Obituaries

Bonnie Cash

Bonnie Cash

May 19, 2013

Bonnie Georgia Cash, 31, was unexpectedly called away from her earthly home on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Bonnie lived with and is survived by her mother, Susan Cash of 331 Bellhaven Lane, Spartanburg. She also had a residence in a Charles Lea home at 103 Ridgewood Drive, Spartanburg. Bonnie was predeceased by her father, Roy E. Cash Jr.; her maternal...

Flora Mclaughlin

Flora Mclaughlin

May 18, 2013

Flora Alverson McLaughlin, 90, of Cowpens, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at her home. Born April 14, 1923, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Lemmer Morrow Alverson and wife of the late Warren K. "Mac" McLaughlin. Mrs. McLaughlin was the owner and operator of Adorable Beauty Shop, a member of Eastern Star, and of...

Bonnie Ruff

Bonnie Ruff

May 17, 2013

Bonnie Louise Ruff, 94, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 5, 1918, in Polk County, NC, she was a daughter of the late John Hampton and Maude Lou Williams Ruff. Bonnie was a member of Caroleen Baptist Church and attended First Baptist Church of Valley Falls. She was formerly employed...

Barbara Strickler

Barbara Strickler

May 15, 2013

Barbara Baxley Strickler, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 9, 1940, in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence S. and Dorothy Elizabeth Rollins Baxley, and widow of James Howard Strickler. Mrs. Strickler was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church for 46 years, the Elsie...

Brian Hilburn

Brian Hilburn

May 15, 2013

Brian A. Hilburn, 67, of Spartanburg, SC died May 15, 2013 at his home. Born May 22, 1945 in Miami, Fla., he was the son of Edith Hudspeth Waters and the late Fernie Alton Hilburn. Mr. Hilburn was a retired Marketing Analyst for Milliken & Company and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He received his Bachelor and...

Betty Worthy

Betty Worthy

May 14, 2013

Betty Ruth Hensley Worthy, 84, of Pacolet, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at her home. Born April 4, 1929, in Pacolet, SC, she was the daughter of the late Hansel Dewey and Edith Gertrude Daugherty Hensley. Mrs. Worthy was a member of Pacolet Mills Baptist Church and formerly employed with Pacolet & Beaumont Mills. Surviving is her beloved husband of...

Sammy Motts

Sammy Motts

May 13, 2013

Sammy George Motts "Big Daddy", 69, of Pacolet, SC, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at his home. Born July 30, 1943, in Pacolet, he was the son of the late Reggie and Myrtle Weathers Motts. Sammy was a member of Pacolet Mills First Baptist Church and retired from Cherokee County Waste Management. He was also a Shriner and Mason. Surviving...

Louella Stoltz

Louella Stoltz

May 11, 2013

Louella Von Till Stoltz, 86, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, died in Spartanburg, SC, on Saturday, May 11, 2013, after a brief illness. She is survived by her ever-loving husband, Dr. David R. Stoltz, to whom she was married for nearly 67 years. She is also survived by their five children: Mary Ellen Bianco and her husband Sal of New...

Rose Miller

Rose Miller

May 11, 2013

Rose Mary Wright Miller, 83, of Spartanburg, formerly of Woodruff, died Saturday, May 11, 2013. Born January 16, 1930 in Huntington, WV, she was the daughter of the late Samuel D. and Gertrude Cassel Wright. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Bramlett United Methodist Church, Gray Court, SC, a former member of the Young's Fire Department of Woodruff, and...

David Mckinney

David Mckinney

May 11, 2013

David Miller McKinney, 93, a longtime resident at 216 Greengate Lane, Spartanburg, died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at White Oak Estates. He was born August 17, 1919, in Spartanburg, the son of the late Andrew and Addie Corn McKinney. He was a self-employed carpenter and retired from USC-Spartanburg. Mr. McKinney was a kind and loving husband who was outgoing and...

Raymond Hammett

Raymond Hammett

May 11, 2013

Raymond Leroy "Roy" Hammett, 70, died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills. Born March 23, 1943, in Union County, SC, he was a son of the late Oscar Leroy and Estell Parker Hammett and husband of the late Marian Lee "Susie" Guffy Hammett. He was a mechanical contractor, founder of the Roy Hammett Co., and...

Lucille Blackwood

Lucille Blackwood

May 10, 2013

Lucille Blackwood, 81, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place. Born June 27, 1931, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Amanda McCarter Blackwood. A graduate of Cecil's Business College, Miss Blackwood retired from The J. F. Floyd Mortuary after 52 years of dedicated service. She was...

Charles Young

Charles Young

May 10, 2013

Charles Allen Young, 70, of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at Levine & Dickson Hospice Center, Charlotte, NC. Born March 18, 1943, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late George Dewey and Lula Mae Simmons Young. After graduating Spartanburg High School and the University of South Carolina, Allen proudly retired...

Willene Hughes-Martin

Willene Hughes-Martin

May 10, 2013

Willene (Billy) Warren Hughes-Martin, 93, of Glendale, SC, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 18, 1919, in Glendale, SC, she was the daughter of the late Victor Eugene and Myrtle Burgess Warren. She was a former member of Glendale United Methodist Church and current member of Ben Avon United Methodist Church. Surviving are her...

Karen Wright

Karen Wright

May 10, 2013

Karen Wright, 63, of 101 Gower Road, Spartanburg, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at her home. Born March 17, 1950, in Hickory, NC, she was a daughter of Cora Alice Wilson Bollinger and the late Rev. Lawrence Hugh Bollinger, and the widow of David Earl Wright. She was retired from Milliken Co. after 41 years of service and was a...

John Dewerth

John Dewerth

May 9, 2013

Major John Patrick DeWerth (USAFR RET), 73, of Boiling Springs, SC, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Born June 22, 1939, in Milwaukee, WI, he has lived in Boiling Springs for 41 years and called it home. He was very active in life and served his community, his faith, and his country. He brought his...

B. Stevens

B. Stevens

May 9, 2013

B. B. Stevens, 84, of Greer, SC, died May 9, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 7, 1928, in Chesnee, SC, he was the son of the late Jesse Estus and Minnie Sue Turner Stevens. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Stevens was a graduate of Wofford College and employed with Brock Realty. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and...

Ida Malone

Ida Malone

May 8, 2013

Ida Bell Graham Malone, 92, formerly of Spartanburg, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Ashlan Village-Lyman, SC. Born October 31, 1920, in Gadsden, AL, she was the daughter of the late George Franklin and Ola Davis Graham. She was the wife of the late Edmund David Malone for 67 ½ years. Mrs. Malone...

Donald Breedlove

Donald Breedlove

May 8, 2013

Donald Gene Breedlove, 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 2, 1938, in Miami, FL, he was the son of the late Rufus Edgar and Dora Manning Breedlove. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Breedlove was the owner of Darracott Auto Parts in Woodruff, SC. He was a member of Second...

Mattie Allen

Mattie Allen

May 8, 2013

Mattie Ruth Davis Allen, 92, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum. Born July 4, 1920, in Clifton, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Mattie Worley Davis, and widow of Harlen Junior Allen. Mrs. Allen was a member of Second Presbyterian Church. She was a Sunday School teacher, volunteered...