Holcombe Funeral Home
April 2005
April 1, 2005
Preston Knox
Mr. Ernest Preston Knox, 65, of 134 E. Forest
Drive, Union, husband of Carol E. Casey Knox, died Friday in Spartanburg
Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Knox was born in Union on June 18, 1939, a son of the late Ernest and Evadell Harris Knox. Mr. Knox has been retired for many years, but enjoyed socializing with his friends. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the McCutchen Memorial Presbyterian Church. Mr. Knox was previously married to the late Victoria Morris Knox.
Surviving in addition to his wife, are a daughter, Angela K. Wyatt of Pacolet; two sons, Tim Knox and Jason Knox, all of Union; two step-sons, Chris Casey of Union and Jeff Casey of Pauline; a sister, Frankie Knox of Union; and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday at McCutchen Memorial Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Reuben Wallace. Burial will be in Union Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Saturday, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.
The family is at the home of his sister, Frankie Knox, 121 Mill Street, Union.
Memorials may be made to McCutchen Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1438
Lockhart Hwy. Union, SC 29379.
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April 4, 2005
Donald E. Bayne
LITTLE MOUNTAIN — Donald Eugene Bayne, 69, husband of Eugenia Alexander
Bayne of 1885 Clark Road, Little Mountain, died at his residence Saturday, April
2, 2005.
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Gail Brown
Life Insurance of Georgia employee
PAULINE — Patricia Gail Brown, 65, of 6392 Highway 56, Pauline, crossed over
into Heaven on Sunday, April 3, 2005, at 11 a.m.
Miss Brown was born in Greer on Feb. 6, 1940, a daughter of the late Rev. J.D.
Brown and Lucille Ward Brown. She was a faithful member and Prayer Warrior of
the Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. Miss Brown was a graduate of Union High School
and Cecil’s Business College and was employed with Life Insurance of Georgia for
40 years. She was a member of the Red Hat Club of Buffalo.
Surviving are a brother, Jimmy D. Brown of the home; and a sister, Elaine B.
Farmer and husband Warren of Pauline. Miss Brown was a loving aunt to Stephanie
and Shaun McCormick, Gina and Danny Ponder, Candy and Dale Billings, Jordan and
Jacob Billings, Jeff, Lisa, and Nicholas Farmer.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Lebanon Baptist
Church by the Rev. Dr. Randy Pettit. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive
friends tonight from 6 until 8.
The family is at the home, 6392 Highway 56, Pauline.
Memorials may be made to the Relay for Life of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church,
2153 Mt. Lebanon Road, Buffalo, S.C. 29321.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Eric Nelson and all the nurses at Gibb’s
Cancer Center for the kindness they have shown to their sister.
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Geraldine P. Johnson
Retired from Milliken & Co.
Geraldine Petty Johnson, 90, widow of Albert D. Johnson, formerly of West
Main St., Union, died Sunday, April 3, 2005, at 4:15 p.m. in Upstate Carolina
Medical Center in Gaffney after an extended illness.
Mrs. Johnson was born in Union on Nov. 19, 1914, a daughter of the late
James Alexander Petty and Dora Nix Petty. She was a member of Westside Baptist
Church — now Crestview Baptist Church — and was retired from Milliken & Co.,
Monarch Plant.
Surviving are a sister, Bernice P. Chalk of Gaffney; a niece, Sandra C.
Martin of Gaffney; two nephews, James W. Chalk Jr. of Centreville, Va., and Ray
Petty of Hartsville. Mrs. Johnson was predeceased by two brothers, Emmett Petty
and James Reuben Petty.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Union Memorial
Gardens conducted by the Rev. Bobby Crocker.
The family is at the home of her niece, Sandra C. Martin, 123 Saxon Drve,
Gaffney and will receive friends at Union Memorial Gardens immediately following
the graveside service.
Memorials may be made to the Crestview Baptist Church, P.O. Box 702, Union,
S.C. 29379 or to the Peachtree Center Resident’s Christmas Fund, 1434 N.
Limestone St., Gaffney, S.C. 29340.
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April 6, 2005
Capt. Gladys W. Cheney
Capt. Gladys Wise Cheney, 84, widow of Capt. Alfred Cheney, died Wednesday
morning, April 6, 2005 at her home, 1108 W. Main St., Union.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later .
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April 8, 2005
Rev. Lewis D. Watts, Sr., 85, of 304 Blassingame Street, Union, husband of Elizabeth Arnold Watts, died Thursday, in Wallace Thomson Hospital.
Rev. Watts was born in Chester County, on September 26, 1919, a son of the late George Levi Watts and Sara Sprouse Watts. He was a Veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy. Rev. Watts was a member and retired Pastor of the Blassingame Street Church of God of Prophecy and formerly employed with Milliken & Company-Monarch Plant for 40 years.
