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Bruce Edward Smith
Apr 26, 2015
LANCASTER, SC::::::::: Mr. Bruce Edward Smith, age 86, died Sunday, April 26, 2015. He was born March 20, 1929 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Bruce Smith and Sylvia Yinglin Smith. Mr. Smith was first married to the late Elaine McDowell Smith and later to the late Barbara Lanoue Hagins Smith. Mr. Smith retired from Dupont and was...
Everett Gwin Caskey
Apr 23, 2015
LANCASTER, SC :::: Mr. Everett Gwin Caskey, age 75, died Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Springs Memorial Hospital. He was born July 17, 1939 in Lancaster, the son of the late Clarence Everett Caskey and Janie Gwin Caskey and was the husband of Diane Rina Caskey. Mr. Caskey was a self-employed electrician and served our country in the United States...
Robert R "Bobby" Mcelroy
Apr 23, 2015
FORT MILL, SC::::::Mr. Robert R. "Bobby" McElroy, age 62, died peacefully at home April 23, 2015. He was born in Providence, RI, a son of Mary Gonsalves McElroy and the late Bartholomew McElroy and was the beloved husband of Sharon Farias McElroy. For over 43 years, he was employed at Narragansett Electric in Providence, New England Power, P.G. &...
Sara Kathryn "Kat" Horton
Apr 23, 2015
LANCASTER, SC::::::: Mrs. Sara Kathryn "Kat" Ballard Horton, died Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center. She was born in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Chalmers Ballard and Ola Wilson Ballard and was the wife of the late Thomas Jasper Horton. Mrs. Horton retired from Springs Industries - Customer Service Center and had been a member of...
Rosemary Culp Cauthen
Apr 23, 2015
LANCASTER, SC:::::Mrs. Rosemary Culp Cauthen, age 93, died Thursday, April 23, 2015. She was born May 11, 1921 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Robert Benjamin Culp and Iona Weir Culp. She was married to the late James Hazel Cauthen. Mrs. Cauthen was a loving and caring person. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. Rosemary loved...
Peggy Bowers Blackmon
Apr 21, 2015
LANCASTER, SC:::::::: Mrs. Peggy Bowers Blackmon, age 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, April 21, 2015. She was born January 31, 1939 in Lancaster County, the daughter of the late Ercel Lee Bowers and Sarah Gertrude Adams Bowers. She was preceded in death by her first husband and the father of her children, Johnny Ray Sheppard....
Mr Jack "Monk" Lucas Jr
Apr 19, 2015
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mr. Jack "Monk" Lucas, Jr., age 76, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Springs Memorial Hospital. He was born July 2, 1938 in Lancaster County, the son of the late Jack Lucas, Sr. and Jeanette Lowery Lucas and was the husband of Marlene Davis Lucas. Mr. Lucas retired from Bowater Catawba after 39...
Donald "Buddy" Lambert
Apr 17, 2015
LANCASTER, SC :::: Mr. Donald Ray "Buddy" Lambert, age 77, died Friday, April 17, 2015 at CMC Main. He was born January 29, 1938 in Andrews, SC, the son of the late Willie J. Lambert and Willie Mae McManus Lambert and was the husband of Carol Faile Lambert. Mr. Lambert retired from Bowater as a General Foreman for Power...
Kim Thomas Waits
Apr 12, 2015
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::: Mr. Kim Thomas Waits, age 55, died Sunday, April 12, 2015. He was born March 15, 1960 in Lancaster, the son of the late Richard Lorenza Waits and Evelyn Ghent Waits and was the husband of Julia Arant Waits. Mr. Waits was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed dirt track racing, fishing, working in his shop...
Bobby Lee Powell
Apr 12, 2015
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mr. Bobby Lee Powell, age 80, died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Springs Memorial Hospital. He was born October 4, 1934 in Lancaster, the son of the late Lee Powell and Creola Michaw Powell and was the husband of Glenda Williams Powell. He was the owner/operator of Powell's TV Service and served our country in the United States Army....
