Obituaries

Feb 17, 2022

Albert Manning Lynch, Sr. of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 17, 2022, having been surrounded by a flock of family including his children and grandchildren. Born July 7, 1929 in Mill Spring, NC, he grew up in Lancaster, SC. He was the son of the late Aiden Albert and Mary Isabel Moore Lynch.

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Feb 16, 2022

Joan Doris Eisenmenger, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Pacifica Skylyn. Born August 6, 1940 in Louisville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Clifford R. and Doris Lutz Buechel.

A great seamstress and quilter, she loved to travel and was an avid cruiser. Joan was the heart of the home and...

Feb 16, 2022

Alliene Stone Barnette, 90, of Ashlan Village, Lyman, SC, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 23, 1931 in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Hulon and Era Littlejohn Stone.

Alliene was retired from Southern Bell as an office manager with 38 years of service. She was a...

Feb 16, 2022

Zahooruddin Siddiqui, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at his home. Born October 31, 1925 in Barabanki, India, he was the son of the late Mohiuddin and Humera Siddiqui and was the husband of the late Qaseem Siddiqui.

Zahooruddin was a retired meteorologist and math teacher. He received his Master’s in Mathematics and Physics...

Feb 16, 2022

On February 16, 2022 Charles Edwin Siegmann, 83, suddenly passed away. Charles was born in Baltimore, Maryland and lived in South Carolina since 2014. He was a graduate of University of Baltimore and had a long successful career. He retired from Mercantile Bank as its Chief Information Officer.

He was a photography enthusiast and gifted many people...

Feb 15, 2022

Shirley Cartee Kinsland, 89, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. She had been with her daughter and son-in-law in their home in Columbia and died peacefully surrounded by much love. She was born on March 16, 1932 and was the daughter of the late B. Frank and Nannie C. Cartee and the wife of...

Feb 15, 2022

Miriam “Jo” Neighbors Welchel, 88, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 17, 1933 in Spartanburg County. She was the daughter of the late Grover Broadus and Grace Shook Neighbors and was the loving wife of the late Rev. Philip Welchel, serving as a devoted Pastors wife, and was a...

Feb 14, 2022

William “Allen” Lundy, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022, from complications of diabetes. Born April 4, 1931, and raised in Statesville, NC, he was the son of the late William Parks Lundy and Mary Leigh Shaw Lundy, and the husband of Merle Morgan Lundy for 62 years.

He was a member of the...

Feb 13, 2022

Louise Huskey McGaha, 92 of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 13, 2022 at SMC-Mary Black Campus. Born December 26, 1929 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Lily Bell Pruitt Huskey and was the wife of the late Bobby Stowe McGaha.

Louise graduated from Spartanburg High School, Class of 1947. She was a...

Feb 13, 2022

Mrs. Betty Blake Foster, 76, met her Savior and Lord on Sunday, February 13, 2022. Born May 3, 1945 in Spartanburg, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Agnes Justice Blake. Betty was the wife of the late James David Foster with whom she was married for 49 years.

Mrs. Foster was a member...

Feb 13, 2022

Robert Stephen McMillan, 71, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 13, 2022 at his home. Born January 7, 1951 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth Burns McMillan.

Moon was the owner of Valley Tavern. He was a Shriner, 32nd degree Mason, and a member of the Roebuck Lodge #357 AFM, an...

Feb 11, 2022

Ann Cantrell Cox, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, passed Friday, February 11, 2022. Born June 4, 1941 in Rutherfordton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur B. and Edna McSwain Cantrell.

Ann was retired from Cox House Moving. She was a member of First North Spartanburg. She loved painting, gardening, genealogy and spending time with her...

Feb 10, 2022

Jennifer Green Troise, 56, of Moore, SC died Thursday, February 10, 2022 at SMC-Mary Black Campus. Born April 5, 1965 in Brookville, PA, she was the daughter of Dorothy Louise Brown Green of Wimberley, TX and the late William Nils Green.

Jennifer earned her BA at The University of Texas-Austin. She was the owner/operator of Carolina Driveline...

Feb 10, 2022

Amy Louise Lyerly Fraley, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Gardens at Eastside. Born May 12, 1928 in Salisbury, NC, she was the daughter of the late George B. and Amanda Morgan Lyerly, and was the wife of the late James F. Fraley, Sr.

Mrs. Fraley was retired from Deal’s Market, having previously...

Feb 10, 2022

Tony Ray Cooke, 58, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, February 10, 2022, at his home.  Born November 25, 1963, he was the son of the late Jimmy Arlen and Shirley Rebecca Cooke.

Survivors include two daughters, Britney and Samantha Cooke, as well as his siblings, Timothy Cooke, Tina Purvis, and Todd Cooke.  As well as his five...

Feb 9, 2022

Mary Joyce Jones Enderby, 86, of Spartanburg, SC and Edwardsburg, MI, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Mary Black Hospital in Spartanburg, SC. Born August 28, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, Mary Joyce was the daughter of the late David Leonard Jones, Jr. and Belbina (Nelson) Jones.  Her husband, Bernard Lynn Enderby, predeceased her in 2012.

Mary Joyce...

Feb 8, 2022

Raymond “Bud” Lee Fowler, 90, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 6, 1931 in Gaston County, NC, he was the son of the late Claude Burris and Ella Louise Gregory Fowler.

A US Air Force veteran, Mr. Fowler graduated from Norwood High School in 1950, earned his Bachelor degree...

Feb 8, 2022

James Monroe Swofford, 85, husband of Vera Ann Trail Swofford, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at his home.  Born December 19, 1936, he was a son of the late Howard Bivens and Myrtle Cox Swofford.

Mr. Swofford was retired from Spartanburg Steel Company and a veteran of the U. S. Army and Army National Guard.

Feb 8, 2022

Gilbert Dale Powell, Sr., 83, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Born in Spartanburg on August 13, 1938, he was the son of the late William Oscar and Hester Pilkington Powell, and loving husband to the late Flora Marrujo Powell.

A veteran of the Unites States Air Force, Gilbert enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting,...

Feb 6, 2022

Albert F. “Chip” Burgess III, 78, of Auburn, Maine, formerly of Anderson, SC, died Sunday, February 6, 2022, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris, Maine, after a brief illness. Born December 18, 1943 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Col (Ret) Albert F. Burgess, Jr. and Sara Baskin Burgess. Al earned his BA and...