Recent Obituaries
Leonard Curtis Scott, Jr.
Dec 23, 2021
Leonard Curtis “Collard” Scott, Jr., 69, of Lexington, S.C. and formerly of the Buffalo community, Kershaw, S.C., passed away Thursday evening, December 23, 2021, at his home. He was a son of the late Leonard Curtis Scott, Sr. and Mary Gardner Scott. He was a former employee of Procter and Gamble formerly known as Duracell where he was a maintenance...
William Joseph Harmon
Dec 23, 2021
William Joseph Harmon, 79, of Lancaster, S.C. passed away, Thursday, December 23, 2021, at his son’s home in Heath Springs, S.C. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was a son of the late Homer Harmon, Sr. and Katherine Parkman Harmon. Mr. Harmon was a Lieutenant Colonel in the South Carolina State Guard for over 20 years. Mr. Harmon is survived by...
Teresa B. Polson
Dec 23, 2021
Teresa Baker Polson, 62, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Thursday, December 23, 2021, at her home. Born in Lancaster, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Nelson and Doris Young Peach. She was a former employee of Target Distribution Center and a member of Open Arms Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Amy (Brian) Young, her son,...
Johnnie Mae Baker
Dec 19, 2021
Johnnie Mae Baker, 85, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Sunday morning, December 19, 2021, at her home. Born in Kershaw, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Palmer John Baker and Louise Moseley Baker. Miss Baker was employed with Newman's Furniture in Camden, S.C. for 30 years. She was a faithful member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church. She also...
Brandon Tyler Adams
Dec 19, 2021
Brandon Tyler Adams, 27, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Sunday evening, December 19, 2021, at MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Camden, S.C., he was a son of James Lee “Bo” Adams and Melissa Diane Branham Adams. Brandon was a graduate of Andrew Jackson High School. He was employed with Morgan Corp. as a heavy equipment supervisor....
Sara Jessica Beckham
Dec 17, 2021
Sarah Jessica Deese Beckham, 43, of Bishopville, S.C., entered the gates of Heaven, Friday, December 17, 2021. Born in Lancaster, S.C. She was a daughter of Jeffrey Deese and Wendy Stroud. Jessica loved her 3 nieces and her fur baby, Kingston. She was an avid NASCAR fan and Clemson Tiger fan. Jessica loved four wheeling, spending time outdoors, softball, football...
Margaret Ragina Catoe
Dec 16, 2021
On January 22, 1955, William Yancey Roberts and Margaret Hayes decided to get married. As they journeyed through their life, they had their first child Margaret Ragina Roberts. She was born on a windy summer day on July 27, 1956, in Lancaster, S.C. She loved school and her friends. She was very studious and was inducted into the beta club....
Isaac Shepherd Sullivan
Dec 15, 2021
Isaac Shepherd Sullivan, 88, of Kershaw, S.C. passed away at his home, Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Born in Cheraw, S.C., he was a son of the late Robert Herbert Sullivan and Dollie Jane Harpe Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan was a retired rural letter carrier, a used car dealer and business owner of a convenience store. He was a faithful member of...
Melody Kay Blackmon
Dec 15, 2021
Melody Kay Cauthen Blackmon, 64, of Heath Springs, S.C., passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at her home. Born in Lancaster, S.C., she was a daughter of the late William Brown and Lola Rollins Cauthen. Mrs. Blackmon had retired from Duracell after 25 plus years of service. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Michael “Mike” Blackmon, Sr.; 2 daughters,...
Billy Carroll Jewett
Dec 12, 2021
Billy Carroll Jewett, 73, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Sunday evening, December 12, 2021, at his home. Born in Kershaw, S.C., he was a son of the late Luther Benson Jewett and Maybelle Montgomery Jewett. Mr. Jewett was a truck driver and a member of Grace Baptist Church, McBee, S.C. He loved to feed the birds, squirrels and watch the...
