Ruth H. Anthony
North Carolina native
BUFFALO - Ruth Hyde Anthony, 91, of 825 Flat Drive, widow of Roy Thomas Anthony, died Friday, March 1, 2002, at 7:45 p.m. in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.
Mrs. Anthony was born in Bushnell, N.C., on June 7, 1910, a daughter of the late Sherman and Daisy Payne Hyde. She attended the Assembly of God in Monarch and was formerly employed with Modern Cleaners. Mrs. Anthony was first married to the late Robert Brooks.
Survivors include two daughters, Joyce A. Turner and her husband, George, of Jonesville and Geraldine Green of Stanley, N.C.; three sons, Thomas Eli Anthony and his wife, Pat, of Selma, N.C., Doyle Anthony and his wife, Dianne, of Belmare, N.J., and Carlie Anthony and his wife, Becky, of Union; 26 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Anthony was predeceased by three sons, Robert Brooks, Harold Anthony and Riley Anthony; two grandchildren. Gene and Tommy Anthony; a great-grandchild, Michael Todd Kirby; and a great-great-grandchild, Austin Dover.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Monarch Assembly of God conducted by the Rev. Jerry Hargrove and the Rev. Billy Ramsey. Burial will be in Jonesville Memorial Gardens.
Active pallbearers will be the following grandsons: Tommy Anthony, Christopher Turner, Harold Justice, David Anthony, Daryl Armstrong and Robert Anthony.
Neighbors of Mrs. Anthony on Flat Drive, Buffalo, and Myrtle Littlejohn are asked to sit in a group.
The body remained that the funeral home where the family received friends Sunday night from 7-9 and will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. today to await the hour of service.
The family is at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Carlie and Becky Anthony, 252 Vernon Foster Road, Union.
The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Bill Henderson
Korean Conflict veteran
Boyce William "Bill" Henderson, 69, husband of Gladys Austin Henderson of 213 Long Twelve St., Union, died at his home on Sunday, March 3, 2002, at 5:50 p.m. after a brief illness.
Mr. Henderson was born in Union on May 16, 1932, a son of the late George Leonard and Ruby W. Henderson. He was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and was retired.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Dennis Henderson of Gaston and Devon Henderson of Union; two stepsons, Ricky Keisler of Union and Larry Keisler of Jonesville; four brothers, Arthur "Tack" Henderson, Reece Henderson, Jesse "Jet" Henderson, all of Union, and Laddie Henderson of Gaffney; a sister, Lunette Price of Union; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a number of step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. Mr. Henderson was predeceased by a brother, Robert "Darling" Henderson.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Chapel conducted by the Rev. Allen Taylor. Burial will be in Union Memorial Gardens.
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, 213 Long Twelve St., Union.
Memorials may be made to Spartanburg Regional Hospice, 120 Heywood Ave., Suite 300 Spartanburg, 29302.
The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Janie Davis Malone
Retired from United Merchants
Janie Davis Malone, 95, widow of Harley Malone of 1817 Jonesville Highway, Union, formerly of Buffalo, died Monday, March 4, 2002, at 5:30 a.m. in Ellen Sagar Nursing Home after an extended illness.
Mrs. Malone was born in Lee County, Va., on Jan. 25, 1907, a daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Davis and Nellie Fannon Davis. She attended Buffalo United Methodist Church and was retired from United Merchants, Buffalo Plant.
Mrs. Malone was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Survivors include a son, Paul Malone, of Buffalo; five grandchildren: Paula Malone of Camden, Scott Malone of Ridgeway, Chuck Malone of Union, David Malone and Steve Malone, both of Memphis, Tenn.; six great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; and a niece Vernell Pruitt of Buffalo. Mrs. Malone was predeceased by a son, Jack Malone.
Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Lawn Cemetery conducted by Dr. Phillip Chandler.
The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends Wednesday from 1:30-3 p.m.
The family is at the home of his grandson, Chuck Malone, 405 Bermuda Road, Union.
