Obituaries
Tony Boatwright
Jan 3, 2021
Cheraw, SC
Tony Douglas Boatwright, Sr., 68, died Sunday, January 3, 2021. Born in Bennettsville, SC he was a son of Theodore Robert and Lena Wilson Boatwright. He was the widower of Connie Boatwright. He worked for Kenan Transport and had received several “Million Mile” safety driving awards. He enjoyed playing his guitar and singing, fishing and...
Thomas Jackson "Jack" Baker
Dec 22, 2020
Cheraw, SC
Thomas Jackson “Jack” Baker, 79, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Born in Monroe, NC, he was the son of the late Thomas Carroll and Evelyn Gregory Baker. Jack was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Cheraw and a charter member of the Rotary Club of Cheraw. He was the owner/operator of Baker’s Motel for...
William L. "Billy" Wicker
Dec 21, 2020
Cheraw, SC
William L. “Billy” Wicker, 91, died Monday, December 21, 2020. Born in Bennettsville, SC he was a son of the late William Roland and Donnie Bennett Wicker. He was retired from the United States Postal Service with 34 years of service. Billy was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Cheraw, where he...
Katina "Tina" McElveen
Dec 20, 2020
Wallace, SC
Katina "Tina" Renee McElveen, 44, died Sunday, December 20, 2020. Born in Charlotte, NC she was the daughter of Gary Allen and Shirley Ann White McElveen both of Wallace, SC. She enjoyed crafts, going to renaissance fairs, car shows, riding motorcycles, playing board games and spending time with family. She was fond of her four...
Amelia Claire Smith
Dec 19, 2020
Greenville, SC
Amelia (Amy) Claire Smith, 57, passed away peacefully Saturday December 19,2020. Born in McRae, GA May 20, 1963 she was the beloved daughter of the late Roy Lee Smith, Sr and Dorothy Grimsley Smith. She was raised in Cheraw, SC where she was a member of First United Methodist Church. Amy was a devoted member...
James Hudson
Dec 7, 2020
Cheraw, SC
James Talmadge Hudson, 92, died December 7, 2020. Born in Swifton, AR he was the son of the late Alvin Vohn and Lena Hancock Hudson. He was a World War II Marine Corps Veteran. Mr. Hudson was of the Lutheran faith. He enjoyed baseball and played professionally in the minor league for the New York Yankees....
Roger Dale Parker
Dec 5, 2020
Monroe, NC
Roger Dale Parker 74, died Saturday, December 5, 2020. Born in Hamlet, NC he was a son of the late Lester and Maggie Coward Parker. He was a US Army Veteran. He was a licensed electrician with over 35+ years of service.
Surviving is his wife Catherine Fowler Parker of Monroe, NC, sons,...
Linda Maynor
Dec 4, 2020
Cheraw, SC
Linda Odom Maynor, 80, died Friday, December 4, 2020. Born in Bennettsville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Edwin Harold and Ina Mae Walters Odom. She was the widow of Larry Maynor and David Quick. She was retired from J.P. Stevens. She enjoyed traveling to many places over the years. She loved her...
Richard Beggs, Sr.
Dec 2, 2020
Cheraw, SC
Richard Arnold Beggs, 76, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Born in Hamlet, NC he was a son of the late William Beggs and Rosalie Brigman Beggs Laug. He was a self-motivated painter and a paint contractor for the housing industry. He loved going to auctions and painting and working on small equipment. He loved his...
Cassie Diane Boatwright
Nov 29, 2020
Cheraw, SC
Cassie Diane Boatwright, 42, died Sunday, November 29, 2020. Born in Rockingham, NC, Cassie was the daughter of Tony Boatwright, Sr. of Cheraw, SC and the late Connie McElveen Boatwright. She was a “hard hitter” on her high school softball team. She loved her dogs, Coacit and Goucie. She enjoyed music, movies and spending time...
Rev. Jerry Hatcher
Nov 26, 2020
Wallace, SC
Rev. Jerry March Hatcher, 91, went home to be with his Lord Thursday, November 26, 2020. Born in Wallace, SC he was a son of the late James Henry and Frances Brigman Hatcher. He was the widower of Mary Lee Hatcher. He was a Pastor to all for over 50+ years. He sang and played...
Victor Weaver
Nov 25, 2020
Hyde Park, UT
Victor Arwell Weaver age 95 of San Diego passed away November 25, 2020 at Autumn Care Assisted Living in Hyde Park, Utah. His loving wife of 60 years Nita Weaver was by his side. Vic served in World War II in the Navy as an Aviation Electrician Mate in the SeaBees ACORN 34's, which...
Joe Bradham, Jr.
Nov 24, 2020
Chances are, if you passed through the Chesterfield County or Orangeburg County public school systems, whether it be as a student, parent, or employee, you crossed paths with Joe Bradham. Praised for his kindness and selfless devotion to his family, friends, and colleagues, and known for his generous spirit, booming voice, and humor, Joe was a pillar of the...
Nancy Brigman
Nov 22, 2020
Wallace, SC/Summerton, SC
Nancy O. Brigman, 71, died Sunday, November 22, 2020. Born in Rochester, NY she was a daughter of the late William and Norma Jean Brookins O’Neill. She was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church, Wallace, SC where she cared lovingly for her church family. She also attended the Santee Summer Ministries “Boat...
Marc Maier
Nov 12, 2020
Marc F. Maier, 59, died November 12, 2020. Born in New Britain, CT he was a son of the late William John Maier, Jr and Susan Sarra Fitzpatrick.
Marc was known to many for his kind heart and willingness to help anyone he could. He befriended people from all walks of life and loved animals. He was...
John Maxcy "Johnny Mack" Brown
Nov 8, 2020
Bowling Green, KY
John Maxcy Brown (Johnny Mack) 80, of Bowling Green, KY peacefully passed away in his home on Sunday, November 8th, 2020. During his childhood, John made the most important decision of his life when he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. This decision led him to be baptized at First Baptist...
Betty H Lee
Nov 8, 2020
Wallace, SC
Betty H. Lee, 76, died Sunday, November 8, 2020. Born in Laurel Hill, NC, she was a daughter of the late Theodore “Doc” and Emma Lou Cox Hinson. She was the widow of Richard Wayne Lee. She was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church for over 45 years and was a retired nurse....
Raleigh Walker Laney
Nov 7, 2020
Raleigh Walker Laney, age 68, of Cheraw, SC, transitioned from his earthly body to eternal life in the early morning hours of November 7, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born on the first day of spring, March 20,1952, to Betty Neal Walker Laney and John Wilson Laney Jr. of Bennettsville, SC. Walker lived his life at full throttle and...
Janet "Susie" Brock
Nov 4, 2020
Cheraw, SC
Janet Sue “Susie” Brock, 62, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Born in Wadesboro, NC, she was the daughter of the late Sally and Lamar Baker, Sr. She was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church. She worked for many years in the textile industry for Cheraw Dyeing and Finishing and Cone Mills. There were few...
Cora Jane Hill
Nov 4, 2020
Cheraw, SC
Cora Jane “Tessa” Hill, 57, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Born in Bennettsville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Allene Douglas and Davis A. Hill. She loved being around animals, technology and internet shopping.
She is survived by her siblings, Laura Ann Hill Newton of Cheraw, SC, Mike (Daphne) Hill of...