Obituaries

Aug 12, 2021

Bennettsville, SC

Mrs. Eva Mae Walters, 94, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021.  Born, in Wallace, SC, on March 29, 1927 she was a daughter of the late Walter Lee and Hettie Roscoe Haire.  Mrs. Walters was a Charter Member of White’s Creek Freewill Baptist Church in Wallace, SC and a homemaker who loved her family...

Aug 11, 2021

Cheraw, SC

Mrs. Teresa J. Davis, 69, passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021.  Born, June 2,1953 in Martinsville, VA, she was a daughter of the late William and Jane Sanford Jennings.  Teresa was a Registered Nurse and enjoyed caring for people.  She was a member of Saint David’s Church in Cheraw, where she was a member...

Aug 11, 2021

Cheraw, SC

Mr. Larry Jennings McLendon, 70, died on Wednesday, August 11, 2021.  Born, November 12, 1950 in Bennettsville, SC he was a son of Sara Louise Quick and the late Sam McLendon.  Mr. McLendon served his country proudly in the United States Army.  He was also an officer with the Cheraw Police Dept. for 10 years,...

Aug 10, 2021

Cheraw, SC

Mrs. Dorothy Wallace Lewis, 84, died on Tuesday, August 10, 2021.  Born, October 10, 1936 in Chesterfield County, she was a daughter of the late Randolph and Lela Pressley Wallace.  Dot was a dedicated lifetime member of Brock’s Mill Baptist Church and she retired from Highland Industries after 54 years of service.  She was a hard worker,...

Aug 6, 2021

Wallace, SC

Mr. Charles “Bird” Marion Previtte, 63, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021.  Born, July 20, 1958 in Cheraw, SC, he was a son of Glenn Thomas Previtte and the late Marie Hatcher Previtte.  Bird was a member of Faith Fellowship Church in Wallace, SC where he played with the band.  He was also an...

Aug 6, 2021

Wallace, SC

Mr. Francis Ray Garris, 80, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021.  Born, August 11, 1940 in Hartsville, SC, he was a son of the late William Frank Garris and the late Eva Mae Tice Garris.  Ray served his country proudly in the SC National Guard.  Mr. Garris was a member of Bruton’s Fork Baptist...

Aug 3, 2021

Cheraw, SC

Esther Mae Chavis Furr, 91, died Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Born in Bennettsville, SC she was a daughter of the late Alexander Chavis and the late Rosa Wright Chavis. She was the widow of P.L. Furr. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Cheraw, SC .

Surviving are her sons,...

Aug 1, 2021

Cheraw, SC

Mr. Joseph “Joe” Frederick Reid Jr. passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at his home.  Joe was born on November 25, 1932 in Cheraw, SC.  He was the son of the late Joseph Frederick Reid Sr. and Aliene Barrington Reid.  Joe attended Clemson Military College and served briefly in the US Army.  He then...

Jul 28, 2021

Cheraw, SC

Mrs. Gail Arlene Scanlan, 69, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021.  Born, August 10, 1951 in New Jersey she was a daughter of Edith May Mauser Ruess and the late Arbon D. Hughes.  Gail was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and daughter.

Along with her father, listed above, she was preceded in death...

Jul 26, 2021

Cheraw, SC

Agnes J. Hall, 93, died Monday, July 26, 2021. Born in Hartsville, SC November 26, 1927 she was the daughter of the late William and Catherine Jones. She attended Cheraw Family Worship, Cheraw, SC and had been a member and Sunday School teacher at Edwards Chapel in Society Hill, SC. She was retired from Stanley/Black...

Jul 26, 2021

Clio, SC

Mr. Jerry Wayne Dowdy, 67, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on Monday, July 26, 2021.  Born, January 8, 1954 in Bennettsville, SC he was a son of the late Marvin Larue Dowdy and the late Jenny Lafaye Collins.  Jerry served his country proudly in the South Carolina National Guard, retiring after many...

Jul 23, 2021

Cheraw, SC

Ida Mae Kimrey Burch, 82, entered into rest with her family by her side on Friday, July 23, 2021.  Born in Cheraw, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Randolph “Jake” and Sarah Marian Davis Kimrey. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Joe Banks Burch, Sr.  Mrs....

Jul 22, 2021

Cheraw, SC

L. Elliott “Sunshine” Covington, Jr., 80, died, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Born in Cheraw, SC, he was a son of the late Lawrence Elliott, Sr. and Edna Rae Lawhon Covington. Mr. Covington was a lifelong member of Cheraw First Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Friendship Sunday School class. He was a...

Jul 19, 2021

Cheraw, SC

Aaron Albert Winburn, 87, died Monday, July 19, 2021. Born in Darlington, SC, he was a son of the late Alex and Velma Kissiah Winburn. Mr. Winburn was a member of North Cheraw Baptist Church, he was a lifelong hunter, hunting guide and sportsman. He enjoyed hunting hogs, deer, quail and dove. He was a...

Jul 17, 2021

Wallace, SC

Mr. Hugh William Marr, Jr., 90, passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2021.  Born, November 23, 1930 in Hurt, VA he was a son of the late Hugh W. Marr and the late Delia Bray Pugh Marr.  Mr. Marr served his country proudly as Staff Sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict,...

Jul 14, 2021

Mr. James Thad Hendley, Sr. of Cheraw, SC, age 78, passed away surrounded by his loved ones on July 14, 2021. The son of the late Thomas Monroe Hendley, Sr. and Ethel Boswell Hendley, he was born February 3, 1943 in Baltimore, MD. Growing up in Cheraw, he excelled at many sports, and eventually went to play for the...

Jul 13, 2021

Cheraw, SC

Laura Helene Ziobrowski, 68, has passed away on, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Born in Flushing, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry Robert and Jane Claire Lubrich. Living on Long Island in Medford, NY for most of her life and then settling down in Cheraw, SC, 9 years ago.  Over the years she...

Jun 29, 2021

Cheraw, SC

Mrs. Linda Ann Morgan Campbell, 67, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.  Born, July 1, 1953 in Darlington County, SC she was a daughter of the late Harold Atkinson and the late Yvonne Ann Perdue McCray.  Ann was a simple woman that loved spending time with her family, especially her grandson, Mason.  She loved...

Jun 29, 2021

Myrtle Beach, SC

Betty Lula Atkinson, 92, died Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at Angel Oak Nursing and Rehab.

She was born May 6, 1929 in Mt. Croghan, SC. She was a daughter of the late Ross Guin and Mildred Baker Atkinson. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Ross Guin Atkinson, Jr. and...

Jun 28, 2021

John Tennyson Moore, 82, a veteran and resident of Cheraw, SC, died on June 28, 2021 in his home. John was the son of J. Leland and Mary Willis Moore and graduated from McColl High School and was a member of First United Methodist Church Cheraw.

He is survived by his wife Palmyra Pruitt Moore, daughter, Helen...