Obituaries

Jan 3, 2023

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Matthew Daryl Toole, age 38, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023. He was born July 12, 1984 in Lancaster, SC, he was the son of Rhonda Broom Toole and the late Daryl Allen Toole.

Matt was an electrician and the founder of 3rd generation electric. He helped many people with his...

Jan 3, 2023

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Judith (Judy) Ann Joyce, age 88, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2022. Judy was born July 7, 1934 to her parents, Reginald Lance and Elizabeth Ruth Embler in the family home in W. Islip, Long Island, NY. In 1941, her family moved to Erie, PA where her father obtained work at the GE...

Dec 29, 2022

FORT MILL, SC – Marvin D. Merrill of Indian Land, South Carolina passed away on December 29, 2022, at the age of 92.  He was born and raised in Battle Creek, MI, where he met the love of his life, Josephine (Jo) Szabo. They were married for 71 years and their love for each other was a...

Dec 26, 2022

ROCK HILL, SC ~ Jesús Robles Rico, infant son of Jesus Antonio Robles Gonzalez and Diana Laura Reyes Rico passed away Monday, December 26, 2022.

Those left to cherish Jesus' memory include his parents, Jesús and Diana; a brother, Anthony Robles Rico; a sister, Selena Robles Rico; paternal grandparents, Antonio Robles Reyna and Maria Eufemia...

Dec 24, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Grace Marcene Davis Hudson, age 86, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022.  She was born March 22, 1936, in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Hobson B. Davis and Sudie Flowers Davis and was the wife of the late Monteith "Wimp" B. Hudson, Sr. Mrs. Hudson loved and cherished her children and grandchildren....

Dec 23, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Delaney Elizabeth Rose Gardner, age 23, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022. She was born March 22, 1999, in Pineville, NC, the daughter of Richard "Rick" Keith Gardner and Betsy Sims Gardner. Delaney was a graduate of Lancaster High School where she was a swimmer on the Lancaster Swim Team. She was very athletic,...

Dec 23, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Barbara Earlene "Tootsie" Catoe Stogner, age 85, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022. She was born January 27, 1937, in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Early "Earl" Theodore Catoe and Leona "Tink" Sistare. Ms. Stogner enjoyed riding horses, shopping, going to yard sales, and going to the mountains. She was a member...

Dec 23, 2022

INDIAN LAND, SC ~ Ms. Donna McClunney Catledge, age 79, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022.  She was born March 1, 1943, in Shelby, NC, a daughter of the late Buster McClunney and Margaret Jolly McClunney. The love of her life was her grandchildren.  She enjoyed spending time with them, baking cookies, and cooking.  Ms. Catledge always...

Dec 22, 2022

FORT MILL, SC – Mr. John Joseph Nadreau, age 79, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022. He was born May 19, 1943, in Boston, MA, a son of the late Louis Nadreau and the late Josephine Biancardi Nadreau and was the husband of Maureen Geary Nadreau. Mr. Nadreau proudly served our country in The United States Army...

Dec 22, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Beverly Jane Kulow Allen, age 88, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022.  She was born June 4, 1934, in Youngstown, OH, a daughter of the late Alfred Kulow and Emma Weaver Kulow and was the wife of the late David C. Allen. Mrs. Allen enjoyed cooking, playing tennis, traveling, and singing in the...

Dec 22, 2022

Mr. Andrew Michael Nuzny, age 68, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022 in his home.  He was born November 10, 1954 in Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary.  Andrew enjoyed watching Coastal Carolina baseball, traveling, going on hiking adventures, visiting breweries and spending time with his family and friends.

Andrew is survived by his mother, Magdolna Nuzny and brother, Gabriel Nuzny...

Dec 21, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Chandler Selden Owen, age 77, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022. He was born October 22, 1945, in Columbia, SC, a son of the late Robert James Owen and Eva Young Owen and was the husband of the late Teresa Catherine "Cathy" Bigham Owen.  Mr. Owen loved traveling to the beach and going...

Dec 17, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Geralyn Barfield Ghent, age 93, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022. She was born October 31, 1929, a daughter of the late Harvey Barfield and Hortense Threatt Barfield and was the wife of the late John W. Ghent, Jr. Mrs. Ghent enjoyed watching birds and working in her yard.  She was of the...

Dec 16, 2022

FORT MILL, SC ~ Mrs. Josephine Wertz Cranford Steger, age 95, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022. She was born May 16, 1927, a daughter of the late George Cranford and Emily Manley Cranford and was the wife of the late Daniel Steger. Mrs. Steger earned her Bachelor of Nursing degree and was a registered nurse for...

Dec 15, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Kelly Anderson McManus, age 93, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022. He was born April 27, 1929, in Lancaster, a son of the late John McManus and Elizabeth "Lissie" McManus. Mr. McManus loved music, being outdoors, and spending time with his family.

Mr. McManus is survived by many nieces, nephews, and...

Dec 13, 2022

INDIAN LAND, SC ~ Mrs. Ann Marie Brennan Reiners, age 71, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022. She was born June 7, 1951, a daughter of the late Edward Brennan and Filomena Clemente Brennan and was the wife of Michael Reiners. Ann was an avid reader and quilter. She liked using her kindle, but she really loved...

Dec 12, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Danny Ross Steele, age 74, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022. He was born June 9, 1948, in Lancaster, a son of the late Archie Lee "Bob" Steele and Mary Ross Cauthen Steele and was the husband of Patricia "Pat" Catoe Steele. Family was most important to Danny, and he loved them all...

Dec 11, 2022

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Jeffery Nicholas Cox, age 32, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022. He was born February 14, 1990, in Annapolis, Maryland, a son of Michael "Mike" Andrew Cox and Debbie Krueger Faile and was the husband of Adora Nicole Cox. Family was most important to Jeffery, and he loved them all dearly.  He was...

Dec 9, 2022

EDGEMOOR, SC – Christopher Gordon Greene, 42, of Fort Lawn, SC, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022, at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center.

Chris was born on December 17, 1979, to David Greene and Donna Greene Robinson of Fort Lawn. He graduated from Lewisville High School and USC Lancaster with a degree in Business....

Dec 6, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mark Alan Sowell - devoted and beloved husband, father, "Pop Pop", and friend of many - passed away unexpectedly, but quietly, on the afternoon of December 6, 2022, in his new home of Little River, SC, surrounded by family. He was 65 years old.

Mark was born on May 20, 1957, in...