Obituaries

Charles Ray Gordon

Mar 11, 2022

Hickory Grove, SC- Mr. Charles Ray Gordon, 60, died Friday, March 11, 2022 at his home.

Memorial Service will be 6:00 pm Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Emmanuel Nazarene Church, 998 Dunlap Roddey Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730.

Mr. Gordon was a son of the late, Kenneth Gordon and Janette Gibson...

Melanie Vivian (Rowe) Smith

Mar 10, 2022

Shelby, NC – Dr. Melanie Vivian Rowe Smith, 66, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Atrium Health CMC Main.

The family will receive friends 11:00 am, Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Ross Grove Baptist Church, 1225 Fallston, Rd, Shelby, NC 28150.  A memorial service will follow at Noon...

Robert John Gianusso

Mar 9, 2022

A native of Boston, MA he was the son of the late John & Catherine “Irene” Gianusso. A longtime resident of Bellingham MA, he was a Letter Carrier for the United States Post Office for over 40 years.

He was passionate about his Boston sports teams including the Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics.  He was a lover...

Martha Lynn Matthews

Mar 9, 2022

Though Martha Lynn Matthews of Fort Mill did not have a chance to write her obituary before her transition to heaven on March 9, she did have a chance to question why people could not speak up, her hearing aids always worked.

Her journey on this rock began in 1960 in the “city of brotherly love”, Philadelphia...

Randall Lewis Williams

Mar 8, 2022

Randall (Randy) Lewis Williams was born to the late Billy & Carolyn Williams in Jackson MS on December 15, 1959. He graduated from Magnolia Academy where he played baseball and basketball. He earned a Bachelors of Science in Mississippi College. Randy was a dedicated and loyal worker in the Food Distribution Industry for over 32 years. Randy was blessed...

James Earl Crouse

Mar 7, 2022

James Earl Crouse (73) went to his heavenly home on March 7, 2022 following a lengthy stay at Atrium Health Medical Center in Pineville, NC.  He was born October 2, 1948 to James Howard and Ellen (Howard) Crouse in Danville, IL, and was preceded in death by his parents and both sets of grandparents.

Jimm graduated from...

Bryson Lee Dempsey

Mar 6, 2022

Bryson Lee Dempsey passed away at the age of 28 on Sunday, March 6th He was born on March 15, 1993, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Bryson spent his childhood years living in Cary, North Carolina and Alpharetta, Georgia. He loved to go to the beach, swim in the lake, ride a jet ski, and be adventurous with dirt bikes....

Roman Filipiak

Mar 6, 2022

Roman Filipiak, 71 of Indian Land, SC formerly of Schaumburg, IL passed away on March 6th 2022 at home after a brief battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wife, Mary of nearly 50 years, his daughters Agnes and Susan and his son-in-law Scott.

Roman loved his family immensely and that was evident with his...

Helen Janette Cooke

Mar 6, 2022

Helen “Janette” Cooke Mrs. Helen Janette Cooke, 81, of York, S.C., went home to be with the Lord on March 6, 2022 at Atrium Healthcare, Charlotte, North Carolina. She was a native of Charlotte N.C., and preceded in death by her late husband of 42 years, Thomas “Carl” Cooke, her grandson, Daniel Wade Cooke Jr.“ DJ”, her mother Juanita...

Angela Denise Duncan

Mar 4, 2022

Rock Hill, SC- Mrs. Angela Denise Duncan, 56, died Friday, March 4, 2022, at Piedmont Medical Center.

A memorial service will be 3:00 pm Friday,  March 11, 2022, at Whitesell Funeral Home with Rev. Lynn Potter officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service.

A native of Rock Hill, SC,...

William "Peewee" Thomas Collins, Sr.

Mar 4, 2022

Edgemoor, SC – Mr. William Thomas “PeeWee” Collins, Sr., 79, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 4, 2022, at his home.

The family will receive friends 6-8 pm Monday, March 7, 2022, at Lighthouse Pentecostal Church, Fort Mill,SC

A funeral service will be 11:00 am Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Lighthouse...

John Francis Emmerling

Mar 3, 2022

John (Jack) Francis Emmerling, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away Thursday, March 3,2022 at the age of 82.

He was the beloved husband to Judith Miller Emmerling (deceased); Loving father of Luke (Amanda) Emmerling, Kara (Tyson) Campbell and Lisa (Troy) Albaugh; Proud Pop-Pop to eight grandchildren: Conner and Addison Emmerling of Charlotte NC, Tillman, Wallace, Lochlan and Leona...

Leota Jane Prindle Hosler

Mar 2, 2022

Leota Jane Prindle Hosler “Jane” passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, March 3, 2022. She was 88.

Jane was born August 7, 1933 in Nyack, New York. She was the only child of Alcide Henri Janson and Leota Elizabeth Tremper Janson.

Her first marriage was to the love of her life, Admiral Charles...

George Hinebaugh

Mar 2, 2022

Rock Hill, SC – Mr. George Benjamin Hinebaugh, 65, died Wednesday, March 2, 2022.

The family will receive friends at the home.

A native of Cumberland, MD, Mr. Hinebaugh was a son of the late George E. Hinebaugh and Ida Meade Hinebaugh.  He will be remembered as an amazing husband, father,...

Colette Michelle Kent

Mar 2, 2022

Colette Kent, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at HarborChase of Riverwalk, Rock Hill, SC.

Services will be private.

A native of Whitman, MA, Mrs. Kent was a daughter of the late Dr. Nicolas F. Chiros and Renah Patricia Stevens Chiros. Mrs. Kent was known as kind, honest,...

Carol Ann Danner

Mar 1, 2022

Carol Ann Danner October 12, 1933-  March 1, 2022, Fort Mill, SC

It was on Columbus Day October 12, 1933 during the height of the

Great Depression that Carol Ann Danner was born at Far Rockaway

Hospital in Queens, New York to the late William Hulser and his wife, the

late...