Mar 12, 2023

Mrs. Hilda Ruth Haney Osborne, age 100, widow of Edward Lee Osborne of Buffalo, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023, at her daughter's home in Virginia.

Mrs. Osborne was born in Buffalo, February 17, 1923, a daughter of the late James Rowe Haney and Clarine Ratcliff Haney. She was a member of Buffalo United Methodist Church and...

Mar 8, 2023

Mrs. Addie Mae Smith Lawson, age 89, of 2320 Mt. Lebanon Rd., Buffalo, widow of Lloyd Lawson, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Lawson was born in Union Co., October 11, 1933, a daughter of the late Browning and Lillie Smith. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother...

Mar 6, 2023

Mrs. Belinda Gregory Jenkins, age 71, wife of Joseph Jenkins of 1025 Main St., Buffalo, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Mrs. Jenkins was born in Union, May 14, 1951, a daughter of the late Ray Spencer Gregory and Betty Lawson Gregory Kirby and her step-father, Bill Kirby. She was a...

Mar 5, 2023

Mrs. Shirley Belue Taylor, age 85, widow of Jack Wix Taylor, Sr., of 210 Sweet Water Dr., Buffalo, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023 at her home.

Mrs. Taylor was born in Union, September 22, 1937, a daughter of the late Jorden Henry Belue and Sarah Allen Belue. She was a graduate of Union High School and...

Mar 4, 2023

Mr. William Lafayette "Billy" Edwards age73, formerly of Union, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Carlyle Senior Care in Aiken.

Mr. Edwards was born in Union, SC March 2, 1950, a son of the late Emmett Lafayette Edwards and Daisy Belle Roark Edwards. He was retired from the United Merchants-Union Mill plant.

Surviving are...

Mar 4, 2023

Mrs. Margie Donnels Burgess, age 65 wife of Terry Burgess, Sr. of 496 Putman Rd., Buffalo, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, March 4, 2023 at her home.

Mrs. Burgess was born in Spartanburg, SC January 21, 1958, a daughter of the late George Grimm Donnels and Grace Adams Donnels.  She attended Putman Baptist Church...

Mar 2, 2023

Mrs. Waleanor Eaves Kirby, age 91, of 217 City View Circle, Union, widow of William Walter "Bill" Kirby, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, March 2, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Kirby was born in Kelton, November 4, 1931, a daughter of the late Mardis Eaves and Pearl Gault Eaves Ford....

Mar 1, 2023

Mr. Haskell Donald "Don" Mitchell, Jr., age 64, of 304 Buffalo West Springs Highway, Union, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Don was born October 10, 1958 in Union, a son of the late Haskell Donald "Hack" Mitchell, Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth Vaughan Mitchell.  He was a 1976 graduate of Union High...

Feb 28, 2023

Mr. Jimmy Rochelle Brock, age 69, of 151 Mudbridge Road, Buffalo, widower of Wanda Davis Brock, passed away, Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at his home.

Mr. Brock was born April 21, 1953, in Union, a son of the late Jesse Leo Brock and Rena Mae Parton Brock.  He was retired from the South Carolina Department of Transportation....

Feb 26, 2023

Mrs. Debbie Rene' Pendleton Rector, age 68, wife of Tommy Rector of 204 Will Palmer Rd., Union, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 26, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Rector was born in San Antonio, TX, February 26, 1955, a daughter of the late Hal Waldo Pendleton and Mildred McCarley Pendleton. She was a...

Feb 25, 2023

Mrs. Lois Louise Gregory Sanders, age 96, of 117 Partridge Rd., Union, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Lee Sanders for 71 years, and Grandmother not only to her family but to all who knew her.

Mrs. Sanders was born in...

Feb 24, 2023

Mrs. Mary Christine Varner Fleming age 80, of 133 Fleming Hill Rd., Jonesville, widow of Bennie Ronald "Buddy" Fleming, passed away Friday, February 24, 2023 at her home.

Mrs. Fleming was born in Jonesville, January 8, 1943, a daughter of the late Lewis Dixon Varner, Jr. and Christine Foster Varner. She was a graduate of Jonesville High...

Feb 23, 2023

Mr. Donald Pendleton Crisp, age 89, husband of Emma Jean Osborne O'Shields Crisp of Aiken, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023 at the Aiken Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Crisp was born in Dorsey, NC, April 4, 1933, a son of the late Harry and Hettie Buckner Crisp. A native of Union Co., Mr. Crisp was retired from...

Feb 23, 2023

Mr. James Thomas Shetley, age 79, husband of Helen Motte Shetley of 1441 West Springs Hwy., Jonesville, passed away, Wednesday, February 23, 2023 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home.

Mr. Shetley was born in Union Co., February 17, 1944, a son of the late Woodrow W. Shetley and Dorothy Johnson Smith. He was a retired plumber having operated...

Feb 22, 2023

Mr. Daniel Lee Martin, age 89, husband of Frances Sumner Martin of 2718 Lockhart Hwy., Union, passed away, Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Mr. Martin was born in Union, July 11, 1933, a son of the late Fred Lee Martin and Ora Sutton Martin. He was a graduate of Union High School...

Feb 22, 2023

David Phillettus "Bud" Knight, age 86, of 3205 Whitmire Hwy., Union, joined his wife, Helen Smith Knight in their heavenly home, Wednesday, February 22, 2023.  He passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his three surviving children.

Bud was born in Union County, December 5, 1936, a son of the late Walter (Skin Whistle) and Viola...

Feb 21, 2023

"Just keep going", the voice said. Sarah was tired. She was eleven years old, and she was running away from her newest home. It was 1935 and Sarah had been adopted by Mrs. Effie Gibbs. However, she had a history of running away.

"Just keep going." Sarah walked into the nearby woods.  When it grew too dark...

Feb 21, 2023

Mr. James Earl "Hammerhead" Littlejohn, age 73, of 155 Lee Rd., Jonesville, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Littlejohn was born in Pacolet, February 4, 1950, the son of the late Minnie Louise Littlejohn Wix.  He attended Spartanburg County schools and had been an employee of Bucks Alternator Service.

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Feb 21, 2023

Mrs. Jacqueline Justice Richardson, age 72, of 217 Justice Rd., Buffalo, widow of Henry Lee Richardson, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Summit Hills Skilled Nursing Facility.

Mrs. Richardson was born in Union, February 12, 1951, a daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth Moore Justice. She was a graduate of Union High School and received...

Feb 17, 2023

Mr. Mario G. Velazquez Tapia, age 77, husband of Judy Maness Velazquez of Union, passed away, Friday, February 17, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family.

Mr. Velazquez was born in Cuernavaca, Mexico on December 9, 1945, a son of the late Carlos Velazquez and Rafaela Tapia.  He received a bachelor's degree in industrial...