Obituaries

Suzan Bailey

Suzan Bailey

Sep 29, 2013

Suzan Diana Bailey, 49, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, September 29, 2013, at her home. Born July 9, 1964, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Marshall Ray Smith of Gaffney, SC, and Ann Lee of Spartanburg, SC. She attended Evangel Cathedral. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Jacinta Nicole Smith; brother, Ian Nicholas...

Luther Pye

Luther Pye

Sep 28, 2013

Luther Earl Pye, 90, of Inman, SC died Saturday, September 28, 2013 at his home. Born July 6, 1923 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Gilbert and Pearl Rhineheart Pye. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army and owner of Main Street Hardware in Inman. After his retirement, Luther was the train conductor at Cleveland...

Kaye Renna

Kaye Renna

Sep 28, 2013

Gwendolyn Kaye Neufel Renna, 63, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Saturday, September 28, 2013, at her home. Born November 15, 1949, in Inman, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Charles Neufel and Nadine Clayton Neufel Cusack. Mrs. Renna was a member of Beaumont Baptist Church. She collected dolls, elephant figures, and enjoyed decorating. Survivors include her loving...

Ivy Mantle

Ivy Mantle

Sep 28, 2013

Ivy Coene Jenkins Mantle, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, formerly of Columbus, GA, passed away at her home on Saturday, September 28, 2013. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, and she will be dearly missed. She was born November 14, 1937, in Bosworth, MO, to the late Ruby Mae Winfrey Jenkins and Clem Logan Jenkins, Sr. At the...

Robert Motts

Robert Motts

Sep 28, 2013

Robert Shelton Motts, 85, of Pacolet, SC went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at his home. Born January 20, 1928 in Pacolet, SC, he was a lifelong resident of Pacolet. He was the son of the late Paul and Leila Scales Motts, a graduate of Pacolet High School, attended Cecil's Business College, was a U.S....

Jerry Harrison

Jerry Harrison

Sep 27, 2013

Jerry Julienne Harrison, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, September 27, 2013 at his home. Born November 5, 1940, in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Henry Wofford and Marie Ola Long Harrison. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Harrison continued the legacy of his father as President of Hurley & Harrison and later founded the Harrison...

Thomas Wyatt

Thomas Wyatt

Sep 27, 2013

Thomas Daniel Wyatt III, of Roebuck, SC died Friday, September 27, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 12, 1956 in Fayetteville, NC, he was the son of Thomas Daniel Wyatt, Jr. (Alice) of Columbia, SC, and Carolyn Mathis Hare (Allen) of Roebuck, SC. Mr. Wyatt was a retired pharmacist and a member of the Episcopal Church of the...

Elizabeth Puette

Elizabeth Puette

Sep 27, 2013

Elizabeth Harrison Puette, 89, of Roebuck, died Friday, September 27, 2013 at Windsor House. Born December 6, 1923, in Spartanburg County, she was the widow of Charles Allen Puette, the love of her life for 52 years, and the daughter of the late Frank T. and Olevi Williams Harrison. She was a member of Roebuck Baptist Church for 57 years....

Florena Moore

Florena Moore

Sep 27, 2013

Florena Smith Moore, 96, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Friday, September 27, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 1, 1916 in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Queen Esther McKinney Smith and wife of the late Thomas Howard Moore. She was a member of Southside Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving is a...

Ollie Davis

Ollie Davis

Sep 25, 2013

Ollie Hammett Davis, 88, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at Eden Terrace-Spartanburg. Born October 19, 1924, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George and Olar Henderson Hammett and wife of the late Franklin Carl Davis. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters, JoAnn Johnson (Jerry) and Sarah Brown (Mike);...

Carl Howe, Sr.

Carl Howe, Sr.

Sep 24, 2013

Carl Edward Howe Sr., 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at his home. Born May 23, 1922, in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Luster Alexander and Mamie Lee Olson Howe, and husband of the late Johnnie Belle Schrimpf Howe. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Howe was retired from...

Elizabeth Gilliam

Elizabeth Gilliam

Sep 23, 2013

Elizabeth Ragan Gilliam, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, peacefully went home on Monday, September 23, 2013. She was the wife of the late George W. Gilliam of Spartanburg. Born December 4, 1923, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Vernon Ragan Sr. and Maggie Carter Ragan. Mrs. Gilliam worked at Roses Department Store for many years and...

Ernestine Steighner

Ernestine Steighner

Sep 23, 2013

Ernestine "Nana" Worhatch Steighner, 76, of Cabot, PA, passed away early Monday morning September 23, 2013, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital in Spartanburg, SC. Born June 25, 1937, she was the beloved wife of the late Daniel F. Steighner I and daughter of the late Mary and Maximilian Worhatch II. She is survived by her brother Maximilian J. Worhatch III...

Mary Fowler

Mary Fowler

Sep 22, 2013

Mary Sue "Memaw" Fowler, 68, of 145 Washington Road, Apt. 1J2, Cowpens, SC, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, at her home. Born April 19, 1945, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Etta Mae Parker Davis and was raised by her special grandmother, Lillie "Granny" Parker. Mrs. Fowler was a homemaker who loved her children...

Dewey Tomlin

Dewey Tomlin

Sep 22, 2013

Dewey Wilson Tomlin, 93, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center-ER. Born March 20, 1920, in Central, SC, he was the son of the late Frank Houston and Nellie Black Tomlin, and husband of the late Marita Burnett Tomlin. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Tomlin retired as Spartanburg City Street...

Glenda Hammond

Glenda Hammond

Sep 21, 2013

Glenda Helen Hammond (Hazard), 67, of Cowpens, SC, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 21, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was born September 15, 1946, graduated from Milwaukie High School in Milwaukie, OR in 1964, and went on to have a life full of adventure, love, children and grandchildren. Glenda was an active volunteer for the...

Jean Mabry

Jean Mabry

Sep 21, 2013

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." John 16:33 (ESV) Jean Martin Mabry, 71, of 231 Dogwood Drive, Pacolet, SC, died Saturday, September 21, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 6, 1942, in Spartanburg, she was...

Sara Brannon

Sara Brannon

Sep 21, 2013

Sara Davis Brannon, 73, of Inman, SC, died Saturday, September 21, 2013, at her home. Born April 17, 1940, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles Williams Davis and Ruby George Davis and wife of the late Steve Conley Brannon. She was retired from Bell South after 35 years of service and was a member of Rock...

Charles Bobo, Sr.

Charles Bobo, Sr.

Sep 21, 2013

Charles Brooks Bobo, Sr., 82, died Saturday, September 21, 2013, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born September 18, 1931, in Drayton, SC, he was the son of the late C. L. and Beatrice Elizabeth Bell Bobo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during the Korean War, and was a former community development inspector for the City of...

Robert Waldrop

Robert Waldrop

Sep 20, 2013

Robert Duffie Waldrop, 70, died Friday, September 20, 2013, at his home. He was born December 24, 1942, in Spartanburg, and was the husband of the late Betty Posey Waldrop. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served during the Vietnam War, a former employee of Pike Electric, Past Commander of VFW Post 9539, member of American...