Obituaries

May 28, 2023

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Thomas "Buddy" Coke Smith Lever, Jr., age 82, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2023. He was born March 29, 1941, in Elko, SC, the son of the late Thomas Coke Smith Lever, Sr. and the late Martha Elizabeth Johnston Lever and was the husband of Suzanne Wylie Lever. Buddy was a member of First ARP...

May 28, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Donald "Donnie" Mobley Jenkins, age 69, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2023. He was born September 27, 1953, in Lancaster, a son of Vonnie Bowers Jenkins and the late Perry Mobley Jenkins. Donnie loved hunting, fishing, and anything outdoors. He enjoyed watching football, NASCAR, and going to yard sales every Saturday. In younger years, he...

May 27, 2023

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Jack Ferral Carnes, age 91, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2023. He was born March 18, 1932, in Lancaster, a son of the late Roy Ernest Carnes and Ella Edith Walters Carnes and was the husband of Phebe Ann Dew Carnes. Mr. Carnes proudly served his country in the United States Army and was a...

May 27, 2023

FORT MILL, SC ~ Andrew Jacob Nims, age 30, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2023. He was born July 11, 1992, in Charlotte, NC, a son of Joseph Samuel Nims and Sherry Ann Belcher Nims and was the husband of Abbygail Ruth Hancock Nims. Andrew graduated from The Citadel with his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. He was a...

May 21, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Mae Bailes Williams, age 92, the beloved wife of the late C. Douglas Williams, died May 21, 2023 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Carl Morris Bailes and the late Annie Louise Clinton Bailes. She was born on November 3, 1930 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Mrs. Williams attended...

May 21, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Phyllis Catledge Plyler, age 82, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023. She was born January 21, 1941, in Lancaster, a daughter of the late James Catledge and Essie Wilson Catledge and was the wife of Jerry Roland Plyler. Mrs. Plyler received her master's in nursing, and she proudly served her country in the United States...

May 19, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Melissa McCarthy Eubanks, age 64, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023. She was born August 15, 1958, in Gastonia, NC, a daughter of the late William Blair McCarthy and Margaret Watts McCarthy and was the wife of the late George Eubanks. Mrs. Eubanks enjoyed working in the yard, going to the beach and the river,...

May 18, 2023

HEATH SPRINGS, SC ~ Ms. Melissa Ann Rollings Hopkins, age 52, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2023. She was born February 6, 1971, in Lancaster, a daughter of Barbara Jean Stacks Rollings and the late David Lewis Rollings, Sr. Melissa enjoyed going to the beach, river, and anywhere where the sun was shining. She loved spending time with her...

May 18, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Lynn Winchester Melton, age 88, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2023. She was born March 5, 1935, in Monroe, NC, a daughter of the late Albert Houston Winchester and Clelia Courtney Winchester and was the wife of the late...

May 16, 2023

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Donald "Donny" Lloyd Adams Jr., age 62, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023. He was born October 12, 1960, in Lancaster, the son of Barbara Cooper Adams and the late Donald Lloyd Adams, Sr. and was the loving husband of Rebecca "Becky" Carter Adams. Donny worked for MUSC- Lancaster in the informational...

May 15, 2023

FORT MILL, SC ~ David John Spiess, age 88, passed away Monday, May 15, 2023. He was born October 6, 1934, in Buffalo, NY a son of the late Henry Spiess and the late Stella Cichocki Spiess and was the husband of Mary Modaffari Spiess. Mr. Spiess proudly served in The United States Army...

May 14, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Lydia Pettit Faile, age 92, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born July 16, 1930, in Lancaster, daughter of the late Joseph Franklin Pettit and Eunice Strickland Pettit. Mrs. Faile enjoyed putting puzzles together, playing cards, and watching Wheel of Fortune and...

May 8, 2023

INDIAN LAND, SC – Mrs. Germaine Parmentier Comstock, age 90, passed away Monday, May 8, 2023, at Lancaster Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 21, 1932, in Rockford, IL, the daughter of the late Michel Parmentier and Alma Girton Parmentier. A native of Rockford, Illinois, she and her husband Donald Lorin Comstock, have resided...

May 6, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Lana Jean Demby Lucas, age 63, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023. She was born January 31, 1960, in Columbia, SC, a daughter of Betty Davis Demby and the late John Edward Demby and was the wife of Jody Michael Lucas. Jean loved to read and do puzzle books and go...

May 3, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Margaret Grace Couick Blackmon, age 87, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2023. She was born January 30, 1936, in Waxhaw, NC, a daughter of the late Marion Odell Couick and Margaret Louise Odessa Dunlap Couick and was the wife of Ned Baker Blackmon. Margaret retired after 43 years from Springs Industries...

May 3, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Cecile Woodard Flanders, age 86, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2023 peacefully in her home. A native of Hazlehurst, Georgia, she and her husband, George W. Flanders have resided in Lancaster since 1967. Before that, they had the opportunity to live in Fort Bragg, NC, Fort Benning, GA, Fort Rucker, AL,...

Apr 27, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Edith "Sis" Jellen Crenshaw Todd, age 98, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023. She was born May 26, 1924, in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Edgar F. Crenshaw and Bertha Mae Wright Crenshaw and was the wife of the late William Neil Todd. Mrs. Todd enjoyed gardening, decorating, sewing, arranging...

Apr 27, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Bonnie Carol Bailey Jones, age 78, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023. She was born January 1, 1945, in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Fred Jefferson Bailey and Mattie Mae Bowers Bailey and was the wife of the late Claude Francis "Butch" Jones. Bonnie retired from Springs Industries. She was...

Apr 26, 2023

FORT MILL, SC – Mr. Bruce Donald Reinert, age 80, passed away April 26, 2023. He was born October 29, 1942, in Englewood, New Jersey, the son of the late Alonzo Fiske Reinert and Frances Rochford Reinert and was the husband of Nancy Piccolo Reinert.

Bruce loved God, his family, and his country....

Apr 25, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Peggy Joyce Edwards Pilgrim, age 90, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023. She was born April 2, 1933, in Chester, SC, a daughter of the late Claude Casey Edwards and the late Lillian Carter Edwards and was the wife of the late Joseph Thomas Pilgrim. Mrs. Pilgrim retired from Springs Industries...