Recent Obituaries
Pansy Griffin Seegars
Dec 23, 2022
Pansy Griffin Seegars, age 66, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away peacefully at Prisma Health-Richland, Columbia, S.C., on December 23, 2022. Born in Lancaster County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late William Nay Griffin and Bertha Roach Griffin. She was a former employee of Kershaw Co. School District having worked at North Central High School and a former employee...
James Arron Dobbs
Dec 23, 2022
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of James Arron Dobbs, 19, of Kershaw, S.C. An obituary will be forth coming.
Bonnie Lou Snipes
Dec 19, 2022
A service of worship remembering the life of Bonnie Lou Ellis Snipes, age 83, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Kershaw Church of God. Pastor Brandon Skipper and Pastor Tommy Suttle will officiate.
The family will greet friends following the service in the church Family Life Center.
Mrs. Snipes, loving wife of the late...
Franklin Henry Treadway
Dec 17, 2022
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Mr. Franklin Henry Treadway. Franklin Henry Treadway, 93, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday, December 17, 2022, at his home. Born in Tennessee, he was a son of the late George Treadway and Lorene Bishop Treadway. Mr. Treadway was a former employee of Springs Industries, Lancaster Plant. He also...
Johnny Dale Branham
Dec 16, 2022
Johnny Dale Branham, age 84, of Gaston, S.C., passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at his daughter’s home in Kershaw, S.C. Born in Camden, S.C., he was a son of the late Ausman Emmanuel Branham and Georgia Rebecca Jackson Taylor. He was a carpenter and a faithful member of Antioch Baptist Church, Gaston, S.C. In his earlier years he enjoyed...
Faye West Bennett
Dec 11, 2022
Faye West Bennett, 96, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Sunday morning, December 11, 2022, in White Oak Manor-Lancaster, where she had been a resident for a short time. Born in Kershaw, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Dalton C. West and Winnie Crow West. Mrs. Bennett worked in the textile industry for a brief period but devoted most...
John George Dunbar
Dec 10, 2022
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of John George Dunbar, age 69, of Bethune, S.C. Born in Jenkins, Missouri, he was a son of the late John James Dunbar and Betty Jean Ludke Wesoloski. He attended Shamrock Baptist Church and was a United States Marine Veteran serving during the Vietnam Era. He loved to hunt and...
Tamara Ann Horton
Dec 7, 2022
Tamara Ann Horton, age 61, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away suddenly Tuesday, December 7, 2022, from injuries from an auto accident. Born in Charleston, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Bill Hemphill and Bonnie Jean Horton Logan. She was former employee of Hardee’s and a member of Abney Baptist Church. Tamara enjoyed dirt track racing and going fishing.
She...
William Ronnie Reeves
Dec 6, 2022
William Ronnie Reeves, age 71, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at his home. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was a son of the late W. L. Reeves and Nell Gay Reeves. Mr. Reeves was a graduate of Kershaw High School and retired three times, first, from Springs Industries, second, from Duracell and third, from H &...
Abby Jack Brewer
Dec 6, 2022
Abby Jack “Happy Jack” Brewer, 84, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022, in MUSC Kershaw Health, Camden, S.C. Born in Pageland, S.C., he was the son of the late Niven Brewer and Irma White Brewer Beckham.
Mr. Brewer loved to watch his grandchildren play sports and was a life-long member of the Kershaw Country Club. He loved the...
Linda Sue Mills
Dec 4, 2022
Linda Sue DeLancey Mills, age 75, of Lancaster, S.C. passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022, at her home. Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Eugene DeLancey and Cora Virginia Burdette DeLancey. She was a former employee of Springs Industries and a CNA where she had worked at Lancaster Convalescent Center, Lancaster, S.C.
She is...
Curtis Faile Jr.
Nov 29, 2022
Curtis Faile, Jr., age 84, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at his home. Born in Kershaw, S.C., he was a son of the late Curtis Columbus Faile and Hattie Watts Faile.
Mr. Faile was a faithful member of White Bluff Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He loved to fish and watch NASCAR racing. He also loved his...
Billy Davis Rickman
Nov 25, 2022
Billy Davis Rickman, 69, of Liberty Hill, S.C., passed away, Friday, November 25, 2022, at his home. He was born October 12, 1953, in Bedford, VA. He was a son of the late Alton Davis Rickman and Irma June Carlton Rickman. Mr. Rickman was preceded in death by a sister, Deborah Ann Kennington.
Billy was a retired veteran from the United...
Ernest Harold Stroud
Nov 24, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ernest Harold Stroud, age 90, of the Midway Community near Kershaw, SC. He was the first born of Hazel H. and Ida Bell (Neal) Stroud of the Midway/Buffalo/Mt. Pisgah Communities. Immediately after graduating from The Flat Creek High School in 1951, he enlisted in The US Air Force, and...
Virgie Ann S. Boone
Nov 23, 2022
Virgie Ann Sowell Boone, age 70, passed away, Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at her home. Born in Camden, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Melvin Sowell and Mary Jane West Sowell. Mrs. Boone was in the food service industry and attended New Haven Baptist Church. She loved to rescue animals, especially cats. She enjoyed cooking, browsing flea markets...
Jerry Martin Adams
Nov 23, 2022
Jerry Martin Adams, 69, of the Babcock Center, Columbia, S.C., passed away, Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at the center. Born in Camden, S.C., he was a son of the late William Robert Adams and Zoe Gay Adams Truesdale.
Jerry is survived by his siblings, Robert Adams and his wife, Young, Rhonda Carnes and her husband, Dwight and Randall Lee Truesdale and...
Richard Allen Layman
Nov 21, 2022
Mr. Richard Allen Layman, 72, of Cassatt, S.C., passed away, Monday, November 21, 2022, in Columbia, S.C.
Private services are under the care of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw, S.C.
Sherry M. Deese
Nov 20, 2022
Sherry Moseley Deese, 67, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Sunday, November 20, 2022, in MUSC -Kershaw Health Medical Center, Camden, S.C. Born in Camden, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Ernest Moseley, Sr. and Mary Ellen Stroud Moseley. She was a Home Health caretaker and a member of Church of Christ, Camden, S.C. Sherry loved reading her bible....
Willis J. Catoe
Nov 20, 2022
Willis James Catoe, 103, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Sunday, November 20, 2022, at his home. Born in Rock Hill, S.C., he was a son of the late Ed Catoe and Molly Parish Catoe. Mr. Catoe was a United States Army veteran having served in the Pacific. He was a State Farm Insurance agent for 63 years. He was a...
Kevin William Hicks
Nov 20, 2022
Mr. Kevin William Hicks, 51, of Indian Land, S.C., passed away, Sunday, November 20, 2022, at his residence.
An obituary will be forthcoming.
Arrangements are under the care of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw, S.C.