Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
Bruce Richard Queen
Jul 7, 2021
Mr. Bruce Richard "Rick" Queen, age 67, husband of Georgia Price Queen of 596 Fortenberry Rd., Woodruff, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Queen was born in Union, October 21, 1953, a son of Virginia Patrick Queen Palmer of Woodruff and the late Bruce DeVille Queen. He retired as a welder with BMW...
James Cary Hughes
Jul 7, 2021
Mr. James Cary Hughes, age 82, of 818 Tucker Town Rd., Carlisle, passed away Monday, July 5, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. He was predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Elizabeth Laxton Hughes.
Mr. Hughes was born in Spartanburg Co., April 24, 1939, a son of the late Jim and Edith Crook Hughes. He retired...
Garland A. Vaughn
Jul 6, 2021
Mr. Garland Aubrey Vaughn, 96, of Union passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Mr. Vaughn was married for fifty-four years to his late wife Margaret W. Vaughn. A son of the late Gideon A. and Mary H. Vaughn, he was a native of Greensboro, North Carolina.
Mr. Vaughn is survived by his...
Charles T Shelton
Jul 3, 2021
Mr. Charles T. Shelton, age 84, of 973 Main St., Buffalo, widower of Sally Baker Shelton, passed away, Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mr. Shelton was born September 11, 1936, in Michigan, a son of the late David Shelton and Alice Schwartz Shelton. He was a former Custodian Worker. Mr. Shelton was a...
H.A. Buck Vinson
Jul 1, 2021
Mr. H.A. "Buck" Vinson of Union, South Carolina, widower of Bessie Gibson Vinson, passed away on July 1, 2021. Buck was born on February 21, 1932, in Union to Thomas Jefferson Vinson and Mamie Mitchell Vinson. Mr. Vinson was predeceased by sisters Gertrude V. Duckett and Corrine V. Hart and brothers, Jeff Vinson, Tom Vinson, J.E. Vinson, Jake Vinson...
Mabel Helms Lamore
Jun 30, 2021
Mrs. Mabel Helms LaMore, age 77, of 189 Whitlock Lake Rd., Jonesville, widow of Robert Charles Lamore, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. LaMore was born in Gastonia, NC, May 16, 1944, a daughter of the late William and Ruby Spencer Helms. She was a loving homemaker who was previously employed with Wellington...
Wilhelmena Proctor Littlejohn
Jun 29, 2021
Mrs. Wilhelmena Proctor Littlejohn, age 92, of 239 Littlejohn Rd., Union, widow of William Thomas Littlejohn passed away, Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at her home.
Mrs. Littlejohn was born April 8, 1929, in Jonesville, a daughter of the late Roy Proctor and Viola Marie Farr Proctor. She was a graduate of Kelly Pinckney High School and retired...
Michael W. "Moe" Edwards
Jun 29, 2021
Mr. Michael "Moe" Edwards, age 63, of 309 B St., Jonesville, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in Spartanburg.
Mr. Edwards was born in Union, SC, July 11, 1957, a son of the late Wallace Edwards and Margaret Haney. He was employed with Kohler Co. for 20 years and was a member of Jonesville Baptist Church. He...
Lou Kimbrell Posey
Jun 28, 2021
Mrs. Ann Lou Kimbrell Posey age 59, wife of William Walker "Bill" Posey of 617 Hawkins Rd., Union, passed away Monday, June 28, 2021, at her home.
Mrs. Posey was born in Union, January 12, 1962, a daughter of Ann Smith Kimbrell of Union and the late James Eugene Kimbrell. Lou was a 1980 graduate of Union...
Jason Steele
Jun 28, 2021
Mr. Jason Steele, age 43, of 201 Catherine St., Union, passed away, Monday, June 28, 2021, at his home.
Mr. Steele was born October 1, 1977, in Union, a son of Easter Lemmons Steele of Union and the late Randy Lee Steele. He had worked at several Golf Courses in the Upstate. Mr. Steele was of the...
