Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
Edward Franklin Harvey
Oct 29, 2021
Mr. Edward Franklin Harvey, age 88, 660 Riley Rd., Buffalo, widower of Olivia Fleming Harvey, passed away, Friday, October 29, 2021, at Heartland of Union.
Mr. Harvey was born November 10, 1932, in Spartanburg, a son of the late George Thomas Harvey and Gladys Gossett Harvey. He was retired from Blackman Mueller. Mr. Harvey was a Veteran...
Wanda Gossett Harris
Oct 26, 2021
Mrs. Wanda Gossett Harris, age 62, wife of Roger Harris of 281 Bryant Rd., Pacolet, passed away, Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Harris was born in Spartanburg, September 24, 1959, a daughter of the late Carroll Dean and Betty Gossett. She was a graduate of Broome High School and retired from ExoPack...
Janice Adams Bain
Oct 26, 2021
Mrs. Janice Adams Bain, age 78 of 239 Nance St., Whitmire, widow of Gene Robert Bain, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mrs. Bain was born in Union, August 15, 1943, a daughter of the late Jesse and Mae Chalk Adams. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired from Renfro...
Curtis Maurice Hyder
Oct 26, 2021
A memorial service for Mr. Curtis Maurice Hyder will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, November 14,2021 at Welcome Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Robert Jarvis.
Mr. Hyder, age 87, husband of Mary Barber Hyder of 480 Hawkins Rd., Union, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mr. Hyder was born...
Martha Watts Vanderford
Oct 26, 2021
Mrs. Martha Watts Vanderford, age 81, of 124 Pine St., Buffalo, widow of Charles Ray Vanderford, passed away, Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mrs. Vanderford was born in Union, October 29, 1939, a daughter of the late Rev. Lewis D. Watts and Gaynelle Ochiltree Watts. She was retired from United Merchants, Union...
John Kemp Tyson Vaughan
Oct 25, 2021
Mr. John Kemp Tyson Vaughan, age 43, of Trimmier St., Spartanburg, passed away, Monday, October 25, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Vaughan was born in Spartanburg, January 23, 1978, a son of Joyce Crevier Vaughan of Union and the late Tommy Joseph Vaughan. He was employed as a butcher with Food Lion in Spartanburg. Tyson was a...
Sheila M. Varner
Oct 23, 2021
Mrs. Sheila Moore Varner, age 67, wife of David R. Varner, Sr., of 337 Riley Rd., Buffalo, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mrs. Varner was born in Union, December 20, 1953, a daughter of the late Bobby and Peggy Kingsmore Moore.
Surviving in addition to her husband is a daughter...
Bryan Keith Davis
Oct 21, 2021
Mr. Bryan Keith Davis, age 58, of 307 Partridge Rd., Union, widower of Kelly Parkins Davis, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mr. Davis was born in Union, August 19, 1963, a son of the late Harold Dean Davis and Alice Faye Harris Davis. He was a graduate of Union High School, Charlotte...
Carol H. Bailey
Oct 20, 2021
Mr. Carol Hampton Bailey, age 86, husband of Hilda Ward Bailey, of 619 Lakeview Heights, Union, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at his home.
Mr. Bailey was born March 31, 1935, in Union, a son of the late Robert Howard Bailey and Cora Lee Jolly Bailey. He was a graduate of Union High School and Cecil's...
Rebecca "Becky" Louise Wade
Oct 20, 2021
Mrs. Rebecca Louise "Becky" Wade, age 73, of 102 Cogdell Plaza, Union, passed away, Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Wade was born August 27, 1948, in Union, a daughter of the late Mary C. Millwood Henderson. She was employed with Janice Lackey's Cleaning Services. Mrs. Wade was a member of Fairforest Baptist...
Marjorie Elaine Moore
Oct 20, 2021
Mrs. Marjorie Elaine Moore, age 79, of 202 McPherson St., Union, widow of John Franklin Moore, passed away, Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mrs. Moore was born September 8, 1942, in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada, a daughter of the late Billy Mullen and Vera Mullen. She attended Lakeside Baptist Church.
Surviving...
Raymond W. "Glover" Morris
Oct 19, 2021
Mr. Raymond W. "Glover" Morris, age 91, of 111 Fant St. Union, widower of Margarett Franklin Morris, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mr. Morris was born in Union, August 13, 1930, a son of the late James Monroe Morris and Myrtle Johns Morris. He was retired from Milliken and Co., Monarch plant...
Faye Louise Fant
Oct 18, 2021
Mrs. Faye Louise Boyd "Lou" Fant, age 82, of 206 Bermuda Dr., Union, widow of Iley Watson Fant, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Fant was born in Martinsville, VA, March 14, 1939, a daughter of the late William Isaac Boyd and Gracie Rhodes Boyd. She was retired from the S.C. Department of...
Jerry Dewayne Nance, Sr.
Oct 17, 2021
Mr. Jerry DeWayne Nance, Sr., age 80, of 593 Vanderford Rd., Union, widower of Charlene Howell Nance, passed away, Sunday, October 17, 2021, at his home.
Mr. Nance was born September 24, 1941, in Gaffney a son of the late Freeman Nance and Myrtle Crotts Nance. He was a graduate of Gaffney High School and Limestone College. ...
Betty Burns
Oct 15, 2021
Mrs. Betty Roberts Burns, age 91, widow of Joe H. Burns, formerly of Lockhart, passed away Friday, October 15, 2021, at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mrs. Burns was born in Lockhart, August 26, 1930, a daughter of the late Brownlow Roberts and Ollie Lee Foster Roberts. She was a graduate of Lockhart High School and retired from Milliken and...
Mary Lee Hembree
Oct 15, 2021
Mary Lee Hembree, age 73, of 1859 Mt. Lebanon Rd., Pauline, passed away, Friday, October 15, 2021, at Prisma Health—Greenville.
Ms. Hembree was born April 12, 1948, in Spartanburg, a daughter of the late M.H. "Bud" Hembree and Arlee Lawson Hembree. She was a 1966 graduate of Dorman High School, the second graduating class. Ms. Hembree graduated...
Rev. John Alvin Biggerstaff, Sr.
Oct 12, 2021
Rev. John Alvin Biggerstaff, Sr., age 94, husband of Frances Evelyn Thomas Biggerstaff, of 109 E. Munro St., Union, passed away, Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at his home.
Rev. Biggerstaff was born May 11, 1927, in Kings Mountain, NC, a son of the late Robert Lee Biggerstaff and Della Black Biggerstaff Stacy. He was a member of...
Evelyn Ann Ostrander
Oct 11, 2021
Evelyn Ann Ostrander, age 58 of 144 Duncan Ave., Buffalo, passed away, Monday, October 11, 2021, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Ms. Ostrander was born November 25, 1962, in Azores, Portugal a daughter of the late Judith Mescol. A native of Pennsylvania, Evelyn was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.
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Penny Heck Arthur
Oct 10, 2021
Mrs. Penny Heck Arthur, age 77, widow of James M. Arthur, Jr., passed peacefully from this world on Sunday, October 10, 2021.
Born on February 29, 1944, in Washington DC, she was the daughter of the late William Edward Heck and Tellie Sanders Hecht. She was a graduate of Union High School and attended Winthrop College. She...
James Kimberly "Lee" Steen
Oct 9, 2021
Mr. James Kimberly "Lee" Steen, age 37, of 159 Neal Shoals Rd., Union, passed away October 9, 2021, at his home.
Mr. Steen was born in Union, May 29, 1984, a son of James "Bo" Patrick of Union and the late Angela Reardon Patrick. He was a graduate of Lockhart High School and was a self- employed...






