Obituaries

Sep 9, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Ellen Geraldine Pardue Walters, age 83, passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021.  She was born April 22, 1938, in Lancaster, SC, a daughter of the late Coleman Pardue and Carrie Sweatt Pardue and was the wife of the late James Clyde Walters. Mrs. Walters enjoyed cooking and reading. She served on several committees...

Sep 7, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Willard Lee Hall Jr., age 78, died Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at MUSC-Lancaster. He was born May 30, 1943 in Kershaw, SC, the son of the late Willard Lee Hall Sr. and Ada Boone Hall and was the husband of Shirley Faulkenberry Hall. Mr. Hall was a retired project manager at Springs Industries...

Sep 7, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Crystal "Red" Hinson Rollins, age 43, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at her home. She was born September 16, 1977 in Lancaster, SC, the daughter of the late Jimmy Mangum and Mary Jane Hinson.  Crystal loved her family dearly.  She enjoyed, cleaning, DIY (do it yourself) projects, going to the lake and...

Sep 6, 2021

HEATH SPRINGS, SC ~ Mr. Shaun Christopher Hensley, aka, Fat Boy/Motor Man, age 42, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021.  He was born October 12, 1978, in Charlotte, NC, the son of Albert Grover "Junior" Hensley, Jr. and the late Dorothy Elaine Price Hensley.  Motor Man was the husband of Kimberly Baker Hensley.  He enjoyed drag racing,...

Sep 5, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Karen Kale Painter, age 79, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021 at her home. She was born December 3, 1941 in Bessemer City, NC, the daughter of the late Ralph and Beatrice Kale and was the wife of Jim Painter.  Karen retired from Duracell as an Occupational Nurse.  She enjoyed reading and going...

Sep 4, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Randy Wayne Reynolds, age 66, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021 at his home.  He was born May 2, 1955 in Eden, NC, a son of the late Claude Ellis Reynolds and Delia Viola Ratcliff.  Randy enjoyed the beach, the mountains, fishing, shooting and collecting guns, working in his garden, and just being...

Sep 3, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Michael "Lum" Duncan, age 71, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021 at MUSC Lancaster.  He was born November 13, 1949 in Lancaster, a son of the late Burke Gilbert Duncan, Sr. and Iva Lee Steele Duncan.  Lum was employed with GE as a machinist and worked on jet engine parts.  He proudly served...

Sep 2, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Janice Sinclair Snipes, age 67, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Union County Hospice. She was born September 10, 1953 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Clark Sinclair and Wilma Massey Sinclair.  Janice enjoyed working in her flowers, dancing, shopping, and cooking.  She was a kind loving person who loved her family...

Aug 31, 2021

WAXHAW, NC ~ Mr. William "Bill" Tony Skeliski, age 92, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at Atrium Health Union.  He was born March 1, 1929 in Niles, OH, a son of the late Nicholas Skeliski and Mary Rope Skeliski and was the husband of Margaret Testa Skeliski.  Mr. Skeliski was employed with Packard Electric for 50...

Aug 29, 2021

FORT MILL, SC ~ Mrs. Evelyn Ethel Zamanski Bogda, age 90, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Novant Health Main. She was born January 7, 1931 in McKees Rocks, PA, the daughter of the late Frank Zamanski and Anna Mihal Zamanski and was the wife of the late Robert Stanley Bogda.  Mrs. Bogda enjoyed fishing, playing...

Aug 29, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Janie Elizabeth Marshall Harper, age 97, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021.  She was born August 4, 1924, in Lancaster, SC, a daughter of the late Samuel Robert Marshall and Cora Lee Baker Marshall and was the wife of the late Richard Jefferson Harper.  Mrs. Harper enjoyed working in her garden and knitting....

Aug 27, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Joyce Odell Parker passed away on August 27, 2021 at her home.

A loving wife and mother, Joyce is survived by her doting husband of 62 years, Charles L. Parker; her daughter, Jennifer Parker-Coleman and her husband, Randy Coleman; and her grand dog Gracie, all of Lancaster, SC.   She is also...

Aug 24, 2021

ROCK HILL SC ~ Richard Lester McKinney, 45, of Rock Hill SC passed away on Tuesday morning, August 24th, 2021 at Piedmont Medical Center. Richard, a paramedic, served the Lancaster County EMS for the past 8 years and was as passionate about serving his community and saving lives as he was about spending time with and always...

Aug 23, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. James Ledell "Dell" Jenkins, Jr., age 59, passed away Monday, August 23, 2021 at Atrium Health in Pineville.  He was born August 16, 1962 in Lancaster, the son of the late James Ledell "Jimmy" Jenkins, Sr. and Becky Rollins Jenkins and was the husband of Teresa Luckadoo Jenkins. Dell was the owner and...

Aug 23, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Joseph Albert Bailey Sr., age 88, passed away Monday, August 23, 2021.  He was born March 30, 1933, in Eupora, MS, the son of the late Joseph Poovey Bailey and Katie Lou Williams Bailey and was the husband of the late Sondra Hansel Bailey. Mr. Bailey enjoyed traveling in his motorhome, antiques, camping...

Aug 22, 2021

PAGELAND, SC ~ Mr. Christopher Columbus Wright, 60, of Pageland, SC, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021 in Rock Hill at The Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House.  He is the son of the late William Clarence Aldridge and Etta Carol Knight Aldridge.

A service to celebrate the life of Chris Wright will be held Wednesday,...

Aug 21, 2021

TSgt Donald Woods McLean, Jr, 78, Retired, a proud veteran of the United States Air Force and husband of Donna Graef McLean, entered into eternal rest peacefully on Saturday August 21, 2021 at his home in Lancaster SC.

Don was born in Charleston SC on August 17, 1943. He is the son of and predeceased by Donald...

Aug 21, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Elizabeth "Liz" Davis Rutledge, age 93, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021.  She was born October 21, 1927, in DeKalb, SC, a daughter of the late Walter Preston Davis and Lula Mae Livingston Davis and was the wife of the late Robert "Bob" A. Rutledge.  Mrs. Rutledge enjoyed working in her flower garden...

Aug 16, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Robert Leo Pfahlert, age 93, passed away Monday, August 16, 2021.   He was born March 15, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, a son of the late Clarence Pfahlert and Augusta Sauer Pfahlert and was the husband of the late Dolores Pfahlert.  Mr. Pfahlert grew up in Detroit and loved the city.  He was the...

Aug 13, 2021

LANCASTER SC ~ Mrs.  Joan Louise Helms Hinson passed away August 13, 2021 at MUSC Lancaster.

Joan was born February 6th 1937 in Charlotte NC, to Lillie Mae Helms Hinson and William Reece Helms. Joan's childhood years were spent growing up in Charlotte with her twin sister Janet. The family relocated to Lancaster in her...