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Local Obituaries for Camden, SC & Kershaw County.
Amelia Loynes Alexander
Sep 4, 2019
Born in Kershaw County, Mrs. Amelia Alexander was the daughter of the late Josephine Evans Loynes and the late Willie Loynes. She began her religious journey at a very early age as a member of St. John Baptist Church where she was very active until she relocated to New York. She was a member of the Adult Choir for over...
Minister James Drakeford
Aug 29, 2019
Minister James "Red" Drakeford humbly bowed to God's will and peacefully and quietly entered into eternal rest at his home in Camden, South Carolina on Thursday, August 29, 2019. Born June 4, 1936 in Camden, South Carolina, he was the son of the late John Drakeford and the late Clemmie Anderson Drakeford. He was educated in the Kershaw County public...
Dorothy Drakeford
Aug 19, 2019
Dorothy Amanda Drakeford, 83 of Cassatt, South Carolina, daughter of the late Deacon Frederick Berry Drakeford and Julia Gladys Lawhorn Drakeford entered into rest August 19th, 2019. She was born on September 22nd, 1935 in Cassatt, South Carolina. She received her early education in Kershaw County public schools and graduated from Jackson High School. Dorothy went on to attend and...
Lula Mae Dyers
Aug 14, 2019
Mother Lula Mae McCaskill Dyers was born on December 12, 1913 in Bethune South Carolina, the oldest child of the late Reverend Daniel McCaskill and the Late Laura Beckham McCaskill. She departed this life on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Heritage Home of Florence, South Carolina. She attended the public schools in the community in her childhood years. She was...
Myra Cantey Thompson
Aug 8, 2019
My wife of 19 years, Myra Cantey Thompson, went to her heavenly reward on August 8, 2019. Myra was more than my wife, she was my friend and my confidant. She had a beautiful smile and a way of disengaging even the most fierce critic. Her loyalty was not only to me, but to her family and her friends. She...
Ms Nechanda Marie Hampton
Jul 24, 2019
On July 14, 1972, in Paterson, New Jersey, God gave Dea. Clarence Hampton, Sr and Rev. Hattie Hampton a bundle of Joy and love, a baby girl they named Nechanda Marie Hampton. Nechanda graduated from Eastside High School and Virginia State College where she majored in Physiology. Nechanda received her early religious training at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Patterson,...
Allen Polite
Jul 1, 2019
Allen Polite, Jr was born January 18, 1951 to Allen Polite, Sr and Marguerite Austin Polite on St. Helena Island. He went home to be with the Lord on July 1, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina at Prisma Health Richland Hospital.Allen received his education in the St. Helena Public school system. He was a humble, selfless individual that would give...
Sally (Stover) Turner
Jun 28, 2019
Sally Stover Turner was born on January 31, 1939 to Eddie Stover,Sr and Cornelia Loynes Stover. She departed this earthly life on June 28, 2019 at Prisma Health Baptist as she accepted her offer of total healing from the Lord. Sally attended and graduated from Jackson High School. She worked at Diana's retail store for several years. She worked at...
Gladys (Robinson) Pearson
Jun 25, 2019
MRS. GLADYS ROBINSON PEARSON, 87, of Sumter, SouthCarolina entered into rest on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at OpusPost-Acute Rehabilitation Center, West Columbia, SouthCarolina. She was born February 11, 1932 in Kershaw Countyto the late Hazel Robinson and Elizabeth Brown Robinson.Mrs. Pearson received her early education in the publicschools of Bishopville, South Carolina. She would meet andmarry the late Reverend Willie...
Cynthia Raysor
Jun 24, 2019
Cynthia Teresa “Resa†Raysor entered into this life on April 28, 1969. She was the daughter of the late Marie Raysor Capers and the late Johnny Capers. On Monday June 24, 2019, Cynthia departed this life at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, South Carolina. “Resa†was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. She confessedChrist as her personal...
Henrietta Lyles Gray
Jun 24, 2019
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Dewey Browder, Jr
Jun 15, 2019
Dewey Browder Jr, 80, of Lugoff, South Carolina, went to be with the Lord on June 15, 2019 in Kershaw Health Hospital, Camden, South Carolina.Visitation will be from 3pm-6pm on Friday June 21,2019 at Collins Funeral Home, 714 West DeKalb Street, Camden, SCFuneral services will be held at 1pm on Saturday June 22,2019 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Camden,...
Dorothy Bloome
Jun 1, 2019
Dorothy O. Bloome was born October 11, 1942 in Camden, South Carolina to Marshall and Lula T. Osborne. She gained her wings to Glory on Saturday, June 1, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, David C. Bloome. Dot, as she was lovingly called by her girlfriends, was educated at Jackson High School in Camden, South...
Eva Mae Blair
Jun 1, 2019
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou...
Rosalee Alexander
May 22, 2019
Mrs. Rosalee Fisher Alexander entered into eternal life at Springdale Health Care Center in Camden, South Carolina on May 22, 2019.Born in Kershaw County on July 10, 1921. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Robert Fisher and Mrs. Estelle Williams Fisher. Mrs. Alexander received her early religious training at St. Paul United Methodist Church where she supported the...
Minister Clarence E Thomas
May 21, 2019
Minister Clarence Edward Thomas, "Sabu" a native of Camden, South Carolina and a resident of Elgin, South Carolina entered into rest on May 21st, 2019. Clarence was born on December 31st, 1954 to the late James and Edna Thomas of Camden, South Carolina. He was the sixth of seven children and among his siblings, he was the one who would...
Mrs Darryl F. Halley
May 19, 2019
Mrs. Darryl F. Halley, 59, of Camden, South Carolina, entered into rest May 19, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Nettie Eddie Sanders and Johnnie Mae Sanders. Mrs. Halley, wife of Elder Blake Halley, invites her friends and families to her funeral service on Sunday, May 19th, 2019, at 2 PM. Services will be held at the...
Glen Robert Joy
May 6, 2019
Glen Robert Joy (who was affectionately known as Crow to friends) peacefully transitioned from this life on May 06,2019. Glen was born March 02, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Odessa Mae Pettiford Joy and Johnnie Joy Sr.Glen received his education from the Baltimore City Public School System. He graduated from Baltimore City College where he excelled in academics...
Mary L Lumpkin
May 3, 2019
Mrs. Mary Louise Lumpkin, affectionately known as "Whizzie", was born in Kershaw county on October 13, 1935 to the late Mary Maggie Nelson and the late Jim Harris. Louise received her education at Fairfield county schools in Winnsboro, SC. Following high school, she relocated to New York city. It was in New York that she would meet and marry her...
Amelia Loynes Alexander
Sep 4, 2019
Born in Kershaw County, Mrs. Amelia Alexander was the daughter of the late Josephine Evans Loynes and the late Willie Loynes. She began her religious journey at a very early age as a member of St. John Baptist Church where she was very active until she relocated to New York. She was a member of the Adult Choir for over...
Minister James Drakeford
Aug 29, 2019
Minister James "Red" Drakeford humbly bowed to God's will and peacefully and quietly entered into eternal rest at his home in Camden, South Carolina on Thursday, August 29, 2019. Born June 4, 1936 in Camden, South Carolina, he was the son of the late John Drakeford and the late Clemmie Anderson Drakeford. He was educated in the Kershaw County public...
Dorothy Drakeford
Aug 19, 2019
Dorothy Amanda Drakeford, 83 of Cassatt, South Carolina, daughter of the late Deacon Frederick Berry Drakeford and Julia Gladys Lawhorn Drakeford entered into rest August 19th, 2019. She was born on September 22nd, 1935 in Cassatt, South Carolina. She received her early education in Kershaw County public schools and graduated from Jackson High School. Dorothy went on to attend and...
Lula Mae Dyers
Aug 14, 2019
Mother Lula Mae McCaskill Dyers was born on December 12, 1913 in Bethune South Carolina, the oldest child of the late Reverend Daniel McCaskill and the Late Laura Beckham McCaskill. She departed this life on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Heritage Home of Florence, South Carolina. She attended the public schools in the community in her childhood years. She was...
Myra Cantey Thompson
Aug 8, 2019
My wife of 19 years, Myra Cantey Thompson, went to her heavenly reward on August 8, 2019. Myra was more than my wife, she was my friend and my confidant. She had a beautiful smile and a way of disengaging even the most fierce critic. Her loyalty was not only to me, but to her family and her friends. She...
Ms Nechanda Marie Hampton
Jul 24, 2019
On July 14, 1972, in Paterson, New Jersey, God gave Dea. Clarence Hampton, Sr and Rev. Hattie Hampton a bundle of Joy and love, a baby girl they named Nechanda Marie Hampton. Nechanda graduated from Eastside High School and Virginia State College where she majored in Physiology. Nechanda received her early religious training at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Patterson,...
Allen Polite
Jul 1, 2019
Allen Polite, Jr was born January 18, 1951 to Allen Polite, Sr and Marguerite Austin Polite on St. Helena Island. He went home to be with the Lord on July 1, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina at Prisma Health Richland Hospital.Allen received his education in the St. Helena Public school system. He was a humble, selfless individual that would give...
Sally (Stover) Turner
Jun 28, 2019
Sally Stover Turner was born on January 31, 1939 to Eddie Stover,Sr and Cornelia Loynes Stover. She departed this earthly life on June 28, 2019 at Prisma Health Baptist as she accepted her offer of total healing from the Lord. Sally attended and graduated from Jackson High School. She worked at Diana's retail store for several years. She worked at...
Gladys (Robinson) Pearson
Jun 25, 2019
MRS. GLADYS ROBINSON PEARSON, 87, of Sumter, SouthCarolina entered into rest on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at OpusPost-Acute Rehabilitation Center, West Columbia, SouthCarolina. She was born February 11, 1932 in Kershaw Countyto the late Hazel Robinson and Elizabeth Brown Robinson.Mrs. Pearson received her early education in the publicschools of Bishopville, South Carolina. She would meet andmarry the late Reverend Willie...
Cynthia Raysor
Jun 24, 2019
Cynthia Teresa “Resa†Raysor entered into this life on April 28, 1969. She was the daughter of the late Marie Raysor Capers and the late Johnny Capers. On Monday June 24, 2019, Cynthia departed this life at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, South Carolina. “Resa†was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. She confessedChrist as her personal...
Henrietta Lyles Gray
Jun 24, 2019
No further details are available favorite_border Donations Pledges
Dewey Browder, Jr
Jun 15, 2019
Dewey Browder Jr, 80, of Lugoff, South Carolina, went to be with the Lord on June 15, 2019 in Kershaw Health Hospital, Camden, South Carolina.Visitation will be from 3pm-6pm on Friday June 21,2019 at Collins Funeral Home, 714 West DeKalb Street, Camden, SCFuneral services will be held at 1pm on Saturday June 22,2019 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Camden,...
Dorothy Bloome
Jun 1, 2019
Dorothy O. Bloome was born October 11, 1942 in Camden, South Carolina to Marshall and Lula T. Osborne. She gained her wings to Glory on Saturday, June 1, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, David C. Bloome. Dot, as she was lovingly called by her girlfriends, was educated at Jackson High School in Camden, South...
Eva Mae Blair
Jun 1, 2019
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou...
Rosalee Alexander
May 22, 2019
Mrs. Rosalee Fisher Alexander entered into eternal life at Springdale Health Care Center in Camden, South Carolina on May 22, 2019.Born in Kershaw County on July 10, 1921. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Robert Fisher and Mrs. Estelle Williams Fisher. Mrs. Alexander received her early religious training at St. Paul United Methodist Church where she supported the...
Minister Clarence E Thomas
May 21, 2019
Minister Clarence Edward Thomas, "Sabu" a native of Camden, South Carolina and a resident of Elgin, South Carolina entered into rest on May 21st, 2019. Clarence was born on December 31st, 1954 to the late James and Edna Thomas of Camden, South Carolina. He was the sixth of seven children and among his siblings, he was the one who would...
Mrs Darryl F. Halley
May 19, 2019
Mrs. Darryl F. Halley, 59, of Camden, South Carolina, entered into rest May 19, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Nettie Eddie Sanders and Johnnie Mae Sanders. Mrs. Halley, wife of Elder Blake Halley, invites her friends and families to her funeral service on Sunday, May 19th, 2019, at 2 PM. Services will be held at the...
Glen Robert Joy
May 6, 2019
Glen Robert Joy (who was affectionately known as Crow to friends) peacefully transitioned from this life on May 06,2019. Glen was born March 02, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Odessa Mae Pettiford Joy and Johnnie Joy Sr.Glen received his education from the Baltimore City Public School System. He graduated from Baltimore City College where he excelled in academics...
Mary L Lumpkin
May 3, 2019
Mrs. Mary Louise Lumpkin, affectionately known as "Whizzie", was born in Kershaw county on October 13, 1935 to the late Mary Maggie Nelson and the late Jim Harris. Louise received her education at Fairfield county schools in Winnsboro, SC. Following high school, she relocated to New York city. It was in New York that she would meet and marry her...
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