Obituaries

May 27, 2009

Steve Rayfield Douglas Steven "Steve" Rayfield, 67, of 725 Standard Street, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at The Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. A native of Rock Hill, Mr. Rayfield was born January 6, 1942 a son of the late Bill and Evelyn Jackson Rayfield. He was the owner and operator of Rayfield Electric and was a U.S. Army...

May 24, 2009

Marion E. "Doodle" Stevenson, Sr., 77, of 828 Rush Ct., passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at his residence. A native of Rock Hill, Mr. Stevenson was born June 28, 1931 a son of the late Provin and Ruby Wilson Stevenson. He was retired from Celanese after 42 years of service, was with the City of Rock Hill Rescue Squad...

May 24, 2009

Mr. Ferrell Dean Dunn, Sr., 75, of 9520 Hickory Creek Rd. passed away at his residence May 24, 2009. Born in Belmont, NC, to the late Marell and Gertrude Fuller Dunn, Mr. Dunn was a Food Service Consultant, avid golfer and member of Pine Island Country Club . A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be Wednesday, May 27, 2009...

May 23, 2009

ROCK HILL- Elizabeth "Beth" Gregory Davis, 45, of Castle Pines Drive, went to be with the Lord on May 23, 2009. Now she is healed and cancer free. A native of Rock Hill, Mrs. Davis was born September 30, 1963. She was the beloved wife of Dondi Davis and the daughter of Richard and Shirley Gregory. She is survived...

May 20, 2009

Mrs.Janet Pearson Schwing, 98, of 839 Confederate Ave. passed away at White Oak Manor of York on Wednesday May 20, 2009. Mrs. Schwing born in Spartanburg, SC, was a daughter of the late Walter and Tessie Loftis Pearson. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Rock Hill and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

May 10, 2009

Mrs. Alice Norene Raines Collins, 62, of Rock Hill, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Piedmont Medical Center. Funeral Services will be private with burial at the church cemetery. A native of Rock Hill, SC, Mrs. Collins was the daughter of the late James Alexander Raines and the late Mary Lucille Ratterree Raines. She was a homemaker and a...

May 10, 2009

Dateline: Ft. Mill Gladys Camilla Nettles Lynch, 84, of 203 Ballard Ct, passed away Sunday May, 10, 2009 at Piedmont Medical Center. A native of Florence, SC, Mrs. Lynch was born February 3, 1925 a daughter of the late Charlie and Ollie Elmore Nettles. She was a member of New Zion Baptist Church in Lake City and was preceded in...

May 6, 2009

May 4, 2009

Tollie Christine McCorkle, 88, of 261 S Herlong Avenue, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Rock Hill Healthcare. A native of York County, she was born December 29, 1919 a daughter of the late Beasley and Minnie Belle McCorkle. Ms. McCorkle was retired from Rock Hill Printing and Finishing. Surviving is a friend Cheryl McDaniel of Rock Hill and...

May 1, 2009

Louise Stine Morrow, 82, passed away Friday May 1, 2009 at Shaire Nursing Home in Lenoir. She was born and raised in Rock Hill but spent most of her adult life in Lenoir. She was the daughter of the late William Arthur and Pearl Camp Stine. Mrs. Morrow graduated from Winthrop College with a major in music, was an active...

Apr 25, 2009

Evelyn Westerlund Hoffman, 75, of 763 McDow Drive, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Hoffman was born October 14, 1933 a daughter of the late Ernest Ward and Emily Frances Armstrong Westerlund. She was a housewife and member of Woodland United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hoffman was preceded...

Apr 22, 2009

Angela Roddey Holder, a native of Rock Hill who became a nationally prominent authority on health care law, died on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at her home in Durham, N.C. She was 71 years old. She was born on March 13, 1938, the daughter of the late John T. Roddey, Jr., and Angela Fisher Roddey. Her ancestors included Squire John...

Apr 17, 2009

Rock Hill - Mrs. Deborah Ann Ligon, 53, of 2060 Ridgecrest Road, died Friday, April 17, 2009. Friends and family will gather for a time of rememberance 2 - 5 p.m. Saturday at 2070 Ridgecrest Road, Rock Hill. A native of Rock Hill, Mrs. Ligon was a daughter of Margaret Jo Costner Wilson and the late Fred Byrd. She...

Apr 16, 2009

Indian Land - Mrs. Avadell Dabbs Smith, 84, died Thursday, April 16, 2009. Funeral services will be 2:p.m., Sunday, April 19, 2009, at Calvery Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Kenny Pressley officiating. Burial will be in Unity Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born in Jonesville, SC and was a daughter of the late George Russell and Jessie Mrytle Horne Dabbs....

Apr 14, 2009

Rock Hill - Mr. Wilburn Eugene Cranford, 73, of 1173 Williams Street, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at his home. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Whitesell Funeral Home. A native of Fort Mill, Mr. Cranford was a son of the late Andrew Jackson and Frances Elizabeth Carter Cranford. He served in the U.S....

Apr 12, 2009

Danny Kay Ghent, 57, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. A native of York County, Mr. Ghent was born April 28, 1951 a son of the late Harvey Lytle and Dorothy Neal Ghent. He was a manager with Rock Hill Telephone Company which is now Comporium, a member of Rock Hill Lodge #111...

Apr 5, 2009

Eleanor Elizabeth "Granny" Smith Whitmire, 87, of 1733 Grand Circle, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center in Pineville. A native of Baltimore, MD, Mrs. Whitmire was born January 27, 1922 a daughter of the late John and Lillian Conn Smith. She was a homemaker and member of St. John's United Methodist Church. Mrs. Whitmire was preceded...

Apr 4, 2009

Richburg - Richard F. "Dick" Furry, 66 died Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Presbyterian Hospital. Memorial services will be 5:00 p.m. Wednesday at the V.F.W. in Rock Hill. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on November 15, 1942, Mr. Furyy was a son of the late Frank Furry and Norma Ball Furry. He a truck driver and a Navy veteran. Surviving...

Apr 4, 2009

Rita Francine Blanchard Durham, 88, of Morningside Assisted Living, formerly of 141 A Glenwood Drive, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. A native of Boston, Mass., Mrs. Durham was born July 4, 1920, a daughter of the late Lawrence A. and Sara Veronica Harrigan Blanchard. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic...

Apr 3, 2009

Alma Bias Coleman, 83, of 159 Sedgewood Drive, formerly of 337 Green Street, departed this life on Friday, April 3, 2009 at Agape Rehab of Rock Hill. A native of Crowley, LA, Mrs. Coleman was born October 7, 1925, a daughter of the late Leona and Inez Harrison Bias. She was retired from Montgomery Ward Clothing Store and of the...