Obituaries
William H. “Bill” Mccall, Jr.
Feb 28, 2016
Mr. William Harvey "Bill" McCall, Jr., age 89, of 152 Springdale Drive, Union, widower of Elizabeth (Betsy) Long McCall, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Cheraw Health Care. Mr. McCall was born in Whitmire, SC on February 9, 1927 a son of the late William Harvey McCall, Sr. and Lois Ruth Propes McCall. He attended the University of South...
Frances Erlene Lawson Gowen
Feb 28, 2016
Mrs. Frances Erlene Lawson Gowan, age 80, of 1124 Gowan Rd., Pauline, SC widow of Donald Mansel Gowan, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016. Mrs. Gowan was born in Union, SC a daughter of the late Paul A. Lawson and Christine Billings Lawson. She was retired from Cato Corporation. Mrs. Gowan was a member of West Springs Baptist Church and...
Dr. George Truett Hollis
Feb 26, 2016
February 26, 2016 Dr. George Truett Hollis, known from birth as Truett, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Pasadena, CA, Thursday, January 28, 2016. He was born May 22, 1928 in Union, SC, the sixth of eight children born to the late Mary Elizabeth Alverson Hollis and Orin Bomar Hollis, Sr. From early in life, Truett...
Thesis Ivey Tillison
Feb 26, 2016
Mrs. Thesis Ivey Tollison, age 77, of 761 Barnado Rd., Union, widow of Charles D. Tollison, Sr., passed away Friday, February 26, 2016 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Tollison was born in Union, SC on September 22, 1938 a daughter of the late Emmett Ivey and Thelma Ivey Morris. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and a...
Julia Mae Easterling Guess
Feb 25, 2016
Mrs. Julia Mae Easterling Guess, age 97, of 114 Park Drive, Union, widow of Dr. Joseph H. Guess, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Guess was born on Douglas Heights in Union, SC on August 22, 1918 a daughter of the late Robert A. Easterling and May Cullen Easterling. She grew up in Denmark, SC and...
Lillian R. Shetley
Feb 25, 2016
Mrs. Lillian Faye Rose Shetley, age 79, husband of Don Shetley of 105 Benjamin St., Union, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Union Medical Center. Mrs. Shetley was born in Cherokee, NC, April 29, 1936, a daughter of Elsie Rodger Rose Kimsey of Cherokee and the late Wayne Rose. She was a graduate of the University of South Carolina,...
Frances Lunsford Williams
Feb 24, 2016
Mrs. Frances Lunsford Williams, age 89, of 2299 Mt. Lebanon Rd., Buffalo, widow of John Henry Williams passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at her brother's home. Mrs. Williams was born in North Carolina on July 14, 1926 a daughter of the late Curtis Franklin Lunsford and Annie Belle Navy Lunsford. She was devoted to her late husband, whom she...
William L. “Bill” Mcswain
Feb 20, 2016
Mr. William L. "Bill" McSwain age 77, husband of Pasty Foster McSwain of 406 Bentley Town Rd., passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. McSwain was born in Lockhart, July 10, 1938, a son of the late Buford and Mildred Bentley McSwain. He was a graduate of Lockhart High School and was retired Chief Petty...
Vernal L. “Steve” Stephenson, Jr.
Feb 20, 2016
February 20, 2016 Mr. Vernal Lee "Steve" Stephenson, Jr., age 68, husband of Dianne Stephenson of Union, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at Magnolia Manor in Spartanburg. Mr. Stephenson was born in Rock Hill, October 21, 1947, a son of the late Vernal Lee Stephenson, Sr. and Ruby Nance Stephenson. He was a graduate of Union High School and...
Carl Hennis Lewis
Feb 17, 2016
Mr. Carl Hennis Lewis, age 90 of 114 Boyd Street (Monarch Community), Union, SC, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at his home after an extended illness. Mr. Lewis was the widower of Sara Eaves Lewis. Mr. Lewis was born in Woodruff, SC December 7, 1925, a son of the late Carl R. Lewis and Pearl Wells Lewis. He retired...