Surviving in addition to his wife, are three daughters, Martha Jane Vanderford of Buffalo, Nina Lynn Birch of Spartanburg and Olivia Fay Stuart of Lyman; two sons, Lewis D. Watts, Jr. of Lockhart and Laddie Wayne Henderson of Jonesville; a sister, Susie Green of New York; a brother, Mason Hipps of Pacolet; 21 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the S. R. Holcombe Funeral Chapel, conducted by Pastor Paul E. Johnson, Rev. Kenneth Baker and Rev. William Lewis King. Burial will be in the Padgetts Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friday night, at the funeral home.
The family is at the home, 304 Blassingame Street, Union.
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J.W. Sanderson
SWAINSBORO — J. W. Sanderson, 67, of Swainsboro, Ga., died Wednesday, April
6, 2005. Mr. Sanderson was the brother of Jane Ledford of Union.
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Vernon M. Stevens
World War II veteran
Vernon Murphy Stevens, 87, husband of Josephine Preis Stevens, formerly of
Cross Keys Highway, died Thursday, April 7, 2005, at Oakmont Residential Center.
Mr. Stevens was born in Cross Keys April 27, 1917, a son of the late Frank
Arthur Stevens and Josie Murphy Stevens. He worked with Union Automotive before
becoming owner of Stevens’ Service Station and Grocery in Cross Keys from where
he retired in 1978. Mr. Stevens was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in
World War II. He was a member of Padgetts Creek Baptist Church where he served
as a deacon, a Training Union director and Sunday School director and teacher.
Mr. Stevens was a graduate of Cross Anchor High School. He served as Magistrate
for Cross Keys Township for 20 years.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Ruby S. Austin of
Nashville, Tenn.; a son, Ronald V. Stevens of Greenvrier, Tenn.; two sisters,
Ruby S. Varner of Buffalo and Julia Corley of Lexington; two grandsons,
Christopher Stevens serving in the U.S. Army in Germany and Kevin Stevens
serving in the U.S. Air Force in England; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Padgetts Creek Baptist
Church by the Rev. Carroll Caldwell, the Rev. Dr. Joe Smith and the Rev. Melvin
Hudson. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Edwin Grady, Hugh Grady, Jimmy Fowler, Ken
Pittman, Scott Childress, Danny Groves, Gerald Riddle, Gerald Wilson and Henry
Lawson.
Members of the Fellowship Sunday School Class of Padgetts Creek Baptist
Church and Deacons of the church along with Earl Lawson and Kate Swofford are
asked to be at the church at 2:45 p.m. to form the honorary escort.
The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Sunday where the family will
receive friends from 1 until 2:45 p.m. prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to the Padgetts Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund,
843 Old Buncombe Road, Union, S.C. 29379.
The family is at the home of his sister, Ruby S. Varner, 155 Riley Road,
Buffalo, S.C. 29379 and at Mrs. Josephine Stevens’, Room #78, Oakmont
Residential Center, 709 Rice Ave. Extension, Union, S.C. 29379.
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April 10, 2005
Andrew Brent Addis, infant son of Brandy Garner and Matthew Brent Addis, of 273 Whitlock Lake Road, Jonesville, died Friday, April 8, 2005 at the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital in Charleston. Andrew was born on January 18, 2005 in Charleston.
Surviving in addition to his parents, are his maternal grandmother, Jane Garner of Jonesville; paternal grandparents, Brent and Vickie Addis of Jonesville; maternal great-grandmother, Rachel Garner of Jonesville; paternal great-grandparents, Larkin and Toots Burgess and Hattie Addis, all of Jonesville; uncle, Blaine Addis of Jonesville.
Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, at Fairforest Baptist Church Cemetery, by Dr. Aulbrey Calvert and Rev. Alan West. The family will receive friends Sunday night from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the S. R. Holcombe Funeral Home.
The family is at the home of his maternal great-grandmother, Rachel Garner,
662 Vernon Foster Road, Jonesville, SC 29353.
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April 11, 2005
Robert E. Mull
Retired from Renfro Corp.
Robert E. Mull, 67, widower of Faye Wilson Mull, of 220 Eaves Road,
Whitmire, died Friday, April 8, 2005, at Wallace Thomson Hospital after an
extended illness.
Mr. Mull was born in Union, Jan. 28, 1938, a son of the late Lawrence Mull
and Katherine Marie Mull Hardin. He was retired from Renfro Corp. in Whitmire
and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Mull was a former member of the S.C. National
Guard, Whitmire Unit.
Surviving are two sons, Marshall Mull and Bruce Mull, and his wife,
Christina, all of Whitmire; two sisters, Lois Scott of Union and Louise Cool of
Laurens; and three grandchildren, Justin Mull, Cassie Mull and Teddy Mull.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral
Chapel by the Rev. Edgar Foster. Burial was in Whitmire Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Joey Wessinger, Kenny Scott, Freddie Mull, Mike
Willard, Chris Peay, Mike Matthews and Larry Smith.
The body remained at the funeral home where the family received friends
Sunday night.
The family is at the home, 220 Eaves Road, Whitmire, S.C. 29178.
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April 12, 2005
Mary Boughman
Mary
Boughman, 69, of 922 Hawkins Road, Union, died at her home on Monday, April 11,
2005 after a sudden illness.
