Alma Brown
Apr 7, 2016
Alma Sprouse Brown, 90, of Inman, SC, entered Heaven on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 20, 1925, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Gertrude Blanton Sprouse and widow of Hubert Paul Brown. Alma loved her Lord and family, she had a servant's heart - visiting and cooking...
Chrystal Mckinney
Apr 6, 2016
Chrystal L. McKinney, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Valley Falls Terrace. Born May 5, 1933, in Rutherfordton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Harley L. and Althea Fish Buckner and widow of Harry O. McKinney. Survivors include her granddaughters, Alice McKinney Christopher of White Hall, MD and Jessica Rohe of Bel Air, MD;...
John Mccormack
Apr 6, 2016
John Francis McCormack, 88, of Spartanburg and Hilton Head Island, SC, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Hilton Head Hospital. Born September 7, 1927, in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Blanche Dengel McCormack. He was predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Patricia Mary Hynes McCormack; daughter, Patricia Ann Farrar; mother, Blanche McCormack; and brother, Bobby McCormack. John...
David Stoltz, Jr.
Apr 6, 2016
David R. Stoltz, Jr., 62, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at his home. Born April 9, 1953, in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Dr. David R. Stoltz and Louella Von Till Stoltz. A 1978 business graduate of the University of South Carolina, Mr. Stoltz was vice president of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He...
Annie Wood
Apr 5, 2016
Annie Mae "Ann" Hyleman Wood, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Wesley Court Assisted Living-Boiling Springs, SC. Born March 22, 1928, in Burnsville, NC, she was the daughter of the late John William and Bertie Lee Taylor Hyleman and widow of John Lawrence Wood. Mrs. Wood graduated from Keller's Beauty School and owned Ann's...
Matthew Ranck
Apr 5, 2016
Matthew Adam "Muggs" Ranck, of Spartanburg, SC, died peacefully surrounded by family at Medical University South Carolina on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at the age of 56. Born December 2, 1959, in Chelsea, MA, he was the son of the late Robert Burrell Ranck and Irene Kandel Ranck. Matthew is survived by his wife, Karen Mainor of Williamsburg, VA; children,...
Mattie Blackwelder
Apr 4, 2016
Mattie Mae Melton Blackwelder, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 4, 2016, at Alpha Health Care, Greer, SC. Born March 2, 1921, in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joe Miles Melton and Ethel Lovelace Melton and widow of Charles William Blackwelder. She retired from Spartan Mills and was a member of Fairview Freewill Baptist Church....
Blanche Giles
Apr 4, 2016
Blanche Elizabeth Littlejohn Giles, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 4, 2016, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born August 29, 1927, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Thomas Littlejohn, Sr. and Naomi Smith Littlejohn and widow of John Vance Giles. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mrs. Giles attended Limestone College for two years. She was...
Jesse Cooksey
Apr 3, 2016
Jesse Lecel "Jess" Cooksey, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 23, 1932, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Isaac Lecel Cooksey and Corrine Goldsmith Cooksey. A U. S. Army and SC National Guard veteran, Mr. Cooksey was a retired executive with Cooksey-Reynolds Insurance Agency and a lifetime...
Henry Fulbright
Apr 3, 2016
Henry Robert Mason Fulbright, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, April 3, 2016. Born October 2, 1929, in Greenville, SC, he was the husband of the late Eva Brown Fulbright and the son of the late Paul Henry and Narcie Lou Carithers Fulbright. A veteran of the Korean War and a 1957 Textile Engineering graduate of Clemson University, Henry worked...
Mamie Toney
Apr 3, 2016
Mamie White Thompson Toney, 102 years young, of Greer, SC and formerly of Clifton, SC, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, at The Cottages at Brushy Creek. Born October 10, 1913, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late John and Rachel Sprouse White. She was the widow of her first husband, Glenn Thompson and her second husband,...
Freeda Simpson
Apr 2, 2016
Freeda Mae Harrell Simpson, 90, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016. Born April 7, 1925 in Cato, Arkansas, she was the wife of the late Henry A. Simpson and a daughter of the late Horace and Ethel McPike Harrell. She attended Sylvan Hills High School, and worked as a bookkeeper associated with Cameron Feed...
Susan Clark
Apr 2, 2016
Susan Campbell Clark, 53, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 26, 1962, in Asheville, NC, she was the daughter of Ann Sanders Campbell of Spartanburg, SC and the late Ruffner Campbell and widow of Randall Lee "Randy" Clark. A graduate of Spartanburg Technical College, Mrs. Clark was a kindergarten teacher for...
Karen Kearse
Apr 2, 2016
Karen Williams Kearse of Gaffney, SC died on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Spartanburg Medical Center after years of physical suffering. Karen was born in Louisville, Kentucky on June 3, 1954 to the late B. L. Williams and Eula Bumgarner Williams. She moved with her family to Spartanburg in 1966 and made her home here for many years. A graduate...
Nellie Fowler
Apr 2, 2016
Nellie Luker Fowler, 75, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital-Spartanburg. Born August 22, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Ed Luker. She was a member of Living Waters Church and retired from DOT Packaging. Survivors include her daughters, Patricia Fowler and Diane Suttles; granddaughters,...
Julie Parham
Apr 2, 2016
Julie Johnson Parham, 95, of Inman, SC, died Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Inman Health Care. Born in Hancock County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Singletary and Ida Fletcher Johnson and wife of the late John S. Parham. Mrs. Parham was a retired weaver with Startex Mills and a member of Pinewood Baptist Church. Survivors include her...
Nell Brown
Mar 31, 2016
Nell Burnette Brown, 70, of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Franke at Seaside in Mount Pleasant, SC. Born June 20, 1945, a native of the New Prospect community, she was the daughter of the late Oliver B. Burnette and Agnes McMillan Burnette and widow of James Neil Brown. A 1963 graduate of Chapman High School, Mrs. Brown...
James Metcalf
Mar 30, 2016
James Leon "Jim" Metcalf, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 28, 1938, in Campobello, SC, he was the son of the late Howard Bush Metcalf and Alberta Burns Metcalf. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Metcalf was a member of El Bethel United Methodist Church and retired from International Paper after...
W. Cline
Mar 30, 2016
William Frederick Cline Sr., 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at his home. Born September 15, 1923, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Peter Kyle and Mary White Cline and husband of the late Dorothy Huntsinger Cline. A U. S. Army Air Force veteran, Mr. Cline served in World War II as a fighter...
Steve Stepp
Mar 29, 2016
Steve Stepp, 69, of Cowpens, SC, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at his home. Born May 2, 1946, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Hobert and Rencie Gennie V. Frady Stepp. Mr. Stepp was owner of the Tanning Centers in Spartanburg and Gaffney and American Ind-Com Flooring. His hobby was collecting old cars and restoring them....
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