Obituaries

Jan 12, 2020

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Sara Lenore Smith Watts, age 78, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 12, 2020. She was born February 20, 1941 in Laurinburg, NC, a daughter of the late Murray C. Smith and Bertha Polston Smith.  She was the wife of Samuel Louie Watts, Jr. Mrs. Watts was an Administrative Assistant...

Jan 10, 2020

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Addie Mae Rogers Causey, age 86, passed away peacefully at MUSC- Lancaster on Friday,, January 10, 2020. She was born August 23, 1933 in Zion, SC a daughter of the late Curtis Rogers and Mattie Collins Avant and was the wife of the late Roland Causey.  Mrs. Causey worked at the Lancaster County...

Jan 8, 2020

WAXHAW, NC ~ Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Grant Huey, age 100, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. She was born July 4, 1919 in Rock Hill, SC, a daughter of the late Frank Grant and Mattie Hudson Grant and was the wife of the late Harry Boyce Huey, Sr. At intervals throughout her...

Jan 5, 2020

INDIAN LAND, SC ~ Mr. William "Bill" Thomas Jackson, age 75, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020 at his home.  He was born on December 24, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, a son of the late Samuel Henry Jackson and Dorothy Mae Churn Jackson and was the husband of Margaret "Peggy" Ellen Knopf Jackson.  Mr. Jackson enjoyed the...

Jan 2, 2020

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Grover Cleveland Wheeler, age 63, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at his home.  He was born on August 15, 1956 in Lancaster, the son of the late William Walter Wheeler and Edna Louise Baker Wheeler.  Grover enjoyed riding his motorcycle, going to the beach, fishing at the pier, and hanging...

Jan 1, 2020

INDIAN LAND, SC ~ Gene Albert "Jack" Gaines, 68, passed away on January 1, 2020 at Atrium Health-Pineville. He was born on January 2, 1951 in Georgetown, Ohio a son to the late Osborne Eugene Gaines and Phyllis Ruth Fiscus Gaines and was the husband of Deborah Hensley Gaines. Jack was the Chief Information Officer at Dayton...

Dec 29, 2019

HEATH SPRINGS, SC ~ Mrs. Edna Elizabeth Funderburk Lisenby, age 85, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Heath Springs Residential Center.  She was born November 10,1934 to the late Yancey Funderburk and Lula Sinclair Funderburk and was married to the late Otis Lisenby.  Mrs. Lisenby worked for Springs Industries at the Customer Service Center for over...

Dec 27, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Mary Brown Hinson, 89, one of the sweetest, humblest servants of the Lord, went home to be with Him on Friday, December 27, 2019.

Mrs. Hinson was born to the late Dewey Otis Ballard and Juanita Stogner Ballard and was married to the late Louie Von Hinson, Sr.  She worked for...

Dec 26, 2019

Lancaster, SC ~ Austin Todd Harper, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at his home.  He was born December 20, 1994 in Lancaster, a son of the Jeffery Todd Harper and Pamela Snipes Harper. He enjoyed fishing with his dad and his brother, antiques, and spending time with his family and friends. Austin especially loved his son...

Dec 25, 2019

FORT MILL, SC ~ Mr. Vincent Contino, age 74, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at his home.  He was born November 1, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Salvatore Contino and Nancy Marchetta Contino and was the husband of Brenda Marnane Contino.  Mr. Contino enjoyed fishing, boating and model trains.

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Dec 25, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ William Stewart Hallman, age 74, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at his home.  Born September 26, 1945 in Greenwood, SC, he was son of the late William Gladstone Hallman and Anna Lathan Snell Hallman. After graduation from Druid Hills High School in Decatur, GA, he earned his Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from...

Dec 23, 2019

FORT MILL, SC ~ Mr. Samuel Byram "Buddy" Snodgrass, Jr. 75, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at the Wayne T. Patrick House in Rock Hill to be reunited with the love of his life, Penny.   He was born March 2, 1944 in Oakland, California, a son of the late Samuel Byram Snodgrass and Ardis Isabelle McNeal...

Dec 22, 2019

CHARLOTTE, NC ~ Dennis Charles Spivey age 65, of Charlotte, NC, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, December 22, 2019, surrounded by his family. Dennis served in the United States Marine Corps from 1974 to 1978 and retired from Continental Tire in 2010 after 32 years of dependable service. Dennis had a deep affection for...

Dec 21, 2019

SHALLOTTE, NC ~ Mr. George Heyward Williams, age 92, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019.  He was born May 21, 1927 in Fort Mill, SC, a son of the late Heyward Minor Williams and Martha Ghant Williams and the husband of Eloise Faulkenberry Williams.  Mr. Williams enjoyed golfing, playing church league softball, gardening, and helping others.  He...

Dec 21, 2019

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC~ Mrs. Barbara (Fred) Ann Patterson Robinson, age 81, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.  She was born August 28, 1938 in Roanoke, Virginia the daughter of the late Wesley Odell Patterson and Annie Beatrice Shumate Patterson and her "adoptive parents", Vernon and Opal Castle.  She was the...

Dec 21, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Betty Johnson Hartley, age 84, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at her home.  She was born April 12, 1935 in Jefferson, SC, the daughter of the late Duke Dalton Johnson and Geneva Eva Atkinson Johnson and was the wife of Frank Hartley.  Mrs. Hartley was the former co-owner of Hartley Appliance.  She...

Dec 19, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Alma Semones Anderson, age 99, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at Lancaster Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 1, 1920 in Frankfort, KY, a daughter of the late Herbert Semones and Verlie Penn Semones and was the wife of the late Herbert Wallace Anderson.  Mrs. Anderson loved God, her family...

Dec 15, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. William Patton (Pat) Smith, age 70, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at his home.  He was born December 21, 1948, a son of the late Jesse Lee Smith and Betty Ann Pate Smith.  Mr. Smith loved his dog, Baby Girl, fishing and watching old movies and westerns.  He retired from Northern Tool...

Dec 14, 2019

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Entrepreneur and Business Owner

Mr. Grady Henry Snipes, age 87, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019 at home surrounded by his family.

A Celebration of Life Service will be 3:00 pm Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Second Baptist Church, 1426 Great Falls Highway in Lancaster, SC officiated by...

Dec 13, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Deborah Elizabeth Todd Helms, age 61, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019. She was born April 10, 1958 in Lancaster, a daughter of Larry "Gene" Todd and Joyce Helms Todd and was the wife of James Michael Helms.  Deborah was a retired LPN.  She enjoyed crafts, cooking and reading.  Deborah loved her family...