Obituaries

Mary Sharp

Mary Sharp

Jan 18, 2010

Mary Katherine Sharp, 87, of 221 Foster Mill Road, died Monday, January 18, 2010, at White Oak Manor. Born January 6, 1923, in Pauline, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Gussie and Annie Pruitt Bagwell and the wife of the late Benson Davis Sharp. She was retired from Raycord and a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church. Survivors...

Carol Oberts

Carol Oberts

Jan 18, 2010

Carol Ann Duckett Oberts, 69, of Wellford, formerly of St. Louis, MO, died Monday, January 18, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 4, 1940, in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey B. and Norma H. Seep Duckett and the wife of the late Jack Thomas Oberts. She was of the Presbyterian faith. Survivors...

Darlene Henderson

Darlene Henderson

Jan 16, 2010

Darlene Marcia Landreth Henderson, 57, of 7255 Geddes Street, died Saturday, January 16, 2010, at her home. Born May 18, 1952, in Greenville County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ruby Bingham Hill. She was formerly employed in the textile industry. Survivors include two sons, Farris Michael McManus of Denver, CO, and Russell Dallas Henderson and wife Amanda...

John Petty

John Petty

Jan 15, 2010

John Wilford Petty, 96, formerly of Pacolet, SC, died Thursday, January 14, 2010, at Wesley Commons in Greenwood, SC. Born February 17, 1913, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late John Lawson and Daisy Fannie Crow Petty and the husband of the late Ophelia Katherine Covil Petty. He was a retired stonemason, carpenter and electrician who, along...

Robert Melton

Robert Melton

Jan 14, 2010

Robert James Melton, 84, of 1565 White Oak Street, died Thursday, January 14, 2010, at Magnolia Place. Born May 19, 1925, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Robert and Mae Colley Melton and the husband of the late Kathleen Rose Pierce Melton. He was retired from Whitney Mill and a member of Walnut Hill Baptist...

Julia Ashe

Julia Ashe

Jan 13, 2010

Julia Elizabeth Painter Ashe, 40, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 31, 1969, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Furman Edward Painter and Donna Elizabeth McCallister. She was of the Methodist faith. Survivors include her husband, Tracy Ashe; a son, Colby Dean Ashe, and a daughter, Carlee Elizabeth...

Walter Mason

Walter Mason

Jan 13, 2010

Walter Benjamin Mason, 79, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at his home. Born April 17, 1930, in Startex, SC, he was the son of the late Benjamin F. and Leila Dobbins Mason and the husband of 58 years to the late Ophelia Fisher Mason. A 1947 graduate of WLT High School, he was retired from Belk Hudson Stores...

Hershel Anderson

Hershel Anderson

Jan 13, 2010

Hershel Henry Anderson, 84, of 850 John B. White Sr. Blvd., formerly of Palmetto Farm Road, Pacolet, SC, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, SC. Born November 15, 1925, in Stephens County, GA, he was the son of the late Paul and Ethel Moseley Anderson. He owned and operated a saw mill in Eastanollee, GA,...

Earl Henline

Earl Henline

Jan 13, 2010

Earl Eugene Henline, 88, of Inman, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Born March 22, 1921, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Martin and Annie Baynard Henline. He was a retired bookkeeper at Oates Oil Company after many years of service. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of Central Church of Christ where...

Myra Mitchem

Myra Mitchem

Jan 13, 2010

Myra Jean Mitchem, 45, of 106 Elmina Street, died Monday, January 11, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 19, 1964, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Edward and Dolly Imogene Cantrell Mitchem. Survivors include the father of her surviving children, Louie Crocker; three daughters, Kasey E. Crocker of Spartanburg, Brooke D. Crocker of...

Tamara Kozeev

Tamara Kozeev

Jan 12, 2010

Tamara V. Kluchnikova Kozeev, 63, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 24, 1946, in Ulyanovsk, Russia, she was the daughter of the late Vasiliy and Antonina Fedorovna Sinegubova Kluchnikova. She was the co-owner and coach of Kozeev's World of Gymnastics and a former college professor at the Institute of Physical Education at...

Doris Bullman

Doris Bullman

Jan 11, 2010

Doris Downey Bullman, 79, of 239 Ferndale Drive, died Monday, January 11, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 18, 1930, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Oliver J. and Elizabeth Bennett Downey and the wife of the late Rev. Johnnie G. Bullman. She attended Spartanburg Technical College and Beavercreek Bible Institute and was a...

Carolyn Reynolds

Carolyn Reynolds

Jan 10, 2010

Carolyn Thomas Reynolds, 75, died Sunday, January 10, 2010, at her home. Survivors include a daughter, Cathy Reynolds Hansman; a son, Tommy Reynolds; a brother, Jack Thomas and wife Dwan; two grandsons, Toby and Chance Reynolds; and a great-granddaughter, Leah Chandler. Cryptside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Complex. Memorials...

Billy Gowan, Jr.

Billy Gowan, Jr.

Jan 10, 2010

Billy Leonard Gowan, Jr., 51, of 122 Bermuda Lane, died Sunday, January 10, 2010. Born March 10, 1958, in Jacksonville, FL, he was the son of the late Billy L. Gowan, Sr. and Ida Canellas Gowan. He was the owner and operator of The Bookstore and More. He was a member of Springs of Grace Lutheran Church, the Boiling Springs...

Nell Tomko

Nell Tomko

Jan 9, 2010

Nell Ware Tomko, 93, formerly of Cherokee Springs, died January 9, 2010 at Camp Care. Born February 15, 1916 in Cherokee Springs, she was the daughter of the late Lawerence and Annie Warren Ware. She was first married to the late Sam Burgess and then later married the late Carl Tomko. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother. She was...

Roy Bell

Roy Bell

Jan 9, 2010

Roy Dean Bell, 67, of 147 Deerwood Lane, died Saturday, January 9, 2010, at his home. Born December 28, 1942, in Kings Mountain, NC, he was the son of the late Robert Marcus and Peralie Mae McGinnis Bell and the husband of the late Barbara Sue Curry Bell. He was retired from the Civil Service and the U.S. Air Force,...

Tou Moua

Tou Moua

Jan 8, 2010

Tou Soua Moua, 25, of 712 Lucerne Drive, died Friday, January 8, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 15, 1984, in Providence, RI, he was the son of Tong Voua and Yia Lee Moua of Spartanburg. He was a supervisor with Automotive Temporary Service and was ASE certified. He was the president of the Alliance Men at Calvary...

Constance Antonsen

Constance Antonsen

Jan 8, 2010

Constance Dean Armitage Antonsen dies at 95 Constance Antonsen, a leader in the Conservative movement, died in Inman, SC, on January 9, after a long illness. She was remarkable for the range of her activities and achievements. A professor of art history at Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC, for 29 years, she was also, for half that time, Wofford's fencing...

Beatrice Chastain

Beatrice Chastain

Jan 8, 2010

Beatrice "Mema" June Combahee Chastain, 80, of Inman, died Friday, January 8, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. She was the beloved daughter of the late Talmadge Woodruff Combahee and Clara Beatrice Bell Combahee Wilson and step-daughter of the late Hugh Humphrey Wilson. She was a devoted wife of the late Willis Martie Chastain who was retired from the Air Force....

Doris Bullington

Doris Bullington

Jan 7, 2010

Doris Marie Arms Bullington, 82, of 321 Willis Road, died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 14, 1927 in Greenville County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Claude Watson and Lina Cooper Arms. She was married 64 years to the late Charles Harrison Bullington. She was a charter member of Anderson Mill Road...