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James Kenneth "Ken" Blankenship
Nov 27, 2015
LANCASTER, SC.........Mr. James Kenneth Blankenship Sr., age 51, died Friday, November 27, 2015 at his home. He was born April 22, 1964 in Columbus, GA., the son of Merrell Blankenship and Mary R. Wooten Blankenship. Mr. Blankenship was the Facilities Manager at BASF in Charlotte. He was a huge Colts football fan, enjoyed organizing family events, loved playing fantasy...
Edward R "Sampson" Hallman Jr
Nov 25, 2015
LANCASTER, SC::::::::::: Mr. Edward R. "Sampson" Hallman Jr., age 60, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He was born July 29, 1955 in Atlantic Beach, NC, a son of the late Edward Ralph "Tots" Hallman, Sr. and Frances Harris Hallman and was the husband of the late Jackie Strawn Hallman. Mr. Hallman was the...
Chadford "Chad" Lynn James
Nov 25, 2015
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::: Chadford "Chad" Lynn James, age 34, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015. He was born February 23, 1981 in Lancaster, the son of Lynn Charles James and the late Debbie McManus James. Chad was a great baseball player. He played shortstop and pitcher for the Lancaster Bruins and was of the Baptist faith. Chad is survived by his...
Edward "Sampson" Hallman Jr
Nov 25, 2015
LANCASTER, SC::::::::::: Mr. Edward R. "Sampson" Hallman Jr., age 60, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He was born July 29, 1955 in Atlantic Beach, NC, a son of the late Edward Ralph "Tots" Hallman, Sr. and Frances Harris Hallman and was the husband of the late Jackie Strawn Hallman. Mr. Hallman was the...
Norman John Demers Jr
Nov 22, 2015
LANCASTER, SC::::::::: Mr. Norman John "Clairabell" Demers, Jr., age 58, died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at his home. He was born February 7, 1957 in Waterbury, CT, a son of Frances Adline Carangelo Demers "Toots" and the late Norman John Demers, Sr. and was the husband of the late Julie Schlask Demers. He was employed with Strataforce in Charlotte, NC,...
Mildred "Deanie" Crenshaw Haile
Nov 19, 2015
LANCASTER, SC:::::::Mrs. Mildred "Deanie" Crenshaw Haile, age 94, died Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the Lancaster Convalescent Center. She was born April 10, 1921 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Edgar Furman Crenshaw and Bertha Mae Wright Crenshaw and was the wife of the late John Elmore Haile. Mrs. Haile was a homemaker and the mother of many...
Theresa Mary Brown
Nov 18, 2015
INDIAN LAND, SC::::::::::Mrs. Theresa Mary Brown, age 90, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Park Point Village in Rock Hill. She had been in failing health for some time and had spent her final days in the wonderful care of hospice. Theresa had lived for the past five years with her daughter, Ann Cline, and son-in law, Tim Cline at...
Emma Jean Bailey Figley
Nov 17, 2015
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mrs. Emma Jean Bailey Figley, age 98, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015. She was born July 27, 1917 in Putnam, WV, a daughter of the late Lawrence Bailey and Florence Ray Bailey and was the wife of the late John William Figley. Mrs. Figley was a dedicated Christian who was very knowledgeable about the Bible. She was a member...
Francis Alvin Bosdell Sr
Nov 16, 2015
LANCASTER, SC.........Mr. Francis Alvin Bosdell, Sr., age 96, formerly of Clemson, died Monday, November 16, 2015 at Springs Memorial Hospital. He was born July 20, 1919 in Abbeville, SC, a son of the late William Addison Bosdell and Mary Edwards Bosdell and was the husband of the late Grace Clark Bosdell. Mr. Bosdell was a 1949 graduate of Clemson University...
Johnsie Vincent Turner
Nov 12, 2015
FORT LAWN, SC::::::::::Mrs. Johnsie Vincent Turner, age 81, died Thursday, November 12, 2015 at her home. She was born June 6, 1934 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Tillman John Vincent and Mary Mackey Vincent and was the wife of Roy Gene Turner. Mrs. Turner retired from the Fort Lawn Post Office after 31 years of service at the...
