Obituaries

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.

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Oct 23, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Rev. Gary Dean McInvaille, age 76, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022. He was born August 25, 1946, a son of the late Dorsey McInvaille and Loretta Pate McInvaille. Rev. McInvaille was a founding member and pastor of Grace Freewill Baptist Church. He loved his Lord and Savior, and his greatest desire was to...

Oct 23, 2022

CHARLOTTE, NC ~ Mr. Harold Howard. On Sunday October 23, 2022, God put his everlasting arms around Harold as the angel sealed his lips and took him home to be with him. Harold was born September 23, 1935, in Savannah, GA. He was the first born son of Chappelle and Lillie Mae Howard. He was baptized at...

Oct 20, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Evelyn Faye Laney Estridge, age 85, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022.  She was born February 24, 1937, in Monroe, NC the daughter of the late Boyd Laney and Dora Price Laney and was the wife of the late Jack D. Estridge. Mrs. Estridge enjoyed watching her soap operas, sewing, cooking, gardening, and...

Oct 19, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Ronald "Ronny" Edward Bass, age 55, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022. He was born November 18, 1966, a son of the late Alfred Eugene Bass and the late Glenda Cornett Bass. Ronny was an electrician by trade and worked alongside his father in his business. He and his father also had a...

Oct 14, 2022

WAXHAW, NC ~ Mrs. Hazel Cook Starnes, age 90, passed away Friday, October 14, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born July 8, 1932, in Indian Trail, NC the daughter of the late Jennings Augustus Cook and Mabel Pressley Cook. Mrs. Starnes worked as Treasurer for HR Johnson Construction Company.  She enjoyed reading,...

Oct 13, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Dr. George Lamply David, Jr., age 90, local physician and surgeon, departed this life on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at his home. He was born September 26, 1932, in Florence, the eldest child of George L. David, Sr. and Elma Thomas David.  He was a graduate of McClenaghan High School and was drafted immediately...

Oct 13, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Howard Vincent Miller, Jr., age 81, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022. He was born February 27, 1941, in Newark, NJ, a son of the late Howard Vincent Miller, Sr. and the late Josephine Cammarata Carlson and was the husband of Dawn Marie Montgomery Miller. Mr. Miller proudly served in The United States...

Oct 12, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Rev. John Wesley Boykin, Sr., age 77, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022. He was born January 30, 1945, in Batesburg, SC, the son of the late William "Bill" Yancey Boykin and the late Willie Mae Evans Boykin and was the husband of the late Nancy Elizabeth Curtis Boykin. Before retirement, he served for...

Oct 12, 2022

FORT LAWN, SC ~ Ms. Diana Jean Hanna Wilkins, age 74, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022.  She was born May 11, 1948, in Richwood, WV, a daughter of the late Brite Pearl Hanna and Nora May Pequiqnot Hanna.  Diana retired from Haddon House in Richburg and attended Emmanuel Baptist Church and Fort Lawn Baptist Church. She...

Oct 11, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Marie Whitaker Moree, age 83, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022. She was born February 5, 1939, in Lancaster County, daughter of the late R.J. Whitaker and the late Lillian Erdman Whitaker and was the widow of J. W. Moree. Marie selflessly served as a registered nurse and retired from White Oak Manor...

Oct 10, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Louise Cauthen Gardner, age 94, of Lancaster, widow of John B. Gardner passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 at Lancaster Grove. She was born July 27, 1928, in Lancaster County the daughter of James Brumett Cauthen and Maebelle Fleming Cauthen. Louise graduated from Lancaster High School in 1945 and immediately left to attend...