Kimberly Anne Byers Upton, 43, of 1421 John Dodd Road, died Monday October 19, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. The wife of Dennis Dwayne Upton, she was born November 13, 1965, in Spartanburg, SC, and was the daughter of Cindy Merrill Debus and Richard, mother and step-father and David Byers and Joan, father and step-mother, all of Spartanburg. She was a former Assistant Branch Manager with First Piedmont Federal Bank and was a loving mother, wife, daughter, sister, and homemaker. Mrs. Upton was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church where she was a member of the Praise Team and the Christian Fellowship Class.
In addition to her husband, parents and step-parents, she is survived by a daughter and son, Olivia and Weston Upton, both of the home; four sisters, Leigh Sweeney of Kingston, TN, Brooke Reed of Columbia, and Amy Bright and Angela Smith, both of Spartanburg; a large number of nieces and nephews; and two special friends, Tara Magar and Nedonna Pender, both of Spartanburg. She was predeceased by a brother, Bobby McCrary.
Visitation will be 1:30-2:45 p.m. Thursday, October 22, 2009, in the Sanctuary of Fairforest Baptist Church. Funeral services will follow at 3:00 p.m. at the Church conducted by the Rev. Kermit Morris. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.
Honorary Escort will be the Praise Team of Fairforest Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kimberly Upton Memorial Fund, P. O. Drawer 1530, Spartanburg, SC 29304.
The family is at the home.
An online guest register is available at www.floydmortuary.com.
Floyd's North Church Street Chapel
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