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Vera Copeland

Vera Copeland

Aug 21, 2024

Mrs. Vera Trakas Copeland, age 85, of 167 Bailey Rd., Buffalo, widow of Maxie Edward Copeland, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 21, 2024.

Mrs. Copeland was born in Union, September 5, 1938, a daughter of the late Spiro Pete Trakas and Virgie Elizabeth Coleman Trakas. She was a graduate of Union High School...

Judith Hesselman Cannon

Judith Hesselman Cannon

Aug 21, 2024

Mrs. Judith Hesselman Cannon, age 77, of 356 Pasture Dr., Union, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Center.

Mrs. Cannon was born in Connecticut, December 31, 1946, a daughter of the late Warren LeGeyt and Helen Brown Pittman. She was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and retired from Grace Management.

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Bobby Joe Jolly

Bobby Joe Jolly

Aug 20, 2024

Mr. Bobby Joe Jolly, age 89, of 121 Grant Rd., Union, widow of Alda Perkins Jolly, passed away, Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at Spartanburg Medical Center.

Mr. Jolly was born in Union, December 8, 1934, a son of the late Joseph and Dora Faye Thompson Jolly. He was a 1954 graduate of Union High School and was...

Olin Keith Dabbs, Jr.

Olin Keith Dabbs, Jr.

Aug 18, 2024

Mr. Olin Keith Dabbs, Jr., age 63, of 203 S. 2nd Street, Lockhart, passed away, Sunday, August 18, 2024 at his home.

Mr. Dabbs was born April 30, 1961 in Orlando, FL, a son of the late Olin Keith Dabbs, Sr. and Laura Latham Dabbs.  He was a graduate of Lockhart High School and formerly employed with...

Charles “Tony” Anthony Owen

Charles “Tony” Anthony Owen

Aug 16, 2024

Charles Anthony "Tony" Owen,  of 1158 Lakeside Drive, Union, South Carolina, died at 124 Fant Lane under the love and care of Kendreal Owen, Wendy Owen, Harriet Cohen and Donnie Howell on August 16, 2024. Born on May 28, 1959, in Union, SC, to the late Richard A. Owen Sr. and Barbara West Owen, he was 65.

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Leila (Jones)  Shirley

Leila (Jones) Shirley

Aug 13, 2024

Mrs. Leila Jones Shirley, age 89, of 205 Lakeview Heights, Union, SC, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at Ellen Sagar Nursing Center after a lingering illness.

Mrs. Shirley was born in Adamsburg, SC on May 2, 1935, a daughter of the late William Jennings Jones ad Bertha Susan Fowler Jones.  She was the loving wife...

Judy Lynn (Burris)  Fox

Judy Lynn (Burris) Fox

Aug 11, 2024

Mrs. Judy Lynn Burris Fox, age 55, of 525 Kelly Road, Union, widow of Jerry Fox, Sr., passed away Sunday, August 11, 2024 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Fox was born March 15, 1969 in Dallas, TX, a daughter of the late David Burris and Judy Burris Gillian.  She was a former Nurses Aid.

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Williiam "Will" Scott Cobb

Williiam "Will" Scott Cobb

Aug 9, 2024

Mr. William "Will" Scott Cobb, age 43, husband of Sarah Murphy Cobb, of 201 Spruce Street, Union, passed away Friday, August 9, 2024.

Mr. Cobb was born July 17,1981 in Spartanburg SC, the son of Rev. Robert Scott Cobb and Rhonda Prince Cobb of Union. Will was a 1999 graduate of Union High School and was a...

Wilton Collicott Mann

Wilton Collicott Mann

Aug 9, 2024

Mr. Wilton Collicott Mann, age 54, of 415 Pineneedle Rd., Union, passed away Friday, August 9, 2024.

Mr. Mann was born July 16, 1970 in Durham, NC, the son of Will and Jenny Lynn Mann of Cherry Grove, SC.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife Sharon, and daughter, Kyra of...

Kathy Stafford

Kathy Stafford

Aug 7, 2024

On August 7 2024, Kathy Roberts Stafford passed away peacefully at her home. Born on December 3, 1959, she was the daughter of Bernice Burnett Roberts of Union and the late Coleman Roberts.

