Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
Hazel S. Suttles
Feb 8, 2016
Mrs. Hazel Sprouse Suttles, age 83, of 7053 S. Pine St., Pacolet, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Suttles was born in Spartanburg Co., June 25, 1932, a daughter of the late Thomas Albert Sprouse and Mary Ivey Lee Sprouse. She was a graduate of Pacolet High School and was retired from the textile...
Fred W. Cooksey, Jr.
Feb 8, 2016
February 8, 2016 Mr. Fred W. Cooksey, Jr., age 71, husband of Judy Shetley Cooksey, of 110 Bates Avenue Ext., Union, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cooksey was born in Union, SC on January 1, 1945 a son of the late Fred William Cooksey, Sr. and Mary Craft Cooksey. He was retired from...
James E. Jordan
Feb 6, 2016
February 6, 2016 Mr. James E. "Jimmy" Jordan, age 73, of 244 Walker St., Pacolet, widower of Linda Shehan Jordan, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Jordan was born in Union Co., January 25, 1943, a son of the late Eugene William Jordan and Elsie Ward Jordan. He was a retired mechanic and...
Roy Lee Smith
Feb 5, 2016
February 5, 2016 Mr. Roy Lee "Snake" Smith, age 88, husband of Peninnah Hopkins Smith, of Buffalo, passed away on February 4, 2016 at his home surrounded by family after a long illness. Mr. Smith was born in Buffalo on December 23, 1927 a son of the late JB and Fannie Smith. He served in the US Army, in the...
Ronnie Elbert Knox
Feb 4, 2016
February 4, 2016 Mr. Ronnie Elbert Knox, age 74, husband of Revonda Walker Knox of 209 Spruce Street, Union, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Knox was born in Union, March 25, 1941, a son of the late John "Smiley" Knox and Sibbie Eaves Knox. He was a graduate of Union High School and was...
James A. Woods, Sr.
Feb 1, 2016
Mr. James Arthur "Jim" Woods, Sr., age 81, husband of Frances Roark Woods of 1707 Union Blvd., Union, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mr. Woods was born in Newberry, March 18, 1934, a son of the late James Booth Woods, Jr. and Maxie Hawkins Woods. He was a graduate of Union High School and...
Louis Revis Smith
Feb 1, 2016
Mrs. Louis Revis Smith, age 87, of Ellen Sagar Nursing Home, widow of Sam J. Smith passed away Monday, February 1, 2016. Mrs. Smith was born in Union, SC on January 3, 1929 a daughter of the late Rev. L.D. Revis and Eula Pack Revis. She was retired from Wallace Thomson Hospital where she worked in food services. Mrs. Smith...
Pearl S. Kirby
Feb 1, 2016
February 1, 2016 Mrs. Pearl Smith Kirby age 86, of 100 Hidden Hill Rd., Union, widow of Harold W. Kirby, Sr., passed away Monday, February 1, 2016 at Heartland of Union. Mrs. Kirby was born in Union, October 31, 1929. She was a 1947 graduate of Union High School and was Valedictorian of her class. Mrs. Kirby retired as the...
James A. “Jim” Woods
Jan 31, 2016
January 31, 2016 Mr. James A. "Jim" Woods, age 81, husband of Francis Roark Woods, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by SR Holcombe Funeral Home.
Woodrow Wilson Horne, Jr.
Jan 30, 2016
January 30, 2016 Mr. Woodrow Wilson Horne, Jr, age 49 of 306 West Hillcrest Avenue, Union, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Horne was born in Union, SC January 8, 1967, a son of Dora Lee Wages Horne of Union and the late Woodrow Wilson Horne, Sr. He had attended the Union Church of Christ...
Magdalene R. “Teenie” Mcabee
Jan 29, 2016
January 29, 2016 Mrs. Magdalene R. "Teenie" McAbee, age 75, wife of Boyd E. McAbee, of 2252 Lockhart Hwy., Union, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016 at her home. Mrs. McAbee was born in Lancaster, SC on June 23, 1940 a daughter of the late James Blair Railey and Nora Lee Huneycutt Railey. She was retired from Ashe Insurance Company...
Cora Gregory Jenkins
Jan 28, 2016
Mrs. Cora Gregory Jenkins, age 88 of 309 N. 1st Street, Lockhart, widow of William H. "Bill" Jenkins, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Newberry Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jenkins was born in Lockhart, SC February 7, 1927, a daughter of the late Norman Gregory and Louise Plexico Gregory. She was a graduate of Lockhart...
Frances “Sis” Fowler
Jan 28, 2016
January 28, 2016 Mrs. Frances "Sis" Horne Fowler, age 91 of 601 N. Main Street, Jonesville, widow of Claude "Shorty" Fowler, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Heartland of Union. Mrs. Fowler was born in Union, June 21, 1924, a daughter of the late Horace F. Horne and Nannie Fowler Horne. She was owner of Fowler's Grocery, Hash and...
Richard Wayne Harris, Sr.
Jan 28, 2016
Mr. Richard Wayne Harris, age 68, husband of Angela Loecke "Angie" Harris of 115 Fairview Street, Jonesville, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Union Medical Center. Mr. Harris was born in Brevard, NC May 18, 1947, a son of the late Gene Carrol Harris and Alice Holden Harris. He was a Veteran of the US Army for eight years...
Judson J. Gregory
Jan 27, 2016
January 27, 2016 Mr. Judson James Gregory, age 84, husband of Pearl Creasman Gregory of 104 Bermuda Dr., Union, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at Magnolia Manor in Inman. Mr. Gregory was born in Union, June 11, 1931, a son of the late Will and Hilda Saunders Gregory. He retired from Milliken and Co.,...
Ralph R. Jenkins
Jan 26, 2016
January 26, 2016 Mr. Ralph Rivers Jenkins, age 48 of 1741 Tinker Creek Rd., Union, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016. Mr. Jenkins was born in Union, December 11, 1967, a son of the late Ralph and Frances Rivers Jenkins. He was a graduate of Rock Hill High School and was formerly employed with Great Clips in Union. Surviving are...
Ricky Wayne Haney
Jan 24, 2016
January 24, 2016 Mr. Ricky Wayne Haney, age 61, husband of Cindy Vess Haney of 409 Haney Rd., Buffalo, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, January 22, 2016. Mr. Haney was born in Union, October 16, 1954, a son of the late Walter and Madie Ghorley Haney. He was a 1973 graduate of Union High School and was...
Mariko S. Browning
Jan 21, 2016
Mrs. Mariko Shiki Browning, age 79, widow of Wallace Richard Browning, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Rosewood Assisted Living in Pauline. Mrs. Browning was born in Nagasaki, Japan, August 7, 1936. She and Mr. Browning were married in Japan, May 28, 1958 and soon afterward made their home in the United States. Mrs. Browning was a devoted wife...
Lorena Cate Mcalpine
Jan 21, 2016
January 21, 2016 , loving wife and mother, went home to be with her Lord on January 15, 2016. Born, January 2, 1926, in Chattanooga, TN to Francena and Otto Cate, Lorena was raised in Union, SC. She lived a wonderfully rich and rewarding 90 years and was married to her childhood sweetheart for 70 years. Lorena helped to guide...
Joseph T. Harris
Jan 20, 2016
Mr. Joseph Thomas "Joe" Harris, age 74, of 1518 Peach Orchard Rd., Union, widower of Sarah Ochiltree Harris, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at his home. Mr. Harris was born in Union, February 24, 1941, a son of the late Robert Marshall Harris and Ruby Vinson Harris. He was a graduate of Jonesville High School and was retired from...





