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Harold S. Sanders Sr.
Korean War veteran

Harold Smith Sanders Sr., 72, of Clinton, widower of Gladys Mae Galloway Sanders, died Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at 11 a.m. in Greenville Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Sanders was born in Jonesville on Sept. 30, 1930, a son of the late Elisha Smith Sanders and Annie Ruth Dawkins Sanders Honeycutt. he attended the Greater Union Church. Mr. Sanders was a veteran of the Korean Conflict having served in the U. S. Army and was retired from Whitten Center.

Surviving are: two sons, Harold S. Sanders Jr. and Ronnie Sanders of Clinton; two sisters, Evelyn Owen of Raeford, N.C. and Shirley Teague of Union; a brother, Doyle Sanders of Greenville; and a number of nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at the Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery in Jonesville. The family will receive friends at the cemetery immediately following the graveside service. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Ila O. Medford Eller
Retired from Buffalo Mill

Ila O'Shields Medford Eller, 84, of 306 Drugstore St., Buffalo, widow of Garland Eller, died Friday, May 28, 2004, at 3:05 a.m. in Ellen Sagar Nursing Home after a lingering illness. Mrs. Eller was born in Union on Oct. 14, 1919, a daughter of the late Benjamin Monroe and Agusta Smith O'Shields. She was first married to the late James G. Medford Sr. Mrs. Eller was a member of Putman Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Union High School and was retired from United Merchants, Buffalo Plant.

Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Randy M. and Linda G. Medford of Jonesville and James G. and Doris Medford of Wachula, Fla., a daughter-in-law, Kay Medford of Greenville; two sisters, Mildred O. Fleming and Sara O. Tankersley, both of Buffalo; a brother, Lewis Earl O'Shields of Jacksonville, Fla., a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; three step-daughters, Virgie Horne of Summerville, Marleen Whitehead of Buffalo and Teressa Bolter of Spartanburg; two step-sons, Arley Eller and Ronnie Fisher, both of Buffalo and a special friend, Ernest O'Shields of Buffalo.

Mrs. Eller was predeceased by two sons, Jerry S. Medford and Bruce Nelson Medford; three sisters, Octavia O'Shields, Daisy Maness and Elizabeth O'Shields; and three brothers, James B. O'Shields, Gus S. O'Shields and George O'Shields. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Putman Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Donald Tillman and the Rev. Jerry Lawson. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Jeffrey Medford, O'Neil Medford, Matthew Medford, tommy Simmons, Jiggs O'Shields, Charles Warner and Arley Eller. The following formed the honorary escort: Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Fielder, Dr. Robert Wentz, Helen Lawson, Nettie, Shirley and Millie Ford, Ronald and Sandy Garner, Ernest O'Shields, Mary and Tom Lawson, Bobby and Tina Boulware, Charles and Dora Blackwell, Yvonne Coleman, members of Mrs. Eller's Sunday School Class and staff of Ellen Sagar Nursing Home.

The family received friends at the funeral home Saturday night from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. The family is at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Randy M. and Linda G. Medford, 1317 S. Jonesville Highway, Jonesville. Memorials may be made to the Putman Baptist Church Building Fund, 3692 Buffalo-West Springs Highway, Buffalo, S.C. 29321 or to the New Hope United Methodist Church Building Fund, in care of Mrs. Florence R. Little, 473 Bob Little Road, Jonesville, S.C. 29353. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.

William H. Nichols
Service technician
BUFFALO - William Henry (Bo) Nichols, 41, of 707 Riley Road, Buffalo, husband of Pattti Brown Nichols, died Friday, May 28, 2004, at 2:35 p.m. in Wallace Thomson Hospital from injuries sustained in an accident. Mr. Nichols was born in York County on Nov. 2, 1962, a son of Lois Marie Nichols Nichols of Clover and the late Fred Lewis Nichols. He attended Buffalo Baptist Church.
Mr. Nichols was a service technician with Union Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep and was a member of the Show-N-Shine Cruiser Club. Surviving in addition to his wife and mother are a daughter, Brittany Lane Nichols of Clover; a sister, Kathy Gates of Bessemer City, N.C.; four brothers, Fred Nichols, Jeffrey (Tot) Nichols and Ricky Nichols, all of Clover and Randy Nichols of Union; a special friend, Cecil Pierre of Lake Wylie; and his mother-in-law, Bessie Brown Erwin of Buffalo.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. today at the Buffalo Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Tim Anderson and the Rev. Allen Senn. Burial was in Union Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers were Brent Phillips, Larry Robinson, David Sinclair, Brian Lancaster, Brian Grant and Jeff Henderson. Employees of Union Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep formed the honorary escort. The family received friends at the funeral home Sunday night.
The family is at the home of his mother-in-law, Bessie B. Erwin, 673 Riley Road, Buffalo. Memorials may be made to the Show-N-Shine Cruiser Club, in care of Eddie Wayne Davis, president, 1540 Santuc-Carlisle Highway, Union, S.C. 29379. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.

