Obituaries

Betty Miller

Betty Miller

Apr 9, 2010

Betty Talbot Miller, 86, formerly of Harrell Drive, died Friday, April 9, 2010, at Skylyn Place. Born November 17, 1923, in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late William and Mildred Rettew Talbot and was married to the late Arthur W. Miller for 60 years. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and the Sweet Adalines...

Ethel Littleton

Ethel Littleton

Apr 9, 2010

Ethel Williams Littleton, 88, died Friday, April, 9, 2010, at Rosecrest Retirement Community. Born August 7, 1921, in Pickens County, she was the daughter of the late Elzie and Annie Smith Williams and was the wife to the late William Harold Littleton Sr.. She was retired from the Kohler Company after 28 years of service. She was a loving wife...

Lucile Kohler

Lucile Kohler

Apr 8, 2010

Lucile Fessler "Snooky" Kohler, of 104 Firethorn Lane, Spartanburg, South Carolina, passed away at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home on Thursday, April 8, 2010, after a valiant fight against cancer. She was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to Jacob A. and Lucile F. Fessler on May 16, 1935. After being the first female elected President of the student body at North...

Jane Johnson

Jane Johnson

Apr 7, 2010

Jane Rankin Johnson, 89, of Spartanburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at Summit Hills. Born May 30, 1920, in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Wade and Pearl Alexander Rankin and the wife of the late Ted R. Johnson whom she married in 1945. Raised in Charlotte, she graduated from Central High School and...

Charles Buice

Charles Buice

Apr 7, 2010

William Charles Buice, 73, formerly of 480 Spring Street, Pacolet, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at Brian Center Nursing Home in Hendersonville, NC. Born November 30, 1936, in Jonesville, SC, he was the son of the late William Albert and Daisy Belle Fowler Buice. He was a former employee of Georgia-Pacific and Hoechst Fibers, a member of Brown's Chapel Baptist...

Dennis Boan

Dennis Boan

Apr 6, 2010

Dennis Allen Boan, 49, of Cowpens, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 4, 1961, in Statesville, NC, he was the son of Carolyn Freeze Benfield of Statesville and the late James E. Boan. He attended Mitchell Community College in Statesville and was retired from the Spartanburg City Fire Department and a longtime employee of...

Brenda Easler

Brenda Easler

Apr 6, 2010

Brenda Williams Easler, 69, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at her home. Born February 9, 1941, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Daniel and Annie Edna Thomason Williams and the wife of the late Gerald D. Easler. She was retired from the Spartanburg County RMC office after 30 years of service and was...

John Drennan

John Drennan

Apr 5, 2010

John Bernard Drennan, 75, of 11 Calvert Street, died Monday, April 5, 2010, at his home. Born February 7, 1935, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Bernard Smith and Nellie Hewitt Drennan. He attended Wofford College and was a retired security officer with Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System after 18 years of service. He was a member...

Charles Mathis

Charles Mathis

Apr 4, 2010

Charles W. Mathis, 77, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, April 4, 2010 at his home. Born December 11, 1932 in Drayton, SC, he is the son of the late Frank E. and Edna Elizabeth Pearson Mathis. He was a member of Holy Communion Lutheran Church and was retired from the United States Navy and Murphy Cadillac-Pontiac. Survivors include his wife, Barbara...

Harold Webb

Harold Webb

Apr 4, 2010

Harold James Webb, 86, of Eden Terrace Evergreen, formerly of 609 Webb Drive, died Sunday, April 4, 2010. Born June 6, 1923, he is the son of the late Harmon and Susie Byars Webb. He was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church, Liberty Men's Club, Whitney Masonic Lodge # 264, and a Mason. Mr. Webb was formerly employed as...

Billy Tramel

Billy Tramel

Apr 3, 2010

Billy Tramel, 76, of Oak Street, died Saturday, April 3, 2010, at Smith Phayer Hospice House in Landrum, SC. Born April 1, 1934, in Pacolet Mills, SC, he was the son of the late John Madison and Sallie Gallman Tramel. He was retired from Adidas Distribution Center, a member of Tate Memorial Baptist Church, and a member of the National...

Helen Floyd

Helen Floyd

Apr 2, 2010

Helen L. Floyd died Friday, April 2, 2010. A native of York County, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Calvin and Vermie Lackey Floyd. She was retired from Mayfair Mills, and a member of Morningside Baptist Church and the Ruth Sunday School Class. Survivors include one sister, Elizabeth Hoover and her husband James of Boiling Springs; a...

Debra Bagwell

Debra Bagwell

Apr 2, 2010

Debra Byars Bagwell, 53, of Inman, died Friday, April 2, 2010, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 1, 1956, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of Vivian Smith Byars of Glendale and the late Howard R. Byars. A graduate of Spartanburg Community College and USCS-Mary Black School of Nursing, she was a Registered Nurse at Spartanburg...

William Bersaglia

William Bersaglia

Apr 1, 2010

William Anthony Bersaglia, 56, of Donegal Drive, Moore, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Born January 20, 1954, he was the son of the late Mindo William Bersaglia and LeOla Smith Bersaglia. A graduate of Spartanburg Technical College with an Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Tony was employed as an engineer with several...

Ruby Bullington

Ruby Bullington

Mar 31, 2010

Ruby Smith Bullington, 87, of Spartanburg, followed her husband of 64 years, Rev. J. Edward Bullington, and their daughter, Sandra, into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Born February 13, 1923, in Darlington, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Viola Fields Smith. She was a member of New Prospect Baptist...

Corrie Jennings

Corrie Jennings

Mar 31, 2010

Corrie Tessner Jennings, 83, of Pacolet, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at her home. Born May 1, 1926, in Pacolet, SC, she was the daughter of the late George and Docia Duncan Tessner and the wife of the late Claude Harold Jennings. She was a member of Pacolet United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Harold D. Jennings of Pacolet;...

Joseph Mason, Jr.

Joseph Mason, Jr.

Mar 31, 2010

Joseph Barry Mason, Jr., 23, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at his home. Born March 6, 1987, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Joseph Barry and Cathy Toms Mason. He was a graduate of Spartanburg High School, a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, and a former member of Young Life. Surviving in addition to his parents...

Genelle Moore

Genelle Moore

Mar 31, 2010

Genelle Lanford Moore, 90, of Pauline, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at Wallace Thomson Hospital in Union. Born September 18, 1919, in Cross Anchor, SC, she was the daughter of the late Paul Webber and Clara Parham Lanford and the wife of 35 years to the late Marvin Morrow Moore. She was a graduate of Cross Anchor High School, a...

Miles Fleming, Jr.

Miles Fleming, Jr.

Mar 29, 2010

Miles Roland "Junior" Fleming, Jr., 72, of 1280 Highway 56, died Monday, March 29, 2010, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care after a long illness. Born May 11, 1937, in Pauline, SC, he was the son of the late Miles Roland and Lola Mae Bull Fleming. He was retired from SC Department of Transportation (SCDOT) after 33 years of service,...

Terry Garis

Terry Garis

Mar 29, 2010

Terry Lee Garis, 58, of 186 Gibson Road, died Monday, March 29, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 23, 1952, in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was the son of Howard Garis of Phillipsburg, NJ, and the late Eleanor Force Garis. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and an industrial machine tech. Surviving in addition to his father is his...