Obituaries
John Harold Briggs
Nov 6, 2024
Mr. John Harold Briggs, age 84, husband of Melissa VanWhy Briggs of 919 Sardis Rd., Union, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mr. Briggs was born in Laurens Co., January 2, 1940, a son of the late John Clark Briggs and Mary James Briggs Ivey. He retired from Milliken and Co., Monarch...
Eric Whitener
Nov 4, 2024
Mr. Thomas Eric Whitener, age 57 of Balsam Dr., Greenville, formerly of Union, passed away Monday, November 4, 2024 at his home.
Mr. Whitener was born in Union, December 19, 1966, a son of Andrea Trantham Whitener and the late Paul William Whitener. He attended Union High School and was a member of Duncan Acres United Methodist...
Morris "Mr. Bud" Young
Nov 4, 2024
Mr. Morris David "Mr. Bud" Young, age 89 of Sardis Rd., Union, passed away Monday, November 4, 2024.
Mr. Young was born in Union, July 15, 1935, a son of the late Leland C. Young and Ida Gregory Young. He was a graduate of Union High School and served in the US Army in Korea. Mr. Young...
Patricia W. Kitchens
Nov 3, 2024
Mrs. Patricia Wilkinson Kitchens, age 88 of Lewis Rd., Gastonia, NC, widow of William Earl "Sonnie" Kitchens, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2024 at her home.
Mrs. Kitchens was born in Bedford, England, April 26, 1936, a daughter of Edward and Edith Stock Wilkinson. She loved teaching line dancing and was a volunteer with the Union County...
Rogers Hames Matthews
Nov 1, 2024
Mr. Roger Hames Matthews, age 73, companion of seventeen years to Laura Blackwell of 292 Vernon Foster Rd., passed away Friday, November 1, 2024 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mr. Matthews was born in Rock Hill, November 15, 1950 a son of the late Rufus Hames Matthews and Ollie Mae Lowery Cottle. He was a retired residential painter....
Mary Ellen Rash Sprouse
Nov 1, 2024
Mrs. Mary Ellen Rash Sprouse, age 92 of 313 N. Second St., Lockhart, widow of Samuel H. Sprouse, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, November 1, 2024.
Mrs. Sprouse was born in Union, January 5, 1932, a daughter of the late Rev. Ernest C. Rash and Roxie Brooks Rash. She was a devoted homemaker and...
Brenda L. Stone
Nov 1, 2024
Mrs. Brenda Nancy Lovings Stone, age 73, the widow of Robert Stone, formerly of Union Mill Hill passed away Friday November 1, 2024 in Gaffney.
Mrs. Stone was born in Union, August 22, 1951, a daughter of the late William Lovings Sr. and Estelle Parham Lovings. She was a member of the former Westside Baptist Church and...
Trudy (Wilburn) Painter
Oct 31, 2024
Mrs. Trudy Carol Wilburn Painter, 77, passed into eternal life on Thursday October 31, 2024, after a brief illness. Trudy was the much-loved baby of her family, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Murray Clarence and Pauline Trakas Wilburn of Union.
Trudy was born September 16, 1947. She was a 1966 graduate of Union High...
Olin Dean White
Oct 30, 2024
Mr. Olin Dean White, age 67, husband of Elita Parks of 123 Woodhaven Dr., Union, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at his home.
Mr. White was born in Union, January 12, 1957, a son of Shirley Knox White of Union and the late Olin Dewitt White. He was a graduate of Union High School and received...
Nina Jean Fowler
Oct 25, 2024
Mrs. Nina Jean Fowler, age 75 of 683 Rice Ave. Ext., Union, passed away Friday, October 25, 2024 at Heartland/ProMedica of Union.
Mrs. Fowler was born in Union, July 2, 1949, a daughter of the late Leonard Fowler and Betty Jean Gregory Boulware. She was retired from Milliken and Co. and had previously worked for Union Services....
Jennings L. Camby
Oct 24, 2024
Mr. Jennings L. "Suitcase" Camby, age 81, husband of Cheryl Phillips Camby of 231 Brewster St., Pacolet, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 24, 2024.
Mr. Camby was born in Pacolet, July 21, 1943, a son of the late Thurl and Edith Kirby Camby. He was a graduate of Pacolet High School and...
Marion Bruce Kingsmore
Oct 20, 2024
Mr. Marion Bruce Kingsmore, age 89, of 402 Dellrose Circle, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2024 at his home.
Mr. Kingsmore was a graduate of Union High School. He attended The Citadel and later graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. Bruce's first job after graduation was with Newport News Shipbuilding...
Joy Parks Northern
Oct 19, 2024
Ms. Joy Parks Northern "Joybelle", age 49 of Union, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
Joy was born in Spartanburg, September 30, 1975, a daughter of Jerry T. and Joan Willard Parks of Union. She was a 1993 graduate of Union High School and was a graduate of cosmetology school. She was a beloved hairdresser...
Bill Sellers
Oct 19, 2024
Mr. William David "Bill" Sellers, age 80, son of the late John Powell and Nelle Wheatley Sellers, was called home by our Lord, October 19, 2024.
Bill was a Christian, Past Master Mason, and loved fishing and driving. He is survived by a daughter, Dawn Sellers Shores (Rick); grandchildren, Kerri Huffman (Sean), and Jacob Shores; great-grandson, Charles...
Janie W. Brown
Oct 18, 2024
Mrs. Janie Rose Willard Brown, age 76, wife of Rev. Ralph E. Brown of 137 Academy St., Jonesville, passed away Friday, October 18, 2024 surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Brown was born in Union, July 8, 1948, a daughter of the late Joe Willard Sr. and Myrtle Helton Willard. She was a 1966 graduate of Union...
Lillie Mae Brewington
Oct 17, 2024
Mrs. Lillie Mae Callicutt Brewington, age 84, of 3985 Buffalo-West Springs Hwy., Jonesville, widow of James Donald Brewington, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2024 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mrs. Brewington was born in Union, July 11, 1940, a daughter of the late Abner and Kattie Riddle Callicutt. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and...
Stella S. Quinn
Oct 15, 2024
Mrs. Stella Shetley Barrier Quinn, age 87 of Elford Grove Rd., Jonesville, widow of John D. Quinn, Jr., passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mrs. Quinn was born February 1, 1937 in Wolf Creek, Cocke county, TN, a daughter of the late Lester "Bud" Shetley and Ada Ellis Shetley. She was...
Joyce (Middlebrooks) Vanderford
Oct 13, 2024
Mrs. Joyce Middlebrooks Vanderford, age 87, widow of Charles "Buddy" Vanderford, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2024 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Vanderford was born February 2, 1937 in Union, a daughter of the late Leroy Middlebrooks and Lois Rymer Middlebrooks. She was a graduate of Union High School and had worked at various Doctors Offices...
Robert Grant Stepp
Oct 13, 2024
Mr. Robert Grant Stepp, age 81, husband of Nancy Ivey Stepp, of 588 Brown's Creek Church Rd., passed away, Sunday, October 13, 2024 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Stepp was born February 5, 1943 in Union, a son of the late Clarence U.G. Stepp and Lena Chalk Stepp Bates and husband Bill Bates. He was a...
Roger Guy Davis
Oct 11, 2024
Mr. Roger Guy Davis, age 84, husband of Carol Ann Barnes Davis, of 144 Ellis St., Union, passed away Friday, October 11, 2024, at Magnolia Manor.
Mr. Davis was born July 12, 1940, in Franklin, New Hampshire, a son of the late Arnold Davis and Dorothy Tilton Davis. He was a former courier for the New Hampshire...
