Recent Obituaries

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...