Local Spartanburg, South Carolina Obituaries
Frances Louise Herring Anderson
Feb 16, 2025
Frances Louise Herring Anderson, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025. She was born in Corpus Christi, TX, on April 7, 1944, to the late Frank and Thelma Herring.
Frances’ parents instilled in her a deep love for others, a quality she carried throughout her life. She had an extraordinary ability to see the good in everyone...
Doris Emory Frank
Mar 29, 2025
Doris Frank, age 95, wife of the late Marvin Frank, passed away on March 29, 2025, while in an Assisted Living Facility in Georgia, near her daughter and family. Doris was born on June 12, 1929 in Duncan, SC, and was one of 8 children born to the late Lex and Cynthia Smith Emory. Doris (Dot) graduated from Spartanburg General...
Rebecca Walden Smith
Mar 28, 2025
Rebecca “Becky” Walden Smith, age 75, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025, after a courageous and faith-filled four and a half year battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Danny Ray Smith, her son R. Patrick Smith (Jodi), her daughters Adrienne Smith Lownes and Emily Smith Miller (Mark), her grandsons Grady Miller, Murray Miller,...
Clara Sarita Woodward Shipman
Mar 27, 2025
Clara Sarita Woodward Shipman, 87, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Mrs. Shipman was born in Union, SC, a daughter of the late Madison H. Woodward and Clara Sinclair Woodward.
A devoted Christian, she was a member of St. Matthews Episcopal Church for over 40 years. She was employed in the engineering department of Duke Power for...
Jane Elizabeth McKenzie
Mar 25, 2025
Jane Elizabeth McKenzie, a beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2025, at the age of 74, after a long illness with MS. Born on June 15, 1950, in Amityville, New York, Jane was the cherished daughter of James McKenzie Jr. and Marjorie Weir McKenzie. She grew up in a loving household that laid the...
Terry Lyn Childress
Mar 24, 2025
Terry Lyn Childress, 65, of Boiling Springs, SC went to his heavenly home on Monday, March 24, 2025. He was born in Winston-Salem, NC on July 24, 1959 to Mary Lynn Brannock Childress and the late LeeRoy Childress.
A graduate of Mount Airy High School, he was an accomplished athlete, playing guard on the football team and establishing a lifelong love...
Miriam Powell Bowen
Mar 22, 2025
Miriam P. Bowen, 92, passed away on March 22, 2025. She was the daughter of Rembert and Grace Powell.
Miriam is survived by her husband of 63 years, George W. Bowen; three daughters, Beth Ward (Steve Rice), Ginger Bowen, and Jane Orders (Randy); four grandchildren, Grace Graves (Luke), Hudson Orders (Caitlyn), Bowen Orders, and Heather McCraw (Greyson); three great-grandchildren, Hampton Graves,...
Dianne Curry Boulware
Mar 22, 2025
Dianne Curry Boulware, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully March 22, 2025, at home.
Born in Gadsden, Alabama, she was the eldest daughter of the late Robert Lafayette Curry and the late Ruth Curry Buddin. Her family moved to South Carolina when she was a young girl, first to Columbia and then to Mullins, and ultimately to Sumter. Dianne was...
William "Bill" Fred Oakes
Mar 21, 2025
William “Bill” Fred Oakes, 81, of Woodruff, SC passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025. He was born in Milford, CT on November 4, 1943 to the late Edmond F. Oakes and Gladys K. Brooks Hewson.
Bill graduated from Staples High School in Westport, CT in 1961. He began his working life as a mechanic at his father’s gas station in...
Wayne Anthony Zurenda
Mar 21, 2025
Wayne Anthony Zurenda, 74, husband of Susan Beckham Zurenda, died on March 21, 2025, from cancer. Born in Hampton County, South Carolina, on January 25, 1951, he was the younger son of the late Alma Rose Bowers Zurenda and Floyd Bernard Zurenda, Sr.
