Obituaries

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William Alan Patterson

William Alan Patterson

Jan 20, 2018

A memorial service to remember the life of William Alan Patterson, 74, of Westville, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Wednesday, January 31, in the sanctuary of Liberty Hill Presbyterian Church, Liberty Hill. Rev. Dorothy Killian and Rev. Dave Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following in Bettie Richards Hall at the church. Mr. Patterson died...

Billie Parker Deaton

Billie Parker Deaton

Jan 19, 2018

Funeral services for Billie Parker Deaton, 61, of Kershaw, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, January 23, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Deaton, loving wife of Tim Deaton passed away, Friday, January 19, at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster. Born in...

Heyward J. Robinson

Heyward J. Robinson

Jan 12, 2018

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Heyward J. Robinson, 84, of Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Monday afternoon, January 15, in the sanctuary of White Bluff Baptist Church. Rev. Doug Humphries will officiate. Mr. Robinson, widower of Mary Kennington Robinson died Friday, January 12, at his home. Born Kershaw, he was a son of the...

Robert W. Sims

Robert W. Sims

Jan 11, 2018

Funeral services for Robert W. (Bobby) Sims, 73, of Kershaw will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 15, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Rev. Ronnie Hinson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Sims passed away peacefully at his home, January 11. Born in Heath Springs, he was a son of the...

Billy Gene Wallace

Billy Gene Wallace

Jan 10, 2018

A memorial service to remember the life of Billy Gene Wallace, 79, of the Flat Creek community, Kershaw, S.C. will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Saturday, January 13, in the sanctuary of Flat Creek Baptist Church. The Revs. Bart Miles and Kirk Faulkenberry will officiate. Mr. Wallace passed away Wednesday, January 10. Born in the White Bluff community of...

Beverly Watts Copeland

Beverly Watts Copeland

Jan 3, 2018

Funeral services for Beverly Watts Copeland, 78, of Lancaster, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Saturday, January 6, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Carnes will officiate. Burial will follow in the Blackmon Cemetery. Mrs. Copeland, widow of Carlton E. Copeland died Wednesday, January 3, at her home. Born in Camden, she was a daughter of...

Daniel E. Weeks

Daniel E. Weeks

Jan 2, 2018

A memorial service to remember the life of Daniel Elijah Weeks, 35, of Lexington and formerly of Kershaw, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Monday, January 8, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Mr. Weeks died Tuesday, January 2, at his home. Born in Fulda, Germany, he was a son of...

Inez S. Horton

Inez S. Horton

Dec 29, 2017

Funeral services for Inez Sims Horton, 93, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Sunday, December 31, 2017, in the sanctuary of Pleasant Plain Baptist Church. The Revs. Todd Montgomery and Ronnie Hinson will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Horton, loving wife of the late Ross D. Horton died Friday, December 29, 2017,...

Willie T. "Bill"  Payne

Willie T. "Bill" Payne

Dec 28, 2017

Funeral services for Willie Blanche “Bill” Twitty Payne, 93, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Saturday, December 30, 2017, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Rev. Ronnie Hinson and Mr. Jeff Jackson will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Payne, loving wife of the late Claude Payne, Jr.,...

Willis G. Faile

Willis G. Faile

Dec 24, 2017

Graveside services for Willis Grady Faile, 68, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held Wednesday, December 27, at 2:00 o’clock p.m. in Blackmon Cemetery, Kershaw, S.C., with military honors. Mr. Jimmy Faile will officiate. Mr. Faile died Sunday, December 24, 2017, in W.J.B. Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, S.C. Born in Kershaw, S.C. he was a son of the late Grady...

Ardell Mckay

Ardell Mckay

Dec 12, 2017

Graveside services for Ardell McKay, 76, will be held Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 2:00 pm in Pleasant Plain Baptist Church Cemetery. Revs. Todd Montgomery, Larry Plyler, and Thurmond Johnson will officiate. Mr. McKay, widower of Barbara Ann Whitaker McKay died Tuesday, December 12 in Springs Memorial Hospital. Born in Blaney, he was the son of the late Hoover and...

Mary Elizabeth Pittman

Mary Elizabeth Pittman

Dec 10, 2017

A memorial service for Mary Elizabeth Railey Pittman, 74, of Camden, S.C., will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Wednesday, December 13, 2017, in the sanctuary of DeKalb Baptist Church. Rev. Keith Coates will officiate. Mrs. Pittman died Sunday, December 10, 2017, at KershawHealth, Camden, S.C. Born in Lockhart, S.C., she was a daughter of the late James Blair Railey...

Richard L. Outen

Richard L. Outen

Dec 9, 2017

Funeral services for Richard Laverne Outen, 85, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, December 12, 2017, in the sanctuary of Abney Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. Kenneth Catoe will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. Mr. Outen died Saturday, December 9, 2017, at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster, S.C. Born...

James G. "Jim" Mckeown, Jr.

James G. "Jim" Mckeown, Jr.

Dec 7, 2017

James G. McKeown Jr, 66, of Kershaw, SC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 7, 2017, at his home. He was born on April 19, 1951, to the late James Greer McKeown Sr. and Jo Ann Frazer McKeown. Mr. McKeown was a graduate of Chester High School and attended the University of South Carolina where he majored in philosophy. He...

Harry R. Hicks

Harry R. Hicks

Dec 2, 2017

After a long protracted battle with kidney and bone cancer, Harry Roosevelt Hicks peacefully passed away at his home in Kershaw, SC at age eighty-four surrounded by loved ones on December 2, 2017. He leaves behind his significant other-Patricia Hubbard and two sons- Britt and Mark Hicks. Harry was born on March 19, 1933. His birth parents were Braskey and...

Tizzie Mae Snipes

Tizzie Mae Snipes

Dec 1, 2017

A funeral service for Tizzie Mae Hall Snipes, 93, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Monday, December 4, 2017, in the sanctuary of Pineview Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Snipes, wife of the late Grover Lee Snipes, Sr., died peacefully Friday, December 1, 2017, at KershawHealth, Camden, S.C, with her family...

Marion A. Sims

Marion A. Sims

Nov 30, 2017

A funeral service for Marion A. “Sheriff” Sims, 63, of Lancaster, S.C., will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Sunday, December 3, 2017, in the sanctuary of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Jefferson, S.C. Rev. Larry Hancock will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Sims died Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster, S.C. Born in...

Jerry R. Copper

Jerry R. Copper

Nov 29, 2017

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Jerry Raymond Copper, 75, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Monday, December 4, 2017, in the sanctuary of Laurel Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Larry Nunnery will officiate. A committal service will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Copper died Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at KershawHealth, Camden, S.C....

James  D. Adams

James D. Adams

Nov 29, 2017

A funeral service for James D. Adams, 79, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Saturday, December 2, 2017, in the sanctuary of Lancaster Church of God, Lancaster, S.C. The Revs. Douglas Martin, B. Doyle Roberts and Wayne Adams will officiate. Burial will follow in the Union Baptist Church, Lancaster, S.C. Mr. Adams died Wednesday, November 29,...

Bonnie F. Hilton

Bonnie F. Hilton

Nov 27, 2017

A graveside service to celebrate the life of Bonnie Faulkenberry Hilton, 83, of Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Sunday, December 3, 2017, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Dr. Trent McLaughlin will conduct the service. Mrs. Hilton, loving wife of the late John Franklin “Frank” Hilton passed away, Monday, November 27, 2017, at her home. Born in Kershaw,...