J. Simmons, Jr.
Jun 16, 2009
Jesse Dean "J. D." Simmons, Jr., 80, of 150 Simmons Drive, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at his home. Born September 25, 1928, in Fairforest, SC, he was the son of the late Jesse Dean Simmons, Sr. and Vivyer Cooke Simmons. He retired after 30 years of service with Duke Power Company where he was presented the Edison...
Sarah Gray
Jun 15, 2009
Sarah Renee Gray, 48, of Inman, died Monday, June 15, 2009, at her home. Born March 21, 1961, in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Gary Gene and Jean Ann Norris. She was the wife of Doug Gray and was first married to the late Bobby Joe Adams, Sr. She was a business woman. Surviving in...
Ida Jackson
Jun 15, 2009
Ida Lee Floyd Jackson, 89, of Spartanburg, died Monday, June 15, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 27, 1920, in Buffalo, SC, she was the daughter of the late Eugene P. Floyd, Sr. and Nannie Riddle Floyd and the wife of the late Fred E. Jackson. She was a retired textile employee and of the Baptist faith. Survivors...
Frances Billings
Jun 13, 2009
Frances Carroll Billings, of 120 Billings Road, died Saturday, June 13, 2009. Born November 27, 1928, in Rutherfordton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Grace Wells Carroll and the widow of Ray Callie Billings. A 1950 graduate of Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing, she retired as a Registered Nurse from Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after...
Tammy Mathis
Jun 11, 2009
Tammy Lowe Mathis, 47, of Gaffney, died Thursday, June 11, 2009. Born November 12, 1961, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Betty Lowe and the wife of Randolph "Randy" Alan Mathis. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, she attended Spartanburg Technical College and the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg. She was previously employed by the Spartanburg Housing...
Ethel Mccraw
Jun 11, 2009
Ethel Brockman Harman McCraw, 89, of Summit Hills, formerly of Collins Avenue, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 29, 1920, in Reidville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Walter and Lillie Satterfield Brockman. She was first married to the late Paul K. Harman and then to the late Boyd T....
Elizabeth Jones
Jun 10, 2009
Rosa Elizabeth Bridgeman Jones, 84, of 104 Dillon Drive, formerly of Fernwood-Glendale Road, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 1, 1925, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Boyd Harmon and Vera Viola Veal Bridgeman and the wife of the late Charles Andrew Jones. A graduate of Anderson Junior College...
Mary Dearybury
Jun 8, 2009
Mary Edna Johnson Dearybury, 90, of Cowpens, died Monday, June 8, 2009, at her home. Born May 24, 1919, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late William and Addie Johnson and the wife of the late James Roland Dearybury. She was a member of Thompson Chapel Baptist Church. A loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she is...
Amanda Corbin
Jun 8, 2009
Amanda Robicheaux Corbin, 82, of 400 Webber Road, formerly of Hazelwood Drive, died Monday, June 8, 2009, at White Oak Estates. Born January 2, 1927, in Houma, LA, she was the daughter of the late Junius and Jeanette Darcey Robicheaux and the wife of the late Mason Corbin. She was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. Survivors...
Col. Mccorkle
Jun 8, 2009
Colonel Philip Hunter McCorkle, United States Army Retired, 91, died Monday, June 8, 2009, at his home. Colonel McCorkle was born in York, SC, in June of 1918, the son of the late Newton Craig and Elizabeth Hunter McCorkle. He graduated from Clemson College, Class of '39, and earned a MSBA degree from George Washington University. He was a career...
Brett Hallman
Jun 7, 2009
Brett Hallman, 45, of 211 Hazelwood Drive, died Sunday, June 7, 2009. Born September 13, 1963, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Charles "Buck" and Nancy West Hallman of Spartanburg. He was formerly employed with Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving in addition to his parents is a brother, Jeffrey Cole Hallman and...
Claude Steadman
Jun 7, 2009
Claude William Steadman, 81, of Roebuck, died Sunday, June 7, 2009, at his home. Born June 21, 1927, in Moore, SC, he was the son of the late Palmer Mason and Addie Mae Tolleson Steadman. A graduate of Woodruff High School, he was a retired salesman with National Welders in Charlotte, NC, after 27 years of service. He was a...
Elizabeth Bean
Jun 7, 2009
Elizabeth Mae Evert (Liz) Bean, widow of Howard Carlisle Bean, died June 7, 2009, after a brief illness. Born July 27, 1922, in Baker, ND, she was the daughter of the late Harry S. and Maude C. Evert. She was a graduate of Bathgate High School and the University of North Dakota with a degree in Physical Education. After college,...
John Loyless
Jun 6, 2009
John Miles Loyless, 63, died Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the Heart Center of Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. John was born July 28, 1945, and was the only child of the late John Henry and Louise Lee Loyless. John was raised by his loving Mother, and wonderful maternal grandparents, the late Peggy and Boyd Keller. John graduated from Fairforest High...
James Waldrop
Jun 6, 2009
James E. "Wally" Waldrop, 73, of 125 Dogwood Lane, passed away at home while working on his El Camino on Saturday, June 6, 2009, and after a courageous battle with cancer. Born November 22, 1935, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Horace and Gertrude Waldrop. He was a retired Veteran of the U. S. Navy, Dayco,...
Doris Olds
Jun 5, 2009
Doris R. Olds, 96, of Eden Terrace, Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, June 5, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born March 3, 1913, in Bonpas Township, Richland County, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Maranda Bowers Ridgely. After attending Red Head School and Parkersburg High School in Richland County, she continued her education at Lewis Institute...
Karen Galpin
Jun 5, 2009
Karen Louise Roberts Galpin, 66, of 345 Bryant Road, formerly of Jefferson, OH, died Friday, June 5, 2009, at White Oak Manor of Spartanburg. Born January 24, 1943, in Conneaut, OH, she was the daughter of the late James Dallas and Marie Schmidt Roberts. She was a member of Lamb of God Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband, Ken F....
Cecil Hudgins
Jun 4, 2009
Milton S. "Cecil" Hudgins, 83, of Spartanburg, died Friday, June 5, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born February 14, 1926, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Rome S. and Lillie Blackwell Hudgins. He was first married to the late Emily Mabry Hudgins He was retired from Stove Woodward, a Division of BTB, and was a...
Harold George, Sr.
Jun 3, 2009
Harold Arthur George, Sr., 81, of 666 Overhill Drive, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at his home. Born November 18, 1927, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late John N. George, Sr. and Lucille Wheat George and the husband of the late LaVern Smith George. A 1945 graduate of Spartanburg High School, he was a retired superintendent...
George Lewis
Jun 3, 2009
George Lewis, 83, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born February 5, 1926, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Thomas and Allie Conner Lewis. He was a retired carman with Norfolk Southern Railway and a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. Survivors include two daughters, Julia Georgette Abbott...
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