Obituaries

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...

Oct 30, 2015

Lynn Ferrell Crouch, age 58, of Chester passed away Friday October 30, 2015.

She is survived by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. James and Mavis Bennett Ferrell of Lowrys; two daughters, Amy Lynn Crouch and her husband Shannon Lawson of Lowrys, Tara Denise Crouch of Chester; one brother, James Ferrell of Mitford; grandchildren, Miranda Ellis, Rheannon Crouch,...

Oct 27, 2015

Richard Keith Ricky Revels, age 52, of Chester died October 27, 2015. He is the son of Linda M. Mobley of Chester and Walter Revels of Chester. Ricky is survived by his girlfriend, Vickie Price of Ft. Mill; one son, Jake McKeown of Chester; sister, Shannon Goodnight (Bryan) of Chester; step brothers and sisters, Don Mobley, Beth Stevenson, Frankie...

Oct 24, 2015

Barbara Hutto Simon Lipford, age 80, formerly of Chester died October 24, 2015 in Greensboro, NC. She was the daughter of the late Jacob W. and Annie Ferrell Hutto, Sr. She was twice widowed, first to Ambrose M. Simon and second to Charles W. Lipford.

Mrs. Lipford was retired from Hawthorne Industries and a member of Orrs...

Oct 22, 2015

Albert Cloud, age 68, of Chester passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 in a Rock Hill health care facility.

Mr. Cloud was the husband of Ann Hughes Cloud to whom he was married 43 years, and the son of the late Paul J. and Mildred Houge Cloud.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Cloud is...

Oct 19, 2015

He loved his job and his customers at Los Magueyes Mexican Restaurant.Marco Antonio Alvarez, age 29, of West End Street passed away Monday, October 19, 2015.

Marco was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was the son of Michelle Busbin Alvarez of Atlanta and Rogelio Alvarez and step mother, Magdalena Alvarez, of Pauline.

Marco was the...

Oct 15, 2015

Margie Gable

Margie Parker Gable, age 87, went to heaven October 15, 2015. She was at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Chester to the late Alonzo and Beulah Beam Parker. Mrs. Gable was the wife of Marvin J. Gable to whom she was married 64 years.

She is...

Oct 9, 2015

Florence Irene Venema Guthrie, age 71, of Chester passed away after a sudden illness on Friday, October 9, 2015 at Chester Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Gary Alan Guthrie and the daughter of the late Hendrick and Irene Austin Venema.

Ms. Guthrie was born in Rochester, New York on September 22, 1944, she is...