Jun 29, 2024

Mrs. Mary Bechtel Chorpenning, age 90 of Fredrick, Maryland passed away June 29, 2024.

She was the mother of four children including a daughter, Terry Harris of Union. She was greatly loved by her family and will be truly missed.

Services were held in Maryland.

Announcement courtesy of the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home....

Jun 28, 2024

Ms. Linda Gale Kingsmore, age 82, of Murrells Inlet, SC passed away peacefully on Friday, June 28, 2024.

Ms. Kingsmore was born in Union, March 14, 1942, a daughter of the late Archie Herrell Kingsmore and Sue Hyatt Kingsmore of Buffalo. Linda was a 1960 graduate of Union High School and a 1964 graduate of Winthrop University...

Jun 28, 2024

Mrs. Judy Posey Babb, age 83, of 136 Pinewood Acres Rd, Union, widow of Curtis Lewis Babb, passed away Friday, June 28, 2024 at Union Post Acute Care.

Mrs. Babb was born in Union, April 4, 1941, a daughter of the late William David Posey and Louise Knox Posey. She was a graduate of Union High School...

Jun 28, 2024

Mrs. Cornelia Gaye Smart Copeland, age 77, wife of Michael Scott Copeland, of 151 Bailey Rd., Buffalo, passed away Friday, June 28, 2024 at her home.

Mrs. Copeland was born February 16, 1947 in York, a daughter of the late William Roy Smart and Ocie Ovella Huskins Smart.  She was a graduate of Pearson School of Cosmetology...

Jun 24, 2024

Mr. James Carl Babb, age 86, husband of Lynn Camby Babb, passed away Monday, June 24, 2024 at Oakmont/Union Post Acute.

Mr. Babb was born in Union, November 18, 1937 a son of the late Herbert and Lily Mae Varner Babb. He retired from Cone Mill, Carlisle Finishing and was a member of Faith Community Church (Union...

Jun 24, 2024

Mr. Freddie H. Moore, age 69 of 224 South St., Buffalo, passed away Monday, June 24, 2024, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law.

Mr. Moore was born in Union, February 7, 1955, a son of the late Bobby and Peggy Kingsmore Moore. He was retired from United Merchants, having worked at the Buffalo and Union...

Jun 22, 2024

Mr. David Russell Varner, age 74, of 337 Riley Road, Buffalo, widower of Sheila Moore Varner, passed away, Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood, SC.

Mr. Varner was born in Union County on August 9, 1949, the son of Paul Ray Varner, Sr., and Mary Catherine Manley Varner. He was a 1967 graduate...

Jun 22, 2024

Mr. John Mobley Lowe, Sr., age 82, husband of Deloris Ann Gillian Lowe, of 113 Graham Dr., Union, went to be with the Lord Saturday, June 22, 2024, at his home.

Mr. Lowe was born February 25, 1942, in Union, a son of the late John Calvin Lowe and Lillian Virginia Greer Lowe Wilbanks.  He retired from...

Jun 21, 2024

Mrs. Jane Zuchowski McKenzie, age 96, of 115 Hidden Hill Road, Union, widow of Kenneth George McKenzie, passed away, Friday, June 21, 2024, at her home.

Mrs. McKenzie was born in Connecticut on March 3, 1928, a daughter of the late Walter and Tillie Krol Zuchowski. She received her Bachelor's Degree from St. Joseph's College in West...

Jun 21, 2024

Mr. James Edward "Jim" Gregory, Jr. widower of JoAnne Harris Gregory, passed away, Friday, June 21, 2024.  He was born in Union, SC, July 24, 1939 and was the son of James E., Sr., and Maude Gregory.  Mr. Gregory was a graduate of Union High School, Clemson University, and a member of Friendship Baptist Church Pauline, SC where he...

Jun 19, 2024

Mrs. Lettie Eula Mitchell Wilson, age 99, of 4723 Jonesville Lockhart Highway, Union, widow of Edwin Lee Wilson, Sr., passed away, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at Union Acute Care.

​Mrs. Wilson was born February 11, 1925, in Batesburg, SC, a daughter of the late Robert Russell Mitchell and Clara Kneece Mitchell.  She retired as owner and operator...

Jun 16, 2024

Mrs. Mary Jo James Sherbert, age 78, wife of Jimmy Carlise Sherbert of Union, SC passed away peacefully Sunday, June 16, 2024.

Born November 5, 1945, she was the daughter of Harold Theron James and Mary Grace Senn James Poole.  She was a graduate of Union High School and Winthrop University.  Mrs. Sherbert was a retired teacher...

Jun 13, 2024

Mr. William Graves "Bill" Hester, age 85, husband of Peggy W. Hester of Midland, NC, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2024, at the Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, NC.

Mr. Hester was born in Union, SC, March 17, 1939, a son of the late Richard H. Hester and Elizabeth Perrin Hester. He was a graduate...

Jun 6, 2024

Mrs. Joan Marie Knighton Davis, age 82, of 730 N. Duncan ByPass, Union, widow of Billy Davis, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2024 at Spartanburg Medical Center.

Mrs. Davis was born in Union, April 11, 1942, a daughter of the late Jay B. Knighton and Sylvia Snowden Knighten. She was a graduate of Union High School and...

Jun 5, 2024

Mr. Franklin Eugene "Gene" Sanders, Jr., age 75, of 2371 Browns Creek Church Road, Union passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Sanders was born in Union, March 1, 1949, a son of the late Franklin Eugene "Pete" Sanders, Sr. and Madge West Sanders. Gene was a musician and mechanic and a...

Jun 4, 2024

Jane Warner Peay, 91, of White Oak at North Grove in Spartanburg and formerly of Jonesville passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.

Mrs. Peay was born on February 9, 1933, to Maruice Jay and Esther Kilgore Warner in Snedekerville, PA. Raised on a dairy farm in the Coryland community of Bradford County, PA, she especially enjoyed...

Jun 3, 2024

Mr. David Boyd Fowler, age 69, widower of Terri Tweed Fowler of 159 Greenway Ave., Union, passed away Monday, June 3, 2024 at his home.

Mr. Fowler was born in Union, March 28, 1955, a son of the late Henry C. Fowler, Jr. and Coletta O'Dell Fowler. He was a graduate of Union High School and was...

Jun 3, 2024

Mr. John A. Roberts, age 60 of 123 Hancock St., Union, a native of Wilkes Co., NC, passed away Monday, June 3, 2024 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Mr. Roberts was born in Guilford Co., NC, July 16, 1963, a son of the late Everette Leroy Roberts and Juanita Dowdy Roberts and was raised by his maternal...

Jun 2, 2024

Mrs. Helen Sue Betenbaugh Lawson, age 86, widow of Wilburn Richard "Booter" Lawson of 108 Halden Dr. Union, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, June 2, 2024.

Mrs. Lawson was born in Union, October 22, 1937, a daughter of the late Charlie Norman Betenbaugh, Sr. and Margaret Park Betenbaugh. She was retired from Torrington and...

Jun 1, 2024

Mrs. Laura Alman "Noots" Moss, age 85 of 1184 Brown's Creek Church Rd., Union, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2024 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Mrs. Moss was born in Union, August 15, 1938, a daughter of the late Willie "Bull" Alman and Norma Farr Alman. She was a graduate of Union High School and was...