Obituaries

Jan 24, 2010

Jan 23, 2010

Mary Higdon Smith, 90, of 4241 Dye Road, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Piedmont Medical Center. A native of Franklin, NC, Mrs. Smith was born March 5, 1919 a daughter of the late William and Georgia Belle Corbin Higdon. She was a homemaker and member of Harmony Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...

Jan 23, 2010

Jerry Lee Hovis, 39, of 7 W Roy Street, was born in York County, on July 6, 1970 to Mr. William L. Hovis and Janice B. Humanfar. Mr. Hovis attended Rock Hill High School and afterwards worked for Home Improvement Unlimited. Surviving are his parents; a sister Sierra Hovis and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends whom he loved dearly....

Jan 22, 2010

Benjamin Raymond Lemhouse, 93, of 1920 Ebenezer Road, passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 at Sterling House. A native of Shawano, Wisc., Mr. Lemhouse was born March 20, 1916 a son of the late Robert and Sophia Staub Lemhouse. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Rock Hill, was retired from the U.S. Air Force after 30 years...

Jan 21, 2010

Doris Jean Rea Rafferty, 85, of 1296 Mt. Vernon Road, passed away Thursday January 21, 2010 at her home. A native of Mecklenburg County, Mrs. Rafferty was born March 16, 1924 a daughter of the late Green Lee and Hazel Florence Patterson Rea. She worked for Belk Department Stores and was a homemaker. Mrs. Rafferty graduated from Central High School...

Jan 20, 2010

Elizabeth Ann Beckham Funderburk, age 73, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday January 20, 2010 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. Mrs. Funderburk was born in Rock Hill to the late Robert Lee and Ruth Sherer Beckham. She graduated from Rock Hill High School in 1955 and retired from the Oratory after 37 years...

Jan 19, 2010

Jerry Homer Bennett age 74 of 5122 Harmony Church Rd. Edgemoor passed away Tuesday January 19, 2010 at Agape Senior. Mr. Bennett was born February 11, 1935 a son of the late Rueben Thomas and Cody Adams Bennett and was retired from Young's Contracting Co. Survived by wife Mary Roberts Bennett of Edgemoor daughters Catherine Ann Costner of Edgemoor, Athena...

Jan 18, 2010

Mary Alice Ballard, 66, of 1343 Tenacity Ct., passed away Monday, January 18, 2010 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. A native of Rock Hill, Mrs. Ballard was born October 24, 1943 a daughter of the late William Thomas and Cleo Pruitt Clinton. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. In addition to her parents she was...

Jan 18, 2010

David Freedom "Buck" Ratterree, Sr. 83 of 5000 Roddey Rd. passed away Monday January 18, 2010 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. A native of Rock Hill. Mr Ratterree was born October 24, 1926. A son of the late Daniel Everette and Lina Outen Ratterree. He was a self-employed contractor, life member of the American Legion Frank Roach Post...

Jan 17, 2010

Roy Frank Hamilton, 90, of 1799 Barringer Road, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. A native of York County, Mr. Hamilton was born December 19, 1919 a son of the late Julius Montgomery and Quida Allen Hamilton. He was retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad after 35 years. He was a member of Mt....

Jan 16, 2010

Paul Eugene Dellinger, 65, of 344 Frayser St., passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 16, 2010. He was the son of the late James Oliver Dellinger and the late Emma Irene Porter Dellinger. He was preceded in death by his brothers Earl Dellinger and James Dellinger and his sister Corrine McDowell (Paul). He was retired from...

Jan 14, 2010

Dateline: Fort Mill, SC Mr. Charles Buzz Peters died Thursday, January 14, 2010 at his home after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Born in Dallas Texas a son of the late William and Velda Jones Peters. Mr. Peters was the owner/operator of the Express Oil Change and Service Center on Gold Hill Road, Tega...

Jan 13, 2010

Dateline: Ft. Lawn, SC Mrs. Nellie Richardson Walker age 90, of Ft Lawn passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill. Born in Montgomery Alabama, a daughter of the late John Thomas and Daisy Douglas Wilson Richardson. Mrs. Walker was a homemaker and member of Pineville United Methodist Church...

Jan 11, 2010

ROCK HILL- Rev. Glen Edward Self Sr. went to be with his Savior on Monday, January 11, 2010, surrounded by family, after a long battle with COPD. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, at NewKirk Baptist Church, 175 Museum Road, Rock Hill, with Rev. Glen Edward Self Jr. and Rev. Charles Tanner officiating. Burial will be at Grandview...

Jan 8, 2010

Truong Thanh Hoang, 72, of 2722 Bonnybrook Circle, passed away Friday, January 8, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Vietnam, Mr. Hoang was born August 13, 1937 a son of the late Huu Van and Man Thi Hoang. He was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife Mary Ann Pham Hoang; five...

Jan 6, 2010

Irene Clinton Turner, 84, of 2493 Clinton Road, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at her residence. A native of Rock Hill, Mrs. Turner was born January 19, 1925 a daughter of the late William Bryan and Alma Mackey Clinton Ratteree. She was a retired cashier from Walmart after 23 years of service. Mrs. Turner was preceded in death by...

Jan 5, 2010

ROCK HILL - Dorothy Marie Williams Long, 93, of 1173 Cherokee Avenue, died Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at Hospice House. Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, at Grandview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:30-1:30 P.M. Thursday at Whitesell Funeral Home. She is survived by two daughters, Shirley Fowler and Sue Beck.

Jan 5, 2010

William Robert "Buck" Dunlap, 93, of 146 Lake Pointe Drive, Fort Mill, SC, and formerly of 1141 Christopher Circle, Rock Hill, SC, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at Agape Senior. A native of Rock Hill, Mr. Dunlap was born March 8, 1916 a son of the late John James and Jessie Lillian Dunlap. He attended Winthrop Training School and...

Jan 5, 2010

Nancy Walter ROCK HILL- Nancy Camille Walter, 67, of 3333 Tanglewood Drive, died Monday, January 4, 2010, at Piedmont Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, at The Oratory, 434 Charlotte Avenue, Rock Hill, with Father Joseph Wahl officiating.

Jan 5, 2010

ROCK HILL- Herman Leroy "Roy" Dunn, 79, of 1709 George Dunn Rd., died Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at C.M. Tucker Nursing Care in Columbia. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday at Whitesell Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Broughton officiating. Burial will be in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. Born in Rock Hill, Roy is the son of the...