Obituaries
Helen Louise Gowan Union, Sc
Aug 29, 2014
Mrs. Helen Louise Tucker Gowan, age 82 of 1023 Meansville Rd., Union, widow of Charles Richard Gowan, Sr, passed away Friday, August 29, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Gowan was born July 31, 1932, a daughter of the late Rev. Jonas Thomas Tucker and Annie Mae Gibson Tucker. She retired from Milliken & Co - Monarch Plant and was a...
Thomas “Tj” Elson
Aug 29, 2014
Thomas "TJ" Elston, age 23, formerly of Union, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2014. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by SR Holcombe Funeral Home. The family is at the home of his grandmother, Sherry Austin, 231 Hancock Street, Union.
Judy Lynne Cameron Gill Union, Sc
Aug 26, 2014
Mrs. Judy Lynne Cameron Gill, age 50, wife of Charles Norman "Charlie" Gill, of 140 Longview Dr., Lockhart, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Gill was born in Chester, May 9, 1964, a daughter of Brenda Miller Cameron of Union and the late Bobby Joe Cameron. She was a graduate of Lockhart High School...
Manual Grady “Preach” Harris Union, Sc
Aug 24, 2014
Mr. Manual Grady "Preach" Harris, age 90, of 208 Pasture Dr., Union, widower of Helen Bentley Harris, passed away, Sunday, August 24, 2014 at his home. Mr. Harris was born in Union on July 29, 1924 a son of the late James Wallace Harris and Nan Gault Harris. He was formerly employed with Cone Mill - Carlisle Finishing Plant and...
Harold Dean Lane, Union, Sc Sr.
Aug 24, 2014
Mr. Harold Dean Lane, Sr., age 75, of 161 Lane Rd., Union, widower of Rebecca Williford Lane, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Mr. Lane was born in Union, May 4, 1939, a son of the late Bert and Annie Belle Hyder Lane. He was retired from Cone Mill, Carlisle Finishing and was a...
Douglas Ned Farr
Aug 23, 2014
Mr. Douglas Ned Farr, 90, of 100 Churchill St., Union, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Wallace Thomson Hospital. A lifelong resident of Union County, he is survived by his wife of 69 years, Laura Vanderford Farr. He is also survived by his son Donald Ned Farr and wife Pamela, granddaughter Lauren F. Daggett and husband Brett, grandson...
Ben Clifford Ivey, Union, Sc Jr.
Aug 16, 2014
Mr. Ben Clifford "June" Ivey, Jr., husband of Jeanette Bradley Ivey of 352 Browns Creek Church Rd., Union, passed away, Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ivey was born in Union, SC., June 8, 1928, a son of the late Ben Clifford Ivey, Sr. and Anna Harris Ivey. He attended Kelly-Pinckney High School and was a...
Paul Elliott White Orangeburg, Sc
Aug 13, 2014
Mr. Paul Elliott White, age 95, of Methodist Oaks Nursing Home, Orangeburg, SC, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Mr. White was born in Jonesville, SC on December 16, 1918 a son of the late Isaac W. White, Sr. and Bess Johnson White. He was a former member of Montgomery Memorial United Methodist Church. Surviving are a niece Mary Barteet...
Ruby Lee Woolen Palmer
Aug 11, 2014
August 11, 2014 Mrs. Ruby Lee Woolen Palmer, age 90, of 1742 Santuc-Carlisle Highway, Union, widow of Will Hames Palmer, passed away, Sunday, August 10, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Palmer was born in Union, SC on October 3, 1923 a daughter of the late Sandy Alexander Woolen and Willie Pearl Crocker Woolen. She was a graduate of Union High...
Donald Kent Stephens
Aug 11, 2014
Mr. Donald Kent "Don" Stephens, age 63, of 134 Riley Rd., Buffalo, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at his home after a sudden illness. Mr. Stephens was born in Union, February 13, 1951, a son of the late Aaron O. and Martha Holt Stephens. He was a graduate of Union High School and Spartanburg Technical College. Mr. Stephens...
