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William Henry Branham, Jr.

William Henry Branham, Jr.

Jul 22, 2010

Funeral services for William Henry Billy Branham, Jr., 71, of Columbia, formerly of Kershaw, S.C., will be held Friday, July 23, at 11:00 a.m. at Northeast Presbyterian Church, Columbia, with burial at 3:00 p.m. at Beaver Creek Cemetery, Kershaw. Rev. Dr. George Crow will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Memorials may be made...

Margie Demby Chan

Margie Demby Chan

Jul 17, 2010

Graveside services for Margie Demby Chan, 60, will be held Wednesday, July 21, at 3:00 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Craigan Blankenship will officiate. Mrs. Chan, wife of Johnny Chan, of Whites Creek, TN., died Saturday, July 17.

Julia Alvarez Mendez

Julia Alvarez Mendez

Jul 17, 2010

Mass of Christian burial for Julia Alvarez Mendez, 92, will be celebrated at 11:30 A.M. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 in St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Lancaster. Father David A. Runnion, Celebrant. Graveside committal services will be held in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden following the Mass at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 21. Ms. Mendez died at her home, Saturday, July 17,...

James Anthony Jim" Karl

James Anthony Jim" Karl

Jul 16, 2010

Funeral services for James Anthony Jim Karl, 77, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 20, 2010, in Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Karl died Friday evening, July 16, 2010, at his home. Born in Fort City, PA., he was the son of the late Lawrence and Eulalia Moore Karl. He...

Jeffery Lavoyd Woodward

Jeffery Lavoyd Woodward

Jul 15, 2010

Funeral services for Jeffery L. Woodward, 32, will be held at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, July 18, 2010 in Flint Ridge Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Kelvin Hinson and Dr. Todd Morris will officiate. Mr. Woodward died Thursday, July 15, at his home. Born in Charlotte, N.C., he was the son of Tommy and Kathy...

Pauline Polly Broughton

Pauline Polly Broughton

Jul 15, 2010

Funeral services for Pauline Polly Broughton, 79, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, July 18, 2010, in Pineview Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Gregory Gunter will officiate. Mrs. Broughton, widow of F. David Broughton died Thursday, July 15, in KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Wylie and Leaker...

Lula Mae Snipes Vincent

Lula Mae Snipes Vincent

Jul 10, 2010

Funeral services for Lula Mae Snipes Vincent, 84, of Westville, will be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, July 13, 2010 , in Bethany Baptist Church, Westville. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Craigan Blankenship and Robert Rivers will officiate. Mrs. Vincent died Saturday evening , July 10, in KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Lancaster Co., she was the...

Bobby Lee Catoe

Bobby Lee Catoe

Jul 10, 2010

Funeral services for Bobby Lee Catoe, 72, will be held Monday, July 12, at 2:00 P.M. in Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Kershaw Cemetery. The Revs. Jamie Rogers, Don Knight and Joey Phillips will officiate. Mr. Catoe died Saturday, July 10, at his home. Born in Kershaw, he was the son of the late William Jackson...

Myra Reeves Moseley

Myra Reeves Moseley

Jul 5, 2010

Graveside Inurnment services for Myra Reeves Moseley, 88, of Orange Park, FL. formerly of Kershaw, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Kershaw City Cemetery, Kershaw. Rev. Steve Neal will officiate. Mrs. Moseley died Monday, July 5, 2010, at Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late George and...

Ernestine Cole

Ernestine Cole

Jun 25, 2010

Funeral services for Ernestine Burt Cole, 93, will be held at 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 29, in the Chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Cole, widow of Carl Cole died Friday, June 25, at her home. Born in Cabot, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the...

Tony Preslar

Tony Preslar

Jun 20, 2010

Tony Preslar, 49, of Lancaster died Sunday, June 20, 2010 at his home after a battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John Everette and Bobbie Jean Cagle Preslar. He was employed with Howell's Art and Antiques. Mr. Preslar was very gifted in furniture refinishing and restoration. Surviving are his brother; Larry Preslar and...

Jerry Lee Cauthen

Jerry Lee Cauthen

Jun 20, 2010

Memorial services for Jerry Lee Chicken Cauthen, 64, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at Beaver Creek Baptist Church. Heath Springs. The Revs. Paul Smith and Mike Hammond will officiate. Burial will be private. Mr. Cauthen died Sunday, June 20, at his home following a battle with cancer. Born in Heath Springs, he was the son...

James Richard Bowers

James Richard Bowers

Jun 17, 2010

James Richard Skully Bowers, 41, died Thursday, June 17, at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late James Edward and Jacqueline Stevens Bowers. He was a carpenter. Surviving are 2 daughters; Rachel Elizabeth Bowers, Stephanie Renee Bowers both of Cassatt, a son; Gregory Richard Bowers of Kershaw, a step-daughter; Kelly Corbett of Camden, a step-son;...

Nella Stover Small

Nella Stover Small

Jun 12, 2010

Nella Margaret Stover Small, after 92 years of a truly blessed life and surrounded by the love of her family passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2010. The daughter of the late Sally Mahalia Cauthen and John Truesdale Stover, she was born in Heath Springs, SC on March 27, 1918, and lived most of her life in Kershaw, SC. In...

Gary Cleveland Holden

Gary Cleveland Holden

Jun 2, 2010

Graveside services for Gary Cleveland Holden, 62, will be held at 4:00 P.M., Saturday, June 5, at Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Chadwick Ivester will officiate. Born in Lancaster, Co., he was the son of the late Malcolm and Alma Coates Holden. He was a mechanic with Daniels Construction where he served as shop foreman. Mr. Holden was a loving husband...

Danny Loden

Danny Loden

May 27, 2010

Graveside services for Danny Motorcycle Man Loden, 57, will be held at 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 2, at Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Loden died Thursday, May 27. Born in Crossville, TN., he was the son of the late Clifford and Alice Knight Loden. He was a self employed motorcycle mechanic. He was also a member of Laurel Hill...

Wilson Miller Ogburn

Wilson Miller Ogburn

May 26, 2010

Funeral services for Wilson Miller Ogburn, 93, will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 28, at Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery with Masonic Rites. Rev. Don Knight will officiate. Mr. Ogburn died Wednesday, May 26, in A. Sam Karesh Longterm Care, Camden. Born in Kershaw, he was the son of the late Hugh...

Ruby Gay West Oliver

Ruby Gay West Oliver

May 21, 2010

Graveside services for Ruby Gay West Oliver, 91 will be held in the Brannon Cemetery, Bethune, at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 25, 2010. The Revs. Dr. Guy Oliver and Dr. Sue Arledge will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside and later at the home of her daughter. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Patricia Roberts Matthews

Patricia Roberts Matthews

May 19, 2010

Patricia Roberts Matthews, 73, passed away in Columbia on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Born on June 9, 1936, in her mother's hometown of Ruby, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Wade F. and Katherine Kate Sellers Roberts. Mrs. Matthews is survived by two sons, John H. Plott, Jr. and Daniel W. (Sheryl) Plott, and two daughters, Cherie (Mike)...

Marvin Ralph Knight

Marvin Ralph Knight

May 17, 2010

Funeral services for Marvin Ralph Knight, 78, will be held at 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 19, at Baker Funeral Home. Pastor Joey Phillips will officiate. Burial will be private in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Knight died Monday, May 17, at White Oak Manor, Lancaster. He was the son of the late Willie Lee and Almetta Melissa Usher Knight. He...