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Edward Blakeney

Edward Blakeney

Sep 21, 2011

Graveside funeral services for Harry Edward “Ed” Blakeney, will be held Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Bryant Fersner will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church Parlor. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 67, Kershaw,...

Verda Mobley Steele

Verda Mobley Steele

Sep 19, 2011

Graveside services for Verda Mae Mobley Steele, 93, of Kershaw, will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, September 22, 2011, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Jesse Hegler will officiate. Mrs. Steele, widow of William McDonald Steele died Monday evening, September 19, in White Oak Manor, Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Hammond and Florence...

Tammy Holland - Olds

Tammy Holland - Olds

Sep 19, 2011

Graveside services for Tammy Marie Holland-Olds, 34, of Lake Wateree , Camden , will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 23, 2011, in Kershaw City Cemetery, Kershaw. Chris Knight will officiate. Tammy died Monday, September 19, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born in Franklin VA., she was the daughter of Janet Turner Kerkove and the late Murray...

Marie Baker Hancock

Marie Baker Hancock

Sep 18, 2011

Funeral services for Marie Baker Hancock, 92, of Kershaw will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 21, 2011, in Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Jamie Rogers will officiate. Mrs. Hancock widow of Thomas R. Hancock entered her heavenly home Sunday, September 18, in KershawHealth-Camden surrounded by her loving family. Born in...

Johnny Albert Walden

Johnny Albert Walden

Sep 17, 2011

Memorial services for Johnny Albert Walden, 72, of Kershaw, will be held at 5:00 P.M., Sunday, September 18, 2011, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Bill Parker will officiate. Burial will be held at a later date in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia. Born in Monroe, N.C. , he was the son of the late Johnny “Pappy” and...

Alvin Harper, Sr.

Alvin Harper, Sr.

Sep 13, 2011

The family will hold a gathering and visitation for Alvin Timothy Harper, Sr., 55, of Kershaw and formerly of Covington, GA., Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at 3:30 P.M. in Baker Funeral Home. Mr. Harper will be cremated following the gathering. Mr. Harper died Tuesday, September 13, in KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Covington, Ga., he was the son of the late...

Ricardo Mendez

Ricardo Mendez

Sep 12, 2011

Services for Ricardo Mendez, 85, of Kershaw and formerly of New York and Miami will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 15, 2011, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. The family will receive friends and family following the service. Mr. Mendez will be cremated following the service and inurnment will take place in New York. Born in San...

Billy Byrd

Billy Byrd

Sep 9, 2011

Funeral services for Billy Byrd, 79, of Camden and formerly of Lancaster will be held at 3:00 P.M., Monday, September 12, 2011, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the Lancaster Memorial Park, Lancaster. The Revs. Bobby James and Donald Tillman will officiate. Mr. Byrd died Friday, September 9, in Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia....

Alice Stevens Huggins

Alice Stevens Huggins

Sep 8, 2011

Funeral services for Alice Stevens Huggins, 90, of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, September 11, 2011, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the St. Matthews United Methodist Church Cemetery, Bishopville, S.C. Brother J.R. Rosado will officiate. Mrs. Huggins, widow of Fred M. Huggins, Sr. died Thursday, September 8, in KershawHealth, Camden. Born...

Ruby Horton Stover

Ruby Horton Stover

Sep 1, 2011

Mrs. Ruby Horton Stover, 94, of Heath Springs, widow of the late David Woodrow “Top” Stover, died Thursday, September 1, 2011 at her home. Born May 15, 1917 in Kershaw County, she was a daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Bowers and James Ervin Horton. She was a homemaker, a devoted wife and loving Mother. Mrs. Stover enjoyed gardening, reading...

Juanita Hendrix

Juanita Hendrix

Aug 31, 2011

Graveside services for Juanita Hendrix will be held Friday, September 2, at 11:00 a.m. at Kershaw City Cemetery. Revs. Bryant D. Fersner and Don Knight will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 67, Kershaw, S.C. 29067. Ms. Hendrix died...

Mitchell Todd Bowers

Mitchell Todd Bowers

Aug 29, 2011

Funeral services for Mitchell Todd Bowers, 45, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, August 31, 2011, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Doug Humphries will officiate. Mr. Bowers died Monday, August 29, in Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, Columbia. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of...

John 'Jack' Priefer

John 'Jack' Priefer

Aug 27, 2011

Funeral services for John Erman “Jack” Priefer, 78, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 29, 2011, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Todd Gandy will officiate. Mr. Priefer will be cremated following the funeral service. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late John Frances and Evalyn Georgia James Priefer. Mr. Priefer died...

Lois Catoe Sullivan

Lois Catoe Sullivan

Aug 24, 2011

Funeral services for Lois Catoe Sullivan, 86, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 27, 2011, in Buffalo Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Sullivan, widow of Clayton Thomas Sullivan, Sr., died Wednesday, August 24, at Bethea Baptist Retirement Community and Healthcare, Darlington. Born in Kershaw County, she was the daughter of the late Burrell...

Jessie Darnell Reeves

Jessie Darnell Reeves

Aug 21, 2011

Funeral services for Jessie Darnell Reeves, 26, of Bethune will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, August 24, 2011, in Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Reeves died Sunday, August 21, from injuries received in an ATV accident. Born in Camden, he was the son of Tracy Jeffcoat and the late Deborah Potter...

Pauline Faulkenberry Williams

Pauline Faulkenberry Williams

Aug 13, 2011

Funeral services for Pauline Faulkenberry Williams, 72, of Lugoff will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, August 16, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Jamie Rogers will officiate. Mrs. Williams died Saturday, August 13, at her home. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late James Melvin and...

Grover Snelson Robinson

Grover Snelson Robinson

Aug 9, 2011

Grover Snelson Robinson, 79, of Columbia, passed away peacefully at home on August 9, 2011 after fighting a courageous battle with lymphoma. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 12, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at White Bluff Baptist Church in Kershaw, where Snelson’s father was pastor for many years. Following burial in the church cemetery, friends and family are...

Bernice Phillips

Bernice Phillips

Aug 3, 2011

Funeral services for Bernice Madaline Phillips, 87, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 6, in Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Miss Phillips died Wednesday, August 3, at her home. Born in the Buffalo Township of Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Agnes Victoria Phillips. She was retired from Springs...

William Oscar Knight

William Oscar Knight

Aug 2, 2011

Funeral services for William Oscar “Bill” Knight, 79, will be held at 2:30 P.M., Thursday, August 4, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with family only attending. Mr. Jackie Knight will officiate. Mr. Knight died Tuesday, August 2, 2011, in Columbia, S.C. Born in Kershaw, he was the son...

Lucielle Russell Christmas

Lucielle Russell Christmas

Jul 31, 2011

Funeral services for Lucielle Russell Christmas, 93, of Kershaw, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 3, 2011, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Mrs. Christmas died Sunday, July 31, 2011. Born in Rock Hill, she was the daughter of the late...