James Ray
Oct 2, 2014
James Edison Ray, 79, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, October 2, 2014. Born July 14, 1935, in Pine, MO, he was the son of the late Alvie and Bessie Ray. A U. S. Army veteran, Sergeant 1st Class Ray (Ret) served in Vietnam. He was a member of Jesus Our Risen Savior Catholic Church and retired from the U....
Ann Forrest
Oct 2, 2014
Annie Dell Morgan Forrest, 92, of Greenville, SC, died Thursday, October 2, 2014, at her home. Born May 19, 1922, in Rowan County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Alexander Morgan and Nancy Jane Fraley Morgan, and widow of Reginald Forrest. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Forrest was a member of...
Jane Rogers
Oct 1, 2014
Jane Tillotson Rogers, 52, of Lyman, SC, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 8, 1962, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Albert Wilson Tillotson of Spartanburg, SC and the late Betty Del Fain Tillotson. She was employed with Spartanburg Medical Center and of the Methodist faith. Survivors include her loving husband, Danny Rogers;...
Harriett Thompson
Sep 30, 2014
Harriett "Mema" Thompson, 80, of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC. Born December 19, 1933, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Thelma Holt. She was a member of Montgomery Memorial United Methodist Church. Surviving is her beloved husband of 61 years, Bill Thompson; son, Rick...
Ronald Davis
Sep 30, 2014
Ronald Overton Davis, 68, of Mooresville, NC, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Born July 15, 1946, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Estelle Dearybury Davis of Spartanburg, SC, and the late Jack Davis, Jr. Mr. Davis was a retired Color Lab Tech for Standard Products having 17 years of service. Prior to joining Standard Products, he...
William Smith
Sep 29, 2014
William Bernard "Bernie" Smith II, 43, of Pauline, SC, died Monday, September 29, 2014, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 27, 1971, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of April Flowers Smith of Pauline and the late Columbus Bernard Smith. Mr. Smith was employed with Vulcan Materials and was a member of NewSpring Church. In addition to his mother,...
Dr. Tiller
Sep 29, 2014
Dr. Wendell Howard Tiller, 93, retired orthopaedic surgeon, died at home after a brief illness. Born October 17, 1920, Dr. Tiller is survived by his wife, Martha Ivey, of 65 years. They were married May 28, 1949. He was the son of Wendell Holmes Tiller and Ruth Howard Lanham. A native of Spartanburg, Dr. Tiller attended Southside School and...
Jeffrey Lee
Sep 29, 2014
Jeffrey Vernon "Snuffy" Lee, 50, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, September 29, 2014, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 22, 1964, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Frank Vernon Lee and Betty Gossett Lee of Spartanburg. Jeffrey was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Landrum, SC. He loved golfing, hunting, and was an avid Clemson fan. He...
Mary Sherbert
Sep 27, 2014
Mary Frances Lee Sherbert, of Pacolet Mills, SC, died Saturday, September 27, 2014, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Otha Earl and Helen Inez Tolleson Lee. Mrs. Sherbert was a member of Montgomery Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Debbie Henson (Jimmy), of Pacolet Mills, SC; a grandson, Josh Henson (Julie), of Spartanburg, SC;...
Berta Rath
Sep 27, 2014
Berta Bettig Rath, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, September 27, 2014 at her home. Born July 9, 1941, in Erzhuebel, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Friedrich and Berta Poppke Bettig. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Werner Alred Rath. Mrs. Rath was a member of Phillips Lutheran Church in Allentown, PA and a...
Ellis Gwinn, Sr.
Sep 27, 2014
Ellis Robert "Bobby" Gwinn Sr., 62, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Saturday, September 27, 2014, at Hospice Home of Rutherford County, Forest City, NC. Born January 6, 1952, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Clifton Robert Gwinn and Martha Nadine Jones Gwinn. He was a member of Hayne Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Barbara...
Mavis Petty
Sep 26, 2014
Mavis Bolton Petty, 82, of Cowpens, SC, died Friday, September 26, 2014, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 2, 1932, in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late William and Vera Thomas Bolton, and wife for 30 years of the late Claude Monroe Petty. Mrs. Petty was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and retired from Community...
Kevin Cheatham
Sep 25, 2014
Steven Kevin Cheatham, 43, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, September 25, 2014, at his home. Born April 29, 1971, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Stephen Wayne Cheatham and Jana Ruth Darby Cheatham of Pacolet, SC. Mr. Cheatham was employed as a truck driver with Smoke Oil Inc. He was of the Independent Baptist faith. In addition to his...
Jerry Stewart
Sep 25, 2014
Jerry Leland Stewart, 70, of Boiling Springs, SC, died peacefully in his home on Thursday, September 25, 2014. Born January 11, 1944, in Pickens County, SC, he was the son of the late Elbert Jake Stewart and Pauline Martin Stewart Newport. A U. S. Army veteran, 1st Sergeant (Ret), Mr. Stewart served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was...
Donald Pruitt
Sep 25, 2014
Donald George Pruitt, 82, of Whitney, SC, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 5, 1932 in Whitney, SC, he was the son of the late James Aubry and Ruth Edmunds Pruitt. He was married to his loving wife of 59 years, Jacqueline Geraldine Pruitt. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, he worked in...
Edward Hanscomb
Sep 25, 2014
Edward Robert Hanscomb, 63, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, September 25, 2014, at his home. Born December 1, 1950, in South Portland, Maine, he was the son of the late Adra Percy and Gladys Levetti Hanscomb. Mr. Hanscomb was a member of New Prospect Masonic Lodge #143 and employed as a millwright with Fluor Daniel. Surviving is his wife,...
William Ware
Sep 24, 2014
William "Bill" James Ware, 91, of Chesnee, SC, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 5, 1923, in Cherokee Springs, SC, he was the son of the late Lawrence Christian Ware and Annie Josephine Warren Ware, and husband of the late Helen Georgia Rogers Ware. A World War II U. S. Army veteran and two-time...
Evelyn Seay
Sep 22, 2014
Evelyn Poteat Seay, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, September 22, 2014, at her home. Born October 6, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Dean and Carrie Louella Bennett Poteat, and widow of Roy Calvin Seay, Sr. Mrs. Seay was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She was associated...
Dolores Sutherland
Sep 21, 2014
Dolores Jane Wood Sutherland, 84, died Sunday, September 21, 2014, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 22, 1930 in High Point, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Harmon and Katie Kenney Wood and widow of James Wallace Sutherland. Mrs. Sutherland was the owner of Sutherland Wholesale and a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Survivors include her...
Otha Glover
Sep 21, 2014
Otha Laphon "Buddy" Glover, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, September 21, 2014, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place. Born July 3, 1950, in Seminole, TX, he was the son of the late Beecher Laphon and Evelyn Smith Glover, and husband of the late Rita Glover. A U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War MP, Mr. Glover served in the...
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