Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
James Newton Porter
Oct 4, 2021
Mr. James Newton Porter, age 95, of 4058 Mt. Pleasant Church Rd., Chester, widower of Stella Childers Porter, passed away Monday October 4, 2021, at MUSC, Chester.
Mr. Porter was born in Union, June 30, 1926, a son of the late John and Nannie Louise Robbins Porter. He was retired from Milliken and Co., Lockhart Plant and...
Beverly Kay Lowery Howard
Oct 3, 2021
Mrs. Beverly Kay Lowery Howard, age 62, wife of Carl G. Howard of 635 Riley Court, Spartanburg, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Howard was born in Spartanburg, August 16, 1959, a daughter of the late Jack and Vera Finley Lowery. She was previously employed with Sub Station II and with Hardees in...
Richard Wayne Barnes
Oct 2, 2021
Mr. Richard Wayne "Richie" Barnes, age 50, of 127 Lee Spelts Rd., Buffalo, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021.
Mr. Barnes was born in Union, September 1, 1971, a son of Jackie Barnes of Buffalo and the late Joanne Lipsey Barnes. He was a graduate of Union High School and had previously worked with the Department of...
James Dwayne "Wayne" Allen
Oct 1, 2021
Mr. James DWayne "Wayne" Allen age 64 of 113 Magnolia Pines, Jonesville, SC., husband of Sybil Sprouse Allen, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, October 1, 2021.
Mr. Allen was born in Union, July 3, 1957, a son of Doris Martin "Dot" Gibson and the late James Thomas "Jack" Allen. He was retired from the...
Elizabeth Yvonne "Vonnie" Sumner
Oct 1, 2021
Ms. Elizabeth Yvonne "Vonnie" Sumner, age 73, passed away Friday, October 1, 2021.
Ms. Sumner was born in Union, March 1, 1948, a daughter of the late Colie Leslie Freeman and Dorothy Juanita Sinclair Freeman Austin. She was of the Baptist Faith.
Surviving is two sons, Dennis Ray "Bear" Sumner, Jr. (Wendy Compton) of Union...
Joyce White Ivey
Sep 30, 2021
Mrs. Joyce White Ivey, age 81, wife of Rev. Dr. James W. Ivey of 1808 S. Jonesville Hwy., Jonesville, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Ivey was born in Union, December 29, 1939, a daughter of the late Paul and Lizzie Pruitt White. She was a 1958 graduate of Union High School and...
James "Scotty" Scott Austin
Sep 29, 2021
Mr. James Scott "Scotty" Austin, age 54, of 250 Old English Rd., Union, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Austin was born August 6, 1967 in Union, a son of Teresa Freeman Austin of Union and the late Junior Austin.
Surviving in addition to his mother are a daughter,...
Charles David Tollison, Jr.
Sep 27, 2021
Mr. Charles David "Tolly" Tollison, Jr., age 48 of Peach Orchard Rd., Union, passed away Monday at his home.
Mr. Tollison was born in Greenville, November 4, 1972, a son of the late Charles David Tollison, Sr. and Thesis Ivey Tollison. He was a 1990 graduate of Union Academy and was owner/operator of Tollison Transportation, LLC. David...
William H. Maness
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. William H. Maness of 105 Kennedy Circle, Union, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 25, 2021. The son of the late Sterling E. and Charity Minor Maness, he was born on January 31, 1933, in Buffalo, SC.
Mr. Maness was a veteran of the US Navy having served in the Korean Conflict....
Robert J. Vanderford, Sr.
Sep 23, 2021
Mr. Robert Jackson "Buddy" Vanderford, Sr., age 82, husband of Shirley Ham Vanderford of 215 Drugstore St., Buffalo, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Mary Black Hospital.
Mr. Vanderford was born in Union, July 3, 1939, a son of the late Malcolm Jack Vanderford and Bonnie Wilkie Vanderford. He was a graduate of Union High School...
Newell E. Harrison, Jr.
