Robert Lawson
Jan 15, 2012
Robert Elvin Lawson, 85, of Pauline, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at his home. Born July 17, 1926, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Robert Clyde and Bonnie Nichols Lawson. Mr. Lawson was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church and a lifelong farmer with Lawson...
John Quinn, Sr.
Jan 15, 2012
John Thomas Quinn, Sr., 82, of Wellford, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born April 12, 1929, in Chesnee, he was the son of the late Thomas Monroe and Exie Marie Waddell Quinn. He was a 1947 graduate of Cowpens High School and retired from Draper Corporation after 30 plus years of service. John was a...
Lois Burchfield
Jan 14, 2012
Lois Aycock Burchfield, 87, of 201 Fernbrook Circle, died peacefully at home on January 14, 2012. Born August 20, 1924, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Hilliard and Rosalie Cantrell Aycock and the wife of the late Robert Richard Burchfield. A graduate of Fairforest High School and Cecil's Business College, she was retired from McClurkin-Blalock...
Lunelle Comer
Jan 14, 2012
A graveside service to celebrate the life of Lunelle Reeves Cox Comer will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 15, 2012, at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, conducted by Pastor Barry Snead. The family will receive family and friends following the service at the home of David and Kelly Cox. Lunelle, the last surviving child of the ten children of...
Sarah Lucas
Jan 13, 2012
Sarah Thelma Creel Lucas, 74, of Spartanburg, died Friday, January 13, 2012, at her home. Born August 24, 1937, in Florence, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Rufus and Sarah Mildred Thompson Creel, and wife of the late Arthur Coleman Wilson. Thelma was a member of White Plains Baptist Church. She was retired from the hospitality and...
Leo Regester
Jan 13, 2012
Leo Laverne Regester, 91, died Friday, January 13, 2012, at his home. Born February 18, 1920, in Nevada, Iowa, he was a son of the late Claude and Winifred Opal Nikle Regester. He was formerly employed with A & R Rowe Printers and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church...
Agnes Curry
Jan 12, 2012
Agnes Parris Curry, 93, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 3, 1919, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Mason Parris. Agnes was retired from Spartanburg Technical College and taught sewing to many women in Spartanburg. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her son,...
George Lancaster
Jan 12, 2012
George Martin Lancaster, 92, of Hwy 215, Pauline, SC, died Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 4, 1920, in the West Springs community of Union County, SC, he was the son of the late Jesse Right and Rhoda Gown Lancaster, and husband for 60 years to the late Anna Mary Posey Lancaster. Mr. Lancaster was...
Marvin Wortman, Sr.
Jan 12, 2012
Marvin Gary Wortman, Sr., 70, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 28, 1941, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Walter and Victoria Elizabeth Bates Wortman, and husband of the late Elaine Childers Wortman. Mr. Wortman was a veteran of the U. S. Army, formerly employed with Bulkmatic Transport Company,...
Shawn Groce
Jan 12, 2012
Shawn Avery Groce, 40, of Jonesville, died Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Wallace Thomson Hospital. Born January 19, 1971, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of Charlotte Lyda Groce of Spartanburg and the late James Groce. He was a former employee of Bagwell Fence Company and was of the Christian faith. Shawn was a true friend to all, generous...
Bobbie Caldwell
Jan 12, 2012
Bobbie Dearybury Caldwell, 85, of Cowpens, died Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 18, 1926, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Overton Franklin and Elizabeth Waldrop Dearybury. Bobbie retired from Draper Corp. after 37 years of service. She was a charter member of St. Mark United Methodist Church, a member of United...
Thelma Garrett
Jan 12, 2012
Thelma Ann Westmoreland Garrett, 71, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born February 8, 1940, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Hovie Jeff and Nell Thompson Westmoreland. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family of eight. Mrs. Garrett was a member of Cannons Camp Ground United Methodist Church...
Raymond Waters, Jr.
Jan 11, 2012
Raymond Fredrick Waters, Jr., died Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at his home. Born July 9, 1932, in Palatka, Florida, he was the son of the late Ruby Mae Norman Waters and Raymond Fredrick Waters, Sr. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and was retired from U. S. Airways. He was a member of Mountain...
Martha Lawter
Jan 11, 2012
Martha Jean Gosnell Lawter, 63, of Pauline, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at her home. Born August 22, 1948, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Ollie Mae Gosnell. She was of the Baptist faith and employed with Merit Group for 15 years. Survivors include her husband of 23 years, Ellis Wayne Belue; sons, Ted Lawter and wife...
Margaret Rhinehart
Jan 10, 2012
Margaret Virginia Smith Rhinehart, 86, of Lexington, SC, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, after a long battle with dementia. Born October 27, 1925, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Oliver G. Smith, Sr., and Margaret Strain Smith. She was of the Christian faith. She dearly loved her entire family and is survived by her...
Samuel Shackelford, Jr.
Jan 9, 2012
Samuel Baylis Shackelford, Jr., 66, of 301 Dunbarton Court, Spartanburg, died Monday, January 9, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center-ER. Born August 25, 1945, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Samuel Baylis and Bruce Harley Shackelford. Sam was the co-owner and vice president of Master Machine Works, Inc. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, a...
Balubhai Patel
Jan 8, 2012
Balubhai Motibhai Patel, 78, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, January 8, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center-ER. Born October 8, 1933, in Sinhooj, India, he was the son of the late Motibhai and Maniben Patel. Mr. Patel was a general contractor in the farming irrigation industry and a member of Baps Swaminarayan. Survivors include his wife, Manjulaben Patel; sons, Kiran Patel...
Hershel Cobb
Jan 8, 2012
Hershel W. Cobb, 59, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, January 8, 2012, at his home. Born August 30, 1952, in Gaffney, he was the son of the late A. B. and Edith Bible Cobb. Mr. Cobb was retired from Snyder Electric as a licensed electrician. A graduate of Gaffney High School, he was of the Baptist faith, loved fishing, football, and...
Shirley Dodd
Jan 6, 2012
Shirley Hoover Dodd, 86, of Spartanburg, devoted wife of 64 years to Dr. Louis Josselin Dodd, died Friday, January 6, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 31, 1925, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, she was the daughter of the late Orton William and Charlotte Miller Hoover. Mrs. Dodd was a former employee of the American Consulate in Sao Paulo,...
Esther Ethridge
Jan 5, 2012
Esther Lou Ellen Ethridge Wilson, 76, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, January 5, 2012, at her home. Born April 21, 1935, in Georgetown, SC, she was the daughter of the late Creel and Gina Myrtle Langston Ethridge. Mrs. Wilson was a faithful member of Graham Chapel Wesleyan Church. She was a published author, "Josiah - A Story for Children", and retired...
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