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Lucille Catoe Humphries

Lucille Catoe Humphries

Nov 29, 2019

Funeral services for Lucille Catoe Humphries, age 76 of Kershaw, will be held at 1:00 o’clock p.m., Monday, December 2, 2019, in the sanctuary of Abney Baptist Church. Pastor Cotton Pate will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends, Sunday evening, December 1, 2019, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home. Mrs....

Herbert Noble Williams, Jr.

Herbert Noble Williams, Jr.

Nov 22, 2019

Herbert Noble “Herby” Williams, Jr. age 63, of Kershaw, S.C. died Friday morning, November 22, 2019, at his home after a brief illness. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Herbert and Annie Ruth Reeves Williams. Mr. Williams was a boiler maker journeyman in the construction industry. Services will be private. He is survived by his life...

Everett Lee Clark, Jr.

Everett Lee Clark, Jr.

Nov 20, 2019

A graveside service for Everett Lee Clark, Jr., age 82 of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Monday, November 25, 2019, in Kershaw City Cemetery. The Revs. Kenny Vinson and Ronnie Hinson will officiate. Mr. Clark, husband of the late Nedra Jean Hulsey Clark died Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at MUSC Health Florence Medical Center, Florence, S.C....

Lillie Mae Parker

Lillie Mae Parker

Nov 19, 2019

A graveside service for Lillie Mae Parker, 87 of Camden, S.C. will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Saturday, November 23, 2019, in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden. Rev. Michael Hillard will conduct the service. The family will receive friends, Saturday, November 23, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Parker, widow of...

Juan Pablo Gonzales

Juan Pablo Gonzales

Nov 18, 2019

Graveside services for Juan Pablo “Speedy” Gonzales, 82, of Summerville, S.C. and formerly of Lancaster, S.C. will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Saturday, November 23, 2019, in the Kershaw City Cemetery, Kershaw, S.C. with military honors. Mr. Gonzales passed away peacefully Monday, November 18, at his home, surrounded by family. Born in Charlotte, Texas on July 6, 1937 to...

Evelyn M. Green

Evelyn M. Green

Nov 17, 2019

Funeral Services for Evelyn Mattox Green, age 88 of Kershaw, will be held at 12:00 o’clock noon, Tuesday, November 19, 2019, in the sanctuary of Providence Baptist Church, Kershaw. Burial will immediately follow the service in the church cemetery. Rev. Jeremy Ussery will conduct the service. The family will receive friends following the burial in the church Fellowship Hall. Mrs....

Dustin  Durant Deese

Dustin Durant Deese

Nov 15, 2019

Dustin Durant Deese, age 41, of Kershaw, S.C. and formerly of Rockingham, N.C. died, Friday, November 15, 2019, in Lancaster. Born in Rockingham, he was a son of the late Thomas Durant Deese and Linda Lou C. Deese. He was a landscaper. Dustin was one of a kind and he will be dearly missed. He leaves behind 4 children, C.J....

Willie Belle Lucas

Willie Belle Lucas

Nov 9, 2019

Funeral services for Willie Belle Catoe Lucas, 78 of Kershaw, S.C., will be held Monday, November 11, 2019, at 2:00 o’clock p.m. in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. The Revs. Dr. Jason Moss and Ronnie Hinson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the burial in the Kershaw...

Linda Amerson Crews

Linda Amerson Crews

Nov 4, 2019

Linda Bernice Amerson Crews, 58 of Cassatt, S.C., passed away, Monday, November 4, 2019, at her home. Born in Camden, S.C., she was a daughter of the late L.J. Amerson and Irene Holland Amerson. She was married to the late Charles Crews. Linda was employed in the food service industry and was of Christian faith. She enjoyed sewing and loved...

Robert F. Reeves

Robert F. Reeves

Nov 3, 2019

Robert Franklin Reeves, age 77 of Lancaster, S.C., passed away, Sunday evening, November 3, 2019, in Lancaster Health and Rehabilitation, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Lancaster County, he was a son of the late Woodrow Wilson Reeves and Dorothy Bell Robertson Mangum. He was a heavy equipment operator in the construction industry. Mr. Reeves is survived by 3 children, Robert Jr.,...

