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Billie Morgan Welsh

Billie Morgan Welsh

Feb 17, 2015

A funeral service for Billie Morgan Welsh, 85 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 1:00 o’clock p.m. in Pleasant Plain Baptist Church, Saturday, February 21, 2015. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Todd Montgomery will officiate. Mrs. Welsh, widow of Thomas Jennings “Tom” Welsh died Tuesday, February 17, 2015, in Lancaster Convalescent Center, Lancaster, SC. Born in...

Norman Hilton, Jr.

Norman Hilton, Jr.

Feb 14, 2015

A graveside service for Norman Hilton, Jr., 76 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2015, in Center Grove Cemetery, Kershaw. Rev. Bobby Wallace will officiate. Mr. Hilton died Saturday, February 14, 2015, at his daughters home. Born in Kershaw, SC, he was a son of the late Norman, Sr. and Annie Belle Catoe...

Drew Brown

Drew Brown

Feb 14, 2015

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Jonathan Drew Brown, 29 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 6:00 o’clock p.m., Thursday, February 19, 2015, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Craigan Blankenship will officiate. Drew died Saturday, February 14, 2015, at his home. Born in Chester, SC, he was a son of Joseph William “Joe” Brown,...

Royce Andrew Stewart

Royce Andrew Stewart

Feb 12, 2015

A graveside service for Royce Andrew Stewart, 86 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 1:00 o’clock p.m. in Florence Memorial Gardens, Florence, SC, Monday, February 16, 2015. The Rev. Bobby Joyner will officiate. Mr. Stewart died Thursday, February 12, 2015, in White Oak Manor, Lancaster, SC. Born in Alma, GA, he was a son of the late Andrew Jackson...

Herman Willie Taylor

Herman Willie Taylor

Feb 11, 2015

A memorial service for Herman Willie Taylor, 74, of Kershaw, SC, will be held Saturday, February 14, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Todd Gandy will officiate. Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Mr. Taylor died Wednesday, February 11, 2015, in KershawHealth, Camden, SC. Born in Kershaw, SC, he was the son...

Leonard F. (Toby) Lowery

Leonard F. (Toby) Lowery

Feb 4, 2015

Mr. Leonard F. (Toby) Lowey, passed away at his home in Kershaw surrounded by his family on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. He served in the United States Navy for 20 years, retiring as Chief Petty Officer, and received many medals and accommodations. He loved the Navy and was a true patriot. In the early 80’s he moved back to Kershaw....

Selva Dean P. Roberts

Selva Dean P. Roberts

Feb 4, 2015

Funeral services for Selva Dean Parker Roberts, 80 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Friday, February 6, 2015, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. The Reverends Keith Coates and Tony Pope will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Roberts, widow of Clarence Everett Roberts died Wednesday, February 4, 2015, in...

Rita Croxton Rasmussen

Rita Croxton Rasmussen

Feb 1, 2015

A funeral service to celebrate the life of Rita Ann Croxton Rasmussen of Lexington, S.C. will be held at noon on February 5, 2015 with graveside services at Beaver Creek Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Rasmussen went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at her home after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Richard...

Thomas L. Patrick, Jr.

Thomas L. Patrick, Jr.

Feb 1, 2015

A graveside service with Military Honors for Thomas Lloyd Patrick, Jr., 81, of Lancaster, SC will be held Wednesday, February 4, at 3:00 p.m. in Lancaster Memorial Park, Lancaster, SC. Rev. Guy H. Shealy will officiate. Mr. Patrick died Sunday, February 1, 2015, in Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster, SC. Born in Cherokee Co., SC, he was the son of the...

Mary Hazel Ray Few

Mary Hazel Ray Few

Jan 27, 2015

Mary Hazel Ray Few, 78, of Liberty Hill, SC, passed away Tuesday morning, January 27th, 2015, nearly a year after the death of her husband, William Eugene “Coach Bill” Few who passed away February 6th, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, January 29th, 2015, in the sanctuary of Liberty Hill Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in...

