Earl Hensley
Sep 20, 2016
Earl Wesley Hensley, 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born August 15, 1940, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Floyd Wesley Hensley and Mary Robbins Hensley. He was a self-employed independent contractor. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Nancy Thornton Hensley; daughters, Earline Hensley, Elizabeth Tolleson (William), and...
Ruth Mcham
Sep 20, 2016
Ruth Louise McHam, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. She was the daughter of the late Marcus Iberry McHam and Verona Thomas McHam. Ruth was born in Spartanburg, SC on July 6, 1927 and grew up in Hendersonville, NC. Her family later returned to Spartanburg where she attended local schools and graduated...
Amber Allison
Sep 18, 2016
Amber Shae Allison, 19, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away in her sleep on Sunday, September 18, 2016, at her mother's home. Born April 7, 1997, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Lisa M. Garcia of Spartanburg, SC and James Scott Allison of Gaffney, SC. Amber enjoyed writing short stories. In addition to her parents, survivors include her brother and...
Howard Howell
Sep 17, 2016
Howard Howell, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, September 17, 2016 in Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 24, 1923 in Union County, SC, he was the son of the late Willie and Bridgie Hope McCullough Howell and widower of Mary Madge Thrasher Howell. Howard was retired from Milliken and Company, Cotton Blossom Plant and was a member of Southside...
Patricia Parker
Sep 17, 2016
Patricia Lark Parker, 64, of Woodruff, SC, died Saturday, September 17, 2016 in Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 12, 1952 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter Edward and Blanche Elizabeth Fowler Bagwell. Patricia was a payroll clerk for Rogers Cartage and was a longtime hairstylist. She attended Carolina Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Dale...
George Schnorr Jr.
Sep 17, 2016
George Wallace Schnorr Jr., 83, of Inman, SC, died Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born March 30, 1933, in Jacksonville, FL, he was the son of the late George Wallace Schnorr Sr. and Marion Elizabeth McDonald Schnorr. A U. S. Air Force veteran, Mr. Schnorr was operations manager for Fernandina Lumber Company and a member...
Charles Gibbs
Sep 17, 2016
Charles Eugene Gibbs, 80, was called home to his Lord after a short illness. Born April 18, 1936 in Spartanburg, SC, he was raised by his loving mother, Ethel Schultz Gibbs McIntyre. In 1955, he married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Jo Hallman. On October 25, 2016, they would have celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. Eugene retired from Jackson Mills....
Linda Ponder
Sep 17, 2016
Linda Kathryn "Aunt Linny" Ponder, 68, of Spartanburg, SC went peacefully to sleep and woke up in her heavenly home Saturday, September 17, 2016. Born July 9, 1948 in Spartanburg, SC she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Ruby Ponder. Linda was retired as a Loan Technician at USDA Rural Development, Spartanburg, after 25 years of service. She...
Jean Frye
Sep 16, 2016
Jean Moore Frye, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, September 16, 2016, at her home. Born February 3, 1932, in Laurens, SC, she was the daughter of the late George E. and Dixie Fleming Moore and widow of Joe H. Frye. Mrs. Frye was a registered nurse at Spartanburg General Hospital for 30 years and a member of Cedar Springs...
Willie Dill
Sep 15, 2016
Willie Mae "Billie" Dulin Dill, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 17, 1929, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Houston Dulin and Dora Ella Livesay Dulin-McClure. She was formerly employed by HealthTex. Surviving are her stepsons, Lee Dill (Pat) of Boiling Springs, SC, John Dill of...
Jack Coyle, Sr.
Sep 14, 2016
Jack Lipscomb Coyle, Sr., 82, of Cowpens, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 25, 1933, in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Coyle and Maybell Sanders Coyle. A member of Cowpens First Baptist Church, Mr. Coyle loved his family and served...
James Keesler
Sep 12, 2016
James "Jim" Martin Keesler, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, September 12, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 1, 1935, in Clarksville, GA, he was the son of the late Robert Lamar Keesler and Mary Berry Keesler. A 1959 graduate of Wofford College, Mr. Keesler retired as former Vice President of Arkwright Mills after 43 years of service. He...
Anna Goode
Sep 12, 2016
Anna Marie Goode, 17, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, September 12, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 27, 1999, in Greenville County, SC, she was the daughter of Dena Painter Hayslip and Randy Lamar Goode of Spartanburg, SC. In addition to her parents, survivors include brothers and sister, Skip Watson of Spartanburg, SC, Megan Miller (Jeremy) of Greenville, SC,...
Rheba Walsh
Sep 11, 2016
Rheba May Turnage Walsh, 70, of Cowpens, SC, died Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital, after her brave fight against leukemia. Born August 21, 1946 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Elmer E. Turnage and Aileen H. Turnage. She leaves behind three children, Tricia Fairbanks, Elizabeth Long, and Michael Walsh; her grandchildren, Heather,...
Bessie Wilson
Sep 11, 2016
Bessie Elizabeth Moore Wilson, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, September 11, 2016, at her home. Born August 3, 1927, in Georgetown, SC, she was the daughter of the late Henry Singleton Moore and Lila Richardson Moore and widow of Earl Wilson, Sr. Mrs. Wilson was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and retired from Wilson's Maintenance & Landscaping...
Boyce Hensley
Sep 10, 2016
Boyce Briscoe Hensley, 67, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at home. Born July 23, 1949 in Rutherfordton, NC, he was the son of the late Pansy Briscoe Hensley. Boyce was a member of United Baptist Church, where he was a former Deacon, Sunday School teacher, choir member, RA leader and director of Young at Heart. He was...
Elizabeth Henderson
Sep 10, 2016
Elizabeth Jean Henderson, 65, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Magnolia Manor. Born August 27, 1951 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Hazel Ridings Cooley of Spartanburg and the late Wofford Andrew Henderson. Elizabeth was a longtime employee of Spartanburg Regional Medical Center and was a member of First Baptist-North Spartanburg. In addition to her mother,...
Mary Jeansonne
Sep 8, 2016
Mary Spencer Jeansonne, 73, of Inman, SC, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, September 8, 2016, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born March 21, 1943, in Cherokee Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late Young Wilson and Gladys Miller Spencer. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Darren Ray Pearson of Spartanburg;...
Billie Smith
Sep 7, 2016
Billie Ann Theodore Smith, 89, of Clinton, SC and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at The Clinton Presbyterian Community. Born May 19, 1927, and raised in Greenville, SC, she was the only child of the late William and Ida Bell Theodore. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Billie Ann received her Bachelor...
Pearl Blanchard
Sep 7, 2016
Pearl Kelly Blanchard, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, September 07, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 17, 1921 in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late M. B. Kelly and Gussie Pearl Davis Kelly and widow of W. Earl Blanchard. A member of Southside Baptist Church, Mrs. Blanchard was retired from Milliken & Company...
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