Obituaries

Sep 8, 2018

HEATH SPRINGS, SC ~ Mrs. Vera Payne Catoe, age 93, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born August 1, 1925, a daughter of the late Robert Elmore Payne and Sallie Joyner Payne Phillips, and was the wife of Maurice F. Son Catoe, Sr. Mrs. Catoe enjoyed reading, going to the...

Sep 7, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Wade Cauthen W.C. Ghent, age 75, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Friday, September 7, 2018. He was born April 28, 1943 in Lancaster, a son of the late Joe E. Ghent and Martha Cauthen Ghent and the husband of Maureen Sissy Evans Ghent. He was a brick mason and a Master...

Sep 3, 2018

Parker James Cleaveland passed away on September 3, 2018 at Novant Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte. Parker James, the infant son of Caroline and Chris Cleaveland of Mooresville, NC, was born on August 4, 2018. In addition to his parents, he is survived by grandparents Mike and Gail Parker of Mooresville and Sharon Cleaveland of Sylva, NC. He is also survived...

Aug 29, 2018

LANCASTER, SC::::::Sebastian Kole Bundy, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Center-Main. Sebastian was born August 29, 2018, the son of Mark Bundy and April Melvin Bundy.

Those left to cherish Sebastians memory include his parents, Mark and April Bundy; three brothers, Aaron Bundy, Gavin Bundy and Cameron Bundy; a sister, Violet Bundy; and maternal...

Aug 27, 2018

INDIAN LAND, SC ~ Mr. Arthur Edward Szymanski, age 83, passed away at Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville on Monday, August 27, 2018. He was born January 2, 1935 in Union County, New Jersey, a son of the late Arthur Szymanski and Lydia Schlank Szymanski and the husband of Bobbie Jo BJ Ferguson Szymanski. Mr. Szymanski enjoyed playing golf and he...

Aug 25, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. William Frank Thomas, age 83, passed away at his home Saturday, August 25, 2018. He was born June 10, 1935 in Bainbridge, GA, the son of the late Charlie Thomas and Annie Smith Thomas and the husband of the late Mary McAteer Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a Special Agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement...

Aug 25, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Jeffery Trent Gleaton, age 61, passed away at his home Saturday, August 25, 2018. He was born June 30, 1957, a son of the late Cecil Lamar Gleaton and Frances Robertson Gleaton and the husband of Dawn Maples Gleaton. Jeff enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a very laid-back kind of guy who would help...

Aug 24, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Alice Harter Street, 95, passed away Friday, August 24, 2018 at the Lancaster Convalescent Center. She was born March 23, 1923 in Leeds, MO., a daughter of the late John William Harter and Sophronia McCoy Harter. She was the wife of the late, Frank J. Speedy Street, for over 40 years. Mrs. Street grew up...

Aug 23, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Edith Blackwell Threatt, 83, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018 at White Oak Manor. She was born in Chesterfield, SC, a daughter of the late William Buford Blackwell and Faye McNeely Blackwell and the wife of the late Zane Maxwell Threatt. Mrs. Threatt was a resident of Lancaster for most of her eighty-three years. She...

Aug 23, 2018

KERSHAW, SC ~ Mrs. Lucille Goins Wilson, age 79, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018. She was born April 20, 1939 in Chester, SC, a daughter of the late Joe S Goins and Minnie Knight Goins, and was the wife of the late Charles Wilson. Mrs. Wilson loved camping and eating out. She dearly loved her husband, children, and...

Aug 17, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~Mr. Donnie Keith Lockman, age 69, passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. He was born December 31, 1948 in Lancaster, a son of the late Delois Lockman Truett and was the husband of Lynda Starnes Lockman. Mr. Lockman was a boat mechanic. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a...

Aug 17, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~Mr. Donnie Keith Lockman, age 69, passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. He was born December 31, 1948 in Lancaster, a son of the late Delois Lockman Truett and was the husband of Lynda Starnes Lockman. Mr. Lockman was a boat mechanic. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member...

Aug 5, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Ms. Rosalea Bailey Wilson, 76, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Agape Hospice House in Lexington, SC. She was born August 5, 1942 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Fred Jefferson Bailey and Mattie Mae Bowers Bailey. Ms. Wilson retired from Springs Industries and was of the Baptist faith. Ms. Wilson is survived by...

Aug 3, 2018

Kershaw, SC ~ Mr. William Melvin Shorty Bryson, age 64, passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Center-Main. He was born October 1, 1953 in Orangeburg, SC, the son of the late George William G.W. Powers and Mildred Bryson Powers and the husband of Deborah Debbie Griffin Bryson. He was employed with J & S Inc. for...

Aug 3, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~Mr. Robert Eugene Robbie Haile, age 54, passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at his home. He was born March 11, 1964 in Lancaster, a son of Carolyn Cowan Haile and the late Bobby Gene Haile. Mr. Haile enjoyed cooking, barbecuing outside and NASCAR racing. Dale Earnhardt, Sr. and Dale Jr. were his favorite drivers. He was...

Jul 24, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~Mr. Corey James Mathis, age 36, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018. He was born November 22, 1981 in Lancaster, a son of James Kirk Jimmy Mathis and Janet Mills Mathis. Corey worked at Punkys Place. He enjoyed fishing, cooking, singing and was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church. Corey is survived by his parents, Jimmy...

Jul 23, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Shirley Ann Robinson Morgan, age 81, passed away Monday, July 23, 2018 at Springs Memorial Hospital. She was born May 9, 1937 in Kershaw County, a daughter of the late John Robinson and Eva Hinson Robinson and was the wife of Hubert Richard Spanky Morgan. Mrs. Morgan was a retired Compositor for The Lancaster News....

Jul 21, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. Kolt Devin Powers, age 22, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018. He was born February 15, 1996 in Lancaster, the son of James William Powers and Karen Melissa Miles. Kolt was employed with USIC Utility Service Company. He loved his family, his dogs, Maggie and Lily, and football. The New England Patriots was his favorite...

Jul 21, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. James Horace Watts, Jr., age 63, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018 at his home. He was born May 17, 1955 in Monroe, NC, a son of Martha Faile Watts and the late James Horace Watts, Sr. and was the husband of the late Susie Johnson Watts. He was the owner of Watts Construction. Horace...

Jul 20, 2018

LANCASTER, SC ~ Betty Lou Hough Phillips, Grams, 90, passed away peacefully July 20, 2018. Born December 8, 1927, in Kershaw, SC to the late Lee Roy Hough and Lula Couch Hough. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Fred W. Phillips. Mrs. Phillips is survived by a daughter, Candye Faile (Pete); a son, Wayne...