Obituaries

Thomas Teszler

Thomas Teszler

Mar 23, 2011

Thomas Stephen Teszler, 49, of Asheville, NC, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Born August 20, 1961, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Andrew and Jane Teszler. Mr. Teszler was a Christian and a most beloved brother and father. Survivors include his two beautiful children, Patrick Joseph Teszler (20) and Jane Ashley Teszler (18) of Naples, FL....

Lou Thomson

Lou Thomson

Mar 22, 2011

Lou Bomar Thomson, 94, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at her home. Born November 19, 1916, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Horace Leland and Mallie Brown Bomar and wife of the late Richard Webb "Buck" Thomson. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Thomson was a longtime member of...

Mary Hutchins

Mary Hutchins

Mar 21, 2011

Mary Quinn Hutchins, 84, of Spartanburg, died peacefully at home on Monday, March 21, 2011 after a long illness. A native of Spartanburg, she was born July 1, 1926 to the late A. C. Quinn and Minnie Lee Quinn Perry. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, she lived in Spartanburg her entire life except for several years in her early...

Rev. Gosnell

Rev. Gosnell

Mar 21, 2011

Rev. James Wylie Gosnell, 82, died Monday, March 21, 2011, in Mary Black Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Born Saturday, September 1, 1928, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the youngest of seven children of the late William "Will" Gaither Gosnell and Minnie Idella Robinson Gosnell. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. His paternal grandparents were...

Olin Poteat

Olin Poteat

Mar 20, 2011

Olin Gene Poteat, 71, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born May 2, 1939, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Joe Jason and Mary Messer Poteat and husband of the late Sybil Crocker Poteat. Mr. Poteat was a U. S. Army veteran, a member of Horton Memorial Wesleyan Church, a member...

Margaret Keith

Margaret Keith

Mar 20, 2011

Margaret Eugenia Eubanks Keith, 91, formerly of 137 Tanglewylde Drive, Spartanburg, died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born March 7, 1920, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Carl, Sr. and Blanche Eubanks, and wife of the late Richard Karon Keith. Mrs. Keith was a member of Spartanburg First Baptist Church and retired...

Charles Neal, Jr.

Charles Neal, Jr.

Mar 20, 2011

Charles Cook Neal, Jr., 94, of 118 Briarwood Road, died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 10, 1916, in Greensboro, NC, he was a son of the late Charles Cook Neal, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Smith Neal and husband of the late Moriet Louise Willeford Neal for 66 years. He retired in 1972 as a...

Clara Delamar

Clara Delamar

Mar 20, 2011

Clara Fitch DeLamar, 87, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Skylyn Place Health Center. Born June 17, 1923, in Shelby, NC, she was the daughter of the late William McKinley and Lelia Self Fitch and wife of the late Jacob Thomas DeLamar, Sr. Mrs. DeLamar was a professional secretary, having worked her entire life in this capacity, at...

Vera Alexandra

Vera Alexandra

Mar 20, 2011

Vera Michelle Ruppe Alexandra, 42, died March 20, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Calvary Hill Baptist Church, Pacolet. J. F. Floyd Mortuary To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Vera Michelle Ruppe Alexandra please visit our Sympathy Store.

Joann Whitlock

Joann Whitlock

Mar 19, 2011

Sarah Jo "JoAnn" Cox Sexton Whitlock, 73, of Moore, died Saturday, March 19, 2011, at her home. Born April 13, 1937, in Inman, SC, she was a daughter of the late Jess Franklin and Marie Hart Cox. She was predeceased by her former husband, Haskel Sexton and was the widow of Charles R. Whitlock. Mrs. Whitlock worked in the accounting...

John Freeman

John Freeman

Mar 19, 2011

John Grady Freeman, 78, died Saturday, March 19, 2011, at his home. Born February 20, 1933, in White County, GA, he was a son of the late Albert Montgomery and Amanda Caroline Parker Freeman. He was owner of Freeman Metals, Inc., a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife of 26...

Mildred Miller

Mildred Miller

Mar 18, 2011

Mildred Reeder Miller, 96, formerly of the Westview community of Spartanburg, died Friday, March 18, 2011, at White Oak Manor. Born March 25, 1914, in Campobello, SC, she was a daughter of the late Landon Edgar and Margaret Cornelia "Daisy" Hemminger Reeder and the widow of Carl C. Miller. Mildred attended several Spartanburg County schools where her father taught -...

Margaret Strom

Margaret Strom

Mar 18, 2011

Margaret Louise Pidgeon Strom, 82, of 3249 Keatly Street, died Friday, March 18, 2011, at Windsor House. Born August 11, 1928, in Framingham, MA, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Alma Bolduc Pidgeon. She moved to Spartanburg in 1953 and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She was active with Brownies of the Girl Scouts and...

Myrtle Gregory

Myrtle Gregory

Mar 16, 2011

Myrtle Taylor Gregory, 90, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Spartanburg, July 14, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Gertrude Snow Taylor; and wife, for forty years, of the late Claude Joseph Gregory. Myrtle was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Gregory was a member...

Peggy Bain

Peggy Bain

Mar 16, 2011

Peggy Burnett Bain, 57, of Lake Bowen, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 11, 1954, in Charleston, SC, she was predeceased by her father A. E. (Al) Burnett and is survived by her mother, Alice Burnett of Spartanburg, SC. Peggy was an employee of Southern Bell/AT&T and a member of the AT&T Pioneers. She...

Margaret Holt

Margaret Holt

Mar 14, 2011

Margaret Louise Dedmond Holt, 90, died Monday, March 14, 2011, at White Oak Manor in Spartanburg, SC. Mrs. Holt was born April 23, 1920, in High Shoals Township, Rutherford County, NC. She was one of twelve children of the late Thomas Watson Dedmond and Susan Cantrell Dedmond. Survivors include a daughter, Jill H. Gilpatrick of Chesnee; a son, Thomas R....

Edward Bright

Edward Bright

Mar 14, 2011

Edward H. Bright, 85, of Spartanburg, died Monday, March 14, 2011 at Dillon Pointe. Born May 30, 1925, in Tucapa, SC, he was the son of the late Leonard and Minnie Smith Bright and husband of the late Juanita Bright. Mr. Bright was a retired U. S. Postal worker, a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, and a...

Anika Salas

Anika Salas

Mar 13, 2011

Anika Amor Salas, infant daughter of Misael Salas and Leah Renee Jolley, was born and passed away at 4:23 PM on Sunday, March 13, 2011. In addition to her parents, Anika is survived by two grandmothers, Tomasa Cornejo and Vickie Jolley, both of Wellford; and a grandfather, Cecil Jolley, also of Wellford. Visitation will be 1:00-1:45 PM Tuesday, March 22,...

"Betty Steadings

"Betty Steadings

Mar 13, 2011

"Betty Boop" Betty Lou West Steadings, 63, of 7986 Asheville Hwy, Spartanburg, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at her home. Born February 8, 1948, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Roper and Mary Ellen Lane West and wife of the late Marion Edward "Dink" Steadings. Betty was a member of the Pentecostals of Spartanburg church. Survivors...

Lawrence Davis

Lawrence Davis

Mar 13, 2011

Lawrence Jefferson Davis, 97, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at Summit Hills. Born, May 12, 1913, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Lawrence T. and Mattie Wood Davis and husband, of 58 years, to the late Ann Rebecca "Becky" McDowell Davis. He was retired, after 42 years of service, as a telegraph operator/night manager with...