Obituaries

Mr. Gerald Hester

Mr. Gerald Hester

Nov 25, 2010

Gerald Monroe Hester, 80, of 2720 Country Club Road, died at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center on Thursday, November 25, 2010, Thanksgiving morning, happily joining hands with his son, Darrell Keith Hester, who passed away on February 18, 2006. Mr. Hester was born in Shelby, NC on November 10, 1930, a son to the late Paul A. Hester, Sr. and Ola...

Bobbie Byrd

Bobbie Byrd

Nov 25, 2010

Bobbie Jean Smith Byrd, 78, of 1705 Skylyn Drive, died Thursday, November 25, 2010 at her home. Born March 29, 1932 in Norwood, NC, she was the daughter of the late Wallace Arnold and Dora Smith and wife of the late Rev. Dr. Edwin Oscar Byrd, Jr. She was a graduate of Norwood High School and attended Appalachian State University....

Joan Butehorn

Joan Butehorn

Nov 24, 2010

Joan Dominick Butehorn, 63, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at Summit Hills after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born December 18, 1946 in Newberry, SC, she was the daughter of the late Emory Ansel and Thelma Louise Lester Dominick. She was a graduate of Greenville General Hospital School of Nursing and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church....

Mrs. Dorothy Cannon

Mrs. Dorothy Cannon

Nov 24, 2010

Dorothy "Dot" Sowell Cannon, 64, of 55 Arbours West Lane, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born on July 24, 1946 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Heyward Rochelle and Leila Burnett Sowell and was a loyal member of St. James United Methodist Church. Mrs. Cannon is survived by her loving husband of...

Virginia Crouch

Virginia Crouch

Nov 22, 2010

Virginia Smith Crouch, 92, of 107 Bedford Road, Spartanburg, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 20, 1918 in Macon, GA, she was the daughter of the late Milton P. and Corinne Cranford Smith and wife of the late Earl Edgar Crouch. She was retired from 3M Corporation and the Jack Rabbit Company. She was...

Lucille Humphries

Lucille Humphries

Nov 22, 2010

Lucille Caldwell Humphries, 88, of Spartanburg died Monday, November 22, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 4, 1922 in Campobello, she was the daughter of the late James L. and Viddie Stewart Caldwell and wife of the late Charles H. Humphries, Jr. After graduating from Asheville Teacher's College now Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC, Mrs. Humphries taught...

Julene Braziel

Julene Braziel

Nov 22, 2010

Julene C. Braziel, 83, of 301 Bentley Court, Spartanburg, SC, entered Heaven's Gates at her home after an extended illness on Monday, November 22, 2010, surrounded by her family and friends. She was the wife of Clyde A. Braziel for over 65 years, who called her his baby doll. Born March 1, 1927 in Valley Falls, she was the daughter...

Velma Wood

Velma Wood

Nov 21, 2010

Velma Louise Blalock Cartee Wood, 95, passed away Sunday evening, November 21, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. A native of Spartanburg County, she was born May 4, 1915. Mrs Wood was the widow of William L. "Bill" Wood and the daughter of the late Oscar and Ollie Barnham Blalock. Mrs. Wood is survived by her daughter, Judy Caton and...

Franklin Dodson

Franklin Dodson

Nov 20, 2010

Franklin Coy Dodson, 73, of Inman, died Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 18, 1936 in Pickens County, he was the son of the late Claude and Essie Pilgrim Dodson. He was retired from Celanese previously called Fiber Industries, a member of Praters Creek Baptist Church, and enjoyed golf, gardening, fishing, and being outdoors. In...

Jeanette Waters

Jeanette Waters

Nov 20, 2010

Jeanette Schreiber Waters, 89, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died peacefully on Saturday, November 20, 2010, at Brighton Gardens of Greenville, SC, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Born on August 22, 1921, in Union, Mo, she was the daughter of the late Frank Michael and Susanna Jenny Schreiber. She was raised by her late aunt and uncle due...

Larry Hyatt

Larry Hyatt

Nov 17, 2010

Larry Boyd Hyatt, 66, of 71 Graham Street, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at Laurens County Hospital. Born January 6, 1944 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Jesse Boyd and Lottie Floyd Hyatt and the husband of the late Sue Ellen Gaines Hyatt. He retired from the U. S. Navy and later worked as a Lost...

John Md

John Md

Nov 17, 2010

It was learned today of the death of John R. (Dick) Wieder, M. D., after a long battle with cancer. He was born on March 8, 1942 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of the late Major John M. Wieder, USAF (Retired) of Kissimmee, Florida and the late Mrs. Helen (Keller) Wieder of Parkersburg, West Virginia. He is also survived...

Robert Fussell, Jr.

Robert Fussell, Jr.

Nov 17, 2010

Robert Curtis Fussell, Jr. of 203 Trailwood Drive, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at his home following many years of extended recovery from a heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery. He was the last living member of his immediate family. He is survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Ruth Miller "Bobbie" (Godfrey) Fussell of Charlotte, NC; three sons, Rev....

Linda Cook

Linda Cook

Nov 17, 2010

Linda Elaine Hall Cook, 69, of 291 Granger Road, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 23, 1941 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of Alease Swofford Hall of Spartanburg and the late Clayton Hall and the wife of the late Bobby Harold Cook. She was a member of Abner Baptist Church, formerly known...

Effie Wyatt

Effie Wyatt

Nov 13, 2010

Effie Mae Gregory Wyatt, 75, of Pauline, died Saturday, November 13, 2010. Born June 24, 1935, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Coan and Beulah James Gregory. She was a faithful member and former Sunday School teacher at Philadelphia Baptist Church. She was devoted to her Lord and family. Survivors include five daughters, Debbie Smith and husband...

Alexis Greene

Alexis Greene

Nov 13, 2010

Alexis Catherine Greene, 5½ weeks old, of 180 Kimbrell Loop, went to be with the Lord, passing away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, November 13, 2010. She was born September 28, 2010, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital, and was the beloved daughter of Randall (Randy) T. and Stephanie I. Havko Greene. In addition to her parents, she is survived...

Devore Bryant

Devore Bryant

Nov 13, 2010

Lawrence DeVore Bryant, 77, died Saturday, November 13, 2010, at the Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born August 8, 1933, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late Lawrence Durant and Mary Courtney Bryant. He was a graduate of Cecil's Business College; a longtime manager of Western Auto in Converse and Cowpens, SC; and a member of the...

Brenda Bridges

Brenda Bridges

Nov 13, 2010

Brenda Leilani Scoggins Bridges, 62, of 2101 Runnymeade Lane, died Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Carolina's Medical Center. Born December 11, 1947 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Broadus Talmadge and Ruth Henderson Scoggins. She was a graduate of the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master's in English....

Max Tisdale, Sr.

Max Tisdale, Sr.

Nov 11, 2010

Max "Maxie" E. Tisdale, Sr., 68, of 135 Shelton Drive, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born April 18, 1942 in Spartanburg, he was the son of Miriam Easler Tisdale and the late Charles Wilson Tisdale. He was retired from Smith Wholesale Drugs and a member of Gilead Baptist Church of Jonesville. He was an Eagle...

Edith Burnett

Edith Burnett

Nov 11, 2010

Edith Mabry Burnett, 86, of Spartanburg, was called home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at her home. Born May 31, 1924 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Carl C. and Luna Mae Harvey Mabry and the wife of the late James E. Burnett, Sr. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, she attended...