Peggy Means
Teacher's assistant
      Peggy Means, 61, of 100 Fairfield Drive, Apt. 11B, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. A native of Greensboro, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Buster Means and the late Gazaree Dawkins Means.
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Rev. Grady H. Pierce
Served as pastor of several local churches
      The Rev. Grady H. Pierce, 73, of Broken Arrow, Okla, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. Services were held Monday, Dec. 22, in Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel in Broken Arrow, with interment in the Floral Haven Garden of Prayer.
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Deacon William Thomas
World War II veteran
      SPARTANBURG - The beautiful life of love of Deacon William Thomas, 86, of 2951 Cowpens- Pacolet Road, widower of Sadie Mae Thomas, came to a close on Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, at 10:43 p.m. at his home. Son of the late Pryor Thomas and the late Mary Wilkins Thomas, he was born on May 27, 1921, in Cherokee County.
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John W. Phillips
Cherokee County, native
      John Wesley Phillips, 60, of 1123 Stateline Road, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at his home. Born in Cherokee County, he was a son of Jimmie Phillips of the home and the late Pirliner Camp Phillips. He was a member of Suck Creek Baptist Church.
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Barbara L Jefferies
      Services for Barbara Littlejohn Jefferies, 53, of 907 S. Johnson St., widow of Terry Dean Jefferies, will be today at 2 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with Dr. J.W. Sanders Sr., Minister Jennifer Hemphill, Minister Cathy Neal and the Rev. Les Howard officiating. Interment will be in Limestone Cemetery. Body in the church at 1 p.m.
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Billy Hannon
Retired from Hoechst Celanese
      Billy Gene Hannon, 72, of 154 Jasper Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born in Blacksburg, he was the husband of Elizabeth Rippy Hannon and son of Pauline Goforth Hannon and the late Marshall Neal Hannon. He retired from Hoechst Celanese on Feb. 26, 1998, after 30 years of perfect attendance.
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Roger J. Blackwell
Employed by Pet Dairy
      SPARTANBURG - Roger J. Blackwell, 47, of 1021 Hardee Court, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at Barnwell County Hospital. Born May 9, 1961, in Cherokee County, he was the son of Margaret Mullinax Blackwell Allman of Gaffney and the late James Blackwell. He was employed by Pet Dairy.
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Keith Hammett
Retired from Timken
      A. Keith Hammett, 78, of 2209 Camps Creek Church Road, Mooresboro, N.C., peacefully left this earth to be with his Lord and Savior at his home on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, after an extended battle with leukemia. A native of Cherokee County, he was the son of the late Charles Nesbitt and Addie Childers Hammett.
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