Obituaries

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...

Dec 11, 2022

Bobbie Leonard Mathis, known affectionately as “GrandBobbie” or “BobBob” by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, 89, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2022, in Atlanta, GA, with family by her side. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 57 years, Billy “Perk” Mathis.

Born April 1, 1933, she was one of seven children of Joseph...

Dec 10, 2022

Waldon “Ray” Raines, 76, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at his home. Born in Spartanburg County on August 25, 1946, he was the son of the late Richard Charles and Bonnie Stiles Raines.

Mr. Raines was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in Vietnam. Ray was...

Dec 10, 2022

Marcia Diamond Tobin, 90, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Northside Hospital, Cumming, GA. She was born January 17, 1932 to the late Ida Shager and Albert Diamond in Elyria, Ohio, where she lived until she was five. The family then moved to Philadelphia, PA, where she met her late husband, Jack Tobin. They were...

Dec 10, 2022

Robert Earns Engley, Jr., 69, of Chesnee, SC, died Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born December 15, 1952, in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late Robert Earns Engley, Sr., and Margaret Sackett Engley.

A U.S. Army veteran, he served in The Vietnam Era, serving two years stateside and one year in...

Dec 9, 2022

Billy F. “Bill” Hunsinger, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 9, 2022 at Summit Hills. Born June 12, 1943 in Campobello, SC, he was the son of the late Frank Otis and Olsie Burrell Hunsinger.

Billy graduated from Boiling Springs High School in 1961 and Newberry college in 1965, where he earned a BA in Finance....

Dec 8, 2022

Sergeant Robert Charles “Taco” Talanges, 60, of Roebuck, SC, died Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center, surrounded by his wife, Mary Anna, his brothers, Ricardo and Joe, his friend, Mike Horgan, and the SCSO Dive Team. Born December 8, 1962 in Dearborn, MI, he was the son of the late Constantine James Talanges and Patricia Ann Toutant...