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Bernice Byrd Craig

Bernice Byrd Craig

Feb 9, 2015

LANCASTER, SC::::::: Mrs. Bernice Byrd Craig, age 90, died Monday, February 9, 2015. She was born November 22, 1924 in Kershaw, the daughter of the late James Leon Byrd and Sally Gardner Byrd and was the wife of the late Clyde "Gus" Junior Craig. Mrs. Craig retired from Springs Industries, was a great seamstress and loved baseball. She was a...

Jack Sistare

Jack Sistare

Feb 8, 2015

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mr. Jack Graham Sistare, age 82, died Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center. He was born November 12, 1932 in Lancaster, the son of the late Dickson Barnes Sistare and Harriett Elizabeth Graham Sistare and was the husband of the late Martha Anne Baker Sistare. Mr. Sistare retired from Springs Industries, was a cattle farmer and an...

Terry Randall Catoe

Terry Randall Catoe

Feb 5, 2015

LANCASTER, SC :::: Mr. Terry Randall Catoe, age 56, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at CMC-Pineville. He was born February 21, 1958 in Lancaster County, the son of Betty Moore Catoe and the late Curtis Lee Catoe, Sr. Mr. Catoe had previously worked as an auto body mechanic and was a member of Second Baptist Church. Mr. Catoe is survived...

Faye Helms Stogner

Faye Helms Stogner

Jan 28, 2015

LANCASTER, SC::::::: Mrs. Faye Helms Stogner, age 63, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at her home. She was born September 6, 1951 in Lancaster County, the daughter of the late Joe Helms and Ollie Stevenson Helms and was the wife of John Maxwell "Max" Stogner. Mrs. Stogner formerly worked at Joslyn Clark Control and was a member of Bethlehem Baptist...

Robert Cecil "Sambo" Faile Sr

Robert Cecil "Sambo" Faile Sr

Jan 27, 2015

LANCASTER, SC :::: Mr. Robert Cecil "Sambo' Faile, Sr., age 71, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at CMC-Pineville. He was born December 6, 1943 in Lancaster County, the son of the late George Lee Faile and Wilma Newman Faile and was the husband of Dorothy Hinson Faile. Mr. Faile was the owner and operator of Sambo's 903 Drive In...

Jeanette Capozzi Pomnitz

Jeanette Capozzi Pomnitz

Jan 27, 2015

LANCASTER, SC ::::: Mrs. Jeanette Capozzi Pomnitz, age 78, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Springs Memorial Hospital. She was born August 20, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the late Joe Capozzi and Selda Enger Capozzi and was the wife of Howard Charles Pomnitz, Jr. Mrs. Pomnitz retired from Delaware Valley Mental Health. Mrs. Pomnitz is survived by...

Thomas Dennis Lowe

Thomas Dennis Lowe

Jan 25, 2015

LANCASTER, SC::::::::: Mr. Thomas Dennis Lowe, age 74, died Sunday, January 25, 2015 at his home. He was born June 19, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Alfred Joseph Lowe and Catherine Shanley Lowe and was the husband of Mary Anderson Lowe. Mr. Lowe retired from American Avionics. He was a kind and gentle spirit and...

Ruby Evans Geddes

Ruby Evans Geddes

Jan 25, 2015

FORT MILL, SC::::::: Mrs. Ruby Evans Geddes, age 71, died Sunday, January 25, 2015. She was born January 31, 1943 in Eva, Alabama, the daughter of the late James Joseph Evans and Clara Speegle Evans and was the wife of the late Neil Roger Geddes. Mrs. Geddes retired from Hartford Insurance Company. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and...

Eric Richard Bogden

Eric Richard Bogden

Jan 24, 2015

INDIAN LAND, SC::::::::: Mr. Eric Richard Bogden, age 38, died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center. He was born March 6, 1976 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Richard Bogden and Madelyn (Panici) Bogden and was the husband of Danielle Wilkins Bogden. Mr. Bogden was employed with Charlotte Douglas International Airport as a Behavior Detections Officer for the...

Betty Jean Hagins Carpenter

Betty Jean Hagins Carpenter

Jan 23, 2015

LANCASTER, SC:::::::: Mrs. Betty Jean Hagins Carpenter, age 87, died Friday, January 23, 2015, at Springs Memorial Hospital. She was born November 19, 1927 in Lancaster, SC and was the daughter of the late Garner Heyward Hagins and Ivey Mozelle Baker Hagins, and the wife of the late Wade Carpenter. Mrs. Carpenter retired from Springs Industry Customer Service Center and...

