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Hazel E. 'Gene' Faulkenberry, Jr.

Hazel E. 'Gene' Faulkenberry, Jr.

Apr 13, 2015

A funeral service for Hazel Eugene “Gene” Faulkenberry, Jr., 65 of Lancaster, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 16, 2015, in the sanctuary of Pineview Baptist Church, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revered Cliff Henson will officiate. Mr. Faulkenberry died suddenly, Monday, April 13, at his home. Born in Winnsboro, he was a son...

Charles E. Mackey

Charles E. Mackey

Apr 11, 2015

A funeral service for Charles E. Mackey, Most Illustrious Grand Master, 82 of Kershaw, SC will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2015, in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 210 N. Matson St, where he was a member. Burial with Masonic Rites and Military Honors will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. The Revs. Eric Boone and...

Patsy Lee Ussery

Patsy Lee Ussery

Apr 9, 2015

Patsy Lee Ussery, 77 of Kershaw, SC, passed away April 9, 2015. She was born September 21, 1937, the daughter of Robert Hamer Lee and Lucille Fredrick Lee. She is survived by her husband Patrick H. Ussery; one sister, Betty Lee Gandy; four children, Lynda Lee (Anthony) Mazzone, Andrew David (Cathy) Newton, John Leonard (Donna) Newton, James Cameron (Rosanne) Newton;...

Doris M. Gardner

Doris M. Gardner

Apr 8, 2015

A funeral service for Doris McCaskill Gardner, 83 of Kershaw, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 11, 2015, in the sanctuary of Sand Hill Baptist Church, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. The Revs. Bobby Joyner will officiate. Mrs. Gardner, widow of Thomas Jackson “T.J” Gardner, Jr. died Wednesday, April 8, at her home. Born...

Donnie Phillips

Donnie Phillips

Apr 6, 2015

A funeral service for Donnie Phillips, 75 of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Flat Creek Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Military Honors. The Revs. Bart Miles and Eddie Price will officiate. Mr. Phillips died Monday, April 6, at his home. Born in Kershaw, he was a son of...

Joyce Bowers Outen

Joyce Bowers Outen

Apr 6, 2015

A funeral service for Joyce Bowers Outen, 46 of Kershaw will be held at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, 2015, in the sanctuary of Oak Ridge Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Bobby James will officiate. Mrs. Outen died Monday, April 6, at KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Camden, she was a daughter of Judy Moseley...

Danny Joe Williams

Danny Joe Williams

Apr 6, 2015

A memorial service remembering the life of Danny Joe Williams, 55 of Kershaw will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 11, 2015, in the sanctuary of Bethany Baptist Church, Westville. Rev. Craigan Blankenship will officiate. Burial in the church cemetery will be private. Mr. Williams died unexpectedly Monday, April 6, while visiting in California. Born in Lancaster, March 21,...

Vernon Kent Horton

Vernon Kent Horton

Apr 4, 2015

A funeral service for Vernon Kent Horton, 61 of Babcock Center, Columbia, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2015, in Providence Baptist Church, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Horton died Saturday, April 4, in PalmettoHealth Richland Hospital, Columbia. Born in Rock Hill, he was a son of Paschal V. Horton and the late...

Mark Dewayne Taylor

Mark Dewayne Taylor

Apr 3, 2015

Mark DeWayne “ Spud Dog ” Taylor, 50 of Kershaw, SC, died Friday, April 3, 2015, at his home. Born in Camden, SC, he was a son of the late Frank J. and Doris Jean Anderson Taylor. He was a carpenter and a graduate of Buford High School, Lancaster, SC. Surviving are a daughter, Misty Stokes; a son, Josh Stokes;...

Ben Ervin Phillips

Ben Ervin Phillips

Mar 29, 2015

Ben Ervin Phillips, 86 went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, March 29, 2015. Born in Kershaw, he was a son of Benjamin F. and Johnnie Mae Phillips. Ben was a barber in the Dentsville and Northeast area for more than 52 years. He loved his family and his church. He enjoyed hunting and fishing for most of...

