Recent Obituaries

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...

Keith Alan Gibson, 50 of Camden, SC died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Tanglewood Healthcare Center, Ridgeway, SC. A private service will be held at a later date. Mr. Gibson was the son of the late Roy Hartness and Inez Vivian Bradshaw Gibson. He was a carpenter and enjoyed fishing. Surviving are 2 sisters; Patti Moak and her husband Jackie...

Mildred Thompson, 92, of Heath Springs, SC, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at her home. Funeral plans will be announced by Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw

Patsy Lee Ussery died Thursday, April 9, 2015 at KershawHealth, Camden, SC. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Baker Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Eleanor Baker Watkins, 76, of Bethune, S.C. will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Timrod Baptist Church. The Revs. Jackie Knight and Jim Wallace will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends, Friday, May 31, 2013, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw and...

Funeral services for Terry Lee Waldrop, 42 of Bethune will be held at 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 5, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Jefferson, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Waldrop died Saturday, December 1, at Medical University Hospital, Charleston. Born in Spartanburg, he was the son of Gwendolyn Gilbert Ogburn of Jefferson...

Funeral services for Michelle Lynn Gartrell, 25, of Fort Pierce Florida, will be held Monday, June 18, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. James Way will officiate. Miss Gartrell died Wednesday, June 13, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, she was the daughter of Major...