Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Chester, South Carolina
Kristy Gail Reid
Jul 12, 2017
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Kristy Gail Reid, age 38, died July 12 in Winnsboro, SC. She was the daughter of Ronald H. and Donna Thomas Reid and the sister of Alicia R. Toney (Scotty) and Jennifer...
Jesse J. Austin, Sr.
Jul 2, 2017
Jesse J. Austin, Sr., age 87, passed away July 2, 2017. He was the son of the late Samuel C. and Elizabeth Cameron Austin and the husband of Dorothy Wilson Austin, of the home. He is also survived by one daughter, Marie A. Williford; one sister, Marie Hayes, both of Chester; 2 grandchildren and 2...
Grady E. Blair
Jun 30, 2017
Grady Blair, age 66, passed away June 30, 2017 while surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Lester E. and Rosa Lee Miller Blair Patrick. And he is survived by three sons Michael Reid Blair of Hickory Grove, Lester E. Blair (Amy) of Lancaster, John Gordon of Georgia; one daughter,...
Doris Ellen Davis
Jun 22, 2017
Ellen Davis, age 70, passed away June 22, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Davis was the wife of Ned Davis, Sr. and she was the daughter of the late Robert C. and Josie Cameron Varnadore. After her mother's death in 1948, she was reared by Tom and Leila Cameron. She is also survived by her...
Debra Burrell
Jun 17, 2017
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Debra Burrell, age 63, of Hardin Strait road passed away June 17, 2017 at Piedmont Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late John A. and Mattie Singletary Hinnant, Jr. She is survived by her husband, Gentry Burrell...
Joel Dean Todd
Jun 9, 2017
Joel Dean Todd, age 51, died unexpectedly on June 9, 2017 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son of Genelle Bentley Todd of Greenville, SC and Jesse Eli Todd (Wanda) of Kettle Island, Kentucky and the husband of Chrystal Todd of the home. He is also survived by one son Braylyn...
Cathy Ann Roden
Jun 7, 2017
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Cathy Ann Roden, age 58, of 637 Morningside Drive passed away suddenly on June 7, 2017. She was the daughter of Dolly Price Copeland...
Evelyn Messer
May 31, 2017
Evelyn Messer, age 84 of 2429 Hugo Drive, passed away Wednesday May 31, 2017 at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill. She was the daughter of the late Hugh M. and Evia Meece Cope and the wife of Edward E. Messer of the home. She is also survived by two sons and their...
Gaynell Hefner
May 11, 2017
Gaynell Hefner, age 86, passed away at Chester County Nursing Facility on May 11, 2017. She was the wife of Fred Hefner and the daughter of the late Clarence and Irene Binns Fortner and she was retired from Springs Industries where she was a spinning instructor. She was preceded in death by one son, Fredrick...
Frank Thomas
May 8, 2017
Frank Thomas, age 89, died May 8, 2017 at his home while surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Thomas was the son of the late Calvin M. and Annette Gregory Thomas, Sr. and the husband of Melba Hampton Thomas of the home, to whom he was married 68 years. He was a lifelong cattle farmer...
Darlene Davis Jones
May 5, 2017
A gathering of friends and family will be 6 - 8pm, Monday May 15th a Pollard Funeral Home.
Darlene Davis Jones, age 51, died May 5, 2017.She was born in Chester and she was a Baptist. She is survived by her parents, Ned and Ellen Davis, Sr.; two sons, Robert Jones (Stacey) and William Jones all of...
Joe Strange
May 4, 2017
Joseph P. Strange, age 58, passed away in Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte on May 4, 2017. He was the husband of Margaret Atorn Strange of the home and the son of the late Frank and Florine Wheelon Strange. He is also survived by three step children, Suzie Elms of Chester and Jon Elms...
Cellisteen (Chris) (Hatcher) Girofalo
Apr 30, 2017
Cellisteen "Chris" Girofalo, age 90, of Chester passed away April 30, 2017 from injuries received in a automobile collision. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Savilla Thevenin Hatcher and widow of Richard G. Girofalo. Mrs. Girofalo was a retired corrections officer having worked in Chester County, SC and Hudson County, NY. She...
Don Wilson
Apr 16, 2017
Donald Raymond Wilson, age 56, of 637 Debruhl Road died suddenly and unexpectedly on April 16, 2017.
He was known locally as "Fence Man" and was the owner of Affordable Fence in Chester. Don was the son of Karen Smythe Featherston (James) of Tavares Florida and the late Norman...
Tim Roberts
Mar 31, 2017
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Tim Roberts, age 56, of 1894B Mt. Gap Road, passed away March 31, 2017. He was the son of the late Charles Dallas and Doris Thompson Roberts, Sr. Tim is survived by his companion, Patty Martin Dove; step...
Herman Wilburn
Mar 28, 2017
Herman F. Wilburn Sr., age 73, of 142 Cedar Grove Road died March 28, 2017 in Piedmont Hospital. He was born in Knoxville Tn. to Dorothy Vinson Wilburn of Rock Hill and the late H.L. Wilburn. He attended Hickory Grove Church of God and he was a retired heavy grading equipment operator.
William Harris Reid, Jr.
Mar 17, 2017
William Harris Reid, Jr., age 62, of 1676 Boyd Road, passed away March 17, 2017. He was the son of the late William and Rebecca Ballenger Reid, Sr. and the father of Sean Reid of Charlotte and April Reid Lowery of Edgemoor and the grandfather of nine grandchildren.
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Carrie B. Dover
Mar 8, 2017
Carrie B. Dover, age 89, passed away peacefully in the home of her nephew and niece, Gil and Wendy Helms, on March 8, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Maggie Wooten-Bigham. She is survived by one sister, Betty B. Bagley of Chester. She was preceded in death by her beloved...
Debra Joyce Holder
Mar 2, 2017
Debra Joyce Holder, age 56, died March 2, 2017. She was the daughter of the late William Edward and Helen Newton Holder. She is survived by one brother, Eddie McAteer of Chester and one sister, Sherry Morris (Robert) of Chester. She was preceded in death by one brother, Harvey Parks and one sister, Cindy McMurry....
Teresa Renee (Threatt) White
Mar 2, 2017
Teresa Rene White of the Lowrys community passed away March 2, 2017. She was the wife of Samuel White, Sr. of the home; the mother of Eugene White, Samuel White, Jr., Jennifer Laws (James), Selena Rene White (Chris), Cynthia Lipford (David) all of Chester and Crystal Cooper (Rodney) of Tennessee; brothers Bill Threatt (Ann) of...

