Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
Geraldine Fleming Mitchell
Aug 28, 2015
Mrs. Geraldine Fleming Mitchell, age 84, wife of Frank Mitchell of 451 Zion Church Rd., Pacolet, SC, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, August 28, 2015 at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Mitchell was born in Pacolet, SC October 19, 1930, a daughter of the late Vernon "Bunch" Fleming and Bertha Parker "Ma-Bert" Fleming. She was retired...
Robert Allen Jones
Aug 27, 2015
August 27, 2015 Mr. Robert Allen Jones CW3, PA-C (Ret.), born April 16, 1944, passed away after a long illness on August 26-2015 at Open Arms in Greenville, SC. Mr. Jones gave his time and service to the Army as a Green Beret, Medical Officer and served as a Physician's Assistant. He had been actively involved with the Girl and...
Evelyn B. Lawson
Aug 25, 2015
August 25, 2015 Mrs. Evelyn Burgess Lawson, age 92, of 1809 Main St., Buffalo, widow of Manning Lawson, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, August 24, 2015. Mrs. Lawson was born in Spartanburg, December 28, 1922, a daughter of the late Forest Manuel Burgess and Emeline Self Burgess. She was a retired textile worker and was formerly employed...
Joe Ann Holladaye
Aug 23, 2015
August 23, 2015 Mrs. Joe Ann Holladaye, age 83, of 1201 Old Buncombe Rd., Union, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Holladaye was born in Columbiana, AL, July 27, 1932, a daughter of the late Joseph and Clinie Lowery Holladaye. She was retired from textiles having worked at both Inman and Enoree Mills and...
Mary S. Scales
Aug 22, 2015
Mrs. Mary Stepp Scales, age 83, of 1132 Meansville Rd., Union, widow of William J. Scales, Sr. passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Scales was born in Union, March 30, 1932, a daughter of the late Ray Dewey Stepp and Pauline Willard Stepp. She was retired from Torrington Co., and was formerly employed with Her Majesty...
Joyce H. Abee
Aug 21, 2015
Mrs. Joyce Haney Abee, age 77 of 516 Toluca St., Union, widow of Vernon V. Abee Jr., passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Abee was born in Buffalo, March 16, 1938, a daughter of the late Milas McKinley Haney and Martha Dyer Haney. She was a seamstress, formerly employed with Her Majesty and with...
Stanley Bruce Vaughan
Aug 21, 2015
August 21, 2015 Mr. Stanley Bruce Vaughan, 64, husband of Gay Callahan Vaughan of 137 Rainbow Lane, Jonesville, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, August 20, 2015 at his home after a brief illness. Mr. Vaughan was born in Union, SC May 19, 1951, a son of the late John Earl Vaughan and Ernestine McBride Vaughan. He attended...
Mary H. Vinson
Aug 20, 2015
August 20, 2015 Mrs. Mary Harris Vinson, age 80 of 211 Dogwood Dr., Gaffney, widow of James H. Vinson, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at her home after many years of declining health. Mrs. Vinson was first married to the late Virgil Henry Harris. Mrs. Vinson was born in Burnsville, NC, April 8, 1935, a daughter of the late...
Kathleen P. Benton
Aug 16, 2015
August 16, 2015 Mrs. Kathleen "Kat" Painter Benton, age 83, widow of Kenneth Benton of 121 College St., Union, SC., passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Benton was born in Union, SC., the daughter of the late Monroe Lawson Painter and Dottie Mae Tessinear Painter. She worked at Union Mill, Milken plant and Conso...
D.L. Brown
Aug 15, 2015
D L Brown, husband of the late Mary Elizabeth Jeter Brown, peacefully went to be with his Lord on August 15, 2015. Mr. Brown was born on April 2, 1924 in Jonesville, SC. He was the son of the late James Ferdie Brown and Pearl Comer Brown. He is predeceased by his brothers James Brown and LeFoix Brown, and sisters...
