Jan 22, 2021

Mrs. Mary Jo Hause Yacko age 85, of 342 Pineneedle Rd., Union, widow of Thomas M. Yacko, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at her home.

Mrs. Yacko was born in Union, December 29, 1935, a daughter of the late Henry O. Hause, Sr. and Jewel Gordon Hause. She was a loving Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, and Friend....

Jan 21, 2021

Mrs. Mildred Evans Crocker, age 93, of 1696 Berry Farm Rd., Union, widow of John C. "J.C." Crocker, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021 at her home.

Mrs. Crocker was born in Whitmire, February 15, 1927, a daughter of the late William E. "Bill" Evans and Mary Hayes Evans. She was a graduate of Whitmire High School...

Jan 20, 2021

Mr. Charles Clay, age 93, of 214 Duckett St., Whitmire, widower of Doris Lewis Clay, passed away, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Langston Place of Clinton.

Mr. Clay was born September 28, 1927 in Martin County, KY, a son of the late Della Clay.  He retired after 40 years from Ford Motor Company.  Mr. Clay was a...

Jan 19, 2021

Mrs. Evelyn Duckett "Duck" Richbourg, age 94, of 208 Spruce St., Union, widow of William W. Richbourg, passed away, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at her home.

Mrs. Richbourg was born in Greenwood, April 25, 1926, a daughter of the late Lucie VeRelle Duckett and Earl Clyde Duckett.  She attended Lander College where she majored in Physical Education...

Jan 18, 2021

Ms. Charlotte "Faye" Hamby Hall of 202 McPherson St., Union, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at Union Medical Center. She was 76 year old.

Ms. Hall was born February 18, 1944, in Laurens, to the late Leon T. Hamby and Julie May Tucker Hamby.

Ms. Hall was formerly employed in the textile industry but...

Jan 17, 2021

Mrs. Glenda Ann Rochester Bennett, age 69, wife of Steve Bennett of 351 Moore Rd., Spartanburg, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center.

Mrs. Bennett was born in Spartanburg Co., November 13, 1951, a daughter of the late James E. Rochester and Betty Ruth Moore Rochester. She was a member of Morningstar Baptist Church...

Jan 17, 2021

Mrs. Patricia Derrick Lemmon, age 82, of Daniel Island, SC, widow of James Murphy Lemmon, Sr., formerly of Union, passed away at her home Sunday, January 17, 2021.

Mrs. Lemmon was born in Newberry, July 2, 1938, a daughter of the late Welton Odell Derrick and Violet Purvis Derrick. She was a graduate of Union High School...

Jan 16, 2021

Patricia Ann (Whitehead) Alman age 65, passed away following a short illness at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio. Patricia was born on January 16, 1956 to Frank and Billie Grace (Vaughan) Whitehead in Union, South Carolina.

Patricia was a textile worker at Rosemont Mill. Following Rosemont, she went to Kohler until her retirement. She spent her...

Jan 16, 2021

Mr. Thomas Earl Poole, Jr., age 68, of 205 Erwin Ave., Union, widow of Barbara Jean Hollingsworth Poole, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Poole was born in Union, April 28, 1952, a son of the late Thomas E. Poole, Sr. and Betty Sue Gardner Poole. He was a graduate of...

Jan 16, 2021

Mrs. Melba V. Russell, daughter of Joseph and Isabella Blanton Vinsett passed away January 16, 2021 at the age of 95. She was born December 7, 1925 in Gaffney, South Carolina and lived a long and faithful life.  She was the youngest daughter of ten children. She married Jennings Russell in 1949 after he returned from WWII and they...

Jan 15, 2021

Mr. Larry Alvin Lane, age 78, of 508 Hart St., Union, passed away, Friday, January 15, 2021 at Upstate Hospice in Landrum.

Mr. Lane was born March 11, 1942 in Union, a son of the Ernest Charles Lane and Frances Alexander Lane.  He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force.  Mr. Lane was the owner...

Jan 14, 2021

Mrs. Frances Jolly Lawson, age 97, widow of Fred "Racket" Lawson, formerly of Monarch, passed away January 14, 2021 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home.

Mrs. Lawson was born in Union, December 13, 1923, a daughter of the late Roy and Bessie Alexander Jolly. She retired after 46 years with Milliken and Co., Monarch Plant and was a...

Jan 12, 2021

Jessica Marie Burgess, age 34, of 211 2nd St., Union, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at her home.

Jessica was born in Union, October 3, 1986, a daughter of Ray and Monique Childers Burgess of the home. She was a 2005 graduate of Union High School and was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church. Jessica was...

Jan 9, 2021

Mrs. Shirley Ann Sumner Burnett, age 79, wife of Larry Lane, of 508 Hart St., Union, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Union Medical Center.

Mrs. Burnett was born in Union, January 26, 1941, a daughter of the late William Brooks Sumner and Mary Etta Ward Sumner. She was retired from the textile industry having worked...

Jan 9, 2021

Mrs. Minnie Ruth Carter Taylor, age 88, left this earth on January 9, 2021 to join her beloved husband and spend eternity with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Minnie was born in Union County, SC on May 10, 1932 to the late Butler Woods Carter and Stella Lucille...

Jan 8, 2021

Mr. Rudy Eugene Smith, age 84, husband of Carolyn Ruth Sims Smith of 1112 Tuckertown Rd., Union, passed away, Friday, January 8, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Mr. Smith was born June 15, 1936 in Winnsboro, a son of the late D.F. Smith and Daisy Smith Smith.  He was a graduate of Whitmire High School and...

Jan 8, 2021

Mrs. Sybil Turner Bobo, age 86, of 110 Springdale Dr., Union, widow of Claude Bobo passed away, Friday, January 8, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Bobo was born in Union, February 11, 1934, a daughter of the late Noah and Lula Mae Mitchell Turner.  She was retired from Timken.  Mrs. Bobo was a...

Jan 7, 2021

Mrs. Crystal Louise Long Lee, age 47, wife of Chuck Lee of 140 Lancaster Rd., Jonesville, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 at her home.

Mrs. Lee was born in Ephrata, PA, April 5, 1973 a daughter of Deborah Long of Cogan Station, PA and the late Larry Dale Long. She was formerly employed with Dollar General...

Jan 5, 2021

Ms. Betty Lou Haney Crawford, age 83, of 629 Rice Ave. Ext., Union, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at her home.

Ms. Crawford was born in Buffalo, SC, January 19, 1937, a daughter of the late Arthur Lee Haney and Myrtle King Cole. She was famously known as "Nannie Betty", who loved each one of her...

Jan 5, 2021

Ms. Tracey Ruth Robertson Armstrong, age 48 of 214 Cambridge Dr. Union, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum.

Ms. Armstrong was born in Union, November 27, 1972, a daughter of Ruth Johnson Robertson of Union and the late Donald Herbert Robertson Sr.  She was a 1990 graduate of Union...