Obituaries

Feb 27, 2016

John Wayne Sketoe, age 76, of Chester died February 27, 2016 in Charlotte at Carolinas Medical Center.

Mr. Sketoe was the husband of Virginia Hildreth Sketoe and the son of the late Dorothy Smith Taylor and step-son of the late James D. Taylor. He was...

Feb 25, 2016

John Wallace Melton, age 72, of 2384 Boyd Road died Feb. 25, 2016. He was born in Chester to the late William and Leola Love Melton and he was the widow of Patricia Ann Fowler Melton.

Mr. Melton was retired from Springs Industries. He worked in both Eureka and Katherine Plants. He was a member of Branded...

Feb 23, 2016

Cecil A. Hope, Jr. of 1235 Gaulden Park Road passed away February 23, 2016. He was born in Chester and the son of the late Cecil A. Hope, Sr. and Dorothy "Dot" Morris Hope.  He is survived by one daughter, Dottie Hope of Clover and one sister,  Judi Hope Elliott and her husband Steve of...

Feb 22, 2016

Sheryl Lynn Pennington age 51, of 1246 Liberty Road passed away Feb. 22, 2016. She was born in Augusta, Georgia in 1964 to Sharon Hackney Laney Roof of Chester and the late Gathen Laney. She was adopted and reared by her aunt and uncle, the late Ada and Odis Laney. She is survived by two brothers, Tony Roof and...

Feb 6, 2016

Mr. Rickey Talbert of 2653 Dawson Drive passed away in Piedmont Medical Center on February 6, 2016 while surrounded by his loving family.  The visitation for Mr. Talbert's will be Tuesday at Parkway Baptist Church beginning at 1:00 p.m.; the funeral will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the church sanctuary; officiated by Reverend Henry Hamacher.  Mr. Talbert will be...

Feb 5, 2016

Ron Buffum

Ronald Buffum, age 83, formerly of Buffalo, NY, died February 5, 2016. He was the husband of Catherine Currie Buffum of the home and the son of the late Willis O. and Clara Randal Buffum.

Mr. Buffum was retired from Hunt's Ford and a veteran of the U.S. Army.

In addition...

Feb 4, 2016

Elizabeth Knox Phillips, age 91, formerly of Chester died February 4, 2016 in a local nursing facility.

The graveside funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday Feb. 6, 2016 at Chester Memorial Gardens and officiated by Reverend Paige Wheeler.

Mrs. Phillips was the widow of Richard E. Phillips. She was a native of Chester Counties Rodman...

Feb 2, 2016

Imogene McMahan Rallings, age 80, of Chester died Feb. 2, 2016 at Chester Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of Willis W. and Rachel McMahan, and the widow of Eugene Rallings. She is survived by two daughters, Anne R. McKeown (Johnny) and Charlene R. Luttrull (Cecil) of Chester; one brother, Charles L. McMahan; grandchildren, John T. (Merry) McKeown,...

Jan 29, 2016

Dorothy Grant Adkins, age 86, of Chester, died January 29, 2016 in Carolina's Medical Center.

Dot was the daughter of Thomas Benjamin and Nannie Wallace Grant and the widow of Claude Adkins. She is survived by two sisters, Betty Jean Boulware of Chester and Mary Frances Poole of Richburg. She was preceded in death by her brothers,...

Jan 25, 2016

Joseph "Joe" Cox, age 86, of 1837 Pressley Road passed away January 25, 2016 in the presence of his loving family.

Mr. Cox was the son of the late William H. and Eliza Johnson Cox; the widower of Dolly Belk Cox.

He was a U.S. Army veteran and served in the Korean War. He was ...

Jan 23, 2016

Rose Wilson

Rosa Mae Talbert Wilson, age 80, of Garlen Road, passed away January 23, 2016. She was the wife of J.P. Wilson and the daughter of the late Kirby and Rosey McCoy Talbert. She was retired from the Katherine Plant of Springs Industries, after 42 years service.

She was a member of...

Jan 16, 2016

Gaston, SC

Marion Dale "Butch" Austin, I, age 60, of Gaston, SC died January 16, 2015 in Lexington Medical Center.

Butch was born in Chester; he was the son of Laura Davis Austin of Chester and the late John Austin.

He is survived by one son, USAF TSgt. Marion Dale Austin, II (Valeree)...

Dec 22, 2015

Irene Williamson Croft, age 82, of 1894 Boyd Road, passed away December 22, 2015. She was born in Patrick, NC to the late Clyde and Gillie Payne Williamson. Mrs. Croft was a Christian and she was blessed with a very unique sense of humor. She enjoyed reading, sewing, canning homegrown vegetables, watching Family Feud, and spending time with her...

Dec 21, 2015

Judy Love, of 662 Village Drive, on December 21, 2015, at the age of age 67, passed away with her family by her side. She was the daughter of the late John C. and Audrey Payne Robinson.

Judy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of The Community Church in Chester...

Dec 4, 2015

Wilma Corder Thomas, age 89, of Chester died December 4, 2015 in Chester Nursing Center. She was the daughter of the late Charles Davis and Elizabeth Wages Corder. She was the widow of Mr. Charles W. Thomas and she was retired from the Eureka and Maneto Plants.

Mrs. Thomas was a member of Lando Baptist Church.

Dec 3, 2015

Mary Frances Carter Welch, age 81, of 1114 Radcliff Road went to her Heavenly home on December 3, 2015. She was the widow of Mr. Vincent Lee Welch, Sr. and the daughter of the late Henry F. and Grace Brown Carter.

She was a member of Chester First Free Will Baptist Church, retired from the Eureka Plant...

Nov 29, 2015

Sylvia Bland Ramey, age 60, of 1288 Pitts Road, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015.

She was the wife of Aubrey E. Ramey of the home. She is also survived by three sons, Michael E. Ramey and his wife April of Chester, TSgt David F. Ramey, USAF, and his wife Connie of Las Vegas, Nevada, Eric Scott...

Nov 23, 2015

Memphis

James Cox Grant, age 83, of Memphis, Tennessee and formerly of Chester, SC, passed away at his home on November 23, 2015.

Mr. Grant was the husband of Vivian Strickland Grant of the home. He is also survived by his son and his wife, Joel and Sonja Grant of Memphis, Tenn.; one grand-daughter, Jessie...

Nov 20, 2015

Edgemoor

Joe Harris Ferguson, Sr., age 81, passed away November 20,2015 at Piedmont Medical Center. He was the son of the late Ernest and Cora Lee Hedgepath Ferguson Vinson. After his father passed away in 1936, his mother remarried and he was reared by her and his late step-father, Mr. Perry Vinson. He was U.S. Air Force...

Nov 1, 2015

Janie Black Mobley, age 80, died Sunday, November 1, 2015 with her family by her side. She was the daughter of the late Luther and Veona A. Black.

Ms. Mobley treasured her family and loved them dearly. She was a Baptist and had attended Parkway Baptist when her health allowed, she was retired from Springs Industries, Eureka...