Recent Obituaries
Michel R Young
Jun 12, 2023
Michel R. Young, 68, of Westville, died Monday, June 12, 2023. Born in Camden, he was the son of the late Odell "Shorty" Young and Michelle "Mickey" Dudilieu Young.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 2:00 pm in Damascus United Methodist Church with Pastor Eddie Usher officiating. Burial will follow in the
church cemetery. The family will...
Carolyn Sue Wright
Jun 12, 2023
Carolyn Sue Wright "Ankie" 59, entered into rest on Monday, June 12, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. A celebration of life service will be 1:00 pm Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Pine Grove Freewill Baptist Church by her beloved bother-in-love, Pastor Charles Watkins and honorable coworker, Pastor Reggie Brackett. Burial will follow in the church cemetery....
Cynthia G. Gahwiler
Jun 9, 2023
Cynthia G. Gahwiler, age 91, of Whiting, New Jersey, passed away, Friday morning, June 9, 2023, in MUSC Kershaw Health Medical Center, Camden, S.C. Born in North Arlington, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Gerald Farrell and Cynthia Irish Farrell. She held her Ph.D. and was a retired public education schoolteacher.
She is survived by her daughter, Bonnie...
Justus Kane Mccurdy
Jun 9, 2023
Justus Kane “Jut” McCurdy, age 46, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away Friday, June 9, 2023, at his home. He was born in Lebanon, PA, on October 9, 1976. He was a son of Bonita L. McCurdy Anspach and the late Ricky C. McCurdy.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his son, Anthony T. McCurdy of Lebanon, PA; his...
Brenda Gay Sims
Jun 5, 2023
Brenda Gay Sims, 79, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Monday evening, June 5, 2023, at MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Lancaster, S.C. She was a daughter of the late Curtis Clyde Gay and Grace Vernon Hasty Gay. Brenda was a member of Kershaw Second Baptist Church, Kershaw, S.C. She enjoyed playing the piano, traveling, and shopping....
Steven Carl Gainey
Jun 2, 2023
Steven Carl Gainey, age 60, of Bethune, S.C., passed away, Friday evening, June 2, 2023, in PRISMA Health Richland, Columbia, S.C. Born in Camden, S.C., he was a son of the late Ralph Claiborne “R.C.” Gainey and Ada Kathryn Williams Gainey.
Steven was a graduate of Florence-Darlington Tech and an avid Clemson Tiger fan. He loved spending time with his family...
Joe Earl Williams
Jun 2, 2023
Joe Earl Williams, age 86, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Friday evening, June 2, 2023, at his home. Born in Kershaw, S.C., he was a son of the late Dendy Williams and Eva Coates Williams. Mr. Williams was a former employee of J.P. Stevens, retiring after 32 years, and a former employee of Springs Industries, retiring after 13 years. He...
Waldo Phillips
Jun 1, 2023
Raymond Waldo Phillips, age 87, passed away, Thursday, June 1, 2023, at his home. Born in Kershaw, S.C., he was a son of the late Luther Phillips and Mae Blocker Phillips. He retired from Springs Industries after 42 years of service. He loved the outdoors, fishing, animals and doing word searches. He was a NASCAR fan and South Carolina Gamecock...
Deborah K. Morgan
May 26, 2023
Deborah Kathryn Morgan, age 68, of Heath Springs, S.C., passed away Friday evening, May 26, 2023, at her home. Born in Albemarle, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Cular Marshall Hudson and Margaret Eleanor H. Hudson and a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughter, Tracy Morgan (James Rockholt);...
Elaine W. Plyler
May 21, 2023
Nannie Elaine Waters Plyler, age 76, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away, Sunday evening, May 21, 2023, at her home. Born in Camden, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Lafayette M. Waters, Jr., and Nannie Stroud Waters. Mrs. Plyler was a former church receptionist. She was a member of Second Baptist Church, Lancaster and a former member of Pleasant...
Olin Donald Knight
May 21, 2023
Olin Donald “Don” Knight, age 90, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Sunday morning, May 21, 2023, in Lancaster Health and Rehabilitation, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Kershaw, S.C., he was a son of the late Walter Lewis Knight, Sr. and Hattie Bell Fletcher Knight. Mr. Knight was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and was a former employee of...
Joline H. Wooten
May 20, 2023
Velma Joline Hunter Wooten, age, 86, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Kershaw, S.C., she was a daughter of the late James Hunter and Pearlie Knight Hunter. Mrs. Wooten was a former employee of Springs Industries and a Licensed Practical Nurse for 15 years at White Oak...
Betty Ann Sullivan
May 16, 2023
Betty Ann Joyner Sullivan, age 83, of Bethune, S.C., passed away, Tuesday morning, May 16, 2023, in MUSC-Kershaw Health Medical Center, Camden, S.C. Born in Bethune, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Charlie Wilson Joyner and Lola Mae Mosley Joyner. Mrs. Sullivan was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. She loved to read, listen...
Minor Lindsey Love
May 16, 2023
Minor Lindsey Love, age 80, of Heath Springs, S.C., passed away, Tuesday morning, May 16, 2023, at his son’s home. Born in Camden, S.C., he was the son of the late Minor Lee Love and Ruth Adams Love. He was a welder and a former instructor in welding at Lancaster Vocational School, where he mentored and had a profound impact...
Harry Hilton
May 13, 2023
Harry Hilton, age 88, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday evening, May 13, 2023, at his home. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was a son of the late Leonidas D. Hilton and Emily Ruth O’Banion Hilton. He retired from Springs Industries and served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Hilton loved the outdoors, walking in the neighborhood, animals and...
Bobby Keith Cook, Jr.
May 11, 2023
Bobby Keith Cook, Jr., age 76, of Kershaw, South Carolina, passed away Thursday May 11, 2023. Born in Camden, he was a son of the late Bobby Keith Cook, Sr. and Jean Mobley Cook. Keith was a 1965 graduate of Kershaw High School, where he was a proud member of the 1964 Class B State Championship football team and an...
Mazie C. Bailey
May 3, 2023
Mazie Crenshaw Bailey, age 100, Aunt Mazie as she was affectionately known of Lancaster, S.C., passed away peacefully, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, surrounded by her family. Born in Heath Springs, S.C., she was a daughter of the late John Smith Crenshaw and Dessie Brazell Crenshaw. Mrs. Bailey was a long-time employee of Springs Industries and a member of Oak Ridge...
Harold "Randy" Lowery
Apr 30, 2023
Harold Rankin “Randy” Lowery, 75, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Sunday, April 30, 2023, at his home. Born in Camden, S.C., he was the son of the late Harold Thomas Lowery and Martha Rankin Lowery. Randy was a United States Marine, retired educator, and coach from the area. He enjoyed Farmall tractors, farming, football and taking his grandchildren to Big’s...
Frances S. Reeves
Apr 28, 2023
Mary Frances Sullivan Reeves, 92, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away on April 28, 2023, at Life Care Center in Columbia, SC. She was born in Chesterfield County on May 9, 1930, the middle of five children born to the late David Levi Sullivan and Susie Demby Sullivan.
Frances worked for Springs Industries for 44 years. She was a long-time member of...
Christie Leigh Ballard
Apr 26, 2023
Christie Leigh Boone Ballard, 42, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Born in Lancaster, S.C., she was a daughter of Cynthia Ruth Lloyd Boone and the late Bobby Allen Boone. She had worked in the food service industry. Christie loved to cook, bake, and make cakes. She enjoyed spending time with children.
In addition to her mother of...
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