All Obituaries

Cindy Kay Jolliff, 69, of Myrtle Beach, SC passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 11, 2023. She was born November 12, 1953, in Huntington, WV, daughter of the late William J. Walker and Janice Marie Crouch Walker. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in passing by two brothers, William E. Walker and Fredrick A. Walker. She is survived by her husband of fifty-one years, David Jolliff of Myrtle Beach, SC; one daughter, Kari Collins and her husband, Chris of Murrells Inlet, SC;...

Jeanne W. Gailey, 79, of Lexington, wife of Charles Gailey, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Lexington Medical Center. Born in Wadesboro, NC, she was a daughter of the late Richard Vann Wheless and Mary Velna Braswell Wheless. She retired from South Carolina Employment Security Commission after twenty-eight years of working in both Greenwood and Lexington offices. Jeanne was an experienced pageant judge and advisor to numerous Miss Greenwood and Junior Miss Greenwood contestants....

Michael “Mike” Anthony McElveen, 67, husband of Frankie Doyle McElveen, died Friday, July 28, 2023, at McLeod Health Clarendon. Born April 5, 1956, in Florence, he was a son of the late Tommie Brasington and the late Shirley Hyman Brasington. He is survived by his wife of Summerton; three stepchildren, Wendy Woods (Jim) of Florence, Stacey Griffith (Bobby) of Summerton and Dwayne Pigate of Charleston; four grandchildren, Jimmy Wayne Pigate (Marissa) of Charleston, Tristin...

Mrs. Bonnie Knight Sears, 86, of Lancaster, widow of Franklin Delane “Frank” Sears, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Texas. She was born in Lancaster, a daughter of the late James Edgar Knight and Ella Bell Gibson Knight. Mrs. Sears was a member of Zion United Methodist. She had worked for Springs Industries where she retired as a quality inspector for forty years. A graveside service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Sears will be held...

Ernest Randolph Shives, III, 52, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Born in Lincolnton, NC, on January 11, 1971, he was the son of Ernest Randolph Shives, Jr. and Teresa Sigmon Shives. He graduated from Lincolnton High School and earned the rank of Eagle Scout, as did his son, Alexander. Randolph was a 1993 graduate of North Carolina State University and a 1995 graduate of Gupton Jones College of Mortuary Science in Atlanta, GA. After graduation, he moved to Columbia and joined the...

LeJeune Hardee Ward, age 74, wife of LeVerne V. Ward passed away Thursday, June 29, 2023. Mrs. Ward was born in Loris, SC, a daughter of the late A. J. and Marie Hardwick Hardee. She was a lifelong member of Mt. Leon Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ward was predeceased by a brother, Curtis Keith Hardee, Sr.; a step-son, Matt A. Ward; a special nephew, Jarrett S. Hardee; paternal grandparents, Fletcher and Blana H. Hardee and maternal grandparents, Rev. Oscar E. Hardwick,...

Floyd Scott Gordon Jr, 74, of 178 Cherokee Falls Road, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, May 24th, 2023, at his home. Born in Gaffney, SC, he was the husband of Linda Hampton Gordon and the son of the late Floyd Sr. and Lillian Queen Gordon. Scott graduated Gaffney High School in 1967 and began driving an ambulance for his Uncle Bill at Gordon Mortuary shortly thereafter. He left Bill from 1968-1971 to serve his country in the United States Army, spending 1969-1970 in Vietnam during the...

David B. Mercer, 68, passed away on May 11, 2023. He was the husband of Dianne Mercer and the son of the late Herbert E. Mercer Sr. and Juanita Mercer. He was born in Kingstree, SC on May 30, 1954. David attended Westminster Presbyterian Church, Spartanburg, and was a member of Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Kingstree, SC.  He was a member of the Lion’s Club of Boiling Springs and was a past president of the Spartanburg Evening Lion’s Club. David graduated from...

Mrs. Rose Berry Enlow, age 73, entered into rest on Saturday, May 6, 2023 with her family by her side. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 12, 2023 at 12:00PM in the Robert Davis Cemetery at the end of Prescott Road in Bishopville, SC, by Rev. Brian Enlow. For the convenience of traveling family members, the family will greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home, 200 W Church St, Bishopville, SC 29010. Mrs. Enlow was born...

Inga Claire Svendsen McAlister, first married to the late James A. McAlister, Jr. and widow of Dr. Eugene Y. Smith  of Charleston, SC, entered into eternal rest on May 5, 2023. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:00 Noon, Thursday, May 11, 2023, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 95 Hasell St. The Rite of Committal will take place at St. Lawrence Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening between 5:00 and 7:00 PM at the James A. McAlister Funeral...