Obituaries

Nov 14, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Andy Ray Belk, age 50, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022. He was born May 29, 1972 in Lancaster, the son of the late Ralph Andy Belk and Annette McInvaille Belk and was the husband of Patricia "Trisha" Knight Belk. Andy loved hunting, fishing, and just being outdoors. He was a big Clemson...

Nov 10, 2022

Orville (Orv) Johnson passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at his home in Indian Land, SC.  He was 92 years old. Orv was a loving husband, a father, a grandfather, a great-grandfather, an uncle and a friend to so many. He was a true gentleman who leaves behind a legacy of love and kindness.

Orv...

Nov 9, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Virginia Tucker Pearson, age 90, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2022.  She was born May 22, 1932, in Greenville, SC, the daughter of the late Ernest Fred Tucker and Maude Barton Tucker. Ms. Pearson enjoyed sewing in younger years and loved traveling to the beach and the mountains.

Ms. Pearson is...

Nov 6, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Richard "Richie" DiVico, aged 83, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022, surrounded by his wife and family. He was born November, 19, 1938, in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late James DiVico and the late Maria "Mary" (Montemarano) DiVico. Richie is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Patricia Ann (O'Hara) DiVico; three...

Nov 6, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Charles "Charlie" William Meakin, age 95, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022. He was born August 12, 1927, in Oneida, NY, son of the late Charles Luther Meakin and Edith Allmon Meakin. Mr. Meakin proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He learned to pilot in 1951 and enjoyed flying, had...

Nov 5, 2022

CHESTER, SC – Bradley Hardin Oates, age 48, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, November 5th. Born in 1974 in Chester, SC, Bradley was the devoted son of Bill and Vickie Oates.  When not cheering on the Clemson Tigers with his father or giving his mother a hard time about her Gamecocks, Bradley enjoyed spending time...

Nov 5, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Jera Kimberly Moser, age 27, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022. She was born October 24, 1995, in Charlotte, NC, daughter of Jerry Hamilton Moser and Kim Denise McManus. Jera enjoyed the outdoors, especially, bonfires, fishing, and dirt roading. She loved watching movies with her family and watching Clemson Tigers football. Jera was full...

Nov 2, 2022

INDIAN LAND, SC – Mr. William "Bill" Wallace Miller, age 82, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022. He was born May 5, 1940, in Cleveland, OH, a son of the late Clarence Melvin Miller and Hildred Wallace Miller and was the husband of Karen Collins Miller. Bill proudly served his country as Captain in the United States...

Nov 2, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mary Jo Mathis Yarborough, age 69, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer.  She was born February 2, 1953, daughter of the late Joseph Mathis and Mary Adams Mathis. Mary Jo worked for Bauknight Orthodontics for 25 years. She retired after 20 years from Faulkner Animal Hospital. Mary Jo...

Nov 1, 2022

INDIAN LAND, SC – Mr. William "Bill" A. Souffrant, Jr., age 83, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022. He was born January 7, 1939, in Noblestown, PA, a son of the late William A. Souffrant, Sr. and Catherine White Souffrant and was the husband of Rosemary Erbrecht Souffrant. Bill proudly served his country in The United States...

Oct 31, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Thomas "Tommy" Yancey Collins, age 73, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022. He was born July 19, 1949, in Lancaster, a son of the late Glenn Collins and Frances Bowers Collins and was the husband of Becky Gardner Collins. Tommy was employed with Sonny Bowers Dodge for 35 plus years and enjoyed his...

Oct 29, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. William Eugene Kennington, age 66, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022. He was born August 11, 1956, in Lancaster, a son of the late Eugene Randolph Kennington and the late Azalee Gardner Kennington and was the husband of the late Patti Jewel Broome Kennington. Mr. Kennington was a family man who love spending...

Oct 29, 2022

ROCK HILL, SC ~ Mrs. Wrennie Bell Goins, age 87, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022.  She was born October 29, 1935, a daughter of the late Fred Bell and Arizona Mullinax Bell and was the wife of the late Lester G. Goins. Mrs. Goins enjoyed playing bingo, traveling especially to the mountains, listening to gospel music,...

Oct 28, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Pauline "Polly" Blackmon Walters, age 95, passed away Friday, October 28, 2022. She was born December 5, 1926, in Lancaster County, daughter of the late Amos Dabney Blackmon and the late Connie Hinson Blackmon and was the widow of William Sonny Fields Jr. and James Willard Walters. Polly was a strong, independent, hard-working...

Oct 27, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Thomas Roland Grier, age 78, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 11, 1944, in Lancaster, the son of the late Rev. Grover Cleveland Grier and the late Willie Elizabeth Stroud Grier and was the husband of Janice Deese Grier. Mr. Grier proudly served in...

Oct 26, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Debra Faye Bennett Ingram, age 69, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022. She was born November 21, 1952, in Lancaster, daughter of the late Coke Hammond Bennett and the late Kelsie Faye Hunter Bennett. Debra loved to fish, play bingo, bowl, play on her iPad, and watch The Carolina Gamecocks, especially Carolina football,...

Oct 26, 2022

SUMMERVILLE, SC ~ Mrs. Kendall Beau Mohr Alejandro, age 21, passed away at 2:25pm on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Trident Medical Center.  She was the daughter of Craig Mohr and Kelly Mohr and was the wife of Juan Enrique Alejandro. Kendall was a graduate from Indian Land High School and was a junior at...

Oct 25, 2022

INDIAN LAND, SC – Mr. Martin "Marty" LaFica, age 88, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022. He was born August 31, 1934, in Rochester, NY, the son of the late Rocco Giuseppe LaFica and the late Antonette Rienzi LaFica and was the husband of Karen M. Decker LaFica. Mr. LaFica proudly served in The United States Army...

Oct 25, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mary Lanning was born on August 21, 1941, in Detroit, Michigan. She was the adopted daughter of Brown C. and Marjorie G. Lanning. She grew up in Detroit and graduated from high school in 1960. She worked in cafeteria services and for the city of Detroit. She received a B.S. in Education from Wayne...

Oct 25, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Otis Nathan Burr "Shorty", age 66, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022. He was born March 24, 1956, in Lancaster, a son of the late Jasper Burr, Sr. and Sarah Knight Burr. Shorty was an outdoorsman who loved his coffee and Kool-Aid. He loved his family and his dog, John.

Shorty...