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Dr John Edmond Lothers Jr

Dr John Edmond Lothers Jr

May 16, 2016

LANCASTER, SCDr. John Edmond Lothers, Jr., age 84, died Monday, May 16, 2016 at his home. He was born November 25, 1931 in Wichita, Kansas, a son of the late John Edmond Lothers, Sr. and Mary Ewing Lothers and the husband of Ruth Jones Lothers. Dr. Lothers retired from Covenant College as a Biology Professor. He enjoyed volunteering at...

Roberta Threatt Wall

Roberta Threatt Wall

May 14, 2016

LANCASTER, SC::::::::::: Mrs. Peggy Roberta Threatt Wall, age 77, died Saturday, May 14, 2016. She was born November 23, 1938 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Peter Lawrence Threatt and Myrtle Catoe Threatt and the wife of John E. Wall. She was a former member of Eastern Star and Lee County Garden Club. Mrs. Wall was a very...

Virginia "Jenny" Bowers

Virginia "Jenny" Bowers

May 11, 2016

LANCASTER, SC::::::Mrs. Virginia Ann Jenny Walters Laney Bowers, age 77, of Lancaster, went on to sing and dance in heaven on May 11, 2016. She was born on January 29, 1939 to the late Virginia Taylor Walters and W. Arthur Walters. She was a graduate of Buford High School and worked in the sewing room of Springs Industries until...

Lily Ikehara Gillis

Lily Ikehara Gillis

May 10, 2016

LANCASTER, SC :: Mrs. Lily Ikehara Gillis, age 89, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016. She was born December 3, 1926 in Waipahu, Hawaii, the daughter of the late Seichiki Ikehara and Kanako Miyashiro Ikehara and was the wife of the late John Quincy Gillis. She enjoyed crocheting, reading and was a wonderful cook. Mrs. Gillis was of the Baptist...

William Mark Blackwell

William Mark Blackwell

May 10, 2016

LANCASTER, SCMr. William Mark Blackwell, age 55, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at his home. He was born 1961 in Lancaster, the son of Clyde Wallace Blackwell and Naomi Blackwell Sims and was the husband of Clarice Odom Blackwell and father of Lauren Elizabeth Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell loved his family and friends and truly lived his life to the...

Anne Ghent Robinson

Anne Ghent Robinson

May 8, 2016

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mrs. Anne Ghent Robinson Aunt Anne, age 73, died Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Springs Memorial Hospital. She was born December 23, 1942 in Chester County, a daughter of the late Frank Ghent and Annie Ruth Shoemake Ghent and was the wife of the late Bruce Taylor Robinson. Mrs. Robinson took care of her parents in their later...

Diane Dixon

Diane Dixon

May 7, 2016

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mrs. Diane Threatt Dixon, age 64, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Piedmont Hospital in Rock Hill. She was born September 7, 1951, in Charlotte, a daughter of the late David Henry Threatt and Virginia May Green Threatt and the wife of the late Jimmy Lee Dixon. Mrs. Dixon loved spending time with her family. Her grandchildren were...

Ethel Rodgers Bennett

Ethel Rodgers Bennett

May 7, 2016

MATTHEWS, NC:::::::::::::: Ethel Rodgers Bennett, age 98, devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 7th, 2016. Born in Lancaster, SC on October 23, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Jennie Kirk Rodgers and William Oscar Rodgers. She was predeceased by her parents, three sisters and a brother. She is survived by...

Marvin Eugene Shehane

Marvin Eugene Shehane

May 5, 2016

LANCASTER, SCMr. Marvin Eugene Shehane age 78, died Thursday, May 5, 2016 at his home. He was born September 17, 1937 in Lancaster, the son of Johnny Tillman Shehane and Thelma Louise Cauthen Likens and was the husband of Kathleen Caskey Shehane. Mr. Shehane enjoyed the outdoors, gardening and carpentry work. He loved crappie fishing with his son at...

Michael Wayne Wright

Michael Wayne Wright

Apr 30, 2016

LANCASTER, SC::::::Mr. Michael Wayne Wright, age 57, died Saturday, April 30, 2016 at his home. He was born October 28, 1958 in Lancaster, a son of Donald Wright and Emmagene Evans Wright and was the husband of Crystal D. Catoe. Mr. Wright was an auto body mechanic, a loving father, husband, son, brother and brother in law. He gave...

