Obituaries
William Ellis Rochester
Dec 4, 2017
Mr. William Ellis Rochester, age 70 of 401 East Main Street, Apt. 211, Pacolet, SC passed Sunday, December 3, 2017 at his home. Mr. Rochester was born in Cherokee County, SC September 20, 1947, a son of the late Ralph Ellis Rochester and Estelle Patterson Rochester. He was a member of Hammett Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Brenda...
Jack Wayne Bowman
Dec 4, 2017
December 4, 2017 Mr. Jack Wayne Bowman, age 68, husband of Barbara Lovelace Bowman of 431 Old English Rd., Union, went home to be with his Savior and Lord on December 4, 2017 after a long illness. Mr. Bowman was born in Lovelady Township, Caldwell Co., NC, June 18, 1949 a son of the late Robert Arnold Bowman and Viola...
Charles Lee Thomason
Nov 29, 2017
November 29 ,2017 Mr. Charles Lee Thomason, age 44, husband of Heather Marie Sthal Thomason, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 at the Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC. Mr. Thomason was born in Waynesville, NC, October 18, 1973, a son of Charles Lynnwood Thomason and Marshall Messer Thomason of the home. He was a graduate of Union High...
Perry Dean Rogers
Nov 26, 2017
Mr. Perry Dean Rogers, age 64, of 210 Wesley Chapel Church Rd., Union, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at his home. Mr. Rogers was born in Union, March 20, 1953 a son of the late Sara Horne Rogers. He was retired from Timken Co. after 33 years and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Rogers was the last surviving...
Herbert E. Smith
Nov 26, 2017
November 26, 2017 Mr. Herbert Eugene "Herbie" Smith, age 69, husband of Penny Whiting Smith of 407 Richard St., Union, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 at his home. Mr. Smith was born in Union, June 13, 1948, a son of the late Henry Olin Smith and Doris Parks Smith. He was a 1967 graduate of Union High School and...
Frances Nell Vaughan
Nov 25, 2017
Miss Frances Nell "Miss Nell" Vaughan of Monarch died at her home, Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Miss Nell was well-known and loved in her community and at her church, Mon Aetna Baptist, where she served as Sunday School teacher, Training Union leader, G.A. leader and Adult choir member for many years. Miss Nell counseled and influenced many young people at...
Mike E. Martin
Nov 25, 2017
November 25, 2017 Mr. Mike Edward Martin, age 61, husband of Patsy Rochester Martin of 295 Deer Wood Dr., Pacolet, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017 at his home. Mr. Martin was born in Gaffney, August 6, 1956, a son of the late Lee Edward Martin and Shirley Giles Martin. He was employed with Indorama Auriga Polymars, Inc. and was...
Steven Brent Pelham
Nov 22, 2017
November 22, 2017 Mr. Steven Brent Pelham, age 67, husband of Debra Bailey Pelham, of 315 Harris St., Jonesville, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at his home. Mr. Pelham was born December 19, 1949 in Union a son of the late James H. Pelham, Jr. and Eddie Mae Horne Kirby. He had worked at K&K Mechanical in La Grange,...
Curtis “Red” Walker
Nov 21, 2017
Mr. Curtis E. "Red" Walker, Jr. age 92 of 116 Red Road, Union, Lockhart Community, widow of Peggy Brannon Walker, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at his home. Mr. Walker was born in Lockhart on March 14, 1925 a son of the late Curtis E. Walker, Sr. and Susie Davis Walker. He was retired from Cone Mill and owned...
Nannie Lee Boling Rochester
Nov 19, 2017
November 19, 2017 Mrs. Nannie Lee Boling Rochester, age 94 widow of Rueben P. Rochester of 139 Seigler Rd., Union passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Union Medical Center. Mrs. Rochester was born in Union November 2, 1923 a daughter of the late James William and Callie Lybrand Boling. She was a graduate of Union High School and previously...
