Recent Obituaries
Tony Preslar
Jun 20, 2010
Tony Preslar, 49, of Lancaster died Sunday, June 20, 2010 at his home after a battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John Everette and Bobbie Jean Cagle Preslar. He was employed with Howell's Art and Antiques. Mr. Preslar was very gifted in furniture refinishing and restoration. Surviving are his brother; Larry Preslar and...
James Richard Bowers
Jun 17, 2010
James Richard Skully Bowers, 41, died Thursday, June 17, at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late James Edward and Jacqueline Stevens Bowers. He was a carpenter. Surviving are 2 daughters; Rachel Elizabeth Bowers, Stephanie Renee Bowers both of Cassatt, a son; Gregory Richard Bowers of Kershaw, a step-daughter; Kelly Corbett of Camden, a step-son;...
Nella Stover Small
Jun 12, 2010
Nella Margaret Stover Small, after 92 years of a truly blessed life and surrounded by the love of her family passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2010. The daughter of the late Sally Mahalia Cauthen and John Truesdale Stover, she was born in Heath Springs, SC on March 27, 1918, and lived most of her life in Kershaw, SC. In...
Gary Cleveland Holden
Jun 2, 2010
Graveside services for Gary Cleveland Holden, 62, will be held at 4:00 P.M., Saturday, June 5, at Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Chadwick Ivester will officiate. Born in Lancaster, Co., he was the son of the late Malcolm and Alma Coates Holden. He was a mechanic with Daniels Construction where he served as shop foreman. Mr. Holden was a loving husband...
Danny Loden
May 27, 2010
Graveside services for Danny Motorcycle Man Loden, 57, will be held at 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 2, at Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Loden died Thursday, May 27. Born in Crossville, TN., he was the son of the late Clifford and Alice Knight Loden. He was a self employed motorcycle mechanic. He was also a member of Laurel Hill...
Wilson Miller Ogburn
May 26, 2010
Funeral services for Wilson Miller Ogburn, 93, will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 28, at Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery with Masonic Rites. Rev. Don Knight will officiate. Mr. Ogburn died Wednesday, May 26, in A. Sam Karesh Longterm Care, Camden. Born in Kershaw, he was the son of the late Hugh...
Ruby Gay West Oliver
May 21, 2010
Graveside services for Ruby Gay West Oliver, 91 will be held in the Brannon Cemetery, Bethune, at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 25, 2010. The Revs. Dr. Guy Oliver and Dr. Sue Arledge will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside and later at the home of her daughter. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
Patricia Roberts Matthews
May 19, 2010
Patricia Roberts Matthews, 73, passed away in Columbia on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Born on June 9, 1936, in her mother's hometown of Ruby, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Wade F. and Katherine Kate Sellers Roberts. Mrs. Matthews is survived by two sons, John H. Plott, Jr. and Daniel W. (Sheryl) Plott, and two daughters, Cherie (Mike)...
Marvin Ralph Knight
May 17, 2010
Funeral services for Marvin Ralph Knight, 78, will be held at 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 19, at Baker Funeral Home. Pastor Joey Phillips will officiate. Burial will be private in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Knight died Monday, May 17, at White Oak Manor, Lancaster. He was the son of the late Willie Lee and Almetta Melissa Usher Knight. He...
Almetta Langley Horton
May 15, 2010
Funeral services for Almetta Langley Horton, 92, will be held at 4:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 18, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Horton died Saturday, May 15, in Kershaw Health, Camden. Born in Bethune, she was the daughter of the late William Manuel and Ada Taylor Langley. She was retired from Springs Industries...
Clara Mae Self
May 13, 2010
Funeral services for Clara Mae Payne Self, 74, of Lancaster and formerly of Kershaw will be held at 1:30 P.M., Sunday, May 16, at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the Lancaster Memorial Park, Lancaster. Rev. Jamie Rogers will officiate. Mrs. Self died Thursday evening, May 13, at her home. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of...
Russell Francis Dwyer, Jr.
May 12, 2010
At 8:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, May 12, 2010 in Kershaw, S.C., Russell Francis Dwyer, Jr. lost his battle with cancer at his home. He was 45 years old. Russell was born on October 9, 1964, in Brooklyn, NY. He was preceded in death by his parents Russell Francis, Sr., and Jospehine Carmella Chiaracane Dwyer; and a daughter, Virginia Elizabeth...
Margie Owens Young
May 11, 2010
Funeral services for Margie Owens Young, 75, will be held 2:00 p.m.Thursday, May 13, at DeKalb Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, May 12, from 6:00 8:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Memorials may be made to DeKalb Baptist Church Playground Fund, P.O. Box 2122, Camden, SC 29021. Mrs....
Danny Ray Caskey
May 8, 2010
Graveside services for Danny Ray Caskey, 43, of Great Falls, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, May 10, at Faith Baptist Church Cemetery, Lancaster. Mr. Caskey died Saturday, May 8, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Chester, he was the son of Joyce W. Caskey Roberts and the late Thomas Lawrence Caskey. He was a carpenter...
Evelyn Marcine Mcnaughton
May 8, 2010
Graveside services for Evelyn Marcine McNaughton, 76, will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, May 10, at Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Jamie Rogers will officiate. Ms. McNaughton died Saturday, May 8, at Ridgeway Healthcare, Ridgeway, S.C. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Connie Knight McNaughton. She was a homemaker and a member of...
Grace H. Wallace
May 4, 2010
Funeral services for Grace Horne Wallace, 99, will be held Friday, May 7, at 2:00 p.m. at White Bluff Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Revs. Doug Humphries and Rev. W.C. Wallace will officate. The family will receive friends Thursday, May 6, from 6:00 8:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Memorials may be made to...
Dora Ann Allen
May 4, 2010
Dora Ann Allen,76, formerly of Kershaw, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, in Vancouver, Washington. Born in Forest City, N.C., she was predeceased by her parents, Worth M. Allen, Annie Belle Allen and step-mother, Ethel D. Allen. Surviving are a son, Don Sullivan and his wife, Kim, of Portland, Oregon; daughters, Donna Barber and her husband, Rob, of Vancouver, WA,...
Sherry Jeanette Hunter Mccraw
May 3, 2010
Private memorial services for Sherry Jeanette Hunter McCraw, 40, will be held at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Burial will be in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden. Sherry died Monday, May 3, at her home. Born in Charlotte, N.C., she was the daughter of Gary and Joyce West Hunter. She was a homemaker. Surviving in addition to her parents of...
Charles Wesley Railey
May 3, 2010
Charles Wesley Railey, 86, died Monday, May 3. Born in Bishopville, he was the son of the late Davis and Effie Mae Cassidy Railey. Mr. Railey was a carpenter and a member of Midway Baptist Church. He was also a US Army veteran having served in World War II. Surviving are a daughter, Mildred Stevens of Kershaw; sons, John W....
Pamela Pless Pope
May 1, 2010
Memorial services for Pamela Pless Pam Pope, 50, will be held at 4:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Midway Baptist Church. The Revs. Todd Gandy, Tony Pope, Eric Truesdale and Mark Watford will officiate. Burial will be private. Mrs. Pope, loving wife of Lamar Pope died Saturday, May 1, at her home. Born in Elberton, GA., she was the...
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