Obituaries
Troy J. Burgess
Mar 22, 2026
Mr. Troy Jay Burgess, age 62 of 525 Littlejohn Rd., Jonesville, passed away Sunday, March 22. 2026 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mr. Burgess was born in Union, December 8, 1963, a son of the late L.J. and Virginia Turner Burgess. Troy was a self-employed construction worker and was a veteran of the US Army. He was a member of Skull Shoals...
Henry Lenard Sprouse
Mar 20, 2026
Mr. Henry Lenard Sprouse, age 87, husband of Marlene Spencer Sprouse, of 342 Sprouse Rd., Jonesville, went to be with the Lord, Friday, March 20, 2026, at his home.
Mr. Sprouse was born November 4, 1938, in Union, a son of the late Oatzel Sprouse and Ethel Sprouse Sprouse. He was a graduate of Jonesville High School and Limestone College. Mr....
Linda Smith Heatherly
Mar 20, 2026
Mrs. Linda Smith Heatherly, age 86, of 542 Pea Ridge Hwy, Jonesville, widow of Floyd “Stump” Heatherly, passed away, Friday, March 20, 2026, at her home.
Mrs. Heatherly was born March 7, 1940, in Union, a daughter of the late Joe Smith and Emma James. She was a graduate of Union High School and worked for 30 years as the Head...
Roman Aguon Camacho
Mar 19, 2026
Mr. Roman Aguon Camacho, husband of Beverly June Manibusan Camacho of 240 Hawthorne Road, Union passed away March 19, at the age of 77.
Mr. Camacho was born July 2, 1948, in Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas, the son of the late Vidal P. Camacho and Maria B. Aguon Camacho. He retired from the U S Army where he was assigned...
Sandra Burris Vinson
Mar 19, 2026
Mrs. Sandra Burris Vinson, age 74, wife of James “Jimmy” Vinson of 616 Brown’s Creek Rd., Union, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mrs. Vinson was born in Union, December 12, 1951, a daughter of the late Adam Lee Burris and Eula Brannon Burris. She was a loving homemaker but had held many part-time jobs over the...
Carolyn Haney
Mar 19, 2026
Miss Carolyn Haney, age 87 of 909 Flat Dr., Buffalo, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026 at her home.
Miss Haney was born in Union, February 5, 1939, a daughter of the late Roy Samuel Haney and Sallie King Haney. She was formerly employed with Phillips Hosiery and Conso Products. Miss Haney was a member of New Hope Baptist Church.
Surviving are...
Betty Williamson Thompson
Mar 18, 2026
Betty Williamson Thompson, 72 of Whitmire, SC passed away on March 18, 2026, in Whitmire.
Born on December 21, 1953, in Union, SC Betty was the daughter of the late Bill and Faye Holcombe Williamson. She dedicated 38 years of her life shaping young minds as a teacher, serving with Union Academy and Newberry County School District before retiring.
Betty was a...
Chester Marvin Harvey
Mar 17, 2026
Mr. Chester Marvin (“Pop”) Harvey, loving husband of the late Gwendolyn Gowan Harvey for 75 years, went to be with his Lord on March 17, at the age of 97. Mr. Harvey was born on November 23, 1928 to the late Hilliard M. Harvey and the late Jeanette Goforth Harvey Williams.
He retired from the Soil Conservation Service in Spartanburg after...
Josephine P. Wood
Mar 16, 2026
Josephine Parks Wood, our family’s Matriarch, passed away March 16, 2026. She was the wife of the late Alvin Wood, who was the love of her life.
Jo was born in Union, November 30, 1943, a daughter of the late Harold and Edna Chalk Parks. She was the heart of our family, a constant source of warmth, strength, and unconditional love....
Grady Joe Carson
Mar 14, 2026
Mr. Grady Joe Carson, age 68, of 208 Pacolet St., Jonesville, passed away, Saturday, March 14, 2026 at his home.
Mr. Carson was born January 3, 1958 in Colleton, SC, a son of the late Grady James Carson and Carol Frances Owens Carson. He was a graduate of Dorman High School and worked as Assistant Manager of Robinson Hardware of Jonesville....