Ms. Boughman was born in Union on Oct. 3, 1935, a daughter of the late
Guthrie and Lizzie Thomas Boughman. She was a lifetime member of the Seventh Day
Adventist Church where she was the treasurer and played the organ each Sabbath.
Ms. Boughman was retired from Piedmont Concrete Co. in Union.
Ms. Boughman was predeceased by two brothers, Thomas Boughman and Phillip
Boughman.
She is survived by three nieces, Sherri Starin of Columbia, Brenda Hopson
and Mitzi Boughman, both of Knoxville, Tenn., four greatnieces, Amy Starin and
Molly Starin, both of Columbia, Regan Boughman and Drew Hopson, both of
Knoxville, Tenn.; and a great nephew, Devin Hopson of Knoxville, Tenn.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the S.R. Holcombe
Funeral Chapel by Pastor Marvin Hunt. Burial will be in Union Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 1 until 2 p.m. prior to the
funeral service.
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April 13, 2005
Clarence Earl Greer
World War II veteran
Clarence Earl Greer, 80, widower of Athaleen Ivey Greer, died Tuesday,
April 12, 2005 at Oakmont Nursing Home after a long illness.
Mr. Greer was born in Union, May 5, 1924, a son of the late James and Sally
Edwards Greer. Mr. Greer was a retired owner and operator of Greer’s Exxon and
was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of Bethel United Methodist
Church.
Surviving are a son, Jimmy Greer and his wife, Kim, of Union; two sisters,
Nina G. Wilson and Margaret Moore, both of Union; three brothers, Paul Greer,
John Greer and Hubert Greer, all of Union; four grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren. Mr. Greer was predeceased by a daughter, Joyce Garret, a
sister, Lena Ivey; and two brothers, Manley Greer and Ed Greer.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Union Memorial Gardens
by the Rev. Allen Senn and the Rev. Roger Plemmons.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at the S.R.
Holcombe Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church, 1705 Lockhart
Highway, Union, S.C. 29379.
The family is at the home of his son, Jimmy Greer, 1377 Jonesville Highway,
Union, S.C. 29379.
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Robert D. Moore Jr.
Sherwin-Williams manager
BUFFALO — Robert Donald (Donnie) Moore Jr., 49, husband of Edelyn Little
Moore of 2157 Buffalo-West Springs Highway, Buffalo, died unexpectedly Tuesday
morning, April 12, 2005 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Moore was born in Union, Aug. 28, 1955, a son of Robert Donald (Don)
Moore Sr. and Ann Lawson Moore of Buffalo. He was a graduate of Union High
School Class of 1973 and a graduate of the University of South Carolina-Upstate.
Mr. Moore had been employed with the Sherwin-Williams Co. for 33 years and was
current manager at the Sherwin-Williams store in Laurens. He began his career
with his father at the Sherwin-Williams store in Union. Mr. Moore was owner of
the competitive barbecue team “Team Buffalo” and was a licensed Kansas City
Competitive Barbecue Judge. Mr. Moore was a member of Jonesville Baptist Church
where he had served as a deacon of the church.
Surviving in addition to his wife and parents are a daughter, Carrie
Montgomery Moore of the home; a brother, Thomas Lawson (Tommy) Moore of
Spartanburg; his mother-in-law and father-inlaw, Warren and Florence Little of
Jonesville; two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Eugenia and Bruce Taylor of
Fort Mill and Susan and Mike Scales of Jonesville; two nieces, Stacy Taylor and
Emily Scales; and a nephew, Matthew Scales.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Jonesville Baptist
Church by the Rev. Ralph Brown. Burial will be in Union Memorial Gardens.
Active pallbearers will be Lynn Eaves, David Rogers, Tommy Hitt, Vance
Quinn, Tim Henderson, Carol Compton Sammy Kerhulas, Tommy Stokes and Mike
Stevens.
The following are asked to assemble at the church at 2:45 p.m. Thursday to
form the honorary escort: members of “Team Buffalo”, past and present deacons of
Jonesville Baptist Church and employees of Sherwin-Williams stores.
The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive
friends tonight from 7 until 9 and will be placed in the church at 2 p.m.
Thursday to await the hour of service
Memorials may be made to the Vision Fund of Jonesville Baptist Church, 301
Church St., Jonesville, S.C. 29353.
The family is at the home, 2157 Buffalo-West Springs Highway, Buffalo, S.C.
29321.
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April 14, 2005
Jeanette B. Parham
Spartanburg County native
Martha Jeanette Bradburn Parham, 63, of 1817 Jonesville Highway. Union,
widow of Eugene Parham, died Thursday, April 14, 2005, at 3:10 a.m. in Wallace
Thomson Hospital.
Mrs. Parham was born in Spartanburg on March 13, 1942, a daughter of the
late Leonard Ezelle Bradburn and Lucille Taylor Bradburn. She was a member of
The S a l vat i o n Army Citadel.
