Gladys Atkins
Jan 19, 2011
Mrs. Gladys Mae Atkins, 83, of 238 Grady Avenue, Tryon, NC and formerly of Spartanburg, SC went home to be with the Lord peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at Smith-Phayer Hospice House in Landrum, SC. Born July 31, 1927 in Mayo, SC, she was the daughter of the late Johnny and Clevia Bolton...
Lane Burris
Jan 19, 2011
Lane Carson Burris, 83, of Spartanburg died Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 16, 1927, in Albemarle, NC, he was the son of the late Bertha and Daniel Monroe Burris. Mr. Burris was the owner of Burris, Inc. and a Distributor for Merrow Machine Co. He held several patents in industrial sewing machine equipment. He...
James Fowler
Jan 19, 2011
James Clyde Fowler, 63, of Spartanburg died Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 21, 1947 in Spartanburg, he is the son of Clyde Fowler and the late Martha Smith and husband of the late Rita Henderson Fowler. Mr. Fowler was a land surveyor for Archie Deaton. Survivors include a daughter, Tina Amos of Cowpens; a...
Joel Lankford
Jan 18, 2011
Joel "Joe" Robert Lankford, 44, of Spartanburg died January 18, 2011 at his home. Born June 11, 1966 in Richmond, VA, he was the son of the late Rachel Gaston Lankford. Mr. Lankford was a former employee of Revman International and a Firefighter with Arkwright and Hobbysville Fire Departments. Survivors include two daughters, Tina Lankford and Christina Ivey; two sons,...
Virginia Gaston
Jan 18, 2011
Virginia Dare Gaston, 83, of Spartanburg died January 18, 2011 at her home. Born August 16, 1927 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Belton and Bessie Mae Pearson Gaston. Virginia was a member of the Nazareth Presbyterian Church and took special interest in caring for her family. Survivors include two nieces, Tina Lankford and Christina...
Keith Burgess
Jan 18, 2011
Keith Russell Burgess, 58, of Corpus Christi, TX, passed away January 18, 2011 at Bay Area Hospital in Corpus Christi, TX. Born in Spartanburg County on January 30, 1952, he was the son of Maurice and Edna Knox Burgess of Spartanburg. Keith was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and earned a Bachelors Degree in Nursing from Texas A&M University...
Sarah Pace
Jan 18, 2011
Sarah Louise Fowler Pace, 86, of Cowpens, went home to be with the Lord peacefully with her family by her side, Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 9, 1924 in Caroleen, NC, she was the daughter of the late Shealey and Flossie Godfrey Fowler and the dedicated and loving wife of the late Rev. William...
Ethel Guest
Jan 17, 2011
Ethel S. Guest, 90, of Cowpens, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 24, 1920, in Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Addie Gossett Spencer and wife of the late Ernest Ray "Thad" Guest. Mrs. Guest was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and retired from Spartan Mills. Survivors...
Dr. Tillotson
Jan 16, 2011
Dr. John Howard Tillotson, 78, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born, July 8, 1932 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Howard Fitzgerald and Bernice Cole Tillotson and was reared and adopted by his uncle and aunt, the late Lawson Olander and Georgia Parks Tillotson. He was first married to the...
Beatrice Hipps
Jan 16, 2011
Beatrice Mae Sizemore Hipps, 86, of Pacolet, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at White Oak Manor. Born August 14, 1924 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Francis Boyd and Beulah Mae Fleming Sizemore and was wife of the late Mason General Hipps. She retired from Beaumont Mills and was a member of Pacolet First Baptist Church. Survivors...
Sarah Franklin
Jan 15, 2011
Sarah West Franklin, 84, of Magnolia Manor in Inman, formerly of Pauline, died Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 3, 1926 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Katherine Lancaster West and wife of the late F. Erskine Franklin. She worked at Raycord Manufacturing and Lancaster's Grocery in Pauline and...
Leo West
Jan 15, 2011
Leo Hatchette West, 88, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Skylyn Place. Born September 10, 1922 in Moore, SC, he was the son of the late Horace Greeley and Maude Lanford West and husband of the late Lillian Chandler West. He was retired from INA Bearing Company, a member of Cleveland Park Bible Church, a U.S. Army...
Olin Richards
Jan 14, 2011
Olin D. Richards, 76, 564 Owens Drive, Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 14, 2011 at his home. Born November 21, 1934, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Talmadge Richards. Mr. Richards was of the Baptist faith and a retired Staff Sergeant with the United States Air Force after 21 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Shirley...
Dorothy Mccracken
Jan 14, 2011
Dorothy Koshinski McCracken, 93, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, January 14, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 28, 1917, in Decatur, IL, she was the daughter of the late August and Augusta Morenz Koshinski and wife of the late Harold Franklin McCracken. She was of the Lutheran faith. Survivors include a daughter, Judy DeWerth and husband John of...
Rody Arthur
Jan 14, 2011
Rody Donald Arthur, 90, of 400 Webber Road, Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 14, 2011 at White Oak Estates.. Born October 29, 1920 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Luther Alverson and Minnie Reynolds Donald and wife of the late Paul E. Arthur. She worked in child care for many years; was a member of Crossroads...
Joseph Blake
Jan 14, 2011
Joseph J. Blake, 91, of Spartanburg and the Isle of Palms, SC , died Friday, January 14, 2011, at Summit Hills Retirement Community in Spartanburg. Born October 5, 1919 in New York City, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Elizabeth Catterson Blake. Mr. Blake was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, serving...
Grover Johnson
Jan 14, 2011
Grover Lee Johnson, 83, of Pauline, SC died Friday, January 14, 2011 at his home. Born August 5, 1927 in Marshall, NC, he was the son of the late Carl and Minnie Randall Johnson. He was a member of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Martha Ann West Johnson: three sons, Michael Johnson of the home, Darrel Johnson...
Myrtle Jolly
Jan 13, 2011
Myrtle Gossett Jolly, 88, of Cowpens, SC, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born, November 20, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Ezra and Ella Solesby Gossett. She was first married to the late James Claude Lee and then to the late Raymond Jolly. Mrs. Jolly attended Bible Tabernacle in Cowpens and was retired...
James Ferguson
Jan 13, 2011
James Derrell Ferguson, 95, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. Born June 26, 1915 in Due West, SC, he was the son of the late Luicius Hampton and Eudora Branyon Ferguson and husband of the late Mildred Webb Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson was a veteran of the U. S. Army. He was a member of...
Don Wall
Jan 13, 2011
Don Wall, 67, of Moore, SC died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 6, 1943 in Tellico Plains, TN, he was the son of the late Claude and Dorothy Powers Wall and husband of the late Lynda McFarland Wall. He was retired from Milliken & Company, Judson Plant, as a Quality Improvement Specialist and was...
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