Marcia B. Hoffman

Marcia B. Hoffman

Jan 24, 2015

A funeral service for Marcia Lee Belk Hoffman, 76, of Lancaster, SC, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2015, in the sanctuary of White Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Lancaster Memorial Park. The Revs. Don Waldrop and Wayne Dickson will officiate. Mrs. Hoffman, widow of Bobby Otis Hoffman died Saturday, January 24, 2015, at...

Jeremy Andrew Deese

Jeremy Andrew Deese

Jan 22, 2015

A funeral service for Jeremy Andrew Deese, 30, of Kershaw, SC will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 26, 2015, in the sanctuary of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Jefferson, SC. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Terry Corder will officiate. Mr. Deese died Thursday, January 22, 2015, at his home. Born in Camden, SC, he was the...

Betty H. Bell

Betty H. Bell

Jan 22, 2015

A funeral service for Betty Hinson Bell, 82, of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 25, 2015, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Tony Pope will officiate. Mrs. Bell, widow of James Emerson Bell died Thursday, January 22, 2015, at her home. Born in the...

Annie Grace Mobley Knight

Annie Grace Mobley Knight

Jan 19, 2015

A funeral service for Annie Grace Mobley Knight, 89, of Heath Springs, SC, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, January 22, 2015, in Sonlight Church of the Nazarene, Lancaster, SC. Rev. Jerry Branham and Pastor Cotton Pate will officiate. Burial will follow in the Salem Cemetery, Heath Springs, SC. Mrs. Knight, widow of J. Miller Knight died Monday, January...

William Eric Kidd

William Eric Kidd

Jan 17, 2015

A memorial service to celebrate the life of William Eric Kidd, 66, of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2015, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Pastor Cotton Pate will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. Mr. Kidd died Saturday, January 17, 2015, in Duke University...

Donald David Finley

Donald David Finley

Jan 17, 2015

Donald David Finley 80, of Kershaw, SC, and formerly of Easley, SC, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015, in Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster, SC. He was born August 19, 1934, in Greenville, SC, but had lived most of his life in Easley, SC. He was the son of the late David Oscar and Elizabeth Vickery Finley, and was a member...

Dorothy Horton Benton

Dorothy Horton Benton

Jan 17, 2015

A Funeral service for Dorothy Horton ”Dot” Benton, 93, of Bethune, SC, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2015, in Shamrock Baptist Church, Bethune, SC. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Reverends Odell Sullivan and Luke Morrison will officiate. Mrs. Benton, widow of George Cleveland Benton died Saturday, January 17, 2015, in KershawHealth, Camden, SC....

Rev. Robert Duane Jeske

Rev. Robert Duane Jeske

Jan 16, 2015

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Rev. Robert Duane Jeske, 79, of Kershaw, SC will be held at 3:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of Midway Baptist Church, Saturday, January 31, 2015, where he was a member. The Reverends Todd Gandy, Larry Carter and Dr. Frankie Melton will officiate. The family will gather immediately following the service in the...

Richard Keith 'Rick' Riggins

Richard Keith 'Rick' Riggins

Jan 12, 2015

Funeral services for Richard Keith “Rick” Riggins, 64 of West Columbia, SC, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 15, 2015, in the sanctuary of Shandon Baptist Church, Columbia, SC. The Revs. Barry Gray and David Spears will officiate. A entombment committal service will be held in Carolina Memorial Park, 7113 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, SC, at 3:00 p.m....

Leon Elliott Mackey, Sr.

Leon Elliott Mackey, Sr.

Jan 12, 2015

Graveside services for Leon Elliott “Speedy” Mackey, Sr., 74 of the Elgin community, Lancaster, SC, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 17, 2015, in Beaver Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Stoneboro Road, Heath Springs, SC. Mr. Mackey died Monday, January 12, 2015, in Heath Springs Residential Care Center, Heath Springs, SC. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of...