Obituaries

Ruth Ballard

Ruth Ballard

Dec 16, 2015

Ruth Rebecca Searcy Ballard, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 20, 1932, in Lake Lure, NC, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Elsie Wright Searcy and wife of Arthur T. Ballard, Jr. (Lt. Col. USAF-Retired) of Spartanburg, SC. Mrs. Ballard was an active member of the "Wives of...

Lottie Casey

Lottie Casey

Dec 15, 2015

Lottie Maxine Casey, of Enoree, SC, went home to be with her Savior and Lord on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Born November 11, 1943, in Enoree, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Freeman Casey, Sr. and Mary Maddox Casey. Survivors include her three sisters, Louise, Virginia, Janet; and two brothers, Olin and Niles. She was predeceased by...

James Steele

James Steele

Dec 14, 2015

James Edward Steele, 84, of Greer, SC, died Monday, December 14, 2015, at NHC-Greenville. Born June 1, 1931, in Alva, KY, he was the son of the late Charles and Cora Miller Steele and husband of the late Irma Lou Sullivan Steele. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Steele was a duffer who loved to play...

Troy Wallace Jr.

Troy Wallace Jr.

Dec 11, 2015

Troy Lee Wallace, Jr., 68, of Moore, SC, died Friday, December 11, 2015, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born March 24, 1947, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Troy Lee Wallace, Sr. and Hazel Creighton Wallace. A U. S. Army Airborne veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Wallace was a member and former Post Commander for VFW...

Russell Edwards

Russell Edwards

Dec 11, 2015

Russell Brent (Rusty) Edwards, 50, of Boiling Springs, SC died Friday, December 11, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 13, 1965, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of Robert "Bob" Franklin and Sibyl Hall Edwards. Rusty was an employee of CR Brands and formerly a longtime employee of Mount Vernon Mills in Arkwright. He was a member...

Mary Emory

Mary Emory

Dec 11, 2015

Mary Sue Emory, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, lost her long battle with Alzheimer's Friday, December 11, 2015 at her home. Born May 1, 1921, in Chesnee, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Annie Cantrell. She was also predeceased by her late husband, Charles L. Emory. She was a former owner of Sue's Daycare and was a...

Brenda Willis

Brenda Willis

Dec 10, 2015

Brenda Gail Willis, 69, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 10, 2015, at her home. Born January 18, 1946, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Mack and Gloria Miller Queen Greene. Mrs. Willis was a member of Peach Valley Baptist Church. She retired from K-Mart Corporation after 30 years of service and was also employed...

Mildred Sellars

Mildred Sellars

Dec 10, 2015

Mildred "Mamil" Elizabeth Westbrook Sellars, 83, of Moore, SC, died Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born September 26, 1932, in Easley, SC, she was the daughter of the late John William and Alma Jane Sellers Westbrook and wife for 26 years of the late Fred Jesse Sellars. A member of Beaver Hills Baptist Church, Mrs....

Susan Keller

Susan Keller

Dec 10, 2015

Mary Susan Kellett Keller, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born February 3, 1951, in Enoree, SC, she was the daughter of Mary Margaret Turner Kellett of Spartanburg, SC and the late Joseph Benjamin Kellett. Mrs. Keller received her Master's Degree from Winthrop College. She retired from teaching with Spartanburg Day School...

Margaret Lowe

Margaret Lowe

Dec 9, 2015

Margaret Carleen King Lowe, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 25, 1948, in Asheville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Carl Billie and Margaret Elaine Gaddy King. Mrs. Lowe retired from Sovran Acquisitions after 20 years of service and was a Christian believer. Survivors include her loving husband of...

Starr Simmons

Starr Simmons

Dec 9, 2015

Starr Puckett Simmons, 66, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Magnolia Manor-Inman. Born December 2, 1949, in Greensboro, NC, she was the daughter of the late Dannie LeFord Puckett and Mildred Dawson. Starr was a teacher for Spartanburg School District 3 where she taught for over 20 years. She was a graduate of Greensboro College Class of...

Norman Simmons

Norman Simmons

Dec 9, 2015

Norman Lee Simmons, 84, of Roebuck, SC, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 29, 1931, in Spindale, NC, he was the son of the late Gaines Odell and Annie Belle McDaniel Simmons. A veteran of the U. S. Marine Corp, Mr. Simmons served as a tank commander during the Korean War. He was a member...

Martha Stocks

Martha Stocks

Dec 9, 2015

Martha Butner Stocks, 97, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 6, 1918, in Bethania, NC, she was the daughter of the late Leon Thaddeus and Bertha Fitzgerald Butner. She was married for 58 years to the late Tommy J. Stocks, Jr. Martha was a graduate of Old Town High School in...

William Going Jr.

William Going Jr.

Dec 8, 2015

William T. Going, Jr., 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born January 5, 1942, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late William Thomas Going Sr. and Lois Yvonne Fowler Going. A U. S. Army veteran during the Vietnam War, Mr. Going was a retired auditor with 25 years of service...

Evelyn Bungarz

Evelyn Bungarz

Dec 8, 2015

Evelyn Mae Marshall Bungarz, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Summit Hills-Spartanburg. Born May 23, 1922, in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Alf and Margaret Evelyn Mason Marshall. She was married in Brooklyn, NY, on May 27, 1950 to the late Robert Charles Bungarz. Mrs. Bungarz was a graduate of St. Agnes...

Barbara Cole

Barbara Cole

Dec 8, 2015

Barbara "Bobbie" Harrelson Cole, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born May 7, 1937, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Leland and Gladys Smith Harrelson and widow of Gerald Alfred Cole after 56 years of marriage. Mrs. Cole was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church and retired from Arrow...

Florence Pruitt

Florence Pruitt

Dec 8, 2015

Mary Florence Spitzer Pruitt, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. She was the daughter of the late Rhoda Isaacs Spitzer and Earl H. Spitzer. She was born in Erwin, TN and lived in Johnson City, TN, Elk Park, NC, and Vilas, NC, before moving to Spartanburg, SC at the age...

Ethel Baier

Ethel Baier

Dec 7, 2015

Ethel Alice Mast Baier, 97, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 7, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 11, 1918, in South Haven, MI and reared in Coloma, MI, she was the daughter of the late William and Bertha Steinke Mast and a graduate of Coloma High School. She was married in June 1946 in Benton Harbor, MI to...

Tonzia Bishop

Tonzia Bishop

Dec 6, 2015

Tonzia Taylor Bishop, 52, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 6, 2015, at her home. Born June 2, 1963, in Frankfurt, Germany, she was the daughter of Roy Marvin Taylor and Frances Taylor Royle and wife of William Keith Bishop, all of Spartanburg, SC. A graduate of Spartanburg High School and Summa Cum Laude with Honors graduate of USCU, Tonzia...

James Toney

James Toney

Dec 6, 2015

James Woodfin Toney, 72, formerly of Moore, SC, died Sunday, December 6, 2015, at Summit Hills-Spartanburg. Born December 30, 1942, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Toney Jr. and Sarah Frances Lanford Toney and husband of the late Jan Middleton Toney. A family man and avid sports fan, Mr. Toney was a U. S....