Obituaries

Aug 29, 2024

INDIAN LAND, SC – Dale Carter of Indian Land, SC passed away on August 29, 2024.  Dale was the oldest child of Jane and Don Carter.  He was an Ohio native, he felt himself blessed to be transplanted to the South many years ago.  He attended St. Francis De Sales High School in Toledo, Ohio.

Dale was...

Aug 27, 2024

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Olin D. McManus, age 87, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2024. He was born November 24, 1936, in Lancaster, SC, son of the late Effel Jack McManus, Sr. and Etta Melton McManus and was the husband of Voncille McManus. Mr. McManus enjoyed fishing and was an avid Gamecock fan. He was a member of several...

Aug 18, 2024

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Barry Stephen Harkey, age 68, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2024. He was born December 4, 1955, in Lancaster, SC, son of the late John Edward Harkey and Barbara Ruth Austin Harkey. Mr. Harkey loved riding his Harley motorcycle, collecting guns, listening to music from the 50's and 60's, being outdoors, working in his shop,...

Aug 17, 2024

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Robert Lee "Slick" Bailey, age 93, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2024. He was born March 22, 1931, in York County, SC, son of the late William Joe Bailey and Mary Phillips Bailey and was the husband of the late Bobbie Jean Vaughn Bailey. Mr. Bailey loved being outdoors, cutting grass, working on his cars,...

Aug 17, 2024

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Shirley Kay Brooks Adams, age 70, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024. She was born March 5, 1954, in Lancaster, SC, daughter of the late Leon Charles Brooks and Helen Johnson Brooks and was the wife of John B. Adams. Mrs. Adams was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother who loved her family dearly....

Aug 15, 2024

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Brenda Elaine Steele Richardson, age 77, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2024. She was born October 2, 1946, in Lancaster, SC, daughter of the late Dudley Steele and Emma Hinson Steele and was the wife of Bobby Richardson. Mrs. Richardson was a simple woman who was not hard to please and never had a...

Aug 11, 2024

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Wayne Wilson Smith, age 82, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2024. He was born November 12, 1941, in Concord, NC, son of the late Woodrow Wilson Smith and Lillian Belzora Hinson Smith and was the husband of the late Vena May Smith. Mr. Smith loved arrowhead hunting and anything related to Indians, also enjoyed collecting...

Aug 10, 2024

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Robin Freitas Blackmon, age 62, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, August 10, 2024 at her home. She was born July 24, 1962, in Laurinburg, NC, the daughter of Betty Bullard Williams. Robin loved crafting and spending time with her family, especially her granddaughter, Reagan. She was a member of Sherwood...

Aug 7, 2024

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ida Jo Funderburk Riner, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at Lancaster Health and Rehabilitation. She was born August 22, 1932, in Chesterfield County, daughter of the late Haron Broadus Funderburk and the late Irene F. Funderburk and was the wife of the late, Paul Nesbit Riner. Mrs. Riner retired from Crenshaw Oil...

Aug 5, 2024

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Robert "Bob" Leslie Tripp, age 97, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024 at MUSC-Lancaster. He was born September 15, 1926, in Detroit, MI, a son of the late Leslie A. Tripp and the late Ellen M. Campbell and was the husband of the late Martha Ellen Duff Tripp.

Bob loved sharing his story...

Aug 3, 2024

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Mary Ellen Scott Stogner, age 79, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, August 3, 2024. She was born April 4, 1945, in Lancaster, SC, daughter of the late Cecil H. Scott and Sarah Carter Scott. Ms. Stogner loved to paint, go to the beach, go out to eat, sweet tea, and...

Aug 3, 2024

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Glenn Marion Breland, age 91, passed away at his home in Lancaster, SC, Saturday, August 3, 2024.  On September 10, 1932, Glenn was born to Mary Welch Breland and Jacob Murray Breland in Holly Hill, SC, and was the youngest of six children.

He graduated from Holly Hill High School where he was...

Aug 3, 2024

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. William Randy Adams, age 71, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2024. He was born February 10, 1953, in Lancaster, SC, a son of the late William J. Adams and Lois Thomas Adams and was the husband of Betty Moseley Adams. Randy retired from Lancaster County Water and Sewer as Water Superintendent. He enjoyed working outside,...

Jul 31, 2024

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Rebecca "Becky" Carnes Sanders, age 67, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2024. She was born February 7, 1957, in Lancaster, SC, daughter of Phebe Dew Carnes and the late Jack Ferral Carnes and was the wife of the late Timothy Richard Sanders. Becky was very smart and loved teaching. She was a graduate of the...

Jul 31, 2024

FORT MILL, SC – Michael J. Bahnatka, age 93, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at Atrium Health Center in Pineville, North Carolina after a brief illness.

Born in Rockaway, New Jersey on September 6, 1930, to the late John and Christina Bahnatka, he lived in Rockaway for 79 years before relocating to Fort Mill, South...

Jul 31, 2024

LANCASTER, SC – Keith Randolph Petersen

Jan 2, 1950- July 31, 2024

Keith Randolph Petersen, age 74, went home to be with the Lord on July 31, 2024, in Lancaster, SC. He is survived by his loving wife, Marlene Petersen, daughter Jamie Stavenger (Chris), stepdaughter Jennifer Cavender (Tod), stepson Aaron Hauk, grandchildren Kendall and Carter...

Jul 29, 2024

FORT MILL, SC – Mr. Robert "Sonny" Lafayette Grier, age 89, passed away Monday, July 29, 2024. He was born July 14, 1935, in Lancaster, SC, a son of the late Rev. Grover Cleveland Grier and Elizabeth Willie Stroud Grier. Mr. Grier proudly served his country in the United States Navy for 20 years. He loved his country and...

Jul 26, 2024

ROCK HILL, SC – Mr. Harry Hazen, age 98, passed away Friday July 26, 2024. He was born April 13, 1926, in Midland Park, NJ, a son of the late Herman G. Hazen and Sadie Vriesema Hazen. For 73 years, he was the loving husband of the late Madeline Elenor Garrabrant Hazen. Mr. Hazen proudly served in The United...

Jul 25, 2024

BETHUNE, SC ~ Mrs. Frances Robinson Pate, age 82, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2024 at her home. She was born December 6, 1941, in Chester, SC, the daughter of the late Clark Robinson and the late Annie Mae Warren Robinson and was the loving wife of the late William Marshall Pate. She loved her goats, dogs, cats and...

Jul 23, 2024

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Charles Hugo Greer, age 85, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at his home. He was born June 4, 1939, in Wilmington, NC, a son of the late Charles Latimer Greer and Catherine Carolyn Vogels Greer and was the loving husband of Delaine Sue Harrington Greer. Mr. Greer proudly served in The United States Air...