Obituaries

Local Spartanburg, South Carolina Obituaries

Kathryn Maxa Holl

Kathryn Maxa Holl

Dec 18, 2012

Spartanburg, SC- Kathryn “Chookie” Maxa Holl, 82, wife of John H. Holl, died on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Kathryn was born July 5, 1930 to the late Lawrence and Kathryn Maxa in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Kathryn was a member of Joy Lutheran Church. In addition to her husband of 62 years, she is survived by two sons, John H. Holl and...

John Floyd Dunbar

John Floyd Dunbar

Dec 18, 2012

Spartanburg, SC – John Floyd Dunbar, funeral director, builder, developer, died on the evening of December 18, 2012 at his home. John Floyd was born in Spartanburg on November 2, 1926, a son of the late Elizabeth Floyd and Walter L. McKinney and later adopted by Dr. Paul A. Dunbar. He was first married to the late Mary McAlister and...

Judson Derieux Powers

Judson Derieux Powers

Dec 16, 2012

Spartanburg, SC- Judson Derieux Powers, 72, husband of the late Lena Maxwell Powers, died on Sunday, December 16, 2012. Judson was born April 26, 1940 in Startex, SC to the late Thurmond and Mattie Lee Davis Powers. He was a graduate of Byrnes High School, and attended Spartanburg Methodist College. He was a loan officer for Wachovia Bank for over...

Vivian Brockman Anderson

Vivian Brockman Anderson

Dec 12, 2012

Spartanburg, SC- Vivian “Bib” Brockman Anderson, 88, wife of the late John Crawford Anderson, died on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Born and raised in Sugar Tit, SC, Vivian was the daughter of the late William Gary and Shirley Mae Yeargin Brockman. She attended Woodruff High School, class of 1941, and was a graduate of Winthrop College, class of 1945, with...

Mathilde Buob Zollinger

Mathilde Buob Zollinger

Dec 12, 2012

Mathilde (Thildy) Buob Zollinger of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at her home. A native of Switzerland, she was the wife of 55 years to the late Otto Zollinger and the daughter of the late Eugen Buob and Anna Graf Buob. She grew up in Rorschacherberg, Switzerland and graduated from Toechterinstitut Stella Maris. She was...

Betty Jean Powell

Betty Jean Powell

Dec 5, 2012

Roebuck, SC- Betty Jean Dyke Powell, 65, passed away Wednesday, December 05, 2012 after a courageous battle against cancer. Betty was the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia Culver Dyke of Arizona and is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, John A. Powell of Spartanburg; two daughters, Rebecca Sorrells and her husband Danny of Canton, NC and...

Donald Glen Satterfield

Donald Glen Satterfield

Dec 5, 2012

Spartanburg, SC- Donald Glen Satterfield, 59, husband of Darlene M. Satterfield, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. Born on November 9, 1953 to Elizabeth McAbee Satterfield and the late Isaac Satterfield, Don was the owner and operator of Satterfield Guttering, and was the owner and driver of car #1, Satterfield Racing. He was also a member of Canaan Baptist Church....

James Aaron Couch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...