Obituaries

Mar 1, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Mary Penelope "Penny" Thomas Ryckeley, 64, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019.  She was born August 10, 1954 in Concord, NC, a daughter of the late James Thomas and Anne Cooke Thomas.  Penny loved crossword puzzles, listening to oldies music, painting her fingernails and getting her hair and makeup done.  She was very...

Mar 1, 2019

MANCHESTER, TN ~ Mrs. Carol Garner Whitaker, age 78, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019.  She was born July 25, 1940 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Fred C. Garner, Sr. and Willie Blackmon Garner and the wife of the late Curtis Randolph Whitaker.  Mrs. Whitaker served in the United States Air Force for four years. ...

Feb 25, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Martha Dougherty McDow, age 74, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at Springs Memorial Hospital.  She was born April 9, 1944 in Lancaster, SC, a daughter of the late Carlton O. Dougherty and Martha Wolfe O'Cain Dougherty.  Mrs. McDow retired after 30 years from Springs Industries.  She loved to cook and made wonderful...

Feb 23, 2019

Fort Lawn, SC

Mr. Donnie A. Oliver, age 76, entered into rest on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at his home. Funeral services will be 12:00 PM Tuesday, February 26, 2019 from the Chapel of Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home by Rev. William Griggs and Rev. Kyle Oliver. The graveside service will be 3:00 PM Tuesday at the Elmwood Cemetery,...

Feb 23, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. J.W. Stevens, Sr., age 89, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 at his home.  He was born on July 21, 1929 in Bethune, SC, the son of the late Lonnie Robert Stevens and Nettie Mosely Stevens and was the husband of Sara Williams Stevens.  Mr. Stevens was the owner/operator of a logging company...

Feb 22, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Austin "Bill" Eugene Knight, 96, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019 at his home.  He was born on March 22, 1922 in Lancaster, a son of the late Dan Laney Knight and Hallie Eugenia McManus Knight and was the husband of the late Doris Faye Threatt Knight.  Mr. Knight was a sub-contractor and...

Feb 20, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Etta Mae Steele White, 85, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at White Oak Manor.  She was born December 6, 1933 in Chesterfield County, a daughter of the late Reece A. Steele and Rosa Lee Carnes Steele and was the wife of the late William Eugene White.  Mrs. White was a homemaker and...

Feb 19, 2019

LANCASTER, SC… Mr. James Arnold Mooney, age 78, died Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Magnolia Manor in Rock Hill, SC.  He was born December 14, 1940 in Lumberton, NC, the son of the late Lacy Mooney and Edith Stewart Mooney and was the husband of Charlotte McDowell Mooney.  Mr. Mooney loved playing golf and enjoyed wood working. ...

Feb 18, 2019

Malcolm 'Tally' Newman Robinson, 86, left this world for the next on Monday night, February 18th, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was the last of eleven children born to the late Lewis Pinkney Robinson and Lois Ellis Robinson on January 16th, 1933, in Rich Hill, Lancaster County.  With modest beginnings as the proud son of a sharecropper, Malcolm...

Feb 13, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Pauline Lane Caskey, age 74, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at her home.  She was born June 19, 1944 in Lancaster, SC, a daughter of the late Walter Theo Lane and Flonnie Knight Lane.  Ms. Caskey retired after 50 years from the Business Office at Springs Memorial Hospital.  She enjoyed going to...

Feb 10, 2019

LANCASTER, SC… Mr. Harold F. Miller, Sr., age 74, died Sunday, February 10, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born December 12, 1944 in Lancaster, SC, the son of the late Clyde F. Miller and Ollie Faile Newell and was the husband of Mary Faile Miller.  Mr. Miller loved his family and...

Feb 7, 2019

FORT MILL, SC – Mr. Anthony Michael LiVecchi, age 70, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019 at his home.  He was born August 4, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Joseph John LiVecchi and Margaret Bonagura LiVecchi and was the husband of Andrea Shuchat LiVecchi.  Tony was an excellent mechanic and greatly enjoyed working...

Feb 7, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Kathleen Newton Langley, age 71, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019 at White Oak Manor.  She was born April 23, 1947 in Andrews, SC, a daughter of the late Norman Lee Newton and Letha Mae Martin Newton and was the wife of the late James Randall Langley.  Mrs. Langley had been employed with...

Feb 5, 2019

Mrs. Dolores Pfahlert, age 86, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at her home. She was born September 30, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of the late Arthur Charles Miller and Lila Wilcox Miller and was the wife of Robert Pfahlert. Mrs. Pfahlert loved decorating and celebrating all holidays and occasions.  She was an avid reader and enjoyed...

Feb 1, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Gavan Darrell Baucom, 38, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019.  He was born November 28, 1980 in Charlotte, NC, a son of Darrell Baucom and Sherry Hinson Baucom.  Gavan enjoyed spending time with his family and camping with his brother, Jon.  His greatest joy was being a "Daddy" to his 3 year old daughter,...

Jan 31, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ James Matthew Carnes, 58, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019.  He was born August 22, 1960 in Lancaster, SC, a son of the late Ted Hough Carnes and Mary Funderburk Carnes. Mr. Carnes was employed with Springs Industries.  He loved to work on old cars and spending time with his mom and dad before...

Jan 30, 2019

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Mary Sue Funderburk Catoe, age 78, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Springs Memorial Hospital.  She was born August 28, 1940 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Frank Miller Funderburk and Daisy Knight Funderburk and the wife of the late Randolph "Doc" Catoe.  Mary Sue loved talking on the phone to...

Jan 30, 2019

Lancaster, SC ~ former resident of Bennington and Burr Oak, KS.

Mr. Phillip Dean Cleveland, age 75, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Piedmont Medical Center.  He was born March 8, 1943 in Junction City, Kansas, a son of the late Shelby Cleveland and Ruth Breen Cleveland and the husband of Joan Arlene Cleveland. ...

Jan 30, 2019

HEATH SPRINGS, SC ~ Ms. Susan Shortmeier Bucklin, age 70, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at the Lancaster Convalescent Center.  She was born June 23, 1948 in New York City, NY, a daughter of the late George Shortmeier and Jane Ann Barlow Shortmeier.

Susan is survived by a sister, Cynthia S. Henning and her...

Jan 28, 2019

FORT MILL, SC – Formally of Solvang, CA~ Mr. Llewellyn Ray Sweeny, age 80, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at his home.  He was born February 21, 1938 in Toronto, Canada, the son of the late Raymond Llewellyn Sweeny and Jennie Grace Wigington Sweeny and is the husband of Shirley Yankey Sweeny.  Mr. Sweeny served in...