Recent Obituaries
Dealice N. Brewer
Jan 23, 2016
Funeral services for Dealice Northrup Brewer, 73 of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, January 26th, 2016, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Rev. Hugh McKinney will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Ms. Brewer died Saturday, January 23rd, 2016, surrounded by her family at White Oak Manor, Lancaster, S.C. Born...
Barry Lynn Coates
Jan 23, 2016
Funeral services for Barry Lynn Coates, 46 of McBee, S.C., will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Wednesday, January27th, 2016, in the sanctuary of Timrod Baptist Church, Bethune, S.C. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Jeremy Ussery and Keith Coates will officiate. Mr. Coates died Saturday, January 23rd, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer....
Ethel Reeves Williams
Jan 22, 2016
A funeral service for Ethel Reeves Williams, 81 of Heath Springs will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Monday, January 25th, 2016, in the sanctuary of Pineview Baptist Church, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Greg Gunter will officiate. Mrs. Williams, loving wife of the late Judson Lee Williams died Friday, January 22, 2016, at Generations...
Bobbie Farmer Reeves
Jan 13, 2016
Funeral services for Bobbie Farmer Reeves, 78 of Heath Springs will be held Saturday, January 16, at 11:00 a.m. in Baker Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Reeves died Wednesday, January 13, in Springs Memorial, Lancaster. Born in Camden, she was the daughter of the late James John and Ollie Ghent Farmer. Mrs. Reeves...
Smiley Roe Johnson, Jr.
Jan 12, 2016
A funeral service for Smiley Roe Johnson, Jr., age 91 of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 14, in the sanctuary of Sand Hill Baptist Church. The Revs. R.B. Ashley and Scott Robinson will officiate. Burial will follow with military honors in the Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Johnson passed away Tuesday, January 12, at KershawHealth, Camden....
Olin James Taylor
Jan 8, 2016
A funeral service for Olin James Taylor, 78 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Abney Baptist Church. Rev. Scott Robinson will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Taylor went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 8, 2016. Born in Kershaw, he was a son of the late...
Shirley Clark Player
Jan 7, 2016
Shirley Elizabeth Clark Player of Heath Springs, SC, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at the age of 81. Mrs. Player was born August 8, 1934, in Lancaster, SC. She was the daughter of the late Smith Elmore “Smut” and Josie Blackmon Clark. Mrs. Player was the widow of Jessie Laton Player, Jr. Mrs. Player was...
Johnny Lee Taylor
Jan 6, 2016
A funeral service for Johnny Lee Taylor, 52 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 10, 2016, at Abney Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pastor Cotton Pate and Rev. Larry Zanger will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Taylor died Wednesday, January 6, at his home. Born in Spartanburg,...
John Coleman Mcmanus
Jan 3, 2016
A funeral service for John Coleman McManus, age 70 of Camden, SC, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 6, 2016, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. McManus died Sunday, January 3, at his home. Born in Kershaw, he was a son of the late E.J., Sr. and Etta...
Joseph Wayne Byrd, Sr.
Dec 29, 2015
A funeral service for Joseph Wayne “Joe” Byrd, Sr., 72 of Kershaw will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Pastor Cotton Pate, Rev. Jackie Knight and Mr. Mike Byrd will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Byrd died Tuesday, December 29, at his home. Born in...
Herschel Petty
Dec 29, 2015
Herschel Petty, 57 of Bethune, S.C. died Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw, S.C.
Joel Thomas Knight
Dec 22, 2015
Funeral services for Joel Thomas Knight, 52 of Kershaw will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 27, 2015, in the sanctuary of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Jefferson, SC. Rev. Terry Corder will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Masonic rites. Mr. Knight died Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Born in Lancaster, SC, he was a son of...
Rosa Lee Felts
Dec 21, 2015
Rosa Lee Felts, 79, of Camden, SC died early Monday morning, December 21, 2015, at Morningside of Camden. Rosa Lee was born in Louisburg, NC. She married Louis Douglas Felts, who precedes her, and lived in Roanoke Rapids, NC for most of her life. She worked in the family owned “Big Bus #2” country store for many years. She was...
Robert Kevin Hinson
Dec 20, 2015
Robert Kevin Hinson, age 26 died Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Providence Hospital, Columbia, SC. Born in Lancaster, SC, he was the son of Richard Kevin Hinson and Tammy J. Blackmon. He was a 2007 graduate of North Central High School and a plumber for Hinson’s Plumbing. Mr. Hinson also loved to play his guitar. Mr. Hinson is survived by...
Shirley Mattern Heiges
Dec 19, 2015
Shirley Mattern Heiges, age 77 passed away, Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Springdale Healthcare, Camden. Born in Ashland, PA, she was a daughter of the late Leon Joseph and Edna Peterson Mattern. She was a homemaker and a member of Brevard Community Church, Brevard, NC. Surviving are her son, John W. Heiges, Jr. and his wife Dorry of Mifflinburg, PA;...
Louise Adams Baker
Dec 16, 2015
Louise Adams Baker, 92, of Kershaw, SC, died on December 16, 2015, at the Springs Memorial Hospital in Lancaster, SC. She was the daughter of the late Lewis P. Adams and Avis C. Adams. She was the widow of the late Alton Kenneth “Bud” Baker. Mrs. Baker was born in Kershaw and graduated from Pageland High School. She was a...
Evelyn Faye Roberts
Dec 15, 2015
A funeral service for Evelyn Faye Hornsby Roberts, 60 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Friday, December 18, in Laurel Hill Baptist Church. The Revs. Odell Sullivan and Allen Hargett will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Roberts, loving wife of 43 years to Ronnie W. Roberts died Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at...
Rae Marie Brewer
Dec 12, 2015
A funeral service to celebrate the life of Rae Marie Brewer, 45 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m. in the afternoon, Saturday, December 19, 2015, in First Baptist Church, 210 N. Matson Street, Kershaw. The Rev. Ken Hicks will officiate. Burial will follow in the Brewer Family Plot in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Ms. Brewer passed...
Iva Lee Payne
Dec 12, 2015
Funeral services for Iva Lee Price Payne, 91 of Kershaw will be held at 1:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2015, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Keith Coates will officiate. Burial will follow in the Haile Gold Mine Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Payne, widow of Mendel Smith Payne died Saturday evening at KershawHealth, Camden, SC. Born in...
Grover "G.W." Smith
Dec 8, 2015
A funeral service for Grover William “G.W.” Smith, 76 of Cassatt, will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., in Beaverdam Baptist Church, Cassatt. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Charles Miller and Homer Hinson will officiate. Mr. Smith died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, in KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Hartsville, SC, he was a son of the late...