Obituaries

Dec 26, 2010

Mr. Ellie Franklin Simpson, Sr., 98, of Rock Hill passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010. A native of Chester County Mr. Simpson was a son of the late William and Frances Simpson. Born on October 16, 1912 he was the owner and operator of a radio and TV repair shop. He was the oldest member of Harmony Baptist Church. In...

Dec 26, 2010

Lisa Diane Brown, 42, of 2969 Greenwood Road, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Piedmont Medical Center. A native of Rock Hill, she was born December 13, 1968 a daughter of Burrell Blanton, Jr. of Fort Lawn and Merle Crawley Dean of Gastonia,NC. She was a CNA at Magnolia Manor and shipping clerk for Spencers and member of Providence...

Dec 26, 2010

Rock Hill - Mr. Robert Smith Welch, 94, died Sunday, December 26, 2010, at Piedmont Medical Center. Memorial services will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday at Whitesell Funeral Home with The Rev. Dr. Charles S. Foss and Rev. Mike Lowery. Surviving are his wife, Alta Fern Neal Welch; and two sons, Stephen and Ray Welch. Condolences may be left for...

Dec 25, 2010

Mrs. Rosalind Blair Gwin, 89, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010 in Florida. A native of Saluda, Mrs. Gwin was a daughter of the late Clarence and Ruby Branch. Born on April 23, 1921 she was a member of Mt. Holly United Methodist Church and attended Winthrop College. She enjoyed writing poetry and stories about her life. She was preceded...

Dec 25, 2010

Fort Mill, SC Ricky Dean McMurray, Jr age 27 passed away December 25th 2010 at his home. Born in Rock Hill, SC a son of Ricky Dean McMurray, Sr and Kaylyn Nelson Skipper. Ricky was a self employed Mechanic and was of the Baptist faith, Ricky loved his family and enjoyed cooking meals for them. Survivors...

Dec 25, 2010

Mary Grace Bond, 86, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, SC. Mrs. Bond was born August 23, 1924, a daughter of the late K.L. and Grace Williams Glasscock. She was also preceded in death by her husband John C. Bond and a brother K.L. Glasscock, Jr. She is survived by a sister Kathryne...

Dec 24, 2010

Donald Stuart Burhyte, 82, passed away Friday, December 24, 2010 at Agape Assisted Living in Rock Hill. A native of Niagara Falls, NY, Mr. Burhyte was born December 31, 1927 a son of the late Dr. Egbert LaMontte and Annita Bacon Burhyte. He was retired from Rock Hill Printing and Finishing, attended Ebenezer Presbyterian church and was a WWII Army...

Dec 24, 2010

Fleeta Clinton Lewis, 78, of 815 Pinebranch Road, passed away Friday, December 24, 2010 at her residence. A native of Rock Hill, Ms. Lewis was born April 10, 1932 a daughter of the late William Thomas and Cleo Pruitt Clinton. She was retired from Celanese after 37 years of service and was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are her children...

Dec 23, 2010

Charlotte, NC Richard Andrew Houghton age 46 died December 23, 2010. Born in Royal Oak Michigan a son of Richard L. Houghton and Marilynn Wassberg Houghton. Mr. Houghton was the owner of Hope Reality in Charlotte, NC and was of the Christian Faith. Survivors in his parents; two sisters Cherly Levine of Haslett, Michigan; Susan Bristol...

Dec 23, 2010

Fort Mill, SC Infant Derrick Ashton Sugarbear Fling, Jr. age 13 months died Dec 23, 2010. Born in Rock Hill, SC a son of Derrick Ashton Fling, Sr. and Denise Dowdy Fling. Survivors include his parents; maternal grandparents Dennis and Jerri Dowdy of Fort Mill; paternal grandparents Amber and Roger Aiton of Fort Mill and Michael...

Dec 22, 2010

Helen Matchunis, 80, of 4877 Old Charlotte Highway, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 1010 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Richmond, VA, Mrs. Matchunis was born April 3, 1930 a daughter of the Andrew Friar and the late Virginia Stanley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Constantine "Gus" Matchunis. Surviving...

Dec 20, 2010

Fort Mill, SC Mrs. Iris Warren age 78 of Fort Mill and formerly of Charlotte, NC; passed away December 20, 2010 at Agape Assisted Living in Rock Hill. Born in 1932 in Lenoir, NC a daughter of the late Fredrick and Lydia Blankenship Warren. Mrs. Warren was retired from Telephone Company. Survivors include her sister Lois...

Dec 19, 2010

Mrs. Martha Jean Gardner Fewell, 95, of 120 Briarwood Drive in Rock Hill, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2010 at White Oak Manor in Rock Hill. A native of Rock Hill, Mrs. Fewell was a daughter of the late James and Mary Robinson Gardner. Born on March 28, 1915, she was an employee for many years at Efrid's as well...

Dec 19, 2010

ROCK HILL - Cheryle Ann Perry, 43, of 319 Chestnut Street, died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at her home. Memorial services will be 4 p.m., Thursday at Roddey Baptist Church with Revs. Lynn Potter and Eddie Williams officiating. A native of Rock Hill, Cheryle was a daughter of the late Dennis Lee and Nancy Williford Auten Perry. She was...

Dec 16, 2010

Mrs. Judith Ann Knapik, 61 of Ft. Mill, SC, passed away Thursday December 16, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. Born in Passaic, NJ, Mrs. Knapik was daughter of the late Joseph and Doris Ainscough Battaglia. She was a homemaker and was of the Catholic faith. A Rosary will be held at 4:00pm Sunday December...

Dec 16, 2010

Lake Wylie, SC Mrs. Jane S. Davenport age 84 passed away Thursday Dec 16, 2010 at Wayne T. Harris Hospice House in Rock Hill. Born in 1926 a daughter of the late Paul and Edith Holt Davenport. Mrs. Davenport was retired social worker having worked for Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Survivors include her cousin; Mrs....

Dec 14, 2010

Mr. Eugene Terry Terrance Seward, Jr age 48 passed away December 14, 2010 at CMC in Charlotte; NC. Born in Oakland California a son of Helen Atwell Seward and the late Eugene Terrance Seward, Sr. Mr. Seward was employed by Heuft of Chicago, IL and retired Navy Veteran having served for 21years and was of the...

Dec 13, 2010

Mr. John Joseph (Jack) Fantry, Sr., 89, formerly of Rock Hill, died Monday, December 13, 2010 in Ridgeway, SC. A memorial service for Mr. Fantry will be held at 2:00pm Friday, December 17, 2010 in The Oratory, 434 Charlotte Ave., Rock Hill, SC. John Joseph Fantry, Sr. was born in Brooklyn, New York September 21, 1921, the oldest son of...

Dec 12, 2010

Dec 12, 2010

Nellie Gibson "The Last of The Golden Girls" Lefevers, 92, a resident of Wellington House in Gastonia, passed away Sunday December 12, 2010 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Lefevers will be held at 2:00 PM Monday at Sisk-Butler Funeral Home Chapel, Bessemer City, with Rev. James Hamrick officiating. The family will receive friends...