All Obituaries

Pamela Horne, age 48, of 2212 Mountain Gap Road passed away at her home. She was the wife of Ted Horne, Sr. and the daughter of the late Doris Hill Gaston Keenon and Carl G. Gaston, Sr. of Chester. She is also survived by her daughter, Codi Horne of Richburg; two step-daughters, Lisa Wolfe of Blackstock, Shelly Horne of Richburg; one step-son, Teddy Horne of Richburg; one brother, Carl G. Gaston, Jr. of Chester; one grand-child, Chosen Culp and a number of step-grand-children. She was...

George L. Smart, II of Clover passed away Wednesday. He was born in Chester and was the son of Mr.& Mrs. George Lonnie Smart, I & Jean Beckham Smart of Winnsboro; and the husband of Melissa Wilson Smart of the home. He is also survived by two daughters, Ashley Taylor Smart and Haley Allison Smart both of Clover; three brothers William Bowen of Ft. Lawn, Stoney Harper of Great Falls and Lynn Harper of Anderson; two sisters, Barbara Burns of Greenville, SC and Debra Stubbs of Haughton,...

Thomas Mitchell Roof, age 73 of Chester passed away March 18th. He was the widower of Jeanne Walker Roof and the son of the late James P. and Lillie White Roof. He was the brother of Lawrence Roof  and Brenda Alley of Chester. He was preceded in death by two siblings, Paul Leonard Roof, Sr. and Yvonne Beckham. Mr. Roof was of the Christian faith and he loved fishing at Lake Wateree and watching the Florida State University Seminoles. The family will host a memorial service at a later...

After further consideration for the health of our friends and family, we have decided to postpone the memorial service for Jack until a later date. The time and date will be updated here and on Facebook as soon as the date can be established. Sincerely, the McKellar family. Jack Lee McKellar, Sr. age 75 passed away Monday.  Mr. McKellar was born in Bessemer City, NC to the late E. J. and Dessie White McKellar and reared in Lockhart. He is survived by his wife of 50...

Joseph Edward Stillwell, age 70, passed away at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. He was the widower of Susan Keziah Stillwell and the son of the late Ray and Lillian B. Stillwell. He was a U.S. Navy, Vietnam War veteran and a member of Community Church where he was a former deacon. He also had a passion for fishing. He is survived by two daughters, Shannon Markus (Robert), Christy Patrick; former son-in-law, like a son, Tommy Patrick; grand-children, Joshua  & Tori Nash,...

Jackie H. Alley, age 83, passed away March 10, 2020. She was the widow of the late Amos Lee Alley and the daughter of the late J. Walter and Ella Gibson Peters. She is survived by one daughter, Janie Chappell of McConnells; her grand-sons and caregivers, Spencer and Kell Parker; and multiple other grand-children and great-grandchildren; and her little dog and joy, Facey. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Wanda Parker. The family will receive friends 3-8 p.m. Thursday at her home,...

Pastors Roger Roof and Geraldine Clawson will officiate the celebration of life service at 3p.m., Sunday, March 1st. at Together As One Ministry, 534 Britton Street in Chester. The family will receive friends in the church for one hour prior to the celebration of Jessica’s life. Jessica L. Bland, age 27, of 575 Prior Street passed away Wednesday. She was the daughter of William Bland (Nita) and Kathleen Bunkley (Malcolm Hinson), both of Chester. She is survived by her companion, Chris...

Becky Smith Darby, age 63, passed away Tuesday at her home. She was the sister of Peggy Morrison (Sammy) of Chester and Helen McCutcheon of York. She was a Nazarene. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Alma Ferrell Smith, Sr.; her brothers James, Billy, Albert Jr., and Donald Smith; her sisters, Catherine Farlow, Gladys Peay and Lucille Chapman. Ms. Darby’s wishes were that no services be held.

Zeb “Butch” V. Pitts, Jr. age 64, of Rachel Drive passed away Saturday. He was the son of the late Zeb V. and Rachel McMahan Pitts, Sr. Zeb was a retired truck driver and a Presbyterian. He is survived by two sons, Ben Pitts of Chester and Zeb V. Pitts, III of Iowa; one daughter, Judy McCart (Richard) of Ft. Hood Texas and one brother, Johnny Pitts of Chester; two grand-children, Olivia and Oscar McCart; and his fur baby, Copper. He was preceded in death by one sister, Martha...

Bobbie Jo Goings, age 41, passed away Wednesday. The celebration of her life will be Monday at Fountain of Life Church of God, 716 Lowrys Highway in Chester. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m.in the sanctuary. Reverend David Flanders will officiate the service at 2 p.m. Bobbie Jo was the wife of Walter “Gator” Goings, Jr. and the daughter of Barbara A. McKeown of Union and Ronnie Byars, Sr. (Susan) of Chester. She is also survived by her two children, Tripp and Zayda Mobley; her two...