Obituaries

Mary Petroski

Mary Petroski

Feb 8, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Fraser Petroski, 70, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Monday, February 8, 2016, at her home. Born October 7, 1945, in Midland, MI, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Ruth Dennis Fraser. Mrs. Petroski loved her Lord and family. She also loved dogs, cats, and traveling. She had an adventurous spirit and loved to travel the...

Melba Bagwell

Melba Bagwell

Feb 7, 2016

Melba Webb Bagwell, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 4, 1936 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Marvin and Margaret Elizabeth Israel Webb and widow of Ira Andrew Bagwell. She was a member of Davis Memorial Baptist Church. Surviving are her daughters, Kim B. Duncan and...

Lucile Blackwell

Lucile Blackwell

Feb 7, 2016

Lucile Morgan Blackwell, age 100, died peacefully on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Brookdale Skylyn, Spartanburg, SC. Lucile, a native of Spartanburg, SC was born on September 10, 1915, the daughter of Benjamin M. and Tollie M. Morgan of Arcadia, SC. Lucile loved to paint, arrange flowers, and decorate. Her family's homes are tastefully decorated with her work and her...

Millie Day

Millie Day

Feb 7, 2016

Millie Lee Smith Day, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 7, 2016, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born December 5, 1931, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Marvin George Smith and Idaliah Lee Smith and widow of Fred Day. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her children, Susan Joy Jennings of Inman, SC, Donna...

Carl Hagler

Carl Hagler

Feb 7, 2016

Carl Franklin Hagler, 92, of Coral Gables, FL passed away at home on Sunday, February 7, 2016 after a brief illness. A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, born January 8, 1924, he was the son of Annie Steadman Hagler and Jesse L. Hagler. Entertainment and Music was his passion. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Westminster Choir College...

Richard Sellers

Richard Sellers

Feb 7, 2016

Richard Scott Sellers, 53, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 11, 1963, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of John Powell Sellers, III and Sandra McGraw Sellers of Spartanburg, SC. Mr. Sellers enjoyed cooking and was employed with Sellers Seafood Company and also as a chef at many seafood restaurants at...

Beverly Judy

Beverly Judy

Feb 7, 2016

Frances Beverly Carlisle Wootten Judy, 91, of St. Louis, MO, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 7, 2016, at St. Andrews Assisted Living, Bridgeton, MO. Born November 6, 1924, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Stanley and Frances Mae Cole Carlisle, granddaughter of the late Charles Henry Carlisle, one of the founders of Converse...

Joseph Mcgill

Joseph Mcgill

Feb 7, 2016

Joseph "Joe" Bruce McGill, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 8, 1940, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late William Wilkerson McGill and Arbelle Cash McGill Floyd and raised by his step-father, the late John Floyd. Mr. McGill loved his Lord, his wife, children, and grandchildren and was a...

John Steadman

John Steadman

Feb 5, 2016

John Calhoun Steadman, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, February 5, 2016 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 17, 1924, in Lyman, SC, he was the son of the late Carroll and Annie Hallman Steadman. John was a U.S. Navy veteran and retired from Southern Bell. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers. In his younger years, he enjoyed...

Thomas Armstrong Jr.

Thomas Armstrong Jr.

Feb 5, 2016

Thomas Bouchier Armstrong, Jr., 69, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on the cruise ship Carnival Valor on Friday, February 5, 2016. Born November 10, 1946, in Spartanburg, Tom was the son of the late Thomas B. Armstrong, Sr. and Marian Sellers Armstrong. A 1965 graduate of Spartanburg High School, Tom was also a 1970 graduate of the University of South...

Sheila Tanenbaum

Sheila Tanenbaum

Feb 4, 2016

Sheila Rose Cohen Price Tanenbaum, 97, who buried two beloved husbands in her long and meaningful life, ultimately became the matriarch of a large, blended family. It was a point of great pride for her that she never considered anyone a "step." Everyone was just loved by "Nana." Mrs. Tanenbaum passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 4, 2016. Born in...

Elliott Sprinkle

Elliott Sprinkle

Feb 4, 2016

Elliott Teal Sprinkle, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 1, 1924, in Rock Hill, SC, he was the son of the late Rev. William Jesse Sprinkle, Sr. and Trannie Williams Sprinkle and husband of the late Mildred Byars Sprinkle. Mr. Sprinkle was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War...

Harriet Stox

Harriet Stox

Feb 2, 2016

Harriet Thompson Stox passed away February 2, 2016 in Spartanburg, SC. Devoted mother, doting grandmother, generous friend, she is missed by all who knew and loved her. She leaves behind her sons, Joel Burdick (Donna) and Greg Burdick (Michele), step-son, Bob Stox (Carol), grandchildren, Andrew and Michael Burdick, Matthew and James Burdick, and Kristen and Kathleen Stox. Born in Rahway,...

Peggy Hollis

Peggy Hollis

Feb 2, 2016

Peggy Shotwell Hollis, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at Eden Terrace-Spartanburg. Born December 1, 1931, in Henderson, NC, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Thomas Ambrose Hollis, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Baker Shotwell of Williamsboro, NC, brother, James Taylor Shotwell of Spartanburg, SC, Jewel Shotwell Lane of Ashland, VA, Ann...

Barbara Newberry

Barbara Newberry

Feb 2, 2016

Barbara Elizabeth Bogar Newberry, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 27, 1935, in McKeesport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Dokus Bogar. Mrs. Newberry loved her church and was very proud of her Hungarian heritage. A graduate of Nasson College in Maine, she retired as a...

Mary Bishop

Mary Bishop

Feb 2, 2016

Mary Sue Smith Bishop, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at Windsor House-Spartanburg. Born May 1, 1925, in Woodruff, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Clarence and Leila West Smith and widow of Jerry Robert Bishop. Mrs. Bishop loved her Lord and was the last surviving charter member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. A great...

Michael Duffie

Michael Duffie

Feb 1, 2016

Michael Lee Duffie, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died February 1, 2016, at Brookdale at Skylyn-Spartanburg. Born September 24, 1948, in Birmingham, AL, he was the son of the late Arlett Jessie and Virginia Evelyn Horton Duffie. A U. S. Air Force veteran and Mason, Mr. Duffie was employed with Venture Measurements for 43 years. Surviving are his wife of 28...

Joyce Frazier

Joyce Frazier

Feb 1, 2016

Joyce Britt Frazier, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, formerly of Waverly, VA, passed away February 1, 2016. Joyce was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, George H. Britt, Sr. and Eunice Holland Britt; husband, Fred Martin Frazier and her brother, James T. Britt. Left to cherish her memory is her son, Gary Frazier;...

Mary Raman

Mary Raman

Feb 1, 2016

Mary Avis Fagan Raman, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 1, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 1, 1919, in Green Creek, Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Marcus L. and Sarah Della Page Fagan and widow of James John Raman. Mrs. Raman retired from teaching at Chase High School in Rutherford County, NC....

Rachel Distefano

Rachel Distefano

Jan 31, 2016

Rachel Lynn DiStefano, 15, of Inman, SC, stepped into eternity with Christ on Sunday, January 31, 2016, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born August 10, 2000, she is the daughter of Gerard and Debra DiStefano of Inman, SC. An aspiring veterinarian, Rachel loved animals, gardening, riding horses, and volleyball. She learned her love of God at Killian Baptist Church in Columbia,...