Greer Obituaries = Veteran

Bobby Gene Yeargin

Location: Greenville
November 29, 2013 - Bobby Gene Yeargin, 81, died November 29, 2013 at Alpha Health and Rehab.

A native of Greenville County, son of the late Mack McSwain and Fannie Fowler Yeargin, he was of the Protestant faith.

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Doris Lucille Johnson Bost

Location: Inman
November 26, 2013 - Doris Lucille Johnson Bost, 78, of 571 Miller Hodge Road, widow of Doug Bost, died November 26, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

A native of Greenville County, daughter of the late Joseph Furman and Ruth Edwards Johnson, she was a retired employee of Michelin and a member of Washington Baptist Church.

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Franklin Levi Thompson

Location: Greenville
November 27, 2013 - Franklin Levi Thompson, 84, of Greenville, died on November 27, 2013.

Born in Piedmont, S.C., he was the son of the late Emil ?Buck? and Ruth Timms Thompson.

He graduated from Greenville High School and retired from Winn Dixie Warehouse. He proudly served as a Gunners Mate on the USS Springfield during WWII. He had four loves in life; family, country, John Wayne movies, and his dogs.

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Wayne Dean Smith

Location: Lyman
November 21, 2013 - Wayne Dean Smith, 59, of 8 Rowan Street, died November 21, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

A native of Greenville County, he was a son of Wilton A. Smith of Greer and the late Olea Williams Smith, a former employee of Hoechst Celanese, and a member of Mount Lebanon Baptist Church.

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James Thomas Timmons

Location: Greenville
November 19, 2013 - James Thomas Timmons, 81, of 20 Hawthorne Park Court, died November 19, 2013 at Saint Francis Hospital.

A native of Greenville County, he was a son of the late James Dillard and Ruby Lee Sullivan Timmons, a retired employee of Carotell Paperboard Co., a member of Edgewood Baptist Church and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War.

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James William Hudson, Sr.

Location: Greer, SC
November 15, 2013 - James William Hudson, Sr., died November 15, 2013 at his home.

A native of Cashville, son of the late James Madison and Lonie Wade Hudson, he was a retired employee of Simpsonville Mill, a U.S. Air Army WWII Veteran and a member of Victor Baptist Church.

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Rev. James Floyd Bright

Location: Greenville

November 15, 2013 - Rev. James Floyd Bright, 97, widower of Hazel Miriam Bright, died November 15, 2013.

A native of Spartanburg County, son of the late Eli and Florence Burger he was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and a Master Mason.

Rev. Bright served as a pastor in the Spartanburg and Charleston Associations and upon retirement became interim pastor in Spartanburg, Columbia and Greenville.

After retirement he served as pastor for 5 years of Forest Acre Baptist Church which has since relocated to Anderson Mill Road now known as Anderson Mill Baptist Church.

Rev. Bright was former Vice President of Spartanburg and Charleston Baptist Association. He also served as President of The Woodruff and Charleston Area Ministerial Associations.

Rev. Bright planted three churches and served on the Advisory Committee of Charleston Southern University under Dr. John Hamrick.

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Maynard Grogan "Pete" Strube

Location: Campobello
November 16, 2013 - Maynard Grogan "Pete" Strube, 81, of 1515 Macedonia Church Road, died November 16, 2013 at his home.

A native of Kinsley, KS, he was a son of the late Ralph and Opal Grogan Strube, retired employee of Johnson controls, a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War.

He was a member of Motlow Creek Baptist Church and was a former member at Calvary Baptist Church in Greer.

His first wife was the late Edith Watson Strube.

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Jessica Morgan Lanford McCain

Location: Greer, SC
November 13, 2013 - Jessica Morgan Lanford McCain, 32, died November 13, 2013 at her home.

A native of Greenville County, daughter of William "Bill" Morgan Lanford and wife Windy of Simpsonville and Billi Argo Beard and husband Chris of Greenville, she was a member of The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd and was a founder of theta-tinis.com.

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Sam G. Blankenship

Location: Lyman
November 12, 2013 - Sam G. Blankenship, 73, widower of Janice Cantrell Blankenship, died November 12, 2013.

