Billy Franklin Blackwood Jr. PAULINE — Mr. Billy Franklin Blackwood, Jr, 52, husband of Lynda Diane Sherbert Blackwood, 6383 Hwy 56, Pauline, S.C., passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013.
Mr. Blackwood was born in Union, S.C. March 10, 1961, a son of Frankie Earls Ivey of Union and the late Billy Franklin Blackwood Sr. He was a graduate of Union High School and had attended Spartanburg Technical College. Mr. Blackwood was employed with the family business, Ivey Reality and...
William Arthur Parham UNION — William Arthur “Bucket” Parham, 66, 1216 N. Pinckney St., died May 13, 2013.
A native of Union, he was the husband of Joann Smith Parham and son of the late Joseph and Inez Jeter Parham. He was a member of Woodson Chapel Baptist Church and was retired from D & D Specialties.
He was predeceased by one son, Kenneth Benson.
Survivors in addition to his wife include two sons, Terry Lee Smith and Donald Glenn; four daughters, Deborah...
Eva Delle Stepp UNION — Mrs. Eva Delle Epps Stepp, 87, formerly of Bird Street, Union, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Oakmont of Union. Mrs. Stepp was the widow of James Troy Stepp Sr.
Mrs. Stepp was born in Union, S.C., June 23, 1925, a daughter of the late Jesse Epps and Rose Howell Epps. She was a homemaker and a member of Philippi Baptist Church. Mrs. Stepp was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Surviving are three daughters, Ri...
Ronald T. Purkey JONESVILLE — Mr. Ronald T. Purkey, 73, widower of Gayle Petty Purkey, 921 Gaffney Highway, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at his home.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.
Ryan Omar Allen UNION — Ryan Omar Allen, 29, 114 Faith Lane, died May 12, 2013 at Wallace Thomson Hospital.
A native of Union, he was the son of Gwendolyn Allen and Leroy Brandon. He was a 2002 graduate of Union High School and was employed as a Behavior Modification Specialist at Camp White Pine in Jonesville.
Survivors in addition to his parents include one son, Zyan Allen; one brother, Brian Gist; two sisters, Kendra Brandon and Joylisa Brandon; his m...
Eva Delle Stepp UNION — Mrs. Eva Delle Epps Stepp, 87, formerly of Bird Street, Union, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Oakmont of Union. Mrs. Stepp was the widow of James Troy Stepp Sr.
Mrs. Stepp was born in Union, S.C., June 23, 1925, a daughter of the late Jesse Epps and Rose Howell Epps. She was a homemaker and a member of Philippi Baptist Church. Mrs. Stepp was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Surviving are three daughters, Ri...
Charles ‘Catfish’ Thomas UNION — Mr. Charles “Catfish” Thomas, 80, 408 Meansville Road, Lot 21, Union, S.C. passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
Mr. Thomas was born in Greenville, S.C. June 23, 1932, a son of the late Edward Thomas and Ella Gregory Thomas. He was a retired textile worker.
Surviving are a daughter, Jo Anne Millwood; a son, Billy Thomas, both of Buffalo; a sister, Dorris Moss; a brother, Eugene Thomas and wife Melinda, all of Union; several grandchil...
June Hendrix Vanderford UNION — Mrs. June Hendrix Vanderford, 81, wife of Mack Eugene Vanderford Sr., 4282 Lockhart Highway, Union, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013.
Mrs. Vanderford was born in Union, Dec. 21, 1931, a daughter of the late Julius Sloan Hendrix Sr. and Lona Martin Hendrix. She was a graduate of Union High School and retired from Spartan Mills. Mrs. Vanderford was of the Christian faith and a member of Philippi Baptist Church.
Surviving in addition...
Larry E. Haney UNION — Mr. Larry E. Haney, 67, husband of Virginia White Haney, 214 Mill St., Union, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013 at his home after a period of declining health.
Mr. Haney was born in Buffalo, Feb. 27, 1946, a son of the late Thomas Herman Haney and Sallie Jane Bledsoe Haney. He was a retired construction worker and a member of Welcome Baptist Church. Mr. Haney also was a veteran having served in the U.S. Army.
Surviving in addition ...
Betty S. Lovelace UNION — Mrs. Betty Sumner Lovelace, 80, widow of Calvin H. Lovelace, 117 Lovelace Circle, Union, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013 at her home.
Mrs. Lovelace was born in Union, May 29, 1932, a daughter of the late Herbert L. and Eva Spelts Sumner. She was a homemaker and a member of Morningside Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Bowman and husband Jack; a son, Ted Lovelace and wife Tammie, all of Union; a sister, Edna Knox o...
James D. ‘Boo’ Norman Jr. UNION — Mr. James D. “Boo” Norman Jr., 68, widower of Mrs. Marion Faye Jennings Norman, 108 Brockman Heights, died Sunday May 12, 2013 at his home.
Born Jan. 26, 1945, a son of the late James D. Norman Sr. and Emma Pauline Jeter Norman. Mr. Norman retired from Union Mills and had been employed with The Union County Recycling Center. “Boo” was a member off the Sims High School graduating class of 1965, was a member of the PWA and was a faith...
Leroy ‘Kilroy’ Palmer UNION — Leroy “Kilroy” Palmer, 66, 101 Washington St., died May 4, 2013. A native Union, he was the husband of Lula Pearl Beacham Palmer of Union and the son of the late Lillie Mae Palmer.
He was retired from Williams Lumber Company.
In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Lewis Palmer and Foster Palmer; one sister, Josephine Palmer; and one grandson, Quentin Jeter.
Other survivors include one son, Anthony B...
Jacqueline Dale Kirkland PROSPERITY — Mrs. Jacqueline Dale Richardson Kirkland, 39, 315 Brown St., Prosperity, S.C., wife of Shane Kirkland, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 4, 2013.
Mrs. Kirkland was born in Union, S.C., Aug. 16, 1973, a daughter of Henry and Jackie Justice Richardson of Buffalo.
Surviving in addition to her husband and parents are two daughters, Amelia L. Keppel and fiancee Davis Knuckles and Julia Keppel, all of Prosperity; a son, ...
Ecola Foster Lyles UNION — Ecola Foster Lyles, 95, wife of the late George Lyles left her earthly home to be with her Heavenly Father on May 1, 2013 at Oakmont Nursing Home.
She is survived by: two daughters, Ms. Georgie Rainwater and Mrs. Virginia (Henry) Hill, both of Philadelphia, PA; one son, Mr. Richard Lyles; two sisters, Rev. Clara Thomas of Warminster, PA and Queenie Wilson of Norristown, PA; a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, loving relati...
John Montgomery Little III CHESTER — Mr. John Montgomery Little III, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Chester Regional Medical Center.
A graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Chester Memorial Gardens with Dr. Dwight Pearson officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. Sunday at Barron Funeral Home.
Mr. Little was born in Union County, S.C., on Dec. 9, 1932. He was a son of the late John M. Little Jr. and Ruby Westbroo...
