Vonda Bowden
May 17, 2016
Vonda Kay Lee Bowden, of Spartanburg, SC, widow of John Bowden, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at her home after a long illness. She was the daughter of James C. Lee and Janice K. Medley Lee of Arcadia, SC. In addition to her parents, survivors include two grandchildren, Shane and Sabrie; sisters, Tonya West and Rhonda Lee; nephews,...
Norma Lipscomb
May 16, 2016
Norma Jean Foster Lipscomb, 73, of Boiling Springs, SC, went home to her Heavenly Father on Monday, May 16, 2016, at her home. Born October 2, 1942, in Bluefield, WV, she was the daughter of Maxey C. Carter of Inman, SC and the late Mary Jones Carter. Mrs. Lipscomb retired from Kosa after 34 years of service and worked at...
James Grizzle
May 16, 2016
James "Buddy" Cleveland Grizzle, 83, of Spartanburg, died Monday, May 16, 2016, at his home. Born January 6, 1933, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Luther and Eva Mae Wright Grizzle and is survived by an extensive family. A loving father and U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Buddy was an avid camper at...
Betty Howell
May 15, 2016
Betty Jo Cook Howell, 82, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at RoseCrest Healthcare Center-Inman. Born August 8, 1933, in Pacolet Mills, SC, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Minnie Bryant Cook. A loving wife, sister, and aunt to all her nieces and nephews, Mrs. Howell was a homemaker, former teacher assistant in Warner Robbins,...
Gerald Tucker
May 15, 2016
Gerald Addison Tucker, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to his Heavenly Father on Sunday, May 15, 2016. Born May 5, 1944, in Washington, GA, he was the son of the late James Robert Tucker and Fannie Lou Herring Tucker. Mr. Tucker was the owner of Gerald's in Spartanburg and Greenville for over 30 years. He was a member of...
Ralph Smith
May 15, 2016
Ralph Leonard Smith, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at his home. Born October 30, 1928, in Charleston, SC, he was the son of the late Leonard and Alma Vaughn Smith. A U. S. Naval Reserve and active U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Smith was retired from the Central Intelligence Agency and a...
Joann Roberts
May 15, 2016
JoAnn Ballard Roberts, 78, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born May 23, 1937, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Drucilla West Ballard. She attended Morning Star Baptist Church in Pacolet, SC. Survivors include her husband, George "Junior" Roberts; sister, Juanita B. Brown of Boiling Springs,...
Virginia Harvey
May 15, 2016
Virginia Mae Foster "Bill" Harvey, 89, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at Heartland Health Care Center, Union, SC. Born May 1, 1927, in Pacolet, she was the daughter of the late Capris Terry Foster and Hester Eva Plumley Foster and widow of William S. Harvey. Mrs. Harvey was a member of Tate Memorial Baptist Church in Pacolet...
Ruby Upton
May 15, 2016
Ruby Lee Upton, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 15, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 24, 1919, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Edith Mae Emory Cowart and wife, for 69 years, of the late James Henry Upton. Mrs. Upton enjoyed...
Mildred Rozier
May 14, 2016
Mildred Nokimos Porter Rozier, 84, of Moore, SC, died Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 22, 1932, in Clifton, SC, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Frank and Nellie Carr Brown and wife of the late William "Bill" Porter. Mildred was retired from Phillips Conoco Fibers and also worked at Butte Knit for 23...
Adam Kieffer
May 14, 2016
Adam Joseph Kieffer, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Brookdale Skylyn. Born July 20, 1940 in Auburndale, WI, he was the son of the late Charles and Helen Guldan Kieffer. Mr. Kieffer was retired from U.S. Can and also worked for Crown Cork and Seal where he was a Litho Manager. He was of the Catholic...
Lt. Ret. Jr.
May 14, 2016
Lt. Col. Brooks LeRoy Hursey, Jr., USAF Ret., 99, of Spartanburg, SC and formerly of Wrightsville Beach, NC, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Brookdale Skylyn-Spartanburg. Born July 13, 1916, in Society Hill, SC, he was the son of the late Brooks LeRoy Hursey Sr. and Florence Green Hursey and husband of the late Mary Hays Hursey. A...
Donald Hall
May 13, 2016
Donald Leroy Hall, 72, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 13, 2016. Born September 16, 1943, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Leroy and Geneva Cantrell Hall. Donald was retired from Belue Trucking after 41 years of service. He loved to fish, hunt, watch NASCAR racing and baseball and was an avid...
Dorothy Brinkmann
May 12, 2016
Dorothy Ann Pearson Brinkmann, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 2, 1925, in Indianapolis, IN, she was the daughter of the late Morris Dewey and Deon Rinehart Pearson and wife of the late Frank August Brinkmann. Survivors include her daughters, Susie Suits (Greg) and Sally Ashley (Sam) both of...
Linda Thomason
May 11, 2016
Linda Thompson Thomason, 71, of Grant, AL, died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at her home. Born November 15, 1944, in Boiling Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Tally and Emma Lois Durham Thompson. Mrs. Thomason was formerly employed in the Communications Dept. of Raytheon Systems on Kwajalein. Survivors include her husband, Fred Thomason; son, John Thomason...
Carolyn Smith
May 10, 2016
Carolyn J. Smith, 76, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at her home. Born December 20, 1939, in Saluda, NC, she was the daughter of the late Bessemer Scruggs Smith and Robert "Smitty" Smith and wife of the late Joseph "Joe" Smith. She was a member of Northbrook Baptist Church. Survivors include her sons, Wayne Johnson of...
Donna Tracy
May 9, 2016
Donna Margaret Pond Tracy, 60, died at her home, on Monday night, May 9, 2016. Born on December 1, 1955 in Suffolk, VA, she was the wife of Dr. Kevin P. Tracy and daughter of Margaret Pinner Pond-Smith of Spartanburg and the late Samuel B. Pond, Jr. Donna was a graduate of West Springfield (VA) High School and Richmond (VA)...
Ernst Wagner
May 6, 2016
Ernst Theodor "Ted' Wagner, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, May 6, 2016 at his home. Born August 23, 1929 in Chemnitz, Germany, he was the son of the late Curt and Else Wagner. Ted became a proud American Citizen November 3, 1995. As the owner of Liberty Reed Co., he was the 4th Generation of supplying accessories to the...
Joe Trout, Jr
May 5, 2016
Joe Stuart Trout Jr., 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, May 5, 2016, in Chesnee, SC. Born February 22, 1926, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Joseph Stuart Trout Sr. and Willeen Holder Trout. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Guy Carlton Trout. A retiree of Duke Power Company, Mr. Trout was...
Joseph Sayre
May 3, 2016
Joseph G. Sayre, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at RoseCrest Healthcare-Inman. Born April 5, 1923, in Columbus, OH, he was the son of the late Jasper D. Sayre and Grace Williams Sayre and husband of 52 years to the late Mary Louise Brewer Sayre. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Sayre was a member of St....
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