Recent Obituaries
Ernest Calvin West, Jr.
Nov 5, 2021
On Friday evening, November 5, 2021, Ernest Calvin West, Jr. passed into the next world! A final service to celebrate, remember and honor his passing will be held at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Kershaw, S.C., on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at 3:00 p.m.! Send no flowers! Send your expressions of sympathy to Buffalo Baptist Church-Cemetery Fund, 6390 Lockhart Road, Kershaw,...
Pamela Eubanks
Nov 4, 2021
Pamela Eubanks, 56, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away, Thursday morning, November 4, 2021, at her home. Born in Camden, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Jerry Donald “Whitey” Eubanks and Liza Jane “Janie” Price Eubanks. Pamela was a retail sales cashier and of Baptist faith. She also enjoyed watching wrestling, spending time on her computer, bowling and the...
Carol Lynn Hyatt
Nov 2, 2021
Carol Lynn “Lady Bug” Hyatt, 60, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away, Tuesday morning, November 2, 2021, at MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Lancaster, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Charles Whitaker and Betty Outen Ellis. She was of Baptist faith and a homemaker. Carol also loved going to the beach and buying scratch off...
Kole Skyler Samuels
Nov 1, 2021
A bright light extinguished too early. Kole Skyler Samuels, 14, of Kershaw, S.C. passed away suddenly on November 1, 2021. He leaves behind two heartbroken parents, Thomas William Samuels, II and Jessica Lynn Phillips Samuels, along with a sibling due in 2022. Kole was the son every parent dreams of raising. Upon his birth, he immediately became his parents’ entire...
Sybil C. Robinson
Oct 30, 2021
Sybil Ann Craig Robinson, 72, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday morning, October 30, 2021, at Atrium Health Main, Charlotte, N.C. Born in Camden, S.C. she is a daughter of Doris Watts Craig and the late John Grover Craig. Mrs. Robinson retired from Lancaster City Police Department, where she was in telecommunications. She enjoyed making crafts, playing the piano, guitar...
Vernon Lee Gainey
Oct 30, 2021
Vernon Lee Gainey, 66, of Jefferson, S.C., passed away, Saturday afternoon, October 30, 2021, at MUSC Medical Center, Charleston, S.C. Born in Camden, S.C., he was a son of the late Roy Gainey, Jr. and Mary Wright “Sweetie” Melton. Mr. Gainey retired from the South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff where he was Pipeline Safety Manager. He enjoyed playing music,...
James Lewis Reynolds, Jr.
Oct 29, 2021
James Lewis Reynolds, Jr., 55, of Lancaster, S.C, passed away Friday afternoon, October 29, 2021, at his home. Born in Madison County, Indiana, he was a son of James Lewis Lawson and Patricia Ann DeHaven Lawson. Mr. Reynolds worked in the general construction industry. He loved to fish, hunt and all types of animals. He also enjoyed spending time with...
J. R. Hargett
Oct 22, 2021
J.R. Hargett, 55, of Kershaw, S.C. passed away, Friday evening, October 22, 2021, at his home. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was a son of the late Lloyd Hargett and Susanne Outen Hargett. Mr. Hargett worked in the construction industry. He enjoyed fishing and woodworking. He is survived by his loving wife of 14 years, Dora Beth Reeves Hargett of...
Darline Hall Rollins
Oct 20, 2021
A service to celebrate the life of Darline Hall Rollins, 69, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, November 7, 2021, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. The Revs. Bobby Massey and Cody Huneycutt will officiate. Ms. Rollins passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Lancaster, S.C,...
Billy Griggs Poston
Oct 14, 2021
Billy Griggs Poston, 80 of Kershaw, S.C., passes away, Thursday evening, October 14, 2021, at his home. Born in Lancaster County, he was a son of the late Bud Poston and Rumsey Holden Poston. Mr., Poston retired from the former Lehigh Steel. He enjoyed fishing and working on tractors. He also loved going to car shows and his 1938 Oldsmobile...
