Obituaries
Dorothy Owensby Crocker
Feb 10, 2019
February 10, 2019 Mrs. Dorothy Owensby "Dot" Crocker, age 83 of 201 Westville Street, Buffalo, widow of Leroy Crocker, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Crocker was born in Union, SC April 11, 1935, a daughter of the late Grady D. Owensby and Flora Cope Owensby. She was a faithful member of Buffalo Baptist Church where...
Phillip Ray Long
Feb 10, 2019
Mr. Phillip Ray "PR" Long, 60, of Rock Hill, SC passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019. Mr. Long was born in Lee County, NC to the late Joseph Ray Long and Evelyn McLawhorn Long. PR was veteran serving in the US Navy as a Machinist Mate 1st Class. Mr. Long was employed with Estes Trucking in South Carolina, was an...
Margaret Sprouse Wade
Feb 8, 2019
February 8, 2019 Mrs. Margaret Sprouse Wade, age 89, widow of Charles Darrell Wade passed away, Friday, February 8, 2019, at her home after years of declining health. Mrs. Wade was born July 14, 1929, a daughter of the late John Thomas Sprouse and Alma Price Sprouse Wix. She was a member of Mon-Aetna Baptist Church where she taught children's...
Oliver Grant Cullum
Feb 4, 2019
Oliver Grant "Ollie" Cullum, age 6 days, infant son of Robert William Cullum and Elise Collins Cullum of 111 New Hope Church Rd., Jonesville, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Olllie was born January 28, 2019. Surviving in addition to his parents are: two brothers, William Cullum and Noah Grimes; maternal grandparents, Charles and Melony Medford...
Cecil O’Neil Shetley
Feb 4, 2019
February 4, 2019 Mr. Cecil O' Neil Shetley, age 59, husband of Cheryl McBee Shetley, of 3101 Whitmire Hwy., Union, passed away, Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Advent Health Orlando. Neil was born September 2, 1959 in Union, a son of Shirley Campbell Fowler of Chesnee and the late Cecil Eugene Shetley. He was a 1977 graduate of Union High...
Jewel V. Lee Blakely
Feb 2, 2019
February 2, 2019 Our beloved Jewel Vinson Lee Blakely passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus, February 1, 2019. Jewel was the much beloved wife of Bobby F. Blakely, Sr. of four years. Mrs. Blakely was born in Union, September 17, 1931, a daughter of the late Adams B. Vinson and Racine Allred Vinson. She was retired from Boyd...
Jean Buice Evans
Feb 1, 2019
Mrs. Jean Buice Evans, age 76, wife of Henry Robert Evans, of 959 Gaffney Hwy., Jonesville, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Evans was born October 12, 1942 in Jonesville, a daughter of the late Herbert Buice and Margaret Robinson Buice. She was a graduate of Pacolet High School and was retired as secretary from Jonesville...
Sarah Garner Arnold
Feb 1, 2019
February 1, 2019 Sarah Garner Arnold, 92, of Pilot Mountain, NC peacefully passed away on January 29, 2019 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born March 28, 1926 in Union, SC to the late Clarke Garner and Alba Foster Garner. She grew up in Union, attended Union High School, and was graduated from the University of South...
Betty Garner Harvey
Feb 1, 2019
Mrs. Betty Garner Harvey, age 86, passed away February 1, 2019 at White Oak Estates in Spartanburg. A native of Jonesville, Mrs. Harvey was the wife of the late Francis Stehle Harvey and the daughter of the late Davis Roy Garner and Bessie Adams Garner. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and was retired from the Union Co....
Mary Jeanette Harrison
Feb 1, 2019
Miss Mary Jeanette Harrison, age 74, formerly of Buffalo, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at her home in Boiling Springs. Miss Harrison was born in West Springs, August 11, 1944, a daughter of the late Carl and Merle Lawson Harrison. She retired from Greenleaf Industries in Buffalo and was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. Surviving are a...
