Obituaries

Marion Griffin

Marion Griffin

Jul 7, 2010

Marion R. Griffin, 83, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at Summit Hills. A native of Anderson, SC and resident of Spartanburg for over 60 years, he was born September 9, 1926 to the late Blair and Lillie Mae Banks Griffin and was the husband of the late Jeannette McKay Griffin. A graduate of the University of South Carolina,...

Fannie Melton

Fannie Melton

Jul 7, 2010

Fannie Lou Kirby Melton, 71, of Spartanburg, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2010 in Myrtle Beach while on vacation and surrounded by family. Born February 8, 1939 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Edwin and Eutha Chaffin Kirby She retired from Mayfair Mills after 20 years of service and was a member of Eastside Baptist...

Rose Cantrell

Rose Cantrell

Jul 6, 2010

Rose C. Sellers Cantrell, 88, formerly of Osage Street, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 6, 1922 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Powell and Fannie Iola Walker Sellers and the wife of the late Albert Venda Cantrell. Mrs. Cantrell was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Spartanburg....

Thomas Norris

Thomas Norris

Jul 6, 2010

Thomas H. "Bob" Norris, 67, of Cowpens, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Born January 4, 1943 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Franklin and Hulda Bradley Norris. He was a former truck driver, a U. S. Air Force veteran, and a member of Fairview Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors...

Dora Duggins

Dora Duggins

Jul 6, 2010

Dora Faye Duggins, 80, of 129 Loche Adele Drive, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born July 13, 1929 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Elbert Roy and Elva Wood Duggins. She retired from Duke Power Company after more than 25 years of service and was a member of Drayton Baptist Church...

Frank Dillard

Frank Dillard

Jul 4, 2010

Frank Edwin Dillard, 80, of Twin Lakes, died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at his home. Born April 24, 1930 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Clarence Edwin and Sue Cobb Dillard. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Patricia Slemons Dillard; a son, the Rev. Britt Dillard and wife Canella of Spartanburg; a daughter, Terri Gowdy...

Bob Flintom

Bob Flintom

Jul 4, 2010

Charles Robert "Bob" Flintom, 61, of 150 Riveroak Lane, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 10, 1949 in Winston-Salem, NC, he was the son of the late George William and Francis McSwain Flintom. He was a 1967 graduate of R. J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, NC and...

Joseph O'Neil

Joseph O'Neil

Jul 3, 2010

Joseph Smith O'Neil, 93, died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at RoseCrest. Born May 1, 1917 in Pawcatuck, CT, he was a son of the late Joseph James O'Neil and Ruth Barber O'Neil and husband of the late Mattie Mae Sutton O'Neil. He was a 1938 graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, where he studied textile design and manufacturing,...

Gail Eaker

Gail Eaker

Jul 3, 2010

Gail Marie Wilson Eaker, 73, of 15 Touch-Me-Not Trail, died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at Smith-Phayer Hospice House in Landrum. Born January 1, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Hoyt Leroy and Ruby Berry Fowler Wilson. She was formerly a teacher of the hearing impaired in South Carolina and Georgia. Survivors include her husband, Taft H. Eaker, Sr....

Dot Williams

Dot Williams

Jul 2, 2010

Dorothy "Dot" Neville Ouzts Williams, 84, passed July 2, 2010. Dot was born in Tryon, NC on January 5, 1926, grew up in Charlotte, NC and in 1942 moved with her family to Spartanburg, SC. Her parents were the late Tallulah "Tut" McFall Cork Ouzts and David Thomas Ouzts. Mrs. Williams graduated from Spartanburg High School, won a drama scholarship...

Chris Hollifield

Chris Hollifield

Jul 2, 2010

Christopher Michael Hollifield, 33, of Moore, died Friday, July 2, 2010 in New Orleans, LA. Born December 28, 1976 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Michael Thomas and Marilyn McKnight Hollifield of Pauline. A graduate of Dorman High School, he was an underwater diver with Veolia Environmental Services, a member of Evangel Cathedral, and a U. S. Marine...

Mollie Lewis

Mollie Lewis

Jul 2, 2010

Mollie Jean Tate Lewis, 69, of 8121 Daniel Court, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 2, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. She passed away after a battle with cancer. Mollie Jean, a daughter of the late Boyd Lee and Mamie Gertrude Flynn Tate, was born January 30, 1941 in the New Prospect community of Spartanburg...

Mary Mahaffee

Mary Mahaffee

Jul 2, 2010

Mary Ann Willis Mahaffee, 76, of 140 Edgewood Road, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 2, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 21, 1934 in Glendale, SC, she was a daughter of the late William Elmer and Mable Rhinehart Willis. She was married to the late Cliatt Ried Mahaffee for 47 years. She was...

Peggy Garmon

Peggy Garmon

Jul 1, 2010

Peggy Joan Garmon, 76, died Thursday, July 1, 2010. Born October 4, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Herman F. and Bertha Revan Garmon and was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Surviving is her daughter, Susan Smith of Spartanburg; and two grandsons, Jeremy Smith and Jonathan Smith, both of Spartanburg. Peggy was predeceased by her three sisters,...

Harold Goode

Harold Goode

Jun 30, 2010

Harold Edward Goode, 68, of 388 Relax Street, died Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at his home. Born April 7, 1942 in Clifton, SC, he was the son of Daisy Mae Lee Goode of Cowpens and the late Fait Edison Goode. He was co-owner of Gibson Services, a veteran of the United States Navy, and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors...

Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan

Jun 30, 2010

Richard H. Jordan, 66, of Boiling Springs, died Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 7, 1943 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Richard Holmes Jordan, Sr. and Emma Sue West Jordan. He was retired from Springs Industries and was a member of First Baptist Church North Spartanburg. Survivors include his wife...

Rosa Bridges

Rosa Bridges

Jun 30, 2010

Rosa Burman Bridges, 82, formerly of Roebuck and Woodruff, died Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 1, 1928 in Jonesboro, TN, she was the daughter of the late Annie Horne Holden and the wife of the late James H. Bridges. She retired from S & S Manufacturing Company and was a member of Canaan Baptist...

Julian Layton

Julian Layton

Jun 29, 2010

Julian Boyd Layton, 66, of Pauline, past into our Savior's presence on June 29, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, after a time of failing health. Born February 18, 1944 in Roebuck, SC, he was the son of the late J. L. "Bill" Layton, Sr. and Ruth Gwinn Layton and the husband of the late Bonnie Delores Lawson Layton. He...

Kathryn Thompson

Kathryn Thompson

Jun 29, 2010

Geraldine Thompson, 75, of 392 Ridgecrest Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, after an ongoing battle with cancer. She was at home under the care of family and hospice. Born December 12, 1934 in Glendale, SC, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Louise Reece Walden and the widow of Ray...

Horace Hatchette, Jr.

Horace Hatchette, Jr.

Jun 28, 2010

Horace Hammon Hatchette, Jr. 85, of 801 Somerset Place, died Monday, June 28, 2010 at his home. Born June 8, 1925 in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Horace Hammon Hatchette, Sr. and Amy Gladys Smith Hatchette and the husband of Judith Tattersall Hatchette. He was first married to the late Marian Burke Hatchette. A graduate...