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Shannon Blake Benton

Shannon Blake Benton

Oct 16, 2013

LANCASTER, SC :::::::: Mr. Shannon Blake Benton, age 31, died Wednesday, October 16, 2013. He was born August 13, 1982 in Lancaster County, the son of the late William Blake Benton and Sandra "Sissy" Kay Snipes Benton. Mr. Benton was disabled and had served in the National Guard Reserve. Mr. Benton is survived by his wife, Allison Rae Blackmon, his...

Leo R Maguire

Leo R Maguire

Oct 15, 2013

LANCASTER, SC :::::::: Mr. Leo R. Maguire, age 87, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013. He was born September 11, 1926 in Lynn, Massachusetts, the son of the late Leo Joseph Maguire and Agnes Jeannette Maloney Maguire and was the husband of Mary Faulkner Maguire. Mr. Maguire retired as vice president and general manager of Lehigh-Lancaster, Inc. He was a graduate...

Carl B Parker (Retired)

Carl B Parker (Retired)

Oct 14, 2013

LANCASTER, SC :::::::: Mr. Carl Britton Parker CW4 (Retired) age 85, died Monday, October 14, 2013. He was born July 21, 1928 in Lancaster, SC, a son of the late Britton L. Parker and Nannie Caroline Baker Parker and was the husband of Bertha Robinson Parker. Mr. Parker was a graduate of Lancaster High School, Vincennes University (Undergraduate) and Palmetto...

Valerie Kay Hand Wagner

Valerie Kay Hand Wagner

Oct 13, 2013

LANCASTER, SC ::::::::::: Mrs. Valerie Kay Hand Wagner, age 54, died October 13, 2013. She was born February 2, 1959 in Sarasota, FL, the daughter of the late William Ralph Hand and Dorothy Margaret Skipper Hand and was the wife of the late Richard Wagner. Mrs. Wagner is survived by a son, William Joel Wagner of Arizona City, AZ, a...

Brenda "Gale" Melton Whitaker

Brenda "Gale" Melton Whitaker

Oct 13, 2013

LANCASTER, SC :::::::::::Mrs. Brenda "Gale" Melton Whitaker, age 63, passed away at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, SC on Sunday, October 13, 2013. She was born in Lancaster County, SC, the daughter of Ruth Miller Melton and Eugene Minor Melton. She was married to Tony Morris Whitaker, her devoted husband of 37 years. Gale attended Lancaster County Schools and...

Amy Mckinnon Saylors

Amy Mckinnon Saylors

Oct 12, 2013

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mrs. Amy McKinnon Saylors, age 55, died Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. She was born October 8, 1958 in Newberry, SC, the daughter of Barbara Anne Lemmond McKinnon and the late Charles Laughlin "Lock" McKinnon, Jr. and was the wife of Joel Dean Saylors. Mrs. Saylors was a transplant recipient and participated in swimming...

Sylvia Hinson Beckham

Sylvia Hinson Beckham

Oct 8, 2013

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mrs. Sylvia Hinson Beckham, age 73, died Tuesday, October 08, 2013. She was born December 30, 1939 in Lancaster County, the daughter of the late Oday Hinson and Ethel Lee Dunn Hinson and was the wife of James Howard Beckham, Jr. She retired from Rexham Corporation and was a member St. Luke United Methodist Church and the Friends in...

Sally Ann Cody Harp

Sally Ann Cody Harp

Oct 3, 2013

LANCASTER, SC ::::::::::: Mrs. Sally Ann Cody Harp, age 72, died October 3, 2013 at Springs Memorial Hospital. She was born February 1, 1941 in Lancaster County, the daughter of the late Jacob Everett Cody and Frances Morgan Cody and was the wife of the late John William Harp, Sr. Mrs. Harp retired from Josyln Clark Control and was of...

Mary Jane Adams Knight

Mary Jane Adams Knight

Oct 1, 2013

LANCASTER, SC :::::::::::Mrs. Mary Jane Adams Knight, age 93, began her eternal journey on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 and now rests in the arms of her heavenly father. She was born October 15, 1919 in Heath Springs, the daughter of the late Oscar C. Adams and Nancy E. Crimminger Adams. Mrs. Knight was the wife of the late William Lawson...

Meagan Elizabeth Waits

Meagan Elizabeth Waits

Oct 1, 2013

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Miss Meagan Elizabeth Waits, age 12, died Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital. She was born March 5, 2001 in Lancaster County, the daughter of Thomas Bradley Waits and Aryn Elizabeth Gordon Waits. Meagan was a 6th grade student at Buford Middle School, loved cooking and watching cooking shows, and a vast love of animals. Meagan...

Barbara Joanne Hance Catoe

Barbara Joanne Hance Catoe

Oct 1, 2013

LANCASTER, SC :::::::: Mrs. Barbara Joanne Hance Catoe, age 73 , died Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Springs Memorial Hospital. She was born February 5, 1940 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Julius Hance and Janie Rollins Hance and was the wife of Larry Catoe. Mrs. Catoe was a homemaker and a member of Elgin Baptist Church where she...

Helene Harper Smith

Helene Harper Smith

Sep 30, 2013

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mrs. Helene Harper Smith, age 87, died Monday, September 30, 2013 at Morningside Assisted Living. She was born June 15, 1926 in Florence, SC, the daughter of the late William Bruce Harper and Mary Jane Brake Harper and was the wife of the late John Watts Smith. Mrs. Smith attended Lander College and Columbia College and retired from the...

Donald J Ilowite

Donald J Ilowite

Sep 27, 2013

INDIAN LAND, SC:::::::Mr. Donald Joseph Ilowite, age 75, died Friday, September 27, 2013 at his home. Services are private.

Ella Bruce Crider

Ella Bruce Crider

Sep 26, 2013

LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mrs. Ella Bruce Crider, age 92, died Thursday, September 26, 2013 at her home. She was born April 23, 1921 in Concord, NC, the daughter of the late Milton Gabriel Bruce and Neely Jane Jordan Bruce and was the wife of the late Willie "Milton" Crider. Mrs. Crider retired from NCR in Columbia and was of the Baptist faith....

William Bradford "Brad" Dunn

William Bradford "Brad" Dunn

Sep 19, 2013

LEXINGTON, SC :::::::::: Mr. William Bradford "Brad" Dunn, age 36, died September 19, 2013 at Palmetto Baptist Hospital in Columbia. He was born February 25, 1977 in Charlotte, NC the son of William Bryan Dunn and Debra Cox Dunn. Mr. Dunn was a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in Communications and was a true...

Hazel Ackerman Hegler

Hazel Ackerman Hegler

Sep 17, 2013

LANCASTER, SC :::::::::::Mrs. Hazel Ackerman Hegler, age 92, died September 17, 2013 at her home. She was born December 19, 1920 in Andrews, SC, the daughter of the late Major Lee Ackerman, Sr. and Rhoda Bell Norton Ackerman and was the wife of the late Pierce H. "Buster" Hegler. Mrs. Hegler retired from Springs Industries was very active in her...

Sally Galloway Bethea

Sally Galloway Bethea

Sep 15, 2013

LANCASTER, SC ::::::::::: Mrs. Sally Galloway Bethea, age 89, widow of the late Willis Dabbs Bethea, Sr., passed away September 15, 2013 in Columbia, SC. She was born November 11, 1923 in Mallory, SC, the daughter of the late James Alpheus Galloway and Mary Ella Proctor Galloway. She attended American University in Washington, DC and worked for the Bureau of...

Shirley Patterson Mackenzie

Shirley Patterson Mackenzie

Sep 14, 2013

INDIAN LAND, SC:::::::::::Mrs. Shirley Patterson Mackenzie, age 67, died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. She was born January 12, 1946 in Rock Hill, the daughter of the late William S. Patterson and Mamie Blackwelder Patterson and was the wife of Wayne C. Mackenzie. Mrs. Mackenzie graduated from Presbyterian School of Nursing as a Registered...

Walker Barrett

Walker Barrett

Sep 12, 2013

LANCASTER, SC :::::::: Mr. Walker Barrett, age 85, died Thursday, September 12, 2013 at his home. He was born May 9, 1928 in Chesterfield County, a son of the late James Walker Barrett and Dosia Watts Barrett and was the husband of Virginia Hancock Barrett. He enjoyed reading his Bible, going to the mountains, working outside and in his garden,...

Levi Dean Easler

Levi Dean Easler

Sep 11, 2013

HEATH SPRINGS, SC :::::::::: Levi Dean Easler, infant son of Cole and Kasey Barrett Easler, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center. Levi is survived by his parents, Cole and Kasey Easler, a sister, Abbie Easler, his maternal grandparents, Michelle and Scott Barrett of Lancaster, and his paternal grandmother, Charlene Easler of Camden, SC. Levi was preceded in...

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