Obituaries

Virgil Pruitt, Jr.

Virgil Pruitt, Jr.

Feb 22, 2011

Virgil Pruitt, Jr., 82, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 10, 1928, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Virgil, Sr. and Ollie Pearl Tillotson Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt was a retired sheet metal worker with B&L Mechanical Co. of Greenville. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and...

Dennis Bruce

Dennis Bruce

Feb 22, 2011

Loved by many and a true gentleman, Dennis Luther Bruce, 67, of Spartanburg, died peacefully February 22, 2011. Mr. Bruce was a native of North Carolina; born in Elizabeth City and raised in Winston-Salem, Siler City, and Raleigh, NC. He was the son of the late Luther Columbus, Jr. and Mary Miller Bruce, and grandson of the late William Gray...

Rev. Long

Rev. Long

Feb 22, 2011

The Rev. Robert H. Long, 67, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 6, 1944, in Washington DC, he was the son of the late Rev. James and Grace Lenz Long. Rev. Long was ordained in 1979 as an Episcopal Priest and served as Vicar of Calvary Episcopal Church, Glenn Springs, and The Episcopal Church...

Diane Tolleson

Diane Tolleson

Feb 21, 2011

Norma Diane Tolleson, 58, of Pacolet, died Monday, February 21, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 10, 1952, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Fay and Margaret Smith English and wife of the late Randy Tolleson. Diane was of the Baptist faith and a production worker in the textiles industry. Survivors include a daughter,...

Jeanne Burwell

Jeanne Burwell

Feb 21, 2011

Jeanne Crane Burwell, 88, of Spartanburg, died Monday, February 21, 2011 at Windsor House. Born April 14, 1922, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late William S. and Ellie Howey Crane. She was first married to the late Elgin Reid and then to the late Captain Frank H. Burwell, Jr. Jeanne retired as a librarian from Pine Street...

Helen Smith

Helen Smith

Feb 20, 2011

Helen Knox Smith, 90, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Somerby Memory Care in Charleston. Born in White Stone, she was the daughter of the late William Arthur and Ammie Smith Knox and the cherished and beloved wife of the late Jesse Edward Smith. Helen graduated from Pacolet High School. She was a charter member of Morningside Baptist...

Rudy Lee

Rudy Lee

Feb 19, 2011

Rudy Shawn Lee, 44, of Inman, died Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 12, 1966, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Larry M. and Judy Ward Lee both of Inman. Shawn was a member of First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg. He was a finance manager for twenty years and the owner/operator of Property...

Teresa Greer

Teresa Greer

Feb 19, 2011

Teresa Jean Greer, 44, of 315 Bethesda Drive, died Saturday, February 19, 2011, at her home. Born July 28, 1966, in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of Emma Jean Howell and the late Paul Frederick Hughes, Sr. and stepdaughter of Robert Kenneth Howell of Jonesville. She was of the Christian faith. Additional survivors include her husband, David Greer; four daughters,...

Rose Stewart

Rose Stewart

Feb 19, 2011

Rosealie Marie Head Stewart, 71, of 877 Iron Ore Road, died Saturday, February 19, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 18, 1939, in Hagerstown, MD, she was a daughter of the late Henry Eugene and Catherine Marie Dick Head and the widow of Robert Smith Stewart. She was a day porter at North Grove Medical Park, a member...

Wilma Brown

Wilma Brown

Feb 18, 2011

Wilma Inez Crocker Brown, 85, of 285 Glen Crest Drive and formerly of 9108 Asheville Highway, Spartanburg, died Friday, February 18, 2011, at her home. Born June 29, 1925, in Whitney, SC, she was the daughter of Forest and Addie Rose McCalister Crocker and was married for 57 years to the late James A. B. Brown. She was retired from...

Mary Willard

Mary Willard

Feb 18, 2011

Mary Johnson Willard, 90, died Friday, February 18, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 1, 1920, in Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late Rhett Martin Johnson and Audrey Johnson and was the widow of Thomas E. Willard, Sr. Mrs. Willard was a graduate of Fairforest High School and was retired from Raycord Manufacturing Company. She...

David Hughes

David Hughes

Feb 17, 2011

David L. Hughes, 96, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 22, 1914, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Boyce E. and Nettie Allen Hughes and husband of the late Ruby Alverson Hughes and then the late Beth Hughes. Mr. Hughes was a retired barber, owner and operator of...

Cyrah Vess

Cyrah Vess

Feb 17, 2011

Cyrah Nicole Vess, 4 months and 12 days old, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, February 17, 2011. She is survived by her daddy and mommy, Jake and Lacy Vess. Floyd's Boiling Springs Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Cyrah Nicole Vess please visit our Sympathy Store.

Dwight Larson

Dwight Larson

Feb 16, 2011

Dwight Arthur Larson, 78, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 9, 1932, in Chicago Heights, IL, he was the son of the late Arthur Roy and Leda Flesher Larson. Mr. Larson was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a former branch manager in the Finance industry. Survivors include...

Dwight Larson

Dwight Larson

Feb 16, 2011

Dwight Arthur Larson, 78, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 9, 1932, in Chicago Heights, IL, he was the son of the late Arthur Roy and Leda Flesher Larson. Mr. Larson was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a former branch manager in the Finance industry. Survivors include...

Wilma Robertson

Wilma Robertson

Feb 16, 2011

Wilma Prince Robertson, 84, of 486 Barnwell Road, Spartanburg, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 31, 1926, in Switzer, SC, she was the daughter of the late Julian Rhett and Clara Marie Wilder Prince. Wilma was a member of Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church and a former secretary for the South Carolina Tax...

Elizabeth Breeden

Elizabeth Breeden

Feb 16, 2011

Elizabeth Jean Hudgins Breeden, 70, of Woodruff, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at her home. Born April 7, 1940, in Carrollton, KY, she was the daughter of the late Novie and Mary Hudgins. Elizabeth was retired from Chrysler Corporation. Survivors include two daughters, Cheryl Phillips and her husband Mark of Woodruff, and Donna Davis of Leesburg, VA; a son, Shane...

Brenda Simmons

Brenda Simmons

Feb 16, 2011

Brenda Gail Simmons, 63, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at her home. Born June 9, 1947, in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late James Thomas Sr. and Lillian Hancock Simmons. Brenda was a retired seamstress for the textile industry. Survivors include her daughter, Melissa Suttles of Campobello; two sisters, Shirley Gossett of Spartanburg and Diane Hayden...

Robert Wood

Robert Wood

Feb 15, 2011

Robert "Bob" Jones Wood, 82, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Skylyn Place Health Center. Born April 25, 1928, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late William Alfred and Mellie Jones Wood and husband of the late Elizabeth "Lib" Crow Wood. A graduate of Pacolet High School, Bob was also a member of Fernwood Baptist Church...

John White, Sr.

John White, Sr.

Feb 13, 2011

John Belton White, Sr., 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 13, 2011, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born January 24, 1922, he was the son of the late William Rush and Neina Jackson White and husband of the late Mary Burnett White. Mr. White was the owner and operator of the Beacon Drive-In from November 25, 1946 to May...