Recent Obituaries
Aaron Harris Knight
Jan 26, 2025
Aaron Harris Knight, age 84, of Kershaw, S.C. passed away Sunday morning, January 26, 2025, at MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Lancaster, S.C. he was a son of the late George Harris Knight and Queen Victoria Moseley Knight. Mr. Knight retired from Springs Industries. He loved music and playing his guitars. He also enjoyed gardening and...
Betty Jo Hunter Wallace
Jan 25, 2025
Betty Jo Hunter Jordan Wallace, 90, of Camden, SC entered eternal rest on Saturday January 25, 2025. She retired from Camden Food Shop and loved her flowers and spending time with her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and neighbors. She attended Prodigal Free Will Baptist Church in Kershaw, SC, if she was able.
She is survived by her first husband and...
Gerald Lamar Townsend
Jan 24, 2025
Gerald Lamar Townsend, 82, of Kershaw, SC, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025. Born in Winters, TX, he was the son of the late Gerald and Lily Pearl Griffin Townsend. He served in the United States Army and was awarded a Good Conduct Medal. Mr. Townsend retired from The Charlotte Observer after 37 years of service and was a...
Jackie Lee Austin
Jan 22, 2025
Jackie Lee Austin, age 60, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at his home. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was the son of Sylvia “Sue” Roberts Austin and the late Bobby Lee Austin.
Jackie worked as a security guard For Suominen Nonwovens, Bethune, S.C. He was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 24 years,...
Mark Douglas Catoe
Jan 22, 2025
Mark Douglas Catoe, 73 of Kershaw, S.C., passed away at his home on January 22, 2025. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was the son of the late James Cecil Catoe and Sara Lee Christine Byrd Catoe. He graduated from the last class of Kershaw High School in 1969 and began working at Grace Bleachery. He enlisted in the Air Force...
Jackie Wayne Vincent
Jan 18, 2025
Jackie Wayne Vincent, age 76, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday morning, January 18, 2025, at his home. Born in Kershaw County, S.C., he was a son of the late Benjamin Franklin Vincent and Corrie Williams Vincent. Mr. Vincent retired from DuPont Company after 33 years of service and later from Prestage Farms after 10 years of service. He loved...
Kenneth Joel Gainey
Jan 15, 2025
Kenneth Joel Gainey, age 63, of Bethune, S.C. passed away, Wednesday evening January 15, 2025, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville, S.C. Born in Camden, S.C., he was a son of the late Ralph Claiborne “R.C.” Gainey and Ada Kathryn Williams Gainey. Joel was a former Law Enforcement officer with Kershaw Co. Sheriff’s Office and a turkey farmer. He...
Molly W. Bowers
Jan 14, 2025
Molly O’Day Watts Bowers, 76, of Kershaw, S.C. passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Forest Acres Post Acute Care, Columbia, S.C. Born in Kershaw, SC. she was a daughter of the late Aussie and Margaret Henrietta Mosley Watts.
Mrs. Bowers was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking and taking care of people.
Surviving is her husband, Keith “Kenny”...
Chad Barton Horton
Jan 13, 2025
Chad Barton Horton, age 40, of Keshaw, S.C. passed away, Monday, January 13, 2025, at MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C., after a 4-year battle with leukemia. He was born in Lancaster, S.C. on August 2, 1984. He was a son of Wilbur Lee Horton, Jr. and Sherry Renee Ray Horton. Chad was the Starting Line runner at Pageland...
Julia Lynn Watkins
Jan 12, 2025
Julia Lynn Barrett Watkins, age 77, of Bethune, S.C., passed away, Sunday, January 12, 2025, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia, S.C. She was born in the Buffalo community of Kershaw, S.C. on July 11, 1947. She was a daughter of the late Claude Barrett and Mamie Wright Barrett. Mrs. Watkins was married to the late James “Jimmy” Watkins. She...
