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June Lindsey Stokes

Location: Greer, SC

January 31, 2015 - June Lindsey Stokes, 94, widow of Percy Olan Stokes, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 31, 2015.

A native of Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late William Green Lindsey and Montie Bishop Lindsey.

Mrs. Stokes was a homemaker and a faithful member of Fews Chapel United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school for many years.

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Jervis Rodney Clayton

Location: Inman
January 31, 2015 - Jervis Rodney Clayton, 52, of 390 Rector Road, died January 31, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

A native of Spartanburg County, son of the late Jasper and Oreane C. Clayton Hayes, he was a farmer and a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church.

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Fred "Papa" Odell Plemmons, Jr.

Location: Greer, SC
January 30, 2015 - Fred "Papa" Odell Plemmons, Jr., 91, widower of Beautrice Blackwell Plemmons, died January 30, 2015 at Richard Campbell VA Nursing Home.

A native of Spartanburg County, son of the late Fred Odell Plemmons Sr., and Harriett Johnson Plemmons, he was a retired employee of Stone Mfg., a U.S. Navy WWII Veteran and part of the Normandy Invasion and a member of Southside Baptist Church.

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James Wesley Kester

Location: Taylors

January 29, 2015 - James Wesley Kester, 64, died January 29, 2015 at his home.

Born in Nuremburg, Germany, son of the late Paul Revere and Paraska "Ann"
Busko Kester, he was a self-employed master plumber and a member of Lee Road
Baptist Church.

He was a U.S. Marine Vietnam War veteran.

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Robert "Bobby" Curtis Tanner, Jr.

Location: Inman
January 26, 2015 - Robert "Bobby" Curtis Tanner, Jr., 32, of 37 Pine Street, died January 26, 2015.

A native of Richland County, son of Cynthia L. Baldwin and William Avery Baldwin II of Inman and Robert Curtis Tanner, Sr. of Columbia, he was an employee of McDonald?s and of the Baptist faith.

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Sylvia Godfrey Giles

Location: Greer, SC
January 26, 2015 - Sylvia Godfrey Giles, 89, widow of Theron Huff Giles, died January 26, 2015. Jesus took her hand, opened His gate and led her to her garden.

A native of Spartanburg County, daughter of the late Ashford L. and Bessie Cudd Godfrey, she was a homemaker, a teacher, music director and a member of Memorial United Methodist Church.

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Richard Lewis Poole

Location: Greer, SC
January 25, 2015 - Richard "Dick" Lewis Poole, 81, of 6 Glencreek Drive, died January 25, 2015 at his home.

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the late William L. and Hazel Hartzke Poole, he was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Greer.

Dick?s grandfather, Roy Poole, was instrumental in sparking his interest in working with his hands. Roy took him with him, on school vacations and Saturdays, to his job sites as a plasterer. Dick used those skills and many more from books he read to construct decks and garages, do rewiring, and performed all other tasks needed in every home we owned.

Roy also took him fishing off a pier on the Atlantic Ocean.

His Aunt Margaret Poole encouraged him to continue his education after high school and provided funds for his first two years at Penn State University.

Dick started a high school group of Habitat for Humanity Volunteers in Athens, OH and continued volunteering for Habitat after retiring to SC.

His work years were all spent in education at the following: University of Buffalo, The Ohio State University, National College of Education in Illinois, Ohio University School of Osteopathic Medicine and Athens High School, Athens, OH.

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Geraldine "Geri" McGarry Center

Location: Greer, SC
January 26, 2015 - Geraldine "Geri" McGarry Center, 74, of 206 Hammett Bridge Road, died January 26, 2015 at her home.

She was a native of Savannah, Georgia and a daughter of the late Barbara Terrell.

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Bobbie Lou Burgin Hannon

Location: Greer, SC
January 21, 2015 - Bobbie Lou Burgin Hannon, 81, died January 21, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

A native of Greenville County, daughter of the late Joe Lewis and Thelma Aileen Martin Burgin, she was a retired employee of McLeskey Todd Pharmacy and of the Baptist faith.

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Marcelle Bryant Tooley

Location: Travelers Rest
January 22, 2015 - Marcelle Bryant Tooley, 89, widow of John Henry Tooley, died January 22, 2015 at her home.

A native of Spartanburg County, daughter of the late Aaron Luster Bryant, Sr. and Clara Brown Bryant, she was a homemaker and a member of Milford Baptist Church.

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Karen Joyce Clark

Location: Greer, SC
January 13, 2015 - Karen Joyce Clark, 79, of Greer, widow of Bobby Dean Clark, died January 13, 2015 at her home.

