Obituaries
Gina Farmer Ponder
Feb 18, 2026
Gina Farmer Ponder, affectionally known as “Mimi,” age 59 of Pauline, wife of Danny C. Ponder, passed away February 18, 2026 after a long battle with cancer.
Mrs. Ponder was born in Union, January 31, 1967, a daughter of Elaine Brown Farmer of Pauline and the late Warren Farmer. Gina was a graduate of Woodruff High School and held an Associate’s...
Cornelia Owings
Feb 17, 2026
Mrs. Cornelia Owings, 86, of 435 Gist Bridge Road, Buffalo passed way Tuesday February 17, 2026 at her home.
Mrs. Owings was born February 24, 1939 in Union, SC, a daughter of the late Wilkes Edward Hyder and Lillian Greene Hyder. She was the last surviving of 13 children. Mrs. Owings was a graduate of Union High School and finished Cecil’s...
Joe Ed Littlejohn, Sr.
Feb 15, 2026
Mr. Joe Ed Littlejohn, Sr., 81, husband of Linda Harris Littlejohn, of 2965 Buffalo West Springs Hwy, Buffalo, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2026, at his home.
Mr. Littlejohn was born December 16, 1944, in Union, SC a son of the late Aileen Stapleton, Thomas Littlejohn and Lillian Smith Littlejohn. He was a graduate of Union High School and was of...
Betty Jean Young
Feb 15, 2026
Betty Jean Russell Young went to be with Jesus in the early hours of the morning on February 15th, 2026 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alva James Russell and Lena Moore Russell. Also waiting to meet her in Heaven are her husband Willie H. Young, her son Jerry Dean Young, her...
Bruce Anthony Vaughan
Feb 13, 2026
Bruce Anthony Vaughan, lovingly known as Tony, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2026, at the age of 92. Born June 17, 1933, in Union, South Carolina, he was the son of Harper and Sarah Bruce Vaughan.
Tony graduated from Union High School and later earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University. He dedicated many years of service...
Joanne Elizabeth Gilliland
Feb 12, 2026
Mrs. Joanne Elizabeth Millwood Gilliland, age 90, widow of Talmadge Kirk Gilliland, of 232 Mas Rd. Pacolet, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2026.
Mrs. Gilliland was born in Spartanburg, June 22, 1935, a daughter of the late James Vozelle Millwood and Margaret Fowler Millwood. She retired from Milliken Company and was a member of Browns Chapel Baptist Church.
Mrs. Gilliland is survived...
Kaye Kallman
Feb 9, 2026
Sandra Kaye James Kallman, age 75, of Greer, South Carolina passed away Monday, February 9, 2026 at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum after a prolonged illness.
Kaye was born in Union, South Carolina July 14, 1950, to Harold Theron James and Grace Senn James. She graduated from Union High School in 1968 where she was active in several student organizations...
Darla Faye Love
Feb 8, 2026
Mrs. Darla Faye Love, age 88, of 103 Churchill St., Union, widow of Paul Love, passed away, Sunday, February 8, 2026 at her home.
Mrs. Love was born November 6, 1937, in Blackwell, OK, daughter of the late William Isaiah Jobe and Frances Olds Jobe. She was a graduate of Blackwell High School and retired from Union County Schools District Office....
Joanie Morris Crocker
Feb 6, 2026
Mrs. Joan “Joanie” Morris Crocker, age 67, wife of Paul Crocker, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Born December 6, 1958, in Union, South Carolina, Joanie was the daughter of the late Joe Moore Morris and Nancy Aycock Morris Garner. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and Spartanburg Methodist College and was a...
Reba G. Bogan
Feb 5, 2026
Mrs. Reba Gregory Bogan, 93, widow of David Blaine Bogan, 3007 Buffalo-West Springs Hwy., Buffalo, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2026 at Spartanburg Regional Heart Center. She was born on July 27, 1932 in Buffalo, the daughter of the late Grover Franklin, Sr. and Thelma Stepp Gregory.
Mrs. Bogan graduated from Union High School as the valedictorian of the Class...