S u r v iv i n g are a daughter, Darlene M. Fisher and h u s b a n d Larry
of Fayetteville, N.C.; three sons, Gerald Mitchell and wife Peggy, Walter
Mitchell and wife Kathy, all of Union and Ernest Matthews of Columbia; a sister,
Rhonda Hughes and husband Sammy of Gray Court; five brothers, Anthony Bradburn
and wife Sherry of Jonesville, Jerry Bradburn and wife Laura, David Bradburn and
wife Gail, all of Union, Wayne Taylor and wife Ann of Pauline and Ricky Taylor
of Union; and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the S.R. Holcombe
Funeral Chapel conducted by the Rev. Gaius Baker. Burial will be in Rosemont
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Kevin Palmer, Marty Henderson, Sammy Hughes,
Michael Yarborough, Timmy Oswalt and Danny Cannon.
The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive
friends today from 6 until 8 p.m.
The family is at the home of her son, Walter and Kathy Mitchell, 136 Hilltop
View, Union.
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April 15, 2005
William
Eugene
“Bill” Greene Sr.
Retired from Milliken
William Eugene “Bill” Greene Sr., 77, beloved husband of Meredith
Roberson Greene of 400 Wilson St., died at their home on Friday, April 15, 2005,
at 1:37 a.m.
Mr. Greene, the youngest son of William Robert and Georgia Anna Gosey
Greene, was born in Rutherford County, N.C., on May 14, 1927. Educated in the
Rutherford County School System, he served in the United States Navy from
1945-46; four years in the Naval Reserves and achieved the rank of captain
(search and rescue pilot) as a member of the United States Civil Air Patrol.
On March 19, 1947, Mr. Greene was employed with Milliken & Company. As a
truly dedicated and highly capable employee, he quickly rose from an entry level
job to ascending upper-level managerial positions, including those at Excelsior,
Ottaray and Lockhart plants in Union County as well as ones in Tryon, N.C.;
Lisbon Falls, Maine; Golden Valley, N.C.; and Toccoa, Ga. During his last eight
years of Milliken employment he worked as a consultant to customers with
technical problems and on new fabric designs at the Milliken Center in
Spartanburg. He was recognized by Mr. Roger Milliken at the Milliken Special
Awards Banquet on Jan. 30, 1996 for 58 years of continuous service.
Other honors included being president of The Southern Woolen and Worsted
Textile Association for three terms, a recipient of one of the South Carolina
Governor’s highest and most prestigious awards, “The Order of the Palmetto,”
during the Richard W. Riley administration; a recipient of the Service to
Mankind Award (1992-93) presented by the Union Sertoma Club; and the first
Lifetime Ex-officio member of the Union County Airport Commission of which he
had served as chairman.
Mr. Greene was a member of First Baptist Church of Union where he will be
remembered for his kindness and generosity to those in need. Other memberships
include the following: The auxiliary of the United States Air Force, American
Legion Post 22; Master Mason/Life Member of Union Masonic Lodge #75; the Union
Shrine Club; the Hejaz Shrine Temple in Greenville (charter member); the South
Carolina Sheriff ’s Association (life member); Union Elks Lodge #1321 where he
served on a variety of committees. For over 30 years he was actively involved in
local, state and national Elks committees, leadership roles and projects.
Locally he served as Esteemed Leading Knight (1972-74); Exalted Ruler (1974-76);
Trustee Union Lodge (1976-2003); Grand Lodge Advisor to the Union Elks Lodge;
and President of the Union Elks Lodge Past Exalted Rulers Association. State
positions included District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Western South Carolina
(1976-77); Vice-President Western District (1978-80); State President of South
Carolina Elks Association (1980-81); Director of the South Carolina Elks
Executive Committee (1994-95) and South Carolina Elks Scholarship Committee. He
also served as chairman of the Elks National Foundation, local and state levels.
Even during his declining years and final battle with lung, brain and spinal
cancer, he remained adamant that local students apply for and receive Elks
scholarships on the state or local level. He was very honored and proud to be of
service to his community, his state and his country. Awarding scholarships was
one of the ways that he accomplished his personal goals and achieved his dreams
of being of service to mankind. Another was his active participation in the
local, state and national projects to support efforts to find a cure for
Alzheimer’s Disease. Four phrases defined his life: His church, his family, his
country and his contribution to the betterment of mankind.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Deborah Greene of Union;
two sons and a daughter-inlaw, William Eugene Greene Jr. of Chapin and David
Alton Greene and his wife, Suzette of Waterloo; a granddaughter, Heather Webb
Greene of Spartanburg; four grandsons, Patrick Corey Greene of Hodges, Tyler
Casey Greene of Greenville, N.C.; Sean Michael Greene of Waterloo and William
Eugene “Trey” Greene III of Chapin; a greatgranddaughter, Summer Leigh Greene of
Greenwood; a great-grandson, Cameron Anthony Greene of Hodges; a sister, Jessie
Greene Crawford of Mansfield, Ohio; a brother, Dennis Alton Greene of
Rutherfordton, N.C.; numerous nieces and nephews; a “third” son and loving
caregiver, Eric Bruce Walker of Union; a “fifth” grandson, Christopher Mark
Shook; and a special friend, Pamela Trussell of Chapin . Mr. Greene was
predeceased by a son, Norris Franklin Greene; two sisters, Alda Greene Bowen and
Louise Greene Rash; and two brothers, George Tew Greene and Robert Clyde Greene;
all of Rutherford County, N.C.
