Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
Betty Faye Fowler
Aug 22, 2018
Mrs. Betty Faye Fowler, age 85, wife of James M. "Bogan" Fowler of 110 Brookside Dr., Jonesville, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at the Union Medical Center. Mrs. Fowler was born in Pacolet Mills, September 14, 1932, a daughter of the late Dewey Lee Fowler and Exie Womick Fowler. She was retired from Parker Hannifin and was a life-long...
Wallace Wayne ‘Cooter’ Garner
Aug 22, 2018
August 22, 2018 Wallace Wayne "Cooter" Garner, age 73, of Smyrna, Georgia passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018. A funeral service will be held 2 pm Sunday, August 26, 2018, in the chapel of Carmichael Funeral Home in Smyrna. Interment will be 2 pm, Monday August 27, 2018, in the Georgia National Cemetery with Military Honors. The family will receive...
Frances Gregory Lancaster
Aug 20, 2018
Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Gregory Lancaster, age 86, wife of James Alvin Lancaster of 1812 Main St., Buffalo, went home to be with the Lord, August 20, 2018. Mrs. Lancaster was born in Union, February 13, 1932, a daughter of the late Alvin Fincher Gregory and Thelma Gowan Gregory. She was a graduate of Union High School and was a homemaker....
Vergie Louise Tracey
Aug 20, 2018
August 20, 2018 Mrs. Vergie Louise Tracey, age 96, of 186 Whitehead Dr., Union, widow of James Vernon Tracey, passed away Monday, August 20, 2018. Mrs. Tracey was born August 25, 1921 in Chester, a daughter of the late George Alexander Gaston and Violet Ann Love Gaston. She was a graduate of Sharon High School and of Beauty School. Mrs....
Maria Mccrary
Aug 17, 2018
August 17, 2018 Mrs. Maria McCrary, age 68, of 175 Motlow Creek Rd., Campobello, widow of John McCrary, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 at her home. Mrs. McCrary was born February 16, 1950 in Stuttgart, Germany a daughter of the late Uhlich Heisse and Katharina Dita. She retired from Hudson Wire. Mrs. McCrary was the last surviving member of...
James Carol Caldwell
Aug 15, 2018
August 15, 2018 Mr. James Carol Caldwell, age 78, of 228 Burgess Rd., Jonesville, widower of Brenda Hutcherson Caldwell, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at his home. Mr. Caldwell was born April 26, 1940 in Union, a son of the late Paul A. Caldwell and Grace Sumner Caldwell. He was retired from Torrington & Co.-Tyger River Plant and had...
Peggy Elizabeth West Judy
Aug 15, 2018
Mrs. Peggy Elizabeth West Judy, age 71 of 113 Harris St., Union, formerly of Charleston, widow of Arnold Steven Judy, passed away Monday August 13, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Judy was born January 4, 1947 in Union, a daughter of Ollie Mae West Brock of Buffalo and the late Bob West. She was a member of Deer Park Baptist...
Ola Mae Moore
Aug 11, 2018
Miss Ola Mae Moore, age 87, of 297 Moore Rd., Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, August 11, 2018 at her home. Miss Moore was born August 9, 1931 in Spartanburg, a daughter of the late William Smith Moore and Mary Johnson Moore. She was a graduate of Pacolet High School and was formerly an owner...
Michael Clarence Brewington
Aug 10, 2018
August 10, 2018 Mr. Michael Clarence Brewington, age 66, husband of Jean Blackwood Brewington, passed away Friday, August 10, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Brewington was born in Union, SC May 4, 1952, a son of the late Clarence Brewington and Dorothy Addis Brewington. He was a 1972 graduate of Jonesville High School and retired as Lieutenant with...
James E. Boulware, Sr.
Aug 9, 2018
August 9, 2018 Mr. James Edward Boulware, Sr., age 75 of 210 Hope Dr., Lockhart, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2018 at his home. Mr. Boulware was born in Union, June 18, 1943, a son of the late Lewis Vernon Boulware and Pauline Keisler Boulware. He was retired from Milliken Co., Monarch Plant and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving...
Mary Alice W. Ledford
Aug 8, 2018
August 8, 2018 Mrs. Mary Alice Wofford Ledford, age 85, formerly of Union and Gaffney, widow of G.T. Ledford, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at the Inverness at Spartanburg. Mrs. Ledford was born in Wilkinsville, Cherokee Co., SC, November 25, 1932, a daughter of the late Billy E. and Bessie Peeler Wofford. She the former owner and operator of...
Glenn Franklin Davis
Aug 8, 2018
Mr. Glenn Franklin "Frankie" Davis, age 56, husband of Norma Keisler Davis, of 104 Culbreath Heights, Union, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at his home. Mr. Davis was born January 20, 1962 in Union, a son of Paul Davis and the late Sandra Barber Davis. He was employed with Milliken & Co.-Cedar Hill Plant. Surviving in addition to his...
Larry W. Burgess, Sr.
Aug 8, 2018
Mr. Larry Woodrow Burgess, Sr., age 76, of the Iverness at Spartanburg, went home to be with the Lord on August 8, 2018, while surrounded by his children. Mr. Burgess was widower of Elma Jean Bledsoe Burgess. Mr. Burgess was born in Union, February 9, 1942, a son of the late Woodrow Wilson Burgess and Bertha McCall Burgess. He was...
Rodney Earl “Kink” Alman
Aug 7, 2018
August 7, 2018 Mr. Rodney Earl "Kink" Alman, age 52, of 218 Old Pump Station Rd., Union, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 at his home. Mr. Alman was born July 22, 1966 in Union, a son of John Earl Alman and Evelyn Tindall Alman. He was formerly employed with Parris Automotive in Gaffney. Surviving in addition to his parents...
Davis Herbert Williams
Aug 6, 2018
Mr. Davis Herbert Williams, age 97, widower of Frances Vaughan Williams, formerly of 2211 Buffalo-West Springs Hwy., Buffalo, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mr. Williams was born in Union, June 17, 1921, a son of the late Danny and Mamie Alexander Williams. He was retired from United Merchants, Buffalo Plant and was a member...
Kaye Moss Chumley
Aug 6, 2018
August 6, 2018 Ms. Kaye Moss Chumley, age 69, of Jonesville, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 at her home. Ms. Chumley was born May 8, 1949 in Jonesville, a daughter of the late Bobby Gene Moss and Dorothy Lipsey Moss. She was a 1967 graduate of Jonesville High School and 1969 graduate of Spartanburg Technical College where she received...
Robert Steven Warr
Aug 6, 2018
Robert Steven "Boo" Warr, age 45, and his wife Loretta Tucker "Rudi" Warr, age 43, of 410 Springdale Dr., Union, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018. Robert and Loretta are survived by two son, Zack Warr and D.J. Warr both of the home. Loretta was born in Lockhart, June 30, 1975, a daughter of Marie Snapp Tucker of Pacolet and...
Samuel M. Bobo
Aug 5, 2018
August 5, 2018 Mr. Samuel Mosley Bobo, age 91 of 212 Davis St., Union, widower of Hazel Lawson Bobo, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Bobo was born in Union, April 1, 1927, a son of the late Wylie Bernard "W.B." Bobo and Bessie Sanders Bobo. He was retired from Torrington Co., Tyger...
Virginia J. Willard
Aug 5, 2018
Mrs. Virginia Jones "Jenny" Willard, age 70, wife of Kenneth Wayne Willard of 119 Teal Rd., Union, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Willard was born in Chesterfield Co., SC, January 6, 1948, a daughter of the late Rev. Henry Jones and Ruby Brock Jones. She was a graduate of Union High School and was retired...
Merrie Robbin Sanders Bailey
Aug 2, 2018
August 2, 2018 Ms. Merrie Robbin Sanders Bailey, age 59 of 450 Beattys Bridge Rd., Union, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Regional Hospice Home. Ms. Bailey was born in Union, SC March 27, 1959, a daughter of J.B. Sanders and Ann Bailey Sanders of Union. Ms. Bailey was a graduate of Union High School and upon receiving her...






