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Donald Kent Stephens

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Mary  Jo Lancaster

Mary Jo Lancaster

Jul 23, 2014

July 22, 2014 Buffalo, SC Mrs. Mary Jo Parks Lancaster, age 80, wife of Randolph Lancaster of 1157 Mudbridge Rd., Buffalo, passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 at Regional Hospice Home, Spartanburg. Mrs. Lancaster was born in Union, SC April 11, 1934, a daughter of the late Harold Noland Parks and Pauline Nelson Parks. She was a graduate of Union...

Frances  Garner Farmer

Frances Garner Farmer

Jul 23, 2014

Frances Garner Farmer, age 83, widow of J.B. Farmer, formerly of Buffalo, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mrs. Farmer was born in Buffalo, SC, February 19, 1931, a daughter of the late Hettie Willard Garner. She retired from Her Majesty and was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, Terry Farmer...

Eugenia  Gregory Morgan

Eugenia Gregory Morgan

Jul 23, 2014

July 23, 2014 Mrs. Eugenia Gregory Morgan, age 88, of 112 Mission Drive, Union, widow of Charles E. Morgan, passed away on July 23, 2014. She is survived by a daughter, Margaret Sue Morgan, of the home; a niece, Deidre Gregory, of Appling, GA; a nephew, Wade Johnson and wife P.J. of Versailles, KY, and a niece Sandi McDowell and...

Jack  R. Blalock,  Sr.

Jack R. Blalock, Sr.

Jul 20, 2014

July 20, 2014 Union, SC Mr. Jack Randoph Blalock, Sr., age 84, of 129 5th St., Ottaray, SC. widower of Lillie Mae Jennings Blalock passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Wallace Thomson Hospital. Mr. Blalock was born in Columbia SC., February 18, 1930, a son of the late Manning Earl Blalock and Minnie Lou Scruggs Blalock. He was a...

Donald  L. Millwood

Donald L. Millwood

Jul 19, 2014

July 19, 2014 Mr. Donald Lewis Millwood, age 68, of 1355 Monarch Hwy., Union, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 at Wallace Thomson Hospital. Mr. Millwood was born in Rock Hill, SC July 18, 1946, a son of the late Albert Millwood and Nellie Frisbee Millwood. He worked for Milliken and Company-Gillspie plant and Monarch plant. Surviving are three nieces,...

Fredrick  Roger Inman

Fredrick Roger Inman

Jul 18, 2014

Mr. Fredrick Roger Inman, age 81, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 at his home in Statesboro, Georgia after an extended illness. The Buffalo, SC (Union County) native graduated from Union High School in 1952 and was a veteran of the US Army having served during the Korean War. After returning from the military he graduated from Wofford College and...

Margaret  Riddle Gowan

Margaret Riddle Gowan

Jul 16, 2014

July 16, 2014 Mrs. Margaret Riddle Gowan, age 94, formerly of 206 Hillcrest Drive, Union, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Emeritus at Skylyn Place, Spartanburg. Mrs. Gowan was born in Spartanburg, SC August 6, 1919, a daughter of the late Faber Riddle and Milllie Smith Riddle. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired from the...

Judy Aman

Judy Aman

Jul 15, 2014

July 15, 2014 Sunday, July 12, 2014, we lost the physical presence of, Judy Crocker Schlagenhauf Aman, a loving Mother, Sister, Sister-in-law, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and steadfast Friend. She was born May 24, 1940 in Union, SC, to Raymond Heyward Crocker Sr. and Margret Ola Nichols Crocker. Judy grew up in Union where she graduated from Union High School and...

Joel  F. Frost,  Sr.

Joel F. Frost, Sr.

Jul 15, 2014

Buffalo, SC Mr. , age 74, of 250 Gin Circle, Buffalo, widower of Patricia Willard Frost, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Frost was born in Union Co., August 23, 1939, a son of the late Luther Franklin Frost and Ora Parham Frost. He was a retired textile worker and was of the Baptist...

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