Obituaries
Ramoth Austin O’Shields
Jun 17, 2015
Mrs. Ramoth Austin O'Shields, age 75, wife of Frank O'Shields, of 625 Old Pump Station Rd., Union, passed away, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at her home. Mrs. O'Shields was born in Union, SC on September 24, 1939 a daughter of the late Eddie and Jeanette Humphries Austin. She was a graduate of Union High School and owned and operated Ramoth's...
Iris Waldrep Walker
Jun 16, 2015
Iris Waldrep Walker died Tuesday June 16, 2015. She was born April 24, 1925 in Enoree, S.C., to Niles Franklin and Anna Bobo Waldrep. A graduate of Lander College in 1945, she moved to Union to teach English and Music. It was in Union at Grace United Methodist Church at her first Sunday as pianist that she met the love...
James G. Mosley
Jun 15, 2015
June 15, 2015 Mr. James Glenn "Buddy" Mosley, age 81, husband of Matrel Bobo Mosley of 138 49 Loop, Union, passed away Monday June 15, 2015 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mr. Mosley was born in Union, April 9, 1934, a son of the late Coley Livingston Mosley and Elminor Hipps Mosley Greene. He was a graduate of Union High...
Vickie Diane Curtis
Jun 14, 2015
Ms. Vickie Diane Curtis, age 54, of 206 Youngblood St., Jonesville, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015. Ms. Curtis was born in Pasadena, TX, April 12, 1961, a daughter of the late Franklin D. Wood and Wanda Morrow Wood. She is survived by her children; a daughter, Brittni Curtis of Union, two sons, Jason Jones of Florida and James; a...
Rubye G. Howell
Jun 14, 2015
June 14, 2015 Mrs. Rubye Gist Heatherly Howell, age 97, wife of William H. "Bill" Howell of 711 Pea Ridge Hwy., Jonesville, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Ellen Sagar Nusing Home. Mrs. Howell was born in Union, March 18, 1918, a daughter of the late J.R. and Maggie Lancaster Gist. She had worked in textiles and in the...
Lewis M. Woolen
Jun 14, 2015
Mr. Lewis Marvin Woolen, age 87, widower of Kathleen Jones Woolen of 100 Wingfield Dr., Union, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday June 14, 2015. Mr. Woolen was born in Union, March 3, 1928, a son of the late Sandy A. Woolen and Willie Pearl Crocker Woolen. He was a graduate of Union High School and retired from...
Ramona Mcabee Franks
Jun 10, 2015
June 10, 2015 Mrs. Ramona McAbee Franks, age 75 wife of Charles Franks, of 500 Wagon Trail, Simpsonville, SC passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Franks was born September 6, 1939 in Greenville, SC a daughter of the late Paul L. McAbee and Betty C. McAbee. She was a graduate of Union High School. Mrs....
Earl D. Fallaw
Jun 10, 2015
Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. June 13, 2015 at the Saint Phillip Catholic Church. for Earl D. Fallaw, husband of Sylvia Beagley Fallaw who died June 10, in Williamson Medical Center, Franklin Tennessee. Born in Union, SC May 7, 1938 along with his twin sister, Pearl, to Arthur and Bertha Bradley Fallaw, he attended the local schools in...
James T. “J.T.” Gregory
Jun 9, 2015
June 9, 2015 Mr. James T. "J.T." Gregory, age 69, of 436 Oakland Road, Union, widower of Linda Sprouse Gregory, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at his home. Mr. Gregory was born in Union, SC on May 10, 1946 a son of the late Baxter and Evelyn Howell Knox. He was a graduate of Jonesville High School and was...
Randolph Herman Whitehead
Jun 8, 2015
June 8, 2015 Mr. Randolph Herman Whitehead, age 87, of 4476 Lockhart Hwy, Union, SC passed from this earth and went to be with his Lord, Sunday, June 7, 2015 after a brief illness. He was married to the late Doris Willard Whitehead. Mr. Whitehead was born February 9, 1928, a son of the late Howard Franklin Whitehead and Evie...
Leroy Shropshire
Jun 6, 2015
June 6, 2015 Union, SC Mr. Leroy Shropshire, age 84, husband of Vera Scruggs Shropshire of 829 Duncan ByPass, Union, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, June 6, 2015 at his home. Mr. Shropshire was born in Rutherford, NC, a son of the late John Shropshire and Unis Shropshire. He was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and...
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...
