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William Y Emanuel
Oct 3, 2008
LANCASTER, SC ::::::::::Mr. William Y. Emanuel, age 77, of 985 Sherwood Circle, died Friday, October 3, 2008 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. He was born January 08, 1931 in Lancaster, the son of the late Philip Emanuel and Mary Hough Emanuel and was the husband of Betty Burriss Emanuel. Mr. Emanuel was a retired Engineer and Director of...
Mary Ann Long
Oct 3, 2008
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::: Ms. Mary Ann Long, age 69, died Friday evening, October 3, 2008 at White Oak Manor where she was a resident. She was born June 27, 1939 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Cecil Bon Long and Eula Mae Robertson Long. Ms. Long was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church.Ms. Long was survived by a sister, Cecilia...
Henry Robert Denton
Sep 29, 2008
LIBERTY HILL, SC ::::::::::Mr. Henry Robert Denton, age 69, of 2356 Little Gull Road, died Monday afternoon, September 29, 2008 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. He was born September 13, 1939 in Lancaster, the son of the late James Brown Denton and Eunice Robinson Denton and was the husband of Carol Dye Denton. Mr. Denton retired from Duke...
Tolson &Quot;Alex&Quot; Lowery
Sep 25, 2008
LANCASTER, SC ::::::::::Tolson Alexander "Alex" Lowery, age 11 months, died Thursday, September 25, 2008 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Alex was born October 11, 2007 in Lancaster and was the son of Brent Lowery and Jenna Shannon.Alex is survived by his parents, Brent Lowery of Heath Springs and Jenna Shannon of Lancaster, maternal grandparents, David and Sheree Sawyer of Murrells...
Lillian Bass Ammons
Sep 14, 2008
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::: Mrs. Lillian Bass Ammons, age 96, died Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Lancaster Convalescent Center where she was a resident. She was born November 14, 2008 in McCall, SC, the daughter of the late Edward Hilton Bass and Sallie Jeanette Bass and was the wife of the late Grover Cleveland Ammons. Mrs. Ammons retired from Springs Industries and...
Nell Plyler
Sep 7, 2008
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::: Mrs. Nell Hunter Plyler, age 90, died Sunday afternoon, September 7, 2008 at Springs Memorial Hospital. She was born June 1, 1918 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Burl Andrew Hunter and Queen Adams Hunter and was the wife of the late George Drennon Plyler. Mrs. Plyler was a homemaker and a member of Trinity United Methodist...
Mary Cecil Edwards Whitley
Sep 4, 2008
LANCASTER::::::::::: Mrs. Mary Cecil Edwards Whitley, age 68, of 675 Freemont Drive, died Thursday evening, September 4, 2008 at her home. She was born September 1, 1940 in Fairfield County, the daughter of the late L.E. Edwards and Myron Jordan Edwards and was the wife of Bryce F. Whitley, Jr. Mrs. Whitley retired from Founders Federal Credit Union as Vice...
Doris R West
Sep 4, 2008
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::: Mrs. Doris Ruth West, age 81, of 3374 JB Denton Road, died Thursday morning, September 4, 2008 at her home. She was born October 31, 1926 in Chester, SC, the daughter of the late Floyd A. Ruth, Sr. and Susie Bell Black Ruth and was the wife of the late Johnnie Lenson West, Sr. Mrs. West was a...
Evelyn Mcmackin Estes
Sep 2, 2008
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::: Ms. Evelyn McMackin Estes, age 92, died Tuesday afternoon September 2, 2008. She was born September 6, 1915 in Heath Springs, the daughter of the late William Frazier McMackin and Sadie Ballard McMackin Ms. Estes was a graduate of Heath Springs High School, a homemaker, and of the Presbyterian faith.Ms. Estes is survived by a daughter, Judy Chandler...
Jeanne Cowan
Sep 1, 2008
FORT MILL, SC::::::::::: Jeanne Behringer Cowan, died Monday, September 01, 2008 at Pineville Rehabilitation and Living Center. She was born in Ann Arbor, MI the daughter of the late William Behringer and Edith Knight Behringer and was the wife of the late Carl W. Cowan. Mrs. Cowan was a homemaker and of the Methodist Faith. Mrs. Cowan was survived by...
