Obituaries

Florine Grant

Florine Grant

May 29, 2012

Florine Pettit Grant, 81, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Dillon Pointe. Born March 30, 1931, in Spartanburg County, she was the widow of Clarence Correll Grant, and daughter of the late Ladd and Nancy Wood Pettit. She was formerly employed at Drayton Mill. Survivors include her children, Danny Grant and wife Penny, Roger Grant, Jean Everhart, and...

Virginia Brandt

Virginia Brandt

May 28, 2012

Virginia Taylor Brandt, 87, of Rock Hill, SC, died Monday, May 28, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 2, 1924, in Alexandria, Virginia, she was the widow of George Brandt, Jr., and the only child of the late Dr. Edna Crans Taylor and John Taylor. An avid reader, gardener, artist, and adorer of God's creatures, she was known...

Betty Campbell

Betty Campbell

May 26, 2012

Betty Jean Cash Campbell, 65, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 13, 1946 in Gaffney, She was the daughter of the late John Cash, Sr. and Ethel Ray Cash and wife of Claude M. Campbell, Sr. Mrs. Campbell was a school crossing guard at Jesse Boyd Elementary School for over 20 years....

Evelyn Andrews

Evelyn Andrews

May 26, 2012

Evelyn Hammett Cooley Crocker Andrews, 67, of Boiling Springs died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at her home. Born April 6, 1945 in Union, SC, she was the daughter of the late Oscar L. and Estell Parker Hammett. She was a member of Clifton Second Baptist Church. Surviving are daughters, Elaine C. Weathersbee of Boiling Springs and Angela Fain and husband...

William Martin

William Martin

May 26, 2012

William "Bill" Taylor Martin, 63, of Duncan, SC, died Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Mountain City, GA, following an auto accident. Born February 21, 1949, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Joseph Daniel Martin Sr. and Betty Taylor Martin. Mr. Martin was the third generation owner-operator of Martin Oil Company, a member of River Hills Baptist Church,...

Rosa Crocker

Rosa Crocker

May 26, 2012

Rosa "Nell" Smith Crocker, 77, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at White Oak Manor. Born July 10, 1934 in Lockhart, SC, she was the daughter of Thomas Monroe and Pearl Porter Smith. Mrs. Crocker was a member of Beaumont Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading and loved the Lord, her church, and church family. Surviving are her husband,...

George Everts

George Everts

May 25, 2012

George Robert Everts, 76, of Spartanburg, died Friday, May 25, 2012 at his home. Born November 3, 1935 in Jacksonville, NY, he was the son of the late George Homer and Nora Lucy Patterson Everts. Mr. Everts was retired from the construction industry. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Sharon Louise Fitzpatrick Everts; daughters, Terri Camp of Pauline, Karen...

Emmie Allison

Emmie Allison

May 25, 2012

Emmie Sigmon Allison, 91, of Una died Friday, May 25, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 11, 1920 in Marion, NC, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Isabelle Griffin Sigmon and wife of the late Paul Allison. Mrs. Allison was first married to the late Ralph Carson Bailey. She was a member of Carolina Drive...

Paul Coggins, Sr.

Paul Coggins, Sr.

May 25, 2012

Paul Wilson Coggins, Sr., 95, of Spartanburg, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 25, 2012, at RoseCrest Health Care Center. Born May 24, 1917, in Spartanburg County, he was the husband of the late Emma Cooper Coggins, and son of the late Landrum Herbert and Belle Lowe Coggins. Mr. Coggins was a retired electrician with Colonial Pipeline...

Ramanbhai Bhakta

Ramanbhai Bhakta

May 25, 2012

Ramanbhai Narsinhbhai Bhakta Bhakta, 63, of Columbus, NC died Saturday, May 25, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 1, 1948 in Delad, India, he was the son of the late Narsinhbhai and Maniben Bhakta. He was retired from retail sales and of the Hindu faith. Surviving are his wife Gulabben Nathubhai Bhakta; son, Vimalkumar R. Bhakta of Hastings,...

James Sutherland

James Sutherland

May 24, 2012

James Wallace Sutherland, 86, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, May 24, 2012, at his home. Born December 15, 1925, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late William Raymond and Addie Belle Strickland Sutherland and the last surviving member of his immediate family. Mr. Sutherland was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, owner of Sutherland...

Barbara Arthur

Barbara Arthur

May 24, 2012

Barbara Matthews Arthur, 75, of Myrtle Beach, died Thursday, May 24, 2012, at her home. Born April 13, 1937, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Lois Waldrop Matthews. She was formerly employed with Mayfair Mills and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are her loving husband, Edward Lee Arthur; niece, Margaret Arthur Thornton of...

Jonah Cantrell

Jonah Cantrell

May 24, 2012

Jonah Scott Cantrell, 16, of 736 Chesnee Highway, went home to be with the Lord on May 24, 2012. Jonah loved his family more than life. He was the son of Melissa Still and Scott Cantrell. His most favorite person in this world was his brother, Micah Cantrell, who he loved and cherished more than anything. He had two sisters,...

Mae Allen

Mae Allen

May 23, 2012

Mae Young Allen, 96, of Spartanburg, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home from the stress of major spinal surgery. Born Nannie Mae Young on October 28, 1915, in Montpelier, Louisiana, she was the widow of Edgar Lee Allen and daughter of the late Edwin and Annie George Young. Mae attended college at what is now...

Barzilla Smith

Barzilla Smith

May 23, 2012

Barzilla Irene Lloyd Smith, 64, of Spartanburg, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at her home. Born November 15, 1947, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Columbus and Edith Faye Ramsey Lloyd. She was a member of Southside Freewill Baptist Church and was employed by Kangaroo for over 20 years. Survivors...

John Hunter

John Hunter

May 22, 2012

John Bradley Hunter, 90, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at Valley Falls Terrace. Born September 1, 1921, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late John Holden and Stella Bradley Hunter. Mr. Hunter was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, retired from Clement Lumber Company, and was a member of Ben Avon United...

Edward Powell

Edward Powell

May 22, 2012

Edward Cecil Powell, 86, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at White Oak Estates. Born February 22, 1926, in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late Wade Gibson and Marie Grigg Powell. Mr. Powell was president of Thompson Brothers Exterminating and past president of the SC Pest Control Association. He was a U. S. Army veteran...

D. Blackwell

D. Blackwell

May 21, 2012

Dewey Earl Blackwell, of Inman, died Monday, May 21, 2012, at his home. Born October 24, 1928, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late William Harrison and Clarice Allen Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell was a U. S. Navy veteran and retired as a Major from the City of Spartanburg after 40 years of service as a police officer. He...

Betty Dunagin

Betty Dunagin

May 20, 2012

Betty Allene Thomas Dunagin, 71, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, peacefully passed from this world on Sunday, May 20, 2012. Born July 25, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Ruth Hickok Thomas. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Dr. Percy Dunagin, Jr, originally of Spartanburg, SC; and her...

Lena Bradley

Lena Bradley

May 19, 2012

Lena Bradley, 75, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the home of her sister. Born October 23, 1936, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Walter Lee and Adelene Bradley and wife of the late Roy Lee Bradley. She was a member of Boiling Springs First Baptist Church. Surviving are son, Jerry Bradley of Inman; sister,...