Recent Obituaries
Justin Heath Brewer
Dec 13, 2010
A funeral service to celebrate the short life of Justin Heath Brewer, 17, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 16, 2010, in First Baptist Church, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the Kershaw Cemetery. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will conduct the service. Justin died Monday, December 13, in an automobile accident. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of...

Earl Dean Freeman
Dec 4, 2010
A service to celebrate the life of Earl Dean Freeman, 50, of Bethune, will be held at 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 7, 2010, in Pineview Baptist Church, Kershaw. The Revs. Gregory Gunter and Todd Gandy will officiate. Mr. Freeman died Saturday, December 4, at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late J.T. and Hattie Rollins...

Mamie Mangum Blackwell
Dec 1, 2010
Funeral services for Mamie Mangum Blackwell, 87, will be held at 2:00p.m., Friday, December 3, 2010 in Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. The Revs. Hugh McKinney and Don Knight will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday, December 2, from 5:00 6:30 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...

Joan Hinson Mosley
Nov 30, 2010
Joan Hinson Moseley, 64, of Bethune, died Tuesday, November 30. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Surviving are her husband, Carl Mosley and daughter, Lisa Mosley of Bethune.

Steve Catoe
Nov 28, 2010
Funeral services for Mark Steven Steve Catoe, 44, of Bethune will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 1, 2010 in Harmony Baptist Church, Bethune. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Paul Stephens and Homer Hinson will officiate. Mr. Catoe died Sunday, November 28, at his home. Born in Bethune, he was the son of Ken and...

Ruby Horton Hinson
Nov 24, 2010
Funeral services for Ruby Horton Hinson, 94, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 24, 2010 in the Chapel of Baker Funeral Home. The Revs. Jamie Rogers, Don Knight and Kelvin Hinson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Hinson widow of John Jackson Jack Hinson died Monday evening , November 22, in White Oak...

Thomas Hayes, Jr
Nov 21, 2010
A memorial service celebrating the life Thomas Russell Hayes, Jr., 79, of Kennesaw, GA. and formerly of Kershaw, S.C. will be held at 3:00 pm, Sunday, Nov. 28, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Kershaw, S.C. The Rev. Keith Coates, pastor of DeKalb Baptist Church will officiate. The family will speak to friends following the service at the funeral home. Mr....

Valerie Humphrey Bowers
Nov 16, 2010
Graveside funeral services for Valerie Humphrey Bowers, 58 will be held Thursday, November 18, at 3:00 p.m. at Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Chadwick Ivester will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service in the Fellowship Hall. Memorials may be made to Sand Hill Baptist Church, 6895 Hwy. 341, Kershaw, S.C. 29067 or The Gideons of Lancaster,...

Shirley Izbicki
Nov 12, 2010
Shirley Mercier Izbicki, 75, of Bethune, died Friday, November 12, 2010 in Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville. Born in Torrington, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Ludger and Arline Hebert Mercier. She was retired from the Brunswick Corporation and was a resident of McCoy Nursing Center in Bishopville. Memorial services will be announced by the family. Surviving...

Lisa Stroud Knight
Nov 9, 2010
A service to celebrate the life of Lisa Stroud Knight, 49, of Conway, SC, will be private. Lisa died Tuesday morning, November 9, in Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, Columbia. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Peggy Faile Stroud and the late Tim Stroud. She was a homemaker. Surviving in addition to her mother of Heath Springs, SC, are...

Sibyl Watkins Taylor
Nov 9, 2010
Sibyl Watkins Taylor, 90, widow of L. Curtis Taylor, died Tuesday, November 9. Born in Camden, she was the daughter of the late Jesse B. and Margaret C. Davis Watkins. Mrs. Taylor was a member of First Baptist Church. She loved spending time with her grandkids and reading her bible. She was a loving housewife and mother. Surviving are a...

Robert Phillips
Nov 8, 2010
Graveside services for Robert Phillips, 66, will be held Wednesday, November 10 at 1:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Heath Springs, SC. Rev. Kelvin Hinson will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 4357 Kershaw-Camden Hwy., Heath Springs, SC 29058, Bethany Baptist...

Arlevia Payne Wallace
Nov 6, 2010
Funeral services for Arlevia Payne Wallace, 80, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 8, 2010 in Haile Gold Mine Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Wallace died Saturday, November 6, at her home. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Ben F. and Minnie Catoe Payne. She was formerly employed with...

Blanche Campbell Horton
Nov 4, 2010
Funeral services for Blanche Campbell Horton, 92, of Bethune, SC will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 7, 2010 in Shamrock Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Roy E. Broughman, III will officiate. Mrs. Horton, widow of William Alva Horton died Thursday, November 4, in the Lowman Home, White Rock. Born in the Angelus community...

Floyd Milton Phillips, Sr
Oct 24, 2010
Funeral services for Floyd Milton Phillips, Sr., 81, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 26, 2010, in Flint Ridge Baptist Church, Heath Springs. The Revs. Kelvin Hinson and Steve Neal will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Phillips died Sunday morning, October 24, in the A. Sam Karesh Longterm Care, Camden. Born in York,...
Gerald Scott Newman
Oct 23, 2010
Funeral services for Gerald Scott Newman, 36, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 26, 2010, in Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Jefferson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Terry Corder and Dr. Clay Shook will officiate. Scott died Saturday, October 23, in Hospice and Community Care, Rock Hill. Born in Camden, he was the son of...

Jerry Dale Hinson
Oct 23, 2010
Funeral services for Jerry Dale Hinson, 70, will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, October 25, 2010, in Oak Ridge Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Dale Myers and Craigan Blankenship will officiate. Mr. Hinson died Saturday, October 23, 2010, in KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Monroe, N.C., he was the son of the late John...

Peggy Robinson Plyler
Oct 22, 2010
Funeral services for Peggy Robinson Plyler, 69, will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, October 25, 2010, in Midway Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Todd Gandy and Larry Plyler will officiate. Mrs. Plyler died Friday evening, October 22, in Highland-Cashiers Hospital, Highlands, N.C. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Andrew...

Joan Elaine Taylor
Oct 19, 2010
Memorial services for Joan Rollings Taylor, 56, will be held Thursday, October 21, at 3:00 p.m. at New Haven Baptist Church with Rev. Ben Metcalf officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church sanctuary. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Joan Taylor Memorial Fund, c/o Baker Funeral Home, 210 E. Hilton...

Laura Ruth Young
Oct 17, 2010
Funeral services for Laura Ruth Waites Young, 85, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 19, 2010, in Oak Ridge Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Dale Myers and Bobby Owens will officiate. Mrs. Young, widow of Erskine Young died Sunday, October 17, at her home. Born in Camden, she was the daughter of...