Obituaries

Margaret Beck

Margaret Beck

Oct 24, 2009

Margaret Abernathy Beck, 93, of Spartanburg, beloved mother to many and best friend, of 677 Canaan Road, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, her husband Camp Croft Staff Sergeant Jack Beck of 56 years together in life and love, and her son Neils Beck. She was born on December 2, 1915, and was with the...

A. Stevens

A. Stevens

Oct 24, 2009

A. T. Stevens, 90, a resident of Rosecrest Retirement Center, Inman, SC, and formerly of Moore, SC, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2009. Born February 8, 1919, in Halifax County, VA, he was the son of the late Thomas E. and Nora Price Stevens and the husband of the late Carol Shurburtt Stevens. Mr. Stevens served in the United...

Mary Rountree

Mary Rountree

Oct 23, 2009

Mary Frances Smith Rountree, of Spartanburg, died Friday, October 23, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Oliver Smith and Letha S. Cook and was married to the late Robert H. Rountree. She was a former employee of WSPA and Mary Black Memorial Hospital. She was an active member of PWP and a loving nanny to many children. Survivors...

Jean Gaines

Jean Gaines

Oct 23, 2009

Jean Sugg Gaines, 72, of Spartanburg, died Friday, October 23, 2009, at her home. Born December 3, 1936, in Rocky Mount, NC, she was the daughter of the late George Turner and Elsie Pettitt Sugg. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and the Paul Morris Sunday School Class. She graduated from Rocky Mount High School and Spartanburg...

Sue Threatt

Sue Threatt

Oct 22, 2009

Sue Bishop Threatt, 70, of 7950 Asheville Highway, died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 17, 1938, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Grady and Blanche Walker Bishop. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kershaw and a former member of the King Alfred Garden Club in...

John Poole

John Poole

Oct 22, 2009

John Ralph Poole, 71, of 1490 Goldmine Road, died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at his home. Born June 14, 1938, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Sterling Arthur Poole, Sr. and Ina McGraw Poole. He was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church, Drayton Masonic Lodge # 360, a Shriner, and a U.S. Navy Veteran. Survivors...

Kimberly Upton

Kimberly Upton

Oct 20, 2009

Kimberly Anne Byers Upton, 43, of 1421 John Dodd Road, died Monday October 19, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. The wife of Dennis Dwayne Upton, she was born November 13, 1965, in Spartanburg, SC, and was the daughter of Cindy Merrill Debus and Richard, mother and step-father and David Byers and Joan, father and step-mother, all of Spartanburg. She...

Anita Mccurry

Anita Mccurry

Oct 19, 2009

Anita Medley McCurry, 61, of 188 Galloway Drive, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, October 19, 2009. Born August 6, 1948, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Osborne and Zoraida Byars Medley. She was a member of Arcadia First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Daniel McCurry; a son, Terry Rogers and wife...

Palmer Green

Palmer Green

Oct 19, 2009

Palmer Broadus Green, 84, of 542 North Fairview Avenue, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at Magnolia Manor. Born December 24, 1924, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Broadus B. and Alice Spencer Green. He was a retired supervisor with Spartan Mills, Beaumont Division, a lifelong member of Beaumont Mill Village Masonic Lodge # 360, a member...

Bobby Mcabee

Bobby Mcabee

Oct 18, 2009

Bobby Wayne McAbee, 70, died Sunday October 18, 2009, at his home. Born February 19, 1939, he was the son of the late Walter Samuel and Agnes Edwards McAbee. He was retired from Geer Drug Company. Survivors include his companion, Linda Sullivan; and a sister, Judy McAbee. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at...

O. O'Shields

O. O'Shields

Oct 18, 2009

O. Earle O'Shields, 94, was ushered into the presence of his Lord, family, and friends on Sunday, October 18, 2009. Born August 28, 1915, in Pauline, SC, he was the son of the late Wallace M. and Myrtle Adair O'Shields and the husband of his beloved late wife, Thelma Smith O'Shields. Mr. O'Shields made his home at 2246 Blackstock Road...

Lucille Price

Lucille Price

Oct 18, 2009

Mary Lucille Lynch Price, 88, of 720 Old Hills Bridge Road, died Sunday, October 18, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born March 4, 1921, in Startex, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Daniel Lynch, Sr. and Annie Lee Condrey Lynch and wife of the late William Winford Price. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include...

Mark Deichman, Jr.

Mark Deichman, Jr.

Oct 18, 2009

Mark William Deichman, Jr., 85, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, October 18, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 21, 1923, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Mark W. Deichman, Sr. and Frieda B. Deichman and husband of the late Dorothy W. Deichman. He was a retired Plant Manager and Quality Control Director with Southern Wood...

Johnnie Blanken

Johnnie Blanken

Oct 17, 2009

Johnnie R. Blanken, 84, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, October 17, 2009, at White Oak Manor. Born October 16, 1925, in Clifton, SC, he was the son of the late William Tipton and Mae Gosnell Blanken and husband of the late Ruby Henderson Blanken. He was retired from Spartanburg School District 2. Survivors include a brother, J. T. "Bud" Blanken and...

Lucille Cannon

Lucille Cannon

Oct 16, 2009

Lucille Burgess Cannon, 93, of Maywood Street, died Friday, October 16, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 12, 1916, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter Archie and Cora Cogdill Burgess and wife of the late Grady Andrew Cannon. She was a spinner with Beaumont Mills for forty-six years, a member of...

Rita Yaden

Rita Yaden

Oct 15, 2009

Rita M. Yaden died Thursday, October 15, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC. She was 87. She was born in Deux Rivieres, Ontario, Canada, to Catherine Amelia Flynn and John Thomas Cuddihey. She was a registered nurse and trained at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada. She is survived by her children, Linda S. Yaden of Arlington, VA,...

Lillian Carter

Lillian Carter

Oct 14, 2009

Lillian Smith Carter, 90, of 200 Fortress Drive, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at RoseCrest. Born April 16, 1919, in Westminster, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Curtis and Tillie Burdette Smith and the wife of the late James Alvin Carter. She was a member of First Wesleyan Church of Spartanburg. Survivors include three daughters, Donna Kay...

Larry Terrell

Larry Terrell

Oct 14, 2009

Larry Charles Terrell, 69, of Inman, SC, passed away peacefully at his Lake Bowen home on Wednesday, October 14, 2009, with his family by his side. Born July 18, 1940, in Attica, IN, he was the son of the late Charles and Ann Terrell and the husband of 50 years to Rita June Terrell. A graduate of Attica High School,...

Mary Littlejohn

Mary Littlejohn

Oct 13, 2009

Mary Elizabeth Dean Littlejohn left this earth at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, with the Holy Spirit to join her Heavenly Father and Savior in Heaven. Born May 20, 1916, in Gaffney, SC, and formerly of Roebuck, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Koonce Dean and the wife of 63 years to the...

Randy Hamrick

Randy Hamrick

Oct 13, 2009

Randy Eugene Hamrick, 43, of 112 Sevier Place, died Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 26, 1966, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Jeanette Ellisor Hamrick of the home and the late Dale Hamrick. He was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and a member of Cedar Springs Baptist Church. He was...