Recent Obituaries
Keith Gibson
Nov 17, 2012
Keith Alan Gibson, 50 of Camden, SC died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Unihealth Post Acute Care of Tanglewood, Ridgeway, SC. A private service will be held at a later date. Born in Seaford, Delaware, he was the son of the late Roy Hartness and Inez Vivian Bradshaw Gibson. He was a carpenter and enjoyed fishing. Surviving are 2 sisters;...
David Michael Watson
Nov 16, 2012
Graveside services for David Michael “Mike” Watson, 59, of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Keith Coates will officiate. Mr. Watson died Friday, November 16, at KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Camden, SC, he was the son of Iva Lee Vincent Watson and the late John Edward “J.E.” Watson. He was...
Roddy Bowers
Nov 15, 2012
Graveside services for Roddy Lee “Pops” Bowers, 67 of Westville will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 18, at Refuge Baptist Church Cemetery. The Revs. Don Knight, Michael Arant and Mr. Michael Byrd will officiate. Mr. Bowers died Thursday, November 15, at his home. Born in Westville, he was the son of the late Coleman and Blanche Baker Bowers....
Dan B. Blackmon
Nov 14, 2012
Funeral services for Dan B. Blackmon, 83, of Lancaster will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Hyde Park Baptist Church. Rev. Charlie Simmons will officiate. Burial will follow in the Lancaster Memorial Park. Mr. Blackmon died Wednesday, November 14, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. Born in Heath Springs, he was the son of...

Carolyn D. Cranford
Nov 10, 2012
Funeral services for Carolyn Diane Cranford, 54, of Kershaw, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 12, 2012 at Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Jeff Grubbs will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Cranford died Saturday, November 10, at KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Camden, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lesa Mae...
Dottie Hendricks
Nov 9, 2012
A service to celebrate the life of Dorothy “Dottie” Lomax Hendricks, 85, of Bethune, will be held Sunday, November 11, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. at Bethel United Methodist Church, Bethune, SC. Rev. Barbara Segars will officiate. Mrs. Hendricks, loving wife of the late A. Bernarr “Barney” Hendricks, passed away Friday, November 9, 2012, at her home with her children by...
David Phillip Copeland
Nov 5, 2012
Graveside services for David Phillip “Sam” Copeland, 65 of Kershaw will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Bethune. Mr. Troy Hough will officiate. Mr. Copeland died Monday, November 5 at Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia. Born in Bethune, he was the son of the late William “Bill” and Matilda Williams Copeland. He...
Almetta H. Estridge
Nov 3, 2012
Funeral services for Almetta Hunter Estridge, 85, of Lancaster, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at the Chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. The Revs. Don Knight and Carl Hunter will officiate. Burial will follow in the Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Estridge died Saturday, November 3, at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, she...

Wilma O. Truesdale
Nov 1, 2012
Funeral services for Wilma Outen Truesdale, 96, will be held Saturday, November 3, at 11:00 a.m. at Abney Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Revs. Curtis Cameron, Robbie Shivar, and Homer Hinson will officiate. Mrs. Truesdale, widow of Jessie Clyburn Truesdale, died Thursday, November 1, at her home. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of...
Mason Tod Smith
Oct 25, 2012
Memorial services for Mason Tod Smith, infant son of Tod Allen and Stacy Craig Smith, will be held Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at DeKalb Baptist Church with Rev. Keith Coates officiating. Mason died at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital. Surviving are his parents of Kershaw; twin sister, Macie Danielle Smith; brothers, Jordan B. Smith and T. Cameron Smith...
Norman Welch
Oct 20, 2012
The family will hold a memorial service at 6:00 p.m. Monday, October 22, 2012, at The Cross and the Sword Church, Kershaw to celebrate the life of Norman Eugene Welch, 74, of Westville. Mr. Welch passed away Saturday, October 20, at KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Oakdale, LA, he was the son of the late Elijah L. and Clara Bell Coker...

Jeffery 'Bess' M. Roberts
Oct 18, 2012
Funeral services for Mrs. Jeffery ”Bess” Maree Roberts, 67, of Heath Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Donald Tillman will officiate. Burial will follow in the Salem Cemetery, Heath Springs, S.C. Mrs. Roberts, loving wife of Rev. Gary Roberts, died Thursday, October 18, at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, Columbia. Born...
Linda J. Vincent
Oct 15, 2012
A funeral service to celebrate the life of Linda Dianne Joyner Vincent, 67, of Kershaw will be held 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Buffalo Baptist Church. The Revs. Donald Coppedge, Bill Morris and James Way will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Vincent died Monday, October 15, at her home. Born in Lancaster, she was...
Frances Marie Cornell
Oct 7, 2012
Funeral services for Frances Marie Cornell, 84, will be held Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Prodigal Free Will Baptist Church with burial to follow in Taxahaw Baptist Church Cemetery. Revs. Tony Hargett and Ken Lakes will officiate. Memorials may be made to Prodigal Free Will Baptist Church, 907 Buffalo Creek Road, Kershaw, S.C. 29067. Mrs. Cornell died...

Colulmbus Brown Stover
Oct 7, 2012
Funeral Services for Columbus Brown Stover 79, of Kershaw will be held Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service at Baker Funeral Home starting at 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.. Memorials may...
Johnny Williams
Oct 4, 2012
Graveside services for Johnny C. Williams, 80, of Kershaw will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Thorn Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Heath Springs. Rev. Jamie Rogers will officiate. Mr. Williams died Thursday, October 4, at Lancaster Convalescent Center, Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, he was the son of the late Landy Boyd and Oree Hilton Williams. Mr....
Louise Ballard Coates
Oct 2, 2012
Funeral services for Louise Ballard Coates, 90, of Kershaw will be held Sunday, October 7, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the Senior Adult Wing of First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall...
Elizabeth Thomas
Oct 2, 2012
Elizabeth C. Thomas, 83, of Kershaw, died Tuesday, October, 2, 2012 at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. A scattering service will be held at a later late in Latrobe, Pa. Born in Latrobe, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Harold and Frances Everett West. She enjoyed reading and loved all kinds of animals. Surviving are 4 daughters; Kathleen Huggins...

Charles Roberts
Sep 29, 2012
Memorial services for Charles Roberts, 69, of Kershaw, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 1, 2012, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel. A committal service will follow in the Salem Cemetery, Heath Springs. Rev. Gary Roberts and Chaplin Ronnie Owens will officiate. Mr. Roberts died Saturday, September 29, at Agape Rehabilitation, Rock Hill. Born in Kershaw, he was the...
Boyd Mangum
Sep 27, 2012
Graveside services for Boyd “Stoney” Mangum, 83, of Kershaw will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, September 30, 2012, at Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Jamie Rogers will officiate. Mr. Mangum died Thursday, September 27, in Agape Rehabilitation, Rock Hill, S.C., Born in Bethune, he was the son of the late James Ervin and Mary West Mangum. He also was a...