Memorials may be made to Buffalo United Methodist Church, Buffalo, 29321; or to Union County Meals on Wheels, Care of Monte Lancaster, Arthur State Bank, Union, 29379.
The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Ruth H. Anthony
North Carolina native
BUFFALO - Ruth Hyde Anthony, 91, of 825 Flat Drive, widow of Roy Thomas Anthony, died Friday, March 1, 2002, at 7:45 p.m. in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.
Mrs. Anthony was born in Bushnell, N.C., on June 7, 1910, a daughter of the late Sherman and Daisy Payne Hyde. She attended the Assembly of God in Monarch and was formerly employed with Modern Cleaners. Mrs. Anthony was first married to the late Robert Brooks.
Survivors include two daughters, Joyce A. Turner and her husband, George, of Jonesville and Geraldine Green of Stanley, N.C.; three sons, Thomas Eli Anthony and his wife, Pat, of Selma, N.C., Doyle Anthony and his wife, Dianne, of Belmare, N.J., and Carlie Anthony and his wife, Becky, of Union; 26 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Anthony was predeceased by three sons, Robert Brooks, Harold Anthony and Riley Anthony; two grandchildren. Gene and Tommy Anthony; a great-grandchild, Michael Todd Kirby; and a great-great-grandchild, Austin Dover.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Monarch Assembly of God conducted by the Rev. Jerry Hargrove and the Rev. Billy Ramsey. Burial will be in Jonesville Memorial Gardens.
Active pallbearers will be the following grandsons: Tommy Anthony, Christopher Turner, Harold Justice, David Anthony, Daryl Armstrong and Robert Anthony.
Neighbors of Mrs. Anthony on Flat Drive, Buffalo, and Myrtle Littlejohn are asked to sit in a group.
The body remained that the funeral home where the family received friends Sunday night from 7-9 and will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. today to await the hour of service.
The family is at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Carlie and Becky Anthony, 252 Vernon Foster Road, Union.
The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Ellen Moore Hanlon
Union Native
MT. PLEASANT - Mrs. Ellen Duval Moore Baynard Hanlon, widow of Percival Whaley Baynard, whom she married April 10, 1936 and Admiral Byron Hall Hanlon, whom she married April 6, 1966 died March 3, 2002.
Mrs. Hanlon was born Jan. 22, 1914 in Union, the daughter of Maurice Augustus Moore and Charlotte Allston Moore. She attended St. Mary's College in Raleigh, N. C. and was a retired Legal Secretary. She was a member of St. Philip's Episcopal Church and the Colonial Dames.
Memorial services were held at 1 p. m. today in St. Philip's Episcopal Church. Grave side services will be held at 1 p. m. Wednesday in the Episcopal Church of the Nativity Cemetery in Union.
Surviving are a daughter, Duval B. Acker of Mt. Pleasant; a son, P. Whaley Baynard Jr. of Mt. Pleasant; three grandchildren, Emily Duval Acker, Dr. Ruth Lord and Christopher W. Baynard.
Memorials may be made to St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 142 Church St., Charleston, S. C. 29401.
Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr. Inc., Downtown Chapel.
Harold Lancaster
World War II veteran
BUFFALO - Joseph Harold Lancaster, 78, of 205 South St., widower of Jean Vivian "Betty" Lancaster, died Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 2:07 a.m. in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.
Mr. Lancaster was born in West Springs on Dec. 23, 1923, a son of the late Joseph Crosby Lancaster and Vivian Gist Lancaster. He was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church. Mr. Lancaster was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army and was retired from United Merchants, Buffalo Plant, and also from Bi-Lo.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-laws, Norma and Ronnie Henderson, Nancy and Mack Long of Buffalo and Lou Ann and Barry Medford of Union; a son and daughter-in-law, James Everette "Jimmy" and Rosalyn Kingsmore of Buffalo; a sister, Jane Billings of Pauline; a brother, Oetzel Lancaster of Buffalo; seven grandchildren, David Henderson, Emily Henderson, Amy Gunter, Michael Long, Matthew Long, Kevin Kingsmore and Kathy Knox; six great-grandchildren, Tyler Gunter, Betsy Long, Logan Long, Mary Katherine Knox, Victoria Knox and Seth Knox. Mr. Long was predeceased by a brother, Everette Lancaster.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Buffalo Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Tim Anderson and the Rev. Johnny Burgess. Burial will be in the West Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends Wednesday night from 7-8:30 and will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Thursday to await the hour of service.
