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William Moore

William Moore

Jun 1, 2013

William Hendee Moore, 87, of Camp Care Nursing Center, Inman, SC, died Saturday, June 1, 2013 after a brave battle against multiple health problems. Born in Charlotte, NC on November 27, 1925, he was the son of the late Charles Alfred and Fannie Martin Moore. He is also predeceased by a son, William H. Moore Jr. and a sister, Grace...

David Derrick

David Derrick

Jun 1, 2013

David R. Derrick, 61, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 5, 1951 in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late Ralph Dennis and Elizabeth Koellner Derrick. Mr. Derrick was retired from RR Donnelley, was a Past Master of the Arcadia Masonic Lodge #285, and a 32nd Degree from Scottish...

Ms. Agnes Wood

Ms. Agnes Wood

May 31, 2013

Ms. Wood, 92, wife of the late James Marvin Wood of Spartanburg, passed away May 31, 2013 at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills. Ms. Wood was born in 1920 to the late Tom and Annie Millwood Waltrip of Spartanburg. She was retired from Spartan Mills after 35 years of service. She was a member of Anderson Mill Road Baptist...

Mrs. Sally Wood

Mrs. Sally Wood

May 30, 2013

Sally Shelton Miller Wood, 77, a lifetime resident of Roebuck, SC, died May 30, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 29, 1936, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Clifford and Ruby Layton Miller and the wife of the late Joseph G. Wood. Mrs. Wood was a registered nurse retired from Doctors Memorial Hospital and...

Mrs. Pearl Swindle

Mrs. Pearl Swindle

May 29, 2013

Pearl Ridings Swindle, 96, of the Buckeye Forest Community, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills. She was born on August 26, 1916 to the late Robert Jonas and Bessie Kiser Ridings and the wife of the late Walter Bert Swindle Sr. Mrs. Swindle was a loving caregiver to numerous children. She was a...

Mrs. Dorothy Clements

Mrs. Dorothy Clements

May 28, 2013

Dorothy Marie Clements, 87, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was born January 15, 1926 to the late Edward and Birty Marie Staples Seifried and the wife of the late Joseph Crawford Clements. She was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church. Mrs. Clements is survived by sons, Tony Clements (Maria) and Glenn Clements...

Mr. Seth Harris

Mr. Seth Harris

May 26, 2013

Seth D. Harris, 87, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Eden Terrace. He was born on November 14, 1925 in Spartanburg and was the son of the late Ernest and Martha Jones Harris and husband of the late Hester Burgess Harris. He was a retired electrician with J. Frank Blakely Electrical Contractors. He was a member of Southside...

Mr. Howard Tucker, Sr.

Mr. Howard Tucker, Sr.

May 26, 2013

Howard C. Tucker, Sr., 90, formerly of Spartanburg, died on May 26, 2013 in Orange, California. He was born December 16, 1922 in Spartanburg, to the late James Monroe and Lonnie Casey Tucker. He was first married to the late Ruth Smith Johnson Tucker and his second wife, the late Rebecca Smith Wyatt Tucker. He retired from the United Association...

Ruby Bishop

Ruby Bishop

May 26, 2013

Ruby Hardin Bishop, 86, died Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place. Born September 18, 1926, in Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late Furman Hilton and Leona Cash Hardin and widow of William (Bill) W. Bishop. She was retired from the recordkeeping department at Spartanburg County Courthouse, a volunteer at Mary Black Memorial Hospital, a...

Hazel Szwapa

Hazel Szwapa

May 26, 2013

Hazel Theresa Brady Szwapa, 73, died Sunday, May 26, 2013, at her home. Born December 27, 1939, in Toccoa, GA, she was a daughter of the late Rudolf and Mary Hall Brady and wife of the late Frank Thomas Szwapa for 43 years. She graduated from Stephens County High School in 1957 and was a veteran of the U.S. Army....

Mr. James Hughes, Sr

Mr. James Hughes, Sr

May 26, 2013

James Earl Hughes, Sr., 81, of Cowpens, beloved husband of Alpha Linder Hughes for 62 years, died Sunday, May 26, 2013, at his residence. He was the son of the late Wade Avery and Hazel Chastain Hughes. Mr. Hughes was a retired machinist with 42 years of service with the Draper Corporation. He was a member of the Cowpens First...

Fred George

Fred George

May 25, 2013

Fred David George, 87, of Spartanburg, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013, at his home after a long illness. Born July 28, 1925, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Brodus D. and Maybelle Marler George. He was owner of George's Welding & Wrecker Service and also a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a member of Powell...

Elizabeth Seebert

Elizabeth Seebert

May 24, 2013

Elizabeth "Lib" Darden Seebert, 84, of Spartanburg, widow of Dr. Calbert Trent Seebert, died Friday, May 24, 2013, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, following a battle with cancer. Born August 6, 1928, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late John Parker Darden, Jr. and Ruth Ledbetter Darden. Lib was a member of the First Presbyterian Church...

James Hamrick

James Hamrick

May 23, 2013

James Lehman Hamrick, 89, died May 23, 2013 at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Hamrick was a long-time resident of Greenville and Spartanburg, South Carolina, before moving to Raleigh in January 2012. Mr. Hamrick was born in Shelby, North Carolina, on January 12, 1924, to the late Marks Quinn and Etta Price Hamrick. He attended Shelby High School...

Master Slaten, Sr.

Master Slaten, Sr.

May 23, 2013

Master Sgt. Edward Thorne Slaten, Sr., U. S. Air Force Retired, 79, of Pacolet, SC, died Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 10, 1933, in Long Beach, CA, he was the son of the late Virgil Emanuel and Ruby Williams Slaten. A retired U. S. Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, he...

Douglas Powers

Douglas Powers

May 23, 2013

Douglas Edgar Powers, 77, of Inman, SC, died Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 8, 1936, in Reidville, SC, he was the son of the late Raymond Berry and Flora Cornelia Davis Powers. Mr. Powers was the owner of Powers Printing Company, Inc., for 35 years. He was a member of Spartanburg Seventh-Day Adventist Church....

John Link, Jr.

John Link, Jr.

May 22, 2013

John Wesley Link, Jr., 69, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at his home. Born September 5, 1943, in Decatur, GA, he was the son of John Wesley Link, Sr. of Spartanburg, SC, and the late Guynema Hill Link. A U. S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Link served on the carrier USS Independence. He retired...

Rebecca Stikeleather

Rebecca Stikeleather

May 22, 2013

Rebecca "Becky" Wood Stikeleather, 66, of Boiling Springs, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 26, 1947, in Greenville and raised in Greer, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Arthur and Inez Burgess Wood. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Mrs. Stikeleather was...

Frances Metz

Frances Metz

May 21, 2013

Frances Juanita Koon Metz, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Born April 2, 1922, in Newberry, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Edwin Koon, Sr. and Ida Mae Ringer Koon, and widow of Bright Lee "B. L." Metz, Sr. A wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, neighbor, sister, and servant extraordinaire, Mrs. Metz was a...

Thomas Matthews

Thomas Matthews

May 20, 2013

Thomas Mack Matthews, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at Emeritus at Skylyn Place. He was born September 12, 1931, at his grandparent's farm home near Taloga, OK, to the late William Thomas "Tom" Matthews and Audrey Steers Matthews. Mack was raised in Taloga and completed his school days there where he was the valedictorian of...

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