Obituaries
Valerie Lowe Wilson
Dec 27, 2018
Mrs. Valerie Lowe Wilson, age 83, wife of John Daniel Wilson of 435 Peach Orchard Rd. Union, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wilson was born in Union, July 16, 1935 a daughter of the late James Howard Lowe and Ruth Sumner Lowe. She was a graduate of Union High School and a member...
Buddy N. Gillespe
Dec 24, 2018
Mr. Buddy N. Gillespie, age 78, of 631 Markham Circle, Moore, widower of Trudy Harris Gillespie passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Gillespie was born in Woodruff, April 10,1940, a son of the late Elzie Gillespie and Ruby Lyda Gillespie. He was a graduate of Woodruff High School and a member of Jonesville Baptist...
Gary F. Deal
Dec 24, 2018
December 24, 2018 Mr. Gary Franklin Deal, age 72, husband of Sue Black Deal of 115 S. Main St., Lockhart, passed away, Sunday, December 23, 2018 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Deal was born in Union, May 20, 1946, a son of the late Jesse and Barbara Messer Deal. He was graduate of Lockhart High School and retired...
Kate F. Huggins
Dec 22, 2018
December 22, 2018 Mrs. Kate Ford Huggins, age 62, wife of Ronnie Odell Huggins of 105 Hart St., Union, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Huggins was born in Union Co., July 9, 1956, a daughter of the late Robert Edward Ford and Frances Donzelle Reynolds Ford. She was a graduate of Jonesville High...
Shirley J. Ford
Dec 21, 2018
December 21, 2018 Buffalo, S.C. Miss Shirley J. Ford, age 81, of 312 Drugstore St., Buffalo, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Miss Ford was born in Union, May 13, 1937, a daughter of the late Dolman Austin "D.A." Ford and Bunie Stapleton Ford. She was a graduate of Union High School and a member...
Lucille Deaton Sinclair
Dec 20, 2018
December 20, 2018 Mrs. Lucille Deaton Sinclair, age 83, of 130 Poinsett St., Union, widow of Harold Dean Sinclair, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Sinclair was born February 3, 1935 in Sevierville, TN, a daughter of the late Willie Deaton and Hattie Matthews Deaton. She was a graduate of Union High School and was a...
James Earl “Jimmy” Greer
Dec 20, 2018
Mr. James Earl "Jimmy" Greer, age 63, husband of Kim Vaughan Greer, 1385 Jonesville Hwy., Union, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Greer was born August 2, 1955 in Union, a son of the late Clarence Earl Greer and Athleen Ivey Greer. He attended Union High School and was the owner of Union Auto...
John L. Lipsey, Sr.
Dec 17, 2018
December 17, 2018 Mr. John Lee Lipsey, Sr., age 60, husband of Trudy Price Lipsey of 107 Neal Shoals Rd., Union, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at his home. Mr. Lipsey was born in Union, May 17, 1958 a son of the late Herbert "Tye" and Dorothy "Dot" Lanier Lipsey Tiner. He was a self-employed auto mechanic and was...
Vivian Franklin Kelley
Dec 16, 2018
Mrs. Vivian Franklin Kelley, age 79 of 100 Westminister Circle, Union, widow of Warren R.L. Kelley, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Kelley was born in Whitmire, SC December 16, 1938, a daughter of the late Robert Franklin and Maleva Bowers Franklin. She was a 1957 graduate of Whitmire High School and was a homemaker. Surviving...
James W. Black
Dec 16, 2018
December 16, 2018 Mr. James W. Black, age 74, husband of Karen W. Black of 201 Erwin Avenue, Union, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at his home. Mr. Black was born in Union, SC June 12, 1944, a son of the late Charles N. Black and Ellie Birch Black. He retired from Excelisor Mill following thirty-three years of service....
Jennifer Mabry Robinson
Dec 15, 2018
December 15, 2018 Jennifer Mabry Robinson, age 34, wife of Jonathan Robinson of Pacolet, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018. Mrs. Robinson was born in Spartanburg, SC January 11, 1984, a daughter of Bryan Mabry of Pacolet and Kathy Rockholt Mabry of Cowpens. She was a graduate of Broome High School and was formerly employed with Abbotts Market. Mrs. Robinson...
Kerri Leigh Garland
Dec 14, 2018
December 14, 2018 Kerri Leigh Garland, age 47, formerly of New York, passed away, Thursday, December 13, 2018. Miss Garland was born in Spartanburg, December 21, 1970, a daughter of Paula Jones Garland of Jonesville and the late Ronald L. Garland. She was a graduate of Union High School and studied at Fordham University. Kerri moved to New York to...
Bobby Thomas Moss
Dec 14, 2018
Mr. Bobby Thomas Moss, age 80, of 1390 Mudbridge Rd., Buffalo, widower of Joyce Heatherly Moss, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Mr. Moss was born January 18, 1938 in Union, a son of the late Luther H. Moss and Agnes Foster Moss. He was retired from the S.C. Department of Corrections Cross Anchor Facility. Mr....
Jennifer Nicole Roberts
Dec 13, 2018
December 13, 2018 Jennifer Nicole Roberts, age 36, of 155 Pine St., Buffalo, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a long illness. Ms. Roberts was born in Union, September 5, 1982, a daughter of Bruce K. Roberts of Jefferson City, MO and the late Pauline Walden Levesque. She attended Union High School and was...
Ruby Smith Morris
Dec 11, 2018
December 11, 2018 Mrs. Ruby Smith Morris, age 92, formerly of Davis St., Union, widow of Claude Morris, passed away Saturday December 8, 2018 at her daughter's home in Frankfort, KY. Mrs. Morris was born February 9, 1926 in Union, a daughter of the late Henry W. and Julia Ann Scales Smith. She was first married to the late Melvin...
Billy Joe Hamrick, Sr.
Dec 10, 2018
Mr. Billy Joe Hamrick, Sr., passed away on December 10, 2018 after a brief period of declining health. He was born in Landrum, SC on March 7, 1927 to Mrs. Vera Hamrick. Mr. Hamrick was a 1944 graduate of Union High School, where he lettered in football. Upon, graduation he worked briefly at Buffalo Mill. He then joined the Navy...
Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Smith, Jr.
Dec 7, 2018
December 7, 2018 Rev. Dr. Joseph Wilson Smith, Jr., husband of 60 years to June Hawkins Smith, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, December 7, 2018 at his home. Dr. Smith was born in Union, May 28, 1938, a son of the late J. Wilson and Myrtle Greer Smith. He was a graduate of Union High School, North...
Phillip S. Miller
Dec 7, 2018
Mr. Phillip Saye Miller, age 76, of 3867 Jonesville-Lockhart Hwy., Union, widower of Margie Slack Miller, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at his home. Mr. Miller was born in Hartsville, SC, June 17, 1942, a son of the late James Samuel Miller and Ora Worley Miller. He was a retired textile worker and a member of First Free Will...
Linda Smith Parks
Dec 5, 2018
Mrs. Linda Smith Parks, age 65, wife of Jackie E. Parks of 759 Mt. Tabor Church Rd., Union, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Parks was born in Union, July 28, 1953, a daughter of the late Paul and Rachel Sanders Smith. She was a graduate of Union High School and attended...
Donald Wilburn Lowe
Dec 5, 2018
Mr. Donald Wilburn Lowe, age 71, of 201 Bryant Rd., Pacolet, passed away, Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Lowe was born July 9, 1947 in Transylvania, NC, a son of the late Lun Lowe and Alma Chappell Lowe. He was retired from Milliken & Co-Cedar Hill Plant. Mr. Lowe was a Veteran of the United...