Samuel K. Cooke
Feb 17, 2016
Mr. Samuel Keith "Sammy" Cooke, age 65, husband of Cynthia Hogan Cooke of 405 Lakeview Heights, Union, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Heartland of Union. Mr. Cooke was born in Spartanburg, June 8, 1950, a son of Johnnie Jones West of Union and the late Montague West. He was retired from Gestamp in Union and was a member...
Robert L. Svedlund
Feb 17, 2016
February 17, 2016 Mr. Robert Lee Svedlund, age 78 of 210 Hillcrest Dr., Union, widower of Carolyn Svedlund, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at his home. Mr. Svedlund was born in Paxton, IL, June 18, 1937, a son of the late Oscar Wilhelm Svedlund and Mary Johanna Jensen Svedlund. He was a graduate of Gibson City High School and...
Darrell B. Knox
Feb 16, 2016
February 16, 2016 Mr. Darrell Brent Knox, age 61 of 1161 Jonesville Lockhart Hwy., Union, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Mr. Knox was born in Union, March 1, 1954, a son of the late Boyd and Grace Ingle Knox. He was retired from United Merchants, Union Plant and was a member of Bethlehem United...
Kenneth Lewis Lawson
Feb 15, 2016
February 15, 2016 Mr. Kenneth Lewis Lawson, age 74, husband of Jo Ann Sprouse Lawson of 1325 Mt. Lebanon Rd., Pauline, SC passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at his home. Mr. Lawson was born in Spartanburg County, SC May 18, 1941, a son of the late George Lawson and Maybell Simmons Lawson. He retired from Arrow Automotive after twenty-three...
Nina Sinclair Greer
Feb 14, 2016
February 14, 2016 Mrs. Nina Sinclair Greer, age 74, wife of Willie "Ed" Greer, Jr of 611 Sardis Rd., Union, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her family and friends, Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Regional Hospice Home. Mrs. Greer was born in Union, SC February 24, 1941, a daughter of the late Johnny Albert Sinclair and...
Elizabeth Ray Ruff
Feb 14, 2016
Mrs. Elizabeth Ray Ruff of 133 Clairmont Rd., Union, passed away February 14, 2016, following a long illness. She was predeceased in 2003 by her husband of over 50 years, George S. Ruff, Jr.; a brother Charles L. Ray, and a sister, Margaret K. Ray. Mrs. Ruff was born December 13, 1924, a native of Union, she was also predeceased...
Chad Stephen Truitt
Feb 12, 2016
Mr. Chad Stephen Truitt, age 39, husband of Holly Swofford Truitt of 1901 Mudbridge Rd., Jonesville, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016 at Union Medical Center. Mr. Truitt was born in Spartanburg, SC October 15, 1976, a son of Jim Truitt of the home and Sandra Duckett Hinson of Rock Hill. He was employed with Auriga Polymers in Spartanburg and...
Leonard Carl “Bud” Broom
Feb 12, 2016
February 13, 2016 Mr. Leonard Carl "Bud" Broom, age 61, husband of Beth Wilkins Broom of 202 Hart Street, Union, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016 at his home. Mr. Broom was born in Camden, SC on August 3, 1954 to the late LC and Mary Laughridge Broom. He retired from J.P. Stevens and as Department Manager at Renfro...
Frances Tucker Addison
Feb 9, 2016
February 9, 2016 Mrs. Frances Tucker Addison, age 92, of 421 Peach Orchard Rd., Union, widow of John G. Addison, Sr. passed away Monday, February 8, 2016. Mrs. Addison was born in Union, SC on October 9, 1923 the daughter of the late Barksdale Tucker and Lillian Shirley Tucker. She was a graduate of Union High School and a Charter...
Geraldine Hogan Burnette
Feb 8, 2016
Ms. Geraldine Hogan Burnette, age 63, 272 Sweet Water Dr., Buffalo, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Ms. Burnette was born in Union, SC on May 31, 1952 a daughter of the late Willie Lee Hogan and Frances McDaniel Hogan. She was formerly employed at Union Medical Center. Ms. Burnette was of the Church of...
