Obituaries

Feb 11, 2021

Calvin C. Price, 81, of Chester, South Carolina, died Thursday, February 11, 2021.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, February 15, 2021, at Grandview Memorial Park, in Rock Hill.

He retired from Ruth’s Salads after more than 32 years of service at the company’s Chester facility. An...

Feb 10, 2021

Indian Land – Mr. Kenneth “Ken” Wayne Phillips, Sr., 68, died Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at Piedmont Medical Center.

Memorial services will be 3:00 pm Sunday, at Palmetto Funeral Home, 2049 Carolina Place Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29708.  The family will receive friends following the service.

A native of Rock Hill,...

Feb 9, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Tydus Jay Mathis. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Feb 9, 2021

Fort Mill - Christopher Columbus Munsey, 82, died on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at Piedmont Medical Center.

A memorial service will be 1:00 pm Friday, February 12, 2021 at Fort Mill Church of God, 221 Academy Street, Fort Mill, SC 29715.

Mr. Munsey will be remembered as a Man of God...

Feb 9, 2021

Rock Hill  – Mrs. Agnes “Aggie” Crawford Conway, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at the Wayne T Patrick Hospice House.

A native of Lyerly, GA, Mrs. Conway was a daughter of the late Clyde Constantine Crawford and Mary Goodson Crawford. Everyone who knew Aggie considered her a very classy...

Feb 8, 2021

Nancy Lou Tiller Goodwin, age 88 of Rock Hill passed away Monday, February 8, 2021.

She was born April 13, 1932 in Rock Hill to the late Joe Neely Tiller Sr. and Evie Ellen Horne Tiller.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Betty Jo Yarborough and her brother...

Feb 7, 2021

Dieter August Brathe, 80, of Fort Mill, SC passed away on February 7th, 2021 at Atrium Health Pineville.

Dieter was born in Swinemunde, Germany on November 1st 1940 to the late Albert and Luise Brathe.  He spent his childhood on the island of Borkum, Germany and came to the United States in 1956.  He graduated from Bogota...

Feb 7, 2021

Alba DeMaria Carbone 86, of Rock Hill SC passed away on February 7, 2021.

She is survived by two daughters Patrice Espina (Peter) of York, SC and Valerie Shillinglaw (Steve) of Rock Hill, SC. One Brother Guido DeMaria of Amsterdam, NY. Two sisters Gedia DeMaria of Scotia, NY and Elizabeth Posluszny of Schenectady, NY. Two Grandchildren, Matthew...

Feb 6, 2021

Mr. Albert “Buddy” Foster Nunn, 81 died Saturday, February 6, 2021, at his home.

A native of Rock Hill, Mr. Nunn was the son of the late Albert Foster Nunn and Victoria Baumil Nunn.

Surviving are his daughter, Monica Michele Nunn; three grandchildren, Madison Towe, Elizabeth Nicole Nunn (Monte Hopkins) and Seth Albert Nunn; two...

Feb 6, 2021

.Charles Henry Lehman, 86, of Fort Mill, S.C., entered the more immediate presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, February 6, 2021 after a six-year battle with Wegener’s granulomatosis and a decisive loss to covid-19.

Chuck, as he preferred to be called, was born July 10, 1934 in Hagerstown, Md., to Isaac N. and Anna L....

Feb 5, 2021

"Where a beautiful soul has been, beautiful memories remain"

Thomas A. Byrnes began his tremendous life on April 1, 1938, in Nutley, New Jersey.  Tom was the proud husband of his wife, Mary Carolyn ("Mimi") Holveck Byrnes, and he cherished his three children, Jennifer Byrnes, Thomas Byrnes (Lisha) and John Byrnes, his three granddaughters, Katie Cutrone, Megan...

Feb 4, 2021

Mark Kettlewell, 61, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021, at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill, South Carolina, after a courageous 7-month battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Mark was the beloved husband of Jeanette Lynn Wilkes Kettlewell and proud father of Ellen Claire Kettlewell.

Mark and his younger twin...

Feb 4, 2021

Marilyn (Edwards) Roos, 92, of Tega Cay, SC passed away peacefully on February 4,2O21.

She was born in Albany, NY where she lived most of her life before moving south to be near her family. Marilyn was the daughter of the late Anna Cline and William Edwards and was predeceased by her husband, Arthur Roos Sr, and...

Feb 3, 2021

D’Wayne Edward Lawrence, Sr., 53, of Rock Hill, formerly of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 following a courageous battle with colon cancer.

D’Wayne was born on April 21, 1967 to the late George Robert Lawrence, Sr., and Barbara Jean Lassiter Stepp. He worked in the construction industry as a utility line...

Feb 2, 2021

Fort Mill - Mr. Edison Thomas White, Sr., 83, died Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at Piedmont Medical Center.

A graveside service will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at Flint Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Josh Fite officiating.

A native of Ashe, NC, Mr. White was a son of...

Feb 1, 2021

Margaret “Peg” Ann Gardner Kieffer passed away surrounded by her family on February 1, 2021 at the age of 77, after a brief, but devastating battle with cancer. Born in Kansas City, MO, on June 24, 1943, she was chosen through adoption by her parents, Russell Gardner and Nellie Oberlin, and proudly raised in Massillon, OH. Peg...

Jan 31, 2021

York, SC – Mrs. Betty Jo Collins Reed, 72, has peacefully left this world for a greater life at home with Jesus!  Betty passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at her home.

The family will receive friends at 5:00 pm Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Bass Cauthen Funeral Home Chapel, 700 Heckle Blvd., Rock...

Jan 30, 2021

Eleanor Maigret Dery of  Tega Cay, SC passed peacefully at the age of 96, on January 30, 2021, from natural causes in her home.  Eleanor (Ellie) was holding Ed’s hand when she took her last breath this side of heaven.

Eleanor was born on Dec 20, 1924, daughter of Gustave and Melina Zele Maigret in Torrington, CT. ...

Jan 29, 2021

Evelyn Beckman Gentry, “LuLu” (as known by her mother and father’s side of the family), 80, of Rock Hill, SC and formerly of Huntsville, AL, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 29, 2020 at Piedmont Medical Center surrounded by all her loving children. She was born September 17, 1940 in Lawrenceburg, TN, daughter...

Jan 28, 2021

James "Freddie" Hefner Murphy, 79, of Rock Hill, died Thursday, January 28, 2021.  He was a High School State Champion in the MILE, an avid sports fan, and a US Air Force Veteran.    He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Karen; 2 children, Kevin Murphy (Madison), Susanne Meredith (Timmy); 2 sisters, Sandra Hefner, Sharon Hefner; a brother,...