Obituaries

Local obituaries for Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.
John William Bright
Aug 12, 2019
August 12, 2019 Mr. John William Bright, age 63, of 295 Hill Rd., Spartanburg, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019 at his home. Mr. Bright was born November 14, 1955 in Spartanburg, a son of Lola Hill Bright of the home and the late Leroy Bright. He was a retired carpenter and a Veteran of the South Carolina National Guard....
Bessie G. Vinson
Aug 10, 2019
August 10, 2019 Union, SC Mrs. Bessie Carol Gibson Vinson, age 85, wife of H.A. "Buck" Vinson of 106 Walker Hts., Union, SC went home to be with the Lord Saturday, August 10, 2019. Bessie and Buck had been married for sixty-seven years. Mrs. Vinson was born in Union, February 19, 1934, a daughter of the late White Gibson and...
Kenneth Wayne Fox
Aug 7, 2019
August 7, 2019 Mr. Kenneth Wayne Fox, age 83, of 149 Tanglewood Dr., Union, widower of Shirley Boulware Fox passed away Monday August 5, 2019 at his home. Mr. Fox was born May 1, 1936 in Union a son of the late Ralph J. Fox and Anna Lou Arrowood Fox. He was retired from Sonoco Plastics. Mr. Fox was a...
Lisa Ann Kendrick Davis
Aug 3, 2019
August 3, 2019 Mrs. Lisa Ann Kendrick Davis, age 56, wife of Charles Vernon Davis, Jr. of Cross Hill, SC, passed away Friday, August 2, 2019 at Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood. Mrs. Davis was born in Union, September 30, 1962, a daughter of the late Billy Kendrick and Brenda Dover Kendrick Duncan. She was formerly employed with American Home...
James Ernest Floyd
Jul 31, 2019
July 31, 2019 Mr. James Ernest Floyd, age 79 of Francis Ave., Union, widower of Altie Pridemore Floyd, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Mr. Floyd was born May 20, 1940 in Union, a son of the late Garrison Floyd and Ruth Vanderford Floyd. He was a graduate of Lockhart High School and retired from Milliken & Co.-Gillespie Plant. Mr....
Dovie Dorene Fowler Smart
Jul 31, 2019
Mrs. Dovie Dorene Fowler Smart, age 58, of 110 Oak Ridge Dr., Cowpens, widow of Brady N. Smart, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Smart was born September 14, 1959 in Union, a daughter of the late Alice Fowler. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are two daughters, Jessica Mayne and...
Earnest Harold Richards
Jul 29, 2019
July 29, 2019 Mr. Earnest Harold Richards, 74, husband of Nancy Gregory Richards, of 163 Buck Gregory Rd., Jonesville, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Richards was born April 29, 1945 in Spartanburg, a son of the late Robert Richards and Elmer Steadings Richards. He was a carpenter and attended Fairforest Baptist Church. Surviving...
Sonja Brown Liner
Jul 28, 2019
July 28, 2019 Ms. Sonja Brown Liner, age 73, of 911 Linersville Rd., Buffalo, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Ms. Liner was born April 8, 1946 in Union, a daughter of Evelyn Allen Brown and the late Sidney Brown. She was a 1964 graduate of Union High School and attended Cecil's Business College. Ms. Liner...
Hazel M. Swanson
Jul 28, 2019
Mrs. Hazel Marie Swanson, age 81, of 159 Parks Lane, Union, SC, passed away at her home Saturday afternoon, July 27, 2019. She was the widow of Robert Swanson. Mrs. Swanson was born in Union County, South Carolina on May 03, 1938, a daughter of the late Coley L. Mosley, Sr. and Elmina Tabitha Hipps Mosley. She was a member...
Colleen “Linda” Bobo Gregory
Jul 26, 2019
July 26, 2019 Ms. Colleen Belinda "Linda" Bobo Gregory, age 62, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Ms. Gregory was born in Union, on December 07, 1956 the daughter of Dorothy Ham (Dot) Bobo of Union and the late Henry Russell Bobo. Mrs. Gregory was a graduate of Union High...
