Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
James William Crow
Feb 4, 2014
Mr. James William "Jim" Crow, age 73, husband of Hazel Dyer Crow of 429 Oakland Rd., Union, passed away suddenly Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Crow was born in Union, March 2, 1940, a son of the late Frank A. Crow and Annie Belle Kennett Crow. He was a graduate of Union High School, attended...
Talmadge James “Tiger” Deal, Jr.
Feb 1, 2014
Mr. Talmadge James "Tiger" Deal, Jr., age 62, of 140 Old Cemetery Rd., Union, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014. Mr. Deal was born in Lockhart, September 9, 1951, a son of the late Talmadge James Deal, Sr., and Ruby Lamb Deal. He was a retired house painter and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Deal was also a Mason....
Kathryn Ault Watts
Jan 31, 2014
Kathryn Ault Watts, age 86, widow of William Robert "Bob" Watts of 106 Woodlawn Ave., Union, passed away peacefully at her home Friday, January 31, 2014. Mrs. Watts was born in New Tazewell, TN, December 6, 1927, a daughter of the late Lawrence Carroll Ault and Irene Payne Ault. She was a graduate of Carson Newman College and was a...
Christine Lambert
Jan 29, 2014
Mrs. Christine Maness Lambert, age 81, of 683 Rice Avenue Ext., Apt 1G, Union, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Lambert was the widow of William "Bill" Lambert. Mrs. Lambert was born in Valley Falls, SC Augusgt 16, 1932, a daughter of the late Nat Maness and Glennie Justice Maness. She was a loving...
Janice O’Shields Ellis
Jan 28, 2014
Mrs. Janice Elaine O'Shields Ellis, age 69 of 705 Arthur Blvd, Union, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Wallace Thomson Hospital. Mrs. Ellis was born in Union, SC September 5, 1944, a daughter of the late Francis E. O'Shields and Juanita Humphries O'Shields. She was a graduate of Union High School and had attended Cecil Business College. Mrs. Ellis...
Gerald Gregory
Jan 27, 2014
Mr. Bobby Gerald "Hoover" Gregory, age 77, husband of Shirley Morris Gregory of 402 W. Hillcrest Avenue, Union, passed away Monday evening, January 27, 2014 at his home. Mr. Gregory was born in Buffalo, SC January 7, 1937, a son of the late Franklin M. Gregory and Odessa Keisler Gregory. He was a graduate of Union High School and was...
Alex C. Childers
Jan 27, 2014
Mr. Alex Chalmers Childers, age 75, of 202 Lowry St., formerly of Lockhart, passed away January 27, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Childers was born in Lockhart, October 21, 1938, a son of the late Benjamin Franklin Childers and Mabel Jeanette Childers Childers. He was retired from Milliken Co., and was a veteran of the US Army. Mr....
John Franklin “Frank” Cathcart
Jan 26, 2014
Mr. John Franklin "Frank" Cathcart, age 77, husband of Sarah Billings Cathcart of 229 Bennett Street, Union, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cathcart was born in Union, SC August 18, 1936, a son of the late Herbert Cathcart and Marie Smith Cathcart. He was a graduate of Union...
Bradley Edward Mayo
Jan 26, 2014
Mr. Bradley Edward Mayo, age 33, of 118 Kelly Rd., Union, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at his home. Mr. Mayo was born in Spartanburg, SC on January 17, 1981 a son of Eddie Mayo and Julie White Foster. He was a 1998 graduate of Union High School and a graduate of USC - Upstate where he earned a...
Thomas Harold Garner
Jan 25, 2014
Mr. Thomas Harold Garner, age 86, of 7390 South Pine St., Pacolet, widower of Elnora Clark Garner, passed away Saturday January 25, 2014 at Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Garner was born in Spartanburg, SC on February 5, 1927 a son of the late Earl and Mildred Foster Garner. He was a graduate of Hickory Grove High School. Mr. Garner was...
Nancy Brown Thomason
Jan 25, 2014
Mrs. Nancy Brown Thomason, age 61, wife of Roger Dell Thomason, Sr., of 129 S. Main St, Lockhart, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Thomason was born in Lockhart, SC on January 5, 1953 a daughter of the late Maurice Dayton Brown and Doris Lee Warren Whitlock. She was a graduate of Lockhart High...
Willard W. “Snowball” Hucks, Jr.
Jan 25, 2014
Mr. Willard Wesley "Snowball" Hucks, Jr., age 60 of 610 Toney Rd., Union, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Huck was born in Union, SC on September 5, 1953 a son of the late Willard Wesley Hucks, Sr. and Ada Johnson Hucks Keisler. He was a graduate of Union High School. Survivng are a...
James W.Vaughn
Jan 24, 2014
Mr. James William Vaughn, age 83, husband of Louise Spencer Vaughn of 414 Vaughn Rd., Union, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Vaughn was born in Union, November 9, 1930, a son of the late Paul Vaughn and Mamie Gault Vaughn Boughman. He was retired from Milliken Co., Gillespie Plant and was a veteran...
Donald Mansel “Mink” Gowan
Jan 23, 2014
Mr. Donald Mansel "Mink" Gowan, age 83, husband of Frances Lawson Gowan, of 1124 Gowan Rd, Pauline, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Gowan was born in West Springs on February 8, 1930, a son of the late Johnny and Colene Hyatt Gowan. He was a 1949 graduate of West...
George F. Silvers, Jr.
Jan 23, 2014
Mr. George Franklin Silvers, Jr., age 72, husband of Linda Gusz Silvers of 3898 Cross Keys, Hwy., Union, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Silvers was born in Union, February 4, 1941, a son of the late George Franklin Sr., and Mary Cope Silvers. He as a graduate of Union High School and retired...
Ruby Irene Wix Helms
Jan 22, 2014
Mrs. Ruby Irene Wix Helms, age 81, wife of Harry O. Helms of 2029 Jonesville Hwy, Union, SC passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Helms was born in Union, SC June 25, 1932, a daughter of the late Wallace Benjamin Wix and Viola Whitlock Wix. She retired from Cone Mill after thirty nine years of service....
Ruth Robinson Gossett
Jan 21, 2014
Mrs. Ruth Robinson Gossett, age 96, of 727 Vernon Foster Rd, Union, widow of Charles W. Gossett, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Gossett was born in Cherokee Co., on May 20, 1917 a daughter of the late Aubry R. and Bessie Blanton Robinson. She retired from Conso Products. Mrs. Gossett was a faithful member of...
Odell Means Ruth
Jan 21, 2014
Mrs. Odell Means Ruth, 91, formerly of 709 Arthur Blvd, Union, widow of Thomas Ruth, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mrs. Ruth was born on June 7, 1922, a daughter of the late John Smith and the late Jennie Lee Poole Smith. She was formerly employed with the New York School of Education...
Betty Dawkins Black
Jan 20, 2014
Ms. Betty Dawkins Black, age 82, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at Wallace Thomson Hospital. Ms. Black was born December 14, 1931 a daughter of the late George B. Dawkins, Sr. and Mamie Miller Dawkins. She retired from Wallace Thomson Hospital after 27 years as a Nurses Aid. Ms. Black was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church. Surviving are...
Alberry Sullivan Fleming, Sr.
Jan 20, 2014
Mr. Alberry Sullivan Fleming, Sr., age 66, husband of Gloria Hall Fleming of 208 Tinsley Rd., Pacolet, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at his home. Mr. Fleming was born in Spartanburg, November 1, 1947, a son of the late Ernest Owens and Kathryn Fleming Godfrey. He was a retired business man and owner and operator of Pacolet Gun and...