Funeral services for Greene will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at First Baptist
Church. Active pallbearers will be grandson Tyler Casey Greene; nephews Dennis
Michael Greene and William Charles Greene; Christopher Mark Shook, James
Lancaster, Gary Lindler, Michael Swofford and Ronald Wade.
The following are asked to serve as the honorary escort: The Sam Cain Sunday
School Class, former and present Milliken Associates, local and state Elks, S&M
Investment members, Masons, Shriners, Sue Cudd and Airport Commissioners, Bill
Wingo and friends, William and Wanda All, Rick and Connie Anderson, W.C.
Bennett, Paul Davis and Donnie and Debbie Ivey.
Visitation will be held Saturday, April 16, 2005 from 6-8 p.m. at the S.R.
Holcombe Funeral Home.
A celebration of life service conducted by the Rev. Robert Emory and the
Rev. Jerry Lawson will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church of
Union.
The Commitment at Union Memorial Gardens will follow the service.
The family is at the home, 400 Wilson St.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Relay for Life Fund, the
American Cancer Society of the Elks National Foundation.
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Mary K. McFalls
Mary Ruth Knox McFalls, 83, of 1395 Pineland Road, Union, widow of Arthur
McFalls, died Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Wallace Thomson Hospital. Funeral
arrangements will be announced later.
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April 17, 2005
Mr. Raymond Henry Brock, 79, of 714 Linersville Road, Buffalo, widower of Alberta Wright Brock, died Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.
Mr. Brock was born in Buffalo on February 19, 1926, a son of the late Thomas and Mae Barnett Brock. He was a member of the Buffalo United Methodist Church. Mr. was a Veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy and was a retired building contractor. He was a member of the American Legion.
Surviving are two sons, Kevin Wright Brock and wife Donna Todd Brock of Waynesville, NC and Anthony Wayne Brock and wife Karen Whitehead Brock of Buffalo; four grandchildren, Kip Brock, Rachel Brock, Ginny B. Brock and Phillip Brock; a sister, Juanita B. Nance of Buffalo; and four brothers, Buddy Brock of New Ellington, Wallace Brock of Aiken, Donald Brock of Buffalo, and Hampton Brock of Jonesville.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Buffalo United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Kevin Dalton. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery. The body will remain at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends Sunday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and will be placed in church at 1:00 p.m. Monday to await the hour of service.
Active pallbearers will be Kip Brock, Phillip Brock, Sammy Smith, Travis Nance, Ricky ODell, and Chris Nance.
Members of the Fred Smith Sunday School Class of Buffalo United Methodist Church are asked to sit in a group.
The family is at the home, 714 Linersville Road, Buffalo.
Memorials may be made to the Buffalo United Methodist Church Bus Fund, P.O.
Box 176 Buffalo, SC 29321; or Union County Council on Aging, 237 N. Gadberry
Street, Union, SC 29379; or the National Kidney Foundation of S.C., 500 Taylor
Street, Suite 101, Columbia, SC 29201-3000.
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April 20, 2005
William C. Bailey
Retired Navy veteran
LOCKHART — William C. “Buster” Bailey, 84, of 409 North 2nd St., Lockhart,
husband of Helen Ruth Gault Bailey, died Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 5:05 p.m. in
Wallace T h o m s o n Hospital after an extended illness.
Mr. Bailey was born in Mt. Tabor on Nov. 4, 1920, a son of the late John D.
and Lonie Cudd Bailey. He was a graduate of Lockhart High School and was retired
from the U.S. Navy after 30 years service, having served during World War II,
the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. Mr. Bailey was a member of the Wesley
Chapel United Methodist Church.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Patricia B. Llamas of
Tuscon, Ariz.; two sons, Patrick Bailey and Carl Bailey, both of California;
three step-daughters, Dale Cabaniss of Lockhart, Gale Douglas and Phoebe Massey,
both of Union; a sister, Muriel B. Cox of Augusta, Ga.; a godson, Adam Harris of
Union; five grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Wesley Chapel United
Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Alan Quarles. Burial with full military
honors will be in the church cemetery.
The following are asked to assemble at the church Friday at 10:45 a.m. to
form the honorary escort: Members of the Mary Ruth Vanderford Sunday School
Class, Wesley Chapel Senior Citizens and Adam Harris, Robin Massey, Mike Massey,
Bill Massey, Lewis Clark, Jerry and Jennie Woodsby, Jimmy Cabaniss, Fred Kirby,
Roger Douglas, Kevin Carter, Kenneth Farr and Chuck Montgomery.
The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive
friends Thursday night from 7 until 9 and will be placed in the church at 10
a.m. Friday to await the hour of service.
Memorials may be made to the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Bus Fund,
in care of Kay Wright, 4323 Lockhart Highway, Union, S.C. 29379.
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Walter F. Mitros Jr.
