Obituaries
William “Billy” Sanders
Sep 16, 2026
Mr. William A. “Billy” Sanders, age 78, husband of Marlene Mayo Sanders, of 145 Eison Road, Union, passed away, Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mr. Sanders was born January 18, 1948, in Union, a son of the late James “Carl” Sanders and Birdette Bogan Sanders. He was a 1966 graduate of Union High School and a graduate...
Lillie Mae Jackson
Sep 16, 2026
Mrs. Lillie Mae Williams Jackson, age 86, of 5018 Cross Keys Hwy., Union, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at her home. She was the widow of Ernest Earl Jackson.
Mrs. Jackson was born in Union, August 16, 1940, a daughter of the late Jeffrey and Myrtle Stewart Williams. She retired from the Bantam Chef after 29 years and was a...
Roger Dale Robinson
Sep 14, 2026
Mr. Roger “Pee Wee” Dale Robinson, age 73, husband of Shirley Sinclair Robinson of 112 Sinclair Rd., Union, passed away Monday, September 14, 2026, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Robinson was born April 14, 1953, in Union, the son of the late Eddie F. Robinson and Kathlene Richardson Robinson. He was a graduate of Lockhart High School and a member...
Mark Anthony Dowis
Sep 14, 2026
Mr. Mark Anthony Dowis, age 69, husband of Debra Rogers Dowis of 507 Riley Rd., Buffalo, passed away, Monday, September 14, 2026, at his home.
Mr. Dowis was born December 31, 1956, in Tucker, Georgia, a son of the late Paul Edward Dowis and Dorothy Frances McCoy Dowis. He was the retired owner and operator of Mark and Son’s Plumbing. Mr....
Nicholas Kolton Stanford
Sep 11, 2026
Nicholas Kolton Stanford, infant son of Jacob Olin Stanford and Mackenzi Jade Cabaniss Stanford passed into the hands of Jesus, Friday, September 11, 2026.
In addition to his parents, Nicholas is survived by a brother, David Stanford, his maternal grandmother Angie Smith, his maternal grandfather, Stevie Cabaniss, his paternal grandmother, Tammy Stanford, his maternal great grandmothers, Cindy Childers and Roxanne Lee...
Bobbie Trantham Barber
Sep 10, 2026
Mrs. Bobbie Trantham Barber, age 86, widow of Charles Larry Barber of 531 Summit Drive, Lockhart, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2026, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Barber was born June 16, 1940, in Union, a daughter of the late William T. Trantham and Gaynelle Franklin Trantham. She was a graduate of Union High School and was of the Baptist...
Regina Robinson Martin
Sep 10, 2026
Mrs. Regina Robinson Martin, age 73, widow of Lewis Dean Martin of 138 Walden Circle, Spartanburg, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2026, at her home surrounded by her precious family.
Mrs. Martin was born August 7, 1953, in Jonesville, a daughter of the late William Robinson and Shirley Long Robinson. She was a graduate of Spartanburg Tech where she received an...
Ruby Mae Martin Edwards
Sep 8, 2026
Ruby Mae Martin Edwards, 96, of Jonesville, SC passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on September 8, 2026.
She was born on November 5, 1929, in Jonesville, the daughter of the late James Wilford Martin and Katie Buice Martin Petty. She was a graduate of Pacolet High School and retired from the Research Center at Milliken after more than...
Gwendolyn Hines Crocker
Sep 3, 2026
Mrs. Gwendolyn Hines Crocker, age 91, of 104 Bridletrail Lane, Union, widow of Raymond H. “Sonny” Crocker, passed away, Thursday, September 3, 2026, at her home
Mrs. Crocker was born on September 8, 1934, in North Carolina, a daughter of the late Houston Hines and Louise Arthur Hines. She was a graduate of Union High School and the former owner of...
Martin Heatherly
Sep 1, 2026
Mr. Henry Martin Heatherly age 84 of Mudbridge Rd., Buffalo, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at his home.
