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Recent Obituaries in Chester, SC
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Chester, SC area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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James Alton Wilson
May 4, 2019
Mr. James Alton Wilson, Sr. , 87, died Saturday May 4, 2019 at The Presbyterian Home in Lexington, SC. The funeral service will be held 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Purity Presbyterian Church with Rev. Jason Myers and Barron Funeral Home Chaplain Rev. Steve Bishop officiating. The interment will be held in Rose Hill Cemetery, York, SC. The...
Franklin M. "Wild Bill" Dixon
Apr 28, 2019
Carlisle Mr. Franklin Mallory “Wild Bill” Dixon, 74, died Sunday, April 28, 2019, at his home.A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, May 2, at Hillside Cemetery in Chester with Rev. James Sanders officiating. Mr. Dixon was born May 21, 1944 in Lando, SC and was a son of the late Carl Dixon and Helen Kee Dixon.He...
William Clyde Keels
Apr 27, 2019
Chester Mr. William Clyde Keels, Sr. 76., died Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Prisma Health Richland in Columbia, SC.A funeral service will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday, May 01, 2019, at Chester A.R.P. Church with Rev. Clint Davis and Dr. Dwight Pearson officiating. Interment will following at Chester Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM...
Sara Agnes Williford
Apr 26, 2019
Fort Lawn: Sara Agnes Williford, 77, died Friday, April 26, 2019 at MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, Lancaster, SC.A Funeral Service will be held 3:00 PM Monday, April 29, 2019 at El Bethel United Methodist Church, Fort lawn , SC with Reverends John Howell and Beth Drennan officiating. The family will receive friends in the church social hall immediately following...
James Bryant Boyd
Apr 23, 2019
Chester Mr. James Bryant Boyd, 49, died Tuesday April 23, 2019 at his home. A memorial service will be held 3:00 PM Friday April 26 2019 at Ember Church, 1841 J. A. Cochran Bypass, Chester, SC 29706 with Rev. Kevin Taylor officiating. He was born September 14, 1969 in Cincinnati, OH and was a son of the late Donald Boyd...
Peggy Morrison Littlejohn
Apr 23, 2019
Chester Mrs. Peggy Morrison Littlejohn, 68, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at her home. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Black officiating. Mrs. Littlejohn was born April 01, 1951 in Chester County and was a daughter of the late John Green Morrison and Jiner Hord Morrison. She...
James Raymond Mccloud
Apr 21, 2019
Chester Mr. James Raymond McCloud, Sr., 86, died Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Carolina Medical Center, in Pineville, NC.Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Barron Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brian Howard officiating. Interment will follow in Chester Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Wednesday, April 24, 2019...
Ralph Harris Webb
Apr 15, 2019
CHESTER, SC: Mr. Ralph Harris Webb, Jr., 78, died Monday, April 15, 2019 in MUSC Chester Medical Center in Chester.The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM Friday, April 19, 2019 at Barron Funeral Home and other times at the home of Linda & Bill Cronan.All other services will be private. Born November 4, 1940 in Rock Hill,...
Barbara Wilson Moore
Apr 12, 2019
Chester Mrs. Barbara Ellen Wilson Moore, 70, died Friday, April 12, 2019, at her home.A memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Barron Funeral Home with Rev. David Levister officiating.The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Barron Funeral Home, 133 Wylie St., Chester, SC.Interment will be private. Mrs. Moore was born...
Ida Wishert Keenan
Apr 6, 2019
CHESTER, SC: Mrs. Ida Wishert Keenan, 91, died Saturday, April 6, 2019 at her home.A memorial service will be held 4:00 PM Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Barron Funeral Home with Reverend Mike Black officiating.The interment will be private.The family will receive friends from 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Barron Funeral Home. Born April 2,...
Debra Kay Ashley Elwell
Apr 4, 2019
Chester Mrs. Debra Kay Ashley Elwell, 63, died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at MUSC-Chester Medical Center.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, April 8, 2019, at Barron Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Compton officiating.Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Sunday, April 7, at Barron Funeral Home, 133 Wylie...
Kevin Parrish
Apr 2, 2019
Mr. Kevin Parrish, 63, died Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC.A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Monday,April 8, 2019 at Lando Church of God, with Rev. Ed Harris and Rev. Ricky McManus officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends anytime at the home of his father Vernon Parrish. Mr....
Lois Joe Canupp Brank
Mar 29, 2019
Chester Mrs. Lois Joe Canupp Brank, 86, died Friday, March 29, 2019, at her home.A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Mrs. Brank was born February 5, 1933 in Union, SC and was a daughter of the late William Thomas Canupp and Lula Adeline Miller Canupp.She attended the schools of Lockhart, SC and was retired from Springs...
Bertha "Midget" Leopard
Mar 27, 2019
Simpsonville, SC Mrs. Bertha “Midget” Thomason Leopard, 77, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Regency Hospital in Greenville, SC.A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, March 31, at Barron Funeral Home with Rev. David Sealy officiating.Interment is private.The family will receive friends from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Sunday at Barron Funeral Home, 133 Wylie St., Chester,...
Donna Meredith Wood Wingate
Mar 27, 2019
Chester Mrs. Donna Meredith Wood Wingate, 69, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Piedmont Medical Center surrounded by her family.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 30, at Orrs Baptist Church with Rev. Daniel Wightman, Rev. Randall Runion and Rev. Curtis Marshall officiating.Interment is private.The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the social...
Robert Lee Bentley
Mar 26, 2019
Blackstock Mr. Robert Lee Bentley, 91, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at his home.A graveside servicewill be held 4:30 PM Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Evergreen Cemetery with Rev. Jay Dorsey officiating. The family will receive friends3: 00 PM to 4:15 PM Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Barron Funeral Home, 133 Wylie St., Chester, SC 29706. Mr. Bentley was born...
Ruth Teigue Baine
Mar 25, 2019
Hickory Grove, SC Mrs. Ruth Teigue Baine, 56, died, Monday, March 25, 2019.The funeral service will be 12:00 Noon Thursday, March 28, 2019 at First Baptist Church Lowrys with Rev. Justin Ford officiating.The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon Thursday, March 28, 2019. The interment will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery in Hickory Grove, SC. Born...
William Penn Colvin
Mar 23, 2019
Mr. William Penn Colvin, 88, died Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Piedmont Medical Center, in Rock Hill, SC. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Chester A.R.P. Church with Rev. Clint Davis, Dr. Dwight Pearson and Rev. BuzzyElder officiating.Interment will be private. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the Barron...
Mark Bradley Black
Mar 21, 2019
Lancaster, SC: Mr. Mark Bradley Black, 28, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at his home.The service will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 27, 2019 in the Barron Funeral Chapel with Mrs. Patricia Johnson-Bates officiating.The interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 PM Tuesday, March 26...
John Marion Grier
Mar 20, 2019
Blackstock, S.C.: John Marion Grier, Jr., 88, died Wednesday March 20, 2019 at MUSC Chester Medical Center. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 PM Saturday March 23, 2019 at Blackstock First Baptist Church with Rev. Stacy Hinson and Rev. Keith Hinson officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Blackstock First Baptist Church....
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