Recent Obituaries

May 20, 2008

Richard Carl Rick Robertson Kershaw, SC Funeral services for Richard Carl Rick Robertson ,61 will be held at 11:00 A.M. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. The Rev. Chad Ivester will officiate. Mr. Robertson will be cremated following the service. Mr. Robertson died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was...

May 18, 2008

Larry James Jimmy Catoe, Sr. Kershaw, SC Funeral services for Larry James Jimmy Catoe, Sr. , 61 will be held at 11:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008, in Heath Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. The Rev. Gary Harris will officiate. Mr. Catoe died Sunday, May 18, 2008, in Providence Hospital, Columbia. Born in Kershaw,...

May 14, 2008

Phillip Julian Parker, Sr. Camden, SC Funeral services for Phillip Julian Parker, Sr., 69, of Camden will be held at 11:00 A.M. SATURDAY, May 17, 2008, in the Chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden. Rev. Keith Coates will officiate. Mr. Parker died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at his home. Born in Anderson...

May 11, 2008

William Bryan Bill Holley Kershaw, S.C.   Funeral services for William Bryan Bill Holley, 87, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery.   Mr. Holley died Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Kershaw County Medical Center, Camden. Born in Kershaw, he was the son of the...

May 4, 2008

Funeral services for Dorothy Sowell Johnson, 85, were held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, May 5, 2008, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Kershaw City Cemetery. The Revs. Chadwick Ivester and Brian Cobb and Edgar Horton officiated. Mrs. Johnson, widow of Robert Edgar Johnson, Jr. died Sunday, May 4, 2008 in Kershaw County Medical Center, Camden....

Dec 31, 1969

Franklin Ray Thomas, Sr., loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, went to be with the Lord on March 11, 2015, at the age of 87. He had been a resident of Carroll Campbell Place in Lexington, SC for three years and passed there surrounded by his cherished wife Esther and family. Frank was born to the late Raymond Benjamin...

Dec 31, 1969

Rev. Robert 'Bobby' W. Owens, 80 of Kershaw, S.C. was called home to be with the Lord, Thursday, January 9, 2014. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Baker Funeral Home.

Dec 31, 1969

Jeanette P. Gardner, 79 of Kershaw died Monday, March 3, 201,4 at KershawHealth, Camden. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Baker funeral Home.

Dec 31, 1969

Lindy Carroll Reeves, 67 of Kershaw, S.C. died Friday, September 12, 2104, in Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, S.C. Funeral arrangements will be announced when available.

Dec 31, 1969

Roddy Bowers, 67, of Westville, died Thursday, November 15, at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw.

Dec 31, 1969

Funeral services for Douglas Craig “Doug” Vincent, 67 of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Abney Baptist Church. Rev. David Turner will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Vincent died Sunday, April 13, 2014, in KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Kershaw, he was a son of the late Clyde Jefferson, Sr. and...

Dec 31, 1969

Vera Ellis Langley, 80, of Kershaw died Tuesday evening in Springs Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced.

Mar 6, 1967

Graveside services for Reba Morgan Sims, 42, will be held Saturday, March 20, at 3:00 p.m. at Kershaw City Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service at Baker Funeral Home from 1:00 2:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to Crohn's Foundation of America, 386 Park Avenue South, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10016. Ms. Sims died...

May 10, 1957

A funeral service for Gary Eugene Self, 58 of Jefferson, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, October 20, in the sanctuary of Pine Grove Freewill Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Military Honors. Mr. Self died Saturday, October 17, at his home. Born in Lancaster, SC, he was a son of the late Robert...

Jun 8, 1956

The family will hold a memorial service for Terry Leran Hayes, 54, of Cassatt, Sunday, June 5, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. in DeKalb Baptist Church, Camden. Mr. Hayes died Friday, June 3. Born in Camden, he was the son of the late Lee Hayes and Charliee Christine Granger Hayes Clyburn. Mr. Hayes was a roofer and a carpenter and of...

Jun 8, 1956

The family will hold a memorial service for Terry Leran Hayes, 54, of Cassatt, Sunday, June 5, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. in DeKalb Baptist Church, Camden. Mr. Hayes died Friday, June 3. Born in Camden, he was the son of the late Lee Hayes and Charliee Christine Granger Hayes Clyburn. Mr. Hayes was a roofer and a carpenter and of...

Jun 8, 1956

The family will hold a memorial service for Terry Leran Hayes, 54, of Cassatt, Sunday, June 5, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. in DeKalb Baptist Church, Camden. Mr. Hayes died Friday, June 3. Born in Camden, he was the son of the late Lee Hayes and Charliee Christine Granger Hayes Clyburn. Mr. Hayes was a roofer and a carpenter and of...

Jul 9, 1942

Graveside funeral services for Harry Edward “Ed” Blakeney, will be held Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Bryant Fersner will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church Parlor. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 67, Kershaw,...

Jan 31, 1925

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After a brief illness, Janet Giffen Smith passed away peacefully on Friday, January 31, 2025, at the age of 95. She was beloved by her family and friends for her cheerful and caring ways and her joy for life. She loved everyone but had a special place in her heart for children and always broke into smiles when one of...