Obituaries

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...

Peggy Shelley

Peggy Shelley

Mar 31, 2009

Peggy Spencer Shelley, 80, of Spartanburg and Garden City Beach, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at the Medical University of South Carolina. Born October 13, 1928, in Rock Hill, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Perry "J. P." and Marion Griffin Spencer. She was a 1949 graduate of the University of South Carolina, a member of the...

Donald Wilson

Donald Wilson

Mar 30, 2009

Donald Edward Wilson, 74, of Boiling Springs, died Monday, March 30, 2009, at his home. Born May 31, 1934, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Perrin and Bessie Tucker Wilson. He was retired from the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Spartanburg after 40 years of service. He was a very active member of Grace Baptist Church...

Maggie Whitlock

Maggie Whitlock

Mar 30, 2009

Maggie Elizabeth "Miss Lib" Whitlock, 78, of Inman, died Monday, March 30, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 11, 1930, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Cline G. and Annie Mae Fowler Phillips and the wife of the late John McCoy Whitlock. She was the retired owner and operator of Towne &...

Tammie Hansman

Tammie Hansman

Mar 28, 2009

Tammie Lynn Holcomb Hansman, 44, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 5, 1964, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Jeanette Arwood Holcomb of Spartanburg and the late Roger Douglas Holcomb, Sr. She was a Registered Nurse at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center and of the Baptist faith. Surviving in addition to...

Arthur Nord

Arthur Nord

Mar 28, 2009

Arthur A. Nord, 88, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, March 28, 2009. Born August 2, 1920, in Minneapolis, MN, he was the son of the late Gust Oscar Nord and Selma Nord Skinner and husband of the late Janet Eide Nord. He was a quality assurance manager with Torrington Corporation and was instrumental in the initial set up of the Tyger...

Bernice Pruitt

Bernice Pruitt

Mar 28, 2009

Bernice Inez Foster Pruitt, 83, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, March 28, 2009. Born August 3, 1925, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Jack and Lucie Zimmerman Foster and wife of the late Ralph Pruitt. She was a member of Central Church of Christ. Surviving is a sister, Louise Cudd of Spartanburg; a brother, Hubert Foster and...

Orin Beach, Sr.

Orin Beach, Sr.

Mar 27, 2009

Orin Watt Beach, Sr., 80, of 175 Buckstone Lane, died Friday, March 27, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home after a brief illness. Born June 10, 1928, in Walterboro, SC, he was the son of the late Ellis Calhoun and Louise Herndon Beach and the husband of 60 years to Virginia Scruggs Beach. He attended Wofford College and graduated...

Doris Odom

Doris Odom

Mar 27, 2009

Doris Turner Odom, 102, of 400 Webber Road, died Friday, March 27, 2009, at White Oak Estates. Born March 20, 1907, in Rutherfordton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Hosea Arvil and Nancy Phillips Bell and the youngest of eight siblings who are all deceased. In 1932 she married the late Robert Fletcher Turner and had three children....

Amariah Gentry

Amariah Gentry

Mar 27, 2009

Amariah Jayden Lenora Gentry, infant daughter of Ashley Lenora Gentry of Spartanburg, was born and went to Heaven on Friday, March 27, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Also surviving are Amariah�½s grandparents, Charles and Kathy Gentry; great-grandparents, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Scott and Nettie Gentry; and aunts, Amber and Charley Gentry. She was predeceased by her great-grandfather, James Mitchell. A...