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Mary Ellen Yongue Freeman
Jan 31, 2021
Chapin Mrs. Mary Ellen Yongue Freeman, 97, died Sunday, January 31, 2021 at MUSC Health Chester Nursing Home. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, February 8, 2021 at Chester Memorial Gardens with Rev. Jason Myers officiating. Mrs. Freeman was born August 30, 1923 in Chester County and was a daughter of the late Joseph Yongue and...
Mary Sue (Sims) Terry Small
Jan 30, 2021
Chester, SC: Mary Sue Sims Terry Small, 81, died Saturday, January 30, 2021 at MUSC-Chester. A graveside service will be held 1:00 PM Tuesday February 2, 2021 at Chester Memorial Gardens with Reverend Scott Vaughn officiating. The family will receive friends at the graveside immediately following the service. Mrs. Small was born in Lancaster, SC on October 23, 1939 and...
David Wayne Dodds
Jan 28, 2021
Chester Mr. David Wayne Dodds, 68, died Thursday, January 28, 2021. Amemorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Parkway Baptist Church with Rev. Jay Dorsey officiating. Interment will be private. Mr. Dodds was born March 17, 1952 in Chester, SC and was a son of the late Claude Wylie Dodds and Barbara Jeanette Carpenter...
Ruth "Ruthie" Ligon Giles
Jan 26, 2021
Ruth Ligon Giles, fondly called “Ruthie” by her loved ones, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 29, 2021, at Mount Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery in Richburg, South Carolina. Nellie Ruth Ligon was born on February 25, 1934 in Richburg, South Carolina to George Thomas Ligon and Hazel...
Edward William "Buddy" Baker
Jan 25, 2021
Chester Mr. Edward William “Buddy” Baker, Jr., 75, died Monday, January 25, 2021, at his home.A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 29, 2021, at Armenia Methodist Church cemetery with Rev. Den Parker and Rev. James Curran officiating. Mr. Baker was born July 8, 1945 in Columbia, SC and was a son of the late Edward...
Helen Ledford Hunter
Jan 24, 2021
Chester Mrs. Helen Lanell Ledford Hunter, 90, died Sunday, January 24, 2021, at her home.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at First Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Jonathan Parrish officiating.Interment will follow in Chester Memorial Gardens.The family will receive friends from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM Tuesday, January 26, at Barron Funeral Home,...
Michael John Carr
Jan 19, 2021
Rock Hill Mr. Michael John Carr, 53 died Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at his home. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Mr. Carr was born September 19, 1967 in Montreal Canada and was a son of John William Carr and Elizabeth Eeet Carr. He was a graduate of the schools of Brevard County, Fl. and...
Charles Abel "Charlie" Carroll
Jan 17, 2021
Mr. Charles Abel Carroll, Jr., “Charlie” 67, died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at MUSC – Chester. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Mr. Carroll was born January 25, 1953 in York, SC and was a son of the late Charles A. Carroll, Sr. and Hazel Boyd Carroll. He was a graduate of York High School...
Laura "Myrel" Traylor
Jan 16, 2021
THIS OBITUARY IS PLACED ON THE BARON FUNERAL HOME WEBSITE AS A COURTESY TO THE FAMILY OF MRS TRAYLOR AND WHITLEY'S FUNERAL HOME Laura “Myrel” Traylor, 91, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Best of Care Assisted Living, Kannapolis, NC. She was born in Winnsboro, SC to the late James Rufus and Ethel Virginia Hoover Boyd. Myrel graduated from...
Joseph Alvey Brown
Jan 15, 2021
Joseph Alvey Brown of Chester SC passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday January 15, 2021.He was born in Macon GA on January 13, 1935.He graduated from Cary High School in Cary NC and served in the 101st Airborne division of the US Army. Joe worked in commercial construction in Charlotte NC his entire life. He retired and moved...
Lila Catherine Atkinson Brakefield
Jan 14, 2021
Lila Catherine Atkinson Brakefield, 101 died peacefully at home on Thursday, January 14, 2021 surrounded by her family.She will be dearly missed by all that knew her. Catherine was born on February 24, 1919 the third of seven children of James Biggers and Effie Azilee Atkinson in the Armenia Community of Chester County, SC. Being from a Christian, farming family,...
Willie Estelle Banks Shirley
Jan 13, 2021
Blackstock Mrs. Willie Estelle Banks Shirley, 91, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at her home. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday January 16, 2021 at Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. John L. Hallman and Rev. Ed Melvin officiating. The family will receive friends at the graveside immediately following the service. Mrs. Shirley was born...
Ethel Ann Murray "Mickey" Walsh
Jan 12, 2021
Chester Mrs. Ethel Ann Murray “Mickey” Walsh, 88, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at MUSC Chester.All services are private. Mrs. Walsh was born October 1, 1932 in Chester, SC and was a daughter of the late William Alexander Murray and Ethel Louise Stricker Murray. She was a graduate of Mt. Rainer High School in Hyattsville, MD and attended The University...
Monty Keith Boulware
Jan 11, 2021
Chester Mr. Monty Keith Boulware, 81, died Monday, January 11, 2021 at his home. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, January 15, 2021 at Chester Memorial Gardens with Rev. Wayne Brittan officiating. Mr. Boulware was born September 18. 1939 in Chester, SC and was a son of the late Carl Boulware and Lois Lee Sisk Boulware....
Cloyed Harris "Harry" Gibson
Jan 10, 2021
Chester Mr. Cloyed Harris “Harry” Gibson, 72, died Sunday, January 10, 2021, at his home.A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church cemetery with Rev. Philip Chandler and Rev. Roger Roof officiating.The family will received friends immediately following the service at the graveside and other times at the home...
Robert G. "Bob" Desrosiers
Jan 9, 2021
Chester Master Gunnery Sergeant (Ret.) Robert (Bob) George Desrosiers, 68, husband of Kim Carter Desrosiers entered peacefully into eternal rest early on the morning of January 9, 2021.The son of the late George E. and Constance Leveilee Desrosiers, Bob was born on May 15, 1952 in Warwick, Rhode Island. Living his early life in Coventry, Rhode Island with his parents...
Robert Harold Melton
Jan 7, 2021
Chester, SC: Robert Harold Melton, 84, died Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Chester MUSC. The family has chosen to have a private service. Mr. Melton was born April 26, 1936 in Chester, SC a son ofthe late William Melton and Leola Love Melton. He was a graduate of Chester County Schools, USC and Clemson. He was a veteran of the...
Ginger Martin Williamson
Jan 6, 2021
Great Falls Mrs. Ginger Louise Martin Williamson, 48, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at MUSC-Charleston.A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, January 10, at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Philip Chandler officiating.The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Saturday, January 9, at Barron Funeral Home, 133 Wylie St., Chester, SC....
William Harlen "Mac" Mccameron
Jan 3, 2021
Mr. William Harlen “Mac” McCameron, 67, died Sunday, January 3, 2021 at his home.The family has elected not to have a memorial service at his time.The family will receive friends at the home of Nikki and Robby McCorkle anytime. Born November 8, 1953 at Gastonia, North Carolina , he was the son of Annie Mae Cape McCameron and the late...
Sheila Denise Poston Keenon
Dec 31, 2020
Sheila Denise Poston Keenon, 58, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 at her home. A Memorial Service will be held 4:00 PM Sunday January 3, 2021 at First Church of the Nazarene with Reverend Brian Howard officiating. The family will receive friends in the sanctuary of the church immediately following the service. Mrs. Keenon was born in Chester, SC on April...
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