Surviving in addition to her mother are a son, William Lee Martin; a sister, Susan Brewington and husband Fuzz; and two brothers, Michael Roberts...

Vicky Todd Beheler

Vicky Todd Beheler

Aug 6, 2024

Mrs. Vicky Todd Beheler, age 56 of 245 Mudbridge Rd., Buffalo, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at her home.

Mrs. Beheler was born in Union, May 30, 1968, a daughter of the late Roy Austin Todd and Josephine Austin Todd.

She is survived by a daughter, Ashley Beheler of Buffalo; a son, Bubba Beheler...

Kevin Wayne Scates

Kevin Wayne Scates

Aug 5, 2024

Mr. Kevin Wayne "K Bo 3:16" Scates, age 52, of 103 Poplar St., Union, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024 at Union Medical Center.

Mr. Scates was born, May 31, 1972 in Spartanburg, a son of the late Stanley Elwood Scates and Carolyn Cartee Scates.  He had previously delivered for Fed-Ex.

Surviving are two daughters,...

Gladys A. Henderson

Gladys A. Henderson

Aug 5, 2024

Mrs. Gladys Austin Henderson, age 91, of 213 Long Twelve St., Union, widow of William Boyce "Bill" Henderson, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Mrs. Henderson was born March 2, 1933 in Santuc, a daughter of the late Nim Austin and Arzzie Peahuff Austin. She was retired from Conso Products and was...

Chester Lawson

Chester Lawson

Jul 31, 2024

Mr. Louie Chester Lawson, Sr., age 86, husband of Carolyn Wages Lawson of 1478 Mud Bridge Rd., Buffalo, SC passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Chester was born in Spartanburg, SC, on September 27, 1937, a son of the late Robert E. Lawson and Jesse Cathcart Lawson of Spartanburg County.

He was a 1956 graduate of Jonesville...

Darlene Allen

Darlene Allen

Jul 25, 2024

Mrs. Karen Darlene Snapp Allen, age 66 of 204 Henderson Dr., Gaffney, widow of Roy Allen, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2024 at Upstate Community Hospice Home in Landrum.

Mrs. Allen was born in Spartanburg, September 18, 1957, a daughter of the late Robert and Nancy Cody Snapp. She was a graduate of Pacolet High School and...

Emma Mae Mccoy

Emma Mae Mccoy

Jul 23, 2024

Mrs. Emma Mae Dockery McCoy, age 82, of 201 Spring St., Union, widow of Paul McCoy, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at her home.

Mrs. McCoy was born in Union, September 16, 1941, a daughter of the late Houston and Ruth Knox Dockery. She retired from Conso Products and was a member of Fairview Baptist Church....

Debra (Gault)  Gambrell

Debra (Gault) Gambrell

Jul 20, 2024

Mrs. Debra Gault Gambrell, age 65, of Union, passed away, Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Gambrell was born, November 20, 1958, in Union, a daughter of Margaret Puckett Pridemore and husband Tim of Union and the late Paul Gault.

Surviving in addition to her mother and stepfather are a daughter,...

Mary James

Mary James

Jul 19, 2024

Mary Corrine Huggins James, 92, of Shallotte, NC, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024, after a brief illness. She was born in Marion County, SC, a daughter of the late Percy Powell and Susan Kathryn Platt Huggins.  In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband of 68 years, William Stanford James, MD; a son, John...

Phillip "Shine" Ward

Phillip "Shine" Ward

Jul 18, 2024

Mr. Phillip Lewis "Shine" Ward, age 78, of 117 City View Circle, Union, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2024 at his home.

Mr. Ward was born in Union, April 3, 1946, a son of the late Paul and Ruth Hardin Ward. He retired after 20 years with the Union County Recreation Department. Mr. Ward was a member...

O'Della G. Gibbs

O'Della G. Gibbs

Jul 17, 2024

Mrs. O'Della Gallman "Della" Gibbs, age 89, wife of Boyd "Sonny" Gibbs, Jr., of 1135 Kelly Rd., Union, passed away at her home Wednesday, July 17, 2024 after several years of declining health.

Mrs. Gibbs was born in Union, June 2, 1935, a daughter of the late Oetzel and Cleo Adams Gallman. She attended Kelly Pinckney School...

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