Zerno Martin Jr.
Jan 9, 2016
Zerno Evin Martin, Jr., 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 9, 2016, at his home. Born December 18, 1933 in Mullins, SC, he was the son of the late Zerno Evin Martin, Sr. and Nell Taylor Martin. Mr. Martin was a graduate of Orangeburg High School, The University of South Carolina (Columbia) and the Charlotte Memorial Hospital (Hospital Administration...
Virginia Kirby
Jan 9, 2016
Virginia "Jennie Ruth" Pickens Kirby, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at her home. Born May 24, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Mashburn and Virginia Smith Pickens. She was also the wife of the late James Black "JB" Kirby. Mrs. Kirby was a member of White Stone United Methodist Church. Surviving are her...
Richard Alley
Jan 9, 2016
Richard Newton Alley, 81, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, January 9, 2016. Born January 24, 1934 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Alfred David and Alma Louise Winburn Alley. A U. S. Navy Seabees veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Alley worked for Spartanburg Water Works for 32 years and part-time with The J. F. Floyd...
Frances Strickland
Jan 8, 2016
Frances Edith "Frankie" Lancaster Strickland, 92, of Chesnee, SC, died Friday, January 8, 2016, at her home. Born November 25, 1923, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of H.C. and Mary Elizabeth Hammett Lancaster and widow of Howard Earl Strickland Sr. Mrs. Strickland was a member of Beaumont Baptist Church and the Senior Sunday School Class. She was an...
Charles Gordon
Jan 7, 2016
Charles "Chuck" Gordon, 52, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 22, 1963, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Oscar and Doris Sparks Gordon. Chuck was a member of Green Street Baptist Church. He was the general manager of Vickers Auto Salvage, an automotive enthusiast, expert slot car driver,...
Norma Miller
Jan 7, 2016
Norma Ruth Miller, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 7, 2016. Born October 7, 1937, in Spartanburg, she was a member of Whitney United Methodist Church and self-employed caregiver. Survivors include her loving husband of 45 years, Mickey L. Miller of the home; daughter, Tina M. Quinnelly (Brian White) of Cowpens, SC; son, Steven Kelly Johnson of Spartanburg, SC;...
Joe Hembree
Jan 7, 2016
Joe L. "Papa" Hembree, 81, of Roebuck, SC, died Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 5, 1934, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Henry Claude and Lois Gowan Hembree. "Papa Joe" loved his children and grandchildren. He was a member and deacon at Philadelphia Baptist Church and a member of the Faithful Sunday...
William Fowler
Jan 7, 2016
William Elmer Fowler, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 7, 2016, at White Oak Manor. Born April 8, 1932, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Elmer Leroy and Annie Linder Fowler. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Fowler served in the 108th Division of the U. S. Army Reserves in Charlotte, NC. He attended St....
Glenn Campbell
Jan 6, 2016
Glenn Thad Campbell, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at his home. Born October 21, 1943, in Cosby, TN, he was the son of the late Lush and Lena Campbell McMahan. Mr. Campbell was a member of Turning Point Free Will Baptist Church and the Senior Saints. He retired from Tietex International and was also a member...
Charles Ware Sr.
Jan 6, 2016
Charles Stephen "Steve" Ware, Sr., 68, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. The youngest of eight children, he was born March 6, 1947, in Louisville, KY, the son of the late Charles Lindsay and Marie Joseph Branham Ware. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Ware's family was most important in his life and...
John Smith
Jan 5, 2016
John Maxwell "JM" Smith, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born July 21, 1934, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late John "Max" and Annie Lou Rogers Smith. Survivors include his beloved wife of 57 years, Betty Belue Smith of the home; daughter, Debbie Ballenger of Boiling Springs, SC; five...
Dorothy Horn
Jan 4, 2016
Dorothy Barlow Van Horn, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 4, 2016, at Physical Rehab & Wellness Center. Born January 14, 1926, in Lytham, England, she was the daughter of the late William and Alice James Barlow and widow of William D. Van Horn. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. An English war-bride and phenomenal...
Janis Miller
Jan 3, 2016
Janis Lee Miller, 65, formerly of Pacolet Mills, SC, died Sunday, January 3, 2016, at Heartland Health Care Center-Greenville. Born January 2, 1951, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. Lee and Rossie Alma Bright Lee Suddeth and widow of Lonnie Eugene Miller. She was a member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include her...
Erman Hammett
Jan 3, 2016
Erman Yates Hammett, 90, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, January 3, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. He was born September 7, 1925, in Cherokee County, a son of the late Bee and Nezzie Rachel Martin Hammett. Mr. Hammett was retired as a welder foreman with Vulcan Materials after 35 years of service. He attended Pacolet First Baptist Church and was...
Walter Corn
Jan 2, 2016
Walter Blaine Corn, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 14, 1938, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Herman and Nell Reeves Corn and husband of the late Patricia Davis Corn. A National Guard veteran, Mr. Corn was a retired letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service....
Charles Bishop
Jan 1, 2016
Charles Berlin "Sonny" Bishop, 85, of Cowpens, SC, passed away peacefully at the Hospice Home on Friday, January 1, 2016, after a short illness. Born September 5, 1930, in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of the late William Madison "Bill" and Rosa Lee Gossett Bishop and husband of the late Mary Lou Threadgill Bishop for 56 years. Mr. Bishop...
Fredrica Smith-Kenan
Jan 1, 2016
Fredrica Caroline Smith-Kenan died at the age of 86, on January 1, 2016. Caroline was born in Greensboro, Alabama on August 27, 1929, to Fredrica Reese Wheeler Smith and Julien Smith. She attended Ward Belmont College in Nashville, Tennessee and later graduated from the University of Alabama where she was a member of Kappa Delta. She served as a Pink...
Joyce Farmer
Dec 30, 2015
Joyce Belisle Farmer, 72, of Inman, SC, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 14, 1943, in River Rouge, MI, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Helen Vaulrath Belisle. Mrs. Farmer retired as secretary from Airport Community Schools. She attended First Baptist Spartanburg and enjoyed knitting, making ceramics, and cooking for her family....
Evelyn Brookshire
Dec 30, 2015
Evelyn L. Brookshire, 77, of Gaffney, SC, passed Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Parkwest Medical Center-Knoxville, TN. Born May 23, 1938, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George and Beadie Gosnell Owens and widow of Bobby L. Brookshire. Mrs. Brookshire was a member of North Spartanburg Church of God and employed with Service America. Surviving are...
Valerie Johnson
Dec 30, 2015
Valerie Johnson, 41, of Frederick, MD, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Spartanburg, SC. Valerie was a U. S. Army veteran and former Federal Police Officer. Surviving are her two daughters, Martika and Sasha Williams, both of Frederick, MD; her mother, Vernell Prater of Spartanburg, SC; and a host of family...
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