Local Spartanburg, South Carolina Obituaries
Elisabeth Allen Smith
Jan 23, 2025
On January 23, 2025 the final curtain fell on act 4 of the “Lib Smith Show”. She has danced her way to another existence.
Florence Elisabeth Allen (known as Lib) was born July 15, 1927 to the late Paul Mason and Ruth Christman Allen of Spartanburg, SC and has been causing mischief ever since.
Lib graduated from Spartanburg High School and from...
Ruby Lee McAbee
Jan 23, 2025
Ruby L. McAbee, 84, died Thursday, January 23, 2025, at her home. She was born in Spartanburg County and was the daughter of Nannie Lee McAbee Taylor and Virgil McAbee.
As a toddler, her birth father was tragically killed in an auto accident. She was lovingly raised by John C. "Babe" Taylor along with her mother.
Ms. McAbee retired from S &...
Somsanuk Silavong
Jan 21, 2025
Somsanuk Silavong, 55, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025. He was born January 1, 1970 in Laos.
Funeral services will be 2:00pm on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at J. M. Dunbar Funeral Home & Crematory, 690 Southport Rd, Roebuck, SC 29376.
Orvin Leon "Monk" Cavendish
Jan 21, 2025
Orvin Leon Cavendish, lovingly known as “Monk”, went to his eternal home on January 21,2025 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was born on October 12, 1939, in Gilboa, West Virginia to the late Lon Henderson and Elsie Gray Cavendish.
A 1957 graduate of Nicholas County High School in Summersville, West Virginia, Monk dedicated 30 years of his professional life to the...
Peggy Murphy Barnette
Jan 16, 2025
Peggy Murphy Barnette, age 64, died January 16, 2025, after battling cancer. Peggy was the daughter of the late Ellis and Kate Murphy, born in Atlanta, Georgia on July 9, 1960. She attended Spartanburg Day School and was a Converse College graduate.
Peggy is survived by two children, Kris Bell Humphreys (Preston) and Walter Richard Barnette; her partner, Russell Postal; five...
Carey Elizabeth "Beth" Petty Patterson
Jan 16, 2025
Carey Elizabeth “Beth” Petty Patterson, 72, of Inman, SC passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2024. She was born in Spartanburg, SC on January 24, 1952, the daughter of the late Roy Petty and Carey Henson Petty.
A graduate of Pacolet High School, Beth went on to earn her bachelor’s in library science from Mars Hill University. She entered the public...
Ellen Delilah Brown
Jan 16, 2025
Ellen Delilah “Del” Bennett Brown, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2025. Born on October 24, 1946, to the late Hazel Lamb and Glancy Mack Bennett, Del lived a life devoted to family, service, and creativity.
A graduate of Spartanburg High School and Cecil’s Business College, Del built a remarkable career in public service. She worked as...
Michael Terry West
Jan 11, 2025
Mr. Michael Terry West, 74, of Roebuck, South Carolina, passed from this life into Glory, peacefully on Saturday, January 11, 2025. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints” Psalm 116:15
Michael was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on May 2, 1950. He was the son of the late Thomas Harvey West and the late Estelle...
Vincent Joseph Krydynski, Jr.
Jan 10, 2025
Vincent Joseph Krydynski, Jr, 87, of Spartanburg, SC died peacefully on Friday, January 10, 2025 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Born in Chicago, IL, on September 20, 1937, Mr. Krydynski was the son of the late Vincent Joseph Krydynski, Sr. and Rita Carroll Krydynski. At age seventeen, after graduating from Gage Park High School, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps...
Robert Glenn and Kathleen Smith McGee
Jan 9, 2025
Robert Glenn and Kathleen Smith McGee passed away in Spartanburg, SC, after 66 years of marriage. Kathleen, 88, died on August 24, 2024, and Glenn, 90, followed on January 9, 2025.
Glenn was born on September 8, 1934, in Belton, SC, to Edna Campbell and Robert Henry McGee. He graduated from Clinton High School and Clemson University. Kathleen was born on...
