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Mary Scales Murphy

Mary Scales Murphy

Jul 14, 2023

Mrs. Mary Scales Murphy, age 99, widow of H.M "Maxie" Murphy, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023.

Mrs. Murphy was born in Union, April 8, 1924, a daughter of the late Clyde and Josie Faucett Scales. She was a 1941 graduate of Union High School where she was Valedictorian of her senior class. She then attended Myer's...

James Earl Howell

James Earl Howell

Jul 13, 2023

Mr. James Earl Howell, age 61, of 8868 Lockhart Hwy., Sharon, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Spartanburg Medical Center.

Mr. Howell was born in Union, March 14, 1962, a son of Virginia Ogle Howell of the home and the late Bergin Eugene Howell. He attended Lockhart Schools and was formerly employed in car sales. From...

Donna M. Queen

Donna M. Queen

Jul 12, 2023

Mrs. Donna Michelle George Queen, age 70, wife of Bryan Keith Queen of 219 Hope Dr., Lockhart, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at her home.

Mrs. Queen was born in Sinclair, IL, April 18, 1953, a daughter of the late Marvin and Betty Kock Queen. She retired from Haemonetics Corporation in Union.

Surviving in...

Willie Dean "Deanie" Clark

Willie Dean "Deanie" Clark

Jul 12, 2023

Mrs. Willie Dean Clark, fondly known as Deanie, widow of James Bobo Clark of Union, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at Brookstone Terrace of Woodruff.

Mrs. Clark was born in Greer, May 23, 1930, a daughter of the late Genevieve Jenkins Parham and Fletcher B. Parham of Arcadia, Spartanburg, SC.

Deanie worked as an...

C. Larry "Luke" Jenkins

C. Larry "Luke" Jenkins

Jul 12, 2023

Mr. Childs Larry "Luke" Jenkins, age 75, of Estes Rd., Union, widower of Brenda Bryant Jenkins, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Brookstone Terrace in Woodruff.

Mr. Jenkins was born in Union, September 25, 1947, a son of the late C.W. Jenkins and Janie Lee Cudd Jenkins. He was a graduate of Lockhart High School and...

Ronald Aubrey Garner

Ronald Aubrey Garner

Jul 8, 2023

Mr. Ronald Aubrey "Ronnie" Garner, age 67, of 443 Gist Bridge Rd., Buffalo, husband of Tammy Adams Garner, went home to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care.

Mr. Garner was born in Union, June 26, 1956, a son of the late James Aubrey and...

Dorothy (Vaughan)  Grant

Dorothy (Vaughan) Grant

Jul 8, 2023

Mrs. Dorothy Vaughan Grant, age 78, of 1210 South Pinckney St., Union, loving wife of Larry Grant went home to be with the Lord Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum.

Mrs. Grant was born in Union, November 17, 1944, a daughter of the late Aubrey James and Bertha Henderson Vaughan. She was...

Roger L. Knox

Roger L. Knox

Jul 6, 2023

Mr. Roger Lee Knox, age 66 of 301 2nd St., Union, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center after an extended illness.

Mr. Knox was born in Union, October 3, 1956, a son of the late George Henry Knox and Christine Sweeze Knox. He was a graduate of Union High School and retired from...

Gene Palmer

Gene Palmer

Jul 5, 2023

Mr. Gene Palmer, age 74, of 220 Estes Rd., Union, widower of Robin Lanier Palmer, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at his home.

Mr. Palmer was born in Union, October 24, 1948, a son of the late Henry Palmer, Sr. and Susie Black Palmer. He was a graduate of Union High School and received a bachelor's...

Penne Ham Ellis

Penne Ham Ellis

Jul 4, 2023

Mrs. Penne Ham Ellis, age 60, widow of Bud Ellis of 4730 Jonesville Lockhart Hwy, Union, passed away Tuesday July 4,2023 at her home.

Mrs. Ellis was born in Union, August 15, 1962, a daughter of the late Leon Ham and Dorothy Horton. She was a graduate of Lockhart High School and formerly worked as an LPN....

