Obituaries
Nancy Gayle Davis Matthews
Jan 11, 2017
January 11, 2017 Mrs. Nancy Gayle Davis Matthews, age 73, wife of John "Pat" Matthews formerly of Union, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at White Oak Manor. Mrs. Matthews was born in Union, SC on April 23, 1943 a daughter of the late Carl Leroy Davis and Hazel Baldwin Davis. She was a member of Philippi Baptist Church where...
Charles Bryan Medford, Jr.
Jan 11, 2017
Mr. Charles Bryan Medford, Jr., age 67 formerly of Union, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at his home in Stedman, NC. Mr. Medford was born and raised in Haywood County, NC a son of the late Charles Bryan Medford, Sr. and Ruth Marie Seay Medford. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served two tours in...
Edna Frances Brasington
Jan 6, 2017
January 6, 2017 Mrs. Edna Frances Mitchell Brasington, age 88, formerly of Meansville Rd., Union, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Center. Mrs. Brasington was the widow of Malcolm Ray "Mickey" Brasington. Mrs. Brasington was born in Lockhart, SC July 23, 1928, a daughter of the late Sam Mitchell and Mildred Cookson Mitchell. Mrs. Brasington was...
Victor Eugene Horne, Jr.
Jan 4, 2017
Mr. Victor Eugene "Buggy" Horne, Jr, age 49 of 172 Rocky Knoll Rd., Pacolet, SC passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Mary Black Hospital in Gaffney. Mr. Horne was born in Union August 4, 1967, a son of the late Victor Eugene Horne, Sr. and Elizabeth Knox Horne Davis. He was formerly employed with John M. Robinson Logging and...
Rhonda G. Dehaai
Jan 3, 2017
Ms. Rhonda G. Rothrock Dehaai, age 54 of 534 Kelly Rd., Union, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at her home. Ms. Dehaai was born in Savannah, GA October 20, 1961, a daughter of Gerri Rothrock Roark of Union and the late Theodore Richard Rothrock. She was a graduate of Lugoff-Elgin High School and was formerly employed with Florida Hospital....
Juanita Black Cooper
Jan 3, 2017
January 3, 2017 Ms. Juanita Black Cooper, age 63, of 437 Bill Black Rd., Union, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at her home after a battle with breast cancer. Ms. Cooper was born in Union, SC September 11, 1953 a daughter of Elizabeth Foster Black and the late William Black. She was a retired Registered Nurse. Surviving are one...
Stanley Michael Palmer
Jan 1, 2017
January 1, 2017 Mr. Stanley Michael Palmer, age 68 of 121 Hogpen Rd., Union, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at his home. Mr. Palmer was born in Union, SC on January 21, 1948 a son of the late Willie Oliver Palmer and Ruby Vaughan Palmer. He retired from Milliken and Company and was a Veteran of the S.C. National...
Charles Ray Vinson, Sr.
Dec 30, 2016
December 30, 2016 Mr. Charles Ray Vinson, Sr., age 81, of 4658 Buffalo West Springs Hwy., Pauline, widower of Mary West Vinson, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at his home. Mr. Vinson was born in Union, SC November 25, 1935 a son of the late Ernest Vinson and Ola Hyatt Vinson. He was a graduate of West Springs High...
Larry Lee Cheatham
Dec 30, 2016
Mr. Larry Lee Cheatham, age 65, husband of Darlene Kirby Cheatham of 451 Bob Little Rd., Jonesville passed away Friday, December 30, 2016. Mr. Cheatham was born in Union, SC October 21, 1951, a son of the late Hayden Cheatham and Suzie Gist Ashe. He was employed with Enoree Mill and was the last surviving member of his immediate family....
Nellie Loree Lawson
Dec 29, 2016
Mrs. Nellie Loree Boulware Lawson, of Buffalo, widow of William R. Lawson, passed away Wednesday December 28, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Lawson was born in Winnsboro, on June 26, 1931 a daughter of the late Belton and Lula Fee Boulware. She was retired from United Merchants. Mrs. Lawson was a devoted wife and mother. Surviving are one...
