Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
William A Peay
Jul 31, 2020
William A. "Buddy" Peay, 94, of White Oak at North Grove, Spartanburg and formerly of Jonesville passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020.
Mr. Peay was born on May 18, 1926 to John B and Celeste Caston Peay in Winnsboro, SC. He was raised in Pageland, SC and graduated from Pageland High School and from Clemson College...
Bennie Ronald "Buddy" Fleming
Jul 30, 2020
On Thursday, July 30, 2020, Mr. Bennie Ronald "Buddy" Fleming, loving husband, father, and follower of Christ, passed away at the age of 77.
Mr. Fleming was born on March 1, 1943 in Union to the late Oliver Benson "Bennie" and Myrtle Fleming. On May 3, 1963, he married Mary Varner of Jonesville and they raised three...
Elaine (Brewington) Smith
Jul 30, 2020
Mrs. Elaine Brewington Smith, age 72 wife of Robert L. "Bob" Smith, of 600 Bailey Rd., Union, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Smith was born November 27, 1947 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late James Forrest "Black Cat" Brewington and Ethel Loumandy Haney Brewington. She was a graduate of Union High...
Myrtle (Bailey) Littlejohn
Jul 26, 2020
Mrs. Myrtle Bailey Littlejohn, age 89, of 136 Southwood Dr., Union, widow of Clifford Littlejohn, Sr. passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Littlejohn was born September 18, 1930 in Union, a daughter of the late Brookes Bailey and Ettie Belue Bailey. She was a retired textile worker. Mrs. Littlejohn was a member of...
Helen (Knox) Puckett
Jul 25, 2020
Mrs. Helen Knox Puckett, age 88, of 3566 Buffalo West Springs Hwy., widow of James Edward Puckett, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Puckett was born February 5, 1932 in Union, a daughter of the late Edgar Black Knox and Lillie Garner Knox. She was a retired textile worker, having worked...
Cecil James Billings
Jul 22, 2020
Mr. Cecil James Billings, age 77, husband of Brenda Lawson Billings, of 1873 Mt. Lebanon Rd., Pauline, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at his home.
Mr. Billings was born October 15, 1942 in Spartanburg, a son of the late James T. Billings and Leeada West Billings. He was a 1962 graduate of Woodruff High School and...
Vickie Gail Thompson Turner
Jul 21, 2020
Mrs. Vickie Gail Thompson Turner, age 61, of 230 Harris St., Jonesville, widow of James Turner, Sr., passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Turner was born in Spartanburg, January 2, 1959, a daughter of the late Carl and Rozelle Fowler Thompson. She attended Spartanburg High School and was a homemaker.
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Broadus Lamar Wilburn
Jul 21, 2020
Mr. Broadus Lamar Wilburn, age 80, husband of Linda Carol Revis Wilburn of 125 Pasture Dr., Union, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at his home.
Mr. Wilburn was born in Union, August 3, 1939, a son of the late Clarence Lamar Wilburn and Grace Brannon Wilburn. He retired from Milliken and Co., Gillespie Plant and was...
Ronald Edwin Holland
Jul 20, 2020
Mr. Ronald Edwin Holland, age 61, of Brevard, NC, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at his hunting cabin in Union.
Mr. Holland was born September 15, 1958, a son of Virginia Owen Holland of Pisgah Forest, NC and the late Ray Von Holland. He was employed with GAIA Herbs and was a member of Glady Branch...
Joe Oliver Plemons
Jul 20, 2020
Mr. Joe Oliver Plemons, age 81, husband of Joyce Brewington Plemons of 140 Dana Tara Lane, Buffalo, SC, passed away Monday July 20, 2020 at Union Medical Center.
Mr. Plemons was born June 30, 1939 a son of the late Alva Alonzo Plemons and the late Aileen Guyton Plemons. Mr. Plemons worked at Carlisle Finishing for 36...
Rev. John L Hines, Jr.
Jul 19, 2020
Rev. John Lewis Hines, Jr., age 72, formerly of 4002 Whitmire Hwy., widow of Betty Lowman Hines, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 at NHC-Clinton.
Rev. Hines was born in Union, July 28, 1947, a son of the late John L. Hines, Sr. and Ella Birdell Hines. He was a retired Baptist minister and had previously worked...
Patsy Millwood Taylor
Jul 19, 2020
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PATSY ANN MILLWOOD TAYLOR
Mrs. Patsy Ann Millwood Taylor, age 65, wife of Larry R. Taylor of 29 Blue Moon Dr., Carlisle, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Anderson, January 7, 1955 a daughter of the late Earl Bradley and Mary McCall Millwood...
George Everett "Rett" Crafts, Iv
Jul 19, 2020
George Everett Crafts, IV (Rett), 54, beloved son of Glenda and Everett Crafts died Sunday, July 19, 2020, at the Medical University of South Carolina after a lengthy illness.
Rett was born in Union, SC and attended Union High School and graduated from Southern Wesleyan University. He had a successful career in pharmaceutical sales. He was a...
Steven E. Coker
Jul 17, 2020
Mr. Steven Eugene Coker, age 56, husband of Karen Thompson Coker of 500 Sims Ave., Union, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at his home.
Mr. Coker was born in Union, December 14, 1963, a son of the late Larry Coker and Brenda Burgess Coker. He was a 1983 graduate of Union High School and retired from...
Cora (Nichols) Bentley
Jul 16, 2020
Mrs. Cora Nichols Bentley, age 78, wife of Robert Dean Bentley of 224 Adams Lake Rd., Union, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Bentley was born in Chester, September 12, 1941, a daughter of the late Newton Gaston Nichols and Laura Dunlap Nichols. She was a graduate of Lewisville High School and a...
Joyce Gault Bishop
Jul 14, 2020
Mrs. Joyce Gault Bishop, age 86, of 525 Lakeview Heights, Union, widow of Thomas Mulloy Bishop, passed away, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Union Medical Center.
Mrs. Bishop was born in Spartanburg Co., February 5, 1934, a daughter of the late Ernest W. Gault and Carrie Davis Gault. She attended Kelly Pinckney Schools and graduated from Jonesville...
Susan Kay (Bentley) Palmer
Jul 13, 2020
Mrs. Susan Kay Bentley Palmer, age 71, wife of Robert Palmer, of 457 Mt. Tabor Church Rd., Union, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Center.
Mrs. Palmer was born February 21, 1949 in Union, a daughter of the late Wallace Bentley and Rhoda Nell Palmer Bentley. She was a 1967 graduate of Lockhart...
Alvis Lynn West
Jul 13, 2020
Mr. Alvis Lynn West, age 62, husband of Rebecca Merchant "Becky" West, of 1067 Mudbridge Rd., Buffalo, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mr. West was born September 9, 1957 in Union, a son of the late Marvin West and Genell Duncan West. He was a 1976 graduate of Union High School...
Robert Kirby
Jul 9, 2020
Mr. Robert W. Kirby, II, age 49, husband of Mrs. Julie Farmer Kirby of 229 Lakewood Drive Clinton, SC 29325, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Laurens County Hospital.
Mr. Kirby was born October 30, 1970, a son of Mr. Robert Wayne Kirby and Janice Burnett Kirby of Union. Mr. Kirby was a member of Morningside...
Rozelle Smith Eaves
Jul 8, 2020
Mrs. Rozelle Smith Eaves, age 88, formerly of Mt. Tabor Church Rd., Union, widow of William "Bill" Eaves, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, July 8, 2020.
Mrs. Eaves was born in Gaffney, May 21, 1932, a daughter of the late James Claude Smith and Clara Inman Smith. She attended Hickory Grove and Gowdeysville Schools...