Lonzo Wesley Rollings, Sr.
Oct 12, 2021
Mr. Lonzo “Wesley” Rollings, Sr., 84, of Heath Springs, passed away on October 12, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Rollings was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, great great grandfather, brother and uncle. He was a one of a kind mechanic. He enjoyed making someone’s trash into someone else’s treasure. He could fix most anything and enjoyed...
Stephen Joseph Reheiser
Oct 9, 2021
Stephen Joseph “Steve” Reheiser, 72, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday morning, October 9, 2021, at his home. Born in Long Island, NY, he was a son of the late Anthony Charles Reheiser and Agnes Gardella Reheiser. Mr. Reheiser was a former EMT and attended Buffalo Baptist Church. He also enjoyed fishing and loved the outdoors. He is survived by...
Carl William Miles
Oct 9, 2021
Carl William “C.W.” Miles, 93, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday evening, October 9, 2021, at Legacy of Camden, Camden, S.C. Born in McBee, S.C., he was a son of the late Archie Alford Miles and Nettie Louisa Snipes Miles. Mr. Miles retired from the US Postal service. He was a faithful member of Buffalo Baptist Church, where he had...
Charles "Sonny" Neal
Oct 8, 2021
Charles Wilson “Sonny” Neal, 82, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away peacefully, Friday, October 8, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Kershaw, S.C., the son of the late Woodrow and Marguerite Hunter Neal. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Joanne Holley Connell Neal; his sister, Reba Neal Wilkins of Greenville, S.C.; his...
Hazelene Sims Jewett
Oct 8, 2021
Hazelene Sims “Hazel” Jewett, 90, of Heath Springs, S.C., passed away, Friday morning, October 8, 2021, at her home. Born in the Midway community of Lancaster County, she was a daughter of the late Steward Heath Sims and Effie Neal Sims. She was a graduate of Flat Creek High School, Class of 1947, a faithful member of First Baptist Church...
Irene V. Ogburn
Oct 8, 2021
Irene Vinson Ogburn, age 96, was called home on October 8, 2021. She was born May 25, 1925, in Lancaster County, SC, and was the oldest of Effie and Luther Vinson Sr.’s twelve children. She is survived by her brothers, Luther Jr., “J.W.”, “Bill” and his wife, Joanne, Stanley, Ralph and his wife Vivian, and Carroll and his wife Sandy;...
Timothy "T.R." Rollings
Oct 6, 2021
Douglas Timothy “T.R.” Rollings, 56, of the Flat Creek community, Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at the home of his daughter. Born in Lancaster, S.C. he was a son of the late William Henry and Margaret Loutee Deese Rollings. Mr. Rollings worked in maintenance and was a US Army veteran. He also loved working outdoors. Surviving are...
Janis Sue Baker
Oct 4, 2021
Janis Sue Baker, 62, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away Monday, October 4, 2021, at her home. Born in Marion, VA, she was a daughter of Eleanor Russell Leonard and the late Richard Dunn. She is survived in addition to her mother by 5 children, Billy Testerman, Mark Campbell, Shannon Campbell, Trista Sumner and Tosha Nye: 6 grandchildren, Dakota Sumner, Jayden...
Delores M. Blackmon
Oct 4, 2021
Delores M. Blackmon, 78, of Lugoff, S.C., passed away, Monday evening, October 4, 2021, at MUSC Kershaw Health Medical Center, Camden, S.C. Born in Great Falls, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Johnny D. Maree and Bertha Lorianne Granger Maree. Mrs. Blackmon was formerly employed with Springs Mills, J.P. Stevens and retired from Kendall Co. She enjoyed sewing,...
Ssgt John Allen Cawley, Usaf, Retired
Oct 3, 2021
John Allen Cawley, 89, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Sunday morning, October 3, 2021, in MUSC Health, Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Waynesboro, Ga., he was a son of the late William Lindsay Cawley and Helen Beckham Cawley. He enlisted in the United States Air Force, retiring as a Staff Sergeant after 20 years of service. He also...
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