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Marie Cox Dixon
Oct 30, 2013
LANCASTER, SC -- Marie Dixon, age 93, died on October 30, 2013, at her home in Lancaster, SC. She was born in Bath, NC, the daughter of the late Sidney Joseph Cox and Sena Barr Cox. She graduated from Broughton High School in Raleigh, NC and attended Peace College. She was married to the late Donald Corbett Dixon for 41...
Irma Pearline Green Harris
Oct 28, 2013
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::Mrs. Irma Pearline Green Harris, age 90, died Monday, October 28, 2013 at her home. She was born March 18, 1923 in Phenix City, AL, the daughter of the late Clifford Green and Pearl Williamson Green and was the wife of the late Roy Morris Harris. Mrs. Harris retired from JP Stevens and also Springs Industries and was a...
Harry Edward Burgess
Oct 28, 2013
LANCASTER, SC :::::::::: Mr. Harry Edward Burgess, age 84, died Monday, October 28, 2013. He was born September 1, 1929 in Monroe, NC, the son of the late Floyd Burgess and Maude Catoe Burgess and was the husband of the late Gertie Sistare Burgess. Mr. Burgess retired from R. H. Collins Grain and was a member of Springhill Baptist Church....
Nancy Patricia Lafferty Fothergill
Oct 27, 2013
INDIAN LAND, SC ::::::::::: Mrs. Nancy Patricia Lafferty Fothergill, age 61, died October 27, 2013 at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill. She was born February 27, 1952 in Miami, FL, the daughter of the late Stewart Lafferty and Mary Parker Lafferty. Mrs. Fothergill was an Insurance Adjuster for AIG Insurance Company. Mrs. Fothergill is survived by a...
Robert Laney Mcmanus
Oct 25, 2013
LANCASTER, SC :::::::::: Mr. Robert Laney McManus, age 76, died October 25, 2013 at his home. He was born July 7, 1937, the son of the late Bunyan Creth McManus and Sally Ruth Funderburk McManus and was the husband of the late Peggy McManus. Mr. McManus was owner and operator of McManus Used Car and Parts, a member of Springhill...
William Richard Sims
Oct 25, 2013
LANCASTER, SC :::::::: Mr. William Richard Sims, age 54, died Friday, October 25, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center. He was born September 12, 1959 in Monroe, NC, the son of Frances Blackmon Sims Brazell and the late William Harold Sims and was the husband of Janet Stevens Sims. Mr. Sims was a self employed Paint Contactor and a member of...
James Randolph "Randy" Williams
Oct 22, 2013
LANCASTER, SC :::::::: Mr. James Randolph "Randy" Williams, age 77, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at his home. He was born October 1, 1936 in Lancaster, SC, a son of the late James Howard Williams and Ruth Todd Williams and was the husband of Nancy Knight Williams. Mr. Williams was the owner of Williams Radio & TV and served...
David Eugene "Gene" Pardue
Oct 18, 2013
FORT LAWN, SC :::::::::: Mr. David Eugene "Gene" Pardue, age 73, died Friday, October 18, 2013 at Springs Memorial Hospital. He was born October 2, 1940 in Lancaster, the son of the late Leon Pardue and Ida Richardson Pardue. Mr. Pardue was a mechanic, of the Baptist faith and served our great country in the United States Navy. Mr....
James Franklin Plyler
Oct 16, 2013
LANCASTER, SC :::::::: Mr. James Franklin Plyler, age 94, died Wednesday, October 16, 2013. He was born November 22, 1918 in Union County, NC, the son of the late Jackson Edgar Plyler and Lillie Broome Plyler and was the husband of the late Loma Robinson Plyler. He retired from Springs Industries, was a Mason with Jackson Masonic Lodge, a Shriner...
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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