Recent Obituaries
John Thomas Lamanteer
Jan 12, 2023
Mr. John Thomas Lamanteer, age 69, of Cassatt, S.C., passed away, Thursday morning, January 12, 2023, at his home.
Private services are under the care of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw, S.C.
William Joseph Twitty, Sr.
Jan 10, 2023
William Joseph “Joey” Twitty, Sr., age 66, of Cassatt SC, passed away, Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at his home. He had been battling several health problems for many years. He was diagnosed with diabetes early in life and had to work hard to stay in good health. In God’s perfect timing, the Lord called him home to Heaven where he...
Elizabeth Mae A. Mozingo
Jan 10, 2023
Mae Elizabeth Andrews Mozingo, age 101, of Heath Springs, S.C., passed away, Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at MUSC Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Hartsville, S.C. she was a daughter of the late Lawton Andrews and Willie King Andrews. Mrs. Mozingo was a homemaker, a seamstress at the Springs Mills Grace Bleachery (29 years), and a member of Heath...
Joel P. Scott, Jr.
Jan 9, 2023
Joel Patrick Scott, Jr., age 52, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away suddenly, Monday, January 9, 2023. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was a son Joel Patrick Scott, Sr. and the late Mary Ida Floyd Donahue. He worked in the construction industry where he was an excellent welder. He also enjoyed wood working and go-kart racing.
He is survived by his wife,...
Doris Watts Craig
Jan 7, 2023
Doris Watts Craig, age 94, passed away, Saturday, January 7, 2023, at her home. Born in Mt. Croghan, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Floyd Henry Watts and Fodie Virginia Jordan Watts. Mrs. Craig retired twice, first from Springs Industries and second from White Oak Manor, Lancaster. She was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church and enjoyed working...
Phyllis N. Coppedge
Jan 4, 2023
Phyllis Nations Coppedge, age 90, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at MUSC Kershaw Health, Camden, S.C. Born in Concord, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Hubert Hoyt Nations and Bernice Loyd Nations. She was married to the late Pastor Donald Walton Coppedge. Mrs. Coppedge was a retired educator. She taught for over 30 years....
Ruthie W. Haile
Jan 3, 2023
Alice Ruthie Walker Haile, age 85, of Heath Springs, S.C., passed away, Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C., Born in Magee, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Washington Walker and Hattie Mae Ware Walker. Mrs. Haile was married to the late John Rambo Haile and was a member of Pleasant Hill...
John W. Green
Jan 3, 2023
John W. Green, age 71, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at his home. Born in Ridgeway, S.C., he was a son of the late John Amos Green and Evelyn Mattox Green. Mr. Green was an electrician formerly employed with DuPont Co. He was a faithful member of Abney Baptist Church. Mr. Green enjoyed fishing, hunting and...
Douglas H. "Chick" Williams
Dec 31, 2022
Douglas Hilton “Chick” Williams, age 103, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday morning, December 31, 2022, in Karesh Long Term Care and Rehab, Camden, S.C. He was born in Kershaw, S.C., August 25, 1919, to the late Maurice and Mazie Hilton Williams. On January 7, 1941, Mr. Williams enlisted in the Army/Air Corps in World War II and was honorably...
Christopher Lynn Rhyne
Dec 29, 2022
Christopher Lynn “Chris” Rhyne, age 34, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away, Thursday, December 29, 2022, at his home. Born in Pineville, N.C., he was a son of Thomas Raeford Rhyne and Wanda Kay Kennington Rhyne. Mr. Rhyne was a pipe fitter. He loved to hunt, spend time outdoors and Clemson football. Most importantly, he cherished the time he spent with...
Lynda R. Horton
Dec 29, 2022
Lynda Reid Horton, 72, of Liberty Hill, S.C., mother (momma), grandmother (grandma), sister, and aunt went home to be with the Lord, on December 29, 2022, after a battle with cancer at her home. Lynda was the daughter of the late Robert Harden Reid, III and Edith Clanton Reid. She was an educator for the Lancaster County School District for...
Vera S. Riddle
Dec 27, 2022
Vera Sowell Riddle, age 95, formerly of Kershaw, S.C., passed away peacefully at Covenant Place in Sumter, South Carolina, on December 27, 2022. She was born on December 10, 1927, on Flat Rock Road in Kershaw, South Carolina, the daughter of Floyd and Susannah Gay Sowell. She grew up on her family’s farm.
She married Oren Herod in 1943, while he...
Iris M. Estridge
Dec 25, 2022
Iris Christine Estridge, 100, of Bethune, S.C. passed away peacefully in her home during the early morning hours of Christmas.
Born February 1, 1922, Iris was the oldest child and only daughter of Edward Small McCaskill (Daddy Mac) and Maude Jones McCaskill (Mama Mac). She grew up in the Timrod Community of Bethune before attending Spartanburg Methodist College and then Winthrop...
Helen Wilson Self
Dec 25, 2022
Helen Wilson Self, age 76, of Heath Springs, S.C., passed away, Sunday, December 25, 2022, at her home. Born in Lancaster County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late William Jeff Wilson and Mary Hilderbrand Wilson. Mrs. Self was employed with Springs Industries Grace Bleachery for 28 years serving in the cafeteria. She loved to cook, read her bible...
Danny Ray Deese
Dec 24, 2022
It is profound sadness that we announce the death of Danny Ray Deese, age, 67, of Jefferson, S.C., who passed away, Saturday, December 24, 2022, at his home.
Born in Union County, N.C., he was a son of the late Jesse Clifton Deese and Katheryn Green Deese Madden. Mr. Deese worked for Springs Industries for 34 years at Grace Bleachery. He...
James Arron Dobbs
Dec 23, 2022
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of James Arron Dobbs, 19, of Kershaw, S.C. An obituary will be forth coming.
Pansy Griffin Seegars
Dec 23, 2022
Pansy Griffin Seegars, age 66, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away peacefully at Prisma Health-Richland, Columbia, S.C., on December 23, 2022. Born in Lancaster County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late William Nay Griffin and Bertha Roach Griffin. She was a former employee of Kershaw Co. School District having worked at North Central High School and a former employee...
Bonnie Lou Snipes
Dec 19, 2022
A service of worship remembering the life of Bonnie Lou Ellis Snipes, age 83, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Kershaw Church of God. Pastor Brandon Skipper and Pastor Tommy Suttle will officiate.
The family will greet friends following the service in the church Family Life Center.
Mrs. Snipes, loving wife of the late...
Franklin Henry Treadway
Dec 17, 2022
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Mr. Franklin Henry Treadway. Franklin Henry Treadway, 93, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday, December 17, 2022, at his home. Born in Tennessee, he was a son of the late George Treadway and Lorene Bishop Treadway. Mr. Treadway was a former employee of Springs Industries, Lancaster Plant. He also...
Johnny Dale Branham
Dec 16, 2022
Johnny Dale Branham, age 84, of Gaston, S.C., passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at his daughter’s home in Kershaw, S.C. Born in Camden, S.C., he was a son of the late Ausman Emmanuel Branham and Georgia Rebecca Jackson Taylor. He was a carpenter and a faithful member of Antioch Baptist Church, Gaston, S.C. In his earlier years he enjoyed...
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