Mechanic dies when vehicle falls on him
A Buffalo man died Friday afternoon from injuries he received when the vehicle he was working on at a local car dealership slipped off a lift and fell on him. Union County Coroner William Holcombe said William (Bo) Nichols, 41, of 707 Riley Road was pronounced dead at 2:35 p.m. at Wallace Thomson Hospital. Nichols was a technician at Union Chrysler Dodge Jeep.
Dealership owner Tim Svedlund said Nichols had the front part of the van he was working on on a lift and the back wheels were on the ground. Svedlund said service manager David Sinclair told him Nichols had been working on the van for several hours and was almost finished with the job when the accident occurred. All he had to do was tighten a part and something happened and it slipped off onto his chest, Svedlund said.
Union County EMS and the Union County Rescue Squad were called to the scene. Rescue Squad Assistant Chief Billy McCain said Union Chrysler workers had already removed the van from Nichols when rescue workers arrived. Svedlund said Sinclair, who is Nichols best friend, had started CPR. Svedlund said Nichols had been working at the dealership for more than four years.
Nichols is survived by his wife, Patty, and a 10-year-old daughter. He was a super guy, said Svedlund. He was probably our best technician. Just a great guy. His brother, Randy, works back there as a technician, too, side by side.

Jeffrey Sloss
S.C. Highway Patrolman

Services for Jeffrey Jerome Sloss, 33, of 234 Cambridge Drive in Union will be held on Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Morris Creek Baptist Church in Winnsboro. The family will receive friends at Corinth Baptist Church in Union tonight from 6:30 to 8. Glover's Memorial Chapel of Winnsboro is in charge of arrangements

On Thursday, May 27, 2004, the earthly life of Jeffrey J. Sloss came to an end. He was born Jan. 26, 1971 to Jerry Wayne and Thelma Owens Sloss. He was the devoted husband of Pamela Garner Sloss. Jeffrey received his education in the Fairfield County School system. He served his country as a member of the United States Army and the National Guard and was a veteran of Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

He proudly served as a corporal of the South Carolina Highway Patrol Troop 4 in Union and Cherokee counties. He was a member of Morris Creek Baptist Church in Winnsboro. "Muff," as he was affectionately called, was a devoted husband, father, son, brother and friend. He touched the lives of his family and friends in a very special way. He will always be remembered for the love that he freely shared.

Many fond and lovely memories will be cherished by his parents, Jerry Wayne and Thelma Sloss of Winnsboro; his wife, Pam Sloss of the home; daughter, Briyanna Sloss of Lauderhill, Fla.; step-daughter, Briana Starks of the home; three sisters, Monique Sloss, Jerletta Sloss, and Terri Milton of Winnsboro; a brother, Michael Sloss of Winnsboro; paternal grandmother, Mozell Sloss of Winnsboro; a niece Alicia Etienne; two nephews, Damion Garvin and Davionne Vesselles; mother-in-law, Emma Garner of Union; father-in-law Robert Garner of Union; brother-in-law, Robert Garner of Irmo; grandmother-in-laws, Minnie Stewart and Mildred Garner, both of Union; a host of aunts, uncles, other relatives, and friends.

Gladys R. Ivey
Retired from Union Mill

Gladys R. Ivey, 81, of Union, died Friday, May 30, 2003, at 1 a.m. in Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Mrs. Ivey was born in Union on Dec. 3, 1921, a daughter of the late Wallace T. Robinson and Annie Fowler Robinson., She was a Baptist. Mrs. Ivey was retired from Untied Merchants, Union Plant.

Surviving are two sisters, Sadie R. Boulware of Union and Azalee R. Blackmon of York; a brother, Wallace Earl Robinson of Florida ;and seven nieces. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Union Memorial Gardens conducted by the Rev. Ricky Cook. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Kathleen P. Geiger
Former Union resident

GREENVILLE Kathleen Pearce Geiger of Greenville, widower of Allen A. Geiger, died Thursday, May 29, 2003. Mrs. Geiger was the daughter of the late C.C. Pearce Jr. and Iris Landrum Pearce. Reared in Greenville, she graduated from Greenville High School. She attended Gulfpark in Gulfport, Miss.,and the University of South Carolina.

She was a member of Christ Church, Episcopal, and was a former member of the Altar Guild. She was a member and past president of the McKissick Book Club. A sustaining member of the Junior League of Greenville, she was a charter member and past president of the Junior League of South Brevard, Fla.. She was a member of the Assembly and the Carollion and Quadrille Dance Clubs. She was a former member of The Book Club in Union and a former member of the Altar Guilds in the Episcopal Churches in Union, Huntsville, Ala., and Melbourne, Fla.