World War II veteran
Walter F. Mitros Jr., 79, husband of Kathryn Reynolds Mitros of 324
River Hills Road, Union, died at his home Wednesday, April 20, 2005 after a long
illness.
Mr. Mitros was born in Grand Rapids, Mich.,, June 24, 1925 a son of the late
Walter F. Mitros Sr. and Kathrine Wrobleski Mitros. He was first married to the
late Mary Ruth Fowler Mitros. Mr. Mitros was a graduate of Union High School of
Grand Rapids and a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army. Mr.
Mitros was formerly employed with Milliken & Co. at the Monarch and Ottaray
plants in Union and the Seminole Plant in Clearwater. He retired from United
Merchants, Buffalo Plant. Mr. Mitros was initiated into the Union Elks Lodge
$1321 on Jan. 2, 1961 and became a life member on Jan. 2, 1991 as he had served
in all offices of the lodge. Mr. Mitros was Exalted Ruler for two terms, 1964-65
and 1965-66. He was District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler from 1969-1970 and
served as vice president of the South Carolina State Elks Association from
1970-1972 and as the State President from 1972-1973. Mr. Mitros was also a mason
and a member of the Hejaz Shrine Temple. He was a member of Grace United
Methodist Church.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a son and daughter-in-law, Patrick and
Anne Mitros of Seneca; two daughters, Pamela Susan Stanfield of Towanda, Pa.,
and Kathryn Ruth Hardin and husband Charles K. of Blythwood,; three
step-daughters, and their husband, Kathryn Elizabeth Smith and Roger of
Huntsville, Ala., Linda Faye Taylor and Harold of Greenville and Brenda Kaye
Nottingham and Allen of Dallas, Texas; a step-son, Robert K. Sullivan of
Greenville; a brother, Robert J. Mitros of Union; four grandchildren, William
Ashley Mitros and wife Kristi of Simpsonville, Katy Kingsmore and husband Mike
of Prosperity, Matthew Browder and fiance Shauna of Little Mountain and Kristy
Keen of Tacoma, Wash.; four great-grandchildren, Olivia Mitros and Cameron
Mitros of Simpsonville, Lee Kingsmore of Prosperity and Katalina Browder of
Little Mountain; five step-grandchildren, Johnny Nalley, Daniel Nalley and David
Taylor, all of Greenville; Jacob Smith and Jesse Smith of Huntsville, Ala., and
10 step-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Memorial
Gardens by the Rev. Gary Byrd.
The family will receive friends Friday night from 6 until 8 at the S.R.
Holcombe Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 446, Union,
S.C. 29379.
The family is at the home, 324 River Hills Road, Union, S.C. 29379.
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April 22, 2005
Brian Woods
Union resident
Brian Robert Foster Woods, 28, of 415 Pineland Road, Union, died
Wednesday afternoon from injuries received in an automobile accident.
Mr. Woods was born in Spartanburg on July 27, 1976, a son of Jim Woods Jr.
and Maxine Poole Woods of the home. He was a member of Hebron Baptist Church.
Mr. Woods was a graduate of Dorman High School.
Surviving in addition to his parents are his paternalgrandparents, Jim and
Frances Woods of Union; his m at e r n a l - g r a n d p a re n t s, Charles and
Shirley Taber of Union; his maternal-greatgrandmother, Nannie Mae Sprouse of
Union; and a number of aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hebron Baptist Church
conducted by the Rev. Larry Padgett. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Kerry Woods, Josh Woods, Roger Douglas, Robert
Cato, Michael Cannon and Randy Woods.
The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive
friends Friday night from 7 until 8:30 and will be placed in the church at 1
p.m. Saturday to await the hour of service.
The family is at the home, 415 Pineland Road, Union.
Memorials may be made to the Hebron Baptist Church, 143 Hebron Church Road,
Union, S.C. 29379.
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April 23, 2005
Don Lancaster
BUFFALO —Donald Robert “Don” Lancaster, 71, of 2222 Buffalo-West Springs
Highway, Buffalo, husband of Priscilla Shuler Lancaster, died Thursday, April
21, 2005, at 9:30 p.m. in Mary Black Memorial Hospital in Spartanburg. The family is at the home, 2222 Buffalo-West Springs Highway, Buffalo.
Mr. Lancaster was born in the Parham Community of Union County on January 26, 1934, a son of the late Robert Theodore Lancaster and Willie Mae Lamb Lancaster. He was a graduate of West Springs High School and was retired Maintenance Supervisor with Torrington Company-Tyger River Plant. Mr. Lancaster was a member of Buffalo United Methodist Church, where he had served as Trustee and Board Member and was a former member of the Buffalo United Methodist Church Mens Chorus. He was a life-member of Experimental Aircraft Association and a member of the Civil Air Patrol. He was a charter member of the Buffalo Hunt Club and was a carrier for the Spartanburg Herald-Journal for over 12 years.