She was a native of Picher, OK and a daughter of the late Vivian Elder and Beulah Roy Elder Goose.

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Raymond "Ray" Wilburn Wright

Location: Taylors
January 17, 2015 - Raymond "Ray" Wilburn Wright, 92, widower of Annie Rachel Wright, died January 17, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Medical Center.

A native of Fair Play, SC, a son of the late Ben Tilman and Eula Mae Shaw Wright, he was a member of Taylors First Baptist Church.

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Melvin Anthony Robison

Location: Greer, SC
January 16, 2015 - Melvin Anthony "Tony" Robison, 55, died January 16, 2015 at his home.

A native of Greenville County, he was a son of Barbara Case Robison of Spartanburg and the late Melvin Royous Robison, a retired employee of Marlow Trucking and of the Baptist faith.

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Birdiemae Irene Mullinax Eubanks

Location: Wellford, SC
January 16, 2015 - Birdiemae Irene Mullinax Eubanks, 99, widow of Elliott Eubanks, died January 16, 2015 at her home.

A native of Pelzer, SC, daughter of the late Charles Franklin and Maybell Blair Mullinax, and she was a retired employee of M. Lowenstein Mills.

She was a faithful member and Sunday school teacher of Lyman First Baptist Church. She was the last surviving member of her family.

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Virgil Holmes Meeks

Location: Lyman

January 17, 2015 - Virgil Holmes Meeks, 85, of 101 W. Fox Ridge Drive, husband of Carolyn Parks Meeks, died January 17, 2015 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills.

A native of Stockbridge, Georgia, he was a son of the late Isaiah Philip and Marguerite Hughes Meeks, a well regarded craftsman, U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, he was a faithful Christian and member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

His first wife was the late Ozelle Eskew Meeks.

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Georgia Merle Vaughn Mullins

Location: Greer, SC

January 14, 2015 - Georgia Merle Vaughn Mullins, 100, widow of John Wilburn Mullins, died January 14, 2015 at McCall Hospice House.

A native of Greenville County, daughter of the late Archie and Elizabeth Peace Vaughn, she was retired from The Palace Beauty Shop and a long time member of Victor Baptist Church.

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Harriett Posey Garrett Beam

Location: Taylors
January 13, 2015 - Harriett Posey Garrett Beam, died January 13, 2015, Loving mother, faithful wife, and trusted teacher/counselor/mentor, died peacefully surrounded by her family the way that she had expressed. With no fear and only knowledge of those she would soon see again.

After graduating from the University of Alabama she taught English and was a school counselor at Thompson High School, Siluria, Alabama. There she began laying the groundwork for a life to be remembered by all who knew her.

Upon retirement she continued to live and inspire others in a life that had an impact that spanned from Alabaster, Alabama to Greenville, South Carolina.

Her wishes were to be celebrated and the good times remembered at a time when most would mourn. Harriett was one that could only be described as someone who loved life and all of God's many beautiful creations.

She was the rainbow's rainbow, who's infectious smile and hugs that will always be remembered as a "warm and loving embrace, where the sincerity, warmth, and love" were without question.

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Vivian Arbutus Aiken Hughes

Location: Taylors
January 10, 2015 - Vivian Arbutus Aiken Hughes, 94, of Taylors, widow of Warren "Chesley" Hughes, Sr., died January 10, 2015 at McCall Hospice.

Born in Easley, S.C., daughter of the late Ernest William Aiken and Eva Osteen Aiken Gray, she was a housewife and was of the Baptist faith.

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Granville Montgomery "Dick" Dickert

Location: Greer, SC
January 11, 2015 - Granville Montgomery "Dick" Dickert, 78, died January 11, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Medical Center.

A native of Saluda County, son of the late Earl and Annie Shealy Dickert, he was a retired employee of the US Postal Service, a U.S. Air Force Veteran and a member of Resurrection Church.

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John Portman Pickens

Location: Travelers Rest

January 9, 2015 - John Portman Pickens, 92, of 3232 Tigerville Road, widower of Ruth Taylor Pickens, died January 9, 2015.

A native of Oconee County, son of the late Eddie Carlisle and Alpha Powell Pickens, he was a U.S. Army WWII Veteran and a member of Mountain View United Methodist Church.

Mr. Pickens was a 1949 Clemson University graduate with a Master's Degree, was Founding Principal at Foothills Vocational School with 34 years as an Educator with Greenville County.

Mr. Pickens was a recipient of Greenville County Proclamation Day.

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