Mary Brown Tinsley Loringer, 94, of Chestertown, MD and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Born September 29, 1922, in Blythewood, SC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel E. and Martha Lauhon Brown and the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Loringer attended the University of South Carolina and was employed by Southern Bell Telephone Company in Spartanburg for 10 years before moving to Delaware in 1954. In 1951, she married Charles H. Tinsley, Jr. and lived in the Newark, DE area until Mr. Tinsley's death in 1989. She lived in Delaware for 37 years before moving back to Spartanburg. Following her marriage to Rev. Dr. Richard L. Loringer in 1995, she moved to Maryland and retired to Santee, SC in 1996. In 2000, Dr. and Mrs. Loringer moved to a retirement home, Heron Point, in Chestertown, MD. Mrs. Loringer was an artist and naturalist. She loved music, sang in church choirs, and was active in various churches. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg, SC. Survivors include her husband, Rev. Dr. Richard L. Loringer of Chestertown, MD; three step-children; and 15 nieces and nephews and their descendants. She was predeceased by four brothers, Samuel A. Brown, James W. Brown, Sr., Fred Brown, and Oscar Brown; and five sisters, Sarah J. Brown, Mrs. Helen Brown Hunt, Mrs. Kathleen Brown Marsh, Mrs. Laura Brown Jones, and Ms. Martha Brown Kennedy. The family will receive friends 6:00-7:30 PM Monday, September 18, 2017, at Floyd's North Church Street Chapel, 235 N. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Floyd's North Church Street Chapel. Burial will be in Yarborough Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, 465 Yarborough Rd., Enoree, SC 29335. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Covenant Presbyterian Church, 880 W O Ezell Blvd, Spartanburg, SC 29301; or the Yarborough Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, PO Box 98, Cross Anchor, SC 29331. Floyd's North Church Street Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mary Brown Tinsley Loringer please visit our Sympathy Store.
Cemetery Details
Yarborough's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery
465 Yarborough Rd
Enoree, SC 29335
Receiving of friends
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6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (EDT)
Floyd's North Church Street Chapel
235 N Church St
Spartanburg, SC 29306
[email protected]
https://www.floydmortuary.com/
Funeral Service
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11:00 AM (EDT)
Floyd's North Church Street Chapel
235 N Church St
Spartanburg, SC 29306
[email protected]
https://www.floydmortuary.com/