Obituaries

Sep 2, 2025

LANCASTER, SC – With deep sorrow, the Lanza Padilla family announces the passing of Marlon Rey Mundo Lanza Padilla, born on February 15, 2001.

Marlon was a joyful, charismatic young man full of life. He loved speed and had a deep passion for motorcycles and cars, cherishing the sense of freedom they gave him. He was also...

Sep 2, 2025

LANCASTER, SC – With deep sorrow, the Robles González family announces the recent passing of José Julián Robles González, born on October 18, 1999.

José Julián was a joyful, humble, and hardworking man, passionate about the countryside and engines. He loved driving cane trucks, had a remarkable talent for mechanics, and an undeniable love for speed —...

Sep 1, 2025

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Catherine "Catie" Jean Lowery, age 48, passed away September 1, 2025. She was born June 23, 1977, in Lancaster, SC, daughter of Wanda Jean Lowery. Catie enjoyed camping at Edisto Beach, SC and she adored her fur babies, Greg and Laylah.

Catie is survived by her mother, Wanda Jean Lowery; her aunts, Melinda...

Aug 23, 2025

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. David Lee Baskin, Jr., age 67, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025. He was born on August 22, 1958, a son of Claudia Adams Baskin and the late David Lee Baskin, Sr. David was a family man and loved his family more than life itself.  He enjoyed being outdoors, mowing grass, family beach trips, and...

Aug 23, 2025

HEATH SPRINGS, SC – Mr. Tracy Clyde Baker, age 57, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025. He was born August 28, 1967, a son of Dorothy Watts Baker and the late Bobby Arael Baker. Tracy's passion for motorcycles began in his childhood, riding dirt bikes and fostering a lifelong love of the open road. When he wasn't on his...

Aug 23, 2025

LANCASTER, SC – Trevor Roscoe Cauthen, age 27, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025. He was born December 12, 1997, a son of Darrell Cauthen and Carol Cauthen. Lifelong friendships started for Trevor during his time at Buford High School, from which he graduated in 2016. A talented athlete, he played baseball, basketball, football, and soccer. Trevor's leisure time...

Aug 21, 2025

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Shirley Ann Newton, age 82, passed away August 21, 2025. She was born September 3, 1942, in Williamsburg County, SC, a daughter of the late Norman Newton and Letha Martin Newton. Shirley was the oldest of nine children and after her mother passed, she helped her father raise her siblings. She was a kind, wonderful,...

Aug 20, 2025

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Linda Darnell Blackmon Pegram, age 83, passed away August 20, 2025, at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House surrounded by her family. She was born November 21, 1941, in Lancaster, SC, a daughter of the late Melvin Blackmon and Mary Lucille Sutton Blackmon and was the loving wife of Billy Ray Pegram. Mrs. Pegram enjoyed working...

Aug 18, 2025

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Alan Need Knight, age 73, passed away Monday, August 18, 2025 at his home. He was born December 27, 1951, in Lancaster, SC, a son of the late William Clyburn Knight and the late Catherine Louise Branch Knight and was the loving husband of Dorothy "Dot" Knight for 56 years. Alan was a member of...

Aug 18, 2025

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Thomas "Tom" Edward Buhl, age 42, passed away Monday, August 18, 2025 at his home. He was born June 1, 1983, in Battle Creek, MI, a son of Thomas Edward Pennock and Kathleen "Kathy" Michelle Buhl-Zalesak. Tom graduated from York Technical College in 2021 with an associate's degree and then graduated from Western Governors University...

Aug 17, 2025

LANCASTER, SC ~ Martha Miller, 88 of Lancaster, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at home in her sleep, surrounded by her loved ones, on Saturday August 16, 2025.  She was born on March 24, 1937, in Franklin County, Indiana to Urban and Catherine (Nee Zins) Baker.  She married Robert Miller on December 29, 1956, at St Mary's of the...

Aug 16, 2025

STATESBORO, GA – Formally of Lancaster, SC, Henri Nell "Chick" Wilbanks Harrell died peacefully at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro, GA at the age of 95 on Saturday, August 16, 2025.

"Chick" was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years Charles Manley Harrell of Lancaster, SC and her daughter Amy H. Lingle (Robert) of Brooklet,...

Aug 15, 2025

LANCASTER, SC ~ Martha P. Beasley dedicated her life to education, spending more than 30 years teaching at Clinton Elementary after earning her master's degree from Winthrop University. She took great pride in seeing her former students grow into successful members of the local community.

An avid reader and lifelong Star Trek fan, Martha loved both romance...

Aug 14, 2025

LANCASTER, SC – Benjamin "Ben" Lee Small, age 44, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2025. He was born on July 19, 1981, the son of Ira B. Small III and the late Sandra Crenshaw Small and was the loving husband of Jennifer Funderburk Small. Ben was an outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. He loved spending time with...

Aug 14, 2025

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Judy Martin Hilliard, age 80, passed away August 14, 2025, at the MUSC- Lancaster Medical Center surrounded by family. Lovingly known to everyone as Maw Maw, she was born January 12, 1945, at Fort Jackson, SC, a daughter of the late Julian Sims Martin and the late Catherine Burley Martin.  Judy was well known in...

Aug 14, 2025

LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Ronald Thomas "Tommy" Frost, age 78, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2025 at his home. He was born April 13, 1947,a son of the late Paul Howard Frost and the late Carol Geneva King Frost and was the loving husband of Elizabeth "Beth" Cross Winn. Tommy was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, who loved...

Aug 12, 2025

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Martha Gail Hunter McManus, age 77, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at MUSC-Lancaster surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 18, 1947, in Lancaster, SC, a daughter of the late Henry Randolph Hunter and the late Annie Shehane Hinson and was the loving wife of Vernon McManus. Mrs. McManus was a member...

Aug 11, 2025

LANCASTER, SC – Carl "Butch" Cole, 71, died Monday, August 11, 2025, at his home in Lancaster. He was born on April 23, 1954, he was the son of the late Morrison Cole and Helen Cole. He was married to Dianne Cole. He worked for Springs Bleachery for 34 years and for RF Linkup for 15 years with the...

Aug 9, 2025

Katherine "Diane" Crenshaw Moseley, age 82, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025. Diane was born on December 21, 1942, in Lancaster, SC, a daughter of the late Ray McDuff Crenshaw and the late Wilma Elizabeth Goodman Crenshaw and was the loving wife of Wilburn Floyd Moseley, Jr. Diane enjoyed reading, crocheting, cooking, and always loved to take care...

Aug 9, 2025

LANCASTER, SC ~ Melissa Wendi Baker, age 37, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2025. She was born November 5, 1987, in York, SC, a daughter of Janice Hudson Baker and the late Michael "Mike" Wayne Baker. Melissa loved being pampered, she loved getting her hair and nails done and also doing nails for others. She always had a joke...