Recent Obituaries
Henry Michael Fletcher
Jul 4, 2014
Funeral services for Henry Michael Fletcher, 64, of Kershaw will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 7, 2014, from the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Westville with Military Honors. Rev. Bobby Fletcher will officiate. Mr. Fletcher died Friday, July 4, 2014, at UniHealth, Rock Hill. Born in Camden,SC, he was...
Grady Wilson Horton
Jul 1, 2014
Funeral services for Grady Wilson Horton, 99, of Bethune, SC, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 3, 2014, in the sanctuary of Timrod Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Harold Adams will officiate. Mr. Horton was born April 22, 1915, to Wade Copeland and Maggie Jones Horton. He lived most of his 99 years...
James Noah 'Jamie' Broughton
Jun 27, 2014
Funeral services for James Noah “Jamie” Broughton, 43 of Cassatt, SC will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 3, 2014 in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the Abney Baptist Church Cemetery. The Revs. Bobby James and Todd Gandy will officiate. Mr. Broughton died Friday, June 27, at his home. Born in Charlotte, NC,...
Donna Gail Robinson
Jun 22, 2014
A memorial service for Donna Gail Robinson, 42 of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2014 from the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. John R. Porter will officiate. The family will greet friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. Ms. Robinson died Sunday evening, June 22, 2014. Born in Chester, she was the...
John Wade Vincent
Jun 19, 2014
Funeral services for John Wade “Shorty” Vincent, 78 of Kershaw, SC will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 22, 2014 in the sanctuary of Buffalo Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Ray Lowe and James Way will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the burial service in the Church Family Life Center...

Vera Lee Knight
Jun 16, 2014
A funeral service for Vera Lee Knight, 83 of Kershaw will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2014 in the Chapel of Baker Funeral Home . Pastor Cotton Pate and Hospice Chaplain Ronnie Owens will officiate. Burial will follow in the DeKalb Baptist Church Cemetery, Camden with Rev. Dr. Frankie Melton officiating. The family will receive friends beginning...
John Broome
Jun 14, 2014
John Broome, 52 of Kershaw died Saturday, June 14, 2014 at his home. Born in Camden, he was the son of the late George Alton and Lillian Vincent Broome. Mr. Broome worked in construction and was a member of Flint Ridge Baptist Church, Heath Springs. Mr. Broome will be cremated and the family will hold a remembrance service at the...
Billy Joe Parks
Jun 14, 2014
Billy Joe Parks, 63 of Great Falls, SC died Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. Born in Sonoma, CA, he was the son of the late Billy Sunday and Jean Ione Danielson Parks. Mr. Parks was a foreman in the construction industry. Surviving are his daughter, Stephanie Farnsworth of Rickman...
Bernice Baker Kelly
Jun 13, 2014
A funeral service to celebrate the life of Bernice Baker Kelly, 85 of Camden will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday morning June 16, 2014 in the sanctuary of Malvern Hill Baptist Church. The Revs. Buster Morris and Donnie Barrett will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Westville. Mrs. Kelly, widow of Willard Leslie Kelly passed...
Lola Baker Cauthen
Jun 12, 2014
A funeral service for Lola Baker Cauthen, 93 of Kershaw will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 14, 2014 in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Rev. Don Knight will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Cauthen, widow of John Stanley Cauthen died Thursday, June 12, 2014 in Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster. Born in...
Ruby Doris Whitley Green
Jun 11, 2014
A graveside service for Ruby Doris Whitley Green, 72 of Kershaw will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 14, 2014 in Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Bobby James will officiate. Mrs. Green died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at her home. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Wylie “Tom” and Ethel Bowers Whitley. She...
David Robert West
Jun 6, 2014
Funeral services for David Robert West, 61 of Pageland, SC will be held at 4:00 p.m., Monday, June 9, 2014 from the sanctuary of First Freewill Baptist Church, 209 S. Pine Street, Pageland. Rev. Melvin Keziah will officiate. Burial will follow in the Greenlawn Memorial Park, Pageland. Mr. West died Friday evening, June 6, 2014 at his home. Born in...
Charles Olin Amerson, Iii
May 20, 2014
A funeral service for Charles Olin Amerson, III, 7 months old will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 25, 2014 in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Pastor Abbie Wheeler will officiate. He will be cremated following the service. The viewing and visitation will be held Sunday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral...

Cora Gardner Bowers
May 12, 2014
Cora Gardner Bowers, 83 of Kershaw, wife of the late James Archie Bowers, and daughter of the late Doctor Jack and Mollie Pittman Gardner, passed away on May 12, 2014, in KershawHealth, Camden. Mrs. Bowers was a lifelong resident of Kershaw until moving to Springdale Healthcare in Camden in 2007. After graduating from Kershaw High School, she was an Operator...

Donald Ray Poston
May 12, 2014
Donald Ray Poston, 52 of Lancaster died Monday, May 12, 2014 in Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. NC. Born in Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Ward “Coot” and Azilee Irene Chappell Poston. Mr. Poston worked for Jim Mahaffey’s and enjoyed his dogs. Surviving are his sister, Debra Brady of Kernersville, NC and his brother, Jerry Poston and...
Westley Reed Phillips
May 11, 2014
Funeral services for Westley Reed Phillips, 26 of Kershaw will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Phillips died Sunday, May 11, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born in Lancaster, he was the son...

Clifford Blackmon, Jr.
May 11, 2014
Funeral services for Clifford Blackmon, Jr., 79 of Heath Springs will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in the sanctuary of Flint Ridge Baptist Church. Rev. Kelvin Hinson will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Blackmon, loving husband of Sarah Humphries Blackmon died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at his home. Born in Heath Springs,...
Carolyn Boone Baker
May 9, 2014
A graveside service for Carolyn Boone Baker, 61 of Camden will be held at 4:00 p.m., Monday, May 12, in Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Burch Kelly will officiate. The family will receive friends, anytime at the home, 1423 Davis Street and following the service at the cemetery. Mrs. Baker, widow of Celtis E. Baker, Sr. died Friday, May 9,...
Lorene Vincent Gardner
Apr 28, 2014
Funeral services for Lorene Vincent Gardner, 89 of Kershaw will be held at 3:00 pm, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in the sanctuary of Buffalo Baptist Church. The Revs. Ray Lowe, Donald Coppedge and Chaplain Brian Ogburn will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 2:00 pm...
Margie Faulkenberry Wilson
Apr 26, 2014
Funeral services for Margie Faulkenberry Wilson, 87 of Kershaw, SC will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Pleasant Plain Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Todd Montgomery, Thurmond Johnson and Will Washburn will officiate. Mrs. Wilson, widow of Curtis Lee Wilson died Saturday, April 26, 2014, at her home. She was...