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Date: Saturday, 20 November 2010, at 10:46 a.m.

South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920

Katie Ruth B. McKinney
Retired from Conso Products

JONESVILLE Katie Ruth Barnett McKinney, 80, of 614 Main St., Jonesville, wife of A. C. McKinney, died at her home Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, at 11:35 a.m. after a brief illness. Mrs. Mckinney was born in Jonesville on Feb. 5, 1923, a daughter of the late James Latt Barnett and Roberta Clark Barnett. She was a member of Jonesville Baptist Church and was retired from Conso Products after 29 yeas of service.

Surviving in addition to her husband are: a daughter, Jean McKinney Lawson, and a special friend, Hugh Grady, of Union; three granddaughters, Tami L. and Ken Black, Amy L. and David Kingsmore and Jill L. and Skee Nichols, all of Union; five great-grandchildren, Josh Black of New York, Taylor Black, Emily Black, Bailey Kingsmore, and Bradon Kingsmore, all of Union; a niece, Roberta Stepp of Jonesville; a nephew, Mack Cunningham of Jonesville, and a number of great-nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Jonesville Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Ralph Brown. Burial will be in the Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Jamie Cunningham, Joey Stepp, Lynn Browder, Steve Brown, Ricky McKinney, Billy McKinney and Roger Switzer. The body will be at Holcombe's Jonesville Chapel where the family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 9 and will be placed in church at 2 p.m. Sunday to await the hour of service.

Memorials may be made to Spartanburg Regional Hospice, 120 Heywood Ave., Suite 300, Spartanburg, S.C. 29302 or to the Jonesville First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 279, Jonesville, S.C. 29353. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Alvin Worthy Owner
Worthy's Barber Shop

Alvin (Pop) Worthy, of 208 Williams St., Union, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Worthy was born Feb. 4, 1953, the son of Lillar Mae Worthy of the home and the late John Willie Worthy. He owned Worthy's Barber Shop.

Surviving in addition to his mother are three brothers, Otis (Barbara) Worthy of Charlotte, N.C., Horace (the late Doris) Worthy of Burke, Va. and Raymond Worthy of Union; four sisters, Dorothy Worthy of Atlanta, Ga., Diane (Mike) Spencer of Hyattsville, Md., Amanda (Ronnie) Jeter of Union and Joyce Ann (Danny) Wilson of Atlanta, Ga.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the New Horizon United Christian Church by the Rev. Oriando Allen. Burial will be in the St. Matthews AME Church Cemetery. There will be no viewing on Sunday after the family arrives at the church. Donations may be made to the New Horizon United Christian Church Building Fund in memory of Alvin (Pop) Worthy. The Gibson & Brown Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

Joe L. Smith
Former employee of Midway Finishing

Joe Lewis Smith, 62, of Fox Fire Apartments B4, died Oct. 2, 2002, at Wallace Thomson Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Smith was born in Union County on Oct. 24, 1939, a son of Connie Smith of Union and the late Frazier Smith. He was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church and was a former employee of Midway Finishing.

Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Geneva Smith of the home; three daughters, JoAnn (Ernest) Salter of Union, Shirley (James) Frazier of Roebuck and Barbara (Bruce) Lewis of Fayetteville, N.C.; four sons, Jerry (Crystal) Smith, Marvin Smith, Henry Smith, Dexter Smith all of Union; two step-sons, Charles (Vivian) Lott and Steve (Carolyn) Lott both of Union; two sisters, Sharon Harris and Beverly Smith of Union; four brothers, Dennis, Donald, Faye and Benny Smith all of Union.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Bethesda Baptist Church by the Rev. Courtney Mills. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Viewing will be at the funeral home today from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. to await the hour of service. Gibson and Brown Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Kathleen S. Bateman
Robinson Business College graduate

Kathleen Sullivan Bateman of 2147 Spartanburg Highway, Pacolet, passed away the morning of Oct. 4, 2003, at Oakmont Nursing Home in Union after many years of declining health. A lifelong resident of Union County, Kathleen was the daughter of the late Will and Nell Isreal Sullivan and the widow of Joseph Bateman Sr. Her brother, J.W. (Jake) Sullivan predeceased her.

Kathleen was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Westside Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Union High School and Robinson Business College of Spartanburg. She was employed many years at Union Federal Savings and Loan, Belk's of Union and also Union Insurance Company.

Kathleen was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She is survived by her son, Joseph (Joe-Joe) Bateman Jr. of the home. She also is survived by a niece, several nephews and many cousins. Kathleen Bateman, or Kat, as her friends called her, was the one person whom one could count on for support or sympathy in one's trying times.

She always knew how to show love, concern and compassion for others. This trait never left her even after she was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and endured many treatments that left her mentally and physically exhausted. Her face would be one of the first that friends saw during both good and bad times. She would still smile and say, Everything's gonna be all right.

Doing for others seemed to make her the happiest. Kat was gifted in making handcrafted items which she shared with all her friends during holidays and birthdays. She always gave away more than she kept. Kathleen loved her family and was a devoted mother to her only son. She was always there for him if need be. She loved her church family and gave her best to them as well.

One of Kathleen's favorite Bible passages is I Corinthians 13. Verses 4 and 13 are very descriptive of her: Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Graveside services for Kathleen will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fairforest Baptist Church Cemetery by the Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Smith. The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends tonight from 6-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels, care of Monte Lancaster, Arthur State Bank, East Main St., Union, 29379; or to Palmetto Home Health Hospice, P.O. Box 352, Newberry, 29108. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.