Sep 21, 2021
Mr. Newell E. Harrison, Jr., age 75, of Buffalo, SC, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Harrison was born in Union, a son of the late Newell E. Harrison, Sr. and Eulala Johnson Harrison. He was a graduate of Union High School and enjoyed fishing with his brother and friends. In earlier years,...
Alien Smith
Sep 20, 2021
Miss Alien Smith, age 88, of 108 Hillcrest Dr., Union, passed away, Monday, September 20, 2021 at Union Medical Center.
Miss Smith was born in Union, June 17, 1933, a daughter of the late Wylie Drayton Smith and Lois West Smith. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired from Spring Industries in Chester. Miss...
Donald Ray Hendrix
Sep 20, 2021
Mr. Donald "Donnie" Ray Hendrix, age 55, husband of Ava Gail Moss Hendrix of 1208 Linersville Rd., Bufalo, passed away Monday, September 20, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Hendrix was born in Union, March 22, 1966, a son of Barbara Greer Hendrix and the late Noah Donald Hendrix. He was formerly employed with Timken Co. and was...
Michael Eugene Parker
Sep 19, 2021
Mr. Michael Eugene Parker, age 68, husband of Deborah Birch Parker, of 107 S. 6th St., Lockhart, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Atrium Health Carolina's Medical Center in Charlotte. Mr. Parker was born June 27, 1953 in Chester, a son of the late Frank Parker and Ethelene Roberts Parker. He was retired from Springs Industry. Mr. Parker...
Monty Layne Paschall, Jr.
Sep 19, 2021
Mr. Monty Layne Paschall, Jr., age 40, husband of Misty Henderson Paschall, of 486 Bogan Rd., Jonesville, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021.
Mr. Paschall was born October 20, 1980, in Union, a son of Deborah Benvenuti Widener and the late Monty Layne Paschall, Sr. He was a graduate of Union High School and Spartanburg Community College. ...
Mary Feaster
Sep 18, 2021
Mary Alliene Feaster, age 69, of Evelyn Court, Columbia, entered her eternal home on Saturday, September 18, 2021. She was the daughter of the late William R. Feaster, Sr., and the late Dorothy S. Feaster. She was a graduate of Union High School, Union, SC; and the University of South Carolina with a BSN in Nursing and a Master's...
Ronnie Alexander "Alex" Moore
Sep 18, 2021
Ronnie Alexander "Alex" Moore, age 19, of 499 Fairview Church Circle., Union passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Alex was the son of Ronnie E. Moore, and Christy Simmons both of Union. He had attended Union County Schools. He was previously employed at Dollar General Distribution in Jonesville. Funeral services will be held at Lakeside Baptist Church, where...
Jean Lyles Richardson
Sep 16, 2021
Mrs. Jean Lyles Richardson, wife of the late Ernest D. Richardson, went home to her Heavenly Father on September 16, 2021.
Mrs. Richardson was born in Oconee County, March 21, 1935, a daughter of the late Verline Moore Lyles and DeWitt W. Lyles. She was a 1953 graduate of Townville High School, a 1956 graduate of Anderson...
Bernice Louise (Knight) Heatherly
Sep 14, 2021
Mrs. Bernice Louise Knight Heatherly, age 93, wife of Herbert Heatherly, of 133 Hully Bridge Rd., Jonesville, passed away, Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Heartland of Union.
Mrs. Heatherly was born August 25, 1928, in Sevierville, TN, a daughter of the late Walter Knight and Viola Barnes Knight. She was a graduate of Union High School and...
Rhonda Gregory Owen
Sep 13, 2021
Mrs. Rhonda Gregory Owen, age 56, widow of Darrell Owen, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021, at the Agape Hospice Home in West Columbia.
Mrs. Owen was born in Union, June 20, 1965, a daughter of the late Bobby and Rita Holt Gregory. She was a graduate of Union High School and Spartanburg Technical College. Mrs. Owen...





