Obituaries

Ruth Hill

Ruth Hill

Apr 14, 2009

Ruth Bishop Hill, 90, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born September 20, 1918, in Greenville County, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Arthur and Sophie Neill Bishop and the wife of the late James Harry Hill. She was a former Executive Director of the Spartanburg Council on Aging and a...

Zora Waddell

Zora Waddell

Apr 13, 2009

Zora Elizabeth Brown Waddell, 86, of Spartanburg, formerly of Cowpens, died Monday, April 13, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 28, 1923, in Laurens County, SC, she was the daughter of the late David and Teni Bradley Brown and was raised by an aunt and uncle, Francis and Posey Grubbs of Woodruff. She was the wife of the...

Weyman Greene

Weyman Greene

Apr 13, 2009

Weyman Earl Greene, 84, of 175 Shady Lane, died Monday, April 13, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 6, 1924, in Sylvania, GA, he was the son of the late George and Ruth Rustin Greene. He was retired after 37 years of service with Southern Bell in South Florida. He was a member of Mountain View Baptist...

Matthias Lischerong

Matthias Lischerong

Apr 13, 2009

Matthias "Matz" Lischerong, 74, of Spartanburg, died Monday, April 13, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 21, 1934, in Kleck, Germany, he was the son of the late Nikolaus and Katherina Jerch Lischerong. A graduate of Textile College of Reutlingen, Germany, he was the President of Primaknit, Inc. and Litex International Corporation. He was a member of...

Donald Parks

Donald Parks

Apr 12, 2009

Donald "Don" Ernest Parks, 77, of 1607 Springfield Road, died April 12, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 1, 1931, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William Ernest and Inez Bailey Parks. He was a retired M/Sgt with the U.S. Air Force following twenty years of service, a Vietnam Veteran, and a recipient of...

Roy Vaughn

Roy Vaughn

Apr 11, 2009

Roy N. Vaughn, 66, of Port Charlotte, FL, went to be with the Lord at Tidewell Hospice and Palliative Care on Saturday, April 11, 2009, surrounded by family. Roy was born in Spartanburg, SC, on September 2, 1942, the son of the late Rome G. and Allie V. Gowan. He was formerly married to Jean Lawter Robertson and Denise Coe...

Byron Morris

Byron Morris

Apr 11, 2009

Byron Leslie Morris, of Roebuck, died Saturday, April 11, 2009, at his home. Born April 28, 1941, in Williamson, WV, he was the son of the late Bert Wesley and Clara Thompson Morris. He was a retired purchasing agent for Koch Industries, Kosa Division, and a member of First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg. Survivors include his wife of 47years,...

Barbara Mack

Barbara Mack

Apr 10, 2009

Barbara Thomas Mack, 76, of Spartanburg, died Friday, April 10, 2009, at Spring Arbor. Born September 16, 1932, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Langdon and Hester Holmes Thomas and the wife of 55 years to the late Jarrett David Mack. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Susan...

Helen Edwards

Helen Edwards

Apr 7, 2009

Helen Edwards, 72, of 816 Battleground Road, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at her home. Born August 17, 1936, in Henderson County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Sanford and Pearl Hollingsworth Crane. She was employed with Lemmons Farms in Gaffney for 15 years and was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church of Cowpens. Survivors include...

Bobby Solesbee

Bobby Solesbee

Apr 6, 2009

Bobby Joe Solesbee, 73, of 190 Millwood Lane, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at his home. Born September 10, 1935, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late California Joe and Myrtle Walden Solesbee. He was a self-employed carpenter, a U.S. Navy Veteran, and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his faithful wife, Joyce Sawyer Solesbee; two sons,...

Louise Willard

Louise Willard

Apr 5, 2009

Louise Kane Willard, 74, of 122 Sunrise Road, died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born June 24, 1934, in New Haven, CT, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Frances Handy Kane. She was a retired teacher, a member of Westgate Baptist Church and Gideons International, and a very active volunteer for Westgate Christian...

Sharon Burch

Sharon Burch

Apr 5, 2009

Sharon Holobaugh Burch, 63, of Moore, died unexpectedly Sunday evening, April 5, 2009, at her home. Born March 20, 1946, in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of Margie Segraves Holobaugh of Spartanburg and the late Palmer Grey Holobaugh. A graduate of Winthrop College with a BS degree in Biology and Chemistry, she received an MA degree in Science from...

Logan Chandler

Logan Chandler

Apr 5, 2009

Logan Brooke Chandler, 12, of 6102 Highway 215, died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at her home. Born April 26, 1996, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Jeffrey Wayne and Cynthia Bradley Chandler of the home. She was a 7th grade student at L. E. Gable Middle School where she was a member of the Beta Club and Drama...

Edgar Lewis

Edgar Lewis

Apr 4, 2009

Edgar L. Lewis, 87, formerly of Montview Street, died Saturday, April 4, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born April 29, 1921, in Spartanburg, SC, he was a son of the late James G. and Aura Rice Lewis and husband of the late Edna Thompson Lewis. He was a graduate of Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville, retired...

Roger Mccarter, Sr.

Roger Mccarter, Sr.

Apr 3, 2009

Roger Warren McCarter, Sr., 58, of 485 Cresthaven Drive, died Friday, April 3, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 26, 1951, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Venie Poteat McCarter of Spartanburg and the late Warren Debbs McCarter. He was the owner of Roger McCarter Construction Company for 42 years. A member of LifeChangers Outreach Center...

Robert Fleming

Robert Fleming

Apr 2, 2009

Robert Clinton Fleming, of Campobello, died Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. A native of Hot Springs, NC, he was the son of the late Richard Howard and Essie Stewart Fleming. He was retired from Spartan Mills. He was of the Baptist faith and a big animal lover. Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Brenda Kay...

David Fleming

David Fleming

Apr 2, 2009

David John Fleming, 46, of 6417 Greenfield Drive, died Thursday, April 2, 2009, at his home. Born January 10, 1963, in Watertown, NY, he was the son of Wayne C. and Audrey Brown Fleming of Gastonia, NC. He was employed at AAMCO Transmissions in Greer and Taylors and was of the Presbyterian faith. Surviving in addition to his parents is...

Harvey Fletcher

Harvey Fletcher

Apr 1, 2009

Harvey Dupree Fletcher, 73, of 418 Candleglow Drive, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 28, 1936, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Eli James and Fannie Hixson Fletcher. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, he was retired from the U.S. Marine Corp and the U.S. Department of...

Thelma Wilkins

Thelma Wilkins

Apr 1, 2009

Thelma "Mickie" Wilkins, 86, formerly of Kasler Road, Cowpens, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Magnolias of Gaffney. Born August 12, 1922, in Rock Hill, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence R. and Pearl Shera Mickle and the wife of the late John W. Wilkins. A graduate of Winthrop College, she was a former home economics teacher...

Dorothy Mangum

Dorothy Mangum

Mar 31, 2009

Dorothy Virginia Cudd Mangum, 84, formerly of 643 Maywood Street, Beaumont, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at White Oak Manor of Tryon, NC. Born September 10, 1924, in Cherokee Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Maude Hoover Cudd. She was formerly employed at Beaumont Mill and retired from Whitney Mill. She was a member of...