Nancy Flynn Hope
Mar 13, 2026
Nancy Flynn Hope, 71, wife of the late Robert M. Hope, Sr., passed away on March 13, 2026 at her home after her hard fought and courageous battle against acute myeloid leukemia. She was surrounded by loved ones.
Born on August 3, 1954 in Union, SC, she lived a life full of love, laughter and faith. She was a graduate of...
Donna Hughes Mitchell
Mar 11, 2026
Ms. Donna Hughes Mitchell, age 66, of 818 Tuckertown Rd., Carlisle, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Ms. Mitchell was born in Union, March 10, 1960, the daughter of the late James Cary Hughes and Elizabeth Laxton Hughes. She was a graduate of Union High School and was employed with Cone Mill, Carlisle Finishing for 20 years....
Brandy Leigh Howell
Mar 10, 2026
Mrs. Brandy Leigh Smith Howell, age 38, wife of John Howell, of 516 Peach Orchard Rd., Union, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
Brandy was born September 20, 1987, in Spartanburg, a daughter of Beverly Gambrell Manners and the late Marshall Brett Smith. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and Spartanburg Community College. Brandy had filled clerical positions with...
Burton Charles Wilson, Jr.
Mar 7, 2026
Mr. Burton Charles Wilson, Jr., age 71, husband of Carolyn Leigh Gulledge Wilson, of 131 Hancock Dr., Union, passed away March 7, 2026, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House in Spartanburg.
Mr. Wilson was born April 3, 1954, in Lewes, DE, a son of the late Burton Charles Wilson, Sr. and Irene Voss Wilson. He was a truck driver, having driven for...
Lisa Martin
Mar 4, 2026
Mrs. Lisa Chastain Martin, age 59, wife of William “Shoney” Martin, of 529 Peach Orchard Rd., Union, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2026, after a lengthy illness, at Atrium Health Charlotte.
Mrs. Martin was born June 17, 1966, in Union, a daughter of Mary Jane Chastain and the late Carlton Chastain. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired...
Kathy Elizabeth Marquis
Mar 3, 2026
Ms. Kathy Elizabeth Marquis, age 61, of 825 Christopher Rd. Campobello, passed away March 3, 2026 at home.
Ms. Marquis was born June 30, 1964 in Fulton County, GA a daughter of the late Dyrell Marquis and Elizabeth Arnold Marquis. She was a graduate of Dorman High School, earned her Associates Degree from Spartanburg Methodist College and her RN from USC...
Jacob Casey
Mar 3, 2026
Jacob Christopher Casey, age 27, of 103 Medford Loop, Buffalo, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at his home.
Jacob was born on October 13, 1998, in Spartanburg, to Chris and Christy Anthony Casey. A 2017 graduate of Union County High School, he earned his Associate of Arts degree in Cyber Security and Crime and was currently...
Marion Shipman Millwood
Mar 3, 2026
Mrs. Marion Shipman Millwood, age 89, wife of Frank L. Millwood, of 105 Walker Heights, Union, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Millwood was born July 11, 1936, in Union, a daughter of the late Curtis Shipman and Ruby Harmon Shipman. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired from Union County Schools...
Timothy Wayne Deaton
Mar 2, 2026
Mr. Timothy Wayne Deaton, age 59, of 139 Putman Rd., Buffalo, passed away March 2, 2026 at his home.
Mr. Deaton was born December 3, 1966 in Union, a son of the late Willie Deaton and Barbara Whitmire Deaton. He was a graduate of Union High School and had previously worked for Conso.
Surviving are a daughter, Paige Deaton of Jonesville, sons,...
Rebecca Millwood Sanders
Feb 28, 2026
Mrs. Rebecca Millwood “Becky” Sanders, age 85, of 148 Bailey Rd., Buffalo, widow of Hugh Sanders, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, February 28, 2026, at NHC-Clinton.
Mrs. Sanders was born November 30, 1940, in Buffalo, a daughter of the late James Lolan “Chub” Millwood and Mary West “Mickey” Millwood. She was a graduate of Union High School and Cecil’s...
