Local Spartanburg, South Carolina Obituaries
Louise O. Hughes
May 4, 2015
Spartanburg, SC- Louise Olivia Hughes, 89, wife of the late William George Hughes, passed on to her eternal life to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 4, 2015. Born March 14, 1926, Louise was a daughter of the late James Levi and Leavie Olivia Pye Hughes. She worked with Reeves Brothers for many years and was a...
Elmer Mitchell Harvey
Apr 29, 2015
Pacolet, SC- Elmer Mitchell Harvey, 87, husband of the late Mary G. Harvey, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Born April 8, 1928 in Rock Hill, SC, Elmer was a son of the late James Robert and Eva Marie Guy Harvey. He honorably served his country in the US Navy aboard the USS Wisconsin during WWII. Elmer was a general contractor...
Betty Waits Gardner
Apr 29, 2015
Betty W. Gardner Spartanburg- Betty Waits Gardner, 87, widow of Julian E. Gardner, died Thursday, April 29, 2015. Betty was born in Greenwood; a daughter of the late Walter and Gussie Hipp Waits. She was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church where she loved the Willie Crain Sunday School Class and was very faithful in her daily devotions and Bible...
W. Max Ballard
Apr 27, 2015
Spartanburg, SC- Walter Max Ballard, Sr., 83, husband of Frances Louise Coggins Ballard, died Monday, April 27, 2015. Born February 29, 1932 in Spartanburg, SC, Max was a son of the late Walter Ranze and Nellie Foster Ballard. He attended Spartanburg High School and honorably served his country in the US Navy during the Korean War. He was an insurance...
Dr. Peter D. Braun
Apr 26, 2015
Spartanburg, SC – Peter Douglas Braun, age 43, passed away unexpectedly from a pulmonary embolism on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Peter was born February 9, 1972 in Buffalo, New York. He was first and foremost a loving and devoted husband and father. Peter touched many lives as a dedicated emergency room physician and educator at Spartanburg Regional. He had an...
Verner F. Tate, Jr.
Apr 26, 2015
Spartanburg, SC- Verner Tate, better known as “Rose”, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Born in Greenville on December 13, 1950, he was son of the late Verner Tate Sr. and Martha Sitton. He was the loving husband of Dottie Tate for almost 41 years. Verner was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and Wofford College. He worked...
Dupree M. "Cowboy" Jolley
Apr 24, 2015
Dupree M. “Cowboy” Jolley Roebuck – Dupree Mills Jolley, 79, died after a brief illness on Friday, April 24, 2015. Born in Spartanburg, Dupree was the son of the late Otis and Nora Lipford Jolley. He was a licensed auctioneer and a printer, whose biggest joy in life was making people laugh. Dupree was of the Baptist faith. He is...
John Davis "Johnny" O'Shields
Apr 22, 2015
John D. “Johnny” O’Shields, Jr. Pauline – John Davis O’Shields, Jr., 60, husband of Renae Bishop O’Shields died Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Johnny was born on May 9, 1954 to Juanita Watts McKinney and the late John Davis O’Shields, Sr. He was employed by Spartanburg County Environmental Enforcement, formerly employed with Diversified Machine Tool, and was a former member of...
Peter Alexander Smellie
Apr 20, 2015
Spartanburg, SC- Peter Smellie, 87, passed away at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home on April 20,2015. Peter was born January 23,1928 in Isla de Pinos, Cuba. He immigrated to the United States in 1945, and was a graduate of Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. He was well known in the decorating community of Spartanburg, as a longtime employee of Sherwin-Williams...
Chapman Quantz McMeekin
Apr 20, 2015
Spartanburg, SC- Elizabeth Chapman Quantz McMeekin, 40, beloved wife of Thomas Preston McMeekin died Monday, April 20, 2015. Chapman was born September 22, 1974 in Columbia, the daughter of Sally Elizabeth Means Quantz Ellerbe and the late James Bland Quantz. She attended Southern Methodist University and graduated from the University of South Carolina. Married to Thomas P. McMeekin in 1999,...