The family is at the home, 205 South St., Buffalo.
Memorials may be made to Buffalo Baptist Church, P.O. Box 428, Buffalo, 29321.
The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Ruth Gregory Murray
Retired from General Electric
Ruth Gregory Murray, 76, of 801 Musgrove Street, Clinton, formerly of Union County, widow of Harry L. Murray, died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at 4:30 a.m. in the Presbyterian Home of South Carolina.
Mrs. Murray was born in Santuck on June 6, 1925, a daughter of the late Perleaser J. Gregory and Mary Jenkins Gregory. She was an active member of Cane Creek Presbyterian Church. She received her bachelor of science degree in 1948 from Newberry College and was a retired executive secretary with General Electric after 35 years of service.
Survivors include a sister, Hazel Gregory of the Presbyterian Home in Clinton; and a stepson, Harry L. Murray of Las Cruces, N.M.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Cane Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery conducted by the Rev. Larry Crocker and Chaplain Kim Olsen.
The family will receive friends in the church parlor immediately following the graveside service.
Memorials may be made to Cane Creek Presbyterian Church, 120 Cane Creek Church Road, Union, 29379; or to a charity of one's choice.
The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Nellie McCauley Leonard
Lifelong Laurens Co. resident
CLINTON - Nellie McCauley Leonard, 94, formerly of Charlotte's Road and widow of John Paul McCauley and the Rev. W. M. Leonard, died March 6, 2002 in the White Oak Manor in Newberry.
She was a lifelong resident of Laurens County and was the oldest member of Lydia Baptist Church.
Surviving are: a son and daughter-in-law, James Lindy and Patsy Windsor McCauley of Clinton; four grandchildren, Mrs. Ginger McCauley Sasser and Marc McCauley of Taylors; six great grandchildren, four step children, C. H. "Carl" Leonard and Wesley Aubrey Leonard, both of Clinton; Bea Cockman of Virginia andVelma Skeen of Asheboro, N. C.
She was predeceased by a son, William Howard McCauley.
Grave side services will be conducted Friday at 3 p. m. in Rosemont Cemetery in Clinton.
The family will receive friends Friday from 1 until 2:30 p. m. at Gray Funeral Home.
The family is at the home of her son, James Lindy McCauley, 13089 Highway 56 N., Clinton.
Gray Funeral Home of Clinton has charge of arrangements.
Nickey Raye Cudd
Retired electrician and truck driver
LOCKHART - Nickey Raye Cudd, 51, of 128 South First St., died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at 10:45 a.m. in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.
Mr. Cudd was born in Lockhart on Oct. 9, 1950, a son of Betty Roberts Burns of Lockhart and the late Harold "Bull" Cudd. He was a former member of the South Carolina National Guard, Lockhart Unit, and was a retired electrician and truck driver.
Surviving in addition to his mother is his stepfather, Joe Burns of Lockhart; a daughter, Tracy Vanderford of Lockhart; a son, Mark Brasington of Union; a brother, Randall Burns of Lockhart and a granddaughter, Sydnie Vanderford of Lockhart.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church Cemetery conducted by the Rev. Richard Conyers and the Rev. Alan Quarles.
The following are asked to assemble at the cemetery Saturday at 2:45 p.m. to form the honorary escosrt: Gary Deal, Mike Southard, Ronnie Thomason, Marvin Ashe, Logan Vanderford, Mike Douglas, Harold Dean O'Dell, Kenny Clayton, Terry Harris, Sammy Baine, Little Sam Baine, Jimmy "Tiger" Deal, Doc Young, Danny Sprouse and Ervin Garner.
The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends tonight from 7-9.
The family is at the home, 128 South First St., Lockhart.
Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice.
The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
