Obituaries

Rilla Harris

Rilla Harris

Aug 23, 2011

Rilla M. Harris, 86, formerly of Ozona, FL and currently of 2701 Gravel Springs Road in Buford, GA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Born in Gaffney, SC on May 20, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Hoyle Henry and Ida Poole Harris of Spartanburg. Mrs. Harris was a loving and...

Betty Gung

Betty Gung

Aug 23, 2011

Betty Haw Sim Lee Gung, 72, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital, she was born January 14, 1939, in Hong Kong, China. Betty, along with her late husband, Bing Gung, were the owners and operators of The Hong Kong Restaurant for over 28 years. Survivors include her son, Henry G. Gung (Dana) of Spartanburg;...

Frances Murph

Frances Murph

Aug 23, 2011

Miss Frances Marian Murph, 80, passed away at her home on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Born January 21, 1931, in Spartanburg County, Miss Murph was a lifelong resident of White Stone, SC. She was the youngest daughter of the late William Guy and Elma Wofford Murph. Miss Murph was a graduate of Spartanburg High School, attended Winthrop College, and graduated...

Joseph Fay

Joseph Fay

Aug 22, 2011

Joseph "Joe" Shannon Fay, 55, of Spartanburg, died Monday, August 22, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 14, 1955, in Richmond, VA, he was the son of Robert C. and Margaret Shannon Fay of Spartanburg. Mr. Fay was a veteran of the U. S. Army. He attended St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School and Spartanburg High School. In...

Annita Billman

Annita Billman

Aug 22, 2011

Annita Luise Lenz Billman, 80, of Spartanburg, died Monday, August 22, 2011, at Golden Age Nursing Home. Born September 16, 1930, in Heldenbergen, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Wilhelm and Anna Belz Lenz, and wife of the late Lester A. Billman. Mrs. Billman was a member of Holy Communion Lutheran Church and an avid bowler. Survivors include...

Larry Cash

Larry Cash

Aug 22, 2011

Larry Cash, 67, of Spartanburg, died Monday, August 22, 2011, at his home. Born November 13, 1943, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late J. C. and Devada Simmons Cash. Mr. Cash was a veteran of the U. S. Army. He was employed by the former Johnson Funeral Home of Chesnee and a longtime funeral director assistant at...

Jeffrey Johnson

Jeffrey Johnson

Aug 21, 2011

Jeffrey "Jeff" Andrew Johnson, 47, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, August 21, 2011, at his home. Born August 27, 1963, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of James A. and Carole Hill Johnson of Spartanburg. Jeff was a skilled landscaper who was employed for over 30 years with Foster's Garden Center, working at both the Hillcrest and Westside locations. His...

Peggy Sherbert

Peggy Sherbert

Aug 20, 2011

Peggy Doris Simpson Sherbert, 73, of 115 Bishop Drive, Chesnee, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 8, 1937, in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late J. C. and Ruth Alene Edmund Simpson. She retired in 1993 from Nestle in Gaffney and was a member of Buck Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include her...

Lillian Watson

Lillian Watson

Aug 20, 2011

Lillian F. "Jill" Watson, 86, of Spartanburg died Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills. Born October 22, 1924 in London, England, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Esther Nye and wife of the late Hubert Lee Watson. Lillian was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. Survivors include two sons, Thomas Watson...

Ronnie Kelley

Ronnie Kelley

Aug 20, 2011

Ronnie Cleo Kelley, 66, of Chesnee, and former resident of Mayport, FL, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, in Oslo Norway. Born July 31, 1945, in Greer, SC, he was the son of the late Robert David and Tenala Mae Jenkins Kelley. Mr. Kelley retired as a Chief Radioman from the U. S. Navy after 24 years of service. He also...

Stephen Cobb

Stephen Cobb

Aug 19, 2011

Stephen "Bret" Cobb, 52, of Wellford, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 19, 2011 at his home. Born February 9, 1959 in Panama City, FL. He was the son of Gencey Mathis Cobb of Boiling Springs and the late Sidney Leroy Cobb. Bret was a graduate of Dorman High School and a supervisor at Li'L Cricket...

Rev. Coggins

Rev. Coggins

Aug 18, 2011

Rev. Chalmers Harrison Coggins, 84, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, August 18, 2011. Born August 8, 1927, in Clifton, SC, he was the son of the late Hadden Henry and Mae Mitchell Coggins, and husband of the late Geraldine Taylor Coggins. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Rev. Coggins was a member of First Baptist Church of...

Helen Cantrell

Helen Cantrell

Aug 18, 2011

Helen Ruff Cantrell, 84, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, August 18, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 24, 1927, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late B. Z. Ruff, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Williams Ruff, and wife of the late Ted R. Cantrell. Mrs. Cantrell was a member of Glendale Baptist Church and a former employee of...

Mary Hursey

Mary Hursey

Aug 17, 2011

Mary Hays Hursey, 92, of Spartanburg, died peacefully Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at Skylyn Place-Spartanburg. Born June 28, 1919, in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late William JaHugh and Alice Davis Hays. Mrs. Hursey was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, NC. Mary graduated from North Avenue Presbyterian School for Girls in the Class of 1938....

Paul Ondrus

Paul Ondrus

Aug 17, 2011

Paul F. Ondrus, 84, of Boiling Springs, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 29, 1927, in Vermilion, OH, son of the late Steven and Mary Polk Ondrus, and husband of the late Mary Fayak Ondrus. Mr. Ondrus was a veteran of the U. S. Navy during World War II. He was retired from Cooper-Standard...

Betty Haskell

Betty Haskell

Aug 16, 2011

Betty Lee Haskell, 67, of Gaffney, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 24, 1944, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Pansy Lee. Betty was a member of Northside Baptist Church, Gaffney. Survivors include her husband of 21 years, Lee Curtiss Haskell; daughters, Charlene Curtiss (Peter J.) of Beaufort, SC,...

Betty Phillips

Betty Phillips

Aug 16, 2011

Betty Jean McKinnish Phillips, 77, of Mayo, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011, after a long battle with cancer at her home. Born September 7, 1933, in Glendale, she was the daughter of the late Jeremiah P. and Edna Lee Cochran McKinnish. Betty was a member of Glendale Baptist Church for 65 years and we know when she met the Lord,...

James Miller

James Miller

Aug 16, 2011

James Donald Miller, 89, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at his home. Born June 16, 1922, in Pauline, SC, he was the son of the late John James and Marie West Miller, and husband of the late Evelyn Lanford Miller. Mr. Miller was a veteran of the U. S. Army, 79th Infantry Division, during World War II, and...

Carlton Easler

Carlton Easler

Aug 16, 2011

Carlton Leoland Easler, 80, of Pacolet, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 22, 1931, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late General Gordon and Hazel Loree Barnett Easler. Mr. Easler was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He was a member of Brown Chapel Baptist Church of Pacolet Mills, a...

Phillip Holland

Phillip Holland

Aug 16, 2011

Phillip E. "Fuzzy" Holland, 56, of Lyman, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at his home. Born July 27, 1955, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late William Benard Holland, Sr. and Hazel Johnson Holland. "Fuzzy" was "a good guy", he was of the Baptist faith, and a salesperson with Mutual Home Stores in Greer. He was a photographer...