Local Spartanburg, South Carolina Obituaries
James Aaron Couch
Dec 4, 2012
Spartanburg, SC- James Aaron Couch, 81, husband of Betty Huitt Couch, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Born July 15, 1931 to the late Loyd and Myrtle Hill Couch, James was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and attended Wofford College. He went on to honorably service his country in the US Air Force. James later retired from Metromont...
Bonita Quillen
Dec 3, 2012
Spartanburg, SC- Bonita Quillen, 67, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 3, 2012. Born June 15, 1945 to Rebecca Dobbins Affenit and the late Vincent Affenit, she was a charter member of GraceWay Church. Bonita had a great passion for life and for the people in it. She dearly loved her children and nine grandchildren and...
Nancy Bammesberger Shattuck
Nov 30, 2012
Moore, SC- Nancy Bammesberger Shattuck, 68, wife of Dennis Shattuck of 47 years, died Friday, November 30, 2012. Nancy was born September 15, 1944 to the late Clifford and Nancy Williams Bammesberger. She was a member of Holy Communion Lutheran Church and sang on the choir. She also volunteered at the Carolina Pregnancy Center and participated in the Sweet Adeline...
Charlie Eldridge Huitt
Nov 30, 2012
Moore, SC- Charlie Eldridge Huitt, 74, husband of Carol M. Huitt of 54 years, died and went to heaven on Friday, November 30, 2012 due to complications of vascular surgery. Charlie was born in Anderson, SC on February 8, 1938. He honorably served his country in the US Navy, worked as a manufacturing engineer, and most recently owned and managed...
Charles Dacus Baxter
Nov 30, 2012
Roebuck; Charles Dacus Baxter, age 48, husband of Cheryl Goodson Baxter for 26 years, died suddenly on Friday, November 30, 2012.Charlie was born in Orlando, Florida to Viola Rose Baxter and the late Charles D. Baxter. He was a graduate of Jefferson County High School in Danridge, TN. Charlie continued his education at the Citadel, graduating in 1986 as a member...
Charlie George Brown
Nov 29, 2012
Canon City, CO- Charlie George Brown, 62, husband of Laurel Swarbrick Brown, died Thursday, November 29, 2012. Charlie was the son of the late John Ashmore Brown, Sr. and Bobbie Simmons Brown. A 1968 graduate of Spartanburg High School, he attended Farrier and Blacksmithing School in Greenville, NC. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Charlie was a...
William Russell Eagan
Nov 26, 2012
Spartanburg – William “Bill” R. Eagan, 92, husband of the late Margaret Andrews Helmus Eagan, died Monday November 26, 2012. Bill was born on May 10, 1920 in Atlanta, GA to the late John Joseph and Susan Young Eagan. He was the President of Spartan Metal Products Co., Inc. Bill enjoyed walking on the Cottonwood Trail and at Milliken with...
Robert Earl Mabry
Nov 16, 2012
Spartanburg, SC- Robert Earl “Buddy” Mabry, 73, husband of Betty Jo Brock Mabry of 54 years, died on Friday, November 16, 2012. Born on May 26, 1939, Buddy was the son of the late Roy Robert and Carrie Blanchard Mabry. He retired from Draper Corporation with 36 years of service. Buddy attended Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church and was a member...
Freda Bailey Hammonds
Nov 12, 2012
Pacolet – Freda Bailey Hammonds, 81, wife of the late Billy Ray Hammonds, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 12, 2012. Freda was born on January 5, 1931 in Boone County, West Virginia, to the late James Elbert and Lorraine Blankenship Bailey. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Stars, Mary Montgomery #231....
Nipnonh Phetbourom
Nov 12, 2012
Spartanburg, SC- Niphonh Phetbourom, 69, husband of Phetsamone Phetbourom, died on Monday, November 12, 2012. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Tony Phetbourom of Tracy, California and Top Phetbourom of Spartanburg; two daughters, Sami Savanh of Renton, Washington and Tip Phetbourom of Spartanburg; four grandchildren; and his previous wife, Aroun Phetbourom. A funeral service will...
