Obituaries

Wesley Solesby

Wesley Solesby

Jul 8, 2009

Wesley Joseph Solesby, 62, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at his home. Born December 15, 1946, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Robert Solesby and Geneva Cash. He was formerly employed at Alcoa Fujikura. He was a member of Beaumont Baptist Church and attended Cannons Camp Ground United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife,...

Buford Parris

Buford Parris

Jul 8, 2009

Buford Boyce Parris, of 15 Britton Street, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. A native of Campobello, SC, he was the son of the late Boyce Lee and Molly Owens Parris. He was retired from Spartanburg Regional Medical Center and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church where he was a member of the Love...

Edith Quinn

Edith Quinn

Jul 7, 2009

Edith Donald Quinn, 97, of 237 Old Converse Road, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 16, 1912, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Luther Alverson and Minnie Pacolet Reynolds Donald and the wife of the late W. Avery Quinn. She was a member of Converse Baptist Church where she...

Rev. Irvin

Rev. Irvin

Jul 7, 2009

The Reverend Joel Lester Irvin, 87, of 118 Halibut Lane, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 15, 1921, in Hamilton County, IL, he was the son of the late Milt and Ersie Allen Irvin. He was a retired minister in the Church of God for 57 years and a member of Fairforest Church of...

Frances Culbreth

Frances Culbreth

Jul 6, 2009

Frances Thomas Culbreth, 90, of Spartanburg, died Monday, July 6, 2009, at RoseCrest. Born September 14, 1918, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Trefter Oliver and Maude Bell Thomas and the wife of the late Heber Layton Culbreth. She was retired from Raycord Manufacturing Company and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include...

Robert Barbee

Robert Barbee

Jul 6, 2009

Robert "Bob" Allen Barbee, 54, of 1462 Maryland Avenue, died Monday, July 6, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 14, 1954, in Nebraska City, NE, he was the son of Layton W. Barbee of Bloomington, IL, and Patsy Rains Ervin of Nebraska City, NE. He was a specialty roofer at Pickens Roofing with 22 years of service and...

Joann Easler

Joann Easler

Jul 5, 2009

JoAnn Scott Easler, 79, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, July 5, 2009, at White Oak Manor. Born March 16, 1930, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joel and Margaret Arthur Scott and the wife of the late Guy Bonner Easler. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, she was retired from Drayton Mills after 49 years of service....

Peggy Mahaffey

Peggy Mahaffey

Jul 5, 2009

Peggy Epps Mahaffey, 75, of 355 Rexford Drive, died Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 29, 1933, in Greenville County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Claybron and Pearl Moody Epps. She was retired from Diversco, Inc. Survivors include two daughters, Pam Grubbs of Woodruff, and Kem Mahaffey of Moore; a son, Jamie...

Frances Kendrick

Frances Kendrick

Jul 5, 2009

Frances McNeill Bailey Kendrick, 76, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, July 5, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 20, 1933, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lewis McNeill and Frances Witherspoon Bailey and widow of C. Leonard Kendrick, Jr. She was a retired school teacher and a very active member of St. Christopher's Episcopal...

Blanche King

Blanche King

Jul 5, 2009

Blanche White King, 88, of 3826 Glenn Springs Road, died Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 3, 1920, in the Glenn Springs community, she was the daughter of the late Faber Thomas and Woodie Bates West White and the wife of the late Montague M. King who died in August 1991. A graduate of Pauline...

Ruby Henderson

Ruby Henderson

Jul 4, 2009

Ruby P. Henderson, 77, of 334 Fairview Church Road, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 31, 1931, in Mecklenburg County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Frank T. and Fannie Lee Allgood Bailey and the widow of Clarence Henderson. She was a member of Melvin Hill Church of Brethren. Survivors include...

Cathy Thompson

Cathy Thompson

Jul 4, 2009

Cathy Sue Thompson, 53, of Chesnee, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 21, 1956, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Edwin and Amy Tompkins of Cross Hill, SC. She was employed at Dillard's. Surviving in addition to her parents are two daughters, Tara Wofford of Chesnee, and Kristie Felton of Myrtle Beach;...

Rev. Pace, Sr.

Rev. Pace, Sr.

Jul 4, 2009

The Reverend William R. "Bud" Pace, Sr., 86, of Cannons Campground Road, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, July 4, 2009, at his residence. Born May 8, 1923, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late Arthur and Georgia Pace and the loving and devoted husband of Louise Fowler Pace of 65 years of marriage....

Carol Painter

Carol Painter

Jul 3, 2009

Carole Painter, 70, of 375 Serpentine Drive, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at Magnolia Manor. Born March 1, 1939, in Hendersonville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Hugh and Muriel Dill Jackson. She was a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and Gardner-Webb College. She retired from Mary Black Memorial Hospital and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include...

Adele Gwynn

Adele Gwynn

Jul 3, 2009

Adele Trowbridge Harris Gwynn, 89, of Greenville, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, after a short illness. Born November 30, 1919, in Flushing, NY, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Virginia Cooke Harris. Adele was educated at the College of William and Mary and was a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. She moved to Greenville in 1945...

Joseph Murphy

Joseph Murphy

Jul 3, 2009

Joseph Dwayne Murphy entered into his final resting place to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 3, 2009, at the age of 41, due to a short illness. Dwayne was born on January 9, 1968, in Dade City, FL. He was a member of United Baptist Church of Spartanburg. Dwayne is survived by his partner, Michael Edwards...

Frances Cribb

Frances Cribb

Jul 3, 2009

Frances E. Cribb, 86, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at Golden Age Nursing Home in Inman. Born June 11, 1923, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Richard Noah and Margaret Boyd Cribb. She lived in Spartanburg most of her life, worked for Dr. Koopman during World War II, and retired from Carolina Cash Company after 28...

Margaret Huff

Margaret Huff

Jul 2, 2009

Mary Margaret Cecil Huff, 93, of 400 Webber Road, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. She was born April 7, 1916, in Anderson and reared in Spartanburg and was the daughter of the late Levi Moffitt and Inez Felder Cecil. She attended Southside Elementary School, was a graduate of Frank Evans High School, Cecil's Business College...

Thomas Terry

Thomas Terry

Jul 2, 2009

Thomas Edward Terry, 66, of 4910 Armstrong Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 2, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 23, 1942, in Gadsden, AL, he was the son of Rebecca Garrard Terry of Athens, GA, and the late Herbert Wayne Terry. He was a Television News Anchor and Reporter, the District...

Susan Lancaster

Susan Lancaster

Jul 2, 2009

Mary "Susan" Lancaster, 57, of Greer, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 1, 1951, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Ozelle Lands Lancaster of Spartanburg and the late Johnny Lancaster. She graduated Summa cum Laude from Wofford College in 1978. Susan was an Assistant Director of Admission at Wofford College and...