Obituaries

Connie Batten

Connie Batten

Dec 28, 2013

Connie C. Batten, 75, of Goose Creek, SC, died Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Trident Hospital in Charleston, SC. Born February 2, 1938, in Gastonia, NC, she was the daughter of the late Edward Harold Costner and Gertrude Hughes Costner, and the widow of John P. Batten, Sr. She was a graduate of Kings Business School in Charlotte, NC and...

Barbara Curcio

Barbara Curcio

Dec 27, 2013

Barbara Hammitt Curcio, 64, of Spartanburg, died Friday, December 27, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 18, 1949, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late William A. Hammitt and Mary "Madeline" Roland Hammett and the widow of Thomas Lawrence Curcio. She was self-employed and was a member of Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church. Survivors include...

Ruth Conselyea

Ruth Conselyea

Dec 27, 2013

Ruth Fowler Conselyea, 80, of Spartanburg, died Friday, December 27, 2013, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born February 3, 1933, in Union, SC, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Boyd Fowler and Bernice Gossett Fowler, and the widow of William Cranston Conselyea. She was a member of Montgomery Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Terry Conselyea...

Janelle Spigel

Janelle Spigel

Dec 27, 2013

Janelle N. Spigel, 67, of Lancaster, SC, died Friday, December 27, 2013, at White Oak Manor-Lancaster. Born July 10, 1946, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ted and Elmer Stepp Nelson. She was a retired teacher in the Lancaster School System, having received a Bachelors in Art History from the University of South Carolina and a...

James Murphy, Jr.

James Murphy, Jr.

Dec 26, 2013

James Monroe "Jim" Murphy Jr., 65, of Duncan, SC, died Thursday, December 26, 2013, at Village Hospital-Greer, SC. Born September 27, 1948, in Cambridge, MD, he was the son of the late James Monroe Murphy Sr. and Dorothy Mason Murphy. A graduate of Cambridge-Dorchester High School and the University of Virginia, Mr. Murphy was a licensed professional engineer and the...

Harry Lancaster, Sr.

Harry Lancaster, Sr.

Dec 26, 2013

Harry Lancaster, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, loving husband for 65 years to the late Evelyn Brown Lancaster, died Thursday, December 26 at his home. Mr. Lancaster was born April 7, 1921 in Walnut Grove, SC. He was the son of the late Louvenia Belcher and John L. Lancaster, Sr. and a graduate of Roebuck High School and Robinson Business College....

Mrs. Elsie Lee

Mrs. Elsie Lee

Dec 25, 2013

Elsie Mae Richards Lee, 84, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013. Born May 15, 1929, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Crawford and Violet Reynolds Richards, and wife of the late Walter Nathanial Lee. Mrs. Lee was retired from Raycord Shirt Factory and was a member of Temple Independent Methodist Church, Spartanburg, SC. Survivors...

Mrs. Emma Griffin

Mrs. Emma Griffin

Dec 25, 2013

To all that knew Ms. Emma, how befitting that she was called to heaven on Christmas Day 2013, at Wesley Court Assisted Living. Born August 15, 1925, in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thurmond and Edisto Martin Williams, and wife of the late, Horace L. Griffin Jr. Mrs. Griffin worked in admitting at Spartanburg General Hospital...

Mrs. Shirley Hayes

Mrs. Shirley Hayes

Dec 24, 2013

Shirley Solesbee Hayes, 78, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at her home. Born on November 19, 1935 in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late Edward James and Ella Mae Israel Solesbee and wife of the late James David Hayes, Sr. She was a member of Una First Free Will Baptist Church, a homemaker and foster parent. She is...

Era Riser

Era Riser

Dec 22, 2013

Era Scott Riser, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Dillon Pointe. Born February 16, 1926, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Clifford Scott Sr. and Naomi Blanche Goodyear Scott. Mrs. Riser was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Surviving is her husband, Walter Glenn Riser Sr.; daughter, Sherran Sisk...

