Obituaries

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....

Steven Clevenger

Steven Clevenger

Dec 5, 2015

Steven M. Clevenger, 69, of Inman, SC, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2015. Born September 17, 1946, in Lauterbach, Germany, he received his Master's Degree from Villanova University and his Bachelor's Degree from Temple University. Mr. Clevenger enjoyed an extensive career in Information Technology and was most recently employed with NASA. He was of the Lutheran faith and a...

Thelma Horne

Thelma Horne

Dec 4, 2015

Thelma Louise Rogers Horne, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 4, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 24, 1927, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Bernard Rogers who passed away when she was two years old. She was raised by her mother, the late Lila Snow Rogers Tillinghast, and the only father...

Mary Mcclain

Mary Mcclain

Dec 3, 2015

Mary John "Johnnie" McClain, 68, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 15, 1947, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Riley and Margie Cleo Faust Gray. Mrs. McClain was a longtime employee of Friddles Orthotic Prosthetics and retired from Hanger Orthotics & Prosthetics Service. Survivors include her...

Virginia Ellis

Virginia Ellis

Dec 2, 2015

Virginia "Jenny" Lee Byars Ellis, 76, of Cowpens, SC, died Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at her home. Born March 24, 1939, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ervin and Vyrle Virginia Byars. Mrs. Ellis was retired from Hoechst Fibers and of the Baptist faith. Surviving are her loving husband of 31 years, Harold R. Ellis...

Norma Stokley

Norma Stokley

Nov 30, 2015

Norma Stapleton Stokley, 80, of Anderson, SC, died Monday, November 30, 2015, at her home. Born March 20, 1935, in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ezra and Ella Ruth Solesbee Gossett and widow of the Rev. Lloyd Charles Stapleton and the Rev. William Stokley. Mrs. Stokley was a training instructor with Hoechst Celanese Corporation in Spartanburg,...

Thomas Gilmer Sr.

Thomas Gilmer Sr.

Nov 30, 2015

Thomas F. "Frank" Gilmer, Sr., 94, lifelong resident of Glendale, SC, died Monday, November 30, 2015, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born October 9, 1921, he was the son of the late Herbert Franklin and Sallie Lee Gilmer and husband of the late Marjorie Sprouse Gilmer. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. A U. S. Army Air...

Charles Wood

Charles Wood

Nov 29, 2015

Charles William Wood "Chuck", of Massena, NY and N. Myrtle Beach, SC passed away peacefully in Spartanburg, SC on Thursday, November 29, 2015 at the age of 88. Born in Syracuse, NY in 1927, Charles was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many. A veteran of the US Army and an avid golfer, "Chuck" was the warm-hearted husband...

Dr. Pendleton, Jr.

Dr. Pendleton, Jr.

Nov 29, 2015

Dr. William "Bill" Wesley Pendleton, Jr., 78, of Seneca, SC, died Monday, November 29, 2015, at his home. Born August 31, 1937, in Rock Hill, SC, he was the son of the late William Wesley and Opal Griffin Pendleton. A graduate of Wofford College, Mr. Pendleton obtained his Masters and Doctorate Degrees from Tulane University. He retired from Emory University...

Vincent Caggiano Jr.

Vincent Caggiano Jr.

Nov 28, 2015

Vincent G. Caggiano, Jr., 89, of Gaffney, SC, slipped peacefully into his eternal rest on Saturday, November 28, 2015. He was born July 11, 1926, in Elm, New Jersey to the late Vincent G. and Antoinetta Mangini Caggiano, and moved to South Carolina in the 1940's where he became one of the founding directors and President of Sunny Slope Farms...

Helen Miguel

Helen Miguel

Nov 27, 2015

Helen Spevack San Miguel, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, November 27, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 10, 1919 in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Thaddeus and Anna Ochrymowycz Spevack. She was also predeceased by her husband, Richard San Miguel. Mrs. San Miguel was retired as a teacher from Spartanburg High School after...

William Briske

William Briske

Nov 25, 2015

William "Bill" Eugene Briske, 84, went home to be with The Lord on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. Mr. Briske, a son of the late Lydia and Dan Hornkohl, was born on November 20, 1931 in Detroit, MI and grew up in Beaver Falls, PA. He graduated from Waynesburg College, proudly served in the U. S. Army, and then returned home...

Jerome Wright

Jerome Wright

Nov 24, 2015

Jerome Jerry Wright, 73, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 21, 1942, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Floyd Oscar Wright and Evermae Wall Wright. Mr. Wright was an avid sports fan and loved working in the yard. A graduate of USC Upstate, he was a...

Robert White

Robert White

Nov 23, 2015

Robert Bruce White, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, November 23, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 16, 1937, in Casper, Wyoming, he was the son of the late Steel Bruce White and Julia Doris Mace White. A U. S. Air Force veteran, Mr. White sold, installed, and serviced Allen organs for Case Brothers Music as a loyal employee...

Jane Smith

Jane Smith

Nov 23, 2015

Jane Pryor Smith, 71, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, November 23, 2015, at Valley Falls Terrace-Spartanburg. Born April 30, 1944, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late George Pinckney Pryor and Inez Beheler Pryor and widow of Charles G. Smith. She attended Solid Rock Church. Surviving are her daughters, Linda Owensby and her husband Michael, of Pacolet, SC...

Dorothy Hooper

Dorothy Hooper

Nov 22, 2015

Dorothy Kunkel (Dot) Hooper, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Rosecrest. Born September 15, 1926 in Cincinnati, OH, she was the daughter of the late Frank F. and Helen Meyer Kunkel. She was retired as an accounting clerk and was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg. Survivors include her sons, Frank Dennis Hooper (Donna)...

Steven Cook

Steven Cook

Nov 22, 2015

Steven Joel Cook, 41, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 15, 1974, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Myra Lindsey Cook of Spartanburg, SC and the late Leslie Steven Cook. Joel was an auto mechanic, an apprentice with Palmetto Ink to become a tattoo artist, and also a guitarist with...

Opal Garrett

Opal Garrett

Nov 21, 2015

Opal Pearson Garrett, 82, of Cowpens, SC, died Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Brookdale Skylyn. Born November 30, 1932, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late James Earl and Lula Mae Fisher Pearson. She is also predeceased by her loving husband of 64 years, Paul Allison Garrett, Sr. and her son Paul A. Garrett, Jr. Mrs. Garrett...