Obituaries

Dr. Arnott

Dr. Arnott

May 22, 2011

Bob Arnott, 69, of 173 Stribling Circle, died Sunday, May 22, 2011 at his home. Born August 18, 1941, in Cornwall, NY, he was the son of the late Robert Richardson and Florence Edmunds Arnott. Bob retired, after 37 years of service as a research chemist, from Milliken & Co., and had many production patents. His academic achievements include a...

Douglas Epps, Jr.

Douglas Epps, Jr.

May 22, 2011

Douglas Tomlinson Epps, Jr., 57, of 150 Miller Road, Roebuck, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011, at his home, after an extended battle with cancer. Born March 11, 1954, he was the son of Douglas Tomlinson Epps, Sr. and the late Mildred Cantrell Epps of New Zion, and husband of Betsy Chester Epps of the home. Doug was a faithful...

Walter Massey

Walter Massey

May 22, 2011

Staff Sergeant Walter Dillard Massey, 79, of 137 Hearthstone Lane, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at his home. Born February 20, 1932, in Glendale, he was the son of the late Henry Wilburn Massey and Catherine Meeks Henson. Mr. Massey was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War and received the Korean Service Medal with two bronze stars,...

Dorothy Keith

Dorothy Keith

May 21, 2011

Dorothy "Nana" Truesdale Keith, 87, of 81 Woodwind Drive, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 31, 1924 in Heath Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late Roy Davis and Bertie Bowers Truesdale and wife of the late Clifford Nathaniel Keith. She was a graduate of Spartanburg High School, a former operator with...

Evelyn Rice

Evelyn Rice

May 20, 2011

Evelyn "Lynn" Moss Rice, 75, formerly of #2 Tennent Street, Spartanburg, died Friday, May 20, 2011, at Magnolia Manor-Inman. Born July 25, 1935, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Hazel Dobson Moss. Lynn was a paralegal for attorney Chester Brown for 40 years. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two sons, Steve Rice...

Mary Shelton

Mary Shelton

May 19, 2011

Mary M. Shelton, 83, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 11, 1928, in Blacksburg, she was the daughter of the late John Raymond and Florence Estelle Welchel Mullinax. Mrs. Shelton was a member of Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church, Lym-Anns Ladies' Service Club, President of Heaven Bound Sunday School Class, past-director of...

Russell Smith

Russell Smith

May 18, 2011

Russell David Smith, 82, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Rosecrest of Inman. Born November 3, 1928, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late William Newton and Sarah Noblett Smith. Mr. Smith was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church where he was a Deacon and Sunday School teacher. He retired from Spartanburg School District 6. He...

Lewis O'Ree

Lewis O'Ree

May 17, 2011

Lewis E. O'Ree, 48, of 151 Magnolia Street, Pacolet, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 18, 1962, in Syracuse, NY, he was the son of his late foster parent's, James C. Trent Jr. and Hazel Ellison Trent. Lewis was a member of Pacolet Mills Church of God. Survivors include his mother; three brothers; a...

"Danny" Lynch

"Danny" Lynch

May 16, 2011

George Daniel "Danny" Lynch, 50, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at his home. Born May 6, 1961, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Olin D. Lynch of Fairforest and Betty J. Steadings of Boiling Springs. Danny was a member of Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church, a welder, mechanical engineer, draftsman, and accomplished woodworker. Survivors include his three...

Nancy Mcfarlin

Nancy Mcfarlin

May 16, 2011

Nancy Crenshaw McFarlin, 64, of Boiling Springs, died Monday, May 16, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 7, 1947, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Charlie M. and Ida Mae Moss Crenshaw and wife of the late Tommy McFarlin. Nancy was a member of First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg and a data processor for...

Louvenia Seay

Louvenia Seay

May 15, 2011

Louvenia Seay, 86, of Inman, died Monday, May 16, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 23, 1924, in Columbus, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Ranson and Ollie Edwards Splawn. She was first married to the late Harold B. Metcalf and then to the late Leathco C. Seay. Louvenia was a member of Bethany Baptist...

Irvin Foster, Jr.

Irvin Foster, Jr.

May 14, 2011

Irvin John Foster, Jr., 65, of Clinton, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Whitten Center. Born January 22, 1946, in Marion County, SC, he was the son of the late Irvin John Foster, Sr. and Gladys Shelley Foster. Johnny grew up in York, SC and moved at the age of 11 to Whitten Center where he spent the remainder of...

Mary Ondrus

Mary Ondrus

May 14, 2011

Mary Ann Fayak Ondrus, 83, of Boiling Springs, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at her home. Born August 21, 1927, in Czechoslovakia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Palis Fayak. Mrs. Ondrus was a member of the Catholic Church of Jesus Our Risen Savior and a volunteer at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. She was from North...

Margaret Easler

Margaret Easler

May 14, 2011

Margaret Parris Easler, 76, of Chesnee went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 14, 2011. The last member of her immediate family, she was the daughter of the late Alex C. and Ruby H. Parris of Spartanburg and wife of the late Johnny Gaskin Easler. She is survived by two daughters, Amelia E. Wall "Megie" and husband...

Reece Daniel

Reece Daniel

May 13, 2011

Reece Henson Daniel, 72, of Spartanburg, died Friday, May 13, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 3, 1938, in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of the late Leonard Finley and Vera Henson Daniel. Reece was a Mason and retired diesel mechanic with Diesel Truck Parts. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Ann Gossett Daniel; daughters,...

Thomas Layton, Sr.

Thomas Layton, Sr.

May 13, 2011

Thomas J. Layton, Sr., 72, of Pauline, died Friday, May 13, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 22, 1938, in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Webb Herman and Keifer Thacker Layton. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Thomas was owner and operator of Layton Upholstery for 35-plus years. He was...

Diane Austin

Diane Austin

May 12, 2011

Diane Nesser Austin, 70, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Skylyn Health Center. Born September 18, 1940, in Sayre, PA, she was the daughter of the late Col. Kenneth Blake Stark Sr. and Eleanor Verguson Stark, and wife of her first husband, the late Edward John Nesser, and second husband, the late James Edward Austin. Diane was a...

Robert Hight, Jr.

Robert Hight, Jr.

May 12, 2011

Robert A. Hight, Jr., 81, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home after a long illness. He was the son of Robert A. Hight, Sr. and Pauline Roberts Hight. He was born in Hancock County Georgia on April 22, 1930. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Willaminta Norris Hight,; daughter, Deborah Harris and her...

Roy Tracy

Roy Tracy

May 12, 2011

Roy Layne Tracy, 84, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at his home. Born September 23, 1926, in Cheyenne, OK, he was the son of the late Daniel Waterson Tracy and Mamie Snowden Tracy Beringer. He was first married to the late Anita Brewton Tracy. Roy was retired as a right-of-way agent for Duke Power Company, a veteran of...

Roy Lowe, Sr.

Roy Lowe, Sr.

May 12, 2011

Roy Carson Lowe, Sr. "Pop", 73, of Boiling Springs, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Magnolia Manor-Inman. Born May 30, 1937, in Fingerville, SC, he was the son of the late William and Nancy McAbee Lowe. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Roy was a veteran of the U....