Kathleen Faulkenberry Hunter

Kathleen Faulkenberry Hunter

Mar 27, 2015

Graveside services for Kathleen Faulkenberry Hunter, 84 of Camden, SC, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Ronnie Stroud will officiate. The family will speak with friends following the service at the cemetery. Born in Kershaw, she was a daughter of the late James Melvin and Maggie Catoe Faulkenberry. Mrs. Hunter was...

Richard Dalton 'Dickie' Bennett

Richard Dalton 'Dickie' Bennett

Mar 27, 2015

Richard Dalton “Dickie” Bennett, 59, of Mt. Pleasant, SC and formerly of Kershaw, SC died suddenly Friday, March 27, 2015, at Roper Hospital, Mt. Pleasant. Born in Lancaster, SC, he was a son of Faye West Bennett and the late Jack Evans Bennett. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 30, 2015, at Baker Conference Center,...

Major William H. Fletcher, Usaf (Retired)

Major William H. Fletcher, Usaf (Retired)

Mar 26, 2015

A memorial service for Major William Hagood Fletcher, USAF (Retired), 85 of Kershaw, SC, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Inurnment will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr....

Viola Williams Sowell

Viola Williams Sowell

Mar 24, 2015

Viola Williams Sowell, 90 of Kershaw, SC, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, in White Oak Manor, Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Walter Joseph and Susan Vincent Williams. Mrs. Sowell was a member of Thorn Hill Baptist Church. She loved working in her yard, cooking, sewing, and gardening. Surviving are her husband of 71 years,...

Larry Wayne Arant

Larry Wayne Arant

Mar 23, 2015

A visitation for Larry Wayne Arant, 48 of Kershaw, SC, will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Baker Funeral Home. Mr. Arant will be cremated following the visitation. Mr. Arant died suddenly, Monday, March 23, 2015, at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of Quincey and Joyce Arant Peagler. He was...

Dorothy Marie Mion

Dorothy Marie Mion

Mar 23, 2015

Dorothy Marie Nussbaum Hayes Mion, 81, of Camden, SC, died on Monday, March 23, in Columbia at PalmettoHealth Heart Hospital. She was born in Washington, DC, and lived for most of her life in Glen Echo, MD. She spent many years managing the business side of the studio at their Glen Echo home of her former husband, artist Pierre Mion,...

Brenda Eubanks Mangum

Brenda Eubanks Mangum

Mar 21, 2015

A funeral service for Brenda Sue Eubanks Mangum, 64 of Bethune will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, 2015, in the sanctuary of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Jefferson. Rev. Terry Corder will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 23, 2015,...

Rose Cook Threatt

Rose Cook Threatt

Mar 19, 2015

Memorial services for Rose Cook Threatt, 69 of Lancaster, S.C. will be private. Mrs. Threatt died Thursday, March 19, 2015, at her home. Born in York, S.C., she was a daughter of Barbara Jean Garrison Christopher and the late Thomas Jerome Cook. She was a homemaker. Surviving in addition to her mother, are her husband of 28 years, Wayne Lee...

Alton Vernon Faile

Alton Vernon Faile

Mar 17, 2015

Alton Vernon Faile, 64, of Heath Springs, S.C., died Tuesday evening, March 17, 2015, in Hospice & Community Care, Rock Hill, S.C. Born in Monroe, N.C., Alton was raised by his grandparents, Spofford and Polly Catoe Faile. He had retired from Springs Industries. Alton also loved to hunt and fish. Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Phillips Faile of the home;...

Roger Leon Phillips

Roger Leon Phillips

Mar 16, 2015

A memorial service for Roger Leon Phillips, 70 of Heath Springs, SC, was held, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Baker Funeral Home. Burial was private. Mrs. Brenda C. Burns was the celebrant. Mr. Phillips died Monday, March 16, 2015, at his home. Born in Lancaster, SC, he was a son of Mary Maggielene Crenshaw Phillips and the late Clyde Russell...

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