Mary Motts
Dec 15, 2012
Mary Ridings Motts, 88, lifelong resident of Pacolet, SC, died Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Peachtree Centre. Born May 5, 1924, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Hollis and Lois Henderson Ridings and widow of Lawrence Vernon Motts. She was a member of Pacolet First Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Lawrence Bernell Motts and wife...
Joann Davis
Dec 15, 2012
JoAnn Blackwelder Davis, 77, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born March 31, 1935, in China Grove, NC, she was a daughter of the late Victor Lee and Sallie Moss Blackwelder. She was a member of North Spartanburg Church of God. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Dean Wilson...
Elsie Ezell
Dec 15, 2012
Elsie Mae Upton Ezell, 72, of 231 Douglas Street, Glendale, died Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 13, 1940, in Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late Clint William and Beulah Burrell Upton and wife of John Cecil Ezell. She was a member of Bryant Memorial Church. Survivors include a daughter, Tammy Ezell...
William Cantrell
Dec 15, 2012
William Joseph Cantrell "Bill," 80, of Spartanburg, died December 15, 2012 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. He was born August 30, 1932 on ancestral land in Boiling Springs, South Carolina. Mr. Cantrell was the son of the late William Jesse and Della Virginia Cudd Cantrell. Bill was the husband of Mary Frances Lee Cantrell. They were married on July...
Sarah Bodford
Dec 14, 2012
Sarah Elizabeth Painter Bodford, of Pacolet, died Friday, December 14, 2012, at her home. Born September 2, 1928, in Gaffney, SC, she was the widow of Burnie Jay Bodford and daughter of the late Clyde Benjamin and Mamie E. Blackwell Painter. She was a member of Goucher Baptist Church, Gaffney, SC. Surviving are her daughters, Linda B. McKinney and Sandra...
Thelma Coggins
Dec 14, 2012
Thelma Catherine Vassey Coggins, 82, of Spartanburg, dedicated and beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, died Friday, December 14, 2012, at her home. Born July 15, 1930, in Chesnee, SC, she was the widow of Howard Alton Coggins and daughter of the late Boyd Nathan and Lonie Parris Vassey. She was a lifelong member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and...
Jones Albert
Dec 14, 2012
Jones Ross Albert, a longtime resident of White Oak Estates in Spartanburg, died Friday, December 14, 2012, at his home. Born September 1, 1922, in Lebanon County, PA, he was a son of the late Jones Roscoe and Flora Heilman Albert and husband of the late Dawn Hornbaker Albert. He attended public schools in Lebabon County. As a sergeant in...
Nannie Casey
Dec 14, 2012
Nannie McArthur Casey, 89, of Glenn Springs, died Friday, December 14, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 22, 1923, in Glenn Springs, she was a daughter of the late William Ellis and Ruby Estelle West McArthur and widow of Julian P. Casey. She was a former employee of Raycord and retired from the Pauline-Glenn Springs Elementary School cafeteria....
Demetra Leventis
Dec 13, 2012
Demetra Demas Leventis, 104, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, December 13, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 2, 1908, in Arahova, Karyae, Greece, she was the widow of James George Leventis and daughter of the late Nicholas and Marigo Mentavlos Demas. Mrs. Leventis was co-owner of Leventis Package Store. Prior to coming to America, she was a professional mid-wife...
Grady Rochester
Dec 11, 2012
Grady Marion Rochester, 78, of Pacolet Mills, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at his home. Born August 18, 1934, in Jonesville, SC, he was the son of the late Ezell and Camilla Fowler Rochester. Mr. Rochester was a member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church, retired from the SC Department of Corrections, was...
Joan Ferguson
Dec 11, 2012
Naomi Joan Vassey Jenkins Ferguson, 89, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 27, 1922, in Knoxville, TN, she was the widow of Fred Ray Ferguson and daughter of the late Ernest and Arizona Merle Brandle Vassey. Mrs. Ferguson was a member of Arkwright First Baptist Church and served as secretary to Whitney...
Guy Harvley
Dec 10, 2012
Guy Marion Harvley, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 10, 2012. Born October 4, 1918, in Greenville, SC, he was the husband of the late Mary Locke Harvley and son of the late J. C. and Elizabeth Freeman Harvley. A World War II veteran of the U. S. Army, he served two years in the European theater. Mr. Harvley...
Frank Pruitt
Dec 10, 2012
Frank H. Pruitt, 93, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 10, 2012, following a short illness. Born September 10, 1919, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Noah and Lucy Wyatt Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt was a lifelong resident of Spartanburg, SC, except for the time he spent in the U. S. Army during World War II. He was one...
Hazel Walker
Dec 10, 2012
Hazel Walker, 88, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 10, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 28, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the widow of Jack Walker and daughter of the late Charlie Lee and Bonnie Vehaun Fowler. Surviving are her daughters, Ann McAbee and Becky Walker of Spartanburg; grandchildren, Tammy Smith, Ken McAbee (Lin), Marty Walker, and Elizabeth...
Roy Taylor
Dec 9, 2012
Roy Delane Taylor, 75, of Inman, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Survivors include his daughter, Kelli Webb (David) of Inman; grandsons, Josh Taylor and Adam Webb; and special friends, Joyce Nodine and Lisa Johnson. He was predeceased by his brother, Larry Taylor. A private service will be held at a later date. Floyd's North...
Lucille Graham
Dec 9, 2012
Lucille Willis Graham of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 9, 2012, at White Oak Manor. Born April 1, 1932 in Spartanburg, she was the wife of the late George Donald Graham and daughter of the late Alfred T. and Lucille Miller Willis. Mrs. Graham was a graduate of Limestone College and Cecil's Business College, a retied teacher at Whitlock Junior...
Peggy Davenport
Dec 8, 2012
Peggy N. Davenport, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Guy Ralph Davenport for 58 years and the daughter of the late Lewis and Mary Fletcher Grainger of Tabor City, NC. Born on February 6, 1918 in Tabor City, NC Mrs. Davenport was a...
Bryan Teague
Dec 8, 2012
Bryan Norris Teague, 33, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012, at his residence. Born June 21, 1979, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Raymond M. Teague, Jr. of Spartanburg, and Rachel A. Teague and Oren Duncan of Jonesville, SC. Bryan was a well-known local musician and a talented upright and electric bass player. He toured and...
Mary Alverson
Dec 7, 2012
Mary Juanita "Budgie" Morrow Alverson, 91, of Spartanburg, died Friday, December 7, 2012, at Windsor House-Spartanburg. Born October 11, 1921, in Landrum, SC, she was the widow of Zarah Dean Alverson and daughter of the late Isom C. and Olive Ann Harrison Morrow. Mrs. Alverson was a member of First Baptist North Spartanburg and she retired from Sears and Roebuck...
Boyd Smith
Dec 7, 2012
Boyd Dean Smith, 66, died Friday, December 7, 2012, at his home. Born March 17, 1946, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Bomar Boyd Smith and Mabel Dean Finch Smith. He was a graduate of Roebuck High School and Spartanburg Methodist College. His hobbies included gardening and cutting grass. He was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church...
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