Timothy Raines
Mar 8, 2018
Timothy Ray Raines, 50, of Wellford, SC, died Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 28, 1967, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Dennis Richard Raines and Faye Gayle McKee Raines. Survivors include his daughters, Tori Parris (Preston) of Chesnee, SC, and Jayden West of Landrum, SC; stepchildren, Kristen Ford (James) and Nick...
Margaret Nusz
Mar 7, 2018
Margaret Jean Nusz, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. Born April 10, 1932, in Denning, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Lois G. Bearden and Rufus P. Bearden (step-father), and widow of Melvin Roy Nusz Jr. She retired from Sears and was a volunteer for Mobile Meals of Spartanburg. Survivors include...
Jane Covington
Mar 6, 2018
Jane Wilkerson Covington, 81, of Moore, SC entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, from complications of pneumonia. Born in Blackstone, VA on February 22, 1937, Jane was raised in Rock Hill, SC, where she received her primary education at Winthrop Training School, graduating in 1955. She attended Agnes Scott College, Winthrop University, Erskine College, and (finally) graduated...
Elizabeth Parris
Mar 6, 2018
Elizabeth Ballard Parris, 98, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Peachtree Center-Gaffney, SC. Born March 5, 1920, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Hosea Thomas Ballard and Minnie Davis Ballard and widow of Lewis B. Parris, Sr. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include her children, Jean Fortune (Billy)...
Greg Gerber
Mar 5, 2018
Gregory Paul Gerber, 63, of Whitmore Lake, MI, died Monday, March 5, 2018, in Moore, SC. Born October 19, 1954, in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late William Lawrence Gerber and Mary Sarah Cantwell Gerber and husband of the late Tamara Ann Pabst Gerber and former owner of The Water Shop and Dexter Karate Academy. Surviving are...
Margaret Peterson
Mar 4, 2018
Margaret "Marge" Hannan Peterson, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 8, 1930, in Erie, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Nellie Templey Hannan. Mrs. Peterson loved her family, especially her husband and grandchildren. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church for 49 years, the Cema...
Ruth Lovelace
Mar 4, 2018
Ruth Ferguson Lovelace, 94, of Greer, SC, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at The Cottages at Brushy Creek-Greer, SC. The last surviving member of her immediate family, she was born November 20, 1923, in Lancaster, SC, the daughter of the late Martin Luther Ferguson and Roxie Ann Lister Ferguson and widow of Hollis Elias Lovelace. A graduate of Cecil's Business...
Joan Sellers
Mar 2, 2018
Joan Cecilé Sellers, 64, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. A native of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Wallace and Faye Lavender, the wife of Sam Sellers of Spartanburg, and a member of Skylyn United Methodist Church. In addition to her husband, survivors include two sons, Joseph Carter (Samantha) of Roebuck...
Joe Roberts
Mar 1, 2018
Joe D. Roberts, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 3, 1927, in Clifton, SC, he was the son of the late Ralph and Ila Coggins Roberts. Mr. Roberts was the owner/operator of Joe's Exterminating Service. He delivered Mobile Meals for 30 years and was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church,...
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...
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