Obituaries

Jewel Shotwell

Jewel Shotwell

Dec 20, 2010

Jewel May Smith Shotwell, 90, of Spartanburg, passed away Monday, December 20, 2010 at RoseCrest Retirement Community. Born January 7, 1920 in Vance County, Henderson, NC, she was the daughter of the late Irby Dowd and Ila Jewel May Smith, both of Vance County, Henderson, NC. She attended Louisburg College, Louisburg, NC. She was a member of First Baptist Church...

Nancy Quinn

Nancy Quinn

Dec 20, 2010

Nancy Jean Carter Quinn, 82, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 20, 2010 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Born February 20, 1928 in Glendale, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Leon Carter and Lottie Gilmer Carter Freeman and the wife of the late William Frank Quinn. She was a lifelong member of Glendale United Methodist Church and...

Mary Brown

Mary Brown

Dec 19, 2010

Mary Davis Brown, widow of Wilton Maynard Brown, Sr., former owner of Brown Machinery, Inc. in Spartanburg, died December 19, 2010. She was the daughter of the late John Gary and Hester Nelson Davis and a native of Anderson County. She was a member of St. James United Methodist Church, the Upper Room Sunday School Class, Spartanburg Woman's Club, and...

Katherine Moore

Katherine Moore

Dec 19, 2010

Katherine Coulter Moore, 100, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at White Oak Estates. Born October 15, 1910 in Spring City, TN, she was the daughter of the late James Bruce and Margaret Brewer Coulter and wife of the late Thomas Moore. She was the retired owner of Younger Fashions of Spartanburg and a member of Evangel Cathedral. Survivors...

E. Bridges

E. Bridges

Dec 18, 2010

E. Lois Bridges, age 98, formerly of 4963 S. Main Street, Cowpens, SC passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010. She was the widow of William Floyd Bridges, Sr. Mrs. Bridges was a native of Cherokee county and the daughter of the late Brady Thomas and Lunie Reynolds Cook. She was a life-long member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Cowpens, SC....

Elva Gahagan

Elva Gahagan

Dec 17, 2010

Elva Cook Gahagan, 57, of Woodruff, died Friday, December 17, 2010 at her home. Born May 16, 1953 in Moorefield, WV, she was the daughter of the late Lee W. and Pauline Mongold Cook. Survivors include her husband, Jerry Grady Gahagan, a son, Warren Lee Cook of Woodruff, two granddaughters, Lyndsie Cook of Woodruff and Kamilya Cook of Inman, eight...

Flo Ivey

Flo Ivey

Dec 15, 2010

Flo Edwards Ivey, 83, of 2467 Battleground Road, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 21, 1927 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late J. C. and Clara Mullinax Edwards. She received an Allied Arts Degree from Mars Hill College, a Bachelor of Arts in Education from USC Upstate, and a...

Gellette Dickerson

Gellette Dickerson

Dec 14, 2010

Gellette G. Burgess Dickerson, 78, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. She was predeceased by her husband, Wallace Dickerson. She was employed by Fowler Brothers Cleaners, N. Church Street, Spartanburg, was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, and attended Sheffield School of Interior Design. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara...

Vernon Vaughan

Vernon Vaughan

Dec 12, 2010

Vernon Galphin Vaughan, 80, of Boiling Springs, SC formerly of Greenville, died Sunday, December 12, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 27, 1930 in Carlton, GA, he was the son of the late Vernon Galphin Vaughan, Sr. and Lillian Webb Vaughan. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a U.S. Army...

Dawson Nicholson

Dawson Nicholson

Dec 11, 2010

Dawson Thompson Nicholson, 76, of 105 Greenbriar Road, died Saturday, December 11, 2010, at her home. Born December 27, 1933, in Goldsboro, NC, she was a daughter of the late John Wilkerson and Lilla Mae Dawson Thompson. She was a graduate of Converse College and a former elementary school teacher until beginning her family. After the children were grown, she...

Willard Bright

Willard Bright

Dec 11, 2010

Willard Copes Bright, 80, died Saturday, December 11, 2010 at his home. Born September 1, 1930 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Augustus P. and Pauline McClellan Bright and husband of the late Sybil Moore Bright. He was a retired funeral director with The J. F. Floyd Mortuary, a veteran of the U. S. Air Force,...

Juanita Johnson

Juanita Johnson

Dec 10, 2010

Juanita Emory Shropshier Johnson died Friday, December 10, 2010, at her home. Born May 3, 1933, in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Dollie Mae Willis Emory. She was first married to the late Charles B. Shropshier and then to the late Ned L. Johnson. She was a past state and local president of the...

Virginia Siders

Virginia Siders

Dec 10, 2010

Virginia Iris Siders, born September 29, 1949, will live in our hearts forever. Iris Siders regretfully passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 10, 2010. Iris was born in Tryon, NC and resided most of her life in Spartanburg, SC. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Curtis H. Johnson. Iris was preceded in death by two brothers, Toy...

Dorthy Harris

Dorthy Harris

Dec 7, 2010

Dorthy Glee Phillips Harris, 83, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at her home. Born May 5, 1927 in Spirit Lake, IA, she was the daughter of the late George Anderson and Elsie Jane Maloney Phillips. She was a member of White Stone United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, E.W. Harris; three daughters, Ruth Bagwell and husband Frank,...

Frances Mccallister

Frances Mccallister

Dec 6, 2010

Frances G. McCallister, 75, of 3 Beech Street, died Monday, December 6, 2010 at her home. Born March 28, 1935 in Lynn, NC, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Alta Pack Gosnell and wife of the late Tim Ray McCallister. She was retired from Spartan Undies and a member of Whitney Free Will Baptist. Survivors include four...

Frank Goran

Frank Goran

Dec 6, 2010

Frank Goran, 96, of 1705 Skylyn Drive, died Monday, December 6, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. He was born March 18, 1914 in Cakovic, Croatia and was husband of the late Wilma Haskins Goran. He was a retired Vice President of Butte Knit. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Harmony Haskins and a stepson, Tim Haskins both of Spartanburg. Burial will...

Dr. Hudgens

Dr. Hudgens

Dec 5, 2010

Dr. William Robert "Bob" Hudgens, 79, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 31, 1931 in Laurens, he was the son of the late Roy and Ruth Couch Hudgens. He was a pediatrician for 41 years and was retired from Pediatric Associates. He graduated from Laurens High School, Furman University in 1953, and...

Christine Shook

Christine Shook

Dec 4, 2010

Christine Elizabeth Blackwood Shook, 87, died December 4, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center with her family by her side from lung disease and other complications following a hip fracture in August. She was born May 24, 1923, in Cherokee County, SC and was the daughter of the late Fred and Lillian Morris Blackwood. She graduated from Boiling Springs High...

Joseph Matuza

Joseph Matuza

Dec 4, 2010

Joseph Peter Matuza, 96, of Chesnee, died Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Hospice House of the Carolina Foot Hills. Born March 1, 1914 in Hanover Township, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Peter Matuza, Sr. and Mary Bublis Matuza and husband of the late Anna Helen Semanek Matuza. He was retired from Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company in Newark,...

Jerry Kirby, Sr.

Jerry Kirby, Sr.

Dec 4, 2010

Jerry Wayne Kirby, Sr., 55, of 214 Dana Drive, died Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born July 5, 1955 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Oren Lee Kirby and Carrie Emily Franklin Kirby Jones. He was formerly employed as a supervisor with Pentex Corporation, attended Buck Creek Baptist Church, and was an avid...