OBITUARY NOTICES

OBITUARY NOTICES FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home

310 W. South Street

Union, SC 29379

Telephone: (864) 427-3665

Fax: (864) 427-0622

Spartanburg, SC

Jerry Dean Lawson

Mr. Jerry Dean Lawson, age 53, husband of Janie Lawson of Fortune Drive, Spartanburg passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at his home.
Mr. Lawson was born in Union, SC July 10, 1958, a son of Rev. Jerry D. and Patsy Lawson of Jonesville and Helen Lawson Lawson of Simpsonville.
Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM today at J.M. Dunbar Funeral Chapel, 690 South Port Road, Roebuck, SC.
Visitation will be held 1:00-2:00 PM today in the chapel prior to the service.
The family is at their respective homes.

Courtesy of SR Holcombe Funeral Home

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Union, SC

Janie R. Jolly

Mrs. Janie Robinson Jolly, age 93, widow of Paul “Pete” Jolly of 307 S. Church St., Union, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at Wallace Thomson Hospital.
Mrs. Jolly was born in Santuck, July 4, 1918, a daughter of the late James and Orrie Sanders Robinson. She was retired from the Union Co. School System having worked in the cafeteria at Monarch Elementary and was a life long member of Mon Aetna Baptist Church.
Mrs. Jolly was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Surviving are nieces and nephews: Nancy J. O’Dell, Jim Jolly, Wendell Jolly, Mary Tatum, George Robinson, Pat McAbee, Mary Jo Ramsey, John Robinson, Vivian Jolly, Eddie, Janet and Jeri, and special friends: Carole Ivey, Fred Howard and Dickie Boyd. Mrs. Jolly was predeceased by three sisters: Ruth R. Jolly, Mary Robinson, Ollie Mae R. Jolly and four brothers: J. T. Robinson, Lewis Robinson, Joe Robinson, and Arthur Robinson.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM today at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev. Bill Adams.
The family will receive friends in the chapel immediately following the service.
Memorials may be made to Mon Aetna Baptist Church, 1431 Lockhart Hwy., Union, SC 29379.
The family will be at their respective homes.
The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc. (www.holcombefuneralhomes.com)

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Spartanburg, SC

Teresa W. Carroll

Mrs. Teresa Wiggins Carroll, age 53, wife of Michael Dean Carroll of 1918 Glenn Springs Rd., Spartanburg, passed away suddenly, January 31, 2012, at her home.
Mrs. Carroll was born in Dade Co., FL, a daughter of the late John and Virginia Wiggins. She was a graduate of Spartanburg Technical College and was employed with the US Postal Service at the Pauline post office.
Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter: Tiffany Wilkins and husband Matthew of Pacolet; a son: Michael D. Carroll, Jr. and wife Shannon of the home; two sisters; Judi Hipps of Shelby, NC and June Barbee of Charleston; one brother: Larry Boyes of Gray Court; five grandchildren: Kaitlyn Carroll, Matthew Bailey, Wesley Wilkins, Ginilyn Wilkins and Rebecca Wilkins.
A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Brown’s Chapel Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Ralph Jett.
The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc. (www.holcombefuneralhomes.com)

