Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

Oct 10, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~Mr. Kenneth David McGee, age 72, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He was born October 9, 1946 in Lancaster, a son of the late Leo David McGee and Nora McGuirt McGee Gainer and was the husband of Barbara Broughton McGee. Kenneth retired from Porter Warner Company and served our country...

Oct 5, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Glenn Watts, 89, passed away at his home Friday, October 5, 2018. He was born July 1, 1929 in Lancaster, a son of the late Richard A. Watts and Queen Baker Watts. He was the husband of Peggy Rowell Watts. Mr. Watts loved fishing, camping, gardening and yard work. He helped organize the first Boy...

Oct 1, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Thomas Allen Palmer "Al" died October 1, 2018 at home with family in Lancaster SC. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Anita Scott Palmer, two sons, Scott and Nathan Palmer, along with three grandchildren, Ryan, Nicholas and Megan Palmer, and one great grandchild, Holden Palmer.

His surviving three sisters are, Doris...

Sep 28, 2018

KERSHAW, SC - Mr. Michael Jackson Faile, age 57, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018 at his home. He was born May 26, 1961 in Lancaster, a son of the late Ora Faile and Willie Frances Faile. Mr. Faile was a truck driver. He enjoyed working in his shop, hunting, fishing, and spending time with family and friends. He...

Sep 26, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~Mr. Robert Durl Bob Chandler, age 64, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at the Lancaster Convalescence Center. He was born September 13, 1954 in Lancaster, a son of Iva Mae Adams Chandler and the late Robert Fenton Chandler. Mr. Chandler enjoyed NASCAR and dirt track racing. Dale Earnhardt, Sr. and Kevin Harvick were his favorite drivers....

Sep 25, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Betty Carol Ghent Adams, age 80, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at her home. She was born April 27, 1938 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Carl Harrison Ghent and Roxie Dunlap Ghent and is the wife of Jack Arnold Adams, Sr. Betty retired from Springs Industries Customer Service Center. Betty enjoyed painting,...

Sep 24, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Nova Jo Hinson Sims, age 74, passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital in Columbia. She was born June 29, 1944 in Lancaster, SC, a daughter of the late Erskine Hinson, Sr. and Mattie Braswelll Hinson and was the wife of the late William Richard Sims. Mrs. Sims retired from Joes...

Sep 22, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Ruth Robinson Roddey, age 99, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at White Oak Manor. She was born January 27, 1919 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late John Alexander Robinson and Ida Baker Robinson and was the wife of the late William Thomas Roddey. Mrs. Roddey was employed with JP Stevens in Great Falls,...

Sep 20, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Peggy Hilton Sowell Lucas, age 86, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. She was born February 13, 1932 in Jefferson, SC, a daughter of the late James Gilliam Sowell and Laura Hilton Sowell and was the wife of the late George William Lucas. Mrs. Lucas retired from Louisville...

Sep 18, 2018

Lancaster, SC ~ Mrs. Margaret DeKany-Smith, age 62, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018. She was born September 6, 1956 in Kearney, NJ, the daughter of Richard Dekany, Sr. and the late Verrall Kernaghan DeKany. Margaret was a graduate of the University of South Carolina, where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree. She was a Registered Nurse and...