Obituaries

Jun 18, 2009

Mount Holly, N.C.- Jessica Lynn Massengill, 28, of 121 Alwran Rd., died Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Presbyterian Hospital of Charlotte. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday at Whitesell Funeral Home, with Pastor Jeff Cornett officiating. Burial will be in the Philadelphia United Methodist Church Cemetery. Born in Wilson, N.C., Jessica touched the hearts of everyone she met...

Jun 16, 2009

Rock Hill - Richard John Long, 61, of 4542 Turkey Lane, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. The family will receive friends from 2-4 pm Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church with a memorial service to follow at 4 pm. Pastor Tom Tucker will be officiating. Mr. Long was a son of the late James...

Jun 14, 2009

Rock Hill - Mr. William "Gene" E. Sims, Jr., 84, of 863 Colonial Dr., died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Agape Senior Rehabilitation. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Grandview Memorial Park with Revs. Jerry Devinney and Mike Black officiating. A native of Rock Hill, Mr. Sims was a son of the late William E. Sims, Sr....

Jun 13, 2009

Rock Hill - Pastor Doyle Evan Smith, 58, of 2230 Meyers Street, passed away peacefully in his sleep, Saturday, June 13, 2009, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Whitesell Funeral Home with the Revs. Ronnie Green and A.L. Hensley officiating. The family will receive friends at 433 Swallowtail...

Jun 12, 2009

Kerry Alan Boone, 46, of 251 Fern Forest Ct., passed away Friday, June 12, 2009 at Northeast Medical Center in Concord, NC. A native of Vicksburg, Michigan, Mr. Boone was born January 16, 1963 a son of Rayletta Snook Boone of Ft. Mill and the late Orville Bedford Boone, Jr., and was a very talented musician. Surviving with his mother...

May 31, 2009

Mrs. Kathy Deloris Jones Stevenson, 52, of 1225 Little Roy Lane, passed away May 31, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Rock Hill, September 19, 1956 to the late William and Lottie Ingram Jones.Mrs. Stevenson was a Licensed Practical Nurse, Licensed Cosmotologist and member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She is survived by her husband Bobby...

May 30, 2009

Mildred Sibley Ringstaff, 89, of 834 Cherry Road, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009 at The Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. A native of Rock Hill, Mrs. Ringstaff was born July 17, 1919 a daughter of the late Charles Marshall and Ada Cook Sibley. She was a homemaker and member of Oakland Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she...

May 27, 2009

Mary Alice Bishop Kelly, 87, of 1083 Farmpond Lane, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at the Wayne T. Patrick House. A native of Dayton, IN, Mrs. Kelly was born March 6, 1922 a daughter of the late Charles Henry and Clara Isabelle White Bishop. She was a retired cafeteria Manager from WBTV Channel 3 after 24 years of service...

May 27, 2009

Steve Rayfield Douglas Steven "Steve" Rayfield, 67, of 725 Standard Street, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at The Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. A native of Rock Hill, Mr. Rayfield was born January 6, 1942 a son of the late Bill and Evelyn Jackson Rayfield. He was the owner and operator of Rayfield Electric and was a U.S. Army...

May 24, 2009

Marion E. "Doodle" Stevenson, Sr., 77, of 828 Rush Ct., passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at his residence. A native of Rock Hill, Mr. Stevenson was born June 28, 1931 a son of the late Provin and Ruby Wilson Stevenson. He was retired from Celanese after 42 years of service, was with the City of Rock Hill Rescue Squad...

May 24, 2009

Mr. Ferrell Dean Dunn, Sr., 75, of 9520 Hickory Creek Rd. passed away at his residence May 24, 2009. Born in Belmont, NC, to the late Marell and Gertrude Fuller Dunn, Mr. Dunn was a Food Service Consultant, avid golfer and member of Pine Island Country Club . A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be Wednesday, May 27, 2009...

May 23, 2009

ROCK HILL- Elizabeth "Beth" Gregory Davis, 45, of Castle Pines Drive, went to be with the Lord on May 23, 2009. Now she is healed and cancer free. A native of Rock Hill, Mrs. Davis was born September 30, 1963. She was the beloved wife of Dondi Davis and the daughter of Richard and Shirley Gregory. She is survived...

May 20, 2009

Mrs.Janet Pearson Schwing, 98, of 839 Confederate Ave. passed away at White Oak Manor of York on Wednesday May 20, 2009. Mrs. Schwing born in Spartanburg, SC, was a daughter of the late Walter and Tessie Loftis Pearson. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Rock Hill and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

May 10, 2009

Dateline: Ft. Mill Gladys Camilla Nettles Lynch, 84, of 203 Ballard Ct, passed away Sunday May, 10, 2009 at Piedmont Medical Center. A native of Florence, SC, Mrs. Lynch was born February 3, 1925 a daughter of the late Charlie and Ollie Elmore Nettles. She was a member of New Zion Baptist Church in Lake City and was preceded in...

May 10, 2009

Mrs. Alice Norene Raines Collins, 62, of Rock Hill, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Piedmont Medical Center. Funeral Services will be private with burial at the church cemetery. A native of Rock Hill, SC, Mrs. Collins was the daughter of the late James Alexander Raines and the late Mary Lucille Ratterree Raines. She was a homemaker and a...

May 6, 2009

May 4, 2009

Tollie Christine McCorkle, 88, of 261 S Herlong Avenue, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Rock Hill Healthcare. A native of York County, she was born December 29, 1919 a daughter of the late Beasley and Minnie Belle McCorkle. Ms. McCorkle was retired from Rock Hill Printing and Finishing. Surviving is a friend Cheryl McDaniel of Rock Hill and...

May 1, 2009

Louise Stine Morrow, 82, passed away Friday May 1, 2009 at Shaire Nursing Home in Lenoir. She was born and raised in Rock Hill but spent most of her adult life in Lenoir. She was the daughter of the late William Arthur and Pearl Camp Stine. Mrs. Morrow graduated from Winthrop College with a major in music, was an active...

Apr 25, 2009

Evelyn Westerlund Hoffman, 75, of 763 McDow Drive, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Hoffman was born October 14, 1933 a daughter of the late Ernest Ward and Emily Frances Armstrong Westerlund. She was a housewife and member of Woodland United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hoffman was preceded...

Apr 22, 2009

Angela Roddey Holder, a native of Rock Hill who became a nationally prominent authority on health care law, died on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at her home in Durham, N.C. She was 71 years old. She was born on March 13, 1938, the daughter of the late John T. Roddey, Jr., and Angela Fisher Roddey. Her ancestors included Squire John...