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Roy Gene Turner, Sr.
Dec 2, 2018
LANCASTER, SC - Mr. Roy Gene Turner, Sr., age 89, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Lancaster Convalescent Center. He was born July 7, 1929, the son of the late Claud Hyatt Turner and Sue Jones Turner and is the husband of the late Johnsie Vincent Turner. Mr. Turner was a charter member of the Fort Lawn Volunteer...
Rhonda Jean Helms Powers
Nov 30, 2018
LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Rhonda Jean Helms Powers, age 53, passed away peacefully at home, Friday, November 30, 2018. She was born November 7, 1965 in Lancaster, a daughter of Myrtle Carson Helms and the late Jo Lee Helms and was the wife of Carson Roy Powers, Sr. Rhonda worked at Brooklyn Springs Elementary, where she was Head Cashier...
Alfred Eugene "Buster" Bass
Nov 29, 2018
LANCASTER, SC - Mr. Alfred Eugene "Buster" Bass, age 75, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Novant Health-Presbyterian Main. He was born December 10, 1942 in Charlotte, NC, a son of the late Travis Andrew Bass and Dorothy Crump Bass and is the husband of Glenda Cornett Bass. Buster was co-owner of P & B Electrical and the...
Steven Daniel Schneider
Nov 26, 2018
INDIAN LAND, SC - Mr. Steven Daniel Schneider, age 56, passed away Monday, November 26, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Center- Pineville. He was born October 12, 1962 in Cleveland, OH, the son of the late Daniel Joseph Schneider and Mary Ann Kess Schneider and the husband of Patricia Templeton Schneider. Steven was a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. He...
Warner Paul Zapko
Nov 25, 2018
FORT MILL, SC - Mr. Warner Paul Zapko, age 71, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville. He was born in Youngstown, OH, a son of the late John Zapko and Susan Barto Zapko and is the husband of Patricia "Patti" Ansell Zapko. Mr. Zapko enjoyed fishing, going on cruises and working in his yard. He...
George Oliver Mason, Jr.
Nov 25, 2018
HEATH SPRINGS, SC ~ Mr. George Oliver Mason, Jr., age 66, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Heath Springs Residential Care Center. He was born October 2, 1952 in Hampton, S.C., a son of the late George Oliver Mason, Sr. and Francis Brunson Mason and is the husband of Trudie Bell Mason. He proudly called Heath Springs, S.C....
Joe Hegler
Nov 24, 2018
LANCASTER, SC - Mr. Pierce Hunter Hegler, III, (better known as Joe), age 74, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018. He was born April 21, 1944 in Lancaster, the son of the late Pierce H. "Buster" Hegler, Jr. and Hazel Ackerman Hegler and is the husband of Deborah Bosdell Hegler. Joe was a graduate of Lancaster High School, Class...
Walter Durward Rainey, Jr.
Nov 18, 2018
LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Walter "Durward" Rainey, Jr, age 81, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Warriors Walk at Dorns VA Hospital. He was born January 19, 1937 in Sycamore, GA, a son of the late Walter Durward Rainey Sr and Reba Jane Driskell Rainey; and the husband of the late Yvonne Hudson Rainey. Mr. Rainey was an...
Dwight Courtney Lowery
Nov 18, 2018
LANCASTER, SC - Mr. Dwight Courtney Lowery, age 62, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. He was born October 17, 1956 in Monroe, NC, a son of the late John Perry Lowery and Mary Kathleen Courtney Lowery and was the husband of Susan Dorman Lowery. Mr. Lowery was employed with Trinity Myer....
Ruby L. Steele
Nov 17, 2018
LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Ruby L. Steele, age 84, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018. She was born December 3, 1933 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late John Henry Steele and Christine Plyler Steele. Ms. Steele was a Weaver for Springs Industries from 1953-1995. She was a very caring and loving lady. Ms. Steele never forgot her family...
Sheree Rowell Powell
Nov 16, 2018
LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Sheree Rowell Powell, age 61, passed away peacefully at home, Friday, November 16, 2018. She was born February 22, 1957 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late James Rowell and Kathy West McMinn and was the wife of the late Butch Powell. Mrs. Powell loved looking at dream catchers and watching birds at her birdfeeders...
Carey L "Deda" Dry
Nov 10, 2018
LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Carey Lawrence Dry Deda, age 66, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at his home. He was born February 3, 1952 in Lancaster, a son of Marion Dry and Tracy Day Dry and is the husband of Susan Johnson Dry. Mr. Dry retired from AT&T and was the former co-owner of the Whistling Pig. He...
John F "Bucky" Hardin Sr
Nov 10, 2018
LANCASTER, SC ~Mr. John Franklin Bucky Hardin, Sr., age 73, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at his home. He was born April 12, 1945 in Lancaster, a son of the late Esbert Thomas Hardin and Katherine Ellis Hardin and is the husband of Carolyn Clyburn Hardin. Mr. Hardin was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and...
Kenneth Hilton
Nov 6, 2018
LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Kenneth Hilton, age 72, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at White Oak Manor-Rock Hill. He was born in Lancaster, a son of the late Heyward M. Hilton and the late Lennie Hunter Hilton and is the husband of Betty Estes Hilton. Mr. Hilton was a firefighter with the Riverside Volunteer Fire Department in Lancaster...
Valada J Catoe
Nov 1, 2018
Lancaster, SC ~ Ms. Valada J. Catoe, age 82, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018. She was born August 18, 1936 in Lancaster, a daughter of Milledge C. Catoe and Lizzie Bell Pettit Catoe. Ms. Catoe enjoyed shopping and reading. She was a loving caregiver to her family and was lovingly known as Lala to her nieces and nephews....
Carolyn Wilson Scott
Oct 24, 2018
LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Carolyn Wilson Scott, age 93, passed away peacefully at home, Wednesday, October 24, 2018. She was born November 7, 1924 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Evan Clyburn Wilson and Ruth Riddle Wilson and was the wife of the late Donald Bruce Scott, Sr. Mrs. Scott served as bookkeeper and later retired from the...
Mark Eldridge Blackmon
Oct 22, 2018
FORT LAWN, SC ~Mr. Mark Eldridge Blackmon, age 56, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018 at Springs Memorial Hospital. He was born June 9, 1962 in Lancaster, a son of Ruth Harper Blackmon and the late William Christopher Bill Blackmon, Jr. Mark was a contractor and was very talented with his work. He could make or fix anything. He...
Charles Wayne Harris
Oct 13, 2018
LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Charles Wayne Harris, age 64, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at his home. He was born February 24, 1954 in Lancaster, a son of the late Clarence Harris and Lula Humphries Harris. He was married to the late Gatsey Faye Span Harris. Mr. Harris was a carpenter. He loved fishing, going to the beach,...
Michael Moore
Oct 13, 2018
LANCASTER, SC - Mr. Michael Moore, age 71, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, SC. He was born December 20, 1946 in Lancaster, a son of the late Herman Moore and Eva Small Moore McCoy. Michael was the husband of the late Laraine Lucas Moore. After high school,...
James "Jim" Walden
Oct 11, 2018
LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. James Jim Walden, 72, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Springs Memorial Hospital. He was born December 8, 1945 in Monroe, NC, a son of the late John Lucas Johnnie Walden and Dorothy Griffin Walden. He was the husband of Sarah Thomas Walden. Mr. Walden enjoyed camping, riding motorcycles, restoring old cars, golfing, and...
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