Mr. Heatherly was born in Union, September 2, 1941, a son of the late Harley and Geneva Heatherly. He attended Parham and West Springs Schools and was retired from Heatherly Auto. For most of his life he was involved in drag racing...
Margaret Messer
Sep 1, 2026
Mrs. Margaret Hutto Messer, age 83, widow of Charles David Messer of 136 Oakwood Rd., Jonesville, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at her home.
Mrs. Messer was born September 6, 1942, in Chester, a daughter of the late Jacob Walter Hutto and Annie Beatrice Farrel Hutto. She was a member of the Chester First Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Messer...
Elsie S. McGill
Aug 31, 2026
Mrs. Elsie Small McGill of Greenville and formerly of Union, passed into the presence of God Monday, August 31, 2026. She was the widow of William Meek McGill, Sr., to whom she was married for forty-six years.
Mrs. McGill was born in Lancaster County, December 8, 1932. She was the last surviving child of the late Roy O. Small and Ora...
H. Keith Vanderford
Aug 30, 2026
Mr. Horace Keith Vanderford, age 88, husband of Teresa Sparks Vanderford of 574 Vanderford Rd., Union, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2026 at his home.
Mr. Vanderford was born in Union Co., July 14, 1938, a son of the late Albert H. and Della Wiggins Vanderford Riley. He was a graduate of Union High School and had retired as Superintendent of...
Joyce F. Dawkins
Aug 29, 2026
Ms. Joyce F. Dawkins, age 72, of 815 Monarch Hwy., Union, SC., passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026 at her home.
Ms. Dawkins was born June 10, 1954, in Union, SC., a daughter of the late Arthur Lee “Jack” McGlothan and Ethel Elizabeth Southerland McGlothan. She was a member of the Church of God and formerly employed at Gene’s Fine Food....
Pearl Smith Inman
Aug 28, 2026
Ms. Pearl Smith Inman, age 86, of 268 Old Pump Station Rd., Union passed away Friday, August 28, 2026,at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Ms. Inman was born May 21, 1940, in Union, SC., a daughter of the late Claude Preston Smith and Annie Belle Palmer Smith. She was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church. Ms. Inman worked for...
Michelle Harmon McLain
Aug 20, 2026
Mrs. Michelle Harmon McLain, age 54, of 203 Coleman Ave., Whitmire, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2026, at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. McLain was born April 13, 1972, in Union, a daughter of Ladenia Garland Harmon and the late Larry Harmon. She was a graduate of Whitmire High School. Mrs. McLain was a caregiver for her mother and grandchildren....
Darlene Spencer
Aug 19, 2026
Ms. Darlene Spencer, age 60, of South Carolina, passed away, Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Ms. Spencer was born November 25, 1965, in Greenville, a daughter of the late Essel James Pennington and Margaret Ann Parker and her husband the late J.W. Parker. She was a 1985 graduate of Gaffney High School.
Surviving are two daughters, Lacey Spencer...
David Meshulam
Aug 17, 2026
Mr. David Meshulam, age 92, passed away on August 17, 2026 at Union Post Acute in Union, South Carolina.
Mr. Meshulam was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, February 1, 1934. His parents were the late Joseph Meshulum and Milka Mercado Meshulum. He was an attorney having graduated from Seton Hall Law School in Newark, N.J. Mr. Meshulam practiced law in New Jersey...
Larry Douglas Oney
Aug 15, 2026
Mr. Larry Douglas Oney, age 57, of Union, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 15, 2026.
Mr. Oney was born on May 23, 1969 in Chillicothe Ohio, the son of the late Larry Douglas Oney I and the late Diane Poole Oney. After earning his bachelor’s degree in organizational communication from Ohio University, he was currently employed in the planning department of...
Harold Francis Becknell
Aug 15, 2026
Mr. Harold Francis Becknell, age 88, of 4171 Buffalo West Springs Hwy., Jonesville, widower of Nancy Vinson Becknell, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
Mr. Becknell was born March 11, 1938, in Union, a son of the late Thomas Carey Becknell and Marie Burgess Becknell. He retired from Mid-Atlantic as a Mechanical Contractor.
Surviving is a son...