Jesse Norman Sr.

Jesse Norman Sr., 75, of 105 Standpipe St., husband of Claudia M. Norman, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, in Wallace Thomson Hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Carolina Mortuary.

Raymond Dennis Stephens
Truck driver Raymond

Dennis Stephens, 57, of 336 Sardis Road, Union, husband of Evonne Foster Varner Stephens, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003, at 5:20 a.m. in the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston after an extended illness. Mr. Stephens was born in Union on Aug. 29, 1946, a son of the late Aaron Ozenie Stephens and Martha Holt Stephens. He attended Fairforest Baptist Church and was employed as a long haul truck driver for Para-Chem Company.

Surviving in addition to his wife are three sons, Charles Aaron Stephens of McCormick, Bradley Cecil Stephens and Matthew David Northern, both of Union; two stepsons, Scott Varner of Spartanburg and Michael Varner of Union; two brothers, Aaron Cecil Stephens and Donald Kent Stephens, both of Union; and nine grandchildren.

Mr. Stephens was predeceased by a son, Stanley Dewayne Stephens. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Chapel conducted by the Rev. J.B. Cargill and Rev. Brad Goodale. Burial will be in the Fairforest Baptist Church Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Michael Yarborough, David Stephens, Kent Stephens, Eddie Gilbert, Joey Northern and Darrell Stephens. The following are asked to assemble at the funeral chapel Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. to form the honorary escort, Johnnie Gibson, Tommy Northern, Pat Patterson and Mike Mycowski.

The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends Tuesday night from 7-9. The family is at the home, 336 Sardis Road, Union and at the home of his son, Brad Stephens, 523 Browns Creek Road, Union. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Mary Farr Woodson
Union County native

SPARTANBURG Mary Magdalene Farr Woodson, 90, of 807 SE Main St., Simpsonville, and formerly of 5100 South Pine St., Spartanburg, died on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003. A native of Union County, Mrs. Woodson was the widow of the late Ernest Woodson and daughter of the late Noah Farr and Hattie Bell Farr Farr. She was a member of Foster Chapel Baptist Church of Jonesville where she was a member of the Senior Choir, the Missionary Society, the Pastor's Aid and the Sunday School.

Survivors include one son, Willie E. Woodson of Miami, Fla.; one daughter, Carrie W. Thomas of Spartanburg; two brothers, Oscar Farr of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Hammie Farr of Greenville; two sisters, Ethel Tanner and Lucille Farr, both of Spartanburg; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted on Friday at 3 p.m. at Foster Chapel Baptist Church of Jonesville by the Rev. William E. Smith. Burial will follow in the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery of Jonesville. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. to await the hour of service.

The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, Carrie W. Thomas, 5100 South Pine St., Spartanburg. The Michael A. Glenn Funeral Home, 8791 Warren H. Abernathy Highway (formerly Greenville Highway), Spartanburg, is in charge of arrangements.

William C. Haas
Retired from Cherokee Petroleum Co.

GAFFNEY William Comett Haas, 92, formerly of 214 Mills St., Gaffney, died Oct. 4, 2002 at Brookview Halthcare. A native of Cherokee County, Mr. Haas was the widower of Millie White Haas and son of the late William Adam Haas and Lucinda Gaffney Haas. He was a member of Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church.

Survivors include a sister, Louise Martin of Union and several nieces and nephews. Visitation was held at Shuford Hatcher Chapel Saturday evening. Funeral services were held at the funeral home Sunday afternoon by the Revs. Stuart Kersey, Frank Northcutt and Dr. Clyde Thomas. Memorials may be made to Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church, 805 Cherokee Ave., Gaffney, S. C. 29340. Shuford Hatcher Funeral Home had charge of the services.

Dorothy S. Faulks

Dorothy Sprouse Faulks, 72, wife of Jimmy Faulks, of 206 Arthur St., Union, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2003, at 6 p.m. in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home. Lillie Ruth Palmer Gibson Lillie Ruth Palmer Gibson, 77, wife of Ed Gibson, of 231 Wesley Chapel Road, Union, died Tuesday morning, Oct. 7, 2003, in Wallace Thomson Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.

Jesse Norman Sr.
U.S. Army veteran

Jesse Norman Sr., 75, of 105 Standpipe St., husband of Claudia Mae Norman, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, in Wallace Thomson Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Norman was born in Union County on Aug. 24, 1928, a son of the late Tim Norman Sr. and Isabelle Young Norman. He was a 1949 graduate of Sims High School, a U.S. Army veteran, and a member of Corinth Baptist Church where he served on the Senior Choir and Missionary Circle #3. Mr. Norman was an employee of Union Dry Cleaners for many years and was also an employee of Torrington and Pinkerton Security. He was also the Wishful Master of Martin Luther King Masonic Lodge #22.

Surviving in addition to his wife are three daughters, Beverly Norman Jeter of the home, Janice (Dominic) Gist and Myrtle Jean (Corey) Sims, both of Union; two sons, Jesse Norman Jr. and Robin K. Norman of Union; one grandchild, Cherva J. Jeter of the home; seven additional grandchildren; a special and devoted friend, Lyde Gibson of Union; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Corinth Baptist Church in Union with the Rev. James A. Calhoun officiating. Burial will be in the Rosemont Cemetery.

The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to await the hour of service. Viewing and visitation will be today from 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the funeral home. The family is at the home, 105 Standpipe St., Union. The Carolina Mortuary has charge of the arrangements.

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