Obituaries
Kelly Mckeown Siltzer
Jul 14, 2014
July 14, 2014 Kelly McKeown Siltzer, 45, of Hendersonville, NC died Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Duke Medical Pavilion in Durham following a three-year battle with leukemia. Born in Union, SC, Kelly graduated from Union High School in 1986 and completed the culinary arts program at South Seattle Community College in 1994. She most recently worked as a dental assistant...
Lucy B. Eaves
Jul 13, 2014
July 13, 2014 Mrs. Lucy Bumgarner Eaves, age 87 of 353 Eaves Rd. Whitmire, SC., widow of Archie Eaves, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Eaves was born in NC, April 14, 1927, a daughter of the late Grover Bumgarner and Annie Lee Keller Bumgarner. Mrs. Eaves attended God's Healing Springs Baptist Church. Surviving are a...
Carol Johns Crawford
Jul 11, 2014
Mrs. Carol Johns Crawford, age 68, wife of Marion Crawford of 466 Happy Valley Rd., Union, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Hospice Care of Laurens County. Mrs. Crawford was born in Union, SC December 5, 1945, a daughter of the late Sims Johns and Madora Cudd Johns. She was a graduate of Union High...
Berry “Big Chew” Stepp
Jul 11, 2014
July 11, 2014 Mr. Berry " Big Chew" Stepp, age 73, husband of Betty Lawson Stepp of 325 Askew Circle, Lockhart, SC, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Stepp was born in Lockhart March 4, 1941, a son of the late Roy Stepp and Mary Walker Stepp. He retired from Spartan Mills - Rosemont...
William Dennis Humphries
Jul 8, 2014
July 8, 2014 Union, SC Mr. William Dennis Humphries, age 83, widower of Judy French Humphries, formerly of Barnado Rd., Union, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Richard Campbell VA Nursing Home. Mr. Humphries was born in Shelby, NC August 8, 1930, a son of the late Willie Lee Humphries and Vernie Horne Humphries. He was a graduate of...
Bessie Silvers Whitlock
Jul 7, 2014
July 7, 2014 Mrs. Bessie Silvers Whitlock, age 75, of 112 Wilkerson Road, Whitmire, widow of Gordan S. Whitlock, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Whitlock was born in Whitmire, SC on August 19, 1938 a daughter of the late Earl E. Silvers and Avvie Gibson Silvers. She was the former owner of Whitmire Truck Stop...
Ruby Lucille Owens Johnson
Jul 7, 2014
July 3, 2014 Ruby Lucille Owens Johnson, age 83, of 2307 Buffalo-West Springs Highway, Buffalo, widow of Robert Luther Johnson, passed away, Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Palmetto Health Baptist - Parkridge Medical Center. Mrs. Johnson was born in Union, SC on October 5, 1930 a daughter of the late Boyce Bobo Owens and Addie Pruitt Owens. She was formerly...
Wilma Chalk Rymer
Jul 2, 2014
July 2, 2014 Mrs. Wilma Chalk Rhymer, age 92 of 1707 Whitmire Hwy., passed Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at Wilson Medical Center in Wilson, North Carolina. Mrs. Rhymer was born in Union, July 11, 1921 a daughter of the late W.H. Chalk and Maggie Woods Chalk. She was the retired owner of City View Beauty Shop and City View Fashions...
Eugenia B. Stinnett
Jul 1, 2014
July 1, 2014 Buffalo, SC Ms. Eugenia Boulware Stinnett, age 78 of 208 Mill Street, Buffalo, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at McCall Hospice House, Simpsonville, SC. Ms. Stinnett was born in Union, SC June 4, 1936, a daughter of the late Charlie Boulware and Lillie Lawson Boulware. She was a 1956 graduate of Union High School and retired...
George Kelly Blanton
Jul 1, 2014
Mr. George Kelly Blanton, age 93, husband of Betty Clippard Blanton, of 1113 Old Ferry Rd, Union, SC, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014 at Park Place Assisted Living. Mr. Blanton was born in Cliffside, NC a son of the late William Franklin Blanton and Margaret Sudie Moore Blanton. He was a graduate of North Carolina State University and, before...