Fred Marion Huggins

Fred Marion Huggins

Nov 2, 2019

Fred Marion Huggins, 74 of Kershaw, S.C. passed away, Saturday, November 2, 2019, at Regency of Florence, Florence, S.C. Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Fred Morgan Huggins, Sr. and Alice Stevens Huggins. He retired from Caro-Knit, Jefferson, S.C. He enjoyed horses, gardening and being with children and family. Mr. Huggins also attended Open Arms...

Linda S. Catoe

Linda S. Catoe

Oct 27, 2019

Linda Dianne Stein Catoe, 72, of Kershaw, died Sunday, October 27, 2019 at her home. Born in Hamlet, NC, she was a daughter of the late Marvin Luther Stein and Helen Bernice Davis Stein. Mrs. Catoe was a member of the Red Hat Society and a member of Center Grove Baptist Church. She had a love for sports but most...

James "Lopey" E. Reeves

James "Lopey" E. Reeves

Oct 26, 2019

James "Lopey" Elliott Reeves, 98, of Kershaw, died Saturday, October 26, 2019. Born in Kershaw, SC, on December 30, 1920, he was a son of the late Jefferson Ernest Reeves and Dorothy Lucille Whitley Reeves. Mr. Reeves was a sports fanatic, who also loved to hunt but most importantly loved his family and especially loved spending time with his grandchildren....

Emma Lee Gainey

Emma Lee Gainey

Oct 26, 2019

Emma Lee Knight Gainey, 72, of Kershaw, died Saturday, October 26, 2019. Born in Lancaster County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Talma Lewis Knight and Bertha Lucille Sims Knight. Mrs. Gainey was of the Baptist faith and retired from Frito-Lay of Charlotte. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her sons, Michael W....

Don C. Hall

Don C. Hall

Oct 25, 2019

Funeral services for Don C. Hall, 97, of Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Monday, October 28, 2019, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. The Revs. Dr. Jason Moss and Ronnie Hinson will officiate. Graveside services and burial with military honors will follow the service in the Kershaw City Cemetery with Rev. Jeremy Ussery, officiating. Mr....

William E. "Billy" Watson

William E. "Billy" Watson

Oct 23, 2019

Funeral Services for William E. “Billy” Watson, 82 of Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Saturday, October 26, 2019, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. The Revs. Dr. Jason Moss and Ronnie Hinson will officiate. Burial will follow the service in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Watson died, Wednesday, October 23, at his home. Born in...

Harold Joe Phillips

Harold Joe Phillips

Oct 20, 2019

Funeral services for Harold Joe Phillips, age 85, of Kershaw, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, October 22, 2019, in the sanctuary of Laurel Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Michael Owens and Pastor Joey Phillips will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery with military honors. Mr. Phillips passed away, Sunday morning, October 20, 2019,...

Steve Michael Cooper

Steve Michael Cooper

Oct 15, 2019

Steve Michael Cooper, age 60, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Marshall, Michigan, he was a son of the late Azille Cooper and Zoe Ellen C. Cooper and was an auto mechanic. Surviving are 2 sisters, Peggy Catoe and Janet Amsler bother of Kershaw, S.C.; nieces, Pamela...

Jean B. Goodman

Jean B. Goodman

Oct 11, 2019

Emma Jean Bellamy Goodman, age 77 of Greenville and formerly of Kershaw, passed away, Friday, October 11, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Loris, SC, she was a daughter of the late Robert Llewellyn Bellamy and Claudia Cox Bellamy. Mrs. Goodman was the administrative assistant for Kershaw IGA which she and her late husband...

Mary Alice W. Cooper

Mary Alice W. Cooper

Oct 8, 2019

Funeral services for Mary Alice Williams Sullivan Cooper, 85 of Heath Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 11, in the Family Life Center of Pineview Baptist Church. The Revs. Hank Fanning and David Robinson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Cooper passed away, October 8, 2019, at her home. Born in...