Obituaries

Allyson Nix

Allyson Nix

Sep 24, 2012

Allyson Bilton Nix, 37, of Inman, died Monday, September 24, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 30, 1975, in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of Larry Allan and Joan Barnes Bilton of Spartanburg. Allyson was formerly employed with Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, was 911 certified, and had an Associates Degree in Medical Administration. She was a member...

James Cromer

James Cromer

Sep 23, 2012

James "Jimmy" Franklin Cromer, 74, of Pacolet, died Sunday, September 23, 2012, at his home. Born September 9, 1938, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Levi Newton and Florence Elsie Campbell Cromer. Mr. Cromer was a U. S. Army veteran, retired from Hoechst Fibers, and of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his wife, Doris Ann Sprouse...

Ann Allen

Ann Allen

Sep 23, 2012

Martha Ann Thomas Allen, 84, died peacefully at home on Sunday, September 23, 2012, with her devoted family by her side. Born on December 14, 1927, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Banks Benton Thomas Sr. and Ethel Viola Thomas. A loving, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Ann will be remembered as a devoted Christian who...

William Mobley

William Mobley

Sep 23, 2012

William Burts Mobley, 87, of Pauline, SC died Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Presbyterian Home of South Carolina in Clinton, SC. Born March 17, 1925 in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Law McCrorey Mobley, Sr. and Lois Burts Mobley. Mr. Mobley was retired from Southern Bell after 30 years of service and a member of Telephone...

Ruth Mathis

Ruth Mathis

Sep 23, 2012

Ruth Christine Mathis, 99, of Pacolet Mills, died Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 29, 1912, in Pacolet Mills, she was the daughter of the late Fred M. and Maude Sparks Mathis. She was a member of Pacolet Mills Baptist Church, a member of the Fidelis Sunday School Class, and retired from Pacolet Manufacturing Company....

Corrine Kendall

Corrine Kendall

Sep 22, 2012

Corrine Pye Kendall, 90, of Arcadia, died Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Agape Hospice Senior Care, Rock Hill, SC. Born October 20, 1921 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Monroe T. and Frances Cook Pye. She was a member of Arcadia First Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband of 67 years of marriage, Carl Lewis Kendall; sons,...

Ruth Kirkpatrick

Ruth Kirkpatrick

Sep 22, 2012

Ruth Myers Kirkpatrick, 65, of Moore, died Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 19, 1947 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Kathleen Weest Myers and the late Lester Leroy Myers and wife of John Russell "Rusty" Kirkpatrick. Mrs. Kirkpatrick formerly worked at Arrow Automotive; a member of Nazareth Presbyterian Church and member of the...

C. Sawyer, Jr.

C. Sawyer, Jr.

Sep 19, 2012

C. P. "Pete" Sawyer Jr., 85, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born September 19, 1927, in Greer, SC, he was the son of the late C. P. Sawyer Sr. and Daisy McElrath Sawyer. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Sawyer was also a retired police officer for the City of Spartanburg,...

Bernard Hinson

Bernard Hinson

Sep 19, 2012

Bernard Huey Hinson, 82, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 10, 1930, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Isaac Andrew and Alma Hunter Hinson. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Hinson received the National Defense Service Award and Occupation Medal (Germany). He was retired from Startex Mills after 40...

Naomi Wood

Naomi Wood

Sep 18, 2012

Naomi Allen Wood, 91, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at White Oak Estates. Born March 30, 1921, in Spartanburg, she was the widow of Jesse L. "Smoky" Wood Jr. and daughter of the late James Mitchell and Mary Alice Crocker Allen. Mrs. Wood was a 1938 graduate of Spartanburg High School, also a graduate of Spartanburg Methodist College,...

Louis Cantrell

Louis Cantrell

Sep 18, 2012

Louis Dean Cantrell, 98, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at RoseCrest-Inman. He was born February 23, 1914, in Boiling Springs, SC. Mr. Cantrell was the husband of the late Cassandra Elizabeth Algary Cantrell, son of the late Candace Daniel Cantrell and Henry Forest Cantrell, and the stepson of the late Ida Daniel Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell was...

Veda Gault

Veda Gault

Sep 18, 2012

Veda Clubb Gault, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 28, 1914, in Madison County, NC, she was the daughter of the late William Henderson Clubb and Tennie Metcalf Clubb and the widow of Worth R. Gault. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Gault was a member of...

Albert Cumbee

Albert Cumbee

Sep 17, 2012

Albert Bernie Cumbee, 82, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 20, 1930, in Whiteville, NC, he was the husband of the late Dorothy Adrail Hyman Cumbee and son of the late Henry Haynes and Bertie Lee Long Cumbee. He attended North Carolina School for the Deaf in Morganton, NC, retired from the Post...

Corinne Cash

Corinne Cash

Sep 17, 2012

Corinne C. Cash, 90, of Spartanburg, died Monday, September 17, 2012, at White Oak Estates. Born August 4, 1922, in Chesnee, SC, she was the widow of J. L. Cash and daughter of the late, J. Melton and Sylvia Gamble Cash. A graduate of Chesnee High School, Mrs. Cash was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg where she...

Beulah Mason

Beulah Mason

Sep 15, 2012

Beulah Mason, 78, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, September 15, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 16, 1934, in Columbus, NC, she was a daughter of the late George Washington and Josephine Mae Radford Lyda and former wife of Lewis C. Mason. She was the retired owner/manager of Lakeview Trailer Park, an avid cook, and member of Valley Falls...

Paul Johnson, Jr.

Paul Johnson, Jr.

Sep 15, 2012

Paul H. Johnson, 81, of Roebuck, died Saturday, September 15, 2012, at his home. Born November 8, 1930, in Spartanburg, SC, he was a son of the late Paul Henry Johnson, Sr. and Annie Mae Lawrence Johnson. He was retired from Montgomery Industries and was a former employee of The J. F. Floyd Mortuary. He was a volunteer for Mobile...

Doris Strickland-Byrd

Doris Strickland-Byrd

Sep 15, 2012

Doris (Dobbie) Strickland-Byrd, 46, of Chesnee, died Saturday, September 15, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 29, 1965, in Spartanburg, she a daughter of Frances Edith Lancaster Strickland and the late Howard Earl Strickland. She was a desk clerk at Motel 6 and a member of Beaumont Baptist Church. Dobbie was a flutist in her high school band,...

Donnie Davis

Donnie Davis

Sep 14, 2012

Donnie Ray Davis, 68, of Spartanburg, died Friday, September 14, 2012. Born May 21, 1944, in Spartanburg, he was a son of the late A. B. and Mabel Proffitt Davis. He was owner and operator of Davis Automotive and a member of Fairforest Baptist Church. Donnie graduated from Fairforest High School and attended Furman University. He took great joy in...

Brenda Arrowood

Brenda Arrowood

Sep 14, 2012

Brenda Gail Arrowood, 61, of Spartanburg, died Friday, September 14, 2012, at her home. Born December 19, 1950, in Greenville County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Hendrix Y. Landreth and Ruby Bingham Hill. She was a retired chef at The Junction Restaurant and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her fiancé, Wayne Laws; a son, Tracy...

Aubrey Heath

Aubrey Heath

Sep 14, 2012

Aubrey Gene Heath, 62, of Roebuck, SC, died Friday, September 14, 2012, at his home. Born March 9, 1950, in Talladega, AL, he was the son of the late Eugene W. and Ruby Jo Williamson Heath. Mr. Heath was a member of Roebuck Baptist Church and the Men's Thursday Night Prayer Group. He loved his grandchildren, family, and Church. He...