Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
Maxine Evans Waddle
Feb 12, 2017
February 12, 2017 Mrs. Maxine Evans Waddle, age 81, widow of Lonnie Waddle, formerly of Jonesville, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Center. Mrs. Waddle was born in Buncombe County, NC November 27, 1935, a daughter of the late Grady S Evans and Sarah Earley Evans. She was a graduate of...
John Wayne Lawson
Feb 11, 2017
February 11, 2017 Mr. John Wayne Lawson, age 65, husband of Lennis Willard Lawson of 107 Willard Rd., Union, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Mr. Lawson was born in Union, SC December 17, 1951, a son of William Leonidas Lawson and Bertie Mae Nance Lawson. He was a graduate of Union High School and Spartanburg...
Marie G. Arthur
Feb 11, 2017
Mrs. Maria Lewis Gibbs Arthur, age 87 of 305 Richard Street Union went home to be with the Lord Friday, February 10, 2017 at Heartland of Union. She was the widow of Wilson Doil Arthur. Mrs. Arthur was born in Union, SC July 7, 1929, a daughter of the late Luther Norman Gibbs and Bessie Marie Noland Gibbs. She was...
Donnie Glenn Berry
Feb 8, 2017
February 8, 2017 Mr. Donnie Glenn Berry, age 72 of 311 Terry Dr., Union, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at his home. Mr. Berry was born in Union, SC on July 14, 1944 a son of the late Carl Fuller Berry, Sr. and Jessie Lee Sanders Berry. He was a licensed cosmetologist and owned and operated Donnette's Hairstyling. Surviving...
Bruce H. Whisnant
Feb 8, 2017
Mr. Bruce H. Whisnant, age 70, husband of Iris Brown Whisnant of 125 Bates Ave. Ext, Union, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Mr. Whisnant was born in Union, SC October 25, 1946, a son of the late William McPhillips Whisnant and Corrie Farr Whisnant. He was a graduate of Union High School, Spartanburg Technical College...
Brian Keith Wells, Sr.
Feb 7, 2017
February 7, 2017 Mr. Brian Keith Wells, Sr., age 55, husband of Judy Bragg Wells of 125 Oakwood Rd., Jonesville, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 at his home. Mr. Wells was born in Union, August 13, 1961, a son of Lillie Moss Wells Reynolds Grant of Union and the late Bob Wells. He was a graduate of UC-Berkley with...
Diane F. Thomas
Feb 5, 2017
February 5, 2017 Mrs. Diane Fowler Thomas age 70, of 296 Meansville Rd., passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. Mrs. Thomas was born in Union, October 31, 1946, a daughter of the late Thomas Gilman Fowler and Callie Ruth Brown Fowler. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and was retired from the S.C. Dept....
Lamatrel Ponder Haney
Feb 4, 2017
February 4, 2017 Mrs. Lamatrel Ponder Haney, age 87 of 2243 Buffalo West Springs Hwy, Buffalo, widow of Everette McKinley Haney, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Mrs. Haney was born in Spartanburg, SC June 20, 1929, a daughter of the late George Wilson Ponder and Mary Lou Littlefield Ponder. She was a graduate of West...
William Martin Lindler
Feb 1, 2017
Mr. William Martin Lindler, age 86, husband of Betty Vinson Stokes, of 121 Hillcrest Dr., Union, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017 at his home. Mr. Lindler was born in Whitmire, SC on January 23, 1931 a son of the late William Lindler and Lily Young Lindler. He retired from the United States Navy as a Chief Petty Officer after...
Charles Marvin “Chuck” Bettis, Jr.
Feb 1, 2017
February 1, 2017 Mr. Charles Marvin "Chuck" Bettis, Jr., age 58 died Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Landrum Hospice Home. Mr. Bettis was born in Union, SC on May 19, 1958 a son of Charles Marvin Bettis formerly of Union and the late Peggy Lee Bettis. He was graduate of Union High School and a member of First Presbyterian Church...
