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Almetta Langley Horton

Almetta Langley Horton

May 15, 2010

Funeral services for Almetta Langley Horton, 92, will be held at 4:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 18, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Horton died Saturday, May 15, in Kershaw Health, Camden. Born in Bethune, she was the daughter of the late William Manuel and Ada Taylor Langley. She was retired from Springs Industries...

Clara Mae Self

Clara Mae Self

May 13, 2010

Funeral services for Clara Mae Payne Self, 74, of Lancaster and formerly of Kershaw will be held at 1:30 P.M., Sunday, May 16, at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the Lancaster Memorial Park, Lancaster. Rev. Jamie Rogers will officiate. Mrs. Self died Thursday evening, May 13, at her home. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of...

Russell Francis Dwyer, Jr.

Russell Francis Dwyer, Jr.

May 12, 2010

At 8:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, May 12, 2010 in Kershaw, S.C., Russell Francis Dwyer, Jr. lost his battle with cancer at his home. He was 45 years old. Russell was born on October 9, 1964, in Brooklyn, NY. He was preceded in death by his parents Russell Francis, Sr., and Jospehine Carmella Chiaracane Dwyer; and a daughter, Virginia Elizabeth...

Margie Owens Young

Margie Owens Young

May 11, 2010

Funeral services for Margie Owens Young, 75, will be held 2:00 p.m.Thursday, May 13, at DeKalb Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, May 12, from 6:00 8:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Memorials may be made to DeKalb Baptist Church Playground Fund, P.O. Box 2122, Camden, SC 29021. Mrs....

Danny Ray Caskey

Danny Ray Caskey

May 8, 2010

Graveside services for Danny Ray Caskey, 43, of Great Falls, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, May 10, at Faith Baptist Church Cemetery, Lancaster. Mr. Caskey died Saturday, May 8, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Chester, he was the son of Joyce W. Caskey Roberts and the late Thomas Lawrence Caskey. He was a carpenter...

Evelyn Marcine Mcnaughton

Evelyn Marcine Mcnaughton

May 8, 2010

Graveside services for Evelyn Marcine McNaughton, 76, will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, May 10, at Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Jamie Rogers will officiate. Ms. McNaughton died Saturday, May 8, at Ridgeway Healthcare, Ridgeway, S.C. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Connie Knight McNaughton. She was a homemaker and a member of...

Dora Ann Allen

Dora Ann Allen

May 4, 2010

Dora Ann Allen,76, formerly of Kershaw, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, in Vancouver, Washington. Born in Forest City, N.C., she was predeceased by her parents, Worth M. Allen, Annie Belle Allen and step-mother, Ethel D. Allen. Surviving are a son, Don Sullivan and his wife, Kim, of Portland, Oregon; daughters, Donna Barber and her husband, Rob, of Vancouver, WA,...

Grace H. Wallace

Grace H. Wallace

May 4, 2010

Funeral services for Grace Horne Wallace, 99, will be held Friday, May 7, at 2:00 p.m. at White Bluff Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Revs. Doug Humphries and Rev. W.C. Wallace will officate. The family will receive friends Thursday, May 6, from 6:00 8:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Memorials may be made to...

Sherry Jeanette Hunter Mccraw

Sherry Jeanette Hunter Mccraw

May 3, 2010

Private memorial services for Sherry Jeanette Hunter McCraw, 40, will be held at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Burial will be in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden. Sherry died Monday, May 3, at her home. Born in Charlotte, N.C., she was the daughter of Gary and Joyce West Hunter. She was a homemaker. Surviving in addition to her parents of...

Charles Wesley Railey

Charles Wesley Railey

May 3, 2010

Charles Wesley Railey, 86, died Monday, May 3. Born in Bishopville, he was the son of the late Davis and Effie Mae Cassidy Railey. Mr. Railey was a carpenter and a member of Midway Baptist Church. He was also a US Army veteran having served in World War II. Surviving are a daughter, Mildred Stevens of Kershaw; sons, John W....

