Obituaries

Dec 20, 2022

Frances Fountain Shaw McDowell, age 99, died on December 20, 2022, after a brief illness. A native of Richlands, North Carolina, Frances was the second of three children of the late Annie Cavannaugh Fountain and Jere Wilson Fountain. Her father, a rural mail carrier, was killed tragically when Frances was 12. From that point in her life, she was...

Dec 19, 2022

Joe Henry Berry, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 19, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 19, 1934, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Henry Lee and Nellie Mae Johnson Berry.

A US Air Force veteran, Mr. Berry was retired from textiles and later worked with Goodwill Industries. He was...

Dec 19, 2022

Krystal Irene Burkholder, 50, of Boiling Springs, SC, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022 at her home. Born July 20, 1972 in Union, SC, she was the daughter of Eddie Ray Burkholder and Emily Irene Buice Peeler.

Krystal was a Medical Assistant at Lung and Chest Medical Associates for 21 years. She was currently employed with Spartanburg...

Dec 18, 2022

Reatha “Ray” Bracken, 83, of Wellford, SC, died Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 5, 1939 in Winston-Salem, NC, he was the son of the late Carl Ray Bracken.

Ray was a HVAC technician. He was a member of The R&B Shag Club of Spartanburg.

Survivors include his daughter, Tina...

Dec 17, 2022

Lynda Bolton Turner, 80, died Saturday, December 17, 2022 at her home.  Born December 9, 1942, Lynda was a daughter of the late Dorothy Bolton and was the widow of Joseph Daniel “Buster” Turner.

Mrs. Turner was a member of View Church and served as a greeter, a member of the Good News Club and helped in...

Dec 17, 2022

Donald Wayne Parris, 85, of Clinton, SC, died Saturday, December 17, 2022 at his home. Born December 12, 1937 Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Alfred Ellerbee and Sarah Edna Holt Parris, and the husband of the late Margie Ellen Gregory Parris.

A US Army veteran, Mr. Parris was an owner/operator truck driver for...

Dec 17, 2022

Curtis Palmer Bishop, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, December 17, 2022, at his home. Born February 13, 1955 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of John Palmer Bishop and the late Betty Jo Henderson Bishop.

Curtis was retired from Michelin after 35 years of service. He loved to hunt deer and turkey. He loved his...

Dec 16, 2022

Daniel Lesesne Smith III, 84, died December 16, 2022, in Tryon, NC.  He was born in Spartanburg, SC, on January 13, 1938, to Dr. Daniel Lesesne Smith Jr. and Clara Ravenel Smith.

Mr. Smith was a graduate of Christ School and Wofford College.  He served in the U. S. Army for three years and was a Real...

Dec 16, 2022

T. Mitchell “Mitch” Shook, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at home. Born in Spartanburg, SC, on October 8, 1949, he was the son of the late Luther Franklin and Mildred Kate Landers Shook.

Mitch earned his degree at the University of South Carolina - Spartanburg and retired from IAC, Inc. after many...

Dec 16, 2022

Iva Amelia “Amy” Ross passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at the age of 90 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Spartanburg, Amy was one of ten children and full of stories of her parents and siblings growing up.  She became a military spouse and proud mother to five children who have remained loving and...

Dec 15, 2022

Erica Danielle Gilbert Nichols, 29, of Converse, SC, died Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 25, 1993 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Donald Eric Gilbert and Vickie Lynn Combs.

Erica was a previously a caregiver/CNA. She was of the Baptist faith. Erica was a loving mother and friend to many....

Dec 14, 2022

Elmer "Jay" Poole, 59, of Florence, passed away on December 14, 2022.

Jay was born in Spartanburg, SC a son of Donnie K. Mathis Poole and the late Elmer J.C. Poole and was a graduate of Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service in Atlanta, GA. He worked in the funeral business for over 35 years and helped...

Dec 14, 2022

Karen Frances Murphy, 61, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday December 14, 2022, at her home. Born April 9, 1961, in Hamilton, Bermuda she was the daughter of Fitzhugh and Frances Murphy of Spartanburg, SC.

Karen loved the Lord and was a charter member of Covenant Baptist Church. She loved serving the church and she loved her dogs,...

Dec 14, 2022

John Wayne Orberg, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Upstate Community Hospice House. Born September 22, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was reared in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. His parents were the late Robert and Dorothy Orberg.

A US Navy veteran, Mr. Orberg was retired as a retail salesman and was a professional fisherman....

Dec 14, 2022

Elizabeth Wells Coggins, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.  Born in Spartanburg on June 14, 1943, she was the youngest child of the late Dr. Clyde Otamus Wells, Sr. and Carrie Allene Chapman, and was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Elizabeth grew up in Converse Heights...

Dec 14, 2022

William “Bill” Arthur Moseley, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 16, 1932 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Oren Baxter and Gladys Connelley Moseley and the husband of the late Rebecca Oree Ballenger Moseley.

Bill was a 33rd Degree Mason and member of...

Dec 13, 2022

Robert Thomas Bailey, 77, of Lyman, SC passed away on December 13, 2022, at home. He was born June 5, 1945, in El Dorado, AR, the son of the late Robert Walton Bailey and Inez Crunk Bailey Russell.

A United States Air Force Veteran, Robert was a member of the Catholic Church of Jesus our Risen Savior...

Dec 13, 2022

T. Lyell Garland, 98, of Spartanburg, SC, died December 13, 2022, at Hospice House of the Carolinas in Forest City, NC. Born February 5, 1924, in Village, VA, he was the son of the late James Vincent and Madie Vanlandingham Garland.

Mr. Garland was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II and retired from Royster...

Dec 12, 2022

Melissa Robinson Parris, 54, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 12, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 15, 1968 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Richard Long and Bertice Teague Robinson of Roebuck, SC.

Melissa earned her Bachelor’s in Mathematics as well as a Master’s in Elementary Education from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC....

Dec 11, 2022

Marcia Lea Miller, 80, of Inman, SC, died Sunday, December 11, 2022 at her home. Born April 29, 1942 in Holland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Paul Alfred and Elma Alberta Pfister Breneman, and the wife of the late Richard Allen Miller.

Marcia was a longtime waitress at Travel Centers of America and then...