Victoria Colon Lozada
Apr 18, 2015
Spartanburg, SC- Victoria Lozada, 72, wife of Mario Lozada, died Saturday, April 18, 2015. Born February 25, 1943 in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, Victoria was a daughter of the late Flor and Victoria Davila Colon. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Victoria was a member of Jesus Our Risen Savior Catholic Church. In addition to her husband, she is...
Elizabeth Cart Macmurphy Kimball
Apr 16, 2015
Mount Pleasant, SC- Elizabeth Cart Macmurphy Kimball, 91, wife of the late Frederick Osgood Kimball, died Thursday, April 16, 2015. Born in Charleston, SC on November 20, 1923, Elizabeth was the daughter of the late William Clancy Macmurphy, Jr. and Mary Edmondston Venning Macmurphy. She was a graduate of the College of Charleston and had a long career in banking...
Donald Paul Lee
Apr 14, 2015
Spartanburg, SC- Donald Paul Lee, 75, husband of Diane McElhenney Lee, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Born March 24, 1940 in Spartanburg, SC, Donald was the son of the late Dorsey Paul and Inez Groce Lee. He was a graduate of Spartanburg High School, class of 1958 and attended Spartanburg Methodist College, and Wofford College. Donald honorably served his country...
Patricia A. Bates Bullis
Apr 13, 2015
Landrum, SC- Patricia A. Bates Bullis, 68, wife of Brian Scott Bullis, died Monday, April 13, 2015. You may know her as mom, sister, Aunt Pitti Pat, wife, or friend; regardless of what you called her, Patricia Anne Bates Bullis was a remarkable, generous, and compassionate woman. Born August 30, 1946 in Spartanburg, SC, Patricia was a daughter of the...
Eddie Huey Speed
Apr 10, 2015
Eddie Huey Speed Roebuck, SC – Eddie Huey Speed, 70, husband of Barbara Jean Rogers Speed, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 10, 2015 after a battle with cancer. Born in Clearwater FL, Eddie was a son of the late Stephen Ernest and Lorena Charlton Speed. He honorably served his country in the United States Air Force....
Lillie Mae McAbee
Apr 9, 2015
Linden, AL- Lillie Mae RaVan McAbee, 95, wife of the late Lewis McAbee, died Thursday, April 9, 2015. Born August 26, 1919 in Woodruff, SC, Lillie Mae was a daughter of the late Christopher C. and Corrie Dixon RaVan. She was retired treasurer of Spartanburg Lumber and Millwork. Lillie Mae was a member of Cannons Campground United Methodist Church for...
Kate Holmes Murphy
Apr 7, 2015
Spartanburg, SC- Kate Holmes Murphy, age 87, wife of the late Ellis Murphy, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Born February 12, 1928 in Atlanta, GA, Kate was the daughter of the late Dr. Walter R. Holmes and Idelle Palmour Holmes. A graduate of Washington Seminary in Atlanta and Bradford Junior College, she was a Phi Mu at the University of...
T.W Edwards
Mar 31, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC-- Thomas Walter Edwards Jr., 85, husband of Dorothy Ballew Edwards, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015.T.W. was born in Nashville, TN, to the late Thomas Walter and Mary Elizabeth Hill Edwards. An Eagle Scout, T.W. attended Presbyterian College and was a charter member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. T.W. honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy. Following the Navy,...
Roger Keith "Doc" Marshall
Mar 30, 2015
Duncan, SC- Roger K. Marshall, 56, husband of Stephanie Marshall, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015. Born March 13, 1959 in Toledo, OH, Keith was a son of Donald Lee Marshall and his late wife, Leora, and Dorothie Doty. He attended South Carolina State University where he received his degree in Electrical Engineering. Keith was employed with Rhodia Inc....
Charles William Montgomery
Mar 30, 2015
Roebuck, SC- Charles Montgomery, 83, husband of JoAnn Smith Montgomery, died Monday, March 30, 2015. Born December 22, 1931, Charles was a son of the late Lanham and Minnie Switzer Montgomery. He honorably served his country in the U.S Marines during the Korean War. Charles served as a volunteer firefighter at Roebuck Fire Department for 33 years and was a...
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