Recent Obituaries

William Leroy Humphries, Jr.
Aug 20, 2009
Funeral services for William Leroy W.L. Humphries, Jr. , 73 will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 23, in Abney Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Dr. Todd Morris will officiate. Mr. Humphries died Thursday, August 20, at his home. Born in Kershaw, he was the son of the late William Leroy Sr. and Virgie...
Annie Mae Neal Smith
Aug 8, 2009
Funeral services for Annie Mae Neal Smith, 86, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 11, at Center Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Steve Miller will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Smith died Saturday, August 8, in Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Charlie T. and Eva...

J.E. Watson, Sr.
Aug 5, 2009
Funeral services for John Edward (J.E.) Watson, Sr., 86, will be held Saturday, August 8, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Kershaw with burial to follow in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner and Doug Barfield, Sr. will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. in the church sanctuary....

Hilda Lois Gardner
Aug 1, 2009
Funeral services for Hilda Lois Gardner, 73, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 4, at Laurel Hill Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery. Miss Gardner was called home to be with the Lord on Saturday evening, August 1. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Mae Kennington Gardner....

Edith G. Faulkenberry
Jul 30, 2009
Funeral services for Edith Floye Gaynor Faulkenberry, 85, will be held Saturday, August 1, at 2:00 p.m. in Abney Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Dr. Todd Morris and Rev. Eric Boone will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday, July 31, at Baker Funeral Home from 6:00 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers,...

Paul Hazel Truesdale
Jul 25, 2009
Funeral service for Paul H. (Hazel) Truesdale, 93, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, July 26, in Bethany Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Craigan Blankenship will officiate. Born in Westville, Mr. Truesdale died Saturday, July 25, in Kershaw Health Medical Center, Camden. He was the son of the late Shelly and Alice Moseley...

Daniel Ray Stroud
Jul 18, 2009
22, in Flat Creek Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery. The Revs. Bryan Rabon and Bart Miles will officiate. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Charles Ray and Marcie Bradley Stroud. Mr. Stroud re Funeral service for Daniel Ray Danny Stroud, 58, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, July tired from...

Mattie W. Bass
Jul 16, 2009
Funeral service for Mattie Weaner Bass, 92, of the Pleasant Hill Community, Heath Springs, will be held at 3:00 P.M., Saturday, July 18, 2009, in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Burial will be private in the Salem Cemetery. Rev. Buford Hayes will officiate. Mrs. Bass, widow of Mason Bass died Thursday, July 16, 2009, in McLeod Hospice in Florence. Born January...

William Truesdale West
Jul 10, 2009
Funeral services for William Truesdale Billy West, 81, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, July 13, 2009, in Midway Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Todd Gandy will officiate. Mr. West died Friday, July 10, 2009, at his home. Born in Winnsboro, S.C., he was the son of the late John Matthew and Juanita Truesdale...

Elizabeth Baker Clark
Jul 8, 2009
Graveside services for Elizabeth Baker Shug Clark, 94, of the Angelus Community, Jefferson, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 11, in Rocky Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Rev. Mike Baker and Rev. Stephenie Hill will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday, July 10 at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw, from 6:00 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...
Johnnie Hunter Horton
Jul 7, 2009
Funeral services for Johnnie Hunter Horton, 93, will be held Friday, July 10, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethany Baptist Church, Westville, with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden. Rev. Craigan Blankenship will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday, July 9, 2009 from 6:00 7:30 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...
Bennie Laddie Hinson
Jul 6, 2009
Funeral services with full military honors for Tec. Sgt. Bennie Laddie Hinson, 92, will be held Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. at Baker Conference Center, 105 N. Minor St., Kershaw, SC, with burial to follow in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. James Way will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Baker Funeral Home ,...

Clyde Everette Catoe
Jul 4, 2009
A memorial service for Clyde Everette Catoe, 53, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 8 in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Craigan Blankenship will officiate. Mr. Catoe died Saturday, July 4 at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Ida Blanche Pressley Catoe Wright and the late Liston Louis Catoe. He was a...
Ethel Mical Hicks
Jun 28, 2009
Funeral services for Ethel Mical Hicks, 99, will be held at 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 1, in Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. The Revs. Jamie Rogers, Hugh McKinney and Don Knight will officiate. Mrs. Hicks, widow of Braskey L. Hicks died Sunday, June 28. Born in Monroe, N.C., she was the daughter of...
Maghan Alexandra Bowers
Jun 24, 2009
Graveside services for Maghan Alexandra Bowers, 10, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 27, in Refuge Baptist Church Cemetery, Kershaw. Rev. Stacey Hinson will officiate. Born in Camden, Maghan died Wednesday, June 24. She was the daughter of Chris and Lee Hendrix Bowers. Maghan attended Baron DeKalb Elementary School and Refuge Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading, computers and...

James Muroe Sullivan
Jun 23, 2009
Funeral service for James Muroe Sullivan, 83, will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, June 25, in Laurel Hill Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. The Rev. Bobby Owens will officiate. Mr. Sullivan died Tuesday, June 23, in Kershaw County Medical Center, Camden. Born in Kershaw, he was the son of the late Minor and Madge...

Carl James Bowers
Jun 17, 2009
A graveside service for Carl James Bowers, 96, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, June 19, 2009, in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Ed Stokes will officiate. Mr. Bowers died Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at his home. Born in Kershaw, he was the son of the late Lemuel Lee and Sarah Elizabeth Horton Bowers. He was retired from Springs...

Ann Greene Gordon
Jun 16, 2009
Funeral service for Ann Greene Gordon, 68, will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, June 19, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Rev. Todd Robinson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Heath Springs. Mrs. Gordon died Tuesday, June 16, in Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, Columbia. She was the daughter of the late John and...

James David Sanders
Jun 16, 2009
Funeral service for James D. Jimmy Sanders, 74, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, June 19, in Jefferson First Baptist Church, Jefferson, S.C. Rev. George Ferrell and Marty Quick will officiate. Private burial will be held at a later time in the Flat Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Kershaw, S.C. Mr. Sanders died Tuesday, June 16, in Springs Memorial Hospital,...

Addie Mae Vinson Poole
Jun 14, 2009
Funeral service for Addie Mae Vinson Poole, 85, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 16, in First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Shelly and Eunice Holden Vinson. Mrs. Poole passed away Sunday, June 14, in Morningside...