Gary Michael Stallings

Gary Michael Stallings

Jan 22, 2015

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::: Mr. Gary Michael Stallings, age 72, died Thursday, January 22, 2015. He was born October 1, 1942 in Lancaster, SC, the son of the late William H. Stallings and Sarah Eubanks Stallings. Mr. Stallings was self- employed with Stallings New and Used Parts. He served our great country in the United States Army. He was an avid car...

Thelma Cauthen Likens

Thelma Cauthen Likens

Jan 21, 2015

LANCASTER, SC :::::::::Mrs. Thelma Likens, age 92, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the home of her daughter. She was born November 11, 1922 in Lancaster County, the daughter of the late Troy Reynolds Cauthen and Fredrick Ghent Cauthen and was the wife of the late Percy O. (PO) Likens. Mrs. Likens worked in textiles, and was a supervisor of...

Billy Wayne Tolbert Sr

Billy Wayne Tolbert Sr

Jan 16, 2015

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mr. Billy Wayne Tolbert, Sr., age 74, died Friday, January 16, 2015. He was born April 12, 1940 in Lancaster County, the son of the late Bennie Conway "Pete" Tolbert and Lema Blackwell Tolbert. Mr. Tolbert retired from Martin Marietta in Charlotte and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Mr. Tolbert is survived by his special friend, Gail...

Oliver Stanley "Stan" Johnson Jr

Oliver Stanley "Stan" Johnson Jr

Jan 13, 2015

INDIAN LAND, SC::::::::: Mr. Oliver Stanley Johnson, Jr. (Stan), age 70, of Arnold, MD, passed away on January 13, 2015 in Indian Land, SC after a six month battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen Anne (Mullin), dear father of Deanne Johnson and her fiancé James Stephens, and Thomas Johnson and his wife Robin, loving brother...

Irene Talbert Rowell

Irene Talbert Rowell

Jan 13, 2015

LANCASTER, SC::::::: Mrs. Irene Talbert Rowell, age 85, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Springs Memorial Hospital. She was born May 25, 1929 in Lancaster County, the daughter of the late Herbert N. Talbert and Mary Cora Hilton Talbert and was the wife of Ned Wendell Rowell. Mrs. Rowell was a homemaker, was very involved with the Cub Scouts when...

Jacqueline F Atkinson

Jacqueline F Atkinson

Jan 12, 2015

LANCASTER, SC::::::: Mrs. Jacqueline Faith Atkinson, age 85, died Monday, January 12, 2015 at Springs Memorial Hospital. She was born March 30, 1929 in Southhampton, England, the daughter of the late Archibald M. L. Lyon and Gladys Irene Chenchen Lyon. Mrs. Atkinson enjoyed gardening, animals, and loved to shop. She became a citizen of the United States in 1971. She...

James Henry Neely

James Henry Neely

Jan 12, 2015

LANCASTER, SC :::: Mr. James Henry Neely, age 89, died Monday, January 12, 2015 at his home. He was born September 2, 1925 in Lancaster, the son of the late Oscar Neely and Hattie Mae Caskey Neely and was the husband of Leona "Jackie" Privette Neely. Mr. Neely retired from Thermo Plastic in Charlotte and served our country in the...

Danny Ray Deese

Danny Ray Deese

Jan 12, 2015

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mr. Danny Ray Deese, age 60, died Monday, January 12, 2015. He was born January 27, 1954 in Lancaster, the son of the late Zeb Deese and Josephine Almond Deese and was the husband of Lucille Lowery Deese. Mr. Deese was employed with Haile Gold Mine as a Heavy Equipment Supervisor. He served as a volunteer fireman with Buford...

Michael Warren Robinson

Michael Warren Robinson

Jan 10, 2015

LANCASTER, SC::::::::: Mr. Michael Warren Robinson, age 44, died Saturday, January 10, 2015 at his home. He was born August 1, 1970 in Lancaster, the son of Ruth Jenkins Ballard and the late Lawrence Allen "Larry" Robinson. Mr. Robinson enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors and was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Mr. Robinson is survived by his mother,...

Neil Roger Geddes

Neil Roger Geddes

Jan 7, 2015

FORT MILL, SC:::::::::::Mr. Neil Roger Geddes, age 79, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015. He was born February 6, 1935 in Fairfield, Vermont, the son of the late Neil H. Geddes and Clara Pelkey Geddes and was the husband of Ruby Evans Geddes. Mr. Geddes retired as Vice President of Stanley Tools in Connecticut and served our country in the United...

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