Local Spartanburg, South Carolina Obituaries
Margaret Tiernan Armstrong
Aug 26, 2025
Margaret “Peggy” Tiernan Armstrong passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at the age of 88. Peggy was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 14, 1936, to Anna Walsh and Robert Michael Tiernan. She attended Immaculata High School and graduated from Marygrove College in 1958. She married John “Jack” Murphy Armstrong on October 10,1959, and moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina,...
Donna Arnold
Aug 26, 2025
Donna Arnold, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at the age of 62. She was born on September 17, 1962 to the late Ronald Aldridge Jr. and Betty McKinney Aldridge.
Born and raised in Spartanburg, Donna attended Dorman High School. She worked for many years as a textile worker and could often be found crocheting keepsakes for...
Betty Anne Huitt Couch
Aug 25, 2025
Betty Anne Huitt Couch, 91, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025. Born June 2, 1934 to the late R.L. “Dink” and Pearl Huitt, she was one of four sisters. She was married to James Aaron Couch for 57 years until his death in 2012.
She worked most of her life in banking, the loan business, and bookkeeping. Betty was the...
Jimmy Oland McKitrick
Aug 20, 2025
Jimmy Oland McKitrick of Roebuck, SC passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at the age of 76. He was born in Spartanburg, SC on December 21, 1948 to the late James and Rozelle Oakes McKitrick.
After earning his GED, Jimmy joined Hoechst Celanese Fibers in their Research and Development Department. He was a devoted Christian and long-time member of Emmanuel...
Anthony Joseph Raffo
Aug 20, 2025
Anthony Joseph “Tony” Raffo of Spartanburg, SC passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at the age of 82. Tony was born November 7, 1942 in Vineland, NJ.
He graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1960 and graduated The Citadel in 1964. He married his wife, Mary Ellen, in 1965 in Beaufort, SC and has lived in South Carolina for 60...
Kenneth Ray Crenshaw
Aug 20, 2025
Kenneth Ray Crenshaw, of Inman, SC passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at the age of 82. He was born in Spartanburg, SC on May 23, 1943, to the late Charlie and Ida May (Moss) Crenshaw.
A graduate of Spartanburg High School (Class of 1962), Kenneth went on to earn his associates degree from Spartanburg Technical College. He then enlisted...
Linda Cherry Daniels
Aug 19, 2025
Linda “Grandma” Cherry Daniels, 75, of Surfside Beach and Glenn Springs, SC, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born on May 23, 1950, in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Margaret Cherry.
Linda graduated from Dorman High School, Class of 1968. She was a retired Payroll Manager at Adidas North America...
Carla West Hennett
Aug 18, 2025
Carla West Hennett, 67, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on August 18, 2025. She was born on January 18, 1958 to the late Carlton West and Lois Brown West Soper.
A graduate of Spartanburg High School Class of 1976, Carla went on to work for over 20 years with Fresh Market. She was a loving, generous woman with an incredible sense...
Leon Reginald Barcomb
Aug 18, 2025
Leon “Lee” Reginald Barcomb, 83, of Boiling Springs passed away peacefully on August 18, 2025 at the Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum.
Born in Randolph, Vermont he lived in several towns in Vermont before the family moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Leon graduated from Bullard Havens Technical School and Norwalk Technical College and played basketball at both. He was very proud...
Bonnie Thornton Williams
Aug 18, 2025
Born in Glenn Springs on November 10, 1948, Bonnie Thornton Williams grew up and lived her entire life in Glenn Springs, but went Home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 18, 2025. She suffered for two years with dementia and dementia-related conditions, which included a fall and a traumatic brain injury.
She was predeceased by her loving mother, Edith...
Sylvia Royals Coward
Aug 18, 2025
Sylvia Royals Coward of Pauline, SC passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025 at the age of 79. She was born in Newton, NC on September 11, 1945 to the late Charles Edwin and Helen Setzer Royals.
Always a caregiver, Sylvia was a dedicated nurse for over 20 years. She never met a stranger and was known for her warmth and...
Steven Paul Henderson, II
Aug 14, 2025
Steven Paul Henderson II passed away August 14,2025. He was born August 19,1975 in Spartanburg, SC.
Steven was a 1993 graduate of Boiling Springs High School. After graduation, he served in the United States Air Force from 1994-1998. Following his military career, Steve began his two-decade career at the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office. Steve began his law enforcement career on uniform...
Donald Ray Pack
Aug 13, 2025
Donald Ray Pack, 88, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. Born in Inman on July 28, 1937, he was the son of the late Raymond E. Pack and Azzie Lee Jackson Pack.
Ray proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1961. He worked for 41 years as an engineer with Norfolk Southern...
Robert Daniel Bean
Aug 11, 2025
Robert Daniel Bean, 82, of Columbus, NC passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025. He was born in Columbia, SC on July 7, 1943, to the late John McBride Bean, Jr. and Gertrude Bailey Bean.
After graduating from Dreher High School in Columbia, SC, Robert enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served his country with pride for four years....
Theresa Kennedy
Aug 10, 2025
Theresa G. Kennedy, 65, of Hanahan and Pacolet, SC, died on August 10, 2025 at Lowcountry Hospice House in Summerville, SC.
She is survived by a son, Arthur James Kennedy III of North Charleston, SC, and her aunt, M. Ellinor Ramsay of Spartanburg, SC. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur James Kennedy, Jr., her mother, Patricia R. Oliver, her father,...
Samuel "Scott" Nichols
Aug 9, 2025
Samuel “Scott” Nichols of Seneca, SC passed away Saturday, August 9, 2025 at the age of 63. He was born in Spartanburg, SC on March 10, 1963 to the late Fred E. and Linda Hope Nichols.
Scott graduated from Dorman High School, Class of 1980. He was co-owner of Nichols and Hope Used Cars for many years, before eventually retiring from...
Brian Dale Forrest
Aug 9, 2025
Brian Dale Forrest, 70, of Duncan, SC passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025. He was born in Salisbury, NC on March 2, 1955 to the late Reginold and Ann Forrest.
Brian’s work ethic and adventurous spirit showed early—he began driving a truck for Marko Chemical at just 16. He later worked for Friedman’s Jewelry before becoming the proud owner of...
William "Walker" Galloway
Aug 9, 2025
William “Walker” Galloway, 76, of Woodruff, SC went to be with his Lord on Saturday, August 9, 2025. He was born in Spartanburg, SC on November 11, 1948 to the late Garner and Margaret Settle Galloway.
Walker graduated from James F. Byrnes High School and was a proud Rebel. He then enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he proudly...
David Brice Robison
Aug 5, 2025
David Brice Robison, 79, of Roebuck, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, August 5th, surrounded by the love of his family.
The only child of Sam Henry Robison and Mildred Brice Robison of Roebuck, South Carolina, David, or “Rat”, as he was known to so many — lived a life rooted in faith, community, and kindness. For more than 50 years,...
Terry Peter Miller
Aug 4, 2025
Terry Peter Miller, 87, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, August 4, 2025.
Born on September 5, 1937, in Everette, Washington, Terry was the son of the late Oscar Woodrow Miller and Nathalia Bertha Smith Miller. He graduated from Eugene High School in Eugene, Oregon, in 1955, and he received a BS degree from the...