She is survived by two daughters, Elayne Geiger of Greenville and Cynthia Geiger Smith and her husband, Jeffry, of Roanoke, Va.; a son, Allen A. Geiger Jr. and his wife, Christie, of Greenville; four grandchildren, Abigail and Allen Geiger and Jeffry Jr. and Leslie Smith. She is also survived by a brother, Joe B. Pearce of Greenville. She was predeceased by a brother, C.C. Pearce III.

Services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Christ Church, Episcopal, with burial immediately following in the churchyard. Memorials may be made to Christ Church, 10 North Church Street, Greenville, S.C. 29601. The Mackey Mortuary, Century Drive, has charge of arrangements.

Helen H. Bradburn
Retired from Carlisle Finishing

Helen Frances Hines Bradburn, 80, of 709 Rice Ave., Ext. Union, wife of John R. Bradburn, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at 9:40 a.m. in Wallace Thomson Hospital. Mrs. Bradburn was born in Union on Dec. 1, 1923, a daughter of the late Lewis and Lois Willard Hines. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher for many years and was on the Bereavement Committee and was a member of the Mary Garner Sunday School Class. Following her retirement, she and her husband did volunteer work with Union Services. Mrs. Bradburn was retired from Cone Mills, Carlisle Finishing Plant.

Surviving in addition to her husband are two daughters and their husbands, Jerry and Larry O'Shields of Union and Sue and Ott Stephens of Louisville, Ga.; a brother, Willard (Wishie) Hines of Union; four grandchildren, the Rev. Brad Goodale and Allison O'Shields Waters, both of Union, Angela Hullender and Mark Stephens, both of Ringgold, Ga., eight great-grandchildren, Jesse Fleming, John Andrew Goodale, Seth Goodale, Rebekah Goodale, Erica Waters, Tony Waters, Macie Stephens and Eric Stephens.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Tabernacle Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Roger Plemmons, the Rev. Mike Moody, the Rev. Brad Goodale and the Rev. Garland Hullender. Burial will be in Union Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Mark Stephens, Jamey Waters, Joey Hines, Eddie Hines, James Coffer and Garland Hullender.

The following are asked to assemble at the church Thursday at 2:45 p.m. to form the honorary escort: Members of the Mary Garner Sunday School Class, employees of Hospice Care of South Carolina, staff of Oakmont Nursing Home; VSP Ministry at Tabernacle Baptist Church and Lewis and Kathaleen Woolen, Thomas and Barbara Alexander, Frances Greer, the Rev. and Mrs. Milton Parker, the Rev. and Mrs. John Thomas Hayes, Al Smith, Joe Willard, Don Shetley, William Howell, Tom Coffer, Jim Palmer, Maurice Bevis, Brown Fant, Jerry Bruce, Wilbur Smith, Robert Hope, Doug Smith, Marion Fant and Louie Green.

The family will receive friends at Tabernacle Baptist Church tonight from 7 until 9 and other times at Mr. Bradburn's apartment, Oakmont Residential Center and at the home of her daughter, Jerry O'Shields, 650 Old Pump Station Road, Union. Memorials may be made to the Tabernacle Baptist Church Building Fund, 915 S. Pinckney St., Union, S.C. 29379 or to the Philippi Baptist Church Building Fund, 327 Philippi Church Road, Union, S.C. 29379 or to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, Louisville, Ga. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.

B. E. Kirby Jr.
Retired County Auditor

Broadus Eugene (Coonie) Kirby Jr., 80, of 850 E. Butler Road, Greenville, a former resident of Union, widower of Will Lena Kirby, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at 10:34 p.m. in National Health Care of Mauldin. Mr. Kirby was born in Union on June 3, 1923, a son of the late Broadus E. Kirby Sr., and Mamie Elizabeth Jolly Kirby. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church where he served as church treasurer for 25 years and was a charter member of the Union High School Booster Club. Mr. Kirby was a graduate of Union High School and a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Air Force. He served as auditor of Union County for 30 years.

He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis and Rick Jeffcoat of Simpsonville; a daughter-in-law, Becky Kirby of Simpsonville; five grandchildren, Jonathan Jeffcoat and his wife A.J., Ansley Welchel and her husband David, Michael Jeffcoat, Karla Kirby and Kelly Kirby. Mr. Kirby ws predeceassed by a son, Rick Kirby.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Tabernacle Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Roger Plemmons and the Rev. Gideon Long. Burial will be in Union Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers will be James Coffer, Ronnie Kirby, Joe Lawson, Roger Wade, Tim Vaughan and Kim Nichols. Members of the Men's Sunday School Class of Tabernacle Baptist Church are asked to assemble at the church Friday at 1:45 p.m. to form the honorary escort.

The family will receive friends at Tabernacle Baptist Church Thursday night from 6:30 until 8. Memorials may be made to the Tabernacle Baptist Church, 915 S. Pinckney St., Union, S.C. 29379. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.

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