Obituaries

Feb 1, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Ben Michael "Skeet" Sistare, age 72, went on to be with loved ones on Tuesday, February 1, 2022.  He was born October 29, 1949 in Monroe, NC, a son of the late Euclee Sistare and the late Patty Cooper Sistare and was the husband of Glenda Knight Sistare. Skeet enjoyed fishing, softball, and...

Feb 1, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Gerald Paul Terry, age 78, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at his home. He was born January 10, 1944, in Lancaster, the son of the late Silas Terry and Fannie Delton Parris Terry. Mr. Terry was a mechanic with Springs Industries.  He loved walking trails, hiking, NASCAR and dirt track racing, and...

Jan 31, 2022

INDIAN LAND, SC ~ Mr. Ronald "Ron" Douglas Johnson, age 82, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022, at his home. He was born January 28, 1940, in Machias, Maine, a son of the late Robert Johnson and Leola Sirois Johnson and was the husband of Anne C. Moreau de Tours Johnson.  Mr. Johnson proudly served his country...

Jan 31, 2022

FORT LAWN, SC ~ Mr. John William Matheson, Jr., age 72, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022, at Lexington Medical Center.  He was born May 27, 1949, in Panama, a son of the late John William Matheson, Sr. and Martha McFadden Matheson. Mr. Matheson received a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre from the North Carolina School of Arts....

Jan 30, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. William "Bill" Franklin Galloway, age 82, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, at his home. He was born September 15, 1939, in Easley, SC, the son of the late Thomas Gaines and Hattie Mae Galloway and was the husband of Laverne Belue Galloway.  Mr. Galloway proudly served in The United States Army and...

Jan 30, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ronald Gary Burke, 78 of Lancaster, South Carolina passed away on January 30, 2022. He was born on May 7, 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Milton Harold and Irene Loretta Burke (nee Lorko). He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Claudette (nee Flack); daughter Jenny Prete (Lou); grandchildren Louie, Matt...

Jan 30, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Jerry Michael Blackmon, age 71, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022.  He was born November 30, 1950, in Monroe, NC, a son of the late Johnnie Carson Blackmon and Mary Louise Gregory Blackmon.  Jerry was a strong, quiet man and enjoyed working on his farm in the Buford community.  Jerry loved football and...

Jan 29, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Blayne Dale Roberts, infant son of Kaytlin Marie Calcutt and Corey Dale Roberts, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022.  Blayne was born on January 29, 2022, at MUSC Health- Lancaster Medical Center.

Those left to cherish Blayne's memory include his parents, Kaytlin Calcutt and Corey Roberts; a sister, Charlie Kate; maternal...

Jan 29, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Harvey Alfred Carnes, age 74, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Atrium Health Union. He was born March 26, 1947, in Lancaster, the son of the late Claude Carnes and Jerushia Belk Carnes and was the husband of Pat Gainey Carnes.  Harvey's favorite thing was to work on and ride his Harley...

Jan 28, 2022

INDIAN LAND, SC ~ Mr. G. Clark Woodford, age 74, passed to his eternal rest on the morning of Friday, January 28, 2022, after a brief battle with colon cancer. He was the only son of the late Gilbert Woodford and C. Frances Moore Woodford. His wife of 52 years and high school sweetheart, Judy Barr, was...

Jan 28, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. James "Jim" Jay Henneman, age 77, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022, at his MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center.  He was born February 1, 1944, in Chicago, IL, a son of the late Alphons John Henneman and Magdeline Yunker Henneman. Mr. Henneman owned and operated a courier service and was a District Manager with...

Jan 27, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Manley B. Bowers, Jr. (Junior), 80 years old, of Lancaster, SC was called home to be with Jesus on January 27, 2022. He was a man of his word, and always ready to help anyone in need. He always talked about how good God has been to him. Born January 2, 1942, in Lancaster,...

Jan 27, 2022

CRAMERTON, NC ~ Mrs. Nancy Carolyn Hudson Hawfield, age 81, entered into her eternal rest on the evening of Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center in Lincolnton, NC. She was born July 21, 1940, in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Sam Howard Hudson and Annie Louise Connor Hudson and was the wife of the...

Jan 25, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Maxine Vilas Hughes Ewing, age 92, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at White Oak Manor Lancaster. She was born May 13, 1929, in Vassar, Michigan, a daughter of the late Anor Mason Hughes and Anna Wilma Schoerner Hughes and was the wife of the late Jacob Arthur Ewing, Jr. Mrs. Ewing enjoyed...

Jan 25, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Michael Bargen Carnes, age 72, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022. He was born November 23, 1949, in Lancaster, the son of the late Bargen Carnes and Eloise Peggy Taylor Carnes.  Michael retired from Springs Industries.  He enjoyed traveling, watching football and working in his yard.  He loved NASCAR and was a member...

Jan 25, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Jerry Evin Mungo, Sr. age 78, passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022, at his home.  He was born July 12, 1943, in Lancaster, SC, a son of the late Robert Evin Mungo and Sadie Faile Mungo. Mr. Mungo owned and operated Mungo Upholstery.  He loved fishing, building things, his dogs, and woodworking; he...

Jan 24, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Milledge Kenneth Catoe, age 81, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at his home.  He was born January 14, 1941, in Lancaster, a son of the late Milledge C. Catoe and the late Lizzie Bell Pettit Catoe. Mr. Catoe was a hard worker. He enjoyed racing and working on his drag car. Mr....

Jan 24, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Sandra "Sam" Starnes Neill, age 78, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022 at her daughter's home. She was born December 1, 1943, in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Woodrow Starnes and the late Alma Rollings Starnes. Ms. Neill was a retired caregiver in her home state, Athens, Alabama. She loved her dog...

Jan 24, 2022

Steven Ross McElreath, 62, of Indian Land, SC passed away on January 24, 2022.

Steven was born April 8, 1959 in Houston, TX to Ross McElreath and Jean Cornelius. He grew up in Houston and had four siblings ─ Sara Satornino, Greg McElreath, Martha Thomas, and Todd McElreath.

Steven had four sons from his marriage...

Jan 23, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Hugo V. Castanheira, 45, left this earth to be with Jesus on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Born May 8, 1976, in Lisbon Portugal, Hugo V. Castanheira was the beloved son of Antonio M. Castanheira and Celia Maria Castanheira. The Castanheira family emigrated from Portugal to the United States in 1986. One of Hugo's proudest...