Obituaries

Mar 8, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Lowery Eugene "Gene" Denton, age 75, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021 at his home. Gene was born November 1, 1945 in Lancaster a son of the late Albert Lee Denton and Sally Mae Hamilton Denton and was the husband of Sheila Caskey Denton. Gene was an avid golfer, who loved to play and...

Mar 5, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Charles Lamar Catoe, age 72, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021 at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice.  Charles was born August 23, 1948 in Lancaster.  He was the son of the late Huey Catoe and Alma Adams Catoe.  Charles enjoyed working with cows and in his hay fields, bailing, and hauling hay.  He was a...

Feb 26, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Charles Preston Fant, age 63, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at his home.  Charles was born June 20, 1957 in Lancaster, SC.  He was the son of the late Preston Walter Fant and Johnnie Chasteen Fant.  Charles was employed with New Indy Group, formerly Bowater. He was an active member and former treasurer...

Feb 26, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Sara Ella McDaniel Fleming, age 69, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at MUSC Health-Charleston. She was born May 13, 1951 in Chester, SC, a daughter of the late John Wilson McDaniel and Sarah Shirley McDaniel. She was the wife of Jim Fleming.  Mrs. Fleming was a graduate of Chester High School and...

Feb 23, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Helen Hinnant Starnes Dixon, age 89, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at White Oak Manor.   She was born April 24, 1931 in Chester County, SC, a daughter of the late John Albert Hinnant and Catherine Theresa Harris Hinnant.  She was first married to the late Edward Lee Starnes and she later married...

Feb 22, 2021

J.Lee Cammell of Fort Mill, SC, formerly of Findlay, Ohio passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021 at his home.

He was born on June 14, 1937 to Marvene and Martha (Pever) Cammell in Cygnet, Ohio.  He married Sally (Brumbaugh) on November 18, 1962, and she survives.

Also surviving are his three children, Kimberly (Tim)...

Feb 22, 2021

INDIAN LAND, SC ~ Mr. Edward "Ed" Valentine Kramer, age 86, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 in Charlotte, NC.  He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on August 20, 1934, to the late Valentine Kramer and Florence Wallace Kramer.  Ed was an avid golfer and loved sports.  He attended the University of Connecticut prior to being drafted...

Feb 22, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Kristy Leigh Lucas Pulido, age 39, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at Novant Health Presbyterian Main.  She was born July 23, 1981 in Lancaster, the daughter of Clifford Melvin Lucas and the late Mary Christine "Pinky" Newton Lucas and was the wife of Obdulio "Cuba" Pulido.  Kristy was very sociable, enjoyed shopping...

Feb 22, 2021

HEATH SPRINGS, SC ~ Mr. James "Al" Cauthen, Sr., age 71, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at his home. He was born December 9, 1949, a son of the late Floyd William Cauthen and Betty Lou Couch Cauthen and was the husband of Lou Tucker Cauthen.  Al owned and operated Cauthen's Sales and Service where he...

Feb 21, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Sharon Briscoe Marshall, age 72, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Caromont Health in Gastonia, NC.  She was born May 12, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Thurell William Briscoe and Sallie Lambert Briscoe and was the wife of the late Delrey Morris Marshall.  She retired from the Lancaster County School...

Feb 20, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Bernard Chadwell "Chad" Beckham, age 84, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021 at his home. He was born April 13, 1936, a son of the late George Leslie Beckham and Della Browning Beckham and was the husband of the late Margaret Estridge Beckham.  Mr. Beckham was owner operator of Chad's National Auto Parts...

Feb 20, 2021

GREAT FALLS, SC ~ Mr. Charles Paul "Butch" Wieland, age 76, of Great Falls, SC passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021. He was born October 22, 1944, in Philadelphia, PA to the late Joseph B. Richbourg and Dean Eliza Watkins Wieland Richbourg; and as we were told, when he realized where he was at the ripe old...

Feb 17, 2021

CHARLOTTE, NC ~ Mrs. Martha Lee Hedgepeth Welch, age 84, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Presbyterian Main Hospice. She was born September 13, 1936 in Hamlet, NC, a daughter of the late Lee Roy Hedgepeth and Edith Kelly Hedgepeth and was the wife of Billy Welch.  Mrs. Welch received her Bachelor's Degree from the University...

Feb 16, 2021

FLORENCE, SC ~ Mrs. Brenda Moore, age 75, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Heritage Home of Florence. She was born April 28, 1945 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Robert Alexander Moore and Thelma Hudson Moore.  Brenda was an avid SC Gamecock fan and was a member of the Eastern Star.  She enjoyed dancing...

Feb 14, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Glenda Cook Pitmon, age 73, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at MUSC Health-Charleston. She was born September 4, 1947 in Lancaster, a daughter of Mildred Small Cook and the late Harrison Cook. She was the wife of Carl Pitmon. Mrs. Pitmon loved her family dearly, especially her granddaughters. She was the Office...

Feb 12, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Mary Jean Hensley, age 83, passed away Friday, February 12,2021 at MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center. She was born December 16, 1937 in Mooresville, NC, a daughter of the late Lewis J. Hicks and Ethel Newton Hicks, and the wife of John Hensley of 66 years. Jean loved her husband and son dearly, as...

Feb 12, 2021

UPDATED with service information... LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Martha Gail Sullivan Robinson, age 68, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at her home. She was born November 7, 1952 in Wayne County, MI, a daughter of the late Francis Simon Sullivan and Josephine Young Sullivan.  She was the wife of Ervin Robinson. A classically trained pianist, Mrs....

Feb 9, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Timothy "Tim" Carroll Lucas, age 63, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at his home. He was born March 24, 1957, a son of the late James Olin "Bill" Lucas and Wilma Lucille Payne Lucas and was the husband of Beckie Wood Lucas.  Tim enjoyed dirt track racing, military history, air...

Feb 9, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Johnnie Sue Fant, age 100, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021.  She was born October 9, 1920 in Lavonia, GA, a daughter of the late John Henry Chasteen and Beulah Ann Howell Chasteen and was the wife of the late Preston Walter Fant.  Mrs. Fant loved her family, especially her granddaughters and great grandchildren....

Feb 9, 2021

LANCASTER, SC ~ Jimmy Eubanks, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at his home.  Jimmy was born July 24, 1939 in Lancaster, SC.  He was the son of the late Augustus Gary "AG" Eubanks and Odessa Rape Eubanks.  Jimmy retired from Ameristeel after 25 years as the Quality Control Supervisor and was most recently...