Obituaries

John Young

John Young

Sep 16, 2010

John Blake Young, 61, of 5 Misty Vale Court, died Thursday, September 16, 2010, at North Greenville Hospital. Born December 7, 1948 in Laurel, MS, he was the son of the late Homer Theron and JLE Huff Young. He received his Master of Arts degree in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX and his Bachelor...

Gladys Coleman

Gladys Coleman

Sep 16, 2010

Gladys Elizabeth Lowry Coleman, 96, of 228 Connecticut Avenue, died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at her home. Born February 19, 1914 in Wilkinsville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Philip S. and Macie Eula Vassy Lowry and the wife of the late Dr. Lowell H. Coleman. She retired as a secretary in 1956 from the office of her...

Mya Johnson

Mya Johnson

Sep 16, 2010

Mya Delray Johnson, 2 months old, died Thursday, September 16, 2010, at home. The J. F. Floyd Mortuary To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mya Delray Johnson please visit our Sympathy Store.

George Hrysikos

George Hrysikos

Sep 14, 2010

George Constantine Hrysikos, 41, of 556 Old Iron Works Road, died Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 18, 1969 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Annastasia Mitsou Hrysikos of Spartanburg and the late Constantine George Hrysikos. He attended the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg, was a Restaurateur, and a member of St. Nicholas Greek...

Florence Martin

Florence Martin

Sep 14, 2010

Florence Griffin Martin, 88, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 24, 1922 in Laurens County, SC, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Florence Davis Griffin and the wife of the late Wilbur P. Martin. She retired from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal and was a member of Southside Baptist Church....

Virginia Hendrix

Virginia Hendrix

Sep 13, 2010

Virginia "Jenny" Gullatt Hendrix, 93, of Skylyn Place, formerly of Longbow Drive, passed away Monday, September 13, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 10, 1917 in Columbus, GA, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Maggie Anderson Gullatt. Her husband of 59 years was the late Rev. Marion H. Hendrix, former pastor of Cedar Spring...

Ned Hammond

Ned Hammond

Sep 13, 2010

Ned L. Hammond, 81, of Spartanburg, died Monday, September 13, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 1, 1929 in Chester County, SC, he was the son of the late A. E. and Faustine Estridge Hammond and the husband of the late Betty Walden Hammond. A teacher at Spartanburg High School and Daniel Morgan Vocational School, he retired in...

Walter Brown

Walter Brown

Sep 12, 2010

Walter Barrett Brown, 77, of 1705 Skyline Drive, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at his home. Born February 8, 1933 in Woodruff, SC, he was the son of the late Ralph and Clara Godfrey Brown. He was retired from Collins Heating and Air and was a member of Beaumont Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and worked in...

L. Mcelrath

L. Mcelrath

Sep 12, 2010

L. C. "Buddy" McElrath, 90, of 219 Heather Drive, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 15, 1920 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late DeWitt and Ella Valentine McElrath. A member of Second Presbyterian Church, he retired from Spartan Grain and Mill Company after 42 years of service, and was a...

Delores Hall

Delores Hall

Sep 11, 2010

Delores R. Hall, 72, of 530 Barnwell Road, died Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 18, 1937, in Whitney, SC, she was a daughter of the late John Henry and Minnie Aileen Reid Richards and wife of 55 years to Gaines Hall. She was member of First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg where she was...

Clara Moore

Clara Moore

Sep 10, 2010

Clara Belle Gunter Moore, 85, resident of Ashlan Village, died Friday, September 10, 2010, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born July 5, 1925, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late John Grady and Buna Marie Fowler Gunter and the widow of Clyde Alton Moore. She was a former employee of Spartan Mills and retired from Butte Knit. She...

Rev. Bright

Rev. Bright

Sep 9, 2010

Rev. Jane Lynn Bright, 60, of Spartanburg County, died Monday, September 9, 2010 at her home. Born July 12, 1950 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Mozelle Harmon Bright. Jane earned BA Degrees from Limestone College in French and English and a Master's Degree from Furman University in English. She was awarded a Doctor...

Charles Spencer

Charles Spencer

Sep 9, 2010

Charles Gary Spencer, 92, of 850 John B. White Sr. Boulevard, formerly of Crestwood Place, died Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 16, 1918 in Haywood County, NC, he was the son of the late Frank McMillian and Etta Stephens Spencer and the husband of the late Jean McPherson Spencer. A Spartanburg High School graduate,...

Reba Shue

Reba Shue

Sep 8, 2010

Reba B. Shue, 65, of 165 Riveroak Drive, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 31, 1945 in Mt. Pleasant, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lipe Barrier, Sr. and Evelyn Blackwelder Barrier. She grew up in Mount Pleasant, NC and married in 1964 relocating to SC in 1971. She...

Virginia Bishop

Virginia Bishop

Sep 7, 2010

Virginia Brown Bishop, 89, of Valley Falls, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born December 24, 1920 in Roanoke, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Durham Brown, Sr. and Bonnie VanDora Rice Brown and the wife of the late Arbyan H. Bishop, Sr. She was a member of First Baptist Church of...

Mary Robbins

Mary Robbins

Sep 7, 2010

Mary Louise Robbins, 95, formerly of 425 South Church Street, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 27, 1915 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Hilton W. and Lenora Prince Crocker and the wife of the late Howard Robbins. A 1932 graduate of Inman...

Janette Hines

Janette Hines

Sep 6, 2010

Janette Stacey Hines, 76, of 184 Connecticut Avenue, died Monday, September 6, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Born May 17, 1934 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Burley B. and Birdie Roe Stacey and the wife of the late James E. Hines. She retired from S &...

Ophelia Mathis

Ophelia Mathis

Sep 6, 2010

Ophelia Fowler Mathis, 75, formerly of Old Greenville Road, passed away Monday, September 6, 2010 at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born November 26, 1934 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late B. O. and Mary Ellen Cash Fowler and the wife of the late Furman Mathis. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include...

Jo Westmoreland

Jo Westmoreland

Sep 5, 2010

Jo Carolyn Willis Westmoreland, 88, died Sunday, September 5, 2010, at Skylyn Place. Born November 22, 1921, in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late William Earl and Carrie Vassey Willis and widow of James Butler Westmoreland. She was a graduate of Converse College, a retired public school teacher with Spartanburg School District 7 for over 30 years, and...

Leola Turner

Leola Turner

Sep 4, 2010

Leola Turner, 89, formerly of Lake Forest Drive, died Saturday, September 4, 2010, at RoseCrest. Born July 29, 1921, in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Pertha Dorlas and Alice Westbrook Lamb and the widow of Malcolm Dugar Turner, Sr. She was a charter member of Fernwood Baptist Church, an active member of the Ruth Sunday...