Kevin Patrick Keilty
Apr 5, 2015
INDIAN LAND, SC::::::Mr. Kevin Patrick Keilty, age 66, died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at his home. He was born April 17, 1948 in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of the late Lester Francis Keilty and Dorothea Loretta Burke Keilty and was the husband of Paula DiRubio Keilty. Mr. Keilty retired from NYNEX as an overseas project manager, served our great country...
Fenton E Rodgers Sr
Apr 4, 2015
LANCASTER, SC :::: Mr. Fenton E. Rodgers, Sr., age 84, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Springs Memorial Hospital. He was born February 14, 1931 in Lancaster, the son of the late Seth E. Rodgers and Texie Rose Collins Rodgers and was the husband of the late Margie Ann Cauthen Rodgers. Mr. Rodgers served our great country in the United...
Ronald "Donald" Lee Walden
Mar 24, 2015
LIBERTY HILL, SC:::::::::::Mr. Ronald "Donald" Lee Walden, age 76, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015. He was born February 21, 1939 in Lancaster, the son of the late Jess Lee Walden and Willie Mae Rollings Walden and was the husband of the late Christine Vinson Walden. He retired from Springs Industries and was a member of Faith Baptist Church. Mr....
Sara Ellen Cauthen Williams
Mar 23, 2015
LANCASTER, SC::::::: Mrs. Sara Ellen Cauthen Williams, age 92, died Monday, March 23, 2015. She was born July 2, 1922 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late James Brumett Cauthen and Marybelle Fleming Cauthen and was the wife of the late Walter Blair Williams. Mrs. Williams retired from Springs Industries and was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church...
Julia Miller Alexander
Mar 23, 2015
VAN WYCK, SC:::::::::::Mrs. Julia M. Alexander died March 23, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center Pineville. She was born August 3, 1922, in Whitmire, S.C., a daughter of the late John and Wilma Miller. Julia graduated from Queens College in Charlotte, NC, in 1942. She served as president of the boarding student body and was listed in Who's Who of American...
Linda Joan Gavron Price
Mar 21, 2015
INDIAN LAND, SC :::::::::Mrs. Linda Joan Gavron Price, age 72, died Saturday, March 21, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Edmond Gavron Jr. and Colleen Mesimer Gavron and was the wife of James C. Price. Mrs. Price was a retired school teacher, former "Spicelady" with McCormick Spices, and Earring Queen of Sun City Carolina Lakes. Mrs. Price...
Kate Laney Doster
Mar 20, 2015
LANCASTER, SC::::::Mrs. Kate Laney Doster, age 92, died Friday, March 20, 2015 at her home. She was born August 31, 1922 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Thomas Wilson Laney and Hattie Plyler Laney and was the wife of the late Rev. John Travis Doster. Mrs. Doster was a lifelong member of Wolf Pond Baptist Church where she taught...
George Robert "Bob" Johnson
Mar 15, 2015
George Robert "Bob" Johnson, Jr. Indian Land, S. C. George Robert "Bob" Johnson, Jr., Colonel, United States Army, Retired, 72 died on March 15, 2015 at CMC Pineville Hospital, Charlotte, N.C. George was born in Birmingham, AL. He was a member of a Special Forces Unit and a Vietnam Veteran. He is preceded in death by his mother Clara...
Elizabeth Aycoth Howze
Mar 14, 2015
LANCASTER, SC::::::::::: Mrs. Elizabeth Aycoth Howze, age 82, died Saturday, March 14, 2015. She was born February 27, 1933 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Gayford Bradley Aycoth and Clefa Plyler Aycoth and was the wife of the late William Porter Howze, Sr. Mrs. Howze retired from the South Carolina Department of Revenue, enjoyed traveling and was a member...
James Bobby Catoe
Mar 10, 2015
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mr. James Bobby Catoe, age 70, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Piedmont Medical Center. He was born January 2, 1945 in Lancaster, the son of the late James William Catoe and Ollie Pate Catoe. He retired from Finish Master and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Catoe enjoyed fishing, shooting pool and spending time with his family. Mr....
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