Recent Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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...