23, 2018, at Summit Hills. Born February 28, 1930, in Lansing, IL, he was the son of the late George Delbert and Ida Mae Worthington Stombaugh. He was predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Marilyn Joy Glassman Stombaugh. A U. S....
Martha Slater
Dec 22, 2018
Martha Davis Slater, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 8, 1943 in Hayesville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jess I. and Jessie Jacobs Davis. Martha was retired from Crown, Cork and Seal after 42 years of service. Survivors include a son, Michael Slater (Sandy) of Chesnee, SC and...
Roger Richards
Dec 21, 2018
Roger Dale Richards, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 21, 2018 at his home. Born January 11, 1946 in Big Bend, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Sheridan and Eula Hosey Richards and the husband of Cheryl Lee Bittler Richards. Roger was a US Army Veteran, and worked as a designer for American Greeting Cards. He...
Lynn Byars
Dec 20, 2018
Lynn Brown Byars, 60, of Pacolet Mills, SC, died Thursday, December 20, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 26, 1957, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Clay Brown and Lillie Belle Reynolds Brown. A 1976 graduate of Pacolet High School, Lynn was a member of Pacolet Mills Baptist Church. She was formerly...
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