Thomas Painter
Jun 14, 2012
Thomas Stephen "Steve" Painter, 60, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at his home. Born March 23, 1952, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Marion R. and Edith DuBose Painter. Steve was the owner-operator of Ex-Cel Cleaning Service and a former member of Ben Avon United Methodist Church. He grew up in the Ben Avon Community,...
Maynard Gahagan
Jun 14, 2012
Maynard Gahagan, 85, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 19, 1926, in Madison County, NC, he was the son of the late Warner and Polly Cook Gahagan. Mr. Gahagan was retired from Hoechst Celanese. He was a member of Bethel Assembly of God where he was a former church treasurer and deacon...
Lawrence Williams
Jun 12, 2012
Lawrence "Laurie" Harold Williams, 79, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Eden Terrace in Spartanburg. Laurie was born on November 3, 1932, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he lived until he was 6 when his family returned home to Bradford, England. Laurie was the husband of the late Jill Williams and son of the late Harold Ebor and...
William Edwards, Jr.
Jun 12, 2012
William "Bill" Paul Edwards, Jr., 53, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 1, 1959, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of Ruby Levenia Horton Edwards of the home and the late William Paul Edwards, Sr. Mr. Edwards attended Westgate Free Will Baptist Church and was saved in 2011. He loved gospel...
Carrie Bailey
Jun 12, 2012
Carrie Lillian Bailey, 82, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born January 13, 1930, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Miller Hines, Sr., and Carrie Mae Cooley Hines. She was a member of Bible Truth Chapel and sang in the church quartet. Surviving are her daughter, Laronna Seay of Spartanburg, SC;...
Ruby Baldwin
Jun 11, 2012
Ruby "Ma" Baldwin, 86, of Cowpens, died Monday, June 11, 2012, at her home. Born in Glendale, SC, she was the widow of the Rev. Troy F. Baldwin, and daughter of the late Dexter Morgan and May Easler Vernon. Mrs. Baldwin was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, a former textile employee and cafeteria worker for Cowpens High School. Survivors...
Warner Fusselle
Jun 10, 2012
Warner Fusselle, a native of Gainesville, Georgia passed away Sunday evening June 10th, 2012, at the age of 68. A legendary figure in sports broadcasting, "The Fuse" as he was nicknamed, was highly respected by all he encountered and widely recognized by his charming Southern voice. He was heard by thousands through airwaves, television sets, and through stadium speakers. Fusselle...
Allan Weir
Jun 10, 2012
Allan Dean Weir 70, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 9, 1942, in Moore, SC, he was the son of the late Luther Hugh and Loree Knighton Weir. Mr. Weir was a retired carpenter and very active member and usher at Fairview Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include his loving wife, Anita...
Sharon Chapman
Jun 9, 2012
Flora Sharon Bishop Chapman, 64, of Greer, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Greenville Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born April 29, 1948, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of Kizzie Littlejohn Bishop of Greer and the late John Richard Bishop. Sharon was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She and her husband Tommy had been married...
Mary Farmer
Jun 8, 2012
Mary Louise George Farmer, 82, of Enoree died Friday, June 8, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 17, 1929 in Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of the late David and Laura Belle Edens George and widow of Robert Chester Farmer, Sr. She was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are sons; Robert C. Farmer, Dennis C. Farmer and...
Billy Davis
Jun 7, 2012
Billy Floyd Davis, 77, of Boiling Springs, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Windsor House West-Spartanburg. Born August 18, 1934, in Spartanburg, he was the husband, for 58 years, of the late Ruby Ernestine "Ernie" Davis, and son of the late Abe Jefferson and Lillie Lee Splawn Davis. He was a U. S. Army veteran, a member of Fairview Baptist...
Helen Alspaugh
Jun 7, 2012
Helen Ward Alspaugh, 98, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born September 11, 1913, in Winston-Salem, NC, she was the widow of James Hoke Alspaugh, and daughter of the late Luther Ayers and Birttie Davis Ward. Mrs. Alspaugh was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church and played violin, for 80 years, locally and in...
Mary Worthy
Jun 6, 2012
Mary Lee McIntyre Worthy, 86, of 361 Cleveland Street, Pacolet, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born December 23, 1925, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Bertha Leonna Harvey McIntyre. Mrs. Worthy retired from Spartanburg District 3 with over 19 years of service. She was a member of Pacolet First...
Ethel Helton
Jun 6, 2012
Ethel Viola Pearson Helton, 80, of Greenville, SC, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at her home surrounded by family. Born June 24, 1931, in Cliffside, NC, she was the widow of Donald E. Helton, and daughter of the late Newell and Ola Womack Pearson. Ethel was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. She had a great love for...
Iris Branen
Jun 6, 2012
Iris R. Branen, 87, of Moore, and former 30-year resident of Wilmington, NC, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at RoseCrest-Inman. Born October 10, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late William Britt and Cassie Lee Seay Robertson. She was predeceased by her first husband, Ralph H. Snow who passed away in 1965, and her second husband of...
Annab Hatchette
Jun 6, 2012
AnnaB Johnson Hatchette, 89, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 8, 1923, in Lone Mountain, TN, she was the widow of Donald Ray Hatchette, and daughter of the late Rufus and Ocie Leedy Johnson. Surviving are her daughter, Jane Smith and husband Gerald of Moore, SC; grandchildren, Casey Smith of Ft. Lauderdale,...
Louise Mabry
Jun 5, 2012
Louise B. Mabry, 91, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at Wesley Court Assisted Living. Born July 1, 1920, in Spartanburg, she was the widow of Charles Robert Mabry, and daughter of the late Charles "Charlie" Jerome and Ida Mae Hitt Brown. Mrs. Mabry was a member of Westview Independent Methodist Church, a previous volunteer at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare...
Hattie Kirby
Jun 5, 2012
Hattie Lee Poole Kirby, 81, of Pacolet, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at her home. Born November 7, 1930, in Gaffney, SC, she was the widow of James "Buttermilk" Kirby, Jr., and daughter of the late Nathan Monroe and Emma Jackson Poole. She was a member of High Point Baptist Church. Surviving are her son, Wayne Kirby and wife Nancy...
Ruby Davis
Jun 4, 2012
Ruby Ernestine "Ernie" Waters Davis, 76, of Boiling Springs, died Monday, June 4, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 4, 1935, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Faye Burch Waters. She was a devoted wife, mother, and loving grandmother, a member of Fairview Baptist Church, and a former textile employee. Mrs. Davis is...
Velva Cantrell
Jun 3, 2012
Velva Parris Cantrell, 95, of Spartanburg, formerly of Cowpens, died Sunday, June 3, 2012, at Valley Falls Terrace. Born June 15, 1916, in Flag Pond, TN, she was the widow of Lawrence Byrd Cantrell, and daughter of the late Joseph W. and Rosa Crain Parris. She was a seamstress and member of Central Baptist Church of Cowpens. Surviving are her...
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