Rev. Larry Plyler
Jan 11, 2025
The Reverend Larry Plyler, age 78, of the Flat Creek community, Kershaw, S.C. passed away Saturday evening, January 11, 2025, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was a son of the late Sidie O. Plyler and Florence Threatt Plyler. A faithful Baptist minister, he pastored the following churches, Second Baptist Church, Great Falls, where...
Paulette Regina Panek
Jan 11, 2025
Paulette Regina Marhelski Panek, age 75, of Lancaster, S.C. passed away, Saturday morning, January 11, 2025, at her home. Paulette will be laid to rest in Pennsylvania.
Arrangements are under the care of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw, S.C.
Lewis Milton "Mickey" Clyburn
Jan 9, 2025
Lewis Milton “Mickey” Clyburn, age 83, of York S.C. and formerly of Liberty Hill, S.C. passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025, in his home. Mickey was the son of the late William Thomas “Tommy” Clyburn and Nell Catoe Clyburn of Kershaw S.C. He was happily married to his wife Melinda Brenan Clyburn for 60 years. A United States Air Force...
Nancy Knight Lowery
Jan 3, 2025
Nancy Knight Lowery, age 78 of Kershaw, S.C. passed away, Friday evening, January 3, 2025, at MUSC Columbia Medical Center, Columbia, S.C. Born in Lancaster, S.C., she was a daughter of the late William Clyburn Knight and Catherine Branch Knight. She was a homemaker and a member of Refuge Baptist Church.
Mrs. Lowery is survived by 2 children, Teresa Sims and...
Dorothy Self Sullivan
Jan 3, 2025
Dorothy Ann Self Sullivan, age 79 of Bethune, S.C. passed away, Friday morning, January 3, 2025, at her home. Born in Chesterfield, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Dalton Washington Self and Sadie Warr Self. Mrs. Sullivan was baptized at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and retired from Cal-Maine Foods. She enjoyed spending time with her family and looking...
Glenda McNaughton Williams
Jan 3, 2025
Glenda Carol McNaughton Williams, age 78 of Kershaw, S.C. passed away, Friday morning, January 3, 2025, at her home. Born in Kershaw, S.C., she was a daughter of the late James Alexander McNaughton and Connie Knight McNaughton. Mrs. Williams was a graduate of Kershaw High School and retired from working in Lancaster County Government and the Lancaster County Sheriff’s office....
Grenfell M. Leonard
Dec 31, 2024
Grenfell MacLaren Leonard, age 85 of Kershaw, S.C. went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday evening, December 31, 2024, at MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center, Camden, S.C. Born in Beaumont, Texas, he was a son of the late Rev. Elijah Matthew Leonard and Sarah Elizabeth Preston Leonard. Mr. Leonard retired from the E.I. DuPont Company. He served...
Carol Willie Faile
Dec 28, 2024
Carol Willie Lowery Faile, age 78 of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday morning, December 28, 2024, at her home. Born in Lancaster County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late John Perry Lowery and Kathleen Courtney Lowery. Carol retired from Springs Industries.
She is survived by her 2 daughters, Melissa Rone and Christy Newton and her husband, Norman; 3 grandchildren,...
Danny Green
Dec 26, 2024
Danny Green, age 76 of Bethune, S.C. passed away Thursday, December 26, 2024, at MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Surrounded by his loving family in his final moments, he was a man of immense wisdom, cherishing every moment spent with his loved ones. Born in Westville, S.C., he was a son of the late Andrew Green and Edna Faulkenberry...
Janet Sims
Dec 26, 2024
Janet Emma Edward Hughes Sims, age 91, of Kershaw, S.C. passed away, Thursday, December 26, 2024, at her home. Born in Elsberry, Missouri, she was a daughter of the late George Edward Hughes and Mabel Seifker Hughes. Mrs. Sims retired from Springs Industries and enjoyed working as a teachers’ aide in the public system. She also enjoyed her time working...
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