Larry Gene Stacks
Nov 10, 2015
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::: Mr. Larry Gene Stacks, age 68, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Lancaster Convalescent Center. He was born March 17, 1947 in Monroe, NC, a son of the late Frank S. Stacks and Evie Starnes Stacks. Mr. Stacks retired from Spring Industries. He loved horses and enjoyed showing them. He also enjoyed fishing, the outdoors and watching...
Michael Anthony Foley
Nov 7, 2015
INDIAN LAND, SC::::::::: Mr. Michael Anthony Foley, age 71, died Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Hospice House of Union County. He was born November 13, 1943 in Bronx, NY, the son of the late Thomas Foley and Mary Tracey Foley and was the husband of the late Helena Kelly Foley. He retired from the United Parcel Service after 44...
William M "Bill" Hudson
Nov 7, 2015
LANCASTER, SC.........Mr. William Monroe "Bill" Hudson, age 69, died Saturday, November 7, 2015 at his home. He was born March 18, 1946 in Richmond County, NC, a son of the late William Clyde Hudson and Novella Fulp Hudson Melton and was the husband of Judy Fowler Hudson. Mr. Hudson was a self- employed contractor and electrician and was the...
Carol Anne Gosser Ford
Nov 3, 2015
LANCASTER, SC::::::::::Ms. Carol Anne Gosser Ford, age 76, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at White Oak Manor. She was born July 31, 1939 in Akron, OH, a daughter of the late Charles Paul Gosser and Florence Rhilander Gosser. Ms. Ford enjoyed crocheting and assembling puzzles. She was a loving mother, grandmother and friend. Her grandchildren were very dear to her...
Linda Wilson Snipes
Nov 3, 2015
HEATH SPRINGS, SC:::::::Mrs. Linda Wilson Snipes, age 66, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. She was born November 3, 1949 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late William "Jeff" Wilson and Mary Hildebrand Wilson and was the wife of Robert Claude Snipes. Mrs. Snipes was a retired Teacher's Assistant at North Elementary School. She had...
Wilma Luna Starnes
Nov 2, 2015
VAN WYCK, SC::::::::Miss Wilma Luna Starnes, age 92, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at White Oak Manor. She was born November 2, 1923 in Van Wyck, a daughter of the late Fred Franklin Starnes and Mamie Dallas Courtney Starnes. Miss Starnes began her working career at the Shell Plant in Pineville during World War II where she made shells for...
Clara Taylor Turner
Nov 2, 2015
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mrs. Clara Taylor Turner, age 83, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at the Lancaster Convalescent Center. She was born March 14, 1932 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Hugh L. Taylor and Beulah Usher Taylor and was the wife of the late William J. Turner. Mrs. Turner was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. She worked in...
Michael Peter Karaganoff
Nov 1, 2015
FORT MILL, SC::::::::: Mr. Michael Peter Karaganoff, age 80, died Sunday, November 1, 2015 at CMC-Pineville. He was born June 13, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Peter Karaganoff and Sonia Lobach Karaganoff and was the husband of Grazina Zebertavicius Karaganoff. He was a retired Coca Cola Distributor and served our country in the United States National...
Raymond "Ray" Charles Bernier
Oct 31, 2015
Mr. Raymond Charles Bernier, age 60, died Saturday, October 31, 2015. He was born August 3, 1955 in Waterbury, Connecticut, a son of the late Donald Bernier and Florita Begley Bernier. Mr. Bernier was a bus driver and sales associate for Lancaster Tours for 19 years, served in the United States Army and was of the Catholic faith. Mr....
Lytle Max Jhant
Oct 28, 2015
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::: Mr. Lytle Max Jhant, age 92, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015. He was born August 7, 1923 in Lancaster, a son of the late John Paul Jhant and Mary Robinson Jhant and was the husband of the late Marie Johnson Jhant. Mr. Jhant retired from Spring Industries-Engineering Department. He was a lifetime Mason with Jackson Masonic Lodge and...
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