Betty Jean Hutchinson, daughter of the late Thomas Les Myers and the late Moise Evans Hutchinson, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, after three years at Karesh. Betty was the firstborn of five children and carried a lot of responsibility very young in her life.  In her young adult years, she married and worked at Myers Motor Company for her Dad.  She worked as a supervisor in the business office at Kershaw Health Hospital until retirement.  Along the way, ...

Frances Butler, wife of Floyd Leon Butler, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.  A visitation with her family will be held on Sunday, August 2, 2026 from 2:00-3:30 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home, Lugoff-Elgin Chapel, 1139 Highway 1 South, Lugoff.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to MUSC Hospice Born in Fort Mill, SC, Frances was the daughter of the late Raymond St. Clair and Ernestine Culbertson. In addition to her husband of 72 ...

Funeral services to honor the life of Dennis Allen Cobb, Sr., 79, will be held at Mizpah Baptist Church, 3659 Jamestown Road, Camden, SC on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Military Honors will be rendered by the U.S. Marine Corps.  The service will be conducted by Reverend Jack Cobb.  A visitation will be held at 1:00 PM at the church.  Memorials may be made to Mizpah Baptist Church. Dennis, the son of the late Clemson Conslow Cobb and the late Grace Virginia Brannon ...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Marilyn Doolittle Vacendak will be celebrated at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2026 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 721 Polo Road, Columbia, South Carolina. Father Sandy McDonald will celebrate the Mass. Memorial contributions may be made to the Homeward Bound Animal Rescue: https://www.homewardboundrescuesc.com/. Marilyn passed away peacefully on Monday, July 20, 2026. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Homer Doolittle and ...

As a direct descendant of Concord, Massachusett’s founder and religious freedom advocate Reverend Peter Bulkeley, Plymouth Colony founder and spiritual leader William Brewster, writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the daughter of Faith Bulkeley, perhaps it is no wonder that Barbara Bayley Cross brought the spirit of a pioneer and innovator to everything she undertook. An early influencer though armed with only pen, paper, a rotary phone, and a fierce intellect, she brought a fearless ...

Funeral services for Leonard Samuel “Sam” Mobley will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at First Baptist Church, 1201 Broad Street, Camden, SC.  Pastor Wyman Richardson will officiate.  Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 1659 Kershaw Highway, Camden.  A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2026  from 6:00 – 7:30 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel.  Memorials may be made to Campers on Mission, c/o Ken ...

Loretta M. Bernhardt (nee Pavlak), age 88, a long-time former resident of Naperville, IL and recently of Sparks, NV, passed peacefully at home on Friday, July 17, 2026 in Columbia, SC.  She was born on June 16, 1938 in Chicago, IL, and preceded in death by her beloved son, James Bernhardt, her parents, James and Josephine Pavlak (nee Novak), her sisters Agnes Pavlak, Pauline McGrath, and Mary Sanchuk, and her brothers John, Charles, Edward, Joseph, and George ...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Judith Jacobs "Judi" Charles, 82, will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, July 20, 2026, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1709 Lyttleton Street, Camden, SC. Father Orlando Serrano will officiate. Memorials may be made to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Thiel-Meyer Animal Shelter, 128 Black River Road, Camden, SC, or the Alzheimer's Foundation. Judi was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, the daughter of the late Robert Ivan ...

Sarah Jeanette Pleasants Casuccio, age 87, died on Monday, July 13, 2026. She was born in Lumberton, NC, the daughter of the late Daniel John Pleasants and the late Grace Evelyn Reed Pleasants, and was a native of Rowland, NC. She graduated from the Charlotte Memorial School of Nursing, earning her diploma as a Registered Nurse, and would further her education by receiving a Master of Science in Health Care Administration. During a distinguished nursing career spanning more than 40 years, ...

Shane passed away on July 12, 2026.  He was a man of quiet strength, remembered for his deep love of family and his strong spirit. For many years, Shane shared his life with his partner, Debbie.  A talented craftsman, Shane co-owned a home renovation and handicapped accessibility business with his brother, Markell.  Through their partnership, Shane took great pride in building safety and independence for those who needed it most. Shane had a natural, patient way with both ...