Obituaries
Lula Rena Elliott
Nov 5, 2019
Mrs. Lula Rena Maness Elliott, age 88, of 373 Riley Rd., Buffalo, widow of Paul E. Elliott, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Woodridge Manor in Spartanburg. Mrs. Elliott was born in Campobello, August 1, 1931, a daughter of the late Doyle and Ethel Grant Maness. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired as Ward Clerk...
Joyce Inman Neal
Nov 5, 2019
Ms. Joyce Inman Neal, age 57, of 121 Barnado Rd., Union, widow of Kenny Neal, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Ms. Neal was born in Union on May 22, 1962 a daughter of Juanita Brannon Inman of Lockhart and the late Bobby Dean Inman. She attended Lockhart High School and retired from Milliken &...
Mildred A. Batchelor
Nov 4, 2019
Mrs. Mildred A. Batchelor, age 78, of 516 S. Boyce St., Union, widow of William P. Batchelor, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Batchelor was born in Ringwood, NJ, September 13, 1941, a daughter of the late Sidnor and Lahoma Degroat. She retired from Disney World in Florida and was a member of Ringwood...
Lisa W. Harris
Nov 3, 2019
Mrs. Lisa Ann White Harris, age 49, wife of Gene C. "Trey" Harris, III, of 101 Switzer St., Roebuck, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice House. Mrs. Harris was born in Union, October 9, 1970, a daughter of the Albert Thomas White of Union and the late Bessie Bevis Brown and husband Tommy Brown of...
Ronnie Gene Wright, Sr.
Nov 2, 2019
Mr. Ronnie Gene Wright, Sr., age 61, husband of Gayle Jackson Wright of 219 Morningside Dr., Pauline, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019 at his home. Mr. Wright was born in Winston Salem, NC March 27, 1958 a son of the late Charles and Evelyn Noah Wright. He was a retired brick mason and attended Full Gospel Tabernacle of God...
Ted A. Trantham
Oct 30, 2019
October 30, 2019 Mr. Ted Alton Trantham, 84 of Union passed away after a brief illness on Monday October 28, at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. Mr. Trantham was born October 12, 1935 to Clayton and Ethel Ashe Trantham and is survived by sisters Edith Annette Phillips of Union and Barbara Jean Sanders of Palm Harbor, Florida. After graduating from Union High...
Donna Maryé Pendleton
Oct 30, 2019
Donna Maryé Pendleton, age 58, of Union, South Carolina, passed away on October 30th, 2019, surrounded by her family and friends. She succumbed to ovarian cancer, which she fought bravely, with faith and grace, for nearly three years. Donna, the oldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Donald R. Eubanks, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 3, 1961. She...
Mary Jane Long
Oct 28, 2019
October 28, 2019 Ms. Mary Jane Long, age 61, of 105 Sycamore Lane, Union, passed away peacefully, October 27, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. Ms. Long was born July 20, 1958, in Union, a daughter of Patricia "Pat" Willard Long and the late John D. Long, III. She was a graduate of Union High School and Columbia...
Lida Mae W. Heatherly
Oct 27, 2019
October 27, 2019 Mrs. Lida Mae Whaley Heatherly, age 92, widow of Ralph Heatherly, formerly of 865 Lee Rd., Jonesville, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mrs. Heatherly was born in Sevierville, TN, May 2, 1927, a daughter of the late Dallas and Mertie Parton Whaley. She retired from Ace Sweater in Union and was...
Betty C. Rash
Oct 26, 2019
Betty Lou Covington Rash, wife of Jackson Rash, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2019. She had been in declining health from dementia for the past several years. Born May 27, 1930 in Ghio, NC, she was the daughter of the late Edith Ann Bruce Covington and William F. Covington. Mrs. Rash was a graduate of Hamlet High School in...
Russell Dean Vassey, Jr.