William Donald “Don” Fowler
Nov 10, 2017
November 10, 2017 Mr. William Donald "Don" Fowler, age 70, husband of Rickie Grant Fowler of Union, SC was welcomed to Heaven Thursday, November 9, 2017. Mr. Fowler was born in Union, November 24, 1946 a son of the late James H., Sr. and Katherine Fowler. Don worked in the family owned business Dixie Curb Market for many years. He...
Leonard Larry Blair
Nov 9, 2017
Mr. Leonard Larry Blair, age 70, husband of Rita Stepp Blair of 640 Howell Road, Jonesville, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Spartanburg Restorative Care. Mr. Blair was born September 20, 1947 in Springfield, OH a son of the late Homer Blair, Jr. and Reba Mulls Blair. Due to the early death of his parents, Mr. Blair was raised...
Stephen Vance “Sonny” Dye, Sr.
Nov 7, 2017
November 7, 2017 Mr. Stephen Vance "Sonny" Dye, Sr., age 72, of 117 Ellis St., Union widower of Rebecca Ann LeMaster Dye, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Dye was born in Union on April 17, 1945 a son of the late Mary Lucille Dye. He was reared in the home of his maternal...
Michael W. Wells
Nov 6, 2017
Mr. Michael W. Wells, age 67, widower of Linnie Posey Wells, of 330 Johns St., Union, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Wells was born in Union, July 14, 1950, a son of the late John Isaac Wells and Julia Mae Linder Wells. He retired from Gestamp and had previously worked in the textile...
Joseph Paul Heatherly, Jr.
Nov 6, 2017
November 6, 2017 Mr. Joseph Paul Heatherly, Jr, age 84 of 116 Heatherly Drive Buffalo, widower of Juanita Duncan Heatherly, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017 at his home. Mr. Heatherly was born in Buffalo, SC December 23, 1932, a son of the late Joseph Paul Heatherly, Sr and Sunie Henson Heatherly. He retired from United Metchants Buffalo Plant and...
Dale Sprouse Kingsmore
Nov 5, 2017
November 5, 2017 Mrs. Dale Sprouse Kingsmore, age 87, formally of 101 Beverly Drive, widow of Earl Kingsmore passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Center. Mrs. Kingsmore was born November 18, 1929 in Union, SC a daughter of the late Harry J. Sprouse and Marguerite S. Sprouse. She was the owner of Dale's Ladies Fashion and...
Kenneth Edward Roark
Nov 3, 2017
November 3, 2017 Mr. Kenneth Edward Roark, 57, of Union, SC, passed away on November 2, 2017 at Union Medical Center. Kenneth was born on November 14, 1959 in Union, SC. He was the son of Miriam Wilson Roark and the late Leonard Roark Jr. Kenneth spent the early years of his life delivering newspapers for Palmetto Drug Store and...
Edith H. Proctor
Nov 3, 2017
Mrs. Mary Edith Hodge Proctor, age 95 of Sonoco Rd., Union, widow of Wells Proctor, passed away Friday, November 3, 2017 at Heartland of Union. Mrs. Proctor was born in Union, November 3, 1922 a daughter of the late Samuel Hodge and the late Bertha Susan Fowler Hodge Jones; her step-father was the late William Jennings Jones. She was retired...
Ellis E. Langley
Nov 3, 2017
Mr. Ellis E. Langley, age 87 passed away early Friday morning at Heartland of Union. He and his wife Peggy Harmon Langley had been married for 67 years. Mr. Langley was born in Cross Keys on March 14, 1930 a son of the late Ernest E. Langley and Ruth Bailey Langley. He was a 1947 graduate of Union High School....
Mae Gossett Bailey
Nov 2, 2017
November 2, 2017 Mrs. Mae Gossett Bailey, age 82, of 618 New Hope Church Road, Jonesville, widow of Marion Eugene Bailey, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bailey was born in Jonesville, SC on March 10, 1935, a daughter of the late Albert Eugene Gossett and Lillie Foster Gossett. She was a 1953 graduate...
