Recent Obituaries
Jerry Wayne Sowell
Jul 27, 2024
Jerry Wayne Sowell, age 77, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on July 27, 2024. He was born in Camden, South Carolina, to the late Emmett L. Sowell and Kathryn Sims Sowell. He graduated from Mount Pisgah High School and attended Clemson University, later graduating from Richland Tech. He retired from the V. C. Summer Nuclear Station (SCANA) after 36...
Johnny Leroy Hunter
Jul 25, 2024
Johnny Leroy Hunter, age 64, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away, Thursday, July 25, 2024, at Lexington Hospice House, Lexington, S.C. Born in Lancaster, S.C. he was a son of the late Jerry Baxter Hunter and Barbara Ann Stroud Hunter. Mr. Hunter was an automotive mechanic.
He is survived by his children, April Hunter (Joel), Donna Hunter (Able), Brenda Booth (Ray), Joyce...
Lawrence W. Polson
Jul 24, 2024
Lawrence William “Larry” Polson, age 71, of Kershaw, S.C. died Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family.
Born in Camden, S.C., he was a son of the late Paul William Polson and Iva Lee “Polly” Owens Allen. Mr. Polson was retired from Bowater. Mr. Polson was a member of Abney Baptist Church where he was the former...
Diane B. Portman
Jul 23, 2024
Diane Baker Portman, age 74 of Kershaw, S.C., widow of John Ray Portman, died Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family.
Born in Hartsville, S.C., she was the daughter of the late L.E. and Geneva Watkins Baker. Mrs. Portman loved spending time with her grandchildren and watching birds.
Surviving are sons; Sam Portman (Amy) and Eddie Portman; 7...
Deannie Hyatt Reeves
Jul 16, 2024
Mrs. Dean Hyatt “Deannie” Reeves, 91, of Kershaw, S.C. and loving wife of the late C. Joe Reeves, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at MUSC Health, Lancaster, Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C.
Deannie was born May 25, 1933, in Augusta, Georgia and was a 1951 graduate of Lancaster High School. She was a retiree of The Kendall Company in Bethune, S.C....
Cecil Wayne Williams
Jul 8, 2024
Cecil Wayne Williams, age 77 of Kershaw, S.C. passed away, Monday evening, July 8, 2024, at Lancaster Health and Rehab, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Kershaw County, S.C., he was a son of the late Reese Williams and Cletus Connell Williams. Mr. Williams retired form Springs Industries and was a member of Pineview Baptist Church. He enjoyed spending time with his...
Charles Dean Threatt, Sr.
Jul 8, 2024
Charles Dean Threatt, Sr. age 73, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away peacefully from stage 4 lung cancer on Monday, July 8, 2024, at his home. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was a son of Mary Joyce Seegars Threatt and Marion Threatt. He was a lifelong brick mason, and well known in the community for his work. Mr. Threatt cherished his...
William Monroe "Billy" Melton, Sr.
Jul 5, 2024
William Monroe “Billy” Melton, Sr., 80, of Kershaw, S.C. passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024, at his residence. Born in Moncks Corner, S.C., on January 3, 1944, to the late Monroe D. Melton and Janie Brunson Melton, Billy was a truck driver.
Surviving him are his daughter, Karen Bacon, and her husband, Bruce; son, William Monroe “Will” Melton, Jr., and...
Laura Jean Farmer
Jul 5, 2024
Laura Jean Gainey Farmer, 71, of Kershaw, SC passed away to her forever home on July 5, 2024, at Piedmont Hospital in Rock Hill, SC. Born on February 6, 1953, in Kershaw, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walker and Sadie Cassidy Gainey.
She is survived by her husband, Larry Farmer; sisters, Lila Shepherd of Georgia, Evelyn Hammond of...
Rev. Dr. J. Donald McManus
Jul 5, 2024
James Donald McManus from Lancaster, SC died early Friday afternoon at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, NC. He was born in 1942 to the late James Hawley McManus and the late Willie Mae McManus from the Taxahaw community of Lancaster County. Donald was married to the late Judie Baskin McManus and is survived by their two sons, James Donald McManus, Jr....
