Recent Obituaries
John M. Brewer, Jr., Md
Jan 17, 2019
John M. Brewer, Jr., M.D. ,91, passed away Thursday, January 17, at his home in Kershaw, SC. Born October 27, 1927 in Camden, SC. His was the son of the late John M. Brewer, Sr., M.D. and Gertrude McMahon Brewer. Dr. Brewer graduated from Kershaw High School and was Valedictorian of his class. He went on to receive his undergraduate...
Debra Jane Truesdale
Jan 14, 2019
A graveside service for Debra Jane Bowers Truesdale, 64, of Westville, SC, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 17, 2019, in Refuge Baptist Church Cemetery, Kershaw. The Revs. Evan Smith and Tommy Bowers will officiate. Ms. Truesdale passed away, Monday, January 14, at her home. Born in Westville, she was a daughter of the late Grover Coleman Bowers...
Linson Troy Kersey
Jan 11, 2019
The family will hold a memorial service for Linson Troy Kersey, 68, of Lancaster, on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., in the sanctuary of New Life Freewill Baptist Church. Rev. Doug Pate will officiate. Mr. Kersey passed away, Friday, January 11, 2019, at Springs Memorial Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Marvin Wilson...
Magdalene S. Hunter
Jan 11, 2019
Funeral services for Magdalene Stroud Mills Hunter, 87, of Kershaw, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Sunday, January 13, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. The Rev. Bryant D. Fersner, Bobby Massey and Mr. Ronnie Stroud will office. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Hunter passed away, Friday, January 11, at her home. Born in...
Marion L. Starnes
Jan 9, 2019
Private graveside services for Marion L. Starnes, 86, of Lancaster, will be held Friday, January 11, 2019, in Lancaster Memorial Park. Mr. Starnes passed away, Wednesday, January 9, 2019, in Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill. Born in Waxhaw, NC. He was a son of the late Eli and Anna Starnes. Mr. Starnes was a retired retail salesman. Surviving are his...
Ruth Ann Oviatt Post
Jan 7, 2019
Funeral services for Ruth Ann Oviatt Post , 77, of Kershaw, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Friday, January 11, 2019, in the sanctuary of Flint Ridge Baptist Church, Heath Springs. The Revs. Kelvin Hinson and Michael Anderson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery, Kershaw. Ms. Post passed away at her home Monday, January 7,...
Mary Ann Truesdale
Jan 3, 2019
A service to remember and celebrate the life of Mary Ann Coates Truesdale, 77, of Kershaw, will be held at 5:00 o’clock p.m., Sunday, January 6, 2019, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Bishop David Levister and Rev. Ronnie Hinson will officiate the service of celebration. Mrs. Truesdale, passed away, Thursday , January 3, 2019, at White Oak Manor,...
Mary Katherine Truesdale
Jan 2, 2019
Mary Katherine Dease Truesdale, 71, of Bethune, SC, died Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Kershaw, she was a daughter of the late Henry Dease and Myrtle Catoe Dease. She was a homemaker and a member of Cassatt Baptist Church. Mrs. Truesdale also enjoyed crocheting and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Surviving are her...
Sara Dollarhyde
Dec 30, 2018
Funeral services for Sara Self Dollarhyde, 69, of Bethune, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019, in the sanctuary of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Jefferson. Rev. Terry Corder will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Ms. Dollarhyde died, Sunday, December 30, at her home. Born in Chesterfield, she was a daughter of the late...
Ollie Mae Payne
Dec 14, 2018
Funeral services for Ollie Mae Payne, 83, of Camden, will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Tuesday, December 18, 2018, in the sanctuary of DeKalb Baptist Church. Rev. Andrew Gunter will officiate. Burial will follow in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Payne, loving wife of the late Raymond Jack Payne, died Friday, December 14, at KershawHealth, Camden. Born in...
G. C. Truesdale, Jr.
Dec 12, 2018
Graveside services for Grover C. Truesdale, Jr. , 97, of Heath Springs, will be held at 1:00 o’clock p.m., Saturday, December 15. Rev. Bill McCown will officiate. Mr. Truesdale died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at his home. Born in the Stoneboro community of Heath Springs, he was a son of the late Grover C. Truesdale, Sr. and Hettie Denton Truesdale....
Louis Gene Holland
Dec 5, 2018
Gene Holland, 76, died Wednesday, December 5, at Dorn VA Hospital in Columbia, SC. Born in Camden, he was a son of the late Henry Bryan and Jeannette Cauthen Holland. Mr. Holland was a self employed welding contractor. He was a member of Thorn Hill Baptist Church and a US Navy veteran having served three tours in Vietnam. Gene and...
James Weldon Roberts
Nov 30, 2018
James Weldon Roberts, 61, of Heath Springs, died Friday, November 30, 2018, at his home. Born in Heath Springs on February 20, 1957, he was a son of the late James Willie “Bud” Roberts and Edna Robinson Roberts. Mr. Roberts was a member of Flint Ridge Baptist Church. He is survived by sisters, Jean Faulkenberry (Dan) of Fort Lawn and...
Judy Catoe Cook
Nov 29, 2018
A service to celebrate and remember the life of Judy Lynn Catoe Cook, 71, of Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 2, 2018, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church, where she was a member. The Revs. Ronnie Hinson and Claude Moore will officiate. Burial will be private in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Cook, loving...
Nancy Sandifer Hurst
Nov 8, 2018
Memorial services for Nancy Sandifer Hurst, 85, of Monroe, NC and formerly of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Wednesday, November 14, 2018, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw, SC. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the funeral home beginning at 1:00 o’clock p.m. Ms. Hurst passed...
Shirley Riek Ahlers
Nov 8, 2018
Shirley Riek Ahlers, 80, of Kershaw, SC died Thursday, November 8, 2018, at her home. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was a daughter of the late Charles Lorenz Riek and Mabel Matilda Freund Riek. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Ahlers enjoyed gardening and making crafts. She also loved assisting her husband in performing Magic Shows for many years. She is...
James Cecil "Jimmy" Hunter
Nov 5, 2018
Graveside services for James Cecil “Jimmy” Hunter, 67, of Kershaw, SC, will be held Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at 11:00 o’clock a.m. in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Larry Humphries will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside service in the cemetery. Mr. Hunter died Monday, November 5, 2018, at his home. Born in Camden, he was a...
Joni R. Joyner
Nov 3, 2018
Funeral services for Joni Rice Joyner, 62, of Bessemer City, NC, will be held at 1:00 o’clock p.m., Thursday, November 8, 2018, in the sanctuary of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Jefferson, SC. Rev. Bobby Ferguson will officiate. Burial will follow the church cemetery. The family will receive friends, one hour prior to the service beginning at 12:00 o’clock noon in...
Michael Allen Tarte
Oct 30, 2018
Michael Allen “Mike” Tarte, 48, of Stanley, NC and formerly of Westville, SC, died, Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at the Robin Johnson Hospice House, Dallas, NC. Mike was the son of Grover S. Tarte of Clover, SC and Gayle Vincent Hunter of Lancaster, SC. He was the grandson of the late Grover Cleveland Tarte and Daisy Lucille Tarte and the...
Harry Ossian Stoddard
Oct 30, 2018
A celebration of life memorial service for Harry Ossian Stoddard, 88, of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Friday, November 2, 2018, at White Bluff Baptist Church. Rev. Doug Humphries will officiate. Burial will be held in Fort Jackson National Cemetery at a later date. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church...
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