Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
Mary C. Smith
Nov 29, 2016
Mrs. Mary Crosby Smith, age 76, of 123 Wilkerson Rd., Whitmire, widow of James Kennedy "Jim" Smith, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. Mrs. Smith was born in Union Co., August 8, 1940 a daughter of the late Arlon Wilson "Bill" Crosby and Clarice Brock Crosby. She was a graduate of Whitmire High School...
Joann Foster Cordell
Nov 28, 2016
November 28, 2016 Mrs. JoAnn Foster Cordell, age 85, wife of Maurice Cordell of Union, SC, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Inverness Assisted Living in Spartanburg, SC. Mrs. Cordell was born in Atlanta, GA on January 13, 1931 a daughter of the late Jefferson Vannoy Foster and Lenna Mae Kerr Foster. She was a Registered Nurse and had...
Lewis D. Watts, Jr.
Nov 28, 2016
Mr. Lewis Dempsey "Dee" Watts, Jr., age 70, husband of Linda Faye Smith Watts of 511 Lockhart Dr., Lockhart, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016 at his home. Mr. Watts was born in Union, March 20, 1946, a son of the late Rev. Lewis D. Watts, Sr. and Gaynell Ochiltree Watts. He was retired from the U.S. Army and was...
Phyllis Jean Huggler
Nov 27, 2016
November 27, 2016 Mrs. Phyllis Jean Huggler age 76, wife of Richard L. Huggler of 4205 Furman L. Fendley Hwy., Pacolet, SC, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Huggler was born in Indianapolis, IN, August 26, 1940, a daughter of the late Herman Nelson and Ruby Nelson Pettijohn. She was a graduate of Arsenal...
Barbara Lee Wilburn
Nov 25, 2016
November 25, 2016 Miss Barbara Lee Wilburn, age 81, of 221 Harwood Heights, Union passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at her home. Miss Wilburn was born in Union, September 17, 1935, a daughter of the late Robert Lee Wilburn and Gertrude Lehman Wilburn. She was a graduate of Union High School, a 1957 graduate of the University of South...
Virginia H. Toney
Nov 24, 2016
Mrs. Virginia Hutcherson Toney, age 86, of 105 Barron St., Union, widow of Robert Virgil Toney passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at the Union Medical Center after a brief illness. Mrs. Toney was born in Union, March 9, 1930 a daughter of the late Oscar and Mae Howell Hutcherson. She was retired from United Merchants and was a member...
Louise W. Kingsmore
Nov 24, 2016
November 24, 2016 Mrs. Louise West Kingsmore, age 89, widow of Willis Franklin Kingsmore, formerly of Union, passed away Wednesday, Thursday, November 23, 2016 at Brookdale Place in Rock Hill. Mrs. Kingsmore was born in Union Co., January 24, 1927, a daughter of the late Frank Charles West and Ruby Lowe West. She was a graduate of Union High School...
Betty Jo Bailey Wages
Nov 21, 2016
Ms. Betty Jo Bailey Wages, age 85, a long time resident of Inman, SC, went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ at Lake Emory Post Acute Care on November 19, 2016. Ms. Wages was born August 31, 1931 in Union, SC to Robert Howard and Cora Lee Jolly Bailey. She was a member of Inman First Free Will...
Thomas N. “Tom” Williams
Nov 21, 2016
November 21, 2016 Mr. Thomas N. "Tom" Williams age 75, husband of Inez Hill Williams, of 639 Fairview Church Circle, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mr. Williams was born in Union, SC April 21, 1941 a son of the late Adolphus Williams and Emma Alverson Williams. He was first married to the late Carol...
Dorothy Sanders Gault
Nov 20, 2016
November 20 ,2016 Mrs. Dorothy Sanders Gault, age 91 of 200 Bennett Street, Union passed away peacefully Saturday, November 19, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family and friends. Mrs. Gault was the widow of George Ned Gault and was lovingly known as "Aunt Dot". Mrs. Gault was born in Cherokee County, SC February 14, 1925, a daughter of...