Surviving addition to his wife, are a daughter, Lisa L. Parham and husband Patrick of Mandeville, IA; two sons, Mark E. Lancaster and fiancé Kathy Jo Chambers of Buffalo, Lynn A. Lancaster and wife Tracy of Ashboro, NC; two sisters, Melba L. Rogers and Ferol L. Youngblood and husband Ray, all of Buffalo; two brothers, William A. Lancaster and wife Peggy of Warrenville and James A. Lancaster and wife Frances of Buffalo; four grandchildren, Kelly Lancaster, Matthew Lancaster, Mitchell Lancaster, and Emily Parham
Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, at Buffalo United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Kevin Dalton and Rev. Gary Peterson. Burial will be in the Bogansville United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Stephen K. Rogers, Robert E. Lancaster, Mitchell A. Lancaster, Matthew A. Lancaster, James L. Maness, and James H. (Jimmy) Maness.
The following are asked to assemble at the church Sunday at 2:45 p.m. to form the honorary escort: Bobby Hyatt, Frank Cole, Ronnie Eaves, Charles Whittaker, Jimmy Pruitt, Vernon Riddle, Brent Youngblood, Gene Becknell, Charlie Vinson, Billy Kelly, Chris Wages, Mortimer Lancaster, Leonard Smith, and Hugh Martin, and former and present members of the Buffalo Hunt Club.
The body will remain at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends Saturday night from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. and will be placed in church at 2:00 p.m. Sunday to await the hour of service.
The family is at the home, 2222 Buffalo-West Springs Hwy., Buffalo.
Memorials may be made to the Buffalo United Methodist Church Bus Fund, P.O.
Box 176, Buffalo, SC 29321; or to the Bogansville United Methodist Church
Cemetery Fund, 4052 Buffalo-West Springs Hwy., Jonesville, SC 29353.
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Mrs. Thelma Mae Beard Smith, 83, of 209 Hillcrest Drive, Union, widow of Roger Owen Smith, died Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 10:27 a.m. in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was born in Florence, SC on March 11, 1922, a daughter of the late George Frank Beard and May Bell Crews Beard. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Union.
Mrs. Smith was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Surviving are four daughters, Peggy S. and Curt Ridgeway of Columbia, Genie S. and Pat Hightower of Chapin, Pam S. Cool and Lonnie English of Lawrenceville, GA and Debby S. and Tom Giesen of Lyman; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of the First Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Robert Emory and Rev. Jerry Lawson. Burial will be in Union Memorial Gardens.
Active pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons.
The body will be placed in the chapel of the First Baptist Church Sunday at 1:30 p.m., where the family will receive friends from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m.
The family is at the home, 209 Hillcrest Drive, Union.
Memorials may be made to Meals-On-Wheels, c/o Monte Lancaster, Arthur State
Bank, Union, SC 29379.
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Pearl W. Reebenaker
Pearl White Reebenaker, 77, of 690 Old Whitney Road, Spartanburg, widow
of Robert Reebenaker Sr., died at her residence Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 4:10
p.m. after an extended illness.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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April 25, 2005
Horace T. O’Shields
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Horace T. O’Shields, 90, widower of Pearl Lancaster
O’Shields, of Panama City, Fla., died at his home early Saturday, April 23,
2005.
Surviving are a son, John. L. O’Shields of Buffalo; two sisters and their
husbands, Hazel O. and Bill Babb of Buffalo, Matrel O. and Bob Stribling of
Saluda, N.C., a special friend, Nadine Boyles of Panama City, Fla.
The family will be at the home of his sister, Hazel O. Babb, 3639 Bufffalo-West
Springs Highway, Buffalo, S.C. 29321.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later .
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April 26, 2005
Lena B. Board
Lockhart native
Lena Marie Burgess Board, 85, formerly of Tiger Court, Union, died
Sunday, April 24, 2005, at White Oak Manor in Spartanburg. She was the widow of
Herman Board of Chester.
Mrs. Board was born in Lockhart, June 9, 1919, a daughter of the late Frank
H. and Josephine Fowler Burgess. She was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are a daughter, Elaine Mauldene of North Carolina; a grandson,
Jason Grainger and wife Nickie of Inman; a great-grandson, Garet Grainger; a
sister-inlaw, Eva Jane Burgess of Lockhart; two nephews, Donald Burgess and wife
Sharon and their children, Richard and Jack Burgess, all of Lockhart; Paul
“Buddy”: Burgess, wife Norma and their children, Trey and Brooke Burgess, all of
Lockhart; and a niece, Pat Bentley and husband Akin and their children, Janet
Crocker, Mark Bentley and Michael Bentley, all of Lockhart.
The family will receive friends at the S.R. Funeral Home tonight from 7
until 9.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church,
P.O. Box 672, Union, S.C. 29379.
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April 27, 2005
Ruby W. Lawson
Retired from Buffalo Mill
Ruby Irene West Lawson, 97, died Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at Oakmont
Nursing Home. She was a daughter of the late Joseph Lee West and Ella Marie
Brown West. She was the widow of Harold A. Lawson who died in 1986.
Mrs. Lawson retired from United Merchants & Manufacturing, Buffalo Plant and
was a life-long member of Buffalo Baptist Church where she was very active in
the choir. She was over the intermediate department of the church for 30 years.
