Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
Joel Dean Morris
Sep 25, 2020
Mr. Joel Dean Morris, age 62, husband of Pamela Tutterrow Morris of 434 Morris Farm Rd., Jonesville passed away, Friday, September 25, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Morris was born in Union, November 23, 1957, a son of the late Harold Dean and Betty Joyce Carter Morris. He was a graduate of Jonesville High School...
Dorris T. Moss
Sep 25, 2020
Mrs. Dorris Thomas Moss, age 94, formerly of Westview Dr., Union, widow of Abraham Lincoln Moss passed away, Friday, September 25, 2020 at Heartland of Union.
Mrs. Moss was born in Greer, April 8, 1926, a daughter of the late Edward A. and Ella Gregory Thomas. She was formerly employed with Milliken and Co., Monarch Plant and...
Barbara Ann Evans Land
Sep 23, 2020
Mrs. Barbara Ann Evans Land, age 89, of 174 Shiloh Church Rd., Pauline, widow of Col. Joe E. Land, Jr., went to be with the Lord, September 23, 2020.
Mrs. Land was born in Union, August 23, 1931, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Annie Willard Evans. Barbara loved to sew and garden. She was a...
Beverly Denise Morris
Sep 22, 2020
Beverly Denise Morris, age 57, of 206 3rd St., Union, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at her home.
Ms. Morris was born February 19, 1963 in Union, a daughter of the late Mozelle Palmer Morris and the late Wayne Morris, and his wife Sharon Morris of Union. She had previously worked in the food industry having...
James Thomas Black
Sep 20, 2020
Mr. James Thomas Black, age 82, of 201 Lybrand St., Union, widower of Patricia Mitchell Black, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020 at his home.
Mr. Black was born in Union, January 13, 1938, a son of the late Ed and Maude Smith Black. He was retired from Timken Co. and was previously employed with United Merchants...
Clarkson Boyce "C.B." Blackwell
Sep 19, 2020
Mr. Clarkson Boyce "C.B." Blackwell, age 76 of 1005 Deepwater Rd., Union, widower of Kathy Poole Blackwell, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mr. Blackwell was born February 28, 1944 in Jonesville, a son of the late B.H. Blackwell and Marie Bradley Blackwell. He was a graduate of Union High School. Mr....
James R Tesner
Sep 19, 2020
James Robert Tesner, age 76, beloved husband, father and papa, passed away peacefully after a short illness, September 19, 2020. He was born August 1, 1944 to Sammy Tesner, Sarah and Bud Gault and a bonus mother, Vera Boulware. In 1966, he married the love of his life, Louise Brewington Tesner, and they were blessed with a son, Jimmy...
Lola Virginia (Hill) Bright
Sep 18, 2020
Mrs. Lola Virginia Hill Bright, age 93, of 295 Hill Rd. Spartanburg, widow of Leroy Bright, passed away at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Bright was born November 11, 1926 in Spartanburg, a daughter of the late Henry Hill and Sally Ingram Hill. She was a member of Hammett Grove Baptist Church where she taught the...
Lessie David "Ike" Weathers
Sep 18, 2020
Mr. Lessie David "Ike" Weathers, age 75 of 181 Church St., Pacolet, passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 at his home.
Mr. Weathers was born in Spartanburg Co., April 27, 1945, a son of the late Alvis Weathers and Grace Lee Weathers Kirby. He was a retired truck driver with Smith Drug Co. in Spartanburg and attended...
Richardo Tavares
Sep 18, 2020
Mr. Richardo Tavares, age 61, husband of Anna Morais Tavares, of 1337 Peach Orchard Rd., Union, passed away, Friday, September 18, 2020 at his home.
Mr. Tavares was born January 26, 1959 in New Bedford, MA, a son of the late Edward Tavares and Mary Ann Galiano Tavares. He was retired from Benny's Inc. Mr. Tavares was...
John R. Flynn, Jr.
Sep 14, 2020
Mr. John Raymond Flynn, Jr., age 84, formerly of W. South St. Union, passed away, Monday, September 14, 2020 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mr. Flynn was born in Union, August 14, 1936, a son of the late John Raymond Flynn and Mary Dillard Flynn. John was raised by wonderful parents and led a life full...
Jc Benfield
Sep 14, 2020
Mr. Jacob C. "J.C." Benfield, age 80, husband of Juanita Silver Benfield, of 231 Mt. Vernon Rd., Union, passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Mr. Benfield was born March 23, 1940 in Morganton, NC, a son of the late Noah Jacob Benfield and Margaret Louise Whisenant Benfield. He was a 1958 graduate of...
Karen Freeman Cook
Sep 13, 2020
Mrs. Karen Freeman Cook, age 73, of 113 College St., Union, widow of Samuel Meneffe, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Cook was born in Maryland, April 20, 1947, a daughter of the late John Dunlap Freeman and Mina Marie Graves Freeman.
Surviving are two daughters, Cheryl Cook of the home...
Barbara Walton Crisp
Sep 10, 2020
Mrs. Barbara Walton Crisp, age 83, of 500 Wilson St., Union, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020.
Mrs. Crisp was born June 4, 1937 in Union, a daughter of the late Burleigh F. Walton and Blanche Trantham Walton. She was a graduate of Union High School and Columbia Nursing School. Mrs. Crisp was retired from Monsanto Electronics...
Edith Christine (Sweezy) Knox
Sep 9, 2020
Mrs. Edith Christine Sweezy Knox, age 92, of 1817 Jonesville Highway, Union, widow of George Henry Knox, passed away, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Center.
Mrs. Knox was born July 14, 1928 a daughter of the late H.D. Sweezy and Willie Lee Hendeson Sweezy. She retired as a Dietician from Wallace Thomson Hospital. Mrs....
Betty Joyce (Carter) Morris
Sep 7, 2020
Mrs. Betty Joyce Carter Morris, age 82, of 433 Morris Farm Rd., Jonesville, widow of Harold Dean Morris, went to be with the Lord Monday, September 7, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center from complications of COVID-19.
Mrs. Morris was born May 24, 1938 in Union, a daughter of the late Guy Carter and Martha Crawford Carter. ...
Sybil Blackwell Russell
Sep 6, 2020
Mrs. Sybil Blackwell Russell, age 78, wife of Phil Russell of 2501 Lockhart Hwy., Union, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020.
Mrs. Russell was born in Spartanburg, October 1, 1941, a daughter of the late Boyce Hartwell Blackwell and Marie Bradley Blackwell. She was a 1960 graduate of Union High School and retired from Moore Drum Company...
Lewis Coleman White
Sep 6, 2020
Mr. Lewis Coleman White of Pacolet, South Carolina went to be with his Heavenly Father on September 6, 2020 at the age of 84. He is survived by his sister Patty Hoyle of Pacolet and Doris White of Jonesville. He is also survived by his loving and devoted daughter, Katrina Lynn-Jirik White (Snider) and two granddaughters, Abygail Lynn-Jirik Snider...
Tommy Ray O'Shields
Sep 3, 2020
Mr. Tommy Ray O'Shields, age 49, of 605 Toney Rd., Union, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at his home
Mr. O'Shields was born in Union, May 29, 1971, a son of Judy Bragg Wells of Union and the late Roger Ray O'Shields. He retired from Hoke Industries and attended Glory Baptist Church.
Surviving in...
George F Weaver
Sep 3, 2020
Mr. George Franklin Weaver, age 85, of Bailey Rd, Union, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. He was the married to the late Linda Haney Weaver for 51 years.
Mr. Weaver was born in Alamance, NC, April 15, 1935, a son of the late Henry M. and Mary Ball Weaver. He...





