Velma Brown
Aug 7, 2018
Velma Willard Brown, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 07, 2018, at Lakewood Senior Living. Born June 2, 1928, in Winston Salem, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jay Marvin and Margrette Belle Tucker Willard and wife of the late George William "Bill" Brown. Mrs. Brown worked as a sales clerk at Sears, Roebuck and Company and...
Ruby Shipman
Aug 6, 2018
Ruby Lee Pangle Shipman, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, August 06, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 6, 1928 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Lillie Mae Norton Pangle and wife of the late James George Shipman. Mrs. Shipman was retired from Phillips Fibers formerly Saxon Mills as a die inspector. She...
Ruth Thompson
Aug 5, 2018
Ruth DeLoache Thompson of Spartanburg died at home on Sunday, August 5, 2018. Born in Saluda, SC, on May 30, 1923, she was the fifth of seven children born to the late James Nathaniel and Mary Lester DeLoache. She was married to Fletcher D. Thompson for 72 years, until his death in December 2017. After graduating as valedictorian of her...
William Loflin
Aug 4, 2018
William Maurice "Red" Loflin, 90, passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2018. He was the husband of Sara Newman Loflin, and the son of the late William Carl and Annie Bell Eagle Loflin. Red was born in Salisbury, NC on June 17, 1928. Red retired from Southern Railway with 30 years of service and Spartanburg County Recycling Center with 19...
Martha Bakke
Aug 3, 2018
Martha Ruth Bakke, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, August 3, 2018 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 24, 1953 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Erling and Eva Lou Turpin Bakke. Martha was a 1971 graduate of Spartanburg High School, 1975 graduate from Winthrop College and received her Master's degree from Converse College. She...
June Bridgeman
Jul 31, 2018
June Pierce Bridgeman, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at The Inverness of Spartanburg. Born May 26, 1927, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Thomas B. and Ethel Holloman Pierce and widow of Clyde Earle Bridgeman. A kind, generous, and loving mom, grandmother, friend, and devoted Christian, Mrs. Bridgeman was a member of Fernwood...
Marian Seay
Jul 31, 2018
Marian M. Seay, 94, of Moore, SC, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at her home. Born February 19, 1924, in Poplar Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late W. Edgar and Martha Lula Boiter Miller. Mrs. Seay loved to sew and garden. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, James...
Jewell Wharton
Jul 31, 2018
Jewell Hale Wharton, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. She was born July 17, 1932 in Memphis, TN at the Methodist Hospital in Shelby County, the second daughter of Mary Ewell Chaffin and Elijah Houston Hale. Jewell attended Central High School in Memphis, TN. She married William Forrest Wharton on June 18, 1955....
Iris Sampson
Jul 29, 2018
Iris Taylor Sampson, 80, of Chesnee, SC, died Sunday, July 29, 2018, at her home. Born October 19, 1937, in Tazewell, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Robert Taylor and Georgia Whitt Taylor and widow of Emerson Gould Sampson. Mrs. Sampson was a self-employed wedding caterer for 30 years and a member of Tryon Seventh Day Adventist...
John Neale
Jul 29, 2018
John "Jack" Howard Neale, 88, of Spartanburg, SC and formerly of Elkins and Charleston, WV, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018, at RoseCrest Community Care-Inman, SC. Born December 2, 1929, in Elkins, WV, he was the son of George Hughes Neale and Sarah Ellifrits Neale. He was the husband of Jessie Anderson Neale who preceded him in death on...
Dorothy Wyatt
Jul 29, 2018
Dorothy Elizabeth Fuller Wyatt, 87, of Roebuck, SC, died Sunday, July 29, 2018, at her home. Born July 12, 1931, in Union County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Miranda Cagle Fuller and widow of Jack Wyatt. Mrs. Wyatt retired from Arkwright Mills, was a fulltime Meme, and of the Free-Will Baptist faith. Survivors include...
Pauline Ladebauche
Jul 29, 2018
Pauline Choquette Ladebauche, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away after a courageous battle with heart failure on July 29, 2018 at White Oak Estates. Born July 12, 1925, in Woonsocket, RI, she was the daughter of the late Albert Honoré Choquette and Alma Baillargeon Choquette and was the widow of Joseph Arthur Ladebauche. Following graduation from Woonsocket High School, Pauline...
Robert Moss
Jul 28, 2018
Robert "Bobby" Lawson Moss, 71, of Inman, SC, died Saturday, July 28, 2018 at his home. Born December 6, 1946 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Robert Lawson and Dorothy Cathrine Francis Moss. Bobby was a member and employee of First Baptist North Spartanburg. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Judy Moss; sister, Glenda Moss...
James Tate
Jul 27, 2018
James Alvin Tate, 84, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, July 27, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 4, 1934, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William and Mamie Sprinkle Tate. James was retired from Georgia-Pacific as the plant manager. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Survivors include his loving wife...
Josephine Pye
Jul 24, 2018
Josephine Cora Parks Pye "Baba", 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at White Oak at North Grove. Born June 28, 1923, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Smith Mason Parks and Melissa Worley Parks and widow of Leveral Pye. A woman of faith and wonderful cook, Josephine was a devoted wife, mother,...
Walter Doggett Jr.
Jul 24, 2018
Walter Bush Doggett Jr., 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at his home. Born December 31, 1943, in Boiling Springs, SC, he was the son of the late Walter Bush Doggett Sr. and Ruby Helena Seay Page. Mr. Doggett was a member of Croft Baptist Church, retired from Winn-Dixie after 40 years of service, and was Co-op...
Evelyn Magee
Jul 24, 2018
Evelyn McMillan Magee, after 98 years on this earth, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in the arms of her daughter. Born December 10, 1919, in Spartanburg County, SC, she is predeceased by her parents, Ossian R. McMillan and Pearl Leola McMillan. She was the widow of James J. "Jim" Magee, the love of her life,...
Rosemary Gossett
Jul 23, 2018
Rosemary Gossett, 93, of Roanoke, VA, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 23, 2018. Born February 6, 1925, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Sloan and Gladys Harvey Gossett and widow of Dr. Harold Gossett. Rosemary is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Gail and David Vest; special sister, Joyce and Cecil...
Lana Mccraw
Jul 23, 2018
Lana Kay Scoggins McCraw, 61, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, July 23, 2018, at Ellen Sagar Nursing Center-Union, SC. Born September 8, 1956, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Jerry Clark Scoggins Sr. and Nancy Ozell Richards Scoggins and widow of Charles Edmond McCraw. Lana loved her family, country music, and animals. Survivors include her daughter,...
David Kerchmar
Jul 23, 2018
David Allen Kerchmar, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, July 23, 2018, at RoseCrest HealthCare Center-Inman. A longtime Spartanburg resident, he was born February 17, 1946, a son of the late Alfred Peter and Winona Bolt Kerchmar. A U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a 1964 graduate of Spartanburg High School and a 1968 graduate of...
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