Hermie Davis Coley
Jan 9, 2025
Hermie Davis Coley, 95, wife of the late Fred Clinton Coley, passed away on January 9, 2025. Hermie was born on April 8, 1929 in Marion, NC, to the late Isabel Gibson and Harvey Davis.
She was a devoted wife and mother. Traveling with her husband was a highlight of her life. Hermie loved the world around her. Gardening and fishing...
Carol Ann Klinker
Jan 8, 2025
Carol Ann Phillips Klinker 1944-2025
Carol Ann Phillips Klinker, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away in her sleep on January 8th, 2025.
Carol was born in Logansport, Indiana on June 4th, 1944 to Mary Ann Phillips. She attended Logansport High School and Ball State University. She was a resident of Lafayette, Indiana and Hickory, North Carolina before moving to Spartanburg.
In her twenties,...
Eleanor Elizabeth "Libby" Armstrong
Jan 8, 2025
Eleanor Elizabeth “Libby” Armstrong, 75, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. She was born August 8, 1949, in Spartanburg, daughter of the late Marian Sellers Armstrong and Thomas B. Armstrong, Sr.
Libby, nicknamed Sister as well, graduated from Spartanburg High School (Class of 1969) and was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Libby was born with cerebral...
Edna Ruth Parker Webb Jernigan
Jan 8, 2025
Edna Ruth Parker Webb Jernigan, 98, of Johnston County, North Carolina passed away peacefully on January 8, 2025 at Eden Terrace, Spartanburg, SC.
Edna was born on December 27, 1926, to Wilbur E. and Esther L. Parker in Johnston County, North Carolina. Her English and Scottish ancestors migrated to the Americas in the early 1600s, settling in Isle of Wight and...
Albert Farmer "Bud" Aiken, Jr.
Jan 7, 2025
Albert Farmer “Bud” Aiken, Jr. of Spartanburg, SC passed away on January 7, 2024 at the age of 62.
Visitation will be 1:00pm on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at J. M. Dunbar Funeral Home, 690 Southport Road, Roebuck, SC 29376. Memorial services will follow at 2:00pm, conducted by Rev. Mike Vandiver.
Also in lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to...
Dana Elizabeth Beville
Jan 7, 2025
Dana Elizabeth Beville, 65, of Anderson, SC passed away January 7, 2025. She was born to the late Thomas Jefferson and Mary Elizabeth Thomas Beville on March 9, 1959 in Spartanburg, SC.
Dana was a devoted Christian woman. She loved all kinds of music and singing karaoke.
She is survived by her siblings, Stephen Wayne “Steve” Beville (Meatrice), Thomas Anthony “Tony” Beville...
Misayo Yamaguchi Johnson
Jan 6, 2025
Misayo Yamaguchi Johnson of Spartanburg, SC passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, January 6, 2025, at the age of 84. She was born in Sasebo, Japan on March 4, 1940 to the late Tsuchio and Toki Yamaguchi.
Raised in Sasebo, Misayo graduated from high school and attended a Catholic Mission. She met Richard when he was stationed overseas with...
Angela Katherine Stinson
Jan 2, 2025
Angela Katherine “Kay” Browning Stinson of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2025. She was born in Spartanburg on December 2, 1937, to the late Victor Stokes Browning and Mary Edna Newman Browning Brightwell. She was married to the late Dr. Jimmie L. Stinson.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: daughter, Cynthia Kay Brookshire and husband Shane...
Ronald Eugene "Bo" Larsen
Jan 1, 2025
Ronald Eugene “Bo” Larsen, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at the age of 85. He was born in Galesburg, IL on July 29, 1939, to the late Rosella Morris and Stenneth Eugene Larsen.
Bo enlisted with the United States Army Reserve and served his country with pride. After earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of...
Bonnie Sue Carney
Jan 1, 2025
Bonnie Sue Carney of Spartanburg, SC, widow of Charles E. Carney, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at the age of 79. She was born in Hoboken, GA on December 25, 1945 to the late Margaret O’Berry and Thomas A. Dowling.
A true woman of God, Bonnie dedicated her life to serving others. She was a caregiver with the Charles Lea...
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