Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
James Frank Blackwood
Mar 10, 2021
Mr. James Frank "Blackie" Blackwood, age 98, a resident of Baton Rouge for 56 years, passed away on March 10, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.
Mr. Blackwood was born in Cherokee County, SC on April 7, 1922 a son of the late George Lifus Blackwood and Mamie Buice Blackwood. Blackie was always a proud...
Barbara Johnson Black
Mar 10, 2021
Mrs. Barbara Johnson Black, age 81, widow of Frank Black passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at the home of her son in Duncan.
Mrs. Black was born in Union, May 11, 1939, a daughter of the late William Johnson and Ada Carter Johnson. She was a graduate of Union High School and attended USC-U. She was...
Douglas K Foster
Mar 9, 2021
Mr. Douglas K. Foster, age 68, husband of Donna Bradley Foster, of 120 Chapel Rd., Union, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mr. Foster was born September 15, 1952 in Union, a son of the late Ralph "Son" Foster and Mabel Kirby Foster. He was a graduate of Union High School and...
Fredrick Alexander
Mar 9, 2021
Mr. Fredrick Alexander, age 51, of 162 Canupp Rd., Sharon, passed away Tuesday March 9, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Alexander was born September 6, 1969 in Union, a son of the late Jerry Alexander and Geneva Alexander. He was a 1989 graduate of York High School. Mr. Alexander was retired from logging.
He is...
Paul Howard Boulware
Mar 9, 2021
Mr. Paul Howard Boulware, age 75, husband of Cathy Moore Boulware of 1046 Fairview Church Cir., Union, passed away, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mr. Boulware was born December 11, 1945 in Chester, a son of the late Albert Paul Boulware and Gladys Lawson Boulware. He was a 1964 Graduate of High Point...
Julia Kerr Garner
Mar 7, 2021
Mrs. Julia Kerr "Bootsie" Garner, age 90, of Bob Little Rd., Jonesville, widow of Davis Wilbur Garner, passed away Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Union Medical Center.
Mrs. Garner was born in Union, June 10, 1930, a daughter of the late Charles Lofton Kerr and Florence Rowland Kerr. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and...
Jeffrey "Bodean" Alan Trantham
Mar 7, 2021
Mr. Jeffrey Alan "Bodean" Trantham, age 56, husband of Terri O'Shields Trantham, of 218 Westmead Rd., Union, passed away, Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Trantham was born November 29, 1964 in Union, a son of the late Wayne Austin Trantham and Margaret Joan Lee "Peggy" Trantham. He was a 1984 graduate of...
Bobby Ray Hyatt
Mar 6, 2021
Mr. Bobby Ray Hyatt, age 85, husband of Margie Hyatt, of Union, passed away, Saturday, March 6, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Hyatt was born December 6, 1936 in Lockhart, a son of the late J.D. Hyatt and Mary Farr Hyatt. He was a graduate of Lockhart High School and attended Spartanburg Methodist College. Mr. Hyatt was...
Wakina (Dorsey) Kirby
Mar 6, 2021
Mrs. Wakina Dorsey Kirby, age 45, of 121 Barnado Rd., Union, widow of Earnest Kent "Kenny" Kirby, II, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Kirby was born in Gainsville, GA, February 8, 1976 a daughter of Shirley Williams Dorsey and the late Lamar Dorsey. She was of the Baptist Faith.
Surviving...
David Allan Smith
Mar 5, 2021
Mr. David Allan Smith, age 75, husband of Sandra Cooke Smith, of 1517 Peach Orchard Rd., Union, passed away, Friday, March 5, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Smith was born October 16, 1945 in Thomasville, NC, a son of the late Avery Smith and Faye Crocker Smith. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy. Mr....
Jane H Kendrick
Mar 5, 2021
Mrs. Jane H. Kendrick, age 83, of 265 Varner Rd., Union, widow of Bobby N. Kendrick, Sr., passed away Friday, March 5, 2021 at Mary Black Hospital.
Mrs. Kendrick was born November 15, 1937 in Floyds, a daughter of the late Henry Walker Hooks and Rosella Goodyear Hooks. She graduated as Valedictorian from Floyds High School. Mrs....
Patricia Estelle (Eubanks) Hollingsworth
Mar 5, 2021
Our loving mother and Nannie, Patricia "Pat" Estelle Eubanks Hollingsworth, went to be with the Lord on March 5, 2021. Pat was born in 1934 and was the daughter of Fred and Mary Lou Cabiness Eubanks. She was a graduate of Union High School and went to work shortly after at Carlisle Finishing Company until her retirement.
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Carol Baldwin Strange
Mar 2, 2021
Carol Baldwin Strange, 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She is predeceased by her beloved husband of 53 years, James F. Strange, Jr., and her parents, David and Angell Baldwin of Jonesville, SC.
Born December 24, 1940 in Jonesville, SC, Carol graduated...
Thomas Wayne Baker
Mar 1, 2021
Mr. Thomas Wayne Baker, age 79, husband of Karen Farr Baker, of 412 Rice Ave., Union, passed away, Monday, March 1, 2021 at his home after an extended illness.
Mr. Baker was born in Lancaster, SC, January 3, 1942, a son of the late Thomas Marion Baker and Blanche Lynch Baker. He was a 1960 graduate of...
Frank Dupree Alexander
Feb 28, 2021
Mr. Frank Alexander, age 89, husband of Betty Jean Barnett Alexander, of 103 North Evans St., Union, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 28, 2021, surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Alexander was born on March 19, 1931 in Union, a son of the late Arthur Bailey Alexander and Onie Riddle Alexander. He attended West...
Larry Eugene Cabaniss
Feb 26, 2021
Mr. Larry Eugene Cabaniss, age 69, formerly of Cross St., Lockhart, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at Heartland of Union.
Mr. Cabaniss was born in Williamston, SC, July 16, 1951, a son of the late Rev. William Henry Cabaniss and Daisy Lee Gregory Cabaniss. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Lockhart Church of...
David Ronald "Ronnie" Vinson
Feb 25, 2021
Mr. David Ronald "Ronnie" Vinson, age 73, of 307 Hart St., Union, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Vinson was born in Union, May 8, 1947, a son of the late David D. Vinson and Ferol Ruth Fowler Vinson. He was a graduate of Union High School and retired from Milliken and Co....
Robbie Cynthia Kirby Justice
Feb 24, 2021
Mrs. Robbie Cynthia Kirby Justice, age 60, of 451 Eaves Rd., Whitmire, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Union Medical Center.
Mrs. Justice was born in Union, December 6, 1960, a daughter of the late Clifford Albert Kirby and Doris Hazel Knox Kirby. She was employed with Sonoco Products and was of the Presbyterian faith.
...Major General (Retired) Thomas L. Sinclair
Feb 17, 2021
Major General (Retired) Thomas Lee Sinclair, age 73, husband of Kathryn Bowers Sinclair of 1374 Meansville Rd., Union, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Sinclair was born in Union, September 22, 1947, a son of the late John Albert Sinclair and Gladys Lee Sinclair. He was a 1965 graduate of Union...
Helen White Michaels
Feb 17, 2021
Mrs. Helen White Michaels, age 87, wife of the late Johnny Alfred Michaels of 2860 Stroupe Rd., Clover, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Michaels was born September 1, 1933 in York, a daughter of the late Thomas Dugar White, Sr. and Frances Lockridge White. She was a 1952...





