Margaret Petty
Feb 28, 2018
Margaret Elizabeth Watson Petty, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, passed peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at RoseCrest Community Healthcare-Inman. Born July 27, 1938, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Claud Dee and Ruby Althalee Parham Watson. Known as "Sis," "Pudge," and "Granny," she loved animals, reading, crossword puzzles, country music, ice hockey, and...
Herbalena Mcbride
Feb 28, 2018
Herbalena "Lena" Huffman McBride, 68, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at her home. Born March 28, 1949, in the Goucher community of Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Hazel Pressley Jenkins. Mrs. McBride enjoyed bowling and fishing and was a member of Clifton Church of God. Survivors include her husband of 52 years,...
Carolyn Mcclellan
Feb 28, 2018
Martha Carolyn Wingo McClellan, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at her home. Born October 22, 1936, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert Anderson Wingo and Zula Hall Wingo and widow of Benny Dean McClellan. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Carolyn was formerly a nurse's aide...
Edward "Pappy"
Feb 28, 2018
Edward Herbert Behnke, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at his home. Born August 17, 1944, in Upstate New York, he was the son of the late Martha Mary Behnke and husband of the late Cynthia Marie Hunter Behnke. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Behnke retired from the Naval Reserves after 20 years of service. He...
Elizabeth Howell
Feb 27, 2018
Elizabeth Anne Weedon Howell, widow of Calvert Manning Howell, Sr. (Buddy), 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Windsor House-Spartanburg. Born January 8, 1923, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Fanning Hamilton and Emmie Sams Webster Weedon. A graduate of Spartanburg High School and Winthrop College, Mrs. Howell also received a Master of...
Lizzie Ledford
Feb 26, 2018
Lizzie Mae Laws Ledford, 79, of Chesnee, SC, died Monday, February 26, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 12, 1938, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Ada Weathers Laws and widow of Millard O'Neal Ledford. Mrs. Ledford enjoyed puzzles, games, cooking, crocheting, and reading her Bible. She was a member of Chesnee Free...
Charlotte Going
Feb 26, 2018
Charlotte Gale Crocker Going, 71, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 26, 2018, at White Oak Estates. Born May 26, 1946, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James William and Zara Minnie Loftis Crocker and widow of William Thomas Going, Jr. A member of Pacolet First Baptist Church, Mrs. Going enjoyed traveling to the beach and the...
Midoriko Colson
Feb 26, 2018
Midoriko Sugaya Colson, 92, of Inman, SC, died Monday, February 26, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 26, 1925, in Tochigi-ken, Japan, she was the daughter of the late Choukichi Sugaya and Saki Kobayashi Sugaya and widow of Maurice E. Colson. Mrs. Colson earned her Associates Degree in the English language and worked for the U. S. Army...
Philip Keenan
Feb 25, 2018
Philip Sven Keenan, 75, died Sunday, February 25, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House from myelodysplastic syndrome. Born August 18, 1942, in Grand Rapids, MI, he was the eldest son of Sven Einar (Kinnunen) Keenan and Ruby Johnson Keenan. Raised in Ann Arbor, MI, he was a graduate of Michigan State University and received his MBA from the University of...
Gayle Teaster
Feb 25, 2018
Annie Gayle Thornton Teaster, 79, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, February 25, 2018 at White Oak North Grove. Born February 17, 1939 in Glenn Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late Eula Thornton and the widow of Lawrence Everette Teaster. Ms. Gayle was retired from Pacolet Elementary School and established and operated the first Kindergarten in Pacolet. She...
Tommy Lewis Sr.
Feb 24, 2018
Tommy Gene Lewis Sr., 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born April 30, 1941, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Thomas Jefferson Lewis and Gladys Jeanette Griffin Lewis. Mr. Lewis enjoyed restoring antique radios and trains as well as gardening. He attended Cudd Memorial Baptist Church and was formerly...
Lexie Lee
Feb 24, 2018
Lexie Lyda Lee, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. She was the last surviving member of nine children of the Lyda family, born October 20, 1925, in Gaffney, SC, a daughter of the late L. Columbus "Lum" Lyda and Sara Mabry Lyda. She was the widow of Elvin Lee Jr. and a...
Patricia Porter
Feb 22, 2018
Patricia Lynne Winters Porter, 71, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, February 22, 2018, at Duke University Hospital. Born January 2, 1947, in Gainesville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Goldman Winters and Gladys Pass Winters and widow of William "Bill" Boyd Porter Jr. A member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, Mrs. Porter loved sewing, making quilts,...
James Harrold Sr.
Feb 22, 2018
James Harvey Harrold, Sr. left his earthly home and went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 22, 2018. Born July 7, 1927 in Pacolet Mills, he was the son of the late James William and Marion Mabry Harrold. James Harvey was a veteran of the US Navy, and a graduate from Clemson College. He was employed by The...
Betty Taylor
Feb 21, 2018
Betty Jo Emory Taylor, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. The eldest of 11 children, she was born August 31, 1932, in Mayo, SC, a daughter of the late Thad and Irene Champion Emory. Mrs. Taylor was a member of Mayo First Baptist Church and retired from Spartanburg District 7 schools. Survivors...
The Graham
Feb 21, 2018
The J. F. Floyd Mortuary is honored to make guest register books available to the Spartanburg community for The Rev. Dr. Billy Graham. From 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM daily through noon Thursday, March 1, 2018, please visit Floyd's North Church Street Chapel, 235 N. Church St., Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel, 2075 E. Main St., or Floyd's Boiling Springs Chapel, 4161...
Ernie Ramsey
Feb 20, 2018
Ernie Dewitt Ramsey, 72, of Cowpens, SC, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital-Spartanburg. Born July 15, 1945, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late David Herman Ramsey Sr. and Annie Littlefield Ramsey. A graduate of Chapman High School and U. S. Air Force veteran of the...
Cathleen Gilbert
Feb 20, 2018
Betty Cathleen (Cat) Gilbert, 91, of Spartanburg and recently of Simpsonville, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Born February 4, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John Taylor and Strocy Jones Parham and the widow of Charles Manning Gilbert. Of the Baptist faith, she attended Saxon Church of God as a child and...
Phyllis Thompson
Feb 20, 2018
On February 20, 2018, Mrs. Phyllis Hayes Thompson passed into eternal rest after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband Mark, to whom she was married on June 6, 1969. She had three surviving children: Tanya, Michael, and Andrew. Andrew and his wife Susan are the parents of her four grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son: James...
Wanda Weldon
Feb 19, 2018
Wanda Marie Turney Weldon, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 19, 2018, at White Oak at North Grove. Born May 5, 1924, in South Coffeyville, OK, she was the daughter of the late Norman D. and Gertrude Thompson Turney and widow of Paul L. Weldon. Survivors include her sister, LaHoma Turney Nigh of Spartanburg, SC; brother, Dale J. Turney...
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