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Union, SC

Cheryl Grady Harris

Mrs. Cheryl Grady Harris, age 63, wife of Gene C. Harris, Jr., of 102 Walker Heights, Union, passed away, Friday, February 3, 2012 at the Regional Hospice Home in Spartanburg.
Mrs. Harris was born in Whitmire, May 3, 1948, a daughter of Lewis M. Grady of Union and the late Dorothy Steele Grady. She was formerly employed with Milliken Co. and attended Covenant Baptist Church.
Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter: Michelle H. Austin and husband Shannon of Union; three sons: Trey Harris and wife Lisa of Nashville, TN, Michael Harris and wife Lynn of Jonesville and Mark Harris and wife Erica of Union; a sister: Ponnee Lovelace and husband Mike of Union; two brothers: Ray Grady of Houston, TX and Jerry Grady and wife Mickey of Union; eleven grandchildren: Carra, Cassidy and Caylee Austin, Cody and Jesse Harris, Brooke McDowell, Christin Harris, Carrie Messer, Joshua Morris, Connor and Cierra Harris; one great-granddaughter: Jayleigh Harris; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Harris was predeceased by a brother, Eddie Grady. 
Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, February 5, 2012, at Covenant Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Ray Harold Belue. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Jesse Harris, Cody Harris, Bryan K. Davis, Joey Littlejohn, Tommy Littlejohn, Lewis A. Grady, and Steven West.
Visitation will be held 7:00 until 9:00 PM Saturday evening at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Regional Hospice Home, 686 Jeff Davis Dr., Spartanburg, S.C. 29303.
The family will be at the home 102 Walker Heights, Union. 
The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc. (www.holcombefuneralhomes.com)

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Union, SC

Mannie Lee Edwards Mabry

Mannie Lee Edwards Mabry, age 99, widow of Leon Lawson Mabry, passed away February 3, 2012 at Wallace Thomson Hospital. She was predeceased by her only child, a son, Bobby Lee Mabry and her brother, Johnathan Franklin “Lum” Edwards, Sr. She is survived by her sister in law, Frances Orr Edwards; one nephew, Rev. John Edwards, and one niece, Dr. Lillie Bates and husband Ray; two great nephews: Peter and Daniel Bates; one great niece: Betsy Kay Edwards; two cousins-in-law, who were like daughters and many other cousins.
Graveside services will be held Monday, February 6, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Union Memorial Gardens, conducted by Rev. Rick Pendleton, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Union, and her nephew, Rev. John Edwards. Visitation will follow at the graveside.
Mrs. Mabry, born March 13, 1912, in Union. She was the only daughter of George Douglas Edwards and Lillie Adams Edwards. She attended Union City Schools, graduating from Union High School in 1928. She received a Bachelors of Arts Degree from Winthrop College 1932 with majors in Math, Latin, and French. With no teaching positions available, she began her career as a WPA teacher of adults at Monarch Mill followed by various positions in the business world: Chief Clerk with Agricultural Adjustment Administration; Postal Clerk at Union Post Office during World War II; Teller at Arthur State Bank, Union; Supervisor of Accounting Department, Monarch Mills; Deputy Sheriff, Lee County, FL; Supervisor of Accounting Department, Lee County Bank, Fort Myers, FL retiring after twenty years of service. Through the years, she took night classes in Banking, Accounting, and Spanish.
As a child she joined First Baptist Church, Union, making her membership to local churches as she moved, serving as Sunday School teacher in class and on television, Sunday School Superintendent, being active in the Baptist Training Union and the Woman’s Missionary Union, and serving as Girl’s Auxiliary Leader, Church Historian, and Church Treasurer. Upon retirement, she returned to Union and became active again at First Baptist, Union.
Her hobbies, genealogy and travel, took her to each of the lower 48 states, Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas. In 1981, she served with the committee which published the book, UNION COUNTY HERITAGE. She was an active member of William Wallace Chapter UDC; Fairforest Chapter DAR; Union County Historical Society; and Friends of Union Carnegie Library.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 405 East Main St., Union, SC 29379, or to a charity of one’s choice.

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LEWIS FUNERAL HOME

1247 S DUNCAN BYPASS

UNION, SC 29379

864-429-8181

Union, SC

Judith Ann Jeter

Mrs. Judith Ann Jeter, 53, companion of Mr. Maurice Smith of 117 Powell St., Union, S.C., died Friday, January 27^th, 2012, at her home.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 4^th, 2012, at noon at New Horizon United Christian Church with Pastor Orlando Allen officiating.
The family is at the home 117 Powell St., Union.
Lewis Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements
Please sign the guest register at lewisfuneralhomeofunion.com.

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