Steven B. Vaughan
Aug 15, 2015
August 15, 2015 Mr. Steven B. Vaughan, age 44 of 700 Brown's Creek Rd. went to be with the Lord, Friday, August 14, 2015. Mr. Vaughan was born in Union, SC., September 23, 1970, a son of Bruce and Paulette Williams Vaughan. He was a member of Brown's Creek Baptist Church and a 1988 graduate of Union High School. Surviving...
Horace Vernon “Demo” Morris
Aug 14, 2015
August 14, 2015 Mr. Horace Vernon "Demo" Morris, age 81, formerly of 110 Fant St., Monarch Community, joined our Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at National Health Care Greenville. Mr. Morris was born in Union, SC on May 15, 1934, a son of the late James Monroe Morris and Myrtle Johns Morris. He was a member of...
Boyd E. “Bubba” Sanford
Aug 13, 2015
Mr. Boyd E. "Bubba" Sanford, age 55, of 848 Fairfax St., Spartanburg, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Mr. Sanford was born in Prosperity, SC on October 26, 1959 a son of the late Boyd W. Sanford and Dorothy McCullough Lovings. He was formerly employed with J. Frank Blakely Electric. Surviving are a son, Shannon Jones of Boiling Springs, SC;...
Jeanne Hicks Sumner
Aug 13, 2015
August 13, 2015 Mrs. Jeanne Hicks Sumner of Union, SC passed away the morning of August 13, 2015. She was 85 years old. She was born April 1, 1930 in Union, SC to the late James M. and Grace H. Hicks. She retired in 1992 having worked as a secretary in the Family Court of Union. Mrs. Sumner is survived...
Betty Medford Whitmore
Aug 13, 2015
Mrs. Betty Medford Whitmore, age 85, widow of Lloyd Whitmore of 127 Medford Loop, Buffalo, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Whitmore was born in Union, SC February 11, 1930, a daughter of the late Alvin R. Medford and Lady Lee Reaves Medford. She was a 1947 graduate of Union High School and retired from United...
Jimmy H. Robinson
Aug 12, 2015
August 12, 2015 Mr. Jimmy H. Robinson, age 74, husband of Margie Faucette Robinson of 257 Parks Farm Rd., Jonesville, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Mr. Robinson was born in Union, SC September 26, 1940, a son of the late Paul Grady Robinson and Willie Blanche Foster Robinson. He was a graduate of Jonesville High...
Melvin Dean Vess
Aug 11, 2015
August 11, 2015 Mr. Melvin Dean Vess, age 79, husband of Pat Keasler Vess of 123 Balsam Rd., Union, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at his home after a period of declining health. Mr. Vess was born in Buffalo, March 12, 1936, a son of the late Frank and Jessie Mae Murphy Vess. He was a graduate of Union...
Elaine G. Thompson
Aug 9, 2015
August 9, 2015 Mrs. Elaine Gallman Thompson, age 63, widow of Carroll W. Thompson, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Thompson was born in Pensacola, FL, October 6, 1951, a daughter of Nancy C. Gallman of Union and the late L.D. Gallman. She was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and Limestone...
Hattie Mae Moss
Aug 7, 2015
August 7, 2015 Mrs. Hattie Mae Seymore Moss, age 91 of 645 Rockwood Rd., Columbia, widow of Albert Moss, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Moss was born in Union, December 30, 1923 a daughter of the late Bernice Willard Seymore. She was retired from K-Mart Stores in Columbia and attended Woodfield Park Baptist Church. Surviving...
Kathleen “Kat” Gault
Aug 6, 2015
August 6, 2015 Mrs. Kathleen "Kat" Fowler Gault, age 89 of 685 N. Hwy 150, Lot 23, Pacolet,widow of Buddy Gault, 8 passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Gault was born in Union, SC May 14, 1926, a daughter of the late Elizabeth Fowler and was a graduate of Jonesville High School. She was a retired...