Rev. Austin Bennett
Aug 9, 2014
August 9, 2014 Rev. Sterling Austin Bennett, age 90, widower of Cleo Graham Bennett of 687 Gaffney Hwy., Jonesville, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Rev. Bennett was born in the West Springs community of Union Co., June 29, 1924 a son of the late Stering P. and Lunette Lancaster Bennett. He attended North Greenville...
Command Sergeant Major, Guerry Howard Griggs Spring L Nc
Aug 8, 2014
Command Sergeant Major, Guerry Howard Griggs, age 65, U.S. Army retired, of Spring Lake, N.C. passed away August 8, 2014 after being air lifted from Womack Hospital to UNC Hospital for emergency surgery. Born June 25, 1949 in Union, SC, he was the son of the late Fred S. Griggs & Ruth Howard Griggs, the grandson of the late Roy...
Florence Edelyn Rogan Little Jonesv Sc
Aug 4, 2014
Mrs. Florence Edelyn Rogan Little, age 86, passed away Monday, August 4, 2014 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mrs. Little was born October 23, 1927 in Greeleyville, SC a daughter of the late Edelyn M. and Thomas S. Rogan. She graduated from Greeleyville High School and attained a BA degree from Flora MacDonald College in Red Springs, N.C. Mrs. Little...
William Marvin "Bill" Blackwell, Un Sc Jr.
Aug 3, 2014
Mr. William Marvin "Bill" Blackwell, Jr. age 74 of 208 Bennett St., Union, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Mary Black Hospital in Spartanburg. Mr. Blackwell was born in Union Co., March 18, 1940, a son of the late William Marvin Blackwell, Sr. and Edith Carter Blackwell. He was a graduate of Union High School and attended Wofford College....
Gene Carroll Harris, Jr.
Jul 31, 2014
July 31, 2014 Mr. Gene Carroll Harris, Jr., age 70 of 102 Walker Heights, Union, widower of Cheryl Grady Harris, passed away Wednesday July 30, 2014 at his home. Mr. Harris was born in Swain County, NC February 6, 1944, a son of the late Gene C. Harris, Sr. and Alice T. Holden Harris. He was a retired textile worker...
Loree Horne
Jul 30, 2014
Miss Loree Horne, age 98 of 812 Forest Street, Jonesville, SC passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Wallace Thomson Hospital. Miss Horne was born in Cherokee County, SC September 5, 1915, a daughter of the late Jesse J. Horne and Grace Horne Horne. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and retired as bookkeeper for Dr. Lloyd H....
Helen Fowler Garner
Jul 30, 2014
July 30, 2014 Mrs. Helen Fowler Garner, widow of Edwin Grady Garner, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Skylyn Place in Spartanburg. Mrs. Garner was born in Union County, May 25, 1924, a daughter of the late Paul James Fowler and Lillie Mae Fowler Fowler. She was a graduate of Anderson School of Nursing. She retired from Cone Mill...
Hazel S. Gregory
Jul 25, 2014
July 25, 2014 While surrounded by her family, Mrs. Hazel Smith Gregory, widow of Joe Gregory, passed away peacefully at age 75, at her home, Thursday, July 24, 2014 after a struggle with cancer. Mrs. Gregory was born in Union, September 18, 1938, a daughter of the late Claude P. Smith and Annie Belle Palmer Smith. She graduated from Union...
William T. Beaty, Ii
Jul 24, 2014
Mr. William Thomas Beaty, II, age 91, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2014 at his home in Union, SC. Mr. Beaty was born in Union, June 21, 1923 the son of the late William Norman Beaty and Annie Janette Gore. He was the younger brother of three sisters, Cornelia (Neely) Meng Culp Beaty and her twin, Mary Norman Beaty Haynes,...
Kathy Marlene Lee
Jul 23, 2014
Ms. Kathy Marlene Gregory Fowler Lee, age 62 of 113 Partridge Rd., Union, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Ms. Lee was born in Union, SC January 7, 1952, a daughter of the late Ralph Henderson and Elizabeth Gregory. She was a graduate of Union High School and was employed with the US Postal Service...