Normalee Summer
Nov 20, 2016
Mrs. Normalee McLaughlin Summer, age 85 of 2383 Buffalo West Springs Hwy, Buffalo, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. She was married to the late Charles O. Summer for sixty-one years. Mrs. Summer was born in Ohio January 15, 1931, a daughter of the late Earl Watson and Nancy Bell McLaughlin. She retired from Her...
Henry H. Jenkins, Jr.
Nov 18, 2016
November 18, 2016 Mr. Henry Howard Jenkins, Jr., age 65, of 111 Keenan Ave., Union, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Jenkins was born in Union, December 13, 1950, a son of the late Henry Howard Jenkins, Sr. and Nancy Louise Gregory Jenkins. He was retired after 30 years with the S.C. Dept. of...
Monte Sprouse Lancaster
Nov 14, 2016
Mrs. Monte Sprouse Lancaster, age 77, formerly of N. Mountain St., widow of Francis Lancaster, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at Union Medical Center. Mrs. Lancaster was born in Union, SC on September 3, 1939 a daughter of the late Herman L. Sprouse and Louise O'Shields Sprouse. She was a 1957 graduate of Union High School, one of her...
Donald W. Gossett
Nov 13, 2016
Mr. Donald William Gossett, age 85, passed away Sunday November 13, 2016 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mr. Gossett was born in Union, June 28, 1931, a son of the late John Reid Gossett and Lillie Belle Lavender Gossett. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Surviving are several nieces and nephews including, Brenda Foster and husband...
Carol Keisler Coffer
Nov 13, 2016
Mrs. Carol Keisler Coffer, age 82 wife of Thomas L. Coffer of Union, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Waterford at Dillon Point. Mrs. Coffer was born in Union, SC June 25, 1934 a daughter of the late Sgt. James Harold Keisler and Annette Crosby Keisler. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired from Carlisle Finishing....
Harold S. “Bo” Ham
Nov 13, 2016
Mr. Harold States "Bo" Ham, age 77 of 634 Pea Ridge Hwy., Jonesville, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 at his home. Mr. Ham was born in Kelton, December 4, 1938, a son of the late Forest and Stella Gault Ham. He was a graduate of Jonesville High School and was retired from the S.C. Dept. of Forestry as a...
Ronald L. Inabinett
Nov 13, 2016
November 13, 2016 Mr. Ronald Linberg Inabinett, age 88, of 424 Church St., Buffalo, widower of Agnes T. Inabinett, passed away, Saturday November 12, 2016 at the Union Medical Center. Mr. Inabinett was born on Church St. in Buffalo, August 17, 1928, a son of the late Thomas Alexander Washington Inabinett and Marry Emma Sikes Inabinett. He was retired from...
Johnny Ray Ammons
Nov 11, 2016
November 11, 2016 Mr. Johnny Ray Ammons, age 78, husband of Sharon "Pat" Wilbanks Ammons of 125 Union St., Whitmire, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016 at his home. Mr. Ammons was born in Whitmire, SC on September 1, 1938 a son of the late Samuel and Alice G. Ammons. He was a graduate of Whitmire High School and retired...
Samantha Denise Sprouse Shetley
Nov 11, 2016
Ms. Samantha Denise Sprouse Shetley, age 46 of 102 Cabin St., Union, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016. Ms. Shetley was born in Chicago, IL on May 9, 1970 a daughter of the late James Walter Sprouse, Sr. and Patsy Ruth Horne Sprouse. She received her Associates Degree in Nursing in Illinois and was of the Catholic Faith. Surviving are...
General Lee Brewington
Nov 10, 2016
Mr. General Lee Brewington, age 90, of 5858 Cross Keys Hwy., Enoree, widower of Delores Seay Brewington, passed away Thursday November 10, 2016 at his home. Mr. Brewington was born in Fairfield Co., May 25, 1926, a son of the late Bilbie Brewington and Amy Comer Brewington. He was retired from Inman Mills and was a devoted member of Christian...





