Recent Obituaries
Harry L. 'Chuck' Connell, Jr.
Jun 14, 2015
A memorial service for Harry Lloyd “Chuck” Connell, Jr., 63 of Lake Wateree will be held at 3:00 o’clock p.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Mr. Connell died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at his home. Born in Camden, he was a son of Joanne Holley Connell Neal and the late Harry Lloyd Connell,...
Grace A. Catoe
Jun 12, 2015
A funeral service for Grace Adams Catoe, 89 of Kershaw, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in the sanctuary of Center Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Jackie Jenkins will officiate. Burial will follow in the Center Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Catoe passed away peacefully at her home Friday, June 12. She was born September 2, 1925, in Kershaw,...
Clyde Ellen Funderburk
Jun 7, 2015
A memorial service for Clyde Ellen Funderburk, 61 of Lancaster will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2015, in First United Methodist Church, Lancaster. Rev. Charles Phillips will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. at the home, 2466 Downey Drive, Lancaster. Miss Funderburk was born August 27,...
Roger William Hilton
Jun 7, 2015
A graveside inurnment service for Roger William Hilton, 52 of Kershaw will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 11, 2015, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Dr. Trent McLaughlin will officiate. Mr. Hilton died Sunday June 7, at KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of Bonnie Faulkenberry Hilton and the late John Franklin “Frank” Hilton, Sr. He...

Judy Cowan Payne
Jun 1, 2015
Judy Cowan Payne, 66 of Kershaw, formerly of Lancaster, died Monday, June 1, 2015, in Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House, Rock Hill. Born in Windsor, NC, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Annie Arant Cowan. Mrs. Payne had retired from Duracell after 21 years of service and was a member of Pleasant Dale Baptist Church, Lancaster. Surviving...
George Allen Sims
May 31, 2015
Funeral services for George Allen Sims, 87 of Elloree, SC will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 3, 2015, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery with Masonic rites. Mr. Sims a resident of Elloree for the past 30 years died Sunday, May 31st, 2015,...
Julian Norris Mcentire, Sr.
May 28, 2015
A graveside service for Julian Norris “Buddy” McEntire, Sr., 95 of Kershaw, SC will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Mr. McEntire died Thursday, May 28, at White Oak Manor-Lancaster. Born in Newberry, SC, he was a son of the late Johnny Norris and Florence Boland McEntire....

Clara Sherer Hilton
May 28, 2015
Clara Sherer Hilton, 93 of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Kershaw, SC passed away peacefully, Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Carmel Hills Retirement Center, Charlotte, NC. She was born in Sharon, SC on November 20, 1921, to the late Samuel Moffatt and Rosa Jackson Sherer. She graduated from Erskine College in 1942. On August 28, 1943, she married the late...

Sara Byrd Catoe
May 27, 2015
Sara Byrd Catoe, 88, widow of James Cecil Catoe, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015. She was born on March 22, 1927 in Lancaster County. She was the daughter of the late James and Sally Gardner Byrd. Sara retired from Grace Bleachery and was a faithful member of Sand Hill Baptist Church where she sang in the choir, was active in...
Gertrude H. 'Trudy' Malone
May 19, 2015
Gertrude Howard ”Trudy” Malone, 74 of Kershaw died Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at her home. Born in Whitmire, SC, she was a daughter of the late Paul Sr., and Wilhelmina Howard Malone. She was a healthcare provider serving as a CNA and Med. Tech. Trudy enjoyed working crossword puzzles and spending time with her family. She also was a member...
Amos Moseley, Jr.
May 18, 2015
A graveside service for Amos Moseley, Jr., 77 of Kershaw will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Moseley died Monday morning, May 18, 2015, in Lancaster Convalescent Center, Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, SC, he was a son of the late Amos, Sr. and Bernice Pet Moseley. He retired from Kendall Co.,...

Carolyn P. Croxton
May 18, 2015
Carolyn Perry Croxton , 94, of Kershaw died after a short illness on May 18, 2015. She was the widow of Leroy Springs Croxton, Jr. She was born on March 24, 1921, the daughter of the late Rosa Etta Truesdel Perry and Robert McLurkin Perry of Kershaw. Mrs. Croxton was a graduate of Kershaw High School and the University of...
Jessica Amber Cudd
May 13, 2015
A memorial service for Jessica Amber Cudd, 34 of Lancaster, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 16, in Covenant Baptist Church with military honors. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church. Jessica passed away Tuesday, May 12. Born in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of Dennis Gary and Joy White Cudd. She...

Gail Reeves Hunt
May 11, 2015
Services for Gail Reeves Hunt, 67, will be held Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in Oak Hill Baptist Church, 6437 Oak Hill Church Road, Lancaster, SC 29720. The Revs. Cliff Henson and Marty Roberts will officiate. Mrs. Hunt died Monday, May 11, 2015 in Providence Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson...
Alice Catoe Henderson
May 9, 2015
The family will hold a memorial service for Alice Catoe Henderson, 64 of Kershaw, Thursday, May 14, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. in Pleasant Plain Baptist Church. Rev. Todd Montgomery will officiate. Alice died Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House, Rock Hill. Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Betty McCowan Stone....

Reba West Hammond
May 9, 2015
A graveside inurnment service for Reba Caroline West Hammond, 90 of Kershaw will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in the Kershaw City Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the cemetery. Mrs. Hammond, widow of the late Paul Robert Hammond died Saturday, May 9, at her home. Born in Kershaw, she was...
Vivian Ellis Cauthen
May 6, 2015
The family will hold a memorial service celebrating the life of Vivian Ellis Cauthen, 71 of Kershaw, Friday, May 8, 2015, at 1:00 p.m., in Kershaw Church of God. The Revs. John Wilkes and Quitman Hand will officiate. The family will receive friends in the church Family Life Center one hour prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m. noon....
William Rickey Holley
May 6, 2015
William Rickey Holley 64, of Kershaw, SC, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at KershawHealth, Camden, SC. Mr. Holley will be cremated and no services will be held.

Barbara Estes Craig
Apr 28, 2015
The family will hold a memorial service for Barbara Alice Estes Craig, 62 of Kershaw, SC, Friday, May 1, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. at Lancaster Sonlight Church of the Nazarene. Rev. Jerry W. Branham will officiate. Mrs. Craig died Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at her home. Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Monnie Blackwell...
Sherrill C. Johnson
Apr 22, 2015
Funeral services for Sherrill Creech Johnson, 92 of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Raleigh, NC, will be held at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Saturday, May 2, 2015, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. The Rev. Dr. Wayne Brown will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. The family will gather at the funeral home at 10:00 o’clock a.m....