Obituaries

Local Spartanburg, South Carolina Obituaries

Steve Stewart

Steve Stewart

Sep 6, 2025

Steve Stewart, resident of Lake Lure, NC and son of Lee and Myrtle Stewart, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2025. As a physician of 44 years, Steve attended to the medical needs of countless patients in the upstate. He headed the Emergency Room at Mary Black Hospital upon its initial founding. Later, he was the Doctor at Mary Black Urgent...

Lucile Reida Watts

Lucile Reida Watts

Sep 5, 2025

Lucile Reida Watts, 91, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Friday, September 5, 2025. Born on April 22, 1934 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Boyce Reid Lee and Nancy Lucile Lanford Lee.

After graduating from Spartanburg High School, Reida married Raymond Allen Watts. They were happily married for 68 years, until his passing in 2019. They had many...

Somchanh Kingsada

Somchanh Kingsada

Sep 4, 2025

Somchanh Kingsada, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, loving husband of 65 years to Kingkeo Kingsada, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2025.

Born on January 1, 1940, in Laos, Somchanh was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather whose greatest joy was his family.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his son, Saysamone Kingsada, and his daughters: Nina Alvares (Greg),...

Timothy Randolph Smith

Timothy Randolph Smith

Sep 4, 2025

Timothy Randolph Smith, of Pacolet, SC, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2025 at the age of 72. He was born in Greenville, SC on April 7, 1953 to the late Randolph Smith and Annie Ruth Childs Smith.

Tim was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force. After his honorable discharge, he went to Elon University in North Carolina, where...

Harry George Miller

Harry George Miller

Sep 1, 2025

Harry was born in 1941 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. After high school, he graduated with a diploma from the University of Stockholm, followed by a bachelor’s degree from Carroll College and graduate degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He married Mary Frances Shugrue from Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1964. They have five children, fifteen grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Harry’s academic career directly involved...

Junie Lee White

Junie Lee White

Sep 1, 2025

Junie L. White passed away on September 1, 2025, in Spartanburg, SC, with Irene, his wife and love of his life, at his side. Irene and Junie were married for 64 years. All of Spartanburg felt the gravity of his passing, as Junie had lifted this town up for so many decades, with his kindness, generosity, and leadership. More than...

Richard Glenn Moore

Richard Glenn Moore

Aug 31, 2025

Richard Glenn Moore, 84, of Spartanburg, SC passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Born in Anderson, SC on August 2, 1941, he was the son of Glenn A. and Katherine R. Moore. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 57 years, Maureen Moore.

A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Richard dedicated more than 50 years of...

Jerry Alton Kemp

Jerry Alton Kemp

Aug 31, 2025

Jerry Alton Kemp, age 71, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2025.

Born in Woodruff, he was the son of the late Grady Columbus Kemp and Jennie Verle Pruitt Kemp and the stepson of the late Joseph D. Hawkins. He was of the Presbyterian Faith.

He was raised at Thornwell Orphanage, now known as Thornwell Home for Children, in...

Julia Elizabeth McCune

Julia Elizabeth McCune

Aug 30, 2025

Julia Elizabeth “Betty” Birchmore McCune 85 passed from this life to the next on August 30, 2025 after a long struggle with dementia and a brief battle with cancer.

She was born on September 14, 1939 in Camden, South Carolina and was a long-time resident of Columbia. She attended Dreher High School and retired from the Veteran’s Administration Regional Office in...

Margaret Tiernan Armstrong

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...