A native of Greenville, son of the late Charles E. and Vernie Bass Blankenship, he was a retired employee of Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, a member of Apalache Baptist Church and member and past master of Tyger Masonic Lodge #190.

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Loyd Earl Bryant

Location: Taylors

November 14, 2013 - Loyd Earl Bryant, 86, died November 14, 2013 at National Health Care.

A native of Greenville County, son of the late Lee and Lillie Hart Bryant, he was a U.S. Army Veteran where he served in the 385th MP Battalion, a retired employee of Taylors Post Office, and a member of Fairview Baptist Church.

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Mr. William Littlejohn

Location: Greer, SC
November 12, 2013 - Mr. William Littlejohn Jr.

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Mr. William Littlejohn Jr., 66 of 117 Greenleaf Dr. died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at his residence.

Native of York County, SC, he was a son of the late William E. and Martha Williams Littlejohn, a member of New Jerusalem Baptist Church and a former engraver for Spring Industries.

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Agnes Pearson Stewart Bass

Location: Greer, SC
November 12, 2013 - Agnes Pearson Stewart Bass, 100, of 306 Tryon Street, died November 12, 2013 at Greer Memorial Hospital.

A native of Greenville County, daughter of the late Charles Earl and Eva Jane Rhodes Pearson, she was a member of Southside Baptist Church, where she retired as bookkeeper.

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Sarah Ann Bailey

Location: Greenville
November 10, 2013 - Sarah Ann Bailey went home to the Lord on November 10, 2013 after a long illness.

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Carroll Smith Stewart, Sr.

Location: Greer, SC
November 10, 2013 - Carrol Smith Stewart, Sr., 84, of 227 Sharon Drive, died November 10, 2013 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

A native of Greenville County, son of the late Toy Prince and Millie Smith Stewart, he was a retired employee of Michelin Tire Co. and a member of Fairview Baptist Church.

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Leonard Earl Turner

Location: Landrum

November 6, 2013 - Leonard Earl "Dusty" Turner, 93, widower of Gaynelle Center Turner, died November 6, 2013 at The Cottages at Brushy Creek.

A native of Greenville County, son of the late Talmadge and Bertha Howard Turner, he was a U.S Army Air Corps Veteran of WWII and was in the Invasion of Normandy, the owner of Turner Grading, and a member of Highland Baptist Church. Mr. Turner was a member of the Tyger Masonic Lodge and of the Hejaz Shrine.

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Ronald Guy Flowers

Location: Greer, SC
November 6, 2013 - Ronald Guy Flowers, 62, of 5047 Jordan Road, died November 6, 2013 at McCall Hospice House.

A native of Franklin, North Carolina, son of Lucille B. Wolfe of Landrum and the late James Thomas Flowers, Jr., he was a former employee of Excel and a member of Liberty United Methodist Church.

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Jerry Wayne Blackwell

Location: Greer, SC
November 4, 2013 - Jerry Wayne Blackwell, 67, of 211 B. East Fairview Ave., died November 4, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

He was born on November 10, 1945 to the late Roy Lee Olin and Earline Littlefield Blackwell.

After growing up in Apalache and finishing Greer High School, he graduated from The Citadel, class of 1968, where he was the captain of the baseball team, received the Most Valuable Player award his senior year and was also selected as first team All Southern Conference.

He played professional baseball with the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburg Pirates.

Mr. Blackwell was the owner and operator of JB Construction Company building houses in California and South Carolina, a member of the Woodworkers Guild. Mr. Blackwell was a member of Washington Baptist Church.

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Dan Martin Sauvola

Location: Wellford, SC
November 1, 2013 - Dan Martin Sauvola, 28, of 232 Doris Ann Court, died November 1, 2013.

A native of Peterborough, NH, he was a son of Sheila Elizabeth Stauffeneker Sauvola of the home and the late Thomas Gerald Sauvola, owner of DMS Siding and member of the Apostolic Lutheran Church.

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Dora Black Bailey

Location: Greer, SC
November 2, 2013 - Dora Black Bailey, 85, widow of Samuel Charles Bailey of #3 Riverside Town Circle, died November 2, 2013.

A native of Pickens County, she was a daughter of the late David U. and Mattie Henderson Black, a retired textile employee and member of Victor United Methodist Church.

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