Arrangements / Death Notice  Name Gene N. Granger  Maiden Name N/A  Residence Spartanburg, SC  Approximate Date of Death 04/15/2005  Notice GENE N. GRANGER SPARTANBURG, SC Gene Granger, 70, of 126 Highridge Drive, died Friday, April 15, 2005, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.  Born April 2, 1935, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Edward and Anne Culp Granger.  He was a sportswriter, a NASCAR historian, and a U.S. Air Force Veteran.  He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Ann S. Granger; two daughters, Gina G. Chapman and her husband, Bruce, of Spartanburg, and Gia G. Ellenburg and her husband, Scott, of Travelers Rest; two granddaughters, Ashley Wilkerson of Spartanburg, and Kristen Ellenburg of Travelers Rest; and three brothers, the Rev. Charles Granger, of Deland, FL, Marion Granger of Winter Haven, FL, and Richard Granger of Peachtree City, GA. Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 18, 2005 at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, conducted by the Rev. Thomas P. Groome, III and the Rev. Charles Granger. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Covenant Presbyterian Church, 880 W. O. Ezell Blvd., Spartanburg, SC  29301. The family is at the home. An online guest register is available at www.floydmortuary.com. Floyd’s North Church Street Chapel  Memorial provided by: The J. F. Floyd Mortuary Spartanburg, SC (864) 582-5451