Obituaries

Oct 7, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Prentis Ray Sledge, age 87, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019 at MUSC Health-Lancaster.  He was born on March 8, 1932 in Coahoma County, Mississippi, a son of the late Corbin Eugene Sledge and Lillie Mae Harden Sledge and was the husband of Sadie Suggs Sledge.  Mr. Sledge was also well known as...

Oct 7, 2019

STATESVILLE, NC ~ Mr. Jody Crawford Adams, Sr., age 44, passed away due to an automobile accident, Monday, October 7, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center.  He was born on December 3, 1974 in Lancaster, SC a son of the late Crawford Adams and Susie Paulette Broome Adams.  Jody loved riding his horse, Trixie and riding motorcycles. ...

Oct 4, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Billy Ray Snipes, age 71, passed away Friday, October 4, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on January 19, 1948 in Monroe, NC a son of the late D B Snipes and Euree Sistare Snipes and was the husband of Patricia Knight Snipes.  Bill loved the Lord. ...

Oct 3, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. George Chris Thomas, age 86, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019 at The Blake in Edgewater.  He was born November 15, 1932 in Akron, OH, a son of the late Chris Thomas and Mary Tusakov Thomas and was the husband of Jane Deith Thomas.  Mr. Thomas enjoyed gardening, crossword puzzles and painting.  He...

Oct 1, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Priscilla Anne Porter Deaton of Lancaster, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. She was born January 3, 1939 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Oscar Sidney Porter Jr. and Marion Collins Porter. Mrs. Deaton graduated from Lancaster High School and received her Bachelor of Science...

Oct 1, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Robert "Bob" Harris Penegar, Sr., age 80, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at his home.  He was born on February 23, 1939 in Lancaster, the son of the late Jess Guy Penegar and Virginia Beck Penegar and was the husband of Helga Zepp Penegar.  Mr. Penegar graduated class of 1957 from Lancaster...

Sep 30, 2019

FORT MILL, SC~ Mrs. Sheila Diana Ciotti Berthold, age 75, passed away Monday, September 30, 2019.  Born September 20, 1944 in Windber, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Bruno Ciotti and Fern Marsh Ciotti.  Mrs. Berthold loved to paint and sew.  She was a member at Transformation Church in Indian Land, SC.

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Sep 27, 2019

INDIAN LAND, SC~ Mrs. Carol Mary Schmidt Grocki, age 77, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at Piedmont Medical Center.  Born December 13, 1941 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Carl Schmidt and Muriel Panusky Schmidt.  Mrs. Grocki loved her dog, Pepper.  She expressed her love for others by cooking for them.  Mrs....

Sep 26, 2019

INDIAN LAND, SC ~ Mrs. Marion Pierce Kantorcik, 99, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at White Oak Manor.  She was born May 21, 1920 in East Worcester, NY, a daughter of the late LaRue Pierce and Maggie Palmeter Pierce.  She was a long-time resident of Albany, NY.

Mrs. Kantorcik is survived by a son,...

Sep 24, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Dorothy Ruth Sanders Childers, 93, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at MUSC Lancaster Medical Center.  She was born January 19, 1926 in Camden, SC, the daughter of the late Michael Sanders and Eula Bass Sanders and was the wife of the late Lewis Childers.  Mrs. Childers retired from Springs Industries.  She was...

Sep 24, 2019

Mrs. Doris Gaskins Hudson, 86, passed peacefully from this life into Heaven on September 24, 2019 at White Oak Manor in Lancaster, South Carolina.

She was born on April 9, 1933 in Camden, South Carolina to the late John Shell Gaskins and Beulah Deese Gaskins. She was married to the late James Franklin "Frank" Hudson, Sr.

Sep 24, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Terry Donald Adams Elledge, age 69, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at his home.  He was born on October 5, 1949 in Greenville, SC, the son of the late Mildred Adams Westmoreland and Otis and Nora Elledge.  Terry's passion in his life was his daughter, Jennifer Katie Elledge.  He enjoyed reunions and...

Sep 24, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Walter Eugene "Gene" Sanders, Sr., age 63, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at his home.  He was born on November 29, 1955 in Chester, SC, the son of the late Joe Curtis Sanders and Lottie Hunter Sanders.  He retired from Springs Industries.  Gene enjoyed fishing and riding his motorcycle.

Gene...

Sep 22, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Joan Arlene Threatt Cleveland, age 78, passed away peacefully surround by her family, Sunday, September 22, 2019 at White Oak Manor.  She was born March 3, 1941 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late John Amos Threatt and Bernice Adams Threatt.  Mrs. Cleveland owned and operated Arlene's Beauty Shop in Fort Lawn for...

Sep 20, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Kimberly Ann Stacks, age 39, passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at MUSC Health-Lancaster.  She was born March 22, 1980, the daughter of Janice Adele Adams Stacks and the late James Richard Stacks.  Kimberly loved animals, especially her beloved dog, Flopsie.  She enjoyed artwork, drawing pictures and photography.  Kimberly loved wearing jewelry and...

Sep 18, 2019

HEATH SPRINGS ~ The beloved daughter of Max and Mary Ellen Rutledge - Carla Ruth Rutledge, age 57, born November 26, 1961 quietly passed away at her home Wednesday, September 18 surrounded by those she loved and who loved her deeply.

Carla is survived by her mother, Mary Ellen Rutledge; two sisters Beth Smith (Larry),...

Sep 17, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Rebecca "Beckye" Graham Ballard, age 84, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at her home.  She was born October 18, 1934, the daughter of the late George Lester Graham and Sarah Stevenson Graham and was the wife of Charles M. Ballard, Sr.  Mrs. Ballard loved all of her Himalayan cats.  She bred Himalayans...

Sep 15, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Patricia O. Loveland Boehler, age 86, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 at White Oak Manor Lancaster.  She was born May 14, 1933 in Jamaica, NY, the daughter of the late Edward Loveland and Lillian Birkner Loveland.  Ms. Boehler was a big Yankee fan and loved watching baseball.  She enjoyed reading and decorating. ...

Sep 15, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Alvin "Pete" Eulese Wright, age 63, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 at his home.  He was born July 25,1956 in Lancaster, a son of the late John Edward Wright and Johnnie Mae Watts Wright.  Pete enjoyed his work as a contractor.  He loved woodworking and playing golf.  He loved his family and...

Sep 15, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Judith Ann Taylor Outen, age 80, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 at her home.  She was born September 11, 1939, the daughter of the late Howard Thomas Taylor and Kathleen Baker Taylor and was the wife of Marion Outen.  Mrs. Outen retired from Barnett Medical where she worked as an LPN.  She...