Mrs. Lawson was a member of the order of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are a son, Donald Russell Lawson Sr. and his wife, Joan Bishop
Lawson, of Rockport in Pacolet; three grandsons, Donald Russell Lawson Jr. and
wife Kathy of Spartanburg, William Barry Lawson and fiancee Kristen Nebesky of
Greenville and Eric Lee Lawson and wife Sophia of Spartanburg; two
great-granddaughters, Nancy Calloway (Calli) Lawson and Mallori Joan Lawson of
Spartanburg; and a sister, Catherine West Finch. Mrs. Lawson was predeceased by
four sisters, Louise West Dupree, Ethel West Padgett, Sadie West Lamb and Nell
West Jones. She was also predeceased by three brothers, Joseph Lee West, William
C. West and James Douglas West. Mrs. Lawson is also survived by a number of
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 2 p.m. at Buffalo
Baptist Church by the Rev. Tim Anderson and the Rev. Jerry Lawson. Burial will
be in Union Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1 until 1:45 p.m.
Thursday at the church.
Active pallbearers will be grandsons Russell Lawson, Barry Lawson and Eric
Lawson; nephews Kent Wells and Stanley Wells; and a great-nephew, Kevin Farmer.
Memorials may be made to the Buffalo Baptist Church Building Fund, 1424 Main
St., Buffalo, S.C. 29321.
The family is at the home of her son, Don and Joan Lawson, 102 Stonecrest
Court, Rockport, Pacolet, S.C. 29372.
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April 28, 2005
Jeanette K. Evans
Jonesville resident
JONESVILLE — Jeanette Kirby Evans, 78, of 154 Pacolet St., Jonesville,
widow of William Evans, died at her residence Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 4:55
p.m. after a brief illness.
Mrs. Evans was born in Pacolet on May 8, 1926, a daughter of the late Homer
Eugene and Nannie Moss Kirby. She was a graduate of West Springs High School.
Mrs. Evans was a member of Jonesville Baptist Church and a member of the Happy
Hearts of the church.
Surviving are two daughters, Rhonda Ingle and husband Rickey of Union and
Reba Vinson and husband Russell of Jonesville; a granddaughter, Ashleigh Johnson
of Union; a grandson and his friend, Danny Cannon and Tammy Tucker of Union;
three sisters, Thelma Crawford and friend Kent Webber, Pat Turner and Brenda
Parkins and husband Jimmy, all of Jonesville; three brothers, Paul “Bo” Kirby
and wife Maudie, Grady Kirby and wife Teri , all of Jonesville and Bob Kirby and
wife Wanda of Murrell’s Inlet. Mrs. Evans was predeceased by a sister and two
brothers, Ruby Davis, Homer “Junebug” Kirby Jr. and Carl Kirby.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Jonesville Baptist
Church conducted by the Rev. Ralph Brown and the Rev. Calvin Smith. Burial will
be in Jonesville Memorial Gardens.
The following nephews will serve as active pallbearers: Phil Kirby, Mike
Kirby, Bobby Kirby, Jr., Chris Kirby, Dennis Kirby, Todd Turner, Jeff Gault and
Brent Davis.
The family is at the home of her daughter, Reba Vinson, 129 Academy St.,
Jonesville and will receive friends at Holcombe’s Jonesville Chapel Friday night
from 7 until 9. The body will be placed in church at 1 p.m. Saturday to await
the hour of service.
Memorials may be made to the Gibbs Cancer Center, 380 Serpentine Dr.,
Spartanburg, S.C. 29303.
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Horace T. O’Shields
World War II veteran
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Horace T. O’Shields, 90, of Panama City, Fla., died
at his residence Saturday, April 23, 2005. He was the widower of Pearl Lancaster
O’Shields.
Mr. O’Shields was born in Spartanburg, Jan. 6, 1915, a son of the late J.W.
O’Shields and Helen Smith O’Shields. He was a retired banker and a veteran of
the U.S. Air Force having served in World War II. Mr. O’Shields was a former
member of West Springs Baptist Church and a member of the First Baptist Church
in Panama City, Fla.
Surviving are a son, John L. O’Shields of Buffalo; two sisters, Hazel O.
Babb and husband, Bill of Buffalo and Matrel O. Stribling and husband Bob of
Saluda, N.C.; and a special friend, Nadine Boles of Panama City, Fla..
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at West Springs Baptist
Church by the Rev. Dr. Henry Johnson, the Rev. Donald Tillman and the Rev.
Everett Smith. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Dan McInnis, Terry Kuykendall, Jimmy Sanders,
Kent Babb, Jay Sanders and David Lancaster.
The following area asked to assemble at the church at 2:45 p.m. Friday to
form the honorary escort: Al Smith, Marshall O’Shields, Dennis Lancaster, Ernest
O’Shields, Charles Lancaster, Michael Yeargin and Greg LeMaster.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the
church social hall.
The family is at the home of his sister, Hazel O. Babb, 3639 Buffalo-West
Springs Highway, Buffalo, S.C. 29323.
Memorials may be made to the West Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, 4811
Buffalo-West Springs Highway, Pauline, S.C. 29374.
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