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February 9, 2009 RSS feed / Obituaries

Charles (Mac) Swygert

Jeweler

Charles MacNeely Swygert, 52, passed away Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Gaffney, he was the son of Margaret MacDowell McElveen and the late Charles Leroy Swygert. Mr. More...

Joe Wesley Hough, Jr.

Retired from Milliken

Joe Wesley Hough Jr., 73, of 149 Old Post Road, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Red Springs, N.C., Mr. More...

J. C. ("Cotton") Moss

Served in U.S. Navy during World War II

BLACKSBURG - J. C. ("Cotton") Moss, 86, of 405 W. Cherokee Ave., passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at Peachtree Centre in Gaffney. A native of Cherokee County, he was married to Rosa Webb Moss of the home. More...

Everette Eugene "Gene" Westbrooks

Employed in textile industry

Everette Eugene "Gene" Westbrooks, 48, of 2418 Union Hwy., died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Mr. Westbrooks was born in Cowpens and was the son of McCoy Westbrooks and the late Virginia Sentell Westbrooks. More...

Dewayne Wyatt

Construction worker

Howard Dewayne Wyatt, 44, of 285 Charlie Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, at his residence. Born in Gaffney, he was the son of James Robert Wyatt and Wanda Kennedy Wyatt of Cowpens. Mr. More...

Webb Harold Ridley

U.S. Army veteran

CLOVER - Webb Harold Ridley, 88, of 908 S. Main St., passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at Agape Senior Rehabilitation. Born in Walhalla, Mr. Ridley was the son of the late Reuben and Pearl Honea Ridley. More...

Morris Whisenant

Former owner/operator of Whisenant Camping Center

Morris Lee Whisenant, 66, of 176 Mill Gin Road, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at his residence. Born in Gaffney, he was the son of the late Philip Whisenant Sr. and Lorena Cantrell Whisenant. More...