Pamela Pless Pope

Pamela Pless Pope

May 1, 2010

Memorial services for Pamela Pless Pam Pope, 50, will be held at 4:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Midway Baptist Church. The Revs. Todd Gandy, Tony Pope, Eric Truesdale and Mark Watford will officiate. Burial will be private. Mrs. Pope, loving wife of Lamar Pope died Saturday, May 1, at her home. Born in Elberton, GA., she was the...

Edith Williams

Edith Williams

Apr 29, 2010

Graveside funeral services for Edith Gillingham Williams, will be held Saturday, May 1, at 9:30 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Elder Greg Robinson will officiate. The family will greet friends Friday, April 30, from 7:00 8:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Memorials may be made to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1285 Kershaw Highway, Camden, SC 29020. Mrs....

Daniel Franklin Parker Sullivan

Daniel Franklin Parker Sullivan

Apr 28, 2010

Daniel Franklin Parker Sullivan, 17, died Wednesday, April 28, at Palmetto Health Richland, as a result of injuries received in an auto accident. Daniel was born September 16, 1992, the son of Tonya Parker and Donald F. Sullivan. He was a junior at Andrew Jackson High School and a member of Bethany Baptist Church. Surviving are his parents of Kershaw;...

Verda Broughton Roberts

Verda Broughton Roberts

Apr 27, 2010

Funeral services for Verda Broughton Roberts, 78, will be held Thursday, April 29, at 2:00 p.m. at Buffalo Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetey. Rev. James Way and Rita Roberts will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Buffalo Baptist Church,...

Danny Harold Sawyer

Danny Harold Sawyer

Apr 26, 2010

Mr. Danny Harold Sawyer, 63, of Kershaw, died at home Monday, April 26, 2010. Donna, his loving wife of 40 years, was at his side. Mr. Sawyer was born in Erwin, NC, on January 12, 1947, the son of the late Harold and Eunice Odom Sawyer.Mr. Sawyer, a graduate of Erwin High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from...

Susie Catoe Faulkenberry

Susie Catoe Faulkenberry

Apr 21, 2010

Susie Catoe Faulkenberry passed away peacefully after an extended illness and under the care of Kershaw Health Hospice, Wednesday, April 21. Born July 26, 1924, in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Ed and Mollie Parish Catoe. Mrs. Faulkenberry was a loving, caring lady who was devoted to her family. Sue was an avid reader. She enjoyed listening...

Betty Pressley Laughter

Betty Pressley Laughter

Apr 21, 2010

Betty Jean Pressley Laughter, formerly of Charlotte, N.C. and Greer, S.C., passed away April 21, 2010 at her sisters home in Kershaw, S.C. Betty was born May 10, 1934 in Cheraw, S.C. to the late Morris and Elizabeth Bryant Pressley. She was preceeded in death by her husband, Andy Laughter. Surviving are daughters, Kay Littlehjohn of Greer, S.C. and Pam...

Dorothy Louise Williams

Dorothy Louise Williams

Apr 20, 2010

Dorothy Louise Williams, 90, died Tuesday, April 20, in Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. Mrs. Williams, formerly of Columbus, Georgia was born in Pansy, Georgia . She was the daughter of the late William and Lillie Mae Woodcock Nichols. Mrs. Williams was a member of One Way Baptist Church...

Helen Blackmon Phillips

Helen Blackmon Phillips

Apr 13, 2010

Funeral services for Helen Blackmon Phillips, 78, will be held Friday, April 16, at 4:00 p.m. at Sand Hill Heights Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Lanny Brisendine, Nelson McCloud, and Rev. Charles Miller will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday, April 15, from 6:00 8:00 p.m. at Sand Hill Heights Baptist Church. Memorials...

Howard Anthony Buchaluk, Ii

Howard Anthony Buchaluk, Ii

Apr 13, 2010

Funeral services for Howard Anthony Buchaluk, II, 30, will be held at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, April 22, at Timrod Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Jim Wallace will officiate. Mr. Buchaluk died Tuesday, April 13, from injuries sustained from a ATV accident in Flagstaff, AZ. He was employed in the industrial construction industry. Howard was an...