Ernest Everette Smith
Jul 25, 2019
Mr. Ernest Everette Smith, age 84, husband of Joan Sherbert Smith of 108 Mudbridge Rd., Buffalo, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at the Agape Hospice House of Lexington after a brief illness. Mr. Smith was born in Buffalo, January 1, 1935, a son of the late Ernest Elmore Smith and Eulalia Lawson Smith. He was a graduate of Union...
John G. Terry
Jul 25, 2019
Mr. John Glenn Terry, age 85, of Reidville, NC, passed away Monday, July 22, 2019 at the Hospice Home of Rockingham. Mr. Terry was born in Dallas, NC, January 19, 1934, a son of the late J.R. Terry and Agnes Greene Terry. He was a retired heavy equipment mechanic and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are two son, David...
Susan Davis “Susie” Gruver
Jul 25, 2019
July 25, 2019 Mrs. Susan Davis "Susie" Gruver, age 71, wife of Bryan "Rip" Gruver, of 306 Wilson St., Union, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville. Mrs. Gruver was born July 8, 1948 in Union, a daughter of the late Joseph E. Davis and Florence Couch Davis. She was a graduate of Union High...
Jessie Mae Henderson
Jul 21, 2019
July 21, 2019 Mrs. Jessie Mae Warren Henderson, age 83 of 100 Morris Circle, Union, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Henderson was born in Union, June 27, 1936, a daughter of the late Jesse and Bernice Harris Warren. She was a graduate of Union High School and attended Wofford College. Mrs. Henderson retired from EMMD-Milliken...
Marion Anderson Jennings
Jul 20, 2019
July 20, 2019 Mrs. Marion Anderson Jennings, age 99, of Union, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2019, with her son and daughter-in-law at her bedside. Marion's family would like to express their appreciation and gratitude to her caregivers who provided Marion with loving care throughout many years and who enabled Marion to remain in her beloved home....
Robert Leroy Burgess
Jul 19, 2019
July 19, 2019 Mr. Robert Leroy Burgess, age 79, husband of Ada Williford Burgess of 135 Alice Lane, Union, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Burgess was born in Union, February 28, 1940, a son of the late Judson Burgess and Bertie Mae Lipsey Burgess Fowler. He was a retired construction worker and was...
Jesse L. Blitchington, Sr.
Jul 13, 2019
July 13, 2019 Mr. Jesse L. Blitchington, Sr., age 91, formally of Union, widower of Valerie Varner Biltchington went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Woodbridge Senior Living in Spartanburg, SC. Mr. Blitchington was born January 30, 1928 a son of the late James and Doshia Prather Blitchington. He was retired from textiles and a...
June Haney Hawkins
Jul 12, 2019
July 12, 2019 Mrs. June Haney Hawkins, age 64, wife of Mike Hawkins, Sr. of 1713 Union Blvd., passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Hawkins was born in Union, April 2, 1955, a daughter of the late J.D. Haney and Peggy Petty Haney Ray. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired from Conso...
Joseph Matthew Chibbaro
Jul 11, 2019
Joseph Matthew Chibbaro passed away on July 5, 2019 at the age of 79 years. Joe is the son of Matthew and Julia Chibbaro. A native of New Jersey, Joe received his bachelor's degree at Rutgers University and earned a master's degree in education from Temple University. Joe served his country in the United States Army and Army Reserves. Joe...
Carol Hicks Greer
Jul 11, 2019
July 11, 2019 Mrs. Carol Hicks Greer, age 83, widow of William Brian Greer, Jr. passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Heartland of Union. Mrs. Greer was born December 20, 1935 in Union, a daughter of the late Aubrey Hicks and Mary Wright Hicks. She was a graduate of Union High School and Forrest Business College. Mrs. Greer retired...