Oct 26, 2019
October 26, 2019 Mr. Russell Dean "Rusty" Vassey, Jr., age 60 of 143 Crawford Rd., Union, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 at his home. Mr. Vassey was born in Spartanburg, April 15, 1959, a son of the late Russell Dean Vassey, Sr. and Edith Blanton Vassey. He was a graduate of Chesnee High School and attended Spartanburg Technical College....
Ella Faye Gibbs
Oct 25, 2019
October 25, 2019 Miss Ella Faye Gibbs, age 85, of 207 South Boyce St., Union, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 at her home. Miss Gibbs was born in Union, December 7, 1933, a daughter of the late Luther Norman Gibbs and Bessie Marie Noland Gibbs. She was a graduate of Union High School. Miss Gibbs retired from McClellan's Dime...
Mary Florence ‘Flo’ Hines
Oct 24, 2019
October 24, 2019 Mrs. Mary Florence "Flo" Parks Hines, age 81, wife of Don H. Hines of 216 Hyder Rd., Union, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Hines was born in Union, June 2, 1938, a daughter of the late John Thomas Parks and Phoebe Sprouse Parks. She was a graduate of Lockhart High School and...
Frances Willard Mitchell
Oct 21, 2019
October 21, 2019 Mrs. Frances Willard Mitchell, age 86, of 959 Main St., Buffalo, widow of Reuben "RD" Mitchell, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House. Mrs. Mitchell was born October 28, 1932 in Union, a daughter of the late Barth Willard and Maggie Scott. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired from...
Brenda D. Whitmire
Oct 21, 2019
Loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great-grandmother, Brenda Davis Whitmire, age 68, of 440 Jones Ford Rd., Union, went home to be with the Lord Monday, October21, 2019. Mrs. Whitmire was born in Lincolnton, NC, December 14, 1950, a daughter of the late Rev. Forrest K. Davis and Juanita Cook Davis. She was a graduate of Salem High School in Morganton, NC...
Bobby Wayne Carter
Oct 18, 2019
Mr. Bobby Wayne Carter, age 75, husband of Janice Barnes Carter of 2177 Buffalo-West Springs Hwy., Buffalo, went home to be with the Lord on October 17, 2019. Born in Union, he was the son of the late Harold and Millie Turner Carter. Mr. Carter was retired from Torrington Company, Tyger River Plant. Surviving are two granddaughters, Ashley M. Newton...
Doris Evans Jett
Oct 18, 2019
October 18, 2019 Mrs. Doris Evans Jett, age 88, of 1817 Jonesville Hwy., Union, passed away, Friday, October 18, 2019 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mrs. Jett was born April 16, 1931 in Laurens, a daughter of the late John David Evans and Susie Mae Coker Evans. She was a graduate of Union High School. Mrs. Jett retired from Milliken...
Martha Nickles Buckner
Oct 17, 2019
Mrs. Martha Nickles Buckner, age 94, widow of I.M. "Buck" Buckner, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Presbyterian Home in Clinton. Mrs. Buckner was born January 10, 1925 in Hodges, SC, a daughter of the late Edward Brice Nickles and Kate Reed Nickles. She was a graduate of Abbeville High School and attended Winthrop College. Mrs. Buckner was a...
Hope Byars Hill
Oct 17, 2019
October 17, 2019 Hope Byars Hill, 95, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Born on October 16, 1923, she was a native of Lockhart, SC, and the widow of Frank O. Hill. She was a member of Philippi Baptist Church and the former organist and pianist at First Baptist Church of Lockhart and Philippi Baptist Church. She retired from Arthur...
Christos John Bardis
Oct 12, 2019
October 12, 2019 Mr. Christos John Bardis, age 75, husband of Amanda Carla Bardis of 124 Wingfield Dr., Union, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mr. Bardis was born in Spetses, Greece, April 3, 1944 a son of the late Demitri and Panayiota Karafotia Bardis. He retired in the restaurant business having operated Heart's Drive-In...
