Obituaries

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

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

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 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 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 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 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

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 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 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...