Marlowe F. Jones
Jul 3, 2024
Marlowe Faulkenberry Jones, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. She was born in Lancaster County, S.C., a daughter of the late Lula Mae Bowers Faulkenberry and Edward N. Faulkenberry. In addition to her parents, she is also predeceased by her husband, Lawrence Jones, a sister-in-law, Cathy Faulkenberry and a brother-in-law, Lanny Robinson. Marlowe graduated from Kershaw...
Danny Ray Tidwell
Jul 2, 2024
Danny Ray Tidwell, age 63, of McBee, S.C., passed away, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville, S.C. He was a son of the late William Tidwell and Janet Anderson Tidwell. He was self employed in the landscaping industry.
No formal services service will be held.
Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw, S.C. is assisting the family with cremation services.
Walter Hurley Craig, Jr.
Jun 22, 2024
Walter Hurley “Walt” Craig, Jr., age 57 of Kershaw, S.C., passed away at his home on Saturday, June 22, 2024, after a valiant, nearly six-month struggle with glioblastoma.
He was born in Lancaster, S.C. on December 20, 1966, to Melody Clyburn Craig and the late Walter Hurley Craig, Sr. Walt was a 1985 graduate of Andrew Jackson High School and...
Clara T. Vincent
Jun 22, 2024
Clara Threatt Vincent, age 94 of Camden, S.C. and formerly of Kershaw, S.C. passed away, Saturday evening, June 22, 2024, at Karesh at Beechwood, Camden, S.C. Born in Kershaw, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Lee Clarence Threatt and Eva Elizabeth Gardner Threatt. She retired from Springs Industries as a supervisor. Mrs. Vincent was a faithful member of...
Jay Lynn Horton
Jun 22, 2024
Jay Lynn Horton, age 59 of Kershaw, S.C. passed away, Saturday evening, June 22, 2024, at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown, Columbia, S.C. Born in Lancaster, S.C. he was a son of the late Wilbur Lee Horton, Sr. and Joyce Ann Robinson Horton. Jay was an excellent auto mechanic. He loved drag racing and spending time with his grandchildren.
Jay...
Donald Neal Snipes
Jun 14, 2024
Donald Neal Snipes, age 66, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away Friday evening, June 14, 2024, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. He was born August 25, 1957, in Chester, S.C. to the late Bruce Snipes and Ellen Louise Gainer Snipes. Mr. Snipes was formerly employed with Springs Industries, Tyson Foods in Electric Maintenance and with Boral Brick as a...
Kenneth Ray "Ken" Faulkenberry
Jun 6, 2024
Kenneth Ray “Ken” Faulkenberry, age 74 of Lancaster, S.C., passed away, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House, Rock Hill, S.C. after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on July 8, 1949, in Camden, S.C. to the late James Arthur Faulkenberry and Annie Pauline Fagen Faulkenberry. He was a true entrepreneur. He owned his...
Conard Douglas Rollins, Jr.
Jun 4, 2024
Conard Douglas Rollins, Jr., age 64 of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Tuesday evening, June 4, 2024, at MUSC Kershaw Health Medical Center, Camden, S.C. Born in Chester, S.C., he was a son of the late Conard Douglas Rollins, Sr. and Lucille Goins Wilson. Mr. Rollins was a former employee of Springs Industries, Reynolds Farms and Braswell Farms. He enjoyed working...
Deborah Mungo Huddleston
Jun 2, 2024
Deborah Mungo Huddleston, age 71, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Sunday, June 2, 2024, at MUSC Health, Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Albany, Ga., she was a daughter of the late Bruce Gay Mungo, Sr. and Anne Taylor Mungo. Deborah was a graduate of Andrew Jackson High School, Class of 1971. She was a welder and field accountant....
Sybil Smith
Jun 1, 2024
Sybil Gardner Smith, age 88, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. and formerly of Kershaw, S.C., passed away on Saturday evening, June 1, 2024, at Summerville Community Hospice House, Summerville, S.C. She passed away peacefully and entered into Heaven.
She was born in Kershaw, S.C. to the late D. Frank Gardner and Mayo Byrd Gardner on December 31, 1935. Mrs. Gardner was a...
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