Kimberly C. Jennings
Jan 28, 2019
Mrs. Kimberly Coker Jennings, age 51, of 726 Rice Ave. Ext., Union, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Union Medical Center after a sudden illness. Mrs. Jennings was born in Union, November 19, 1967, a daughter of the late Jimmy and Brenda Davis Coker. She was graduate of Union High School and was formerly employed with Conso Products. Mrs....
Marilyn Rene “Bussie” Arthur
Jan 28, 2019
January 28, 2019 Ms. Marilyn Rene "Bussie" Arthur, age 65, of 306 Lowry St., Union, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Ms. Arthur was born December 22, 1953 in Union, a daughter of Lucille Porter Moss and the late Barnett Gist. She was a 1972 graduate of Union...
Clark J. Young,. Jr
Jan 26, 2019
January 26, 2019 Mr. Clark J. Young, Jr. age 74, of 150 Sardis School House Rd., Union, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Spartanburg Medical Center-Mary Black Campus. Mr. Young was born in Union, April 11, 1944 a son of the late Clark Young, Sr. and Ann Tinker Young. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Surviving are...
Billy Joe Dyer, Jr.
Jan 25, 2019
January 25, 2019 Mr. Billy Joe Dyer, Jr., age 50, husband of Shannon Dyer, of 116 Meadow Lane, Buffalo, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Dyer was born March 14, 1968 in Union, a son of Jenny Adams of Jonesville. He was a graduate of Jonesville High School and was formerly employed by DKC...
Tori Tyler
Jan 24, 2019
Miss Chrystal Victoria "Tori" Tyler, age 20, of 127 Bonham Station Rd., Union, received her heavenly wings, Thursday, January 24, 2019. Tori was born in Spartanburg, May 27, 1998. She is the daughter of Crystal Tyler Crocker and husband Danny of the home. Her biological parents are Larry Travis Tyler of Union and Michelle Yates Vasquez of Boiling Springs. Tori...
Sara Geneva Valentine
Jan 22, 2019
January, 23, 2019 Ms. Sara Geneva Valentine, age 96, formerly of East Hillcrest Ave., Union, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Ms. Valentine was born February 21, 1922 in Pacolet, a daughter of the late Kelly Valentine and Bertie Mae Lawson Valentine. She was retired from United Merchants-Union Mill. Ms. Valentine was a member of...
William Calhoun Whitmire, Jr.
Jan 22, 2019
January 22, 2019 Mr. William Calhoun "Billy" Whitmire, Jr, age 76, husband of Ruby Estes Whitmire of 295 Jones Ford Rd., Union, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at his home. Mr. Whitmire was born in Union, SC March 25, 1942, a son of the late William Calhoun Whitmire, Sr. and Elizabeth Vassey Whitmire. He was a graduate of Woodruff...
Wilton H. Mcgowan
Jan 18, 2019
January 18, 2019 Mr. Wilton Harmon McGowan, age 77 of Robin Hood Circle, Union, passed away, Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at his home. Mr. McGowan was born in Claxton, GA, March 7, 1941, a son of the late Wilmer Claude McGowan and Severne Weatherford McGowan. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech with a bachelor's degree in Textile Engineering. Mr....
William Harold Horne
Jan 17, 2019
January 17, 2019 Mr. William Harold Horne, age 73, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Heartland of Union. Mr. Horne was born July 15, 1945 a son of the late Lewis Horne and Estelle Dabbs Horne. He was born and raised in Lockhart, SC. Mr. Horne was a graduate of Lockhart High School and formerly employed with Torrington. He...
Faye G. Nelson
Jan 16, 2019
January 16, 2019 Mrs. Faye Garner Nelson, age 89, widow of Dallas L. Nelson, Sr., of 315 Haile St., Jonesville, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Nelson was born in Kelton, May 10, 1929, a daughter of the late James G. "Jim" Garner and Lillie Lois Mae Sanders Garner. She was a graduate of...