Helen Thompson Lewis
Jan 27, 2017
God has blessed us with a wonderful Mama, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and sister for 93 years. On January 26, 2017, He decided it's time for her to be with Him. Mrs. Helen Thompson Lewis was born on December 14, 1923 in Union County a daughter of the late Clyde and Florence Thompson. She was the widow of Claude Oscar Lewis. Mrs....
Russ Johnson
Jan 27, 2017
January 27, 2017 Mr. Eugene Russell "Russ" Johnson, III, age 52, husband of Jenny Rankin Johnson of 707 Fernwood Dr., Spartanburg, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017. Mr. Johnson was born in Spartanburg, May 7, 1964 a son of Kay Layton White of Wilmington, NC and Eugene Russell Johnson, Jr. and wife Pheobe of West Springs. He was a graduate...
Alice Hyatt Sanders
Jan 26, 2017
January 26, 2017 Mrs. Alice Hyatt Sanders, age 95, of 317 Brookside Dr., Union, widow of Jack B. Sanders, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Sanders was born September 24, 1921 a daughter of the late Lonnie Hyatt and Ola West Hyatt. She was a graduate of West Springs High School and Spartanburg Beauty School. Mrs....
Harold D. Watson
Jan 24, 2017
Mr. Harold D. Watson, age 80 formerly of Union, husband of Margaret Josephine Reynolds Watson, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 in Brighton, CO. Mr. Watson was born in Union, SC on March 21, 1936 a son of the late Hugh Watson and Hurley Pruitt Watson. He was a graduate of Union High School and a Veteran of the United...
Reuben Lindsey Bishop
Jan 24, 2017
January 24, 2017 Mr. Reuben Lindsey Bishop, age 75, husband of Linda Varner Bishop of 283 Varner Rd., Union, went home to be with the Lord Monday, January 23, 2017 at his home. Mr. Bishop was born in Union, SC June 18, 1941, a son of the late John "J.T." Bishop and Kathryn Greer Bishop. He was a graduate of...
Horace Lee Porter, Jr.
Jan 22, 2017
Mr. Horace Lee Porter, Jr., age 73, husband of Betty Brandon Porter of 4498 Mt. Pleasant Church Rd., Chester, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Chester Medical Center. Mr. Porter was born in Chester, August 19, 1943, a son of the late Horace Lee Porter, Sr. and Edna Robbins Porter. He was retired from textiles and attended Mt....
Valice Maness
Jan 22, 2017
January 22, 2017 Miss Valice Maness, age 97, of Pine St., Buffalo, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Born October 28, 1919, in Nora, VA, she was a daughter of the late Sterling S. and Charity Minor Maness. A graduate of Union High School, Miss Maness was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church and...
Lewis Lesesne Scott
Jan 19, 2017
January 19, 2017 Mr. Lewis Lesesne Scott, age 86, husband of Joyce Garner Scott of Moore, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Scott was born in Union, SC on March 10, 1930 a son of the late E. Dean Scott and Colleen Fowler Scott. He was a graduate of Spartanburg Methodist College and retired...
Darrell Eugene Justice
Jan 18, 2017
January 18, 2017 Mr. Darrell Eugene Justice, age 55, husband of Candice Davis Justice of 113 Silver Rd., Union, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Mr. Justice was born in Spartanburg, SC April 30, 1961, a son of the late Wylie Robert Justice and Robbie Cody Justice. He was a 1980...
Mabel Adams Hollingsworth
Jan 16, 2017
January 16, 2017 Mrs. Mabel Adams Hollingsworth, age 90 of 106 Crestview Drive, Union, widow of J.C. Hollingsworth, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Mrs. Hollingsworth was born in Union, SC October 30, 1926, a daughter of the late James Talmadge Adams and Lelia Irene Gallman Adams. She attended Kelly Pinckney...