Shannon Lee Austin
Dec 29, 2016
December 29, 2016 Mr. Shannon Lee Austin, age 42, husband of Michelle Harris Austin of 226 Hancock St., Union, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. Mr. Austin was born in Union, April 18, 1974, a son of the late George and Sherry Knox Austin. He was employed by Dollar General Distribution...
James H. ‘Jim’ Hart, Jr.
Dec 28, 2016
December 28, 2016 Mr. James Hoyle "Jim" Hart, Jr., age 53, husband of Julie Robinson Hart of 810 Bishop Rd., Union, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at his home. Mr. Hart was born in Union, December 25, 1963, a son of Buddy Gillespie of Moore and the late Trudy Harris Gillespie and James Hoyle Hart, Sr. He was a...
Gaynelle H. Wade
Dec 28, 2016
Mrs. Gaynelle Hooper Callahan Wade, age 77, of 201 Hidden Hill Rd., Union, widow of Thomas Vernon Wade, Sr., passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mrs. Wade was born in Union, August 8, 1939, a daughter of the late Lotus Odell Hooper and Agnes Gunning Hooper. She was a graduate of Union High School and...
James Thomas Tracy
Dec 27, 2016
December 27, 2016 Mr. James Thomas Tracy, age 89, husband of Eva Cabaniss Burgess Tracy, of 111 Sunline Place, Spartanburg, passed away Sunday December 25, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Tracy was born in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on October 19, 1927. At age three, he and his older brothers were placed in the Catholic Orphanage of...
Barbara Jean Hughes
Dec 26, 2016
December 24, 2016 Miss Barbara Jean Hughes, age 84 of 107 W. South St., Union, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Heartland of Union. Miss Hughes was born in Union, April 7, 1932, a daughter of the late Everett Holmes Hughes and Jean Sanders Hughes. She was a graduate of Union High School and received a bachelor's degree from...
Jackie Wilburn Cody
Dec 26, 2016
Mrs. Jackie Wilburn Cody, age 79, of 312 Catawba St., Union, widow of Frank D. Cody, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Cody was born in Union, SC on October 27, 1937 a daughter of the late Fred Wilburn and Juanita Phillips Wilburn. She was a graduate of Union High School and Cecil's Business College. Mrs....
Mildred Irene Sanders Crocker
Dec 26, 2016
December 26, 2016 Mrs. Mildred Irene Sanders Crocker, age 93, of 220 Lawson Ave., Union, widow of Albert Crocker, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Crocker was born April 19, 1923 in Bessemer, NC a daughter of the late Roy C. Sanders and Viola Barber Sanders. She retired from United Merchants after over...
Woodrow Wilson Waldrop, Jr.
Dec 26, 2016
Mr. Woodrow Wilson Waldrop, Jr., age 71, husband of Marlene Boulware Waldrop of 214 Old English Rd., Union, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his home. Mr. Waldrop was born in Union, SC on December 3, 1945 a son of the late Woodrow Wilson Waldrop, Sr. and Mildred Browning Waldrop. He was graduate of Union High School and was...
Alvin L. “Doc” Young
Dec 22, 2016
Mr. Alvin L. "Doc" Young, age 76, husband of Myrtis Vanderford Young of 118 S. 2nd St., Lockhart, passed away Thursday December 22, 2016 at his home. Mr. Young was born in Chester, on May 19, 1940 a son of the late Sam and Bertha Gaston Young. He was a graduate of Chester High School and retired from Milliken &...
Charles W. Lee, Sr.
Dec 22, 2016
December 22, 2016 Mr. Charles W. Lee, Sr., age 70 of 3439 Buffalo West Springs Hwy., Buffalo, widow of Darlene Brown Lee passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at his home. Mr. Lee was born in Union, SC on March 27, 1946 a son of the late Woodrow Lee and Ida Virginia Whitmire Lee. He was of the Baptist Faith....
