Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
Jamie Tyler Whitlock
Feb 5, 2021
Mr. Jamie Tyler Whitlock, age 28, of 112 Flynn Street, Union, passed away February 5, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Whitlock was born September 1, 1992 in Spartanburg, a son of Patti Berry Whitlock of Lockhart and Jamie Walter Whitlock and wife Emily of Union. He was employed with G-SCRAP of Union. Mr. Whitlock was of the...
Kay Thompson Farr
Feb 5, 2021
Mr. Kay Thompson Farr, age 81, formerly of Union, passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at Prisma Health—Laurens.
Mr. Farr was born November 16, 1939 in Union, a son of the late James Kay Farr and Wilcie Mae Thompson Farr. He was a retired security guard. Mr. Farr was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.
...Margaret Jennifer Cimbollek
Feb 3, 2021
Ms. Margaret Jennifer Speer "Jenny" Cimbollek, age 46, of Old Buncombe Rd., Union, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at her home.
Ms. Cimbollek was born in Union, January 25, 1975, a daughter of Mary Elizabeth Inman Speer of Union and the late Robert Winston Speer. She was employed as a registered nurse with MUSC-Chester Hospital. She...
Richard A. "Little Rick" Owen, Ii
Feb 3, 2021
Mr. Richard Arthur Owen, II, known to most as "Little Rick", husband of Wendy Barber Owen, of 100 Ashton Brooke Acres, Buffalo, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Owen was born February 1, 1958, in Union, to the late Richard A. Owen, Sr. and Barbara West Owen. Rick was a very proud old...
Marion Neal "Mack" Elliott, Sr.
Feb 1, 2021
Mr. Marion Neal "Mack" Elliott, Sr., age 83, formerly of Buffalo, passed away Monday, February 1, 2021 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home.
Mr. Elliott was born in Buffalo, August 24, 1937, a son of the late Columbus S. Elliott and Bertha Vess Elliott. He retired from the S.C. Highway Department and had previously work with United Merchants,...
Shirley Hendrix Ham
Feb 1, 2021
Mrs. Shirley Hendrix Ham, age 84, of 1817 Jonesville Hwy., Union, widow of Paul Ham, Jr., passed away, Monday, February 1, 2021 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Center.
Mrs. Ham was born June 28, 1936 in Union, a daughter of the late Julius Sloane Hendrix and Lona Mae Martin Hendrix. She was a graduate of Union High School...
Kenneth Ray Bailey
Jan 31, 2021
Mr. Kenneth Ray Bailey, age 71, of 586 Pittmans Landing Rd., Cross Hill, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Bailey was born August 30, 1949 in Spartanburg, a son of the late Fred Hope Bailey and Lillie Mae Sweat Bailey. He was retired as a Building Inspector from the City of Spartanburg. Mr....
Kathryn Vaughn Jolly
Jan 31, 2021
Mrs. Kathryn Vaughn Jolly, age 89, widow of Ralph M. Jolly, formerly of Hillcrest Dr., Union, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home.
Mrs. Jolly was born in Union, April 3, 1931, a daughter of the late William H. Vaughn, Jr. and Grace Albright Vaughn. She was a graduate of Union High School...
Pearl Creasman Gregory
Jan 31, 2021
Mrs. Pearl Creasman Gregory, age 87, of 104 Bermuda Dr., Union, widow of Judson J. Gregory, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Gregory was born August 24, 1933 in Union, a daughter of the late Henry Creasman and Mary Crocker Creasman. She was a graduate of Union High School and was...
June Hogan Pace
Jan 30, 2021
Mrs. June Hogan Pace, age 78, wife of Bruce Pace of Pacolet, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Pace was born in Spartanburg, August 21, 1942, a daughter of the late Lucille Patrick Hogan and John Earl Hogan. She was a graduate of Pacolet High School and was retired from the...
John Keith Parks
Jan 30, 2021
Mr. John Keith Parks, age 81, husband Carol Cooper Parks of 1340 Mt. Tabor Church Rd., Jonesville, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, January 30, 2021.
Mr. Parks was born in Union, May 29, 1939, a son of the late J.T. Parks and Phoebe Sprouse Parks. He was a graduate of Lockhart High School and...
Kelly Lee Crawford
Jan 28, 2021
Kelly Lee Crawford, age 38, of 125 Bruce O. Wilson Rd., Union, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021.
Kelly was born in Union, February 25, 1982 a son of Freddie and Soapy Crawford. He was a graduate of Union Christian Day School and worked alongside his father and grandfather at Crawford Logging. Kelly was a member of...
Richard D. Wells
Jan 28, 2021
Mr. Richard D. "Dent" Wells, age 86, formerly of Pacolet, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Union Medical Center.
Mr. Wells was born in Spartanburg Co., October 24, 1934, a son of the late Cole L. and Ruby Faye Ledbetter Wells. He was a retired textile worker and was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Wells was...
Sgt. Tommy W. Cudd
Jan 28, 2021
Sergeant Tommy W. Cudd, age 60, husband of Beth Cudd, of 769 River Rd., Union, passed away, Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Sgt. Cudd was born March 10, 1960, a son of the late H.C. Cudd and Myrtle Smith Cudd. He was a 1978 graduate of Union Academy. He was a charter student...
Edward C. "Eddie" Mims
Jan 27, 2021
Mr. Edward Coleman "Eddie" Mims, of Jonesville, passed away at the age of 67. Eddie died January 27, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, able to be visited by his family before passing. He is the son of Ruby Mims of Eutawville, SC and the late Harry Mims. Eddie was a graduate of Holly Hill High School and received...
Lucile Fowler Smith
Jan 27, 2021
Mrs. Lucile Fowler Smith, age 92, of 201 Forest St., Jonesville, widow of Gilbert Smith, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Smith was born February 16, 1928 in Jonesville, a daughter of the late Durvin F. Fowler and Evie Miller Fowler. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired from J.P....
E. Eugene Baker
Jan 25, 2021
Mr. E. Eugene Baker, age 78, husband of Elvira Baker of Columbia, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021.
Mr. Baker was born in Union, October 14, 1942, a son of the late E.C. Baker and Maggie Inman Teague and Lynn Teague. He was a 1961 graduate of Union High School and attended Francis Marion University in Florence...
George Raymond Starnes, Iii
Jan 25, 2021
Mr. George Raymond Starnes, III, age 65, husband of Arana Tally Starnes of 1307 Linersville Rd., Buffalo, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 after an extended battle with cancer.
Mr. Starnes was born in Charlotte, June 8, 1955, a son of the late George Raymond Starnes, II and Edith Tucker Starnes. He was a retired long haul...
Lavenia Shelton Haile
Jan 25, 2021
Mrs. Lavenia Shelton Haile, 93, of Dacusville, wife of the late Frank Wilson Haile, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 25th, 2021 at her home.
Born in Greenville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Dewey and Mildred Owens Shelton. She worked in the cafeteria at Dacusville Elementary School and a...
Cathy Vinson Smith
Jan 25, 2021
Mrs. Cathy Vinson Smith, age 70, wife of Jerry H. Smith of 439 Mt. Tabor Church Rd. Union, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mrs. Smith was born in Union, November 13, 1950, a daughter of the late Elzie Eugene Vinson and Julia Eaves Vinson. She was a graduate of Lockhart High School...





