Recent Obituaries
Ronald R. Portman
Oct 5, 2019
A service of remembrance for Ronald Reagan “Ronnie” Portman, 39 of Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 10, at Baker Funeral Home. A private burial will be held at a later date in Shiloh Cemetery. Rev. Larry Reeves will officiate. Mr. Portman passed away, Saturday, October 5, at Prisma Health Richland, Columbia. Born in Hartsville, he was...
Bruce M. Foster
Sep 29, 2019
Bruce M. Foster, age 68 passed away, Sunday, September 29, at McCall Hospice House, Simpsonville. He was a son of the late attorney Richard J. Foster and Marianne Simone Carroll. Mr. Foster earned his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, his Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California and his MPPM from Yale University. Surviving are his daughter, Reagan Foster;...
Mitchell Davis Hightower, Sr.
Sep 26, 2019
Mitchell Davis Hightower, Sr., age 80, died Thursday, September 26, 2019, at his home. Born in Oconee County, S.C., he was the son of the late Rev. Claude Hightower and Sallie Broome Hightower. Mr. Hightower retired from Archer Daniels Midland, Co. He was a graduate of Baron DeKalb High School and a member of Pineview Baptist Church. Mr. Hightower loved...
Fred C. Brazell
Sep 24, 2019
Funeral services for Fred Carroll Brazell, age 82, of Kershaw, will be held, Thursday, September 26, at 4:00 o’clock p.m., in the sanctuary of Oakhurst Baptist Church, Heath Springs, where he was a member. Rev. John Rogers will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends, one hour prior to the service on Thursday, beginning...
Truman C. Payne
Sep 22, 2019
Truman Carlyle “Bo Peep” Payne, age 71 passed away, Sunday, September 22, 2019, at his home. Born in the White Bluff Community of Kershaw County on November 13, 1947, he was a son of the late Hubert Elmore Payne and Ella Jane Lucas Payne. Mr. Payne was a business owner, operating “Bo Peeps” 341 Lounge and Beaver Creek Restaurant. He...
Frank J. Wells
Sep 22, 2019
Funeral services for Frank Joseph Wells, age 70 of Bethune, will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Westville. The Revs. Terry Corder and Donnie Barrett will officiate. Mr. Wells passed away, Sunday morning, September 22, at his home. Born in Woburn, MA, he was...
Carl R. Cicotello
Sep 18, 2019
Carl Richard Cicotello, 77, of Kershaw, South Carolina, passed away on September 18, 2019, at home. He was preceded in death by parents Louis J. and Katherine (Martsolf) Cicotello; brother Louis M.; wife Mary Leigh (Ussery) Cicotello; and daughters Cynthia C. McFarland and Celeste C. Haskins. Born in Windber, PA, on April 27, 1942, Mr. Cicotello graduated from Windber Area...
Cletis Edward Baker, Jr.
Sep 18, 2019
A gathering to remember the life of Cletis Edward “Eddie” Baker, Jr., 44 of Camden. will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Mr. Baker passed away Wednesday, September 18. Born in Columbia, he was a son of the late Cletis Edward Baker, Sr. and Carolyn Boone Baker. He was...
Grace T. Clyburn
Sep 12, 2019
A service of worship to celebrate the life of Grace Truesdale Clyburn , 101 of Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Saturday, September 14, 2019, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church, where she was a member. The Revs. Scott Mosley and Edgar McCall will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Clyburn, loving...
Everett S. Lawrence
Sep 10, 2019
Everett Stanley Lawrence, 80, of Bethune, S.C. and formerly of Connecticut passed away, Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at his home. No services will be held at this time. Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw, S.C. is asssisting the family. www.bakerfunerals.com
Wanda C. Hood
Sep 5, 2019
A service to remember the life of Wanda Catoe Hood, 74 of Heath Springs, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Sunday, September 8, 2019 in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church, Kershaw. The Revs. Dr. Jason Moss and Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Mrs. Hood, loving wife of 56 years to Robert Marshall Hood passed away, Thursday, September...
Carrie Baker Hinson
Sep 2, 2019
A graveside inurnment service for Carrie Baker Hinson, 93 of Kershaw, will be held at 1:00 o’clock p.m., Saturday, September 7, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Richard Anthony and Rev. Ronnie Hinson will officiate. Mrs. Hinson, loving wife of the late John Stanley Hinson, passed away, Monday, September 2, at her home. Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of...
Louise Holden Truesdale
Sep 2, 2019
Louise Holden Truesdale, 78, died Monday, September 2, at her home. Born in Camden, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Connie Reeves Holden. Mrs. Truesdale was a member of Sand Hill Baptist Church and a member of the King’s Daughters Sunday School Class. She was valedictorian of her senior class at Mt Pisgah High School. She was...
Roger Alan Moseley
Sep 1, 2019
Funeral services for Roger Alan Moseley, 32 of Kershaw, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Saturday, September 7, 2019 from the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Mike Green will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Moseley passed away, Sunday, September 1, at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Roger Darrell...
Oscar "Sammy" Catoe, Jr.
Aug 25, 2019
Funeral services for Oscar Samuel “Sammy” Catoe, Jr., 76 of Camden, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Thursday, August 29, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Rev. Matthew James will officiate. Burial will follow in Lancaster Memorial Park, Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Oscar Samuel Catoe, Sr. and Lucy Williams Catoe....
Michael B. "Mike" Gardner
Aug 25, 2019
Funeral services for Michael Burrell “Mike” Gardner, 69 of Kershaw, will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Wednesday, August 28, 2019, in the sanctuary of Sand Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Michael Owens will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Gardner passed away, Sunday evening, August 25, at his home. Born in Camden, he was the son of...
Marion "Pete" Faulkenberry
Aug 25, 2019
Funeral services for Marion “Pete” Faulkenberry, 86 of Kershaw, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Wednesday, August 28, in the sanctuary of Frontline Biker Church. Preacher Cotton Pate and Rev. Dr. Trent McLaughlin will officiate. Burial will follow in the Pineview Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors. Mr. Faulkenberry , widower of Olivia Godwin Faulkenberry passed away, Sunday, August...
Margaret A. Faulkenberry
Aug 24, 2019
Margaret Arant Faulkenberry, age 86, of Jefferson, passed away August 24, 2019. She was married to the late George Franklin Faulkenberry for 58 years. She is the daughter of the late William Thomas Arant and Lillie Hicks Arant. She is survived by two children, a son Daryl Faulkenberry and his wife Sharon of Charlesboro, and a daughter Susan Panousis and...
Patricia F. Horton
Aug 20, 2019
Patricia “Pat” Faulkenberry Horton 64, died Tuesday, August 20, at KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Camden, she was a daughter of Nellie Taylor Faulkenberry and the late Grover Samuel Faulkenberry. Mrs. Horton was a former employee of Springs Industries, a clerk at Small’s Food Center and a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading and gardening. Surviving are her...
Iva Lee Watson
Aug 14, 2019
Iva Lee Watson, widow of John E. Watson, passed away on August 14, 2019 in Karesh Longterm Care in Camden, S.C. She was a daughter of the late Lewis and Eunice Vincent and was a member of First Baptist Church, Kershaw, S.C. Mrs. Watson enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Surviving are a daughter, Dianne (Jerry) Sowell...