Blanche Schramm

Blanche Schramm

Dec 19, 2013

Blanche Wilson Dobbins Schramm, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 19, 2013, at Magnolia Place-Spartanburg. Born September 24, 1929, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Garfield and Lillie Bell Bishop Wilson. Mrs. Schramm was a member of Grace Baptist Church and worked for Butte-Knit for 25 years. Survivors include her sons, Fred A. Dobbins (Patty)...

Heather Burson

Heather Burson

Dec 19, 2013

Heather Loretta Burson, 34, of Pauline, SC, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013, at her home. Born July 14, 1979 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Bruce Phillips and Tammy Bullman Stewart. Mrs. Burson was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Surviving is her husband James O. Burson; daughters, Katelynn and Haleigh; sister, Tammy; step-father, Ty...

Kayla Padgett

Kayla Padgett

Dec 18, 2013

Kayla Hinkle Padgett, 55, of Spartanburg, SC, died peacefully at home, in the comfort of her own bed, surrounded by her loved ones on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Born November 28, 1958, in Havre, Montana, she was the daughter of Rudy Clarence and Ester Golie Hinkle of Spartanburg. A graduate of Dorman High School and graduating highest in her class...

Jean Moore

Jean Moore

Dec 17, 2013

Geneva "Jean" Bellew Moore, 88, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, in Longwood, Florida. Born in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Henry R. and Mamie Netherton Bellew, and the wife of the late E. Laurence Moore, Jr. Jean was a member of Morningside Baptist Church for 60 years and a member of the Ruth Sunday...

Boyce Parker

Boyce Parker

Dec 17, 2013

Boyce Dean Parker, 70, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Born October 5, 1943, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late Paul William Parker Sr. and Flossie Louise Johnson Parker. A 1961 graduate of Pacolet High School and Staff Sergeant in the Army National Guard for...

Eula Seagle

Eula Seagle

Dec 17, 2013

Eula Holt Seagle, 92, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at her home. Born February 8, 1921 in Marshall, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Lewis and Hattie Connor Holt and the wife of the late Claude Woodrow Seagle. Mrs. Seagle was formerly employed with Drayton and Whitney Mills as a spool handler. She...

Eileen Dobslaw

Eileen Dobslaw

Dec 17, 2013

Eileen Margaret Faloon Dobslaw, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at her home. Born July 13, 1926, in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late John Faloon and Helen Otis Faloon, and the wife, for 57 years, of the late Gerhardt Alfred Dobslaw. Mrs. Dobslaw was the former owner of Allcare Kennel and attended St....

Martha Coble

Martha Coble

Dec 16, 2013

Martha Peterson Coble, 79, of Chesnee, died Monday, December 16. Mrs. Coble was born August 12, 1934 in Florence, SC. She was the daughter of Robert P. and Gertrude Smith Peterson. She attended public schools in Florence where she graduated from McClenaghan High School. She earned a B.A. degree in 1956 from Columbia College and a M.Ed. from the University...

Joe Stephens, Jr.

Joe Stephens, Jr.

Dec 15, 2013

Joe W. Stephens Jr., 53, of Spartanburg and Enoree, SC, husband of Donna F. Stephens, received his angel wings Sunday, December 15, 2013, after a long illness. He was the son of Mattie Ellisor of Enoree and the late Joe W. Stephens Sr. Joe was previously employed by Bechtel Corporation and National Starch and Chemical. He enjoyed family, fishing and...

Annie Williams

Annie Williams

Dec 15, 2013

Annie Laura H. Williams, daughter of the late Robert A. Harbison, Sr. and Annie McGimsey Harbison, was a native of Spartanburg and the widow of Edward Quinton Williams, Sr. She was a graduate of Lander College and received her Master's degree from the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg. She was former owner and teacher of the Park Hills Private Kindergarten, a...