Obituaries

Oct 25, 2021

Michael Thomas Scoggin, 71 of Pauline, SC died Monday, October 25, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 18, 1950 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Robert Echols and Rachael Hawkins Scoggin and the husband of the late Deborah Lee Robinson Scoggin.

Mr. Scoggin was retired from Chapman Concrete Company as a Civil...

Oct 24, 2021

Mary Lynn Miller Fuller, 62, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, October 24, 2021 at her home. Born October 16, 1959 in Woodruff, SC, she was the daughter of the late Simon A. C. and Lucy Morning Donnells Miller.

Mary Lynn loved to sew, knit and cross-stitch.

Survivors include her husband, Thomas Edward Fuller, Sr., her...

Oct 22, 2021

Harold Dean Thompson, Sr., 85, went home to be with his Lord on the morning of October 22, 2021. Born on August 7, 1936, he was the beloved son of the late Johnnie T. (Jack) Thompson and Thelma Simmons Thompson of Spartanburg. Harold and his wife, Catherine Hawkins Thompson, were proud members of the 1954 class of Spartanburg High School...

Oct 22, 2021

Ruth Sanders Hyder, 85, died October 22, 2021 at Terra Bella Assisted Living.  Mrs. Hyder was born August 19, 1936, in the Asbury Community of Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Anna Camby Sanders and the wife of the late Earl Harmon Hyder.

Survivors are son, Steven Earl Hyder and fiancé Britni...

Oct 22, 2021

Carl R. Parker, 78, died October 22, 2021, in Spartanburg Regional Hospice House.  Born March 16, 1943, in Stonewall, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Luther J. and Gracie Mae Schrimpsher Parker.

Mr. Parker was CEO and operator of CRP Tax Services LLC; of the Baptist faith, former member and teacher of the Men’s Sunday...

Oct 21, 2021

Arleen Felsher Siegel, 82, of Spartanburg, SC passed away peacefully at home on October 21, 2021. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Abraham Felsher and Anne Schultz.

Arleen graduated from Tilden High School in 1957 and attended New York University. She moved to Spartanburg in 1966 where she was a long-time member...

Oct 21, 2021

Marshall K. Newman, 67, of Spartanburg, SC went home to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 29, 1954 in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Claude Newman and Edna Ridings Newman Brown.

A US Marine, Marshall was retired from the United Parcel...

Oct 21, 2021

Dorothy “MaMa” Tinsley Hoekman, 97, wife of the late Robert Hoekman, passed away on October 21, 2021.   Mrs. Hoekman was born January 2, 1924, a daughter of the late Marshall and Lucille Smith Tinsley.

Mrs. Hoekman was a salesperson in a pawn shop who enjoyed her family immensely.

She is survived by her grandchildren, Pam...

Oct 21, 2021

Gayle Sharp Powers “Nana Gayle” went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, October 21, 2021. Born June 17, 1938 in Louisville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Margaret Molthop Sharp.

Mrs. Powers had a life-long love of worship music, voice, and piano-playing. She sang songs at many...

Oct 19, 2021

Nelda Elizabeth Alverson Shropshier Cook, 77, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Born November 6, 1943 in Gramling, SC, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Lila Cantrell Alverson and was first married to the late Larry J. Shropshier.

Mrs. Cook was a graduate of Chapman High School and Piedmont Beauty College and...

Oct 19, 2021

Sandy Mills High, 68, of Spartanburg, SC, peacefully passed away, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 1, 1953 in Springfield, MO. She was the daughter of the late Earl Lynn Mills.

Sandy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother always cherishing time with her family. After a fulfilling career, she retired from The...

Oct 18, 2021

Harris Randolph Thompson, 91, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, October 18, 2021 at White Oak North Grove. Born November 24, 1929 in Barrow County, GA, he was the son of the late James Claude and Lucille Bell Jackson Thompson.

A US Marine veteran, Mr. Thompson was retired President of Flowers Bakery Company. He was a member of...

Oct 16, 2021

Robert Marion Garland, 87, of Boiling Springs, SC died Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Wesley Court Assisted Living. Born September 16, 1934 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Edward and Marie Lanford Gossett Garland and the husband of the late Nancy Graves Garland of 57 years.

A retiree of Goodyear Tire and...

Oct 16, 2021

Annette Guthrie Mizzell, age 70, closed her eyes on October 16th, 2021, and passed away from us. She leaves relatives, friends and countless preschool students in a world made more bearable due to her humor, her generous nature, and the kindness she bestowed on baby squirrels, feral cats and cast-off dogs, as well as the human beings of all...

Oct 15, 2021

Peggy B. Griner, 82, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, October 15, 2021 at her home. Born in Glendale, SC, she was the daughter of the late Boyce and Ida Crocker Hollifield.

Peggy was a member of Southside Baptist Church. She was Co-Founder of SOS (Survivors of Suicide), worked and volunteered with Mental Health Association, and Lady Auxiliary...

Oct 14, 2021

Candida “Candy” Lane Wells Flynn, 57, of Buffalo, SC, died Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Belleville Memorial Hospital. Born March 10, 1964 in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of Janice Smith Wells of Buffalo, SC and the late Paul Kent Wells.

Mrs.Flynn received her Bachelor of Arts from University of South Carolina-Union. She was of the...

Oct 14, 2021

Mary Ella Deaton Gilmer went home to the Lord on October 14, 2021, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at the age of 98. Mary was the daughter of Clyde Vernon and Ida Crocker Deaton. Mary was predeceased much too soon by her beloved husband, Andy Berry Gilmer and beloved daughter, Dianne Wertz; and by her sisters, Alice Deaton, Henrietta Brown,...

Oct 13, 2021

Geraldine “Gerri” Ann Estes Hamrick, 88, wife of the late Jonas Elmer Hamrick, died October 13, 2021, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.  Mrs. Hamrick was born August 5, 1933, a daughter of the late Charles Lipscomb and Annie Bell Perkins Estes.

Mrs. Hamrick was a selfless individual, devoted to her Lord, family and friends, a wonderful cook,...

Oct 13, 2021

Marsha Ruth Chapman Yarborough, 76 of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Somerby Assisted living in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Born February 18, 1945 in Holly Springs/Inman in Spartanburg County. Marsha relocated to Mt. Pleasant, SC in September of 2020 to be closer to her son, Eddie Yarborough and his family.

Marsha was a beautiful, loving,...

Oct 12, 2021

Elisabeth Gamert Ellis of Spartanburg, SC died peacefully in her home, now Asheville, NC, on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, nearly one month before her 89th birthday.

Elisabeth was born November 19, 1932 in the Free City of Danzig, Germany--a port city on the Baltic Sea. She is the fifth daughter of thirteen children raised by Joseph Gamert...