Obituaries

Dec 13, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Jon Ray Harper, age 82, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at White Oak Manor-Lancaster.  He was born September 26, 1937 in Lancaster, a son of the late Reece Odell Harper and Margaret Kirk Harper and the husband of the late Kathy Brasington Harper.  Mr. Harper was the owner and operator of Harper...

Dec 13, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Andrew Owen Novinger (Andy) passed away peacefully at Atrium Health Main in Charlotte, NC on Friday, December 13, 2019, after a valiant, long struggle with myelofibrosis, a rare blood cancer.  Andy was born October 4, 1960 in Trenton, Michigan to Claude and Florence Novinger.

He proudly served our country in the US...

Dec 12, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Nadine Robinson Ghent, age 92, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at White Oak Manor. She was born April 21, 1927 in Lancaster County, a daughter of the late Oscar Cleveland Robinson and Della Adams Robinson and was the wife of the late Roy Cecil Ghent.  Nadine graduated from Lancaster High School in...

Dec 10, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. David William Robinson, age 57, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019.  He was born December 15, 1961 in Lancaster, a son of Alma Jean Suttle Robinson and the late William Lee Robinson.  David enjoyed fishing and going to the beach.  He dearly loved his precious Chihuahua, Sammie.  David worked security at Shamrock Bingo...

Dec 9, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. David Scott Funderburk, age 53, passed away at his home.  He was born June 29, 1966, a son of the late Don Funderburk and Patsy McNeely Funderburk and was the husband of Teresa Morris Funderburk.  Scotty enjoyed fishing, hunting, and working with his hands, building projects around the house.  He loved his farm...

Dec 7, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Howard Sellers, age 82, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at his home.  He was born December 25, 1936 in Chesterfield, SC, a son of the late John Phillip Sellers and Lilly Mae Wilkerson Sellers; and was the devoted husband of Sybil Threatt Sellers.  Mr. Sellers enjoyed riding motorcycles and yard work.  He...

Dec 4, 2019

FORT LAWN, SC ~ Mrs. Betty Carol Threatt Childers, age 75, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. She was born October 25, 1944 in Lancaster, SC, the daughter of the late Lawson Threatt and Ada Starnes Threatt and was the wife of Lewis Eugene "Gene" Childers.  Mrs. Childers loved people and never...

Dec 3, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Lois Thomas Adams, age 92, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019.  She was born October 5, 1927 in Climax, GA a daughter of the late Charlie Thomas and Annie Smith Thomas and was the wife of the late William J. Adams.  Mrs. Adams enjoyed quilting, cooking, and going to the beach and mountains. ...

Dec 3, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Marvin Anderson, age 92, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019.  He was born July 31, 1927 in Guilford County, NC, a son of the late Noah Edgar Anderson and Texie Jane Hubbard Anderson and was the husband of Ruth Crook Anderson.  Mr. Anderson retired from the United States Marine Corp as Staff Sergeant...

Nov 30, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Shirley Jeannette Cauthen Robinson, age 83, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019. She was born December 8, 1935 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Reece William Cauthen, Sr. and Beulah Elizabeth Smith Cauthen.  Ms. Robinson enjoyed coloring.  Her whole world was Daisy, her dog, who she loved dearly.

Ms. Robinson...

Nov 30, 2019

 LANCASTER, SC ~  Eric Chadwell Beckham, age 62, passed away at his home Saturday, November 30, 2019.  Eric was born April 12, 1957 in Columbia, SC, a son of Chad Beckham and the late Margaret Estridge Beckham.  Eric was Parts Manager at Chad's Tire and National Parts during his work career.  He enjoyed NASCAR and was a fan of the...

Nov 29, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Carolyn Ann Harper Faile, age 79, passed away Friday, November 29, 2019. She was born July 19, 1940 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Ellis Harper and Helen Morton Harper and was the wife of Thomas Allen Faile.  Mrs. Faile loved to travel and spend time at the beach.  She was an...

Nov 29, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Carolyn Hart Breland, 84, of Lancaster passed away November 29, 2019 at Morningside of Lancaster.  Mrs. Breland was born in Graniteville, SC and raised in Holly Hill, SC, a daughter of the late Thomas Jehu Hart and Marjorie West Hart who provided a loving, Christian home.

Mrs. Breland earned an Associate's...

Nov 27, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Sally Beatrice McManus Roberts went to be with her Heavenly Father on November 27, 2019, just three days from her 86th birthday. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Billy Ray Roberts; her two children, Belinda Roberts Lloyd (Ronnie) and Davy Ray Roberts (Susan); Her five grandchildren, Ronya Lloyd Gaskin (Jeff), Buck...

Nov 23, 2019

INDIAN LAND ~ Arlene Frances (Dunne) Martineau passed away peacefully at home with her loving husband Jim and daughter Elizabeth on Saturday November 23, 2019, after a brave and long struggle with cancer.  Arlene was born February 9, 1945 to Edmund and Margaret Dunne.

Arlene left us just as she lived with grace, strength and...

Nov 20, 2019

FORT MILL, SC~ Mrs. Vicky Rose Kephart Adams, age 75, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Atrium Health Pineville.  She was born December 28, 1943 in Charlotte, NC, the daughter of the late Victor Boyd Kephart and Mary Grace Sullivan Kephart and was the wife of L. H. Adams, III (Buzz).  Mrs. Adams was a retired...

Nov 20, 2019

On November 20, 2019, William Jackson Hogue passed away at the Pineville Intensive Care Cardiac unit, in Charlotte, NC.   He is survived by his wife June Carroll Hogue, son Anthony Hogue (Maura) of Clayton California, Tracy Hogue Berger (Todd) of Cary, North Carolina and Step-son Stephen Puckett, Sr. (Beth) of Charlotte, NC.  Grandchildren Logan Hogue (Caroline), Tanner Hogue, (Samantha)...

Nov 14, 2019

Marshall, NC ~ Mrs. Carol Usher Sowell, age 79, passed away at her home on Thursday, November 14, 2019. She was born March 25, 1940 in Union County, NC, the daughter of the late Walter Lee Usher and Ruby Thomas Usher and was the wife of John Lee Sowell, Sr.  Mrs. Sowell enjoyed working word search puzzles...

Nov 12, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Thomas Hunter Fox Sr, 77, died November 12 at MUSC- Lancaster Medical Center. He was born on June 9, 1942 in his family home in Van Wyck, South Carolina to the late Loyd Frank and Louise Wolfe Fox. Thomas served his country in the US Navy from 1960 to 1966 and participated...

Nov 11, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ John Richard Evans, Jr., age 74, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 at his home. He was born October 19, 1945 in Charlotte, NC, the son of the late John Richard Evans, Sr. and Betty Carnes Evans and was the husband of Terri Rikard Evans.  John retired from First Citizens Bank.  He enjoyed hunting,...