Recent Obituaries
Elaine W. Plyler
May 21, 2023
Nannie Elaine Waters Plyler, age 76, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away, Sunday evening, May 21, 2023, at her home. Born in Camden, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Lafayette M. Waters, Jr., and Nannie Stroud Waters. Mrs. Plyler was a former church receptionist. She was a member of Second Baptist Church, Lancaster and a former member of Pleasant...
Olin Donald Knight
May 21, 2023
Olin Donald “Don” Knight, age 90, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Sunday morning, May 21, 2023, in Lancaster Health and Rehabilitation, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Kershaw, S.C., he was a son of the late Walter Lewis Knight, Sr. and Hattie Bell Fletcher Knight. Mr. Knight was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and was a former employee of...
Joline H. Wooten
May 20, 2023
Velma Joline Hunter Wooten, age, 86, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Kershaw, S.C., she was a daughter of the late James Hunter and Pearlie Knight Hunter. Mrs. Wooten was a former employee of Springs Industries and a Licensed Practical Nurse for 15 years at White Oak...
Minor Lindsey Love
May 16, 2023
Minor Lindsey Love, age 80, of Heath Springs, S.C., passed away, Tuesday morning, May 16, 2023, at his son’s home. Born in Camden, S.C., he was the son of the late Minor Lee Love and Ruth Adams Love. He was a welder and a former instructor in welding at Lancaster Vocational School, where he mentored and had a profound impact...
Betty Ann Sullivan
May 16, 2023
Betty Ann Joyner Sullivan, age 83, of Bethune, S.C., passed away, Tuesday morning, May 16, 2023, in MUSC-Kershaw Health Medical Center, Camden, S.C. Born in Bethune, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Charlie Wilson Joyner and Lola Mae Mosley Joyner. Mrs. Sullivan was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. She loved to read, listen...
Harry Hilton
May 13, 2023
Harry Hilton, age 88, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday evening, May 13, 2023, at his home. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was a son of the late Leonidas D. Hilton and Emily Ruth O’Banion Hilton. He retired from Springs Industries and served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Hilton loved the outdoors, walking in the neighborhood, animals and...
Bobby Keith Cook, Jr.
May 11, 2023
Bobby Keith Cook, Jr., age 76, of Kershaw, South Carolina, passed away Thursday May 11, 2023. Born in Camden, he was a son of the late Bobby Keith Cook, Sr. and Jean Mobley Cook. Keith was a 1965 graduate of Kershaw High School, where he was a proud member of the 1964 Class B State Championship football team and an...
Mazie C. Bailey
May 3, 2023
Mazie Crenshaw Bailey, age 100, Aunt Mazie as she was affectionately known of Lancaster, S.C., passed away peacefully, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, surrounded by her family. Born in Heath Springs, S.C., she was a daughter of the late John Smith Crenshaw and Dessie Brazell Crenshaw. Mrs. Bailey was a long-time employee of Springs Industries and a member of Oak Ridge...
Harold "Randy" Lowery
Apr 30, 2023
Harold Rankin “Randy” Lowery, 75, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Sunday, April 30, 2023, at his home. Born in Camden, S.C., he was the son of the late Harold Thomas Lowery and Martha Rankin Lowery. Randy was a United States Marine, retired educator, and coach from the area. He enjoyed Farmall tractors, farming, football and taking his grandchildren to Big’s...
Frances S. Reeves
Apr 28, 2023
Mary Frances Sullivan Reeves, 92, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away on April 28, 2023, at Life Care Center in Columbia, SC. She was born in Chesterfield County on May 9, 1930, the middle of five children born to the late David Levi Sullivan and Susie Demby Sullivan.
Frances worked for Springs Industries for 44 years. She was a long-time member of...
Christie Leigh Ballard
Apr 26, 2023
Christie Leigh Boone Ballard, 42, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Born in Lancaster, S.C., she was a daughter of Cynthia Ruth Lloyd Boone and the late Bobby Allen Boone. She had worked in the food service industry. Christie loved to cook, bake, and make cakes. She enjoyed spending time with children.
In addition to her mother of...
Fred Walters, Jr.
Apr 26, 2023
Fred Walters, Jr, 47, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Born in Hartsville, S.C., he was the son of Mamie Demby Walters and the late Fred Walters, Sr.
Fred loved his job as a roofer and enjoyed working on cars.
He loved fishing and watching NASCAR. The family could go on and on about Fred; he was just one of...
Shannon C. Jones
Apr 24, 2023
Our Loving Mother and Nana, Shannon Correll Jones, age 81, of Camden, S.C. and formerly of Heath Springs, S.C., went to be with her Heavenly Father on April 24, 2023. Shannon was the widow of Johnnie W. Jones, Mother to Tilara Jones Monroe and her husband, Ted and Beloved Nana to Catie and Kyle Chappell.
By her side until her last...
Lula Mae Hall
Apr 24, 2023
Lula Mae West Hall, age 89, loving wife of the late Thomas William Hall, passed away, Monday morning, April 24, 2023, in White Oak Manor Lancaster, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Lancaster, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Huey B. West and Ida Richburg West. She was of Baptist faith and retired from E. I. DuPont Co. where she...
Patricia M. O'Bryant
Apr 23, 2023
Patricia McLaughlin O’Bryant, age 68, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away, Sunday evening, April 23, 2023, at her home. Born in St. Petersburg, FL, she was a daughter of the late Robert Alexander McLaughlin and Patricia Louise Giese McLaughlin. She was a mortgage loan processor. She enjoyed genealogy and gardening.
She is survived by her daughter, Laura “Lori” O’Bryant; 2 sisters, Sandra...
Barbara G. Williams
Apr 19, 2023
Barbara Griffin Williams, age 76, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Wednesday morning, April 19, 2023, at her home. Born in Union Co., N.C., she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Griffin and Effie Usher Griffin. She retired from Kanawha Insurance Company and was a member of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Mrs. Williams was an avid reader. She loved...
Raymond D. Taylor
Apr 19, 2023
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Raymond Douglas Taylor, age 81, of Kershaw, S.C. Mr. Taylor passed away, Wednesday evening, April 19, 2023, at MUSC Kershaw Health Camden, S.C. Born in Camden, S.C., he was a son of the late Earl Jefferson Taylor and Mary Ellen Dease Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a graduate of Flat...
John L. Cauthen
Apr 16, 2023
John Lucius Cauthen passed away from this life on April 16, 2023. Born in Kershaw County on June 5, 1928, he was the son of the late Marion Summers Cauthen and the late Olivia Ladell Truesdale Cauthen. He was predeceased by his first wife, Annie Sue Rollins Cauthen and a brother, Odell Cauthen.
John attended Kershaw schools and his working life...
Harriet Ann Estridge
Apr 15, 2023
A graveside service for Harriet Ann Phillips Estridge, age 82, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday morning, April 19, 2023, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Todd Gandy will officiate. Burial will follow in the cemetery.
The family will receive friends following the service in the cemetery.
Mrs. Estridge died Saturday evening, April 15, 2023, at her daughter’s home....
Barbara M. Huckabee
Apr 14, 2023
Barbara Marlin McQuage Huckabee, 89, of Bethune, S.C. passed away peacefully Friday morning, April 14, 2023, at her home. She was born in Bethune, October 17, 1933, to the late Angus E. McQuage and Jessie Baker McQuage. She was a graduate of Bethune High School, a faithful member of Bethune Presbyterian Church and married to Paul Huckabee. Barbara was the...
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