WINNSBORO – Ruth Hicks Williams died on December 2, 2017. She was born on Christmas Day 1929 to Robert Augusta and Pearl Buckalew Hicks of Cullman, Alabama. She was one of seven children who lived off the land and worked hard for what they had. In 1946 she married Cephus Willard Williams and they relocated […]
Obituary: Franklin Carroll Taylor
November 16, 2017 By
MYRTLE BEACH – Franklin Carroll Taylor, Jr. passed away peacefully at his home with his family on November 10th. He was born in Bennettsville, SC to the late Alice Leviner Taylor and Franklin Carroll Taylor, Sr. Carroll is survived by his wife, the love of his life and best friend for 40 years, Joy Taylor, […]
Obituary: John O’Rion Stevenson
October 19, 2017 By
JACKSONVILLE – John O’Rion Stevenson (Johnny) was born May 11, 1948, in Columbia, SC, but moved to Jacksonville, NC, in 1952 where he grew up. He was a 1966 graduate of Jacksonville High School and attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Johnny spent his early years working in the family businesses at Lejeune […]
Oscar Beamon Pullen
September 14, 2017 By
Mr. Oscar Beamon Pullen, 91, of Winnsboro went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Born in Dublin, GA, he was the son of the late Perry Oscar and Lillie Graham Pullen. Mr. Pullen is survived by his wife of 69 years, Anna Mercer Pullen; son, Alan W. Pullen (Bonnie) of Batesburg; […]
Pamela Branham Williams
September 7, 2017 By
Mrs. Pamela Branham Williams, 60, of Elgin passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. Born in Winnsboro, she was the daughter of the late Robert Rudy and Peggy Ann Evans Branham. She is survived by her husband, Robert Williams, Jr.; three sons, Michael E. McManus, Stan McManus, Jr. (Wendy), and Robbie E. McManus (Lacie); one […]
Katherine Knotts Craig
July 27, 2017 By
Mrs. Katherine Knotts Craig, 62, of Winnsboro passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Born in Fairfield County, she was the daughter of the late Author and Elaine Knotts, Jr. Katherine is survived by her husband of 39 years, Billy Ray Craig; two sisters, Melody K. Branham, and Debra K. Reynolds (Joey); uncle, Ed Knotts; […]
Curtis “Randy” Craft
July 13, 2017 By
WEST COLUMBIA – Funeral services for Curtis “Randy” Craft, 58, were held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel. Visitation was held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the funeral home. Mr. Craft was born December 19, 1958 in Columbia, SC and […]
James D. Mercer
July 6, 2017 By
WINNSBORO – Ret. Army Colonel James “Jim” D. Mercer, 95, passed away January 18, 2017. Jim served 28 years in the Army, was a veteran of World War II and Korea, and completed his career with 20 years at the Pentagon. The son of John Riley and Texas Edenfield Mercer, Jim was born in Metter […]
William J. “Bill” Riley
June 22, 2017 By
William J. “Bill” Riley, 91, died at his home June 15, 2017, after an extended illness. He was the devoted husband of Dorothy Hollis Riley; they were married for 61 wonderful years! A lifelong resident of Blythewood, S.C., Bill has the distinction of both entering this world and leaving it at the same location: on […]
Gerald Roland Lee
June 15, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Gerald Roland Lee, 91, of Blythewood, South Carolina, passed away on June 1, 2017. Born August 13, 1925 in Henagar, Alabama to the late Carl and Minnie Lee, he was the youngest of nine brothers and sisters. In 1943, he was drafted into the Navy, and then on November 27, 1947, he married […]
