H. Walker
Aug 15, 2017
Henry Garland Walker, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at Park Ridge Hospital, Hendersonville, NC. Born October 28, 1930, in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Henry Grady Walker and Margaret Shehan Walker. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Walker retired after 20 years of service as a transportation...
Maurice Blevins
Aug 14, 2017
Maurice Everett Blevins, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, August 14, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. He was the only child of Ernest Irvin and Rachel Viola (Cavanagh) Blevins, born 30 March 1928 in Franklinville, Franklin Township, Gloucester, New Jersey. He grew up in a variety of places including Mingo, Iowa; Sevierville, Tennessee; Meeker, Colorado; Ovid, Colorado; and Misenheimer,...
Elizabeth Whitworth
Aug 13, 2017
Elizabeth "Betty" Barr Whitworth, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, August 13, 2017, at her home. Born February 20, 1925, in New Bedford, MA, she was the daughter of the late William and Minnie McElroy Barr and widow of James Webster Whitworth. Mrs. Whitworth was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed gardening and bird watching. She...
Dr. Lambert
Aug 12, 2017
Dr. Sharon E. Lambert of White Oaks, Spartanburg, SC passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 12, 2017 after a brief illness. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Sharon was the daughter of the late John Stuart Lambert and Dorothy Spears Lambert. She was raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and spent summers on the New Jersey shore. Sharon graduated from Moravian Preparatory School in...
Ruth Foerster
Aug 11, 2017
Susan Foerster, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017, after a brief illness. Susan was born in Anklam, Germany, on August 5, 1929. After graduating from the Technische Hochschule in Halle in 1950 as a chemical technologist, she worked at the University of Greifswald, where she met her future husband, Paul. They were married in 1953...
Rev. Daum
Aug 10, 2017
Reverend Thomas George Daum, 90, of Clinton, SC, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 12, 1926, in Marietta, GA, he was the son of the late Fred Hepner Daum and Gladys Hyer Daum. A graduate of Tech Military High School, Erskine College, and Erskine Seminary, he was also a U. S. Navy...
Mary Blanchard
Aug 10, 2017
Mary Ann Stepp Blanchard, 69, of Converse, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 5, 1947, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jimmy Lloyd Stepp and Eva Mae Sutton Stepp. A faithful member of Carlisle Wesleyan Church, Mrs. Blanchard retired from INA Bearing...
Dicksie Cribb
Aug 10, 2017
Dicksie Johnston Cribb, 64, of Spartanburg passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at her home following a brief illness. Born on February 5, 1953, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Troy Kenneth and Dicksie Brown Cribb. She graduated from Spartanburg High School and Converse College. Her education included studies in London and Taiwan. After college,...
William Cureton
Aug 9, 2017
William McDow "Mac" Cureton passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Born in Decatur, GA in August of 1922, he grew up in Union, SC, a town he loved dearly. He graduated from Union High School in 1941. During WWII, he served as a B-29 bombardier in the Army Air Corps. After the war, Mac graduated from Clemson in...
John Cudd
Aug 8, 2017
John Christopher Cudd, beloved son of A.D. and Anne Cudd of Spartanburg, brother of Bobby and Dean Cudd, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017. A child of God who brought love, humor and wisdom to all who knew him, Chris will be forever young in our hearts and memories. May the Lord bless and keep him; may He make His...
Maxine Whitehead
Aug 7, 2017
Maxine Sherbert Whitehead, 59, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, August 7, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 12, 1957, in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of Barbara Jean Parton Sherbert of Spartanburg, SC and the late Woodrow Wilson Sherbert. She was a member of East Spartanburg Wesleyan Church. Surviving are her husband, H. Steve Whitehead; children, Stephen Matthew...
Sherrill Praytor
Aug 7, 2017
Sherrill Lynn Praytor, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, August 7, 2017, at Spartanburg Rehabilitation Institute. Born July 19, 1950, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Johnnie Mae Crowder Sosbee. Sherrill was a member of Westgate Free Will Baptist Church and active with the Arcadia Volunteer Fire Department for over 30 years. Survivors include her...
Dorothy Frey
Aug 6, 2017
Dorothy "Dot" Fain Frey, 88, of Fairforest, SC, died Sunday, August 6, 2017, at her home. Born July 1, 1929, in Fairforest, SC, she was the daughter of the late Kenny Eckles and Ruby Cheek Fain and wife of the late Jacob Reinard Frey IV. Mrs. Frey was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church where she served on the communion...
Marvin Nalley
Aug 5, 2017
W. Marvin Nalley, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to the Lord and his family on Saturday, August 5, 2017. Born September 5, 1931, in Marietta, GA, he was the son of the late Burrell Preston Nalley and Datha Rich Nalley and husband for 62 years of the late Joyce A. Nalley. A graduate of Clemson University and U. S....
Edward Harris
Aug 4, 2017
Edward Woodrow Harris, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, August 4, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 9, 1927 in Union County, SC, he was the son of the late James Elbert and Ethel Childress Harris and husband of the late Dorthy Phillips Harris. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. A United States Marine Corp...
Harold Gowan
Aug 4, 2017
We are greatly saddened to announce the passing of our dearly loved brother and uncle, H. Wayne Gowan, on Friday, August 4, 2017. Wayne was born in Spartanburg County, SC to Freeman and Gladys Gowan on January 9, 1948, and joined his older sisters, Joanne Llanes (Roy) of College Station, TX and Karen Nicholls (Bob) of Spartanburg, SC. He was...
Julia Rogers
Aug 3, 2017
Julia Evans Rogers, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, August 3, 2017, at White Oak - North Grove. Judy as most knew her, was born in Franklin, PA on October 6, 1934, the daughter of the late Eldridge D. and Ruth V. Evans. Judy was a 1952 graduate of Rocky Grove High School in Pennsylvania. After a short period working...
Thomas Thompson
Aug 3, 2017
Thomas Joseph Thompson, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, August 3, 2017, at White Oak - North Grove. Born January 2, 1930, in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Thomas Francis and Kathleen Hickey Thompson. A United States Air Force Veteran, Mr. Thompson served during the Korean War. Following his military service, he was an electrical engineer...
John Connors Jr.
Aug 2, 2017
John J. Connors Jr., 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. John is survived by his wife Kathy Geraets Connors of Spartanburg; son, Michael Connors and daughter-in-law, Anne of San Francisco, CA; and his daughter, Jennifer of Brooklyn, NY. John is also survived by his twin sister, Sally Connors of Warwick,...
Joyce Whitesell
Aug 2, 2017
Joyce H. Whitesell, 91, of Chesnee, SC, formerly of Jamestown, NC, passed through the Pearly Gates into the hands of our Lord God on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Born August 18, 1925, in Belmont, NC, she was the eldest child of William M. Hunsucker and Grace Hooker Hunsucker. Joy was a wonderful mother and talented artist. She loved challenges and...
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