Obituaries
Julian H. Ivey
Jan 12, 2016
January 12, 2016 Mr. Julian Hames Ivey, age 79, beloved husband of Freida Spake Ivey of 101 Charlesworth Ave., Union, passed away, Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Ivey was born in Jonesville, June 5, 1936, a son of Violet Lipsey Ivey, who will soon be 101 years old, and the late Coley B. Ivey....
Alma B. Gibbs
Jan 11, 2016
Mrs. Alma Bright Gibbs, age 90, of 856 Beltline Rd., Union widow of Clyde B. Gibbs, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Mrs. Gibbs was born in Buffalo, September 18, 1925, a daughter of the late John T. and Bertie Dobbins Bright. She was retired from United Merchant, Buffalo Plant and had formerly worked at...
Richard E. Watts
Jan 9, 2016
Mr. Richard Eugene Watts, age 59, husband of Donna Humphries Watts of South 7th St., Lockhart, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at his home. Mr. Watts was born in Union, September 27, 1956, a son of Ollie Mae West Watts Brock of Buffalo and the late James Watts. He was a retired construction worker and was a member of...
Carolyn P. Scott
Jan 9, 2016
January 9, 2016 Mrs. Carolyn Parkins Scott, age 76 of 4029 Parkins Rd., Sharon, widow of Daniel J. Scott, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Scott was born in Chester, July 31, 1939, a daughter of the late Claude William Parkins and Neely Frances Clack Parkins. She was a graduate of Lockhart High School and worked...
Helen Y. Black
Jan 9, 2016
Mrs. Helen Katherine Youngblood Black, age 84, of 204 Churchill St., Union, widow of Ben Ryan Black, Jr., passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at Union Medical Center. Mrs. Black was born in Union, June 28, 1931, a daughter of the late William "Buster" Youngblood and Virgie Petty Youngblood. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and a member...
Carol F. Lawson
Jan 9, 2016
Mrs. Carol Farr Lawson, age 76, of 1612 Mt. Lebanon Rd., Pauline, widow of Emslie Lawson, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Lawson was born in Adamsburg, June 28, 1939, a daughter of the late Herbert and Lois Adams Farr. She was a graduate of Union High School and attended Winthrop College. Mrs. Lawson...
Reba Johnson Franklin
Jan 8, 2016
Mrs. Reba Johnson Franklin, age 74 of 726 Rice Avenue Ext., Apt 10B, Union, widow of Bobo Franklin, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Mrs. Franklin was born in Union, SC April 11, 1941, a daughter of the late William Johnson and Ada Carter Johnson. She was a 1959 graduate of Union High School and was...
Al Jennings, Jr.
Jan 8, 2016
January 8, 2016 Mr. Al Jennings, Jr., age 68 of 201 2nd Avenue, Union, widower of Patricia Burnett Jennings, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Mr. Jennings was born in Union, SC September 9, 1947, a son of the late Al Jennings, Sr. and Doris Blakely Jennings. He retired from Cone Mill, Carlisle Finishing and was...
Mary M. Taft
Jan 7, 2016
January 7, 2016 Mrs. Mary McGlothan Taft, age 64, of 125 Dana Tara Lane, Buffalo, widow of Ken Taft, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Taft was born in Union, July 26, 1951, a daughter of the late Jack and Ethel Southerland McGlothan. She was formerly employed with Conso Products and was currently working as a...
Mary Robinson Erwin
Jan 6, 2016
January 6, 2016 Mrs. Mary Robinson Erwin, age 90, of 396 Riley Road, Buffalo, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mrs. Erwin was born in Union, SC on March 12, 1925 a daughter of the late G.H.L Robinson and Maggie Bell Davis Robinson. She was a graduate of Union High School...
Ferol M. Kelley
Jan 5, 2016
January 5, 2016 Mrs. Ferol Morris Turner Kelley, widow of W.B. Kelley, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the Brookview Health Care Center in Gaffney. Mrs. Kelley was born in Union, a daughter of the late Monroe and Myrtle Johns Morris. She attended Union Co. Schools and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Mrs. Kelley was retired...
Renee D. Wilburn
Jan 4, 2016
January 4, 2016 Mrs. Renee Davis Wilburn, age 53, wife of William V. "Bill" Wilburn of 115 Lancaster Dr., Union, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Wilburn was born in Union, April 27, 1962 the daughter of Jerry Wayne and Judy Smith Davis of Union. She was a proud graduate of Union High School and was...
Jimmy Dale Price
Jan 3, 2016
Mr. Jimmy Dale Price, age 40, of 393 Vaughan Rd., Union, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016. Mr. Price was born in Union, SC August 28, 1975, a son of Paul Cook Vaughn and Mary Price Vaughn of Union. He was a graduate of Union High School and was employed with Milliken & Co - Cedar Hill Plant. Surviving in...
Olin D. Lee, Sr.
Jan 3, 2016
January 3, 2016 Mr. Olin D. Lee, Sr., age 80, of 1005 E. Main St., Union, widower of Shirley Smith Lee, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2015 at his home. Mr. Lee was born in Lockhart, SC on January 19, 1935 a son of the late Russell Lee and Oda Belle Cook Lee. He was a graduate of Lockhart High...
Reba Farr Montgomery
Jan 3, 2016
Mrs. Reba Farr Montgomery, age 91, formerly of Adamsburg, widow of Clifton S. Montgomery passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Heartland of Union. Mrs. Montgomery was born in Winchester, TN on May 13, 1924 a daughter of the late Herbert Farr and Lois Adams Farr. She was a graduate of Winthrop College and was retired after 41 years from...
Nancy Garner
Jan 3, 2016
Mrs. Nancy Ann Aycock Morris Garner, wife of Larry Garner, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Garner was born in Jonesville, SC October 20, 1935, a daughter of Edmund Eison and Lula Fowler Aycock. She was predeceased by her first husband, Joe Dorin Morris, a son, John Franklin Morris, a sister, Deda Aycock Ruscitto, two brothers,...
Harold Wales Wood, Ii
Jan 3, 2016
Dr. Harold Wales Wood, II, husband of Cindy Wynn Wood of 232 Christopher Lane, Union, went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 1, 2016. Dr. Wood was born in Davenport, Iowa, a son of the late Dr. Harold Wales Wood, Sr. and Kathaleen Jones Wood. He was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and a 1976 graduate of...
Tousha Michelle Smith
Jan 2, 2016
January 2, 2016 Ms. Tousha Michelle Vinson Smith, age 39 of 202 Hart Street, Union, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Ms. Smith was born in Union, SC December 16, 1976, a daughter of Ernest Franklin Vinson and Trina Howell Vinson of Union. She was a graduate of Union High School and ITT Technical College with...
Brent Lee Tessnear
Jan 1, 2016
January 1, 2016 Mr. Brent Lee Tessnear, age 36, of 112 Oak St., Cowpens, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015. Mr. Tessnear was born in Spartanburg, January 14, 1979, a son of Lee Edward Tessnear of Pacolet and the late Shirley Ann Blackwell Tessnear. He was employed with Tindall Concrete in Spartanburg and was formerly a Baptist Minister. Mr. Tessnear...
Doris Haney Dover
Dec 31, 2015
Mrs. Doris Haney Dover, age 76 of 629 Rice Avenue Ext., Apt. 1 B, Union, widow of Donald Leon Dover, Sr. passed away December 30, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Dover was born in Union, SC December 27, 1939, a daughter of the late Herman Haney and Sallie Bledsoe Haney. She retired from United Merchants- Buffalo Mills and was of...
