Recent Obituaries

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

Janice Taylor Boltz
Apr 12, 2010
Janice Elizabeth Taylor Boltz passed away Monday, April 12, 2010 at Springs Memorial Hospital. Her husband, sisters and friends were with her. She was born June 10, 1956 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late R.C. Jake Taylor and Evelyn Adams Jones Taylor. She grew up as an active member of Glenwood Heights Baptist Church and later became a member...

Charles Olin Amerson
Apr 6, 2010
Services for Charles Olin Amerson, 46, will be held at a later date.

Thomas Blake Coates
Apr 5, 2010
Graveside funeral services for Thomas Blake Coates, 51, will be held Thursday, April 8, at 3:00 p.m. at Kershaw City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, April 8, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice. Mr. Coates died April 5, 2010. Born in Camden, he...
Corine Waters Phillips
Apr 5, 2010
Funeral services for Corine Waters Phillips, 93, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 7, 2010 in Kershaw Second Baptist church. The Revs. Jamie Rogers, Don Knight and Joe Stines will officiate. Mrs. Phillips died Monday, April 5. Born in Bethune, she was the daughter of the late LaFayette Mendal and Azalee Baker Phillips. She retired from Springs Industries...

Grace Roberts Dorman
Mar 31, 2010
Funeral services for Grace Roberts Dorman, 85, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 2, 2010 at Buffalo Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. James Way will officiate. Mrs. Dorman, widow of Charles A. Dorman died peacefully at her home, Wednesday morning, March 31. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and...

Marian Wilson Mckinney
Mar 31, 2010
Funeral services for Marian Frances McKinney will be held Saturday, April 3, at 11:00 a.m. at Kershaw Second Baptist Church with burial to follow in Kershaw City Cemetery. The Revs. Jamie Rogers and Don Knight will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday, April 2, from 6:00 8:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Memorials may be made to Kershaw...

Biddy Ann Faile
Mar 28, 2010
Memorial services for Biddy Ann Faile, 72, of 1957 Overbrook Road, Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 31, at Taxahaw Baptist Church. The Revs. Buford Hayes and Rodney Nicholson will officiate. Inurnment will follow in the Blackmon Cemetery. Ms. Faile died Sunday morning in Hospice and Community Care, Rock Hill. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter...

Horace Steve Cuz" Williams
Mar 23, 2010
Funeral services for Horace Steve Cuz Williams, 59, will be held Friday, March 26, at 3:00 P.M. at Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Pineview Baptist Church Cemetery. The Revs. Donald Coppedge and Doug Martin will officiate. The family will receive friends, Thursday, March 25, from 6:00 8:00 P.M. at Baker Funeral Home and at other times at 496...

Eunice Stover Brewington
Mar 23, 2010
Funeral services for Eunice Williams Brewington, 88, will be held Thursday, March 25, at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Kershaw City Cemetery. Revs. Bryant Fersner and Jesse Hegler will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Ministry Missions Fund, P.O. Box 67, Kershaw, SC 29067 or K.A.R.E., P.O. Box...