Wayne graduated from Wade Hampton High School, the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in Journalism and...
Judith Ann Taylor
Mar 18, 2025
Judith "Judi" Ann Taylor, 70, of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. She was born in Pennsylvania on January 9, 1955. Although she grew up in Pennsylvania, she spent the majority of her life after high school in New Jersey.
A strong, caring, supportive woman, Judi loved deeply and gave her all to those she loved....
Mary Joyce Bishop
Mar 16, 2025
Mary Joyce Bishop passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on Sunday, March 16, 2025. She was born in Spartanburg, SC on January 14, 1933 to the late Tommy and Carrie Fowler Jett.
She was a member of West End Baptist Church and a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. Joyce loved spending time with her family and fishing.
In addition to...
James "Leon" Cunningham
Mar 13, 2025
James “Leon” Cunningham, 84, of Inman, SC passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2025. He was born on June 27, 1940 in Spartanburg, SC to the late Eloree Cartee Cunningham.
Leon was a proud graduate of Byrnes High School and Spartanburg Methodist College. He was employed for 30 years with Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System’s Family Medicine Center, where he served as...
Richard Craig Steward
Mar 13, 2025
Richard Craig Steward of Spartanburg, SC passed away Thursday, March 13, 2025 at the age of 69. He was born in Spartanburg on June 12, 1955 to the late Charles Edward and Yvonne Bunkie Steward.
Ricky was a graduate of Spartanburg High School. He dedicated 42 years of his life as a machine operator with Union Camp, where his work ethic...
Carolyn Henderson Lee
Mar 11, 2025
Carolyn Henderson Lee, 90, of Stone Station, SC passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. She was born in Spartanburg, SC on September 1, 1934 to the late Grady Pate and Cornelia Flossie Martin Henderson.
A graduate of Chesnee High School, Carolyn dedicated over 30 years of service to the Spartanburg School District 6 cafeterias, retiring at the age of 72....
Anne Walton Kline
Mar 11, 2025
Anne Walton Kline of Boiling Springs, SC passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at the age of 81. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on March 7, 1944 to the late William and Anne Conlon Walton.
Anne attended St. Bartholomew Catholic School in Philadelphia. She was employed with Rohm and Haas Company for 35 years. A dedicated Christian, Anne was...
Beverly Folger Renfro
Mar 8, 2025
Beverly Folger Renfro, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully March 8, 2025, at Eden Terrace, Spartanburg, SC.
Born in Spartanburg on July 31, 1940, Beverly was the daughter of the late Taylor McDuffie Folger and Jean Foy Folger and the widow of John F. Renfro, Jr. Beverly’s life was defined by her love for family, community, and animals leaving a...
Helen Martin Young
Mar 6, 2025
Helen Martin Young of Boiling Springs, SC passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025 at the age of 96. She was born in Union, SC on September 25, 1928 to the late Fred and Edda Martin.
A graduate of Spartanburg High School, she went on to work with Reeves Brothers. Helen then was employed with Spartan Food Systems for 20 years until...
Lynn Alfred Stockdale
Mar 5, 2025
Lynn Alfred Stockdale, 71, passed away on March 5, 2025. Born on October 12, 1953, in Spartanburg, SC, he was a beloved father, brother, and friend who touched the lives of many.
Lynn is survived by his children, Jeremiah Stockdale (Tavia), Samuel Stockdale (Sharon), and Victoria Greene (Andrew), as well as his sisters, Susan S. Lueck (Les) and Janice S. Wells...
Timothy "Bryant" Everhart, Jr.
Mar 5, 2025
Timothy “Bryant” Everhart, Jr. of Spartanburg, SC went to his heavenly home Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at the age of 43. He was born in Spartanburg, SC on March 15, 1981 and a graduate of Spartan High, Class of 99. He was the son of Tammy Dearybury Humphries and Steve Humphries.
Bryant loved the Lord with all his heart. He was...
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