Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
Lydia Wix Campbell
Feb 24, 2022
Mrs. Lydia Grace Wix Campbell, age 91, widow of Carl Campbell passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Inverness at Spartanburg.
Mrs. Campbell was born in Jalapa, SC and was the last surviving daughter of fifteen children of the late Jack and Corrie Brock Wix. She was raised in the Pinckneyville area of Union County and attended...
Michael Wayne Askew
Feb 24, 2022
Mr. Michael Wayne Askew, 72, of Aiken, died February 24, 2022. Mike was born December 15, 1949 in Waynesville, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph V. Askew. He leaves behind his mother, Betty Hough Askew; son Shayne (Kimberleen Fallaw) Askew, Monetta, SC; daughter Heather Askew (Mike) McFadden of Charlotte, NC; grandchildren, Colin Joseph McFadden and...
Wendy Christine Miller
Feb 22, 2022
Ms. Wendy Christine Miller, age 48, of Lockhart, passed away suddenly at her home Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
Ms. Miller was born in Union, September 27, 1973, a daughter of Bruce and Joan Crocker Miller of Lockhart. She was a 1991 graduate of Lockhart High School. Wendy enjoyed reading books and meeting people. She had a way...
William Thomas Johnson, Sr.
Feb 22, 2022
Mr. William Thomas "Sonny" Johnson, Sr., age 78, of 163 Gilead Hills Dr., Jonesville, widow of Lucille O'Dell Johnson, passed away February 22, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family.
Mr. Johnson was born January 10, 1944 in Union, a son of the late William "Bill" Johnson and Ada Carter Johnson. He was a...
Robin (Sailors) Gregory
Feb 22, 2022
Mrs. Robin Sailors Gregory, age 52, wife of Michael Gregory of 157 Hamm St., Union, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Gregory was born January 1, 1970, in Union, a daughter of Gilda Sue Lipford and the late Dennis Sailors. She was a graduate of Union High School. Mrs....
Sadie B. Erwin
Feb 21, 2022
Mrs. Sadie Brewington Erwin, age 62, wife of Jerry Erwin of 465 Eaves Rd., Whitmire, passed away Monday, February 21, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mrs. Erwin was born in Union, August 24, 1959, a daughter of the late General Lee Brewington and Mattie Hazel Greer Brewington. She was formerly employed with Mini Mart in Union and...
Dc Smith, Sr
Feb 18, 2022
Mr. DC Smith, Sr., age 75, husband of Connie Cooper Smith, died February 18, 2022, surrounded by his family.
DC was born in Union County on December 6, 1946, to the late Eugene and Nellie McDaniel Smith. He was a 1966 graduate of Union High School, and he served for six years in the National Guard. He...
Frank E. Timer
Feb 15, 2022
Mr. Frank Edward Timer, age 84, native of Flint, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at the home of his son in Union.
Mr. Timer was born in Beards Folk, W.Va., January 21, 1938, the last surviving son of Frank and Tressa Bogo Timer. He was a retired mechanic with the Caren-Answorth School District in Flint,...
Rita F. Smith
Feb 14, 2022
Mrs. Rita Jean Fowler Smith, age 69, of 601 Forest St., Jonesville, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022, at the Union Medical Center.
Mrs. Smith was born in Union, July 25, 1952, a daughter of the late Grady Cole Fowler and Betty McCullough Horne. She was retired from Newberry Hospital as a surgical technician and after retirement...
Vivian F. Colson
Feb 12, 2022
Mrs. Vivian Faye Franklin Colson, age 73 of 208 Cambridge Dr., Union, widow of Fred W. Colson, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Mary Black Hospital.
Mrs. Colson was born in Union, December 31, 1948, a daughter of the late Chandous Allen "C.A." Franklin and Lois Shetley Franklin. She was a 1967 graduate of Union High...
Sherry L. Lawson
Feb 12, 2022
Mrs. Sherry Linder Lawson, age 72, wife of Charles Richard Lawson of 122 Douglas Heights, Union, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022 at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Lawson was born in Union, December 27, 1949, a daughter of the late William Linder and Jenny Howell Linder Harvey and husband Mack Harvey. She was a graduate...
Brenda Sue Black
Feb 11, 2022
Brenda Sue Black, 68, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022 due to complications from Covid.
Born in Union, SC, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Black and Nellie Knox Black. Brenda's granddaughters were her heart, and she was a friend to all. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
John Roy "Butch" Belk
Feb 11, 2022
Mr. John Roy "Butch" Belk, age 67, of Union, SC passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, at home on 351 Philippi Church Road.
Mr. Belk was born in Union, SC October 29,1954 the son of the late Fred H. Belk and Helen V. Belk. He was a member of Philippi Baptist Church in Union. "Butch" was a...
Brenda R. Lawson
Feb 11, 2022
Mrs. Brenda Royster Lawson, age 80, wife of Ronnie Lawson of 3752 Buffalo-West Springs Hwy., Jonesville, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mrs. Lawson was born in Union, December 28, 1941, a daughter of the late George A. Royster, Jr. and Cecille John Royster. She was a 1960 graduate of Union High...
Jack Rufus Burns
Feb 9, 2022
Mr. Jack Rufus Burns, age 75, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Inverness of Spartanburg.
Mr. Burns was born in Union, February 3, 1947, a son of the late Saye Edward Burns and Sarah McGuire Burns. He was retired from the US Army having served 30 years with the SC National Guard.
Surviving are...
Mary Q. Cameron
Feb 8, 2022
Mrs. Mary Queen Cameron, age 83, widow of Charles H. Cameron, formerly of N. Boyce St., Union, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Heartland of Union.
Mrs. Cameron was born in Union, August 25, 1938, a daughter of the late William and Bessie Frost Queen. She was retired from United Merchants, Buffalo Plant and was a...
Floyd C Heatherly
Feb 5, 2022
Mr. Floyd C. "Stump" Heatherly, age 83 husband of Linda Smith Heatherly of 542 Pea Ridge Hwy., Jonesville, SC went home to be with his Heavenly Father, Saturday, February 5, 2022.
Mr. Heatherly was born in Union, July 16, 1938, a son of the late James Burton Heatherly and Ruby Gist Howell and husband, Bill Howell. He...
Ruby Williams Eubanks
Feb 4, 2022
Mrs. Ruby Williams Eubanks, age 97, widow of Charlie Thomas Eubanks of Spartanburg, SC passed away Friday, February 4, 2022, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House.
Mrs. Eubanks was born in Clinton, SC July 9,1924 a daughter of the late John Baxter Williams and Mary Inez Murphy Williams. She was a member of the former Westside Baptist Church...
June Johnson Hopper Gregory
Feb 4, 2022
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JUNE JOHNSON HOPPER GREGORY
Mrs. June Johnson Hopper Gregory, age 92, formerly of Jonesville Hwy., Union passed away Friday, February 4, 2022.
Mrs. Gregory was born in Chicago, Illinois May 1, 1929, a daughter of the late Roland R. Johnson and Bernice Anderson Johnson. Mrs. Gregory was the widow of Edney...
Julie Adams Williams
Feb 3, 2022
Mrs. Julie Ann Adams Williams, age 55, wife of Travis Williams of 30 Nottingham Court, Columbia, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022, at MUSC Health, Columbia.
Mrs. Williams was born in Union, March 24, 1966, a daughter of Boyd Adams, Jr. and the late Brenda Lancaster Adams. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and attended...





