Obituaries

Ernestine White

Ernestine White

Dec 22, 2009

Ernestine Holland White, 93, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at her home. Born May 30, 1916, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. Holland, Sr. and Patra Bearden Holland and the wife of 56 years to the late James Nelson White, Sr. A 1936 graduate of Converse College, she was a teacher...

Charles Whitlock

Charles Whitlock

Dec 22, 2009

Charles R. Whitlock, 88, of 400 Webber Road, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at White Oak Estates. Born August 11, 1921, in Union, SC, he was the son of the late Dudley Jean and Jennille Graham Whitlock and the husband of the late Sara McMillan Whitlock. A 1939 graduate of Union High School and a 1943 graduate of The Citadel,...

John Sheppard

John Sheppard

Dec 21, 2009

Johnathan Ray Sheppard, 50, of Cowpens, died Monday, December 21, 2009, in Gaffney. Born November 28, 1959, in Lancaster, SC, he was the son of Peggy Joyce Bowers Blackman of Kershaw and the late Rev. Johnny Ray Sheppard. He was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Cowpens, the former owner and operator of Faith Small Engine in Cowpens,...

Evelyn Vieth

Evelyn Vieth

Dec 21, 2009

Evelyn Lenz Vieth, 89, of Spartanburg, beloved wife of Walter Richard Vieth, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 1, 1920, in West New York, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Florence Clark Lenz. She graduated from Jamaica High School, Long Island, New York. She met her future...

Marianne Burfete

Marianne Burfete

Dec 21, 2009

Marianne Landers Burfete, 56, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 21, 2009, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born February 2, 1953, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Judson and Margaret Moser Landers of Pensacola, FL. A graduate of the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg, she was an exemplary elementary school teacher with Spartanburg School District 7, having taught at...

Rozella Millwood

Rozella Millwood

Dec 19, 2009

Rozella Snapp Millwood, 94, formerly of Maple Street, Pacolet, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 19, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was a resident of White Oak Manor in Spartanburg. Born January 22, 1915, in Alumwell, TN., she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Minnie Jones Snapp and the wife of...

Loris Zuercher

Loris Zuercher

Dec 19, 2009

Loris William Zuercher, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died December 19, 2009 at his home surrounded by family. Born February 11, 1925, in Canton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Harrison William and Blanche Rice Zuercher. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He graduated from Toledo University with a pharmacy degree. He was a pharmaceutical...

John Varner, Jr.

John Varner, Jr.

Dec 19, 2009

John Taylor Varner, Jr., 89, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, December 19, 2009, at White Oak Estates. Born November, 14, 1920, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late John Taylor and Eugenie McCombs Varner. He was first married to the late Sarah Quinn Varner and then to the late Earnestine "Teany" White Varner. He was employed as...

Nancy Singleton

Nancy Singleton

Dec 19, 2009

Nancy Stone Singleton, 77, of 79 West Ridge Drive, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Born December 20, 1931, in Pelzer, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Maude Stone. A graduate of Pelzer High School, she spent her professional career with First Baptist Church in Aberdeen, NC,...

Wofford Lawson, Jr.

Wofford Lawson, Jr.

Dec 18, 2009

Wofford Lawson, Jr., 69, of Spartanburg, died Friday, December 18, 2009. Born December 3, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Rupord Wofford Lawson, Sr. and Martha Jane Wall Lawson. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was plant manager for Alkahn (formerly Pentex) in Cowpens. He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church where...

Fidelis Hendricks

Fidelis Hendricks

Dec 18, 2009

Mrs. Hendricks, 80, formerly of Leechburg, PA, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was a resident of Windsor House West. Fidelis loved playing bingo, her computer, and spending time with her family, friends, and beloved grandchildren. Survivors include her children: William (Marilyn) Hendricks and Dorothy Stadterman of Boiling Springs, Monica (Edwin) Duris of...

Manie Buckner

Manie Buckner

Dec 17, 2009

Manie Jackson Buckner, 92, of 6 Beverly Hills Drive, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2009, at her home. A native of Spartanburg, SC, Mrs. Buckner was born on September 16, 1917, to Grover Cleveland Jackson, Sr. and Elvena Read Jackson. She was a 1936 graduate of Spartanburg High School and married to the late Arthur Chris Buckner, Sr. for...

Robert Wilkins

Robert Wilkins

Dec 17, 2009

Robert Edward Wilkins, 87, of Pacolet, died Thursday, December 17, 2009, at RoseCrest. Born October 7, 1922, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late John Laxton and Lillie Mae Lee Wilkins and the husband of the late Vernie T. Wilkins. A graduate of Pacolet High School, he was the retired owner of Wilkins Service Station and Used...

Hank Weaver

Hank Weaver

Dec 17, 2009

Hank Thomas Weaver, 56, of 158 Thelma Drive, died Thursday, December 17, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 31, 1953, in Hart County, GA, he was the son of Katherine Joanne Cherry Weaver and the late George Thomas Weaver. He was an auto mechanic with Dill's Garage and was of the Presbyterian faith. Surviving in addition to his...

Richard Horton

Richard Horton

Dec 15, 2009

Richard Harvey Horton, 79, of Moore, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 11, 1930, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Zeb Vance and Inez Poteat Horton. He was employed with Community Cash Stores for 47 years, retiring as Company Supervisor. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean...

William Turner

William Turner

Dec 15, 2009

William Herbert "Turk" Turner, 74, went to be with his wife in heaven on her birthday on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Born June 27, 1935, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Henry William Turner and the husband of the late Teresa Johnson Turner. He was a painter, a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Cowpens, and...

Jobe Bowen

Jobe Bowen

Dec 15, 2009

Jobe Harrison Bowen, 96, of Eden Terrace, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 3, 1913, in Surry County, NC, he was the son of the late John Wesley and Louella Kiger Bowen and the husband of the late Evie Evon Holland Bowen. A graduate of Pinnacle High School in Pinnacle, NC, he was retired...

Dorothy Kloepper

Dorothy Kloepper

Dec 14, 2009

Dorothy Marie Kloepper, 87, of 400 Webber Road, died Monday, December 14, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 6, 1922, in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Henry Charles Kloepper and Dorothy Christine Krey Kloepper. She attended the University of Nebraska and was a graduate of Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. She was a...

Ethel Knight

Ethel Knight

Dec 14, 2009

Ethel Phillips Knight, 88, of Cowpens, died Monday, December 14, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born March 24, 1921, in Buffalo, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Lois Lee Murray. She was first married to the late Grover C. Phillips and then to the late Robert E. Knight. She was a member of Davis...

Linda Green

Linda Green

Dec 13, 2009

Linda Dianna Green, 56, of Hixson, TN, realized her lifelong dream and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday morning, December 13, 2009, at Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Green was a proud member of Sequoyah Baptist Tabernacle. Linda was a devoted wife and companion of the Rev. Dr. Edward W. Green for over thirty-six years. A lifelong...