Recent Obituaries
Richard L. Outen
Dec 9, 2017
Funeral services for Richard Laverne Outen, 85, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, December 12, 2017, in the sanctuary of Abney Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. Kenneth Catoe will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. Mr. Outen died Saturday, December 9, 2017, at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster, S.C. Born...
James G. "Jim" Mckeown, Jr.
Dec 7, 2017
James G. McKeown Jr, 66, of Kershaw, SC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 7, 2017, at his home. He was born on April 19, 1951, to the late James Greer McKeown Sr. and Jo Ann Frazer McKeown. Mr. McKeown was a graduate of Chester High School and attended the University of South Carolina where he majored in philosophy. He...
Harry R. Hicks
Dec 2, 2017
After a long protracted battle with kidney and bone cancer, Harry Roosevelt Hicks peacefully passed away at his home in Kershaw, SC at age eighty-four surrounded by loved ones on December 2, 2017. He leaves behind his significant other-Patricia Hubbard and two sons- Britt and Mark Hicks. Harry was born on March 19, 1933. His birth parents were Braskey and...
Tizzie Mae Snipes
Dec 1, 2017
A funeral service for Tizzie Mae Hall Snipes, 93, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Monday, December 4, 2017, in the sanctuary of Pineview Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Snipes, wife of the late Grover Lee Snipes, Sr., died peacefully Friday, December 1, 2017, at KershawHealth, Camden, S.C, with her family...
Marion A. Sims
Nov 30, 2017
A funeral service for Marion A. “Sheriff” Sims, 63, of Lancaster, S.C., will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Sunday, December 3, 2017, in the sanctuary of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Jefferson, S.C. Rev. Larry Hancock will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Sims died Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster, S.C. Born in...
James D. Adams
Nov 29, 2017
A funeral service for James D. Adams, 79, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Saturday, December 2, 2017, in the sanctuary of Lancaster Church of God, Lancaster, S.C. The Revs. Douglas Martin, B. Doyle Roberts and Wayne Adams will officiate. Burial will follow in the Union Baptist Church, Lancaster, S.C. Mr. Adams died Wednesday, November 29,...
Jerry R. Copper
Nov 29, 2017
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Jerry Raymond Copper, 75, of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Monday, December 4, 2017, in the sanctuary of Laurel Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Larry Nunnery will officiate. A committal service will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Copper died Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at KershawHealth, Camden, S.C....
Bonnie F. Hilton
Nov 27, 2017
A graveside service to celebrate the life of Bonnie Faulkenberry Hilton, 83, of Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Sunday, December 3, 2017, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Dr. Trent McLaughlin will conduct the service. Mrs. Hilton, loving wife of the late John Franklin “Frank” Hilton passed away, Monday, November 27, 2017, at her home. Born in Kershaw,...
Jo Katherine Mcpherson
Nov 26, 2017
Jo Katherine McPherson, 90, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at White Oak Manor. She was born on March 28, 1927 to the late Dwight Andrews Bridges and Beatrice Bowling Bridges. Mrs. McPherson was a graduate of Heath Springs High School and Columbia College with a major in English and Speech. She began her career teaching Elocution and Drama...
Alan Bell Caskey
Nov 22, 2017
Funeral services for Alan Bell Caskey, 44 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Monday, November 27, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Alan died Wednesday, November 22, at Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of Deborah Jane Mungo Huddleston and the late Hazel Crawford “Rick” Caskey. Alan was a 1991...
Michelle R. Sims
Nov 15, 2017
A service to celebrate the life of Michelle Thompson Richards Sims, 64, of Kershaw, will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Saturday, November 18, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dr. Eugen “Buddy” Bach will officiate. A private interment will be held at a later date in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Sims died peacefully in...
Margie West Watson
Nov 4, 2017
Funeral services for Margie West Watson, 91, of Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, November 7, in the sanctuary of Oak Ridge Baptist Church. Rev. Bobby James will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Watson, widow of Earl K. Watson died Saturday, November 4, at Lancaster Convalescent Center, Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, she was...
Woodrow Thomas Pitts, Sr.
Nov 1, 2017
Funeral services for Woodrow Thomas Pitts, Sr., 93, of Heath Springs, will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Sunday, November 5, in the sanctuary of Flint Ridge Baptist Church. The Rev. Kelvin Hinson, Rev. David Stover and Mr. Lewie Pitts will officiate. Burial will follow the service with Military honors in the church cemetery. Mr. Pitts died Wednesday evening, November...
Debby Boone Robinson
Oct 28, 2017
Funeral services for Deborah Lynn ”Debby” Boone Robinson, 55, of Camden, SC, will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Tuesday, October 31, 2017, in the sanctuary of DeKalb Baptist Church, Camden, SC. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Keith Coates and Ed Stokes will officiate. Debby died Saturday morning, October 28, 2017, at her home. Born in...
Donald Ray Holden, Sr.
Oct 25, 2017
Graveside services for Donald Ray “Don” Holden, Sr., will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Kershaw City Cemetery. Military honors and Masonic rites will be rendered prior to burial. Mr. Holden died Wednesday evening, October 25, at his home. Born in Kershaw, he was a son of the late George and Zoetta Johnson Holden. He...
Dixie Lynn Deas
Oct 23, 2017
Funeral services for Dixie Lynn Deas, 2 years old, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Wednesday, November 1, 2017, in the sanctuary of Center Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Center Grove Cemetery. Dixie died Monday evening, October 23, at KershawHealth, Camden, from injuries she received in an automobile accident. Surviving are her mother, Alexis Ann Deas;...
Odessa Knight Davis
Oct 21, 2017
Funeral services for Odessa Knight Davis, 93, of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, October 24, 2017, in the sanctuary of Kershaw Second Baptist Church. Rev. Ronnie Hinson will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Davis, widow of Horace Lee Davis, who preceded her in death in 1997, passed away,...
Joyce Phillips Watts
Oct 14, 2017
A graveside service for Joyce Phillips Watts, 91, of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 2:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at Haile Gold Mine Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Dale Walters will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside in the church Fellowship Hall. Mrs. Watts, widow of Floyd “Bud” Watts died Saturday, October 14, 2017....
Perry Drennan Thompson
Oct 9, 2017
Perry Drennan Thompson, age 70, died peacefully after a brief illness on October 9, 2017 at the Harris Hospice Unit Novant-Presbyterian, Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Thompson was the son of the late Rev. Ralph D. Thompson and Evelyn Hunter Thompson. He is survived by his sister, Ms. Beverly Evelyn Thompson and by Dr. Frances B. Exum, family friend, also of...
John Orlando Garcia
Oct 8, 2017
John Orlando Garcia, 59, of Camden, S.C., died Sunday, October 8, 2017, at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Baker Funeral Home.
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