Obituaries

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...

Dec 7, 2022

Margaret Rankin Proctor, 54, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 after a month-long battle with cancer here in Spartanburg where she was born on May 21, 1968. Two years ago, she moved to James Island, Charleston, SC, after owning Magnolias Salon on Pine Street for over 18 years.

She leaves her Dad, Ken Rankin (stepmother, Isaaileen); her...

Dec 7, 2022

Miss Jayden Madison Hall, 9, of Spartanburg, SC, died at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Born September 20, 2013, in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of Jonathan Evant Hall of Sumter, SC and Cynthia Harris Pruitt of Spartanburg, SC.

Miss Jayden was a student at McCarthy Teszler School.

Survivors...

Dec 7, 2022

Ellen Elizabeth Schultheis Reynolds, age 43, past away unexpectedly December 7 in Spartanburg Regional Hospital. She is survived by her daughter Abigale, mother Lois Weneck, step father David, brother Glenn Betts and the many family members and friends who will miss her.

She was a graduate of South Carolina University Upstate and until recently was a co-owner...

Dec 6, 2022

Reverend Donald Russell O’Dell, 91, Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 23, 1930 in Union, SC, he was the son of the late Pet Boyd and Beunia Mitchell O’Dell.

Rev. O’Dell earned his bachelor’s degree from Wofford College and his Masters of Divinity from Emory University. He retired as...

Dec 6, 2022

Robert Earl Humphries, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 1, 1940 in Chesnee, SC, he was the son of the late Herbert B. and Lillian Lucille Wilson Humphries.

A Class of 1961 graduate of Chesnee High School, Robert was the owner/operator of Southern Pest Control. He was...

Dec 4, 2022

Robert L. Jones, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 4, 2022 at his home. Born August 22, 1941 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Leonard and Helen Virginia Woody Jones.

Robert was the owner operator of Robert Jones Electrical for over 40 years.

Survivors include his sons, Bobby Jones of...

Dec 4, 2022

Miss Kathy Mahaffey, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 27, 1950 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Hubert Willard and Helen Boiter Mahaffey.

Kathy first worked at Arrow Automotive in the printing department, was a former EMT with Arcadia Rescue, then retired from Spartanburg...

Dec 4, 2022

Thomas “Tom” Caldwell Humphries, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 11, 1948 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Lucille Caldwell Humphries and Charles Hillard Humphries, Jr. and was the husband of the late Deborah Lynn Pearson Humphries of 33 years.

A US Army veteran,...

Dec 4, 2022

Barbara Sue Kloskey Kirby, 77, of Roebuck, SC, died Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Upstate Community Hospice Home. Born November 8, 1945 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Eugene A. and Lucille Stephens Kloskey.

Barbara was retired from R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. after 25 years of service. She was a member of...

Dec 3, 2022

Mae Peace King, 95, of Spartanburg, SC passed away December 3, 2022 at Ashlan Village Assisted Living in Lyman, SC. Born October 19, 1927 in Shelby, NC, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo Jessie and Gracie Louisa Peace.

Mrs. King loved to travel; her mother often joked that her middle name was “Go”. She worked...

Dec 2, 2022

Sharon Baker Bailey “Ms. O” died Friday, December 2, 2022. Born June 16, 1955, in Thomas County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William Jack Baker and Juanita Baker of Pelham, Georgia. She was married to the love of her life, the late Ronald “Onion” Bailey.

Sharon was a 1973 graduate of Pelham High School...

Dec 1, 2022

Dr. Richard Lee Conn passed away on December 1, 2022. He was a surgeon, community advocate, educator, and beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He is survived by his wife Loretta of 63 years, his five children, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Richard was born on August 8, 1936 in Akron, Ohio as the only child of Oscar...

Dec 1, 2022

Imogene Kimbrell Tolleson, 73, of Spartanburg, SC passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 1, 2022 at home. She was born December 13, 1948 in Spartanburg to the late James Kimbrell, Jr. and Faye Marie Lewis Kimbrell.

Survivors include her daughter, Gina Marie Tolleson of Santa Barbara, CA; grandsons, Carter William Thicke, Luca Ciao Tolleson Wiesenthal,...

Nov 28, 2022

James “Jim” Thomas Yarborough, Jr., 88, of Inman, SC, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City, NC. Born June 17, 1934 in Greenwood, SC, he was the son of the late James Thomas Yarborough Sr. and Bertha Cornelia Kernells Yarborough.

A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Yarborough retired as a...

Nov 28, 2022

Mark J. Hall, 69, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, November 28, 2022 at Palmetto Patriot’s Home in Gaffney, SC. Born August 10, 1953 in Marion, NC, he was the son of the late Markis Rolan and Annie Ruth Stephens Hall.

Mark was an incredible artist with his creative tile work, wood carving and construction projects and his...