Recent Obituaries
Patty Sims Belk
Jun 18, 2019
Funeral services for Patty Belk, 46, will be held Saturday, June 22nd, at 2:00 pm in Laurel Hill Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service in the sanctuary, beginning at 1:00 pm. Mrs. Belk died Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Hazel Hade and Nancy Ellis Sims....
Mary G Catoe
Jun 16, 2019
Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Gibson Catoe, 93, of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 o’clock, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Bethany Baptist Church, Westville. Rev. Craigan Blankenship will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening at Baker Funeral Home from 6 until 7pm and following the graveside in the church Family...
Jody R. Owens
Jun 16, 2019
Jody Randall Owens, 50 of Houston, TX and formerly of Kershaw, SC died Sunday, June 16. Born in Camden, SC, he was the son of Geraldine Coates Truesdale, Lonnie Truesdale and the late Larry Jack Owens. Jody was a talented carpenter having worked in the construction industry for many years. He was a graduate of North Central High School and...
Byron Glenn Peach
Jun 8, 2019
A gathering to celebrate the life of Byron Glenn Peach 62, of Kershaw, will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2019, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home. Mr. Peach passed away, Saturday evening, June 8, in Providence Hospital, Columbia. Born in Kershaw, he was a son of Claudia Taylor Broughton. Mr. Peach was employed with D.S.V. Logistics. He...
Margie Faulkenberry Neal
Jun 6, 2019
Funeral services for Margie Faulkenberry Neal, 84, of Heath Springs will be held at 6 o’clock p.m., Sunday, June 9, 2019, in the sanctuary of Oakhurst Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. John Rogers will officiate. Mrs. Neal, loving wife of John Wilson Neal, passed away Thursday, June 6, in KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Kershaw, she...
Melissa Watson Hopkins
Jun 5, 2019
Funeral services for Melissa Watson Hopkins, 54 of Kershaw, will be held at 3 o’clock p.m., Sunday, June 9, 2019, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. The Revs. Dr. Jason Moss and Jeremy Ussery will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. The family will receive friends, Saturday, June 8, from 3 – 5 o’clock p.m.,...
June Byrd Bowers
Jun 2, 2019
Funeral services for June Byrd Bowers, 73 of Westville, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Friday, June 7, at Refuge Baptist Church, Kershaw. Rev. Evan Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Mr. Mike Byrd speaking. Mrs. Bowers, loving wife of the late Roddy Lee “Pops” Bowers passed away, Sunday, June 2, at Prisma Health...
Robert Mitchum Zarko
Jun 2, 2019
Memorial services for Robert Mitchum Zarko, 56 of Kershaw will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Wednesday, June 5, from the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Mr. Zarko, loving husband of Delores Jane Reynolds Zarko passed away, Sunday, June 2, at his home. Born in Hemet, California, he was a son of Ron Zarko and LaVada Sue Denkins Cutcher. He...
Edward Franklin Austin
May 30, 2019
Funeral services for Edward Franklin “Eddie” Austin, 64 of Kershaw, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Saturday, June 1, 2019, in the sanctuary of Abney Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Scott Robinson will officiate. Mr. Austin passed away,Thursday, May 30, at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of Audrey Clanton Austin...
Mark Allen Wooten
May 26, 2019
Graveside services for Mark Allen Wooten, 53 of Camden, will be held at 10:00 o’clock a.m., Thursday, May 30, in the Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Kershaw. Burial will immediately follow the service in the cemetery. Rev. Michael Owens will officiate. Mr. Wooten passed away, Sunday, May 26, at his home. Born in Camden, he was a son of Alden...
Ollie H. Robinson
May 26, 2019
Graveside services for Ollie Hunter Robinson, 89 of Fort Lawn will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Wednesday, May 29, in Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery, Kershaw. Burial will immediately follow the graveside service. Rev. Kelvin Hinson will officiate. Mrs. Robinson, widow of the late Frank Robinson passed away, Sunday, May 26, in Helms-Gordon Residential Care, Fort Lawn. Born in Kershaw,...
Jeffrey Douglas Faulkenberry, Sr.
May 24, 2019
Graveside inurnment services for Jeffrey Douglas “Jeff” Faulkenberry, Sr., 58 of Kershaw will be held at 10:00 o’clock a.m., Saturday, June 1, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Preacher Cotton Pate will officiate. Mr. Faulkenberry passed away recently in Columbia. Born in Camden, he was a son of the late Jack Douglas Faulkenberry and Peggy Phillips Faulkenberry. He was a mechanic and...
Warren Bruce Davis
May 24, 2019
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Warren Bruce Davis, 70, of Lancaster will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Tuesday, May 28, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Rev. Jesse Adams and Doug Mayhew will officiate. Burial will be in the Fort Jackson National Cemetery at a later date. Mr. Davis passed away, Friday, May 24,...
George Gay
May 19, 2019
Funeral services for Willie George Gay, 75 of Kershaw, will be held at 11:00 o’clock am, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in the sanctuary of Hanging Rock United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Pam Ledbetter will officiate. Mr. Gay passed away, Sunday evening, May 19, in Prisma Health Baptist Hospital, Columbia. Born in Lancaster County, he...
Michelle D. Young
May 17, 2019
A graveside service for Michelle Dudileu Young, 89 of Westville will be held at 3:00 o’clock pm, Sunday, May 19 , 2019 in Damascus United Methodist Church Cemetery. Burial will follow the graveside service. Rev. Pam Ledbetter will officiate the service. Mrs. Young, loving wife of the late Odell Young passed away, Friday, May 17, at A. Sam Karesh Long-term...
James Hugh "Jim" Barfield
May 17, 2019
A graveside service for James Hugh “Jim” Barfield, 69 of Kershaw will be held at 11:00 o’clock am, Monday, May 20, 2019 in Kershaw City Cemetery. Burial will follow the graveside service with Masonic rites. Rev. Bobby James will officiate the service. Mr. Barfield passed away, Friday morning, May 17, in MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center. Born in Kershaw, he...
Billy Joe Catoe
May 14, 2019
A service to remember the life of Billy Joe Catoe, 85 of Lancaster, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 18, 2019, from the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. A private burial will precede the service in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Catoe passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Tuesday, May 14....
Betty C. Beckham
May 10, 2019
Funeral services for Betty Coates Beckham, 81 of Kershaw, will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, May 13, from the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Todd Montgomery will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Beckham, widow of the late Charles Earl Beckham died Friday, May 10, at her home. Born in Lancaster, she was a...
Margaret Avery
May 3, 2019
Mrs. Margaret Avery, 93 of Camden, SC and formerly of New Bern, NC passed away, Friday evening, May 3, 2019, in Pinedale Assisted Living, Camden, SC. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 11, in the chapel of Cotten Funeral Home, New Burn, NC with burial to following in the Greeenleaf Memorial Park, Trent Woods, NC Baker...
John Lee Catoe
Apr 29, 2019
Funeral services for John Lee Catoe, 66 of Kershaw will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Friday, May 3, 2019 at Bethany Baptist Church, Westville. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Craigan Blankenship will officiate. Mr. Catoe passed away, Monday, April 29, at his home. Born in Camden, he was a son of Mary Elizabeth Gibson Catoe and...
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