Elizabeth F. Ivester

Elizabeth F. Ivester

Jul 3, 2023

Mrs. Elizabeth Franklin Ivester, age 84, wife of William Robert "Bob" Ivester of 138 Park Dr., Jonesville, passed away Monday, July 3, 2023, surrounded by her family at the home of her granddaughter.

Mrs. Ivester was born in Jonesville, August 23, 1938, a daughter of the late Jimmie Lee Franklin and Lois Sanders Franklin. She was a...

Reba W. House

Reba W. House

Jul 3, 2023

Mrs. Reba Wilburn House, age 73, wife of Ray B. House of 210 Morningside Dr., Pauline, passed away Monday, July 3, 2023 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Mrs. House was born in Union, December 21, 1949, a daughter of the late Clarence Lamar Wilburn and Grace Brannon Wilburn. She was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist...

Lewis Johnson "Johnny" Turner, Jr.

Lewis Johnson "Johnny" Turner, Jr.

Jun 25, 2023

Lewis Johnson "Johnny" Turner, Jr. husband of Carolyn Faglie Turner and loving father of 4 daughters, received his heavenly award on June 25, 2023.  "Johnny", age 90 was born on October 9, 1932 in Spartanburg, SC to Alyne Grace Johnson and Lewis Johnson Turner, Sr.  He spent his youth involved with Boy Scouts and was a cabinet member of...

Sherrie (Pendleton)  Callahan

Sherrie (Pendleton) Callahan

Jun 24, 2023

Mrs. Sherrie Pendleton Callahan, age 64, wife of Michael D. Callahan, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. ​Mrs. Callahan was born in Chicopee Falls, MA, December 20, 1958, a daughter of the late Hal Waldo Pendleton and Mildred McCarley Pendleton. She was a graduate of...

David A. Martin

David A. Martin

Jun 22, 2023

Mr. David Albert Martin, age 67, of 253 Suber Lane, Union, widower of Carol Jean Martin, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023 at his home.

Mr. Martin was born in Cowpens, November 19, 1955, a son of the late Albert Martin and Earline Fowler Golicher. Mr. Martin was retired from Standard Textiles and had previously worked at...

John G. Gault, Sr.

John G. Gault, Sr.

Jun 21, 2023

Mr. John Graham Gault, Sr., age 81, husband of Dolly Clyburn Gault of Mt. Pleasant, SC, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Gault was born in Union, February 24, 1942, a son of the late Fred and Virginia Montgomery Gault. He was a graduate of Union High School and a 1964...

Virginia "Butchie" Allen

Virginia "Butchie" Allen

Jun 19, 2023

Mrs. Virginia Murrell Dabbs "Butchie" Allen, age 85, widow of Buddy Allen, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, June 19, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Allen was born in Union, November 17, 1937, a daughter of the late James H. Dabbs and Margaret Greer Dabbs. She was a member of the...

Paul Douglas Mitchell

Paul Douglas Mitchell

Jun 12, 2023

Mr. Paul Douglas "P.D." Mitchell, Jr., age 57 of 628 Gaffney Hwy., Jonesville, passed away Monday, June 12, 2023 at his home.

Mr. Mitchell was born in Union, April 19, 1966, a son of the late Paul Douglas Mitchell, Sr. and Judith Ann Gardin Mitchell. He was a graduate of Union High School and retired from Steris...

Mevelain Roger Owenby, Sr.

Mevelain Roger Owenby, Sr.

Jun 11, 2023

Mr. Mevelain "Roger" Owenby, SR., age 74, widower of Zora Lee Lankford Owenby passed away Sunday, June 11, 2023.

Mr. Owenby was born in Union, SC on August 4, 1948, a son of the late Johnnie Lewis Owenby, SR. and Mable Vanderford Owenby.  He was a 1968 graduate of Union High School and a member of Fairforest...

Bobbie Jane Garner

Bobbie Jane Garner

Jun 11, 2023

Mrs. Bobbie Jane Keith Garner, age 77, of 1229 Meansville Rd., Union, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2023 at her home. She leaves behind her husband of 58 years, William L. Garner.

Mrs. Garner was born in Union, September 27, 1945, a daughter of the late Robert L. Keith and Ollie Pruitt Keith. She was a graduate...

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