Laura (Latham) Dabbs
Jun 28, 2021
Mrs. Laura Latham Dabbs, age 83, wife of Olin Dabbs of 203 South Second St., Lockhart, passed away Monday, June 28, 2021, at her home.
Mrs. Dabbs was born January 18, 1938, in Union, a daughter of the late John David Latham and Ella Mae Jones Latham. She was a graduate of Lockhart High School and was...
Charles "Buddy" Vanderford
Jun 26, 2021
Mr. Charles A. "Buddy" Vanderford, age 84, husband of Joyce Middlebrooks Vanderford, of 1005 Monarch Hwy., Union, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Vanderford was born October 21, 1936 in Union, a son of the late Albert Hope Vanderford and Della Wiggins Vanderford Riley. He was a graduate of Union High School and...
Brenda Jackson Berry
Jun 24, 2021
Mrs. Brenda Jackson Berry, age 79, of 164 Short St., Union, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Heartland of Union.
Mrs. Berry was born February 7, 1942, in Union, a daughter of the late Alonzo Shaird Jackson, Sr. and Ida Belle Keasler Jackson. She was a graduate of Union High School and was retired from Wallace...
James Rhinehart
Jun 24, 2021
Mr. Troy James Rhinehart, age 53, husband of Marlene Whitehead Rhinehart, of 319 Monarch Hwy., Union, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021, at his home.
Mr. Rhinehart was born January 30, 1968, a son of Shirley Green Rhinehart and the late Troy William "PeeWee" Rhinehart, Jr. He worked in textiles and had previously delivered for the Spartanburg...
James Harrison "Jake" Vinson
Jun 24, 2021
Mr. James Harrison Vinson "Jake", age 94, husband of 75 years to Ollie Mae Arthur Vinson of 556 Browns Creek Rd, Union passed away Thursday June 24, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Vinson was born June 18, 1927 in Union. The son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Mamie Mitchell Vinson. He retired from the textile industry...
Gaius Wendell Baker
Jun 22, 2021
Mr. Gaius Wendell Baker, age 76, husband of Ida Mae Hodges Baker, of 300 Seigler Rd., Union, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at his daughter's home.
Mr. Baker was born December 1, 1944, in Newberry a son of the late Weldon Cannie Baker and Johnnie Emerson Baker. He was a graduate of Whitmire High School and...
Debra Kay (Painter) Petty
Jun 22, 2021
Mrs. Debra Kay Painter Petty, age 65, wife of Roger Dale Petty, of 162 Georgia Rd., Union, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Petty was born May 27, 1956, in Union, a daughter of the late Georgia Painter, Sr. and Victoria Adamo Painter. She worked with family at Palmetto Restaurant in...
Thomas Edward Adams
Jun 20, 2021
Mr. Thomas Edward "Tommy" Adams, age 71, of Union, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021, at his home.
Mr. Adams was born in the Pea Ridge community of Union County, September 24, 1949, a son of the late Robert Gettys Adams and Mittie Sanders Adams. He was a graduate of Jonesville High School and was formerly employed...
Stonie N. Keith
Jun 19, 2021
Our hero, Stonie N. Keith, WWII veteran, business owner, cattle rancher, and gentleman, passed away in the early morning hours of June 19, 2021, after a brief illness. He was the widower of the love of his life, Anneliese R. Keith, formerly of Munich, Germany.
Mr. Keith was born September 17, 1927, in Union County, SC, the...
Carroll Eugene Moore
Jun 17, 2021
Mr. Carroll Eugene Moore, age 88, of Union, husband of Audrey Jo Maye Moore., passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021, at the home.
Mr. Moore was born in Canton, NC, June 19, 1932, the son of the late Walter F. and Connie Hall Moore. He attended Union County Schools and retired from United Merchants Buffalo Plant. He...