Shirley W. Fleming
Jul 1, 2014
Mrs. Shirley Westmoreland Fleming, age 72, wife of Robert Stanley "Bobby" Fleming, Sr. of 125 Fleming Hill Rd., Jonesville, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Fleming was born in Gainesville, GA May 19, 1942, a daughter of the late Phillip Deward Westmoreland and Eva Belle Elrod Westmoreland. She was a graduate of Union High...
James Lindsey Pressley Fountain Sc
Jun 30, 2014
James Lindsey Pressley, age 79, husband of Juanita Davenport Pressley, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 30, 2014. Born in Greenville County, he was a son of the late James Henry and Alice Helen Allen Pressley. He was retired from Armstrong World Industrial after 30 years of service. Mr. Pressley was a member of Fountain Inn...
Faye H. Henderson Union, Sc
Jun 28, 2014
Mrs. Faye Haney Henderson, age 72, wife of Ken Henderson of 417 Pineneedle Rd., Union, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014. Mrs. Henderson was born in Clyde, NC, December 6, 1941 a daughter of the late Walter and Madie Ghorley Haney. She was retired from Spartan Mills, Rosemont Plant in Jonesville. Mrs. Henderson was a member of Putman Baptist Church...
Jack Charles O’Dell Union, Sc
Jun 27, 2014
Mr. Jack Charles Odell, age 86, husband of Louise Jeter Odell of 701 E. Main St., Union, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, June 27, 2014. Mr. Odell was born in Union Co., February22, 1928, a son of the late Fred H. Odell, Sr. and Lenora Dotson Odell. He was the last surviving member of eight children. Mr....
Nina Bowie Ivey Rincon, Ga
Jun 25, 2014
Ms. Nina Lisabeth "Beth" Bowie Ivey, age 42 of 81 Fellwood Drive, Rincon, GA., passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Ms. Ivey was born in Union, SC August 5, 1971, a daughter of Alfred Bowie of Jonesville and the late Cynthia Ireland. She was a member of Full Gospel Tabernacle of God. Surviving are two daughters: Stephanie Bagwell of Chesnee...
Kacie Jo Taylor Cheraw, Sc
Jun 24, 2014
Ms. Kacie Jo Taylor, age 34, of 136 Lowe Rd., Cheraw, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at her home. Ms. Taylor was born in Union, April 9, 1980, a daughter of Peggy McGowan Wallace and husband Tommy Wallace of the home and the late Warren "Cowboy" Taylor. Ms. Taylor was a graduate of Chesterfield High School and was of...
Rev. James E. Sherbert Union, Sc
Jun 23, 2014
Rev. James Earl Sherbert, age 64, husband of Shelby J. Sherbert of 133 Hummingbird Lane, Union, passed away June 23, 2014 at his home. Rev. Sherbert was born in Spartanburg Co., September 1, 1949, a son of the late Aaron and Eunice Sherbert Tucker. He was retired as pastor of the Faith Chapel Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his...
Marion Venson Poole
Jun 22, 2014
Mr. Marion Venson Poole, age 87, husband of Grace James Poole, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014 at White Oaks Estate. Mr. Poole was born in Ware Shoals, SC October 26, 1926, a son of the late Thomas Newton Poole and Grace Davis Poole. He was a graduate of Clemson University and retired from Milliken & Co Excelsior Mill as...
Ethel C. Jolly
Jun 21, 2014
Mrs. Ethel Mae Cohen Jolly, age 89, of 806 South Pinckney St., widow of Loyd Stanley Jolly, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Heartland of Union. Mrs. Jolly was born in Bessemer City, NC, April 4, 1925, a daughter of the late William Paul Cohen and Ada Black Cohen. She became the owner of Excel Beauty Shop after working...
John Lynn Phillips Buffalo, Sc
Jun 20, 2014
Mr. John Lynn Phillips, age 65 of 1307 Linersville Rd., Buffalo, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014 at Flat Drive, Buffalo. Mr. Phillips was born in Union, SC June 26, 1948, a son of Arthur Lynn Phillips and Mary Cody Phillips of Union. He was a 1966 graduate of Union High School and received an Associate Degree from Spartanburg Technical...
