Obituaries

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Ben Ervin Phillips

Ben Ervin Phillips

Mar 29, 2015

Ben Ervin Phillips, 86 went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, March 29, 2015. Born in Kershaw, he was a son of Benjamin F. and Johnnie Mae Phillips. Ben was a barber in the Dentsville and Northeast area for more than 52 years. He loved his family and his church. He enjoyed hunting and fishing for most of...

Kathleen Faulkenberry Hunter

Kathleen Faulkenberry Hunter

Mar 27, 2015

Graveside services for Kathleen Faulkenberry Hunter, 84 of Camden, SC, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Ronnie Stroud will officiate. The family will speak with friends following the service at the cemetery. Born in Kershaw, she was a daughter of the late James Melvin and Maggie Catoe Faulkenberry. Mrs. Hunter was...

Richard Dalton 'Dickie' Bennett

Richard Dalton 'Dickie' Bennett

Mar 27, 2015

Richard Dalton “Dickie” Bennett, 59, of Mt. Pleasant, SC and formerly of Kershaw, SC died suddenly Friday, March 27, 2015, at Roper Hospital, Mt. Pleasant. Born in Lancaster, SC, he was a son of Faye West Bennett and the late Jack Evans Bennett. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 30, 2015, at Baker Conference Center,...

Major William H. Fletcher, Usaf (Retired)

Major William H. Fletcher, Usaf (Retired)

Mar 26, 2015

A memorial service for Major William Hagood Fletcher, USAF (Retired), 85 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Inurnment will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr....

Viola Williams Sowell

Viola Williams Sowell

Mar 24, 2015

Viola Williams Sowell, 90 of Kershaw, SC, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, in White Oak Manor, Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Walter Joseph and Susan Vincent Williams. Mrs. Sowell was a member of Thorn Hill Baptist Church. She loved working in her yard, cooking, sewing, and gardening. Surviving are her husband of 71 years,...

Larry Wayne Arant

Larry Wayne Arant

Mar 23, 2015

A visitation for Larry Wayne Arant, 48 of Kershaw, SC, will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Baker Funeral Home. Mr. Arant will be cremated following the visitation. Mr. Arant died suddenly, Monday, March 23, 2015, at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of Quincey and Joyce Arant Peagler. He was...

Dorothy Marie Mion

Dorothy Marie Mion

Mar 23, 2015

Dorothy Marie Nussbaum Hayes Mion, 81, of Camden, SC, died on Monday, March 23, in Columbia at PalmettoHealth Heart Hospital. She was born in Washington, DC, and lived for most of her life in Glen Echo, MD. She spent many years managing the business side of the studio at their Glen Echo home of her former husband, artist Pierre Mion,...

Brenda Eubanks Mangum

Brenda Eubanks Mangum

Mar 21, 2015

A funeral service for Brenda Sue Eubanks Mangum, 64 of Bethune will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, 2015, in the sanctuary of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Jefferson. Rev. Terry Corder will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 23, 2015,...

Rose Cook Threatt

Rose Cook Threatt

Mar 19, 2015

Memorial services for Rose Cook Threatt, 69 of Lancaster, S.C. will be private. Mrs. Threatt died Thursday, March 19, 2015, at her home. Born in York, S.C., she was a daughter of Barbara Jean Garrison Christopher and the late Thomas Jerome Cook. She was a homemaker. Surviving in addition to her mother, are her husband of 28 years, Wayne Lee...

Alton Vernon Faile

Alton Vernon Faile

Mar 17, 2015

Alton Vernon Faile, 64, of Heath Springs, S.C., died Tuesday evening, March 17, 2015, in Hospice & Community Care, Rock Hill, S.C. Born in Monroe, N.C., Alton was raised by his grandparents, Spofford and Polly Catoe Faile. He had retired from Springs Industries. Alton also loved to hunt and fish. Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Phillips Faile of the home;...

Roger Leon Phillips

Roger Leon Phillips

Mar 16, 2015

A memorial service for Roger Leon Phillips, 70 of Heath Springs, SC, was held, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Baker Funeral Home. Burial was private. Mrs. Brenda C. Burns was the celebrant. Mr. Phillips died Monday, March 16, 2015, at his home. Born in Lancaster, SC, he was a son of Mary Maggielene Crenshaw Phillips and the late Clyde Russell...

Annie Wallace Pope

Annie Wallace Pope

Mar 12, 2015

A funeral service for Annie Wallace Pope 90, of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 15, 2015, in the sanctuary of Midway Baptist Church, Kershaw, SC. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Todd Gandy, Tony Pope and Eric Truesdale will officiate. Mrs. Pope, widow of Rev. Clayton William Pope, Sr. died peacefully at...

Dr. Franklin R. Thomas

Dr. Franklin R. Thomas

Mar 11, 2015

Franklin Ray Thomas, Sr., loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, went to be with the Lord on March 11, 2015, at the age of 87. He had been a resident of Carroll Campbell Place in Lexington, SC for three years and passed there surrounded by his cherished wife Esther and family. Frank was born to the late Raymond Benjamin...

Michelle P. 'Missy' Thomas

Michelle P. 'Missy' Thomas

Mar 9, 2015

The family will hold a memorial service for Michelle Penton “Missy” Thomas, 46, of Bethune, SC, Saturday, March 14, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in Bethune Baptist Church. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Mrs. Thomas died suddenly March 9, 2015, in KershawHealth, Camden, SC. Born in San Bernardino, CA, she was a daughter of Wayne Penton and...

Judy Williams

Judy Williams

Mar 9, 2015

The family will hold a memorial service for Judy Williams, 74 of Kershaw, SC, Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Burial will be private at a later date in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Williams died Monday, March 9, 2015, at White Oak Manor, Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, SC, she was...

Audrey Neal Pitts

Audrey Neal Pitts

Mar 3, 2015

A funeral service for Audrey Ethleen Neal Pitts, 89 of Heath Springs, SC, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 6, 2015, in the sanctuary of Flint Ridge Baptist Church, Heath Springs. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Reverends Kelvin Hinson and David Stover will officiate. Mrs. Pitts was welcomed home to be with Jesus on Tuesday...

Eloise Johnston Riggins

Eloise Johnston Riggins

Mar 1, 2015

Funeral services for Eloise Johnston Riggins, 87 of Columbia, SC, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in the sanctuary of Shandon Baptist Church. The Reverends Barry Gray and David Spears will officiate. An entombment committal service will be held at 3:00 p.m. in Carolina Memorial Park Mausoleum, Charleston, SC. Mrs. Riggins, widow of Keith Paul Riggins...

Kathy A. Payne

Kathy A. Payne

Feb 25, 2015

A funeral service for Kathy A. Payne, 57 of Lancaster, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 28, 2015, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Jackie Jenkins will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Kathy died Thursday, February 25, 2015, in Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the...

Heyward Fulton Davis, Sr.

Heyward Fulton Davis, Sr.

Feb 22, 2015

A funeral service for Heyward Fulton Davis, Sr., 93, of Camden, SC, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Wednesday, February 25, 2015, in Community Bible Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Reverends Jerry Peacock and Tony Gould will officiate. Mr. Davis died Sunday, February 22, 2015, in Springdale Healthcare Center, Camden. Born in Bishopville, SC, he...

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1St Class Grady Williams

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1St Class Grady Williams

Feb 19, 2015

A funeral service for retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Grady Williams, 79, of Lugoff, SC, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 22, 2015, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Kershaw City Cemetery with military honors. Mr. Ronnie Stroud will officiate. Mr. Williams died Thursday, February 19, 2015, in Palmetto HealthRichland Hospital, Columbia,...