Recent Obituaries
Mary Caldwell Horton
Dec 22, 2011
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Mary Caldwell Horton, 89 of Heath Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 24, 2011, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw. Burial will be held privately in Salem Cemetery prior to the service. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Mrs. Horton beloved wife of the late Ward Beecher...
James Edward Payne
Dec 20, 2011
Funeral services for James Edward Payne, 62, will be held Friday, December 23, at 1:00 p.m. at Haile Goldmine Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Jimmy Atkinson and Jackie Jenkins will officiate. Memorials may be made to Haile Goldmine Baptist Church, 7980 Haile Goldmine Road, Kershaw, S.C. 29067. Mr. Payne died at his home...
Mary Twitty Faile
Dec 18, 2011
A funeral service for Mary Twitty Faile, 93, of Kershaw will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December, 21 in First Baptist Church, Kershaw. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Mrs. Faile, widow of Woodrow Jennings “W.J.” Faile died Sunday, December 18, in Springs Memorial Hospital. Born in Kershaw, she was the...
Rev. Earl Lee Alford
Dec 17, 2011
A funeral service to celebrate the life of Rev. Earl Lee Alford, 65 of Lancaster will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 21, in Crestview Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Abney Baptist Church Cemetery, Kershaw. The Revs. Scott Robinson and Robert Shuford will officiate. Born in White Plains, Kentucky, May 5, 1946, he was the son of...
Marie Williams
Dec 16, 2011
A funeral service for Marie Alice Gay Williams, 95 of Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, December 19, in Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Keith Coates will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Westville. Mrs. Williams widow of Everette Harry Williams died Friday, December 16, in White Oak Manor-Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, she was...
Leila Lashai Clark
Dec 14, 2011
A funeral service for Leila Lashai Clark, 5 months old, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, in Kershaw Church of God. Rev. Doug Martin will officiate. Leila died Wednesday, December 14. Born in Camden, she was the daughter of LeBrian L. Clark and Chelsey Lee Catledge. Surviving in addition to her parents are, brother; Leeland Catledge Clark,...
Hazel A. Hilton
Dec 6, 2011
Funeral service for Hazel A. Hilton, 72, of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2011 in Laurel Hill Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Mr. Hilton died Tuesday, December 6, in Springdale Healthcare, Camden. Born in Kershaw County, he was the son of the late Willie Davis and Etta Mae Brasington Hilton....

James Alson Collins
Nov 26, 2011
A funeral service for James Alson Collins, 56 of Kershaw will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Mr. Collins will be cremated following the service. Rev. Jamie Rogers will officiate. Mr. Collins died Saturday evening, November 26, in KershawHealth, Camden. Born in Florence, S.C., he was the son of Barbara...

John Thomas Whitley
Nov 22, 2011
Funeral services for John Thomas Whitley, 65, will be held Saturday, November 26, at 2:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Trent McLaughlin will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday, November 25, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for...
Doris Bowers Ballard
Nov 20, 2011
Doris Bowers Ballard, the widow of James Elmer Ballard, died at her home on Sunday, November 20, 2011. Born May 2, 1921 in Marion, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Burney Birchmore and Stella Shaw Bowers. Mrs. Ballard was a member of Kershaw Second Baptist Church where she previously taught Sunday School . She was employed by...

Keith Bradley Hudson
Nov 13, 2011
A funeral service for Keith Bradley Hudson, 38, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in Flint Ridge Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Kelvin Hinson, Kenneth “Cotton” Pate and Doug Martin will officiate. Mr. Hudson died Sunday, November 13. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ralph and...
Jeffery Chadwick 'Chad' Faulkenberry
Nov 8, 2011
Funeral services for Jeffery Chadwick “Chad” Faulkenberry, 42, will be held Thursday, November 10, at 3:00 p.m. at Kershaw Second Baptist Church with burial to follow in Kershaw City Cemetery. The Revs. Kelvin Hinson, Jamie Rogers and Paul Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday, November 9, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home. Memorials may...
Frances Faile Truesdale Davis
Nov 6, 2011
A graveside service for Frances Faile Truesdale Davis, 67, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 7, 2011, in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. Mrs. Davis died Sunday, November 6, in Springs Memorial Hospital, Lancaster. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Leander “L.A.” Faile and Eva Mae Pigge Faile. Mrs. Davis...
Patricia F. Williams
Nov 1, 2011
Funeral services for Patricia Faile Williams, 68, will be held Friday, November 4, at 2:00 p.m. at White Bluff Baptist Church with burial to follow in Kershaw City Cemetery. Revs. Doug Humphries and Bryant D. Fersner will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday, November 3, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to...

Hazel Willard Phillips
Oct 25, 2011
Funeral services with Masonic Rites for Hazel Willard Phillips will be held Friday, October 28, at 1:00 p.m. at Bethune Presbyterian Church with burial to follow in Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Dr. Guy Oliver, Jr. will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday, October 27, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw, SC. Mr. Phillips died at...
Addie Gardner Hegler
Oct 24, 2011
Graveside funeral services for Addie Gardner Hegler will be held Thursday, October 27, at 2:00 p.m. in Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The Revs. Lynn Gardner and Doug Humphries will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside. Memorials may be made to Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, 810 Maxwell Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646, or White Bluff...
Ben Frank Threatt
Oct 17, 2011
Funeral services for Ben Frank Threatt, 82, of Bethune will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Bethune Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Scotch Cemetery. Rev. Jeff Cockrell will officiate. Mr. Threatt was born March 1, 1929 and died peacefully at his home Monday, October 17, 2011. Born in Jefferson, he was the son...
Lillie G. Phillips
Oct 16, 2011
Funeral services for Lillie Gardner Phillips, 87, of Kershaw will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 18, 2011, in the Chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Rev. Chadwick Ivester will officiate. Mrs. Phillips, widow of James Ben Phillips died Sunday, October 16, in Lancaster Convalescent Center. Born in Kershaw, she was the...

James 'Jim' Young
Oct 9, 2011
Graveside services for James “Jim” Young, 85, of Kershaw, will be held at 5:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 11, 2011 in Kershaw City Cemetery with military honors and masonic rites. The Revs. Jesse Hegler and Dale Myers will officiate. Mr. Young died Sunday, October 9, 2011 in Springdale Healthcare Center, Camden. Born in Kershaw, he was the son of the late...

Betty Hayes Hicks
Oct 7, 2011
Funeral services for Betty Hayes Hicks, 76, of Kershaw, will be held at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, October 9, 2011, in DeKalb Baptist Church, Camden. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Hicks, widow of John Henry Hicks died Friday, October 7. Born in Camden, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Henry and Mima Branham Hayes. Mrs. Hicks...