Obituaries
Ira Eugene “Gene” Matthews
May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016 As dawn broke Monday morning, May 9, 2016, the Lord said "My Son, you have fought the good fight, you have suffered enough, come be with me". Ira Eugene "Gene" Matthews left this world at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Beaufort, South Carolina, surrounded by his wife and children. Gene was born on January...
Patricia Pauline James Watkins
May 10, 2016
Mrs. Patricia Pauline James Watkins, age 74 of 114 Union Lane, Lockhart, widow of Raymond D. Watkins, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Watkins was born in Union, SC on July 20, 1941 a daughter of the late Ashley Fred James and Janie Patrick James. She was a member of Lockhart First Baptist Church....
Jennie Viola O’Dell
May 8, 2016
May 8, 2016 Mrs. Jennie Viola O'Dell, age 94, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother of 105 Reed Street, Union, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 7, 2016. Mrs. O'Dell was the widow of James Cecil O'Dell, Sr. Mrs. O'Dell was born in Union, SC February 12, 1922, a daughter of the late A.L. Garner and Sarah...
Gay T. Logan
May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016 Mrs. Gay Tippen Logan, age 82, wife of Gene E. Logan of 513 Peach Orchard Rd., Union, passed away peacefully, Friday, May 6, 2016 at Union Medical Center. Mrs. Logan was born in Cleveland, OH, May 25, 1933, a daughter of the late Robert S. Tippen and Jolantha Patechell Tippen. She was formerly employed with the Union...
Rebecca B. Hagan
May 3, 2016
May 3, 2016 Buffalo, S.C. Mrs. Rebecca "Becky" Billings Hagan, age 70, of 116 Meadow Lane, Buffalo, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Hagan was born in Union, September 24, 1945, a daughter of the late Walter L. and Eva Pruitt Billings. She was a graduate of Union High School and was retired from the Union...
Albert “Dick” Kitchens, Jr.
Apr 29, 2016
April 29, 2016 Mr. Albert G. "Dick" Kitchens, Jr. age 80, loving and devoted husband of Barbara Belk Kitchens for 62 years, passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at his home. Mr. Kitchens was born in Lockhart, August 14, 1935, a son of the late Albert G. Kitchens, Sr., and Flora Mae Hawkins Kitchens. He retired from the Maintenance Department...
Ritchie Van Tucker
Apr 28, 2016
April 28, 2016 Mr. Ritchie Van Tucker, age 58 of 173 Riley Rd., Buffalo, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 at the Union Medical Center. Mr. Tucker was born in Union, July 13, 1957, a son of the late William Rion Tucker and Iva Lee Brewington Tucker. He was a 1975 graduate of Union High School and was retired from...
Sara B. Nickles
Apr 27, 2016
April 27, 2016 Mrs. Sara Jo Balchin Nickles, age 94, of 442 Mt. Tabor Church Rd., Union, widow of William Wallace Nickles, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Nickles was born in Elbert Co., GA, November 12, 1921, a daughter of the late William Edgar and Jewel Frost Balchin. She was a graduate of the Nancy...
Wanda M. Sturgill
Apr 26, 2016
Mrs. Wanda Marie Meade Sturgill of Jonesville, passed away April 25, 2016 after a brief illness. Mrs. Sturgill left this world to be with God and her husband with her loving family by her side. She was 88 years old at the time of her passing. A memorial service and celebration of her rich and fruitful life will be held...
Rachel Virginia Hardin
Apr 26, 2016
April 26, 2016 Mrs. Rachel Virginia Hughes Hardin, age 88 of 117 Spruce Street, Union, widow of Ralph Memory Hardin, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mrs. Hardin was born in Ellenboro, NC, May 22, 1927, a daughter of the late James Richard Hughes and Flossie Flazor Hawkins Hughes. She retired from McClellans Dime Store...
Robert W. “Bob” Gist
Apr 24, 2016
April 24, 2016 Mr. Robert Wylie "Bob" Gist, age 92, husband of Helen Foster Gist of 305 Springdale Drive, Union, SC., passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Gist was born in West Springs on September 21, 1923, a son of the late David Christopher Gist and Claudia Wylie Gist. He was Graduate of West...
Pauline Marie Levesque
Apr 23, 2016
April 23, 2016 Mrs. Pauline Marie Levesque, age 55, wife of Kenneth Levesque of 105 Clifford Dr. Buffalo, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mrs. Levesque was born in Middletown, Connecticut, April 20, 1961, a daughter of Stanley Pollander and the late Pauline Hesslman Pollander. She was a homemaker. Surviving in addition to her husband...
Sallie Fowler Sanders
Apr 18, 2016
Mrs. Sallie Ethel Fowler Sanders, age 90, widow of William Manning Sanders, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Heartland of Union. Mrs. Sanders was born in Union, October 6, 1925, a daughter of the late Martha Fowler Belue. She attended Kelly Pinckney High School and was a member of Mt. Joy Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Martha S....
Ronald A. Henderson
Apr 18, 2016
Mr. Ronald A. Henderson, age 70, husband of Norma Kingsmore Henderson of 804 Riley Rd., Buffalo, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at his home. Mr. Henderson was born in Spartanburg, June 3, 1945, a son of the late M.Y. Henderson and Nina Cohen Henderson. He was a graduate of Union High School and the University of South Carolina. Mr....
Willie Thomas Bobo
Apr 18, 2016
April 18, 2016 Mr. Willie Thomas Bobo, age 84 of 778 Browns Creek Church Rd., husband of Shirley Vaughan Bobo passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Union Medical Center. Mr. Bobo was born in Union, SC on April 28, 1931 a son of the late Callie Brooks Bobo and Osie Shetley Bobo. He was a veteran of the United...
Laura Vanderford Farr
Apr 15, 2016
April 15, 2016 Laura Vanderford Farr, age 89, widow of Ned D. Farr and formerly of 100 Churchill St., Union, passed away on April 13, 2016, at Lakeland Regional Health in Florida. Mrs. Farr was born in Union County on March 29, 1927, daughter of the late Guy W. and Mary Ruth Vanderford. She was a graduate of Union High...
Catherine H. Compton
Apr 12, 2016
April 12, 2016 Mrs. Catherine Holcombe Compton, age 84, of 525 Bishop Rd., widow of Albert Compton, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Compton was born in Union, May 31, 1931, a daughter of the late Sidney and Alma Henderson Holcombe. She attended Union High School and was a retired textile worker. Mrs. Compton was a...
Louise Scales Gregory
Apr 11, 2016
April 11, 2016 Mrs. Louise Scales Gregory, age 95, formerly of Lockhart, widow of Miles R. Gregory, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Lexington Medical Extended Care, Lexington, SC. Mrs. Gregory was born in Union, SC December 30, 1920, a daughter of the late James M. Scales and Elizabeth Porter Scales. She was a graduate of Lockhart High School;...
James Bruce Lawson
Apr 8, 2016
April 8, 2016 Mr. James Bruce Lawson, age 65, husband of Diane Rodgers Lawson of 362 Putman Rd., Buffalo, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Lawson was born in Union, August 1, 1950, a son of the late James Sumner Lawson and Mary K. Lawson. He was a...
Frances R. Woods
Apr 8, 2016
Mrs. Frances Roark Woods, age 82, widow of James Arthur "Jim" Woods of Ellen Sagar Nursing Home, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016. Mrs. Woods was born in Clover, NC, April 21, 1933, a daughter of the late Russell and Estelle Ashe Roark. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired after 37 years from Conso Products. Mrs....
