Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
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...
Tommy Wilburn Adams
Jan 18, 2014
Mr. Tommy Wilburn Adams, age 64, formerly of Lovers Lane Rd., Union, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mr. Adams was born in Union, SC January 2, 1950, a son of the late Arthur M. "Buck" Adams and Mary Fincher Adams. He was a 1968 graduate of Union High School and retired from Union Oil...
Vera Tucker Berry
Jan 18, 2014
Mrs. Vera Tucker Berry, age 93 of 107 Excelsior Avenue, Union, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Berry was the widow of John H. Berry. Mrs. Berry was born January 6, 1921, a daughter of the late Barksdale A. Tucker and Lillian Shirley Tucker. She was formerly employed in Textiles and was a homemaker. Mrs. Berry...
Mark Porter Childers
Jan 18, 2014
Mr. Mark Porter Childers, age 52, husband of Cindi Love Childers of 402 North 1st Street, Lockhart, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his home. Mr. Childers was born in Union, SC May 18, 1961, a son of the late Harvey Lee Childers and Rebecca Jane Porter Childers. He was employed with Gestamp South Carolina and was a member...
Jerry Dean Fowler
Jan 17, 2014
Mr. Jerry Dean Fowler, age 64, husband of Brenda Green Fowler of 287 Black Bottom Rd., Union, SC passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Fowler was born April 12, 1949, a son of the late Hoyt Earl Fowler and Lois Edith Maness Fowler. He was formerly employed with H&H Metal. Mr. Fowler was a member...
Carolyn Jean Bright
Jan 15, 2014
Mrs. Carolyn Jean Bright, age 77, of 304 Briarwood Dr., Pacolet, went home to be with the Lord, January 15, 2014. Mrs. Bright was born in Fountain Inn, March 14, 1936, a daughter of the late Virgil and Vittie Knight Fowler. She was a member of Pacolet First Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Sharon Quinn and husband Jerry, and...






