Obituaries

Mar 15, 2024

LANCASTER, SC – Brandon Lee Lucas, Sr., age 37, passed away Friday, March 15, 2024. He was born August 10, 1986, in Lancaster, the son of Steven Lucas and Lisa Sherrill Lucas. Brandon was a shoe, hat, jewelry, and clothes fanatic. He enjoyed raising his pit bull dogs, listening to music, and washing and detailing cars. Brandon loved spending...

Mar 13, 2024

LANCASTER, SC - Sue Tillman, 76 passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Atrium Health Charlotte.   Born May 9, 1947, in Lancaster County, she was a daughter of the late Fred James Robinson, Sr. and Lola Gaskin Robinson. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Robinson and a niece, Jody Adams.

Sue loved the...

Mar 11, 2024

LANCASTER, SC –Mr. Dock Ernest Cox, Jr., age 84, passed away Monday, March 11, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 14, 1939, to the late Dock Ernest Cox, Sr. and the late Mary Dubose Davis Cox Ackerman and was the husband of the late Dorothy Lucille Barrett Cox. Mr. Cox retired from General...

Mar 7, 2024

FORT LAWN, SC –Mr. Richard "Ricky" Paris Waits, age 74, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2024. He was born December 17, 1949, a son of the late Richard Lorenze Waits and the late Evelyn Ghent "Nannie" Waits and was the loving husband of Dianne Whitaker Waits. Mr. Waits was the epitome of a God-fearing family man. He loved the...

Mar 6, 2024

ASH, NC ~ Mrs. Eloise Faulkenberry Williams, age 90, of Ash, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024. She was born November 17, 1933, in Lancaster, SC, daughter of the late Prince E. Faulkenberry and the late Permelia Faile Faulkenberry and was the loving wife of the late George Heyward Williams. In her career, Mrs. Williams worked for Springs...

Mar 5, 2024

Dr. James Daniel Bean III

Dr. Bean, 76, died Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at his home in Fort Mill, SC. He was born September 19, 1947, in Columbia, SC, the son of the late Gertrude Gordon Bean and the late James Daniel Bean Jr. Dr. Bean grew up in Springfield, SC, as did many of his relatives....

Mar 5, 2024

LANCASTER, SC –Mr. Thomas Bradley "Brad" Waits, age 43, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024. He was born June 6, 1980, to Julia Arant Waits and the late Kim Thomas Waits. Brad was a wonderful artist and tattoo artist. He enjoyed drawing, baseball, football, listening to music, and go kart and dirt track racing.

Brad is survived...

Mar 4, 2024

LANCASTER, SC ~ Kathy Denise Threatt, age 66, and Jeremy Daniel Threatt, age 37, mother and son, passed away Monday, March 4, 2024. Kathy was born July 01, 1957, a daughter of the late Rayford Presley Threatt and the late Doris Virginia Shaw Threatt. Jeremy was born March 18, 1986. Kathy enjoyed playing games on her phone and grocery...

Mar 3, 2024

LANCASTER, SC –Mr. Jack P. Smith, age 89, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024. He was born September 25, 1934, to the late Jacob P. Smith and Ethel Eisenhower Smith and was the husband of Marilyn Sylvia Smith. Mr. Smith proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for 23 years where he achieved the rank of...

Mar 3, 2024

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Lorene Carnes McManus, age 89, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024.  She was born August 29, 1934, in Kershaw, daughter of the late Simon M. Carnes and Etta Jane McManus Carnes and was the wife of the late David F. McManus. Mrs. Carnes retired from Grace Bleachery. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church....

Feb 27, 2024

LANCASTER, SC –Mr. Jerry Richardson Couch "Red", age 83, founder and owner of DC Cycle passed away Tuesday February 27, 2024. He was born December 7, 1940, to the late Raymond Couch and Frankie McManus Couch and was the husband of Shelby Hunter Couch. Mr. Couch worked for Bowater for 22 years while he also operated his motorcycle business....

Feb 25, 2024

INDIAN LAND, SC ~ Mrs. Linda Ann Seigler Sweeney, age 78, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2024.  She was born October 7, 1945, in Jamaica NY, a daughter of the late Troy Seigler and the late Marie Lupoli Seigler and was the wife of Joseph "Joe" Harold Sweeney. Mrs. Sweeney loved animals, crocheting and knitting, playing cards and mahjong,...

Feb 22, 2024

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Felicia "Lisa" Kay Gonzales Carrier, age 64, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2024.  She was born March 23, 1959, in Hornell, NY, daughter of the late Pedro Leonel Gonzales and the late Shirley M. Howard Gonzales. Lisa had an exuberant, faith-filled spirit, and she loved God, her family, and outings with friends. She cared for...

Feb 18, 2024

FORT MILL, SC –Mr. James "Jim" Henry Bross, age 77, of Indian Land, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 18, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 1, 1946, in Cleveland, OH, the son of Betty J. Jackson and the late John H. Bross. Jim grew up in Springfield, OH and met his wife, Carol in Junior...

Feb 14, 2024

LANCASTER ~ Mrs. Glenda Rayburn Lowery, age 82, of Lancaster, SC, passed peacefully Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at Atrium Main Hospital in Charlotte, NC. She was born December 24, 1941, in Marion, NC; and grew up in Glenwood, NC. She was reunited in Heaven with her savior, Jesus Christ, her parents, Clyde W. Rayburn and Frances Grace Rayburn, and...

Feb 14, 2024

LANCASTER, SC –Mr. Eric Stephen "Steve" Pettit, age 65, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born December 18, 1958, in Lancaster, a son of the late Joseph Franklin Pettit, Jr. and Eleanor Pettit-Brouwer and was the husband of Tammy Cauthen Pettit. Steve was a very talented building contractor,...

Feb 10, 2024

MARSHVILLE, NC ~ Catherine Robinson Cannon, 93, of Marshville, NC passed away Saturday, February 10th, 2024 at Olive Branch Family Care Home. She was born May 26th, 1930 in Monroe, NC. The daughter of the late Aubrey David Couick and Maude Flowe Couick.

She loved God, family, and teaching squirrels how to swim. She worked at JCPenney's...

Feb 10, 2024

LANCASTER, SC –Charles "Chuck" Lee Polston, II, age 46, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024. He was born November 15, 1977, in Lancaster, son of Charles Lee "Shorty" Polston and Patricia Ann Phillips Polston. Chuck enjoyed woodworking, traveling, was very artistic and creative, and was a tattoo artist. He was an avid horse rider. Chuck had a big heart...

Feb 8, 2024

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Kathy Elaine Love Blackmon, age 74, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024.  She was born September 10, 1949, in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Donald Evans Love and the late Christine N. Hunter Love. Kathy enjoyed watching tv, especially In the Heat of the Night, cooking for her family, spending time with her family,...

Feb 8, 2024

Geraldine (Tripp) Norwood

Born Feb. 22, 1940 in Bar Harbor.  Geraldine passed away at White Oak of Lancaster, SC on Feb 8, 2024, just 2 weeks shy of her 84th birthday.

She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's a few years ago.  Prior to that, her life included wearing many hats.  Geraldine was a Lobsterwoman, an Animal...