Obituaries

David Merritt

David Merritt

Mar 6, 2010

David Lee Merritt, 63, of Boiling Springs, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at his home. Born December 13, 1946, in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late Baxter and Faye Merritt. He was retired from Colonial Pipeline and a member of First Baptist Church North Spartanburg. Survivors include two sons, Charles Merritt of Wellford, and David L. Merritt,...

Sarah Chapman

Sarah Chapman

Mar 6, 2010

Sarah Elizabeth Genobles Chapman, 86, formerly of 240 Shady Acres Road, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Windsor House. Born February 16, 1924, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Lettie Genobles and wife of sixty-seven years to the late Joe Arthur Chapman. She was retired...

Venie Mccarter

Venie Mccarter

Mar 6, 2010

Venie Poteat McCarter, 97, of 406 Flatwood Road, died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at her home. Born February 22, 1913, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Zeb Vance and Nan Kimbrell Poteat and wife of the late Warren Debbs McCarter. She spent her life loving Jesus, her family, and friends. She was a member of...

Wanda Austin

Wanda Austin

Mar 6, 2010

Wanda Punch Austin, 78, of Ransdell Drive, died Saturday, March 6, 2010, after a brief illness. She was the wife of Dr. Thomas E. Austin and daughter of the late Carroll and Bonnie Punch of Hickory, NC. Mrs. Austin was a retired elementary school teacher in Spartanburg School District Seven and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. In addition...

Franklin Balentine

Franklin Balentine

Mar 5, 2010

Franklin R. Balentine, 75, of Moore, died Friday, March 5, 2010, at St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born June 21, 1934, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Joseph B. and Clara Crocker Balentine. He attended Spartanburg High School and graduated from Columbia Business College. He was retired from the newspaper publishing business, having worked for the...

Marilyn Albritton

Marilyn Albritton

Mar 3, 2010

Marilyn Lee Albritton, 84, of 408 Harrell Drive, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel conducted by the Rev. Dr. David A. Renwick. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Spartanburg Humane Society, 150 Dexter Road, Spartanburg,...

Deborah Eastwick

Deborah Eastwick

Mar 2, 2010

Deborah Ann Christopher Eastwick, 55, of Seminole, FL, formerly of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, FL. Born September 4, 1954, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Paul and Betty Delores Belcher Christopher. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Survivors include...

Phyllis Dempsey

Phyllis Dempsey

Mar 2, 2010

Phyllis Howard Dempsey, 69, of 183 Ridgewood Drive, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at her home. Born October 22, 1940, in Greer, SC, she was the daughter of the late Winslow David and Frances Phillips Howard. She was a graduate of Winthrop College with a degree in Home Economics and then attended Furman University to complete her degree in Early...

Clara Gregory

Clara Gregory

Mar 1, 2010

Clara Jeannette Kennedy Gregory, 64, of 250 Norwood Street, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at the home of her daughter. Born March 30, 1945, in Clinton, SC, she was the daughter of the late Roy David and Lillie Mae Smith Kennedy. She formerly owned C. J.'s Florist and was a former employee of Liberty Life Insurance Company and Winn-Dixie Stores....

Edward Lawter

Edward Lawter

Mar 1, 2010

Edward V. Lawter, 72, husband of Patsy W. "Pat" Lawter, of 1301 Springfield Road, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 1, 2010, at his home. Born December 19, 1937, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Andy and Inez Shurburtt Lawter. He was a lifelong member of Whitney United Methodist Church, and...

James Upton

James Upton

Mar 1, 2010

James Henry Upton, 88, of 2185 Upton Road, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 2, 1921, in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late Claude and Rothey Mathis Upton. He was retired from the textile industry and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church. He was a former member of...

David Martin

David Martin

Mar 1, 2010

David T. Martin, 73, of Pacolet, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 29, 1937, in Pacolet Mills, SC, he was the son of the late David Holt and Alice Mae Gibson Martin. He was retired from Kohler and was a State Constable. He was a member of Pacolet First Baptist Church, Trough Shoals Masonic...

Johnnie Dyke

Johnnie Dyke

Mar 1, 2010

John E. Dyke, 68, of 231 Cemetery Road, formerly of Gaffney, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at his home. Born January 28, 1942, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of Rosa Lee Henderson Dyke of Mayo and the late James Grady Dyke and the husband of the late Patsy Ann Cash Dyke. He was retired from Budweiser of Spartanburg...

Chang Yang

Chang Yang

Feb 28, 2010

Chang Vang Yang, 49, of 375 Canaan Road, died Sunday, February 28, 2010, along with his son, Toua Yang. Born April 10, 1960, in Laos, he was the son of the late Paolee Yang and Ying Vang Yang. He was employed at BMW, a clan leader in Yang family and an advisor of Hmong Southeast Puav Pheej, Inc., and a...

Toua Yang

Toua Yang

Feb 28, 2010

Toua Yang, 28, of 375 Canaan Road, died Sunday, February 28, 2010, along with his father, Chang Yang. Born February 28, 1982, in Thailand, he was the son of Song Vang Yang and the late Chang Vang Yang. A graduate of Saint Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, RI, he was a student at USC-Upstate, a Marine Corps Veteran, and a member...

Ken Lancaster

Ken Lancaster

Feb 28, 2010

Ken Lancaster, 62, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, February 28, 2010, at his home. Born November 24, 1947, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Alice Charles Lancaster of Spartanburg and the late Paul Cecil Lancaster. He retired as a Captain with the SC Highway Patrol with over 30 years of service. He was a member of the South Carolina...

Shirley Huskey

Shirley Huskey

Feb 28, 2010

Shirley Ann Riddle Huskey, 70, of Roebuck, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 28, 2010, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born March 15, 1939, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clifton Mitchell and Marie Fowler Riddle. She was a homemaker and loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and a...

Lynn Travioli

Lynn Travioli

Feb 28, 2010

Patricia Lynn Longshore Travioli, 59, of 4387 Conrad Drive, died Sunday, February 28, 2010, at her home. Born January 5, 1951, in Newberry County, SC, she was the daughter of the late William and Elsie Vaughn Longshore and the wife of the late Larry Gene Travioli. A graduate of Winthrop College, she received a Masters degree from USC-Upstate and was...

Larry Cobb

Larry Cobb

Feb 28, 2010

Larry Keith Cobb, 62, of 151 Fernwood Drive, died Sunday, February 28, 2010, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 3, 1947, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Betty Cobb Paul of St. Matthews, SC, and the late Ralph Porter Cobb. He attended Porter Military Academy and graduated from St. Andrews High School in Charleston, SC. He...

Alonzo Beasley

Alonzo Beasley

Feb 27, 2010

Alonzo Worley Beasley, 90, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Hampshire, TN, he was the son of the late Dr. Moses Andrew Beasley and Mary Brown Worley and was married to the late Lillian Ogletree Beasley for 65 years. A graduate of the University of Tennessee with a Masters degree, he worked as a...