Joshua Matthew "Josh" Lloyd

Joshua Matthew "Josh" Lloyd

Apr 28, 2016

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::: Mr. Joshua Matthew Josh Lloyd, age 38, died Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He was born April 23, 1978 in Charlotte, the son of Jeanette Flowers Lloyd and the late Wilbert Lee Lloyd. Josh was the former owner of Lloyds Heating and Air Conditioning. He was an avid Clemson fan and enjoyed...

Kim Avery Plyler

Kim Avery Plyler

Apr 25, 2016

FORT LAWN, SC:::::::::: Mr. Kim Avery Plyler, age 48, died Monday, April 25, 2016 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He was born October 28, 1967 in Pageland, SC, a son of the late Harry Eugene Plyler and Gertrude Pat Jordan Plyler and was the husband of Janet Pierce Plyler. Mr. Plyler was a self-employed contractor. He loved his...

Raeford Lane Starnes

Raeford Lane Starnes

Apr 21, 2016

LANCASTER, SC::::::Mr. Raeford Lane Starnes, age 74, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Warriors Walk Veterans Hospice Center in Columbia, SC. He was born November 8, 1941 in Monroe, NC, a son of the late Arris Guy AG Starnes and Ruby Christina Gay Starnes. Mr. Starnes was a Self-Employed Electrician. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and his dogs, Dino and...

James Franklin "John" Sistare

James Franklin "John" Sistare

Apr 21, 2016

LANCASTER, SCMr. James Franklin John Henry Sistare, age 85, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at CMC Main in Charlotte, NC. He was born March 25, 1931 in Lancaster, SC, the son of the late Carl Frank Sistare and Melita Stogner Sistare and was the husband of Joan Wallace Sistare, whom he loved dearly. Mr. Sistare retired from two careers,...

Dustin Edward Phillips

Dustin Edward Phillips

Apr 18, 2016

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::: Dustin Edward Phillips, age 32, died April 18, 2016 in Austin Texas. He was born December 23, 1983 in Sarasota, Florida, the son of Gary Phillips and Christa Kay Murphy. Dustin is survived by his parents and his step mother, Evelyn McManus, 2 sons, Shamus Phillips and Landen Holt, a daughter, Ariel Phillips, three brothers, Jason Phillips,...

Michael L Howle

Michael L Howle

Apr 10, 2016

LANCASTER, SCMr. Michael Lavern Howle, age 56, died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at his home. He was born July 27, 1959 in Lancaster, the son of the late Vernon Dewitt Howle and Carol Jean Outen Howle and was the husband of Sherry Woods Howle. Mr. Howle was a pilot and loved riding his Harley Davidson. He and his wife...

John B "Jack" Bethea Jr

John B "Jack" Bethea Jr

Apr 10, 2016

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::: Mr. John Buell Jack Bethea, Jr., age 91, died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Morningside of Lancaster. He was born October 20, 1924 in Jackson, Mississippi, a son of the late John Buell Bethea, Sr. and Mamie Freeman Bethea and was the husband of the late Joyce Crawford Bethea. Mr. Bethea served our country in the United...

Marianna Pearce White

Marianna Pearce White

Apr 9, 2016

Fort Lawn, SC.Mrs. Marianna Pearce White, age 73, died Saturday, April 9, 2016. She was born August 22, 1942 in Fort Lawn, SC, a daughter of the late Eugene Pearce and Margaret McFadden Pearce Griffin. She retired after working many years at the Chester County Tax Accessors Office. She enjoyed taking care of her many cats and dogs. Mrs....

Wilbert Lee Lloyd

Wilbert Lee Lloyd

Apr 7, 2016

LANCASTER, SC::::::::::: Mr. Wilbert Lee Lloyd, age 79, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Carolinas Health Care Hospital in Charlotte. He was born January 17, 1937 in Lancaster, SC, a son of the late Julius Brown Loyd and the late Nellie Lucas Loyd. Mr. Lloyd retired from the United States Navy where he served our great country during...

Will Deese Jr

Will Deese Jr

Apr 6, 2016

LANCASTER, SCMr. Will Deese, Jr., age 88, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. He was born June 30, 1927 in Lancaster, a son of the late Will Deese, Sr. and the late Della Vick Deese and was the husband of Dora Phillips Deese. Mr. Deese retired from Springs Industries as a Supervisor. He...

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