Recent Obituaries
Glennie Byrd
Dec 4, 2013
Funeral services for Glennie Belle Byrd, 94, of Jefferson, S.C. will be held Friday, December 6, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. in Baker Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Jefferson, S.C. Rev. Terry Corder will officiate. Mrs. Byrd, widow of Yancy Toasting Byrd, died Wednesday, December 4, at her home. Born in Pageland, S.C....
Shirley Jean Neubacher
Dec 2, 2013
The family will hold a memorial service for Shirley Jean Neubacher, 82 of Kershaw in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church, Friday, December 6, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. Rev. Jamie Rogers will officiate. Mrs. Neubacher died Monday, December 2, 2013, at Agape Health and Rehab, Rock Hill, S.C. Born in Utica NY, she was a daughter of the late...
Billie Windham Coates
Dec 1, 2013
Memorial services for Billie Windham Coates, 78 of Kershaw will be held in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. The Revs. Bryant D. Fersner and Dr. Bill Coates will officiate. Inurnment will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Coates, widow of Eddie Oscar Coates, Sr. who predeceased her February 16, 2013, died...

Clifford G. Sowell
Nov 27, 2013
Funeral services for Clifford Gay Sowell, 85 of Heath Springs will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 29, 2013, in the sanctuary of Pleasant Plain Baptist Church, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Todd Montgomery and Will Washburn will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside in the cemetery and other times...
Sara Edna West Bowers
Nov 24, 2013
Funeral services for Sara Edna West Bowers, 91 of Kershaw, S.C. will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013, in the sanctuary of Bethany Baptist Church, Westville, S.C. The Revs. Craigan Blankenship, Tommy Bowers, Quitman Hand and Mr. Jesse Bowers will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bowers died Sunday, November 24, 2013, at her...
Iva Lee W. Hendrix
Nov 23, 2013
Funeral services for Iva Lee Williams Hendrix, 90 of Kershaw, S.C. will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 26, 2013, in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Hendrix died Saturday, November 23, 2013, in Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C. Born in the Buffalo community...
Margie Reese Jackson
Nov 16, 2013
Funeral services for Margie Reese Jackson, 75 of Camden will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 19, 2013, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Bruce Hancock will officiate. Ms. Jackson died suddenly Saturday, November 16, 2013, at KershawHealth, Camden. Born in the Mt. Pisgah community of Kershaw County,...
David G. Williams
Nov 14, 2013
Funeral services for David Gerold Williams, 72 of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 17, 2013, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. The Revs. Jamie Rogers and Don Knight will officiate. Burial with Military Honors and Masonic Rites will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Williams died Thursday evening, November 14, at Dorn VA...
Katie R. Thompson
Nov 5, 2013
A graveside service for Katie Robinson Thompson, 80 of Lancaster will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 10, 2013, in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Heath Springs. The Revs. Karen Ballard and Ray Robinson will officiate. Mrs. Thompson died Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at her home. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Vancy Cleveland and Kate Payne...
Bobbie Catoe Pardue
Nov 1, 2013
Bobbie Jean Catoe Pardue, 81, of Heath Springs, S.C. died Friday, November 1, 2013, at her home. Born August 28, 1932, in Kershaw, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Roy and Alice Catoe. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 2, at Kershaw City Cemetery. Revs. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Mrs. Pardue is survived...
Major Raymond Kane, Sr., Usaf (Ret.)
Oct 26, 2013
Services for Major Raymond A. Kane, USAF (Ret.) 83 of Sumter, S.C. will be held at 1:00 p.m. from the chapel of McMillan – Small Funeral Home, Myrtle Beach, S.C, Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Deacon George Ferland from St. Andrews Catholic Church will officiate. Burial will follow with full military honors in the Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery, Myrtle Beach. Major...
Marty Reynolds
Oct 25, 2013
Funeral services for Marty Marion Reynolds, 70 of Kershaw will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 28, 2013, at Buffalo Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Military Honors. The Revs. Trent McLaughlin and Todd Gandy will officiate. Mr. Reynolds, loving husband of Carol Lucas Reynolds died Friday, October 25, at his home surrounded by his...
Ronald Hugh Montgomery
Oct 24, 2013
Ronald Hugh Montgomery, 60 of Kershaw S.C. died Thursday, October 24, 2013, at his home. Born in Deland, FL, he was the son of Kenneth Montgomery and Elizabeth Parker Rankin. Mr. Montgomery was a United States Navy Veteran. Surviving in addition to his parents are his daughter, Samantha Montgomery of St. Petersburg, FL; a grandson, Deaven; a sister, Cathy Stroud...
Pauline Rector 'Polly' Lee
Oct 24, 2013
A service to celebrate the life of Pauline Augusta Rector “Polly” Lee, 91 of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27, 2013, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Mrs. Lee, widow of Charles Eugene “Gene” Lee died Thursday, October 24, 2013, at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster. Born in Stony Point , N.C., she...

William Martin 'Marty' Scott
Oct 20, 2013
Services for William Martin “Marty” Scott, 25, of Heath Springs will be held Thursday, October 24, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in Baker Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Tim Steen and Doug Pate will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. William M. “Marty” Scott, died Sunday, October...
Etta Mae Taylor Hunter
Oct 17, 2013
Funeral services for Etta Mae Taylor Hunter, 87 of Kershaw will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 20, 2013, at Sand Hill Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Chadwick Ivester and Mr.Greg Gibbons will officiate. Mrs. Hunter died Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Lancaster Convalescent Center, Lancaster. Born in the Buford community of Lancaster County,...

Madison Scottland Gandy
Oct 13, 2013
Funeral services for Madison Scottland “Scotti” Gandy, 17 of Appling, GA will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 19, 2013, at First Baptist Church, Kershaw directed by Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Abney Baptist Church Cemetery, Kershaw. “Scotti” entered into rest Sunday, October 13, 2013. She was the daughter of The Rev. Phillip and Paula Gandy....
Faye G. Roberts
Oct 12, 2013
Funeral services for Faye Golden Roberts, 74 of Kershaw will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at Buffalo Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Curtis Cameron and Kevin Walters will officiate. Mrs. Roberts died Saturday, October 12, 2013, at KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Ducktown, TN, she was the daughter of the late...

Shirley Truesdale Williams
Oct 10, 2013
Funeral services for Shirley Truesdale Williams, 84 of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Sand Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Chadwick Ivester and Chaplain Tom Newboult will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Williams died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of...

Wendell Ervin Sowell
Oct 9, 2013
Graveside services for Wendell Ervin Sowell, 68 of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 12, 2013, in Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Jefferson, SC. Rev. Terry Corder will officiate. Mr. Sowell died Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at his home. Born in the Mt. Pisgah Community of Kershaw, he was the son of the late James William “J.W.”...