Obituaries

Apr 27, 2010

York - Mr. Charles Shirley, 61, of 6058 Swinging Tree Lane, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at his home. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday at Forest Hills Cemetery with the Rev. Chad Howard officiating. Mr. Shirley was born January 12, 1949, and was a son of the late J.W. and Cleo Cooper Shirley. He was a Marine...

Apr 27, 2010

Rock Hill - Mrs. Kathryn Jean Williams Hammett, 69 of 121 Pinewood Lane, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Piedmont Medical Center. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Sat. at the Wayne T. Patrick House Chapel, 2275 India Hook Road, Rock Hill. A native of Orangeburg, Mrs. Hammett was a daughter of the late Sidney and Kathryn Carter Williams....

Apr 26, 2010

James EugeneGene Wilson age 79, passed away at Harris Hospice in Presbyterian Hospital on April 26, 2010. He was born on November 10, 1930, in Barnwell, SC . He graduated from Fayetteville High School in 1950 where he was a starting member of the 1948 NC State Championship football team. He was a member of the...

Apr 25, 2010

Marilyn P.Porter Pineville, N.C.- Marilyn P. Porter, 74, 11914 Southcrest Lane, died Sunday, April 25, 2010, at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Carmel Road, Charlotte. Mrs. Porter was born September 20, 1935, to the late Paul T. and Gertha Smith Parrigin....

Apr 25, 2010

Wanda Jean Becker, 42, of 721 Paso Fina Drive, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Grandstrand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. A native of Rock Hill, Mrs. Becker was born January 8, 1968 a daughter of the late Dan and Sadie Hall Taylor. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her Godmother Carole Jones...

Apr 24, 2010

Butch Sturgis ROCK HILL- Steven Edward "Butch" Sturgis, 67, of 5990 Mt. Gallant Road,died Saturday, April 24, 2010, at his home. Funeral services will be 4:00 pm Tuesday at Catawba Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Richardson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Born in Rock Hill, he is the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Sturgis and...

Apr 24, 2010

Frieda Gindele, 92, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 24, 2010. She was a resident of Agape Senior Living in Rock Hill. A native of New Jersey, where she was born and raised by Anthony and Bene Gindele that included college at Rider University. She worked as an administrative assistant until her retirement with the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company before...

Apr 20, 2010

Rock Hill - Mr. Ricky Roland Scott Hines, 36, of 1156 East White Street, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Piedmont Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Eastside Baptist Church with Pastor Chase Catledge officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills. He was born on September 15, 1973 to Ricky Rolland and Nona Parris Hines....

Apr 19, 2010

Billy Ray Allen, 78, passed away Monday April 19, 2010 after a long illness at home. Mr. Allen was born June 15, 1931 a son of the late Victor Allen and Ethel Belcher Allen along with one great grandchild Emilie Elliott; brothers Bobby Joe Allen, Jackie Leroy Allen, Tommy Allen, Charles Lemon and Jimmy Lemon; also sisters-in-law Ellen Jean Allen....

Apr 18, 2010

Dateline: Fort Mill, SC Mr. Christopher Thomas Kelley age 36 died April 18th 2010. Born in Canton Ohio a son of the late Cliff Grizzle and June Ions. Mr. Kelley was a printer for Sir Speedy in Charlotte. Funeral Service will be next week in Ohio To plant a tree in memory of Christopher Thomas Kelley,...

Apr 18, 2010

Graveside services for David Endel Watson of Rock Hill, SC and Vero Beach, FL will be held at 3:00pm on Saturday, April 24 in Laurelwood Cemetery, Rock Hill, SC with the Rev. Sandra King officiating. Memorials may be made to the St. John's Methodist Church, 321 Oakland Ave, Rock Hill, SC 29730 or The Thomas Foster Watson and Francis Emory...

Apr 18, 2010

York - Wanda Mary Louise "Bug" Hines, 48, of 6022 Swinging Tree Lane, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at her home. Funeral services will be 5 p.m. Thursday at Whitesell Funeral Home. A native of York County, Mrs. Hines was a daughter of the late Claude and Faye Ward Hines. She was a loving mother who lived for her...

Apr 16, 2010

Arthur Cherry, 57, passed away Monday April 16, 2010 at his home. Born in Chester Co., SC to the late Joe A. and Willie Mae Stinson Cherry on April 22, 1952. He was a member of Faith Christian Ministries. Preceded in death by parents; brothers Willie Marion Cherry, Joe Cherry Jr. and Emanuel Cherry. Mr. Cherry is survived by his...

Apr 15, 2010

Apr 14, 2010

Dateline: Fort Mill, SC Mr. Wyatt Castle Gibson age 53 passed away April 14, 2010 at his home. Born in 1956 in York Co a son of Waddell and Avis Howington Gibson. Mr. Gibson was employed by Comporium for 21 years. A devoted husband and father a member of Tega Cay Baptist Church and Wyatt truly...

Apr 8, 2010

Dateline: Rock Hill, SC Mr. James Jim T. Nealon, Jr. Passed away Thursday, April 8, 2010 at his home. He was born August 22, 1947 in New York to the late Anne and James Nealon Jim was a retired machinist, served in the U.S. Airforce and was a faithful member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church...

Apr 8, 2010

Michael Steele, 77, of 3550 Tree Line Drive, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Piedmont Medical Center. A native of England, Mr. Steele was born June 24, 1932 a son of the late Roland and Evelyn Steele. He was an electronics engineer and a veteran of the Royal Air Force in England. Surviving are his wife Valentina McMahon Steele;...

Apr 5, 2010

Stephen Glenn Blair, 47, of Hattiesburg MS, formerly of Rock Hill, died Monday April 5, 2010. Steve was born in Rock Hill to Eston and the late Helen Bullman Blair. He was a member of the Second Baptist Church, a US Navy veteran and an avid motorcyclist. Also survived by his daughters Tiffany Armakovitch and husband Brandon and Amanda Blair...

Apr 4, 2010

William Leslie "Willie" Love, 74, of 1211 Old Friendship Road, passed away, Sunday, April 4, 2010 at his residence. A native of Rock Hill, Mr. Love was born September 6, 1935 a son of the late William Campbell and Julia Leslie Love. He was retired from Rock Hill Printing and Finishing, was a member of Neely's Creek A.R.P Church and...

Apr 4, 2010

William (Bill) O. Noffz Bill Noffz died peacefully at home with his family at his bedside after a courageous battle against leukemia on Saturday, April 3, 2010. He is the son of the late William O Noffz Sr. and Ruby Porter Noffz. He is survived by his devoted wife Pat, sisters Sandra Dorn (husband Ray) and Margaret Robinson, and loving...