Col. Army
May 4, 2014
Col. Richard Darwin Koon, U. S. Army (Ret.), 76, of Greenville, SC, died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Emeritus of Greenville. Born June 17, 1937, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Wilson and Cleora Prince Koon and loving husband for 45 years to Iris O. Koon of Moore, SC. Colonel Koon retired from the U....
Mary Tessiner
May 4, 2014
Mary Dunnaway Tessiner, 86, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at her home. Born October 30, 1927, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Sally Millwood Duncan. She was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and retired from Pacolet Mills. Among survivors are her children, Linda Burgess of Moore, Ray Dunnaway (Janet),...
Lucille Scales
May 1, 2014
Lucille Martin Scales, 100, of Pacolet, SC, died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at her home. Born October 19, 1913, in Dawsonville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Elizabeth Tyner Martin and widow of Claude Eugene Scales. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Scales was a member of Montgomery Memorial United Methodist...
Frances Collins
Apr 30, 2014
Frances Foster "Fran" Collins, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 21, 1919, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Rice and Della Ramsey Foster and widow of Walter Dean Collins Sr. Fran loved her Lord and was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. Previously, she...
Michael King
Apr 30, 2014
Michael Bryan King, 57, graduated to Heaven after a long battle with cancer on April 30, 2014, at Baptist Medical. Born July 25, 1956, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Geneva King, of Spartanburg, and the late Calvin King. He was raised in Spartanburg and moved to St. Augustine, FL just six months ago. Mike was a missionary,...
Joyce Sharrett
Apr 29, 2014
Joyce Gammon Sharrett, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Windsor House-Spartanburg. Born September 18, 1940, in Danville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Elmer John and Evelyn Morris Gammon and widow of Richard Lee Sharrett. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Mrs. Sharrett was entirely devoted to her family. She was an avid...
Clyde Mckinney
Apr 29, 2014
Clyde J. "PaPa" McKinney, 94, was called home on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Born in Spartanburg County, December 16, 1919 and preceded in death by his beloved wife Sara McClure McKinney, his parents, Emma and Albert McKinney, brothers, Henry and Albert Jr., and sister, Fay Dunagin. He is survived by his loving family: son, Gene McKinney (Sylvia); grandchildren, Jeff McKinney...
Joyce Fleck
Apr 28, 2014
Joyce Knox Fleck, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 28, 2014, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum. Born April 28, 1933, in Goldsboro, NC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Vernon and Minnie Inez Johnson Knox and widow of Charles "Chick" Fleck. A graduate of USC-Spartanburg, Mrs. Fleck retired from nursing at the Whitten Center and was...
Betty Burke
Apr 28, 2014
Betty Jean Collins Burke, 84, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Monday, April 28, 2014, at her home. Born November 24, 1929, in Inman, SC, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Mack and Amelia Lee Collins. Mrs. Burke was a member of Northbrook Baptist Church, an avid traveler, and a NASCAR fan. She retired from the Beacon Drive-In after...
George Georgopoulos
Apr 27, 2014
George Georgopoulos, 61, of Cowpens, SC, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at his home. Born November 14, 1952, in Sparta, Greece, he was the son of Constantina Vasiliadi Georgopoulos of Sparta, Greece and the late John Georgopoulos. Mr. Georgopoulos was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and a restaurateur. In addition to his mother, he is survived by...
Doris Cochran
Apr 27, 2014
Doris Amanda Rodgers Cochran, 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center-ER. Born March 18, 1940, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Isom and Laura Gaudlock Rodgers. Mrs. Cochran was a member of Eastside Baptist Church for 30 years, served as a Sunday School Teacher for 50 years, choir member for...
Lois Smith
Apr 26, 2014
Lois Vera Lynch Smith, 80, formerly of Stribling Circle, Spartanburg, SC, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 26, 2014. Born August 31, 1933, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Otis and Nonie Boyter Lynch and widow of Harold Dean Smith, Sr. Mrs. Smith was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She especially liked cooking...
Margaret Buice
Apr 26, 2014
Margaret Robinson Buice, 90, of Pacolet, SC, died Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Born January 27, 1924, in Union County, SC, she was a daughter of the late George and Marie Horne Robinson and the widow of Herbert Buice. She was a member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Jean Evans (Henry) of...
Mrs. Robbie Belser
Apr 25, 2014
Robbie Johnson Belser, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, April 25, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 6, 1924, in Garfield, GA, she spent her adult life in Jacksonville, FL, where as a USO volunteer she met her husband, James Belser, a World War II naval pilot. She will be remembered for her ability to give unconditional love,...
George Robinson, Jr.
Apr 24, 2014
George W. Robinson, Jr., 80, formerly of 115 Kelli Court, Pacolet, SC, died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born February 17, 1934, in Union, SC, he was the son of the late George Washington Robinson, Sr. and Marie Horne Robinson. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Robinson was a member of Browns Chapel and formerly employed...
Chester Lancaster
Apr 22, 2014
Chester Samuel "Sam" Lancaster, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at Eden Terrace Senior Living. A native of Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Chester Sorrels and Winifred Alverson Lancaster and husband of the late Nancy Eubanks Lancaster. Sam was a graduate of Gramling High School and the Coyne Electric College in Chicago,...
Peggy Marlin
Apr 22, 2014
Peggy Genell Trent Marlin, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at Open Arms Hospice, Simpsonville, SC. Born December 17, 1930, in Rogersville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Charles Hugh Trent and Viola Johnson Trent and widow of James Marlin. Mrs. Marlin retired from Mountainview Nursing Home as a nursing assistant and was of the...
Myrtle Brewington
Apr 20, 2014
Myrtle Ellen Henderson Brewington, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 20, 2014, at her home. Born May 19, 1922, in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Jeffery Leonard and Pauline Easler Henderson, and wife for 45 years, of the late James Weldon Brewington. She attended Encounter Church in Gaffney, SC....
Lloyd Lindsey
Apr 19, 2014
Lloyd Michael Lindsey, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born February 6, 1947 in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late Elmer Willie and Bertha Jones Lindsey. Mr. Lindsey was a retired legal assistant and a member of United Baptist Church. Survivors include his sister, Myra Cook of Spartanburg,...
Carolyn Jolly
Apr 18, 2014
Carolyn Rhodes Stripling Jolly, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away in peace on Good Friday, April 18, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 1, 1949, in Gainesville, FL, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Robert Olin and Dorothy Claire Atkinson Stripling. Carolyn graduated from the University of South Carolina and was a member of Delta Delta...
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