Obituaries

Curtis Pritchard

Curtis Pritchard

Oct 3, 2011

Curtis J. Pritchard, 65, of Inman, died Monday, October 3, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 9, 1946, in Duncan, he was the son of the late James Nathan and Mattie Pritchard. Mr. Pritchard was a veteran of the U. S. Army and served in Vietnam. He was retired from Dave Edwards Toyota after 30 years of service...

Kay Tuck

Kay Tuck

Oct 3, 2011

Kay Tillotson Tuck, 55, of Spartanburg, died Monday, October 3, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 19, 1956, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Henry Milton Tillotson, Jr. and Ruby Dean Tillotson, and wife of the late Michael Brian Tuck. Mrs. Tuck enjoyed baking, the beach, collecting sea shells, and caring for others. She was...

Mary Mcabee

Mary Mcabee

Oct 2, 2011

Mary Jane McPherson McAbee, 85, of Inman, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Village at Pelham Hospital in Greer. Born September 11, 1926, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late John and Myrtle Dodd McPherson, and wife of the late Ed B. McAbee. Survivors include her daughters, Anne (Mike) Sudduth...

Donna Waugh

Donna Waugh

Oct 2, 2011

Donna M. Waugh, 77, of Spartanburg, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 2, 2011. Born January 27, 1934, in Follansbee, WV, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Geneva Haught. She was also predeceased by her brother, Earl A. Haught; her sister, Mary Elizabeth Ullom; and her grandson, Eric Thomas. She is survived by her...

James Smith

James Smith

Oct 2, 2011

James P. Smith, 97, of Eastham, MA, died Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Liberty Commons Nursing Home in N. Chatham, MA. Born March 1, 1914, in Hughesville, PA, he was the son of the late Paul and Frances Weaver Smith, and husband for 62 years of the late Isabelle Jeannette Clough Smith. Mr. Smith was a member of St. Paul...

J. Knox

J. Knox

Oct 1, 2011

James David Knox, 87, of Duncan, died Saturday, October 1, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 3, 1923, in the Whitestone community, he was the son of the late William Arthur and Ammie Louise Smith Knox. Mr. Knox was owner and operator of the Western Auto of Lyman, member of Lyman United Methodist Church and a WWII veteran...

Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

Oct 1, 2011

Walter Hampton Johnson, 77, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, October 1, 2011 at his home. Born September 11, 1934 in Cross Anchor, he was the son of the late Lude and Claudia Morris Johnson. He was retired from Yellow Freight Trucking Company, a member and Deacon of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, a past Master of St. John Lodge #333 and Cherokee...

Russell Dowling

Russell Dowling

Oct 1, 2011

Russell Gene Dowling, 51, of #6 Ash Street, Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 1, 2011, at his home. Born June 6, 1960, in Green Cove Springs, FL, he was the son of the late Thomas Alvin and Margaret Estelle O'Berry Dowling. He was a member of Gateway Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Arnason Dowling; brother, Evan O. (Gail)...

Olga Lanford

Olga Lanford

Oct 1, 2011

Olga "Pete" E. Lanford, 76, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, October 1, 2011, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born June 8, 1935, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert Woodfin and Nannie Jennings Lanford. Miss Lanford was a member of Southside Baptist Church, a member of Eastern Star, and retired from Roses Department Store. Survivors include her brother,...

Robert Tiner

Robert Tiner

Sep 30, 2011

Robert M. Tiner, 89, of Boiling Springs, passed away Friday, September 30, 2011, at Dillion Pointe. Born August 20, 1922, in Orangeburg, he was the son of the late Robert Andrew and Mollie Gray Tiner. Mr. Tiner was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and the Fellowship Sunday School Class. He was a WWII veteran. He served in New...

Paul Poteat

Paul Poteat

Sep 28, 2011

Paul A. Poteat, 81, of Chesnee, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 23, 1930, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Charles and Rose Poteat. Survivors include his loving wife of 57 years, Betty Poteat; his son, Gregory Poteat of Cartersville, GA; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 PM...

Nadean Forrester

Nadean Forrester

Sep 28, 2011

Nadean Harrison Forrester, 89, of Gaffney, SC, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at Brookview Healthcare, Gaffney. Born May 8, 1922, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Arch and Katherine Cook Harrison, and wife of the late James Mallory Forrester. Mrs. Forrester was a former employee of Spartan Sportswear and retired from Hoechst-Celanese Corp. She was a...

Charles Glover

Charles Glover

Sep 27, 2011

Charles Ray Glover, 84, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was born February 24, 1927, in Spartanburg, a son of the late John Ralph Glover, Sr. and Ella Collins Glover. Mr. Glover was the owner of Glover Grocery Store, a neighborhood grocery store, and Mr. Food, a high volume convenience store. He was...

Mary Fleming

Mary Fleming

Sep 26, 2011

Mary Alice Ford Fleming, 85, of Spartanburg, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 26, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Mrs. Fleming was born August 13, 1926, the daughter of the late James Ewart Ford and Myrtle Mae (Mosley) Ford. She was the widow of Mr. A. Harold Fleming. Mrs. Fleming was a...

Irene Demarest

Irene Demarest

Sep 25, 2011

Irene Demarest, 79, of Inman, died Sunday, September 25, 2011, at her home. Born November 13, 1931, in Butler, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Marion and Theresa Wyble Marion Fitzpatrick, and stepdaughter of Patrick Fitzpatrick. Irene was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. She was a retired accounts representative for United National Bank....

William Caldwell

William Caldwell

Sep 25, 2011

William Edgar "Bill" Caldwell, 68, of 407 Judd Street, Spartanburg, died Sunday, September 25, 2011, at his home. Born May 15, 1943, in Woodruff, he was a son of the late Aaron Caldwell and Ruby McAbee Caldwell Morgan. He was retired from Hoke Enterprise and a member of Una First Free Will Baptist Church. Bill is survived by his wife,...

Barbara Blanton

Barbara Blanton

Sep 25, 2011

Barbara D. Blanton, 77, died Sunday, September 25, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 26, 1934, in Winnsboro, SC, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Morgan Daniel and Lucie Beckham Daniel. A lifelong resident of Spartanburg, she attended Cedar Springs School for the Deaf and Blind and was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg....

Paul Wheeler, Sr.

Paul Wheeler, Sr.

Sep 24, 2011

Paul Edward Wheeler, Sr., 64, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, September 24, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 6, 1947, in Glendale, he was the son of the late Admiral Dewey and Mary Nelline Pruitt Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, and retired after 18 years as a truck driver. Survivors include his beloved wife...

Marjorie Wilson

Marjorie Wilson

Sep 24, 2011

Marjorie Ann Cook Wilson, 61, of 230 Oakmont Drive, Boiling Springs, died Saturday, September 24, 2011, at her home. Born May 27, 1950, in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of Hazel Moore Cook Wilson of the home and the late Kenneth Edward Cook and was the widow of Ira Steven Wilson. She was a 1968 graduate of Pacolet High School,...

Alma Rohr

Alma Rohr

Sep 23, 2011

Alma Parks Rohr, 83, of Spartanburg, died Friday, September 23, 2011, at Dillon Pointe. Born April 14, 1928, in Startex, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and May Burnett Fortenberry. Alma was the co-founder of Harley's Electronics and she was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, James Edward Rohr of Rock Hill, SC;...