Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Camden, SC & Kershaw County.
Frank Edwards, Jr
Jan 28, 2023
The family will not hold a public viewing or visitation. Funeral services for Mr. Edwards will be graveside on Friday, February 3, 2023 at 11 am at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Frank Edwards, Jr. (76), retired public school teacher and widow of Rebecca Jones Edwards, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023. Frank was born to Frank Edwards, Sr. and...
Hannah Drakeford Stevens
Jan 27, 2023
Hannah Curlena Stevens was born on May 9, 1938 to Jason and Nannie (Jackson) Drakeford. When her sister was born two years later, she went to live with her grandparents Joe and Marie Jackson who raised her into adulthood. She initially enrolled in the Camden public school system before being transferred to Mather Academy Methodist School for African Americans in...
Vernon A Aiken
Jan 25, 2023
DEACON VERNON A. AIKEN was the son of the late Fred and Clementine James. Vernon was born on February 22, 1933 in Islandton, South Carolina. Vernon entered into eternal rest on January 25, 2023 at the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Warriors Walk) in Columbia, South Carolina. Deacon Aiken attended public schools in Brooklyn, New...
Mrs. Willie Richardson
Jan 25, 2023
Willie Bell Peay Richardson entered into eternal life on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in Salem, Oregon. Born on December 20, 1948 in Camden, South Carolina to Willie Peay and Minnie Bell Wright Peay Long, she gave her life to Christ at an early age and attended Macedonia Baptist Church in Camden (Westville), South Carolina. As an adult, she also attended...
Ellen Johnson
Jan 17, 2023
Ellen Johnson, 68, was born on April 3, 1954 and passed away on January 17, 2023. Ms. Johnson was born in Camden and was the daughter of the late Willie B. Johnson and Helena Drakeford Johnson. She was one of eight siblings and a mother of two sons, Calvin Johnson and David .C Johnson. She had been employed at Kershaw...
Clifton Harryton Anderson
Jan 16, 2023
Clifton H. Anderson, 85, of Camden, South Carolina entered into rest on January 16, 2023. Public viewing will take place at Collins Funeral Home from 3 pm until 6 pm on Friday, January 27, 2023. Funeral services will take place at 11 am on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Camden First United Methodist Church with interment to follow in Cedars...
Julia Ballard
Jan 9, 2023
Julia Ballard was born on October 27, 1937, in Boykin, South Carolina to the late Priscilla English Carter and the late Ned Carter. She entered into rest on January 9, 2023, in Camden, South Carolina. Julia was educated in the Kershaw County public school system. She married the late John Daniel Ballard. During her working years, Julia was a cook...
Ned Lyles
Dec 29, 2022
Ned Allen Lyles was born on March 19, 1951, in Camden, SC. He was the son of the late Theodore Motley and the late Josephine Lyles Hills. He departed this earthly life on Thursday, December 29, 2022, in Lugoff, SC. Ned received his education through the Kershaw County school district and graduated from Jackson High School in Camden, SC. Ned...
Emma Jean Robinson
Dec 27, 2022
Emma Jean Robinson, 89, was born on November 9, 1933, in Camden, South Carolina to the late William Carter and Eliza Patterson Carter. She departed this life on December 27, 2022, at MUSC Kershaw Health Medical Center. Emma was married to the late Isaac Robinson who was the love of her life, for 51 years. She was educated at the...
Albert "Dolemite" Jones
Dec 21, 2022
Albert Jones, known by his friends as "Dolemite", was the youngest child of the late Mr. James Jones and Mrs. Louise Jones. He was born in Camden, South Carolina on December 27, 1955. Albert was called to his heavenly home on December 21, 2022. He attended Kershaw County Public Schools and he drove school bus for the "head Start" children....
Lindsey Ann Beamer
Dec 20, 2022
Lindsey Beamer, 43, of Camden, SC entered into rest on December 20, 2022. Services will be private.
Shirley Harpe
Dec 6, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Harpe, 86, retired educator, will be held at 11 AM on Monday, December 12, 2022 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Greenhaven Memorial Garden in Elgin, SC. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Mt. Moriah Soup Kitchen. Following Mrs. Harpe’s wishes, there will not be a public...
Rebecca J. Edwards
Dec 2, 2022
Mrs. Rebecca J. Edwards, 72, retired Associate Probate Judge and wife of Frank Edwards, Jr, entered into eternal rest on Friday, December 2, 2022. The family will receive friends at Collins Funeral Home, Inc from 5 PM until 7 PM on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 1659 Kershaw Hwy, Camden,...
Roger “Rodney” Fletcher, Jr
Nov 21, 2022
MR. ROGER “RODNEY” A. FLETCHER,JR. affectionately known as “Rodney”, loving son of Roger and Marian Fletcher, Sr., was born on May 5, 1983 at Richland Memorial Hospital (now Prisma Health Richland) in Columbia, South Carolina. Rodney was second of two children, one boy and one girl. Rodney attended Camden High School, graduating in 2001. He continued his education at Central...
Doris Cooke
Nov 14, 2022
Funeral services for Doris A. Cooke will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Camden First United Methodist Church. There will be no public viewing. Interment will follow in Cedars cemetery.
Frank Edwards, Jr
Jan 28, 2023
The family will not hold a public viewing or visitation. Funeral services for Mr. Edwards will be graveside on Friday, February 3, 2023 at 11 am at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Frank Edwards, Jr. (76), retired public school teacher and widow of Rebecca Jones Edwards, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023. Frank was born to Frank Edwards, Sr. and...
Hannah Drakeford Stevens
Jan 27, 2023
Hannah Curlena Stevens was born on May 9, 1938 to Jason and Nannie (Jackson) Drakeford. When her sister was born two years later, she went to live with her grandparents Joe and Marie Jackson who raised her into adulthood. She initially enrolled in the Camden public school system before being transferred to Mather Academy Methodist School for African Americans in...
Vernon A Aiken
Jan 25, 2023
DEACON VERNON A. AIKEN was the son of the late Fred and Clementine James. Vernon was born on February 22, 1933 in Islandton, South Carolina. Vernon entered into eternal rest on January 25, 2023 at the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Warriors Walk) in Columbia, South Carolina. Deacon Aiken attended public schools in Brooklyn, New...
Mrs. Willie Richardson
Jan 25, 2023
Willie Bell Peay Richardson entered into eternal life on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in Salem, Oregon. Born on December 20, 1948 in Camden, South Carolina to Willie Peay and Minnie Bell Wright Peay Long, she gave her life to Christ at an early age and attended Macedonia Baptist Church in Camden (Westville), South Carolina. As an adult, she also attended...
Ellen Johnson
Jan 17, 2023
Ellen Johnson, 68, was born on April 3, 1954 and passed away on January 17, 2023. Ms. Johnson was born in Camden and was the daughter of the late Willie B. Johnson and Helena Drakeford Johnson. She was one of eight siblings and a mother of two sons, Calvin Johnson and David .C Johnson. She had been employed at Kershaw...
Clifton Harryton Anderson
Jan 16, 2023
Clifton H. Anderson, 85, of Camden, South Carolