Virginia Rice
Dec 27, 2011
Virginia Rice, 84, formerly of Saratoga Avenue, Spartanburg, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Oakmont West Nursing Center-Greenville. Born April 18, 1927, in Wilmington, NC, she was the daughter of the late Millicent Louise Ross, and wife of Andrew Jackson Rice Jr. who preceded her in death in 1998. She was a loving wife, a wonderful mother, and of the...
Lacey Neal
Dec 26, 2011
Lacey Alma Garrett Neal, 90, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 26, 2011, at her home. Born September 26, 1921 in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Loqual and Hattie Selina Lynch Garrett and wife of the late George Oscar Neal. She attended Roebuck Church of God. Survivors include sons, George Doyle Neal and Lloyd Edward...
Horace High
Dec 25, 2011
Horace Eugene "Gene" High, 91, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, December 25, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 3, 1920 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Horace Grady and Alma Correll High and the husband of the late Jean Vassy High. He retired from Arrow Automotive after more than 30 years of service. He was a...
Rozelle Whitt
Dec 23, 2011
Rozelle Jones Whitt, 86, of 920 N. Hwy 150, died Friday, December 23, 2011. Born May 3, 1925 in Pacolet Mills, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Ollie Manes Jones and wife of the late James Wilbur Whitt. She was retired from Pacolet Manufacturing Company and a member of Pacolet Mills Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters,...
Jonathan Wallace
Dec 23, 2011
Jonathan Wallace, 27, of Moore, died Thursday, December 22, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 26, 1983, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Troy "Buddy" Wallace and Nancy Grizzle Wallace. He was a member of Roebuck Presbyterian Church. In addition to his parents, survivors include his daughter, Kylee Wallace; brother, Joshua Wallace; and grandmother, Hazel Wallace. Visitation...
James Pitts
Dec 23, 2011
James William "Bill" Pitts, 75, of Moore, entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, December 23, 2011. He was born in Abbeville County and raised in the Hickory Tavern Community of Laurens County, a community he loved deeply. He was a graduate of Hickory Tavern School and attended Erskine College in Due West, SC....
Vivian Wofford
Dec 22, 2011
Vivian "Polly" Steadings Simmons Wofford, 81, of Spartanburg, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011. Born September 29, 1930, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Dean and Vivier Cooke Simmons, and wife of the late Marvin Lorance Wofford. She was a member of Arkwright Baptist Church. Mrs. Wofford is survived by her daughter, Reba King and her...
Betty Sims
Dec 21, 2011
Betty Jo Taylor Sims, 80, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Magnolia Place-Spartanburg. Born January 27, 1931, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Howard and Sally Steadman Taylor, and wife of the late Fred C. Sims. Mrs. Sims was a member of Second Presbyterian Church and retired from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal newspaper after 42...
Dora Fleming
Dec 21, 2011
Dora Ada Murph Swofford Fleming, 86, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 16, 1925, in Whitestone, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Ellie Spake Murph, and wife of the late John T. Swofford. Dora was retired from Dan River-Clifton Manufacturing, a member of Ben Avon Baptist Church, Eastern...
Rev. Burnett, Jr.
Dec 20, 2011
Rev. Weldon F. Burnett, Jr., 84, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at his home. Born September 13, 1927, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Weldon Fletcher Burnett, Sr. and Hallie Shults Burnett. Rev. Burnett was pastor at Northside Baptist Church of Una for 42 years. He retired from the U. S. Postal Service after...
Judy Cartee
Dec 20, 2011
Judy Faulks Cartee, 65, of Spartanburg, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 20, 1946, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Emmie Simmons Faulks of Woodruff and the late George Faulks. Judy was a former employee of Ron's Quick Shop and Pioneer Fish Camp. She was a...
Joseph Rankin
Dec 19, 2011
Joseph Earl Rankin, 65, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 13, 1946, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Clay William and Nellie Mae Willard Rankin. Mr. Rankin was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force, a graduate of Fairforest High School and Spartanburg Community College. He enjoyed his...
Olin Thomson
Dec 19, 2011
Olin Daniel Thomson, 79, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at his home. Born May 8, 1932, in Sumter, SC, he was the son of the late Sue Broadway Thomson. Mr. Thomson was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was vice president of construction for Spartan Foods and oversaw the construction of the Spartan Foods...
Elizabeth Smith
Dec 17, 2011
Sarah Elizabeth Patrick Smith, 95, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 29, 1916, in White Oak, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Harris and Bessie Johnston Patrick and wife of the late William Neely (Doc) Smith. She was a retired seamstress from Belk-Hudson at Hillcrest Shopping Center and was...
Kenneth Porter
Dec 17, 2011
Kenneth Arthur Porter, 72, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, from injuries as a result of an automobile accident. Born June 22, 1939, in Atlanta, GA, he was a son of the late Arthur Newton Porter, Jr. and Hilda Mae Bates Porter. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech and a former mechanical engineer retired from Sears Roebuck and Co., and...
Gary King
Dec 17, 2011
Gary Douglas King, 55, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011. Born September 16, 1956, in Cincinnati, OH, he was a son of Ira Paul and Carrie Maxine Cotton King. He graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1974, graduated from USC in 1981, and was a state champion wrestler. He was employed by GE Gas Turban Division in Greenville for 20...
Joe Suddeth
Dec 16, 2011
Joseph Blanche Suddeth, 73, of Cowpens, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 5, 1938, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Roy Walter and Gladys Lynch Suddeth, and husband of the late Minnie Louise Suddeth. Mr. Suddeth was a farmer and founder of Suddeth Farms. Prior to farming he was employed at...
Edith White
Dec 16, 2011
Edith Byrd White, 84, of Taylorsville, NC, formerly of Floyd Road, Spartanburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville. Born February 4, 1927, in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late David Henry and Eleanor Parsley Byrd. Survivors include Rex White of Fayetteville, GA; and her sister, Betty Troxel of Silver Springs, MD. She was...
Sadie Foster
Dec 16, 2011
Sadie Cordelia Lanford Foster, 95, of White Oak Manor-Spartanburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 27, 1916, in the Poplar Springs Community of Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late W. Smith and Leila Cox Lanford and the widow of Edwin E. Foster. She was a graduate of the Spartanburg High School...
Paul Loizakes
Dec 16, 2011
Paul Peter Loizakes, 80, USAF Ret., of Spartanburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at his home. Born August 25, 1931, in Savannah, GA, he was the son of the late Michael George and Mary Tann Loizakes and husband of the late Agnes Elaine Dotson Loizakes. He was retired from the US Air Force. Survivors include a stepson, James Linder and...
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