Philip Alva Horton
Dec 10, 2021
Philip Alva Horton, 70, of Glade Spring, VA., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, December 10, 2021, at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abington, VA, surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 19, 1951, in Bethune, SC, to the late William Alva Horton and Blanche Campbell Horton. After graduating from Bethune High School, Phil moved to...
Milton Robert Jones, Iii
Dec 10, 2021
Milton Robert “M.R.” Jones, III, 80, of Chesnee, S.C. and formerly of Lancaster, S.C., passed away, Friday afternoon, December 10, 2021, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital, Spartanburg, S.C. Born in Oliver Springs, TN, he was the son of the late Milton Robert Jones, Jr. and Frances Julia Huddleston Jones. Mr. Jones received his BA in History from the University of...
Coleman Lee Deas, Sr.
Dec 9, 2021
Coleman Lee Deas, Sr., 57, of Camden, S.C. passed away at MUSC Kershaw Health, Camden, on Thursday, December 9, 2021. Born in Lancaster, S.C., he was the son of the late James Lewis Deas, Sr. and Bessie Mae Ivey Deas. Mr. Deas was employed in the logging business. He loved to fish, take long walks and spend time with his...
Brittny Logan Greenawalt
Dec 7, 2021
Brittny Logan Greenawalt, 31, of Bethune, S.C., passed away, Tuesday evening, December 7, 2021, at her home. Born in Florence, S.C., she was a daughter of Randy Edward Hughes and Vickie Jones Hughes. Brittany worked in the computer industry. She was an avid soccer player and enjoyed riding on the back of a motorcycle. In addition to her father and...
Carolyn June Reeves
Dec 6, 2021
Carolyn June Cauthen Reeves, 86, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Monday morning, December 6, 2021, at White Oak Manor Lancaster, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Heath Springs, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Clyburn Cauthen and Tcora McMurray Cauthen. Mrs. Reeves was a beloved caregiver for many years. She was currently a member of Flint Ridge Baptist Church, Heath...
Nita O. Horton
Dec 1, 2021
Nita Oliver Horton, 79, of Bethune, S.C., passed away, Wednesday morning, December 1, 2021, at her home. Born in Jefferson, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Clyde Oliver and Thelma Johnson Oliver. She was a retired cosmetologist and a faithful member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. She loved to shop and enjoyed crocheting. She is survived by her...
Linda C. Roberts
Nov 28, 2021
Linda Mae Coker Roberts, 64, of Heath Springs, S.C., passed away, Sunday evening, November 28, 2021. Born in Lancaster, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Otis Coker and Louise Small Lyles. She was a homemaker and a member of Flint Ridge Baptist Church. She loved the time she spent with her grandson and was an avid Gamecock fan....
Wesley Minton Phillips, Jr.
Nov 27, 2021
Wesley Minton Phillips, Jr., 87, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday, November 27, 2021, at Lancaster Health and Rehab, Lancaster, S.C. Born in Kershaw, S.C., he was a son of the late Minton Wesley Phillips, Sr. and Deanie Robinson Phillips. Mr. Phillips retired from Springs Industries. He was a member of Kershaw Second Baptist Church, Abney Masonic Lodge # 211,...
Jerry H. Broome
Nov 27, 2021
Jerry H. Broome, 78, of Kershaw, S.C., passed away, Saturday, November 27, 2021, at Atrium Health Main Charlotte, N.C. Born in Lancaster County, he was a son of the late Charlie E. Broome and Virginia H. Broome. Mr. Boome was a member of Midway Baptist Church. He enjoyed playing golf, restoring cars and woodworking. He is survived by his loving...
Peggy Cooper Catoe
Nov 17, 2021
Peggy Cooper Catoe, 77, of Kershaw, S.C., widow of Curtis Catoe, died in the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House, Rock Hill, S.C., Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Born in Rock Hill, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Azille Cooper and Zoe Ellen C. Cooper. Surviving is a sister, Janet Amsler; niece Pamela Long; nephew, Allie Amsler, II (Patience); 2...
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