Carol McBride Faucett
Feb 4, 2026
Mrs. Carol Elaine McBride Faucett, age 87, of 1995 Jonesville Lockhart Hwy., Union, widow of James Samuel Faucett, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at her home.
Mrs. Faucett was born April 13, 1938, in Union County, a daughter of the late Ernest Eugene McBride and Lillie Rochester McBride. She was a 1955 graduate of Jonesville High...
Gregory Dale Ochiltree
Feb 3, 2026
Mr. Gregory Dale Ochiltree, age 63 of 172 Georgia Rd., Union, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mr. Ochiltree was born in Union, August 10, 1962, a son of Joyce Gregory Brown of Union and the late Clarence Dale Ochiltree. He attended Union High School and was formerly employed with Cone Mill, Carlisle Finishing and had also...
Gwendolyn Lee Williams
Feb 2, 2026
Mrs. Gwendolyn L Williams, age 79, of Buffalo, widow of Larry H. Williams, passed into the loving arms of Jesus Christ on Monday February 2, 2026.
Mrs. Williams was born in Pacolet, SC on February 10, 1946, the daughter of the late Vernon Bud Lee and Essie Lavonia Hipp Lee.
Surviving are two sons, Travis Williams (Dana) of Tennessee, and Kevin Williams...
Helen Elizabeth Austin
Feb 2, 2026
Helen Elizabeth Lancaster Austin, age 91, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2026, in Greenville, South Carolina. Born on October 15, 1934, in Union, South Carolina, Helen was the daughter of the late Claudy Ray and Bertha Elizabeth (Lawson) Lancaster. She graduated from Union High School in 1952.
After decades spent as a dedicated homemaker for her three children, Helen took...
Sandra F. Roberts
Feb 1, 2026
Mrs. Sandra F. Roberts, age 80 of 254 Farrow Rd., Jonesville, widow of Michael Hendrix Roberts, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026 at Union Medical Center.
Mrs. Roberts was born in Union, August 18, 1945, a daughter of the late Durvin and Evie Mae Miller Fowler. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and a member of Jonesville Baptist Church.
Surviving...
Barbara Jean Jackson
Jan 30, 2026
Mrs. Barbara Jean Jackson, age 61, of 322 Mill St., Lockhart, wife of Bobby Jackson, Jr., passed away Friday, January 30, 2026 at her home.
Mrs. Jackson was born May 4, 1964, in Union, a daughter of the late Jack Brown and Lucille Austin Brown. She was a graduate of Union High School and before her illness, she worked in textiles...
Ruby Sherbert Freeman
Jan 30, 2026
Mrs. Ruby Sherbert Freeman, age 91, of 114 Springdale Drive, Union, widow of Ray Wilson Freeman, passed away Friday, January 30, 2026, surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Freeman was born in Putman on September 29, 1934, a daughter of the late Dansel and Lena Smith Sherbert. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired as Office Manager of Union...
Ralph "Blue Jeans" Eugene Millwood
Jan 29, 2026
Mr. Ralph “Blue Jeans” Eugene Millwood, age 65, husband of Kimberley Williams Millwood of 108 James St., Union, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2026.
Mr. Millwood was born in Union, September 25, 1960, a son of the late Herbert “Lefty” Millwood and Anita Black Millwood Smith. He graduated at the age of 16 from Union High School. Mr. Millwood was a...
Randy Ray Cook
Jan 29, 2026
Mr. Randy Ray Cook, age 60, husband of Cynthia Mathers Cook of 114 Arthur St., Union, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, January 29, 2026.
Mr. Cook was born in Punta Gorda, FL, April 12, 1965, a son of the late Billy Joe Cook, Sr. and Nina Pearl Spillers Cook. Randy retired from Holcombe Cemeteries and Holcombe Funeral Home...
Michael David Jackson
Jan 29, 2026
Mr. Michael David “Mike” Jackson, age 64, husband of Sherry Jackson, of 135 Pinewood Acres Rd., Union, passed away, Thursday, January 29, 2026, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Jackson was born July 16, 1961, in Union, a son of the late Alonzo Jackson, Sr. and Ida Belle Keasler Jackson. He was a member of Union Masonic Lodge #75 and was...
