Obituaries

Jan 6, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Troy Chester Leach, age 91, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022, at his home.  He was born March 23, 1930, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, a son of the late Elmer Thomas Leach and Macy Johnson-Leach. Mr. Leach served in the United States Army and was an Aircraft Mold Designer and later a Fiberglass Boat...

Jan 6, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Ronald "Ronnie" Keith Shehane, age 78, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022 at MUSC-Kershaw.  He was born August 4, 1943, in Lancaster, a son of the late John Jackson and Maudell Sims Shehane. He married HelenAnne Bowers Cauthen. Mr. Shehane was a member of High Point Baptist Church where he served the Lord...

Jan 6, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Robert Ellis Wyles, affectionally known as "Grandeddy", age 76, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022, at his home.  He was born May 22, 1945, in Rock Hill, SC, a son of the late Oscar Lee Wyles and Dora Munns Wyles and was the husband of Joyce Simpson Wyles. Mr. Wyles loved the Atlanta...

Jan 4, 2022

Marguerite Horton Baker, 94, of Port Royal, died Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at her residence. She was born January 13, 1927 to John and Arria Horton in Chesterfield County, SC, one of eight children, four boys and four girls. She grew up in and around Lancaster SC, where she eventually met and married LT Baker on February 2, 1947....

Jan 3, 2022

LANCASTER, SC ~ Pastor Fredericka "Ricki" Whaley Phipps, age 73, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, January 3, 2022, at MUSC Lancaster. She was born December 4, 1948, in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Bill Whaley and Crete Robinson Whaley and was the wife of Donald C. Phipps. Ricki graduated from Kings...

Dec 31, 2021

ROCK HILL, SC ~ Mrs. Janis Beahm McClelland, age 72, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021. She was born May 19, 1949, in Abington, PA, a daughter of the late William Edward Beahm and Ruth Schroeder Beahm and was the wife of the late Robert Byron McClelland. Mrs. McClelland graduated with a BA degree in History and...

Dec 31, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Steven Clifton Wright, age 65, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021, at his home.  He was born February 13, 1956, in Lancaster, a son of the late Donald Wright and EmmaGene Evans Wright.  Steven was a proud member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Witherspoon Barnes Camp 1445 Lancaster.  He was a master...

Dec 30, 2021

**UPDATED OBITUARY**

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Linda Faye Crider Tillman, age 63, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, at her home. She was born December 26, 1958, in Chester, a daughter of the late Marvin Crider and Pattie Marlene Couick Crider and was the wife of Thomas Tillman, III.  Mrs. Tillman enjoyed spending...

Dec 29, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Prince Jarrett Hinson, age 86, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at his home.  He was born March 3, 1935, in Lancaster, a son of the late Ted Angus Hinson and the late Fammie Bowers Hinson. Mr. Hinson was a member of the Lancaster Moose Lodge, Lancaster Shrine Club, Jackson Shrine Club, Jackson...

Dec 26, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. George Russell Kent, age 87, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021, at his home.  He was born September 20, 1934, in Cleveland, OH, a son of the late George Levi Kent and the late Dorothy Ruby Rucker Kent-Roth. Mr. Kent proudly served in the United States Army for 8 years. Mr. Kent enjoyed...

Dec 25, 2021

WAXHAW, NC ~ Mrs. May "Dee" Dolores Terrasi Pirrello, age 79, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021, at home. She was born November 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, NY, a daughter of the late Andrew Terrasi and Josephine Casserra Terrasi and was the wife of Salvatore Joseph Pirrello.  Dee was very talented in interior design, enjoyed shopping, playing...

Dec 24, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Janet Mackey Hunt, age 72, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021, at home. She was born May 14, 1949, in Rock Hill, SC, a daughter of the late Jesse Mackey and Jessie Smith Mackey and was the wife of Ronald Jerrel Hunt.  Janet was a very big fan of Elvis Pressley.  She enjoyed...

Dec 22, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Tony "Rooster" Mitchell Plyler, age 71, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at Atrium Health in Charlotte. He was born March 9, 1950, in Lancaster, a son of the late Lewis Plyler and Athlea Gamble Plyler.  Mr. Plyler loved riding his motorcycle, loved  his family and friends, and his dogs, Paco and Andy. ...

Dec 21, 2021

LANCASTER, SC~ Mrs. Peggy Bailey Bell, age 81, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021.  She was born April 25, 1940, in Lancaster County, a daughter of the late Dewitt and Sadie Bailey and was the wife of the late Darrell Phillip Bell.  Mrs. Bell retired from the Houston County Commissioners Office in Perry Georgia.  She was a member...

Dec 18, 2021

INDIAN LAND, SC ~ Mr. David Jerome Copenhaver, age 77, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021. He was born July 29, 1944, in Shelbyville, Missouri, son of the late James Luther Copenhaver and the late Agnes Bichsel Copenhaver and was the loving husband of Sally Murray Copenhaver.  From humble beginnings on a Missouri farm, Dave built an...

Dec 15, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Ruth Pauline Crook Anderson, age 91, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021. She was born November 24, 1930, in Monroe, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Ruby Lee Hargett Crook and the late Hall Titus Crook Sr. Mrs. Anderson enjoyed going to the beach, gardening, and visiting friends. Mrs. Anderson attended Springhill...

Dec 9, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Rayford Lewis Steele, age 85, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021. He was born April 5, 1936, a son of the late John Henry Steele and Christine Plyler Steele and was the husband of Sylvia Jean Flynn Steele. Mr. Steele began working at the early age of nine in the cotton mill.  He...

Dec 8, 2021

FORT LAWN, SC ~ Mr. Melvin Yancy Privette, Sr., age 76, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021. He was born June 16, 1945, a son of the late Yancy Privette and Alberta Harvel and was the husband of the late Joeann Privette. Melvin enjoyed fishing, going to the beach, working on cars, and spending time with family,...

Dec 7, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Funderburk Phillips, age 82, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021. She was born October 24, 1939, in Lancaster, SC, a daughter of the late Wade Funderburk and Estelle Williams Funderburk Plyler.  Mrs. Phillips loved working in her flowers, sewing, spending time with her neighbors, going to the mountains, and being with...

Dec 7, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Yvonne Smith Faulkenberry, age 84, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021. She was born May 6, 1937, in Lexington, SC, a daughter of the late Leon Asbury Smith and Myrtie Rawl Smith and was the wife of the late Joseph "Joe" Faulkenberry. Mrs. Faulkenberry enjoyed baking, going to the beach, going...