Betty Ann Foster Gossett
Nov 10, 2012
Betty Ann Foster Gossett Spartanburg, SC- Betty Ann Gossett, 80, went home to be with the Lord on November 10, 2012. Born on June 4, 1932 to the late William Walker and Merzza Elizabeth Constance Foster in Columbus, NC, she was the widow of the late Jack Russell Gossett. Betty Ann was a member of Canaan Baptist Church and a...
Juliet Caruana Eaves
Nov 4, 2012
Spartanburg, SC- Juliet Caruana Eaves of Spartanburg died Sunday, November 4, 2012. Born June 29, 1925 in Sliema, Malta, Juliet was the daughter of the late John Edmund and Maria Stella Caruana. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Cary Duncan Eaves. She was a graduate of the Sacred Heart Convent in Malta. Juliet was quite proud of her Maltese...
Ruby Williams Coan
Oct 31, 2012
Spartanburg, SC- Ruby W. Coan, wife of the late Dr. Pep Coan, died on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. A native of Fairfax, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late David A. Williams and the late Ruth Hunt Williams. Ruby was a graduate of the University of Alabama, School of Nursing in Birmingham. She was past treasurer of Spartanburg County...
Myrtle Sherbert Simpson
Oct 31, 2012
Spartanburg, SC- Myrtle S. Simpson, 81, wife of the late James H. Simpson, Jr., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. Myrtle was born on September 13, 1931 in Spartanburg County to the late Grady Bryant and Mary Olive Burdette Dillard. Myrtle was a member of Wellford Baptist Church. “Ma” is survived by her daughter, Carolyn...
Samuel Franklin Zimmerman
Oct 30, 2012
Spartanburg, SC- Samuel Franklin Zimmerman, 86, husband of Evelyn Smith Zimmerman, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Sam was born on March 24, 1926 to the late John Henry and Gladys Hayes Zimmerman. He attended Spartanburg High School and later joined the US Navy where he honorably served our country in WWII. Sam was a man who understood the importance...
Rhonda Powell Willis
Oct 30, 2012
Spartanburg, SC- Rhonda Powell Willis, 47, wife of Darren Willis, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, after fighting a long hard battle with liver disease. In addition to her husband, Rhonda is survived by three sons, Brad Fowler of Spartanburg, Darren Lee Willis of Cowpens, and Jesse Willis of White Plains; and two daughters, Brittney and Paige Fowler of Spartanburg....
Aurelio Acevedo
Oct 25, 2012
Spartanburg, SC- Aurelio Acevedo, 82, husband of Nilda Gomez Acevedo, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 25, 2012. On November 12, 1929, Aurelio was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to the late Jose and Maria Ramos Acevedo, Sr. Aurelio honorably served in the United States Army as a tank driver for the 2nd Armored Division “Hell...
Regina Reiss Dufault
Oct 24, 2012
Spartanburg – Regina Reiss Dufault, 83, wife of the late John O. Dufault, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Born on July 11, 1929, Regina was the daughter of the late George A. and Regina Roach Reiss. She was a member of Joy Lutheran Church. Regina is survived by a son, Phil Dufault of Gaffney; two daughters, Jean Drotleff of Spartanburg,...
Carlos DuPre Moseley
Oct 1, 2012
SPARTANBURG, SC—Carlos DuPré Moseley, 98, of Spartanburg, SC died on October 1, 2012 at his home. Mr. Moseley was born September 21, 1914, in Laurens, South Carolina, the son of Helen DuPré Moseley and Carlos Roland Moseley, and grandson of Daniel Allston DuPré, a Wofford College professor for more than 50 years. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta...
Patricia Splawn Brock
Sep 30, 2012
Spartanburg, SC- Patricia Splawn Brock, 76, peacefully went home Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Pat was born on March 22, 1936 to the late James Carroll Splawn and Marion Burnett and was the widow of Emory B. Brock. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg. Pat was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and...