Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
Marlene Gibson Daniel
Apr 13, 2017
April 13, 2017 Mrs. Marlene Gibson Daniel, age 67, wife of Oscar McDade Daniel, Sr., passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Daniel was born in Union, SC March 13, 1950, a daughter of the late Roy B. Gibson and Evelyn Fox Gibson. She was a homemaker. Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons: Mark...
Winston Andrew Quinn
Apr 11, 2017
April 11, 2017 Mr. Winston Andrew Quinn, age 91, husband of Dorothy Gambrell Quinn, of 902 Arthur Blvd., Union, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Quinn was born in Greenville, SC January 24, 1926 a son of the late Dewey Quinn and Christine Williams Quinn. He was a graduate of Pelzer High School. Mr....
Arville Ray Medford
Apr 10, 2017
April 10, 2017 Mr. Arville Ray Medford, age 89, husband of Valeria Webber Medford of 276 Vernon Foster Rd., Union, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Medford was born in Clyde, NC, March 7, 1928 a son of the late M.L. and Lula Jane Green Medford. He retired from Milliken and Co., Monarch Plant...
Ruth Franklin Moss Fowler
Apr 9, 2017
April 9, 2017 Mrs. Ruth Franklin Moss Fowler, age 93, of 308 Alman St., Apt. 30 widower of both Edward Lewis Moss and Thomas G. Fowler passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Fowler was born in Woodruff, SC November 13, 1923 a daughter of the late Lidith "Lotie" Franklin Carpenter. She was a member of Hammett...
Eugene R. Johnson, Jr.
Apr 8, 2017
Mr. Eugene Russell "Gene" Johnson, Jr., age 77, of 412 Bogan Rd., Jonesville, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017, surrounded by his wife of 39 years, Phoebe. Gene struggled through several years of declining health from pulmonary fibrosis and congestive heart failure. Gene was born in Greenville, July 8, 1939, a son of the late Ossie Miller and Eugene Russell...
James F. Barfield
Apr 7, 2017
April 7, 2017 Mr. James F. "Freddie" Barfield, age 68 of 401 Brown's Creek Church Rd., Union, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at his home. Mr. Barfield was born in Union, February 25, 1949, a son of the late Jack Hawkins Barfield and Mamie Albert Barfield. He was a retired conductor after 38 years with Norfolk-Southern Railway. Mr. Barfield...
J.C. Matthews, Jr.
Apr 5, 2017
April 5, 2017 Mr. J.C. "Jay" Matthews, Jr., age 65 of 225 Eaves Rd., Whitmire, passed away, Monday April 3, 2017 at his home. Mr. Matthews was born in Union, SC on May 12, 1951 a son of Betty Ruth McAbee Matthews and the late J.C. Matthews, Sr. He was a retired fork lift operator. Surviving in addition to his...
Leslie Nicole Smith
Apr 3, 2017
April 3, 2017 Ms. Leslie Nicole "Nikki" Hollingsworth Smith, age 45, wife of Mike Wilson of 316 Railroad Street, Union, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017 at her home. Ms. Smith was born in Union, SC December 14, 1971, a daughter of the late James W. Hollingsworth, Jr. and Rosella Jeanette Henderson Surviving in addition to her husband are a...
Dianne H. Hill
Mar 31, 2017
Mrs. Dianne Hart Hill, age 72, widow of Bobby Dean "Bo" Hill, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Ellen Sager Nursing Center. Mrs. Hill was born September 15, 1944, a daughter of the late Paul Hart and Willie Webb Hart. She was the owner and operator of Dianne's Day Care. Mrs. Hill was a member of Ottaray Baptist Church....
Elise Jones Ward
Mar 31, 2017
March 31, 2017 Mrs. Elsie Jones Ward, age 98 of Eden Terrace Spartanburg, widow of James "Jim" Ward, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 at Regional Hospice House. Mrs. Ward was born in Angelo, Montana August 14, 1918 a daughter of the late Charles P. Jones and Hattie Myrtle Jones. She was a graduate of Bird City High School in...
Rev. Carl N. Harris
Mar 30, 2017
March 30, 2017 Rev. Carl N. Harris passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017. He was born in Union, SC, a son of the late Nick and Irene Harris on November 24, 1935. He accepted Jesus as his Savior in 1953 and felt the call of God to become a preacher. Rev. Harris graduated from Union High School, Wofford College, and...
William Keith Howell
Mar 30, 2017
Mr. William Keith Howell, age 65, husband of Cathy Lane Howell of 155 Mitchell Rd., Union, passed away Wednesday 29, 2017 at his home. Mr. Howell was born January 3, 1952 in Union, SC a son of the late Van Howell and Etta Pridemore Howell. He was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church. Mr. Howell was a Shriner, a member...
Billy Thompson
Mar 28, 2017
March 28, 2017 Mr. Billy Thompson, age 75, of 309 Ravenscroft St., Union, widower of Dorothy Frost "Dot" Thompson, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Union Medical Center. Mr. Thompson was born in Pea Ridge, SC on May 4, 1941 a son of the late Jack Thompson and Annie Mae Horne Thompson. He was a graduate of Jonesville High...
Kevin Scott Egolf
Mar 27, 2017
March 27, 2017 Mr. Kevin Scott Egolf, age 56, husband of Shirley Ramich Egolf, of 300 Shadow Dr., Union, SC. passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at his home. Mr. Egolf was born in Barto PA., December 23, 1960, a son of Jona Larish Egolf and the late Herbert Egolf. He was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church...
Michael Ray Bradburn
Mar 26, 2017
Mr. Michael Ray Bradburn, age 65 of 114 Railroad Dr., Union, widower of Pamela Bradburn, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at his home. Mr. Bradburn was born in Union, June 16, 1951, a son of the late Jack Rufus Bradburn and Blanch Evelyn Lloyd Bradburn. He was a graduate of Union High School and attended Wofford College and Clemson...
Richard Kinney
Mar 24, 2017
March 24, 2017 Mr. Richard Kinney, age 93, widower of Daisy Davis Kinney of Martha Franks Nursing Center in Laurens, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Mr. Kinney was born in Warren, PA, September 12, 1923, a son of the late Alfred Russell Kinney and Edith Evelyn Creamer Kinney. He received his master degree in business...
Elaine M. Wilson
Mar 24, 2017
Mrs. Elaine Moss Wilson, age 71, widow of Stephen Allen "Chigger" Wilson of 138 Lybrand St., Jonesville, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Wilson was born in Union, April 28, 1945, a daughter of the late Jesse Ray Moss and Maggie Hawkins Moss. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and Spartanburg...
Danny Lee Peterson
Mar 23, 2017
March 23, 2017 Mr. Danny Lee Peterson, age 44, widower of Jessie Hand Peterson, of 1591 Mt. Tabor Church Rd., Jonesville, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at his home. Mr. Peterson was born in Kings Mt., NC, March 13, 1973, a son of Evelyn Peterson and the late Harvey Lee Peterson. He was retired from Footstar in Gaffney and...
Judy Ivey Medford
Mar 22, 2017
Mrs. Judy Ivey Medford, age 75, of 1667 Meadow Woods Rd., Union, widow of Wayne David Medford, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Medford was born in Brevard, NC on December 28, 1941 a daughter of the late Arthur Hope Ivey and Ferrell Gregory Ivey Palmer. She was the oldest grandchild of the late BC and...
Donald Jenkins
Mar 22, 2017
March 22, 2017 Mr. Donald D. "Sid" Jenkins of Union, passed away March 19, 2017 after a brief illness. Donald was born May 29, 1926 in Dowagiac, Michigan, a son of the late Sydney and Jessie John Jenkins. Donald was a World War II Veteran of the US Navy, having served in the Pacific Theatre. He retired from Torrington Co.,...





