Obituaries
Shirley Boulware Goins
Jun 4, 2015
June 4, 2015 Mrs. Shirley Boulware Goins, age 75 of 2204 Buffalo-West Springs Hwy, Buffalo, widow of Edward Dean Goins, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Mrs. Goins was born February 6, 1940, a daughter of the late Buron Boulware and Vera Trammell Boulware. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired from United Merchants - Buffalo Plant....
Doretha Gibson
Jun 1, 2015
June 1, 2015 Ms. Dorethea Gibson, age 61, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Ms. Gibson was born in Union, March 11, 1954, a daughter of the late Dorothy Roark Boulware and William Gibson. She is survived by numerous cousins. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Sunset Memorial...
William M. Whisnant
May 31, 2015
May 31, 2015 Mr. William McPhillips "Phil" Whisnant, age 90, of 416 Peach Orchard Rd., Union, widower of Corrie Farr Whisnant, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Heartland of Union. Mr. Whisnant was born in Lockhart, March 2, 1925, a son of the late William and Rhoda Sealey Whisnant. He was retired from Milliken Co., Monarch Plant and was...
Alda Ray Jolly
May 31, 2015
Mrs. Alda Ray Perkins Jolly, age 79, wife of Bobby Joe Jolly of 121 Grant Rd., Union, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jolly was born in Mt. Holly, NC January 26, 1936, a daughter of the late Lewis Perkins and Ibera Marshall Perkins. She retired from Her Majesty and was a member of Lower...
Danny Whitmire, Sr.
May 31, 2015
Mr. Danny O'dell Whitmire, Sr., age 57, husband of Marie Hernandez Whitmire of 1749 Chesnee Hwy., Gaffney, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 at his home. Mr. Whitmire was born in Union, April 1, 1957, a son of the late General James Whitmire and Hattie Lou Patterson Whitmire. He was reared in Pacolet and was a former textile worker. Mr....
Sam W. Dillard, Jr.
May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015 Mr. Sam Walker Dillard, Jr., age 52, of 734 Lemonade Rd., Pacolet, passed away at his home. Mr. Dillard was born in Charleston, June 15, 1962, a son of the late Sam Walker Dillard, Sr. and Mary Rogers Dillard. He is survived by numerous cousins. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, June 11, 2015 at...
Barbara Ann Tucker Roberson
May 25, 2015
May 25, 2015 Mrs. Barbara Ann Tucker Roberson, age 67, wife of Claude Roberson, Jr. of 850 Forest Street, Jonesville, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Roberson was born in Union, SC September 9, 1947, a daughter of the late John Pittman and Virginia Holt Tucker. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School...
Melinda Anne Trantham
May 24, 2015
Mrs. Melinda Anne Fleming Trantham, age 66, wife of Billy Trantham of 217 Walnut St., Union, passed away May 24, 2015 at her home Mrs. Trantham was born in Union, July 13, 1948, a daughter of the late James and Elsie Kirby Fleming. She was a 1967 graduate of Union High School and retired from Milliken Co., Cedar Hill Plant....
Charles E. Lee
May 24, 2015
May 24, 2015 Mr. Charles Edward Lee, age 76, husband of Sally Parker Lee passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015 at his home. Mr. Lee was born in Miami FL., on June 12, 1938, a son of the late Jesse William Lee and Dorothy Reid Lee. He was a veteran of the US Army and a member of Padgett's Creek...
Annie Ruth Robinson
May 21, 2015
May 21, 2015 Mrs. Annie Ruth Shetley Robinson, age 73 of 134 Ben Black Rd., Union, widow of Walter Jack Robinson, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015. Mrs. Robinson was born in Union, SC February 9, 1942, a daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson "Fat" Shetley and Dorothy Johnson Smith. She retired from Milliken & Company and also the S.C....
Sarah Violet Wilkins Strain
May 20, 2015
Mrs. Sarah Violet Wilkins Strain, age 91 of 132 Hillside Drive, Shelby, NC, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby. Mrs. Strain was born in Blacksburg, SC on May 31, 1923, a daughter of the late Talmadge DeWitt Wilkins and Olney Pearl Simmons Wilkins. She was a graduate of Blacksburg High School and attended Winthrop College....
Vera Jean Haney Ray
May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015 Mrs. Vera Jean Haney Ray, age 78, formerly of Buffalo, widow of Billy Ray, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Peach Tree Center, Gaffney, SC. Mrs. Ray was born in Union SC March 1, 1937 a daughter of the late Rufus Haney and Guynella Miller Haney. She was a graduate of...
Betty E. Hartley
May 17, 2015
May 17, 2015 Ms. Betty Ellis Hartley, age 66, of 4042 Santuc-Carlisle Hwy., Carlisle, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Ms. Hartley was born in Sullivan Co., TN, April 24, 1949, a daughter of the late Oscar Barty Ellis and Martha Ann Mabe Ellis. She was retired from McDonalds of Union...
Margaret Gault Moss
May 17, 2015
Margaret Ann Gault Moss, age 70, wife of Harold Ray Moss of 125 Hames Ave., Jonesville, passed away, Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Margaret Ann was born in Union, SC, September 19, 1944, daughter of Leo D. Gault and Margaret Coleman Gault. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and Spartanburg Business College. Margaret Ann...
Louise N. Patrick
May 16, 2015
May 16, 2015 Mrs. Louise Nesbit Patrick, age 96, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was born October 23, 1918, in Albemarle, NC, a daughter of the late Dr. Taylor and Loma Niven Nisbet. She lived in North Carolina until 1959, when she moved with her husband and children to Jonesville, SC. A graduate...
Elbert Ezell Phillips, Sr.
May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015 Mr. Elbert Ezell Phillips, Sr, age 72 of 150 Mandy Lane, Cowpens, SC, passed away Wednesday May 13, 2015 at his home. Mr. Phillips was born in Union, SC October 29, 1942, a son of the late Douglas Ezell Phillips and Annie Belle Phillips. He was a retired textile worker. Surviving are three sons: Elbert Ezell "Sam"...
Ruby B. Mccall
May 13, 2015
Mrs. Ruby Bagwell Byrd McCall, age 89, widow of Hershal McCall, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Mrs. McCall was born September 24, 1925, a daughter of the late Homer and Mentoir Worley Bagwell. She graduated Tri-County Technical College, receiving her LP degree and retired from the Pickens Co. Health Dept. and was formerly a...
Elaine H. Kerr
May 12, 2015
May 12, 2015 Mrs. Grace Elaine Hughes Kerr, age 87, widow of Charles L. Kerr, Jr., of 1510 West Springs Hwy., Jonesville, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Kerr was born in Graniteville, SC, February 3, 1928, a daughter of the late Everett and Grace Eargle Hughes. She was a graduate of Jonesville High...
Robert Wayne Sinclair, Sr.
May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015 Mr. Robert Wayne "Rat" Sinclair, Sr., age 67, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Mr. Sinclair was a resident of Heartland of Union. Born in Union, November 12, 1947, he was the son of the late Will L. Sinclair and Iris Lancaster Sinclair. Mr. Sinclair was a self-employed roofer. Surviving are...
Betty Ross Pope Jolly
May 10, 2015
May 10, 2015 Betty Ross Pope Jolly, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend joined her Lord and Savior on Saturday May 9, 2015. Betty was born on August 6, 1925 in Union, SC to Dr. Robert Ross Pope and Mary Sellers Pope. She graduated from Union High School in 1942 and from Furman University in 1945. She was married in...
