Obituaries
Billy Dean Gibson
Apr 20, 2017
April 20, 2017 Mr. Billy Dean Gibson, age 85, husband of Joanna Porter Gibson of 419 Mt. Tabor Church Rd., Union, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at his home. Mr. Gibson was born in Lockhart, August 4, 1931, a son of the late Russell Sage Gibson and Sallie Childers Gibson. He was retired from Cone Mill, Carlisle Finishing and...
Candee Darlene Mccall Silvers
Apr 19, 2017
April 19, 2017 Mrs. Candee Darlene McCall Silvers, age 53, wife of Derrick Scott "Scotty" Silvers of 200 Pineneedle Rd., Union, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017 after a battle with metastatic breast cancer. Mrs. Silvers was born on January 27, 1964 a daughter of the late Jack McCall and Nadine Mease McCall. She was a 1981 graduate of Union...
Mary Nell O’Shields Baldwin
Apr 18, 2017
April 18, 2017 Mrs. Mary Nell O'Shields Baldwin, age 96, of 1014 Linersville Rd., Buffalo, widow of William Ned Baldwin passed away, Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Hospice Home of Carolina Foothills of Landrum. Mrs. Baldwin was born in Buffalo, SC May 24, 1920 a daughter of the late Deedie Clarence O'Shields and Nellie Frances Scarborough O'Shields. She was retired...
Velda Turner Haney
Apr 14, 2017
Mrs. Velda Turner Haney, age 78, of 912 Flat Dr., Buffalo, widow of Fred Edward Haney, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Haney was born in Union, SC on July 6, 1938 a daughter of the late Clarence Austin Turner and Juanita Faye Campbell Turner. She was a faithful member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah...
Esther S. Senn
Apr 14, 2017
April 14, 2017 Mrs. Esther Sturgis Senn, of 307 Catawba St., Union, widow of L. Emerson Senn, passed away Sunday April 9, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Senn was born in Rock Hill, a daughter of the late Harry Victor Sturgis and Mary Moser Sturgis. She was a graduate of Winthrop University where she also received her Master of Arts...
H. Maxie Murphy
Apr 14, 2017
Mr. H. Maxie Murphy, age 93, husband of Mary Scales Murphy of 1120 Meansville Rd., Union, passed away Friday April 14, 2017 at Heartland of Union. Mr. Murphy was born in Cross Keys, October 19, 1923, a son of the late John P. and Lottie Wilburn Murphy. He was a graduate of Cross Keys High School and retired from the...
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...
