Recent Obituaries
Alexander Catoe
May 27, 2021
Baby Boy Alexander Catoe, became one of God's angels, Thursday, May 27, 2021. He was the son of Ryan Catoe and Hilary Lucas. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Baker Funeral Home.
James "Jim" Mcclain
May 27, 2021
James "Jim" McClain, 73, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Providence Hospital, Columbia, S.C. Born in Kershaw County, he was a son of the late John McClain and Ila Blockover McClain. Mr. McClain was a maintenance technician in the textile industry. Surviving is his loving wife of 30 years, Linda Faile McClain; his children, Cathy (Jessie)...
Tommy Lewis Gordon, Jr.
May 24, 2021
Tommy Lewis Gordon, Jr., age 83, passed away, Monday, May 24, 2021, in Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. Born in Chesterfield Co., he was a son of the late Tom Lewis Gordon, Sr. and Della Usher Gordon. Mr. Gordon was retired from the textile industry and a United States Army veteran. He was married to the late Barbara Ann...
Ferris Boyd Jones
May 22, 2021
Ferris Boyd Jones, 80, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Prisma Health Richland, Columbia, S.C. Born in Lancaster, S.C. he was a son of the late Boyd Ferris Jones and Ethel Rebecca Baker Jones. Mr. Jones was a commercial fisherman. He is survived by his children, Denise Jones of Kershaw, S.C., Bryan Jones of Chapin, S.C.,...
Craig Carlton Trautman
May 20, 2021
Craig Carlton Trautman, 35, of Norcross, GA. passed away. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Westville, S.C. Rev. Craigan Blankenship will officiate. A complete obituary will be posted.
George Marshall Stokes
May 15, 2021
George Marshall Stokes, 70, of Bethune, S.C., passed away, Saturday, May 15, 2021, at his home. Born in Florence, S.C., he was a son of the late Charles Lawton Stokes and Patsy Anne Goodson Stokes. Mr. Stokes retired from Cal-Maine Foods Inc. as the shop foreman. He enjoyed shooting skeet and had a giving heart. He loved his Boston terrier,...
William Joey Munn
May 14, 2021
William Joey Munn, 78, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away Friday evening, May, 14, 2021, at MUSC Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Born in the Mt. Pisgah community of Kershaw Co. S.C.; he was a son of the late James M. and Addie Seegars Munn. Mr. Munn retired from DuPont in Lugoff, S.C., where he was an electrical safety engineer. Nothing...
William "Billy" Estridge
May 14, 2021
William Blackmon “Billy” Estridge, 78, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Friday, May 14, 2021, at his home. Born in Lancaster County, S.C., he was a son of the late Furman Calhoun “F.C.” Estridge and Iva Mae Catoe Estridge. He was a graduate of Flat Creek High School and was a member of Midway Baptist Church. Mr. Estridge was the owner...
Joshua Martin Kennington
May 5, 2021
Joshua Martin “Josh” Kennington, 37, of Kershaw, S.C., died Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Born in Camden,S.C., he was the son of Angela Kennington Martin and the late Wayne Outen. Josh loved spending time with his children. Surviving are his mother and step father, Angela “Angie” (Albert) Martin of Kershaw, S.C.; 2 children, Laythan Kennington and Amira Kennington; his companion, Kiana...
Thomas Edward Roberts
May 4, 2021
Thomas Edward Roberts, 91, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at his home. Born in Kershaw, S.C., he was a son of the late Johnny Coleman Roberts and Annie Bell Catoe Roberts Fields. Mr. Roberts was a United States Army veteran. He also enjoyed fishing and turkey hunting. He retired from Fort Jackson Civil Service after 30...
Kevin James Sowell
May 3, 2021
Kevin James Sowell, 45, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away at his home. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was a son of Bettysue Byers Sowell and the late Wendell Ervin Sowell. Kevin worked in the construction industry, loved playing sports and enjoyed fishing. He also loved his children and never met a stranger. Surviving in addition to his mother is his...
Dean Justin Pressler
Apr 22, 2021
Justin Dean Pressler, 55, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Thursday, April 22, 2021. A memorial service was held, Friday, April 30, 2021, in First Baptist Church, Kershaw. Arrangements are under the care of Baker Funeral Home.
Amanda Plyler
Apr 21, 2021
Carolyn Amanda Grace Plyler, 34, of Lancaster, S.C. passed away, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Born in Lancaster, S.C., she was the daughter of Morris Neil Plyler and Windy Carol Williams Bowers. She was currently employed with Wal-Mart. She was a 2004 graduate of Buford High School where she was in the ROTC and played soccer. Amanda loved the outdoors, fishing...
Donna Page
Apr 20, 2021
Donna Page, 54, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Born in Monroe, N.C., she was a daughter of Margaret Ann Medlin Page and the late Claude Jackson Page. She was employed with Nibrol and was a member of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. She loved to cook and read. She also loved cats, dogs and her church family....
Doug Stroud
Apr 15, 2021
Ira Douglas “Doug” Stroud, 73, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Thursday morning, April 15, 2021, in Lexington Medical Center, Lexington, S.C. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was a son of the late Ira Braxton Stroud and Ollie Mae Hinson Stroud. He attended ATEC and retired from DuPont Company after 30 plus years of service. Doug was a member of the...
Jennifer Kay Moseley
Apr 14, 2021
Jennifer Kay Moseley, 33, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Columbia, S.C., she was the daughter of Thomas Heyward “Tommy” Sowell and Jeannie Kay Taylor Baker. Jennifer was a graduate of North Central High School and was employed by Morgan Corporation. Surviving are her husband, Christopher Glenn “Chris”...
Mary Fran Hinson
Apr 12, 2021
Mary Fran Hinson, 77, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Monday, April 12, 2021, at her home. Born in Greenville, S.C., she was a daughter of the late James Pruitt and Viola McCormick. She was a retired registered nurse. She was employed with Kershaw County Memorial Hospital for 28 years and worked as an EMT for 7 years. She started the...
Rachel H. Davis
Apr 10, 2021
“See Ya around the campfire, Baba.” Rachel Huggins Davis passed peacefully at home in Greenville, SC on April 10, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was surrounded by her loving husband and beloved children and grandchildren. She was born December 22, 1940 in Lancaster, SC to the late Oscar and Edna Huggins and a guiding...
Clarence Ormand Faile
Apr 7, 2021
Clarence Ormand Faile, 82, of Liberty Hill, S.C., passed away, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at KershawHealth, Camden, S.C. Born in Monroe, N.C., he was a son of the late John J. Faile and Perilla Baucon Faile. He retired from the United Sates Air Force as a Master Sergeant in 1978. He served during the Vietnam Era. Mr. Faile also worked...
Jack Brown Pettit, Jr.
Apr 7, 2021
Jack Brown Pettit Jr., 64, of Heath Springs, SC, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Born in Lancaster, SC, he was a son of the late Jack Brown Pettit Sr. and the late Fleta Chandler Pettit. He was a 1975 graduate of Andrew Jackson High School and served in the South Carolina Army National Guard for 22 years. Jack...