Recent Obituaries
Jo Katherine Mcpherson
Nov 26, 2017
Jo Katherine McPherson, 90, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at White Oak Manor. She was born on March 28, 1927 to the late Dwight Andrews Bridges and Beatrice Bowling Bridges. Mrs. McPherson was a graduate of Heath Springs High School and Columbia College with a major in English and Speech. She began her career teaching Elocution and Drama...
Alan Bell Caskey
Nov 22, 2017
Funeral services for Alan Bell Caskey, 44 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Monday, November 27, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Alan died Wednesday, November 22, at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of Deborah Jane Mungo Huddleston and the late Hazel Crawford “Rick” Caskey. Alan was a 1991...
Michelle R. Sims
Nov 15, 2017
A service to celebrate the life of Michelle Thompson Richards Sims, 64, of Kershaw, will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Saturday, November 18, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dr. Eugen “Buddy” Bach will officiate. A private interment will be held at a later date in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Sims died peacefully in...
Margie West Watson
Nov 4, 2017
Funeral services for Margie West Watson, 91, of Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, November 7, in the sanctuary of Oak Ridge Baptist Church. Rev. Bobby James will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Watson, widow of Earl K. Watson died Saturday, November 4, at Lancaster Convalescent Center, Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, she was...
Woodrow Thomas Pitts, Sr.
Nov 1, 2017
Funeral services for Woodrow Thomas Pitts, Sr., 93, of Heath Springs, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Sunday, November 5, in the sanctuary of Flint Ridge Baptist Church. The Rev. Kelvin Hinson, Rev. David Stover and Mr. Lewie Pitts will officiate. Burial will follow the service with Military honors in the church cemetery. Mr. Pitts died Wednesday evening, November...
Debby Boone Robinson
Oct 28, 2017
Funeral services for Deborah Lynn ”Debby” Boone Robinson, 55, of Camden, SC, will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Tuesday, October 31, 2017, in the sanctuary of DeKalb Baptist Church, Camden, SC. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Keith Coates and Ed Stokes will officiate. Debby died Saturday morning, October 28, 2017, at her home. Born in...
Donald Ray Holden, Sr.
Oct 25, 2017
Graveside services for Donald Ray “Don” Holden, Sr., will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Kershaw City Cemetery. Military honors and Masonic rites will be rendered prior to burial. Mr. Holden died Wednesday evening, October 25, at his home. Born in Kershaw, he was a son of the late George and Zoetta Johnson Holden. He...
Dixie Lynn Deas
Oct 23, 2017
Funeral services for Dixie Lynn Deas, 2 years old, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Wednesday, November 1, 2017, in the sanctuary of Center Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Center Grove Cemetery. Dixie died Monday evening, October 23, at KershawHealth, Camden, from injuries she received in an automobile accident. Surviving are her mother, Alexis Ann Deas;...
Odessa Knight Davis
Oct 21, 2017
Funeral services for Odessa Knight Davis, 93, of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, October 24, 2017, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Rev. Ronnie Hinson will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Davis, widow of Horace Lee Davis, who preceded her in death in 1997, passed away,...
Joyce Phillips Watts
Oct 14, 2017
A graveside service for Joyce Phillips Watts, 91, of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at Haile Gold Mine Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Dale Walters will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside in the church Fellowship Hall. Mrs. Watts, widow of Floyd “Bud” Watts died Saturday, October 14, 2017....
Perry Drennan Thompson
Oct 9, 2017
Perry Drennan Thompson, age 70, died peacefully after a brief illness on October 9, 2017 at the Harris Hospice Unit Novant-Presbyterian, Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Thompson was the son of the late Rev. Ralph D. Thompson and Evelyn Hunter Thompson. He is survived by his sister, Ms. Beverly Evelyn Thompson and by Dr. Frances B. Exum, family friend, also of...
John Orlando Garcia
Oct 8, 2017
John Orlando Garcia, 59, of Camden, S.C., died Sunday, October 8, 2017, at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Baker Funeral Home.
Betty Jean Stevens
Oct 7, 2017
Graveside services for Betty Jean Geiger Stevens, 68, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, October 10, 2017, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Jackie Jenkins will officiate. Mrs. Stevens, widow of Fred Stevens died Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Jefferson, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Jake...
Ervin F. "Blackie" Blackwell
Oct 7, 2017
Funeral services for Ervin F. “Blackie” Blackwell, 96, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Thursday, October 12, 2017, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Rev. Ronnie Hinson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery with military honors. Mr. Blackwell died Saturday, October 7, 2017, at White Oak Manor, Lancaster, S.C. He...
David T. Morgan
Oct 6, 2017
Funeral services for David T. Morgan, 69, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Monday, October 9, 2017, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Ronnie Hinson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. David died Friday, October 6, at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, he was a son of the...
Mary Kennington Robinson
Oct 4, 2017
Funeral services for Mary K. Robinson, 79, of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 7, in the sanctuary of White Bluff Baptist Church. The Revs. Doug Humphries, Charlie Simpson and Mr. Jason Smith will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Robinson died Wednesday, October 4, at her home. Born in the...
Perry Junior Bowers
Oct 1, 2017
Funeral services for Perry Junior Bowers, 80, of Cassatt, will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Wednesday, October 4, in the sanctuary of Providence Baptist Church, Kershaw. Rev. Todd Gandy will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Bowers died Sunday, October 1, at his home. Born in Kershaw, he was a son of William Perry and Lula...
James Russell Ellis, Jr.
Sep 30, 2017
A service to celebrate the life of LCPL Rusty Ellis, 48, USMC Veteran, of Camden, SC will be held at 12:00 pm, Thursday, October 5, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia, SC. Military honors will be rendered and interment will follow the service in the cemetery. The Revs. Ray Robinson and Jimmy Jordan will conduct the service. Rusty died Saturday,...
Wilbert L. "Buddy" Johnson, Jr.
Sep 28, 2017
Wilbert L. “Buddy” Johnson, Jr., 44 of Kershaw, died Thursday, September 28, in KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Camden, he was a son of Oletta Mae Thompson and the late Wilbert Lee Johnson, Sr. He was a former employee of Chesterfield Yarn Mills. He loved to work on small engines and enjoyed fishing. Surviving in addition to his mother of Kershaw...
Ralph "Bud" Eldreth
Sep 28, 2017
Funeral services to celebrate the life of Ralph ”Bud” Eldreth, 84, of Liberty Hill, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Sunday, October 1, in the sanctuary of Liberty Hill Presbyterian Church, Liberty Hill. The Revs. Gene Ghent and Dorothy Killian will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Military Honors and Masonic Rites. Mr. Eldreth died Thursday,...
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