Obituaries

William Gilmore Beckham

Mar 29, 2013

William Gilmore Beckham passed away at Piedmont Medical Center on Friday March 29, 2013. He was born in Lancaster, SC to the late George W. and Lois Gilmore Beckham on October 27, 1924. His family later moved to Rock Hill where he attended school. At an early age, he became very involved with airplanes. He later took lessons and soloed...

Elwin Hope Wilson

Mar 28, 2013

Rock Hill - Mr. Elwin Hope Wilson, 76, of 1672 Tillman Street, died Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Piedmont Medical Center. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2013, at Grandview Memorial Park, Cherry Road. A native of Gaston County, NC, Mr. Wilson was a son of the late Drew Elwin Wilson and Marion McCoy Wilson. He...

Clyde "Shorty" Thomas Price

Mar 24, 2013

Clyde "Shorty" Thomas Price, 89, of Rock Hill, SC passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013. Born November 7, 1923 in Great Falls, SC, Mr. Price was the son of the late Sterling and Sadie DuBose Price. He was a loving father, husband, Pop Pop, and brother. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and the Korean War. He retired...

Mildred Merritt

Mar 21, 2013

Thomas Frederick Harris, Jr.

Mar 21, 2013

Thomas Frederick Harris Jr., 82, of Tega Cay, SC passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center at Pineville. Born December 2, 1930, in Charlotte, NC, Thomas was the son of the late Thomas and Louise Harris. Mr. Harris was a graduate of Elon University. He was a veteran of the United States Air...

Donna Hanson Nielson

Mar 20, 2013

Rock Hill - Mrs. Donna Hanson Nielson, 62, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. Funeral services will be held in Middletown, Connecticut.

Nancy Baxter Baumann

Mar 20, 2013

Nancy Anne Baxter Baumann, 70, of Sun City Carolina Lakes, Indian Land, SC, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at UniHealth Acute-Care in Rock Hill. She was the daughter of the late Gerald and Geraldine Baxter of Glencoe, IL. Survivors include her loving husband, John Baumann of Indian Land, SC; her beloved pal Sweet Pea; sister Susan Blum of Deerfield, IL;...

Sonny Cook

Mar 20, 2013

Jesup, Ga. - Mr. Melvin "Sonny" Monroe Cook, Jr. 49, went home to be with the Lord after a long battle with cancer on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013, at New Vision Freewill Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A native of Rock Hill, SC, Mr. Cook...

Sun Cha Ball

Mar 18, 2013

Mrs. Sun Cha Ball, 75, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at CMC-Main in Charlotte. She will be remembered by her family as a loving mother and grandmother. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Ball. Mrs. Ball is survived by her two daughters, Sandra Ball and Audrey Baucom and her husband, Joel;...

James T. Oates, Jr.

Mar 16, 2013

Mr. James T. Oates, Jr., age 59 of Rock Hill, SC, died on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at his home. Jimi was the son of the late James T. Oates, Sr. and Martha R. Oates of Rock Hill, SC. He graduated from Rock Hill High School and attended classes at York Tech. He also studied music...

Luther Brooks

Mar 14, 2013

Rock Hill - Mr. Luther Brooks, 80, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, March 18, 2013, at Whitesell Funeral Home. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. A native of North Wilkesboro, NC Mr. Brooks was...

Fred Charles Moore, Jr.

Mar 14, 2013

Rock Hill - Mr. Fred Charles Moore Jr., 70, of 224 Celriver Road, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at his home. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Grandview Memorial Park Hollis Lakes. A native of Newcomerstown, Ohio, Mr. Moore was the son of the late Fred Charles Moore Sr. and Betty J. Miller Moore....

Rubye Nunnery Whisonant

Mar 13, 2013

Rubye Nunnery Whisonant, 92, of Rock Hill, SC passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Born in Edgemoor, SC, Mrs. Whisonant was the daughter of the late William and Althea Nunnery. She formerly worked at Model Beauty Shop in downtown Rock Hill and then opened and ran her own beauty salon. She was a member of the National Cosmetology Association. Mrs....

James Stephenson

Mar 11, 2013

YORK - The Rev. James Stephenson, 81, died Monday, March 11, 2013, at Agape Assisted Living of York. Rev. Stephenson was born on Oct. 10, 1931, in Monticello, Ark. He was a graduate of Arkansas A & M and Erskine Theological Seminary. Rev. Stephenson served churches in Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Florida, and North Carolina as a minister in...

Jerry Wayne Sistar

Mar 11, 2013

Rock Hill - Mr. Jerry Wayne Sistar, 60, of 338 Community Street, died Monday, March 11, 2013, at Piedmont Medical Center. Graveside services will be 1:00 pm Friday, March 15, 2013, at Forest Hills Cemetery with the Rev. Ronald Roddey officiating. The family will receive friends 12:00 p.m. Friday at Whitesell Funeral Home. A native of Rock Hill, Mr....

Baby Boy Williams

Mar 10, 2013

Services will be private.

Luther Clay Elrod Iii

Mar 10, 2013

Luther C. Elrod, III, 69, of Rock Hill, SC passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013. He was born November 28, 1943 in Greenville, SC. Luke was an Eagle Scout and graduated from Greenville High School in 1961. In 1966 he graduated from Furman University. He earned the degree of Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law...

Infant Jacob Matthew Sechrest

Mar 10, 2013

Infant Jacob Matthew Sechrest, born Tuesday, February 19, 2013 and passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, NC, he was a miracle baby and a gift from God. Jacob touched many lives in his short time here. Jacob is survived by his parents; Kristoffer and April Elkins Sechrest of Tega Cay,...

Theron Lyle Baker

Mar 10, 2013

Visitation Details

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Bass-Cauthen Funeral Home

Service Information

Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 2:00pm, Grandview Memorial Park

Martha Hunt

Mar 10, 2013

Mrs. Martha W Hunt of Tega Cay South Carolina died on March 10, 2013, at home with her family by her side. Martha was born July 25, 1930 in Memphis Tennessee, the daughter of Charlie and Eula Whitehead. She also had two older sisters, Mary Elizabeth Watts and Lorena Mae Creeden In 1952, Martha married the...