Julia Barfield
Aug 29, 2008
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::: Mrs. Julia Criminger Barfield, age 88, died Friday evening, August 29, 2008. She was born February 10, 1920 in Lancaster County, the daughter of the late Seth Criminger and Blanche Bowers Criminger and was the wife of the late James Elmer Barfield. Mrs. Barfield retired from Springs Industries - Grace Bleachery and was a member of Grace United...
Frances Pittman
Aug 28, 2008
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::: Mrs. Frances Rogers Pittman, age 69, died Thursday morning, August 28, 2008 at her home. She was born February 13, 1939 in Asheville, NC, the daughter of the late William Anderson Rogers and Lula Margaret Osborne Rogers. Mrs. Pittman was the wife of Bobby Gene Pittman and the late James Melvin Catoe. She was a homemaker, a previous...
Hazel Lee Cauthen
Aug 22, 2008
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::: Mrs. Hazel Lee Ghent Cauthen, age 96, died August 22, 2008 at White Oak Manor where she was a resident. She was born January 26, 1912 in Lancaster County, the daughter of the late John Wesley Ghent and Mollie Louise Baker Ghent and was the wife of the late Louie Boyce Cauthen. Mrs. Cauthen retired from Springs Industries...
Alvin H Robertson
Aug 21, 2008
LIBERTY HILL, SC ::::::::::Mr. Alvin Harold Robertson, age 77, of 2290 White Heron Road, died Thursday, August 21, 2008 at his home. He was born August 10, 1931 in Lancaster County, the son of the late Pumroy Robertson and Viola Bowers Robertson and was the husband of Doris Mobley Robertson. Mr. Robertson retired from DuPont, was a Mason with Jackson...
Margaret S Threatt
Aug 21, 2008
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::: Mrs. Margaret Sweatt Threatt, age 84, died Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Lancaster Convalescent Center where she was a resident. She was born January 3, 1924 in Pageland, SC the daughter of the late Minor L. Sweatt and Ada Knight Sweatt and was the wife of the late Vance Threatt. Mrs. Threatt was the co-owner of Threatt's Sporting...
Joanne Sachs
Aug 20, 2008
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::: Mrs. Susan JoAnne Sistare Sachs, age 64, died Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at her home. She was born January 5, 1944 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late John Dalton Sistare and Gladys Beachum Sistare and was the wife of Stuart M. Sachs. Mrs. Sachs was a Master Gardner, a volunteer with the Clemson Extension in Lancaster, and...
Novella Hudson Melton
Aug 17, 2008
LANCASTER, SC:::::::::::: Mrs. Novella Fulp Hudson Melton, age 82, of 367 S. Potter died August 17, 2008 at Springs Memorial Hospital. She was born September 3, 1925 in Stokes County, NC the daughter of the late Elijah Fulp and Verda Dale Palmer Fulp. Mrs. Melton was twice married, firstly to the late William Clyde Hudson and secondly to the late...
Harvey &Quot;Mr Jack&Quot; Harper
Aug 17, 2008
LANCASTER, SC ::::::::::Mr. Harvey "Mr. Jack" Harper, age 80, of 1300 Crestfield Drive, died Sunday morning, August 17, 2008 at his home. He was born August 6, 1928 in Lancaster County, the son of the late James Dewitt Harper, Sr. and Ruby Baskin Harper and was the husband of Eunice Hayes Harper. Mr. Harper was the owner and operator of...
William &Quot;Bill&Quot; Ghent
Aug 16, 2008
LANCASTER, SC ::::::::::Mr. William "Bill" Pickney Ghent, age 54, of 8931 Collins Road, Indian Land, died Saturday, August 16, 2008. He was born in May 11, 1954 in Lancaster County, the son the late Steve Ghent, Jr. and Leila Harper Ghent and was the husband of Zelda Collins Ghent. Mr. Ghent was employed with Prologic in Fort Mill and was...
Dianne Dickson
Aug 16, 2008
LANCASTER::::::::::: Mrs. Dianne Ghent Galloway Dickson, age 61, died Saturday afternoon, August 16, 2008 at her home. She was born February 28, 1947 in Lancaster County, the daughter of the late Charlie Ghent, Jr. and Billie Hinson Ghent. She was married to Rev. R. Wayne Dickson and the late Franklin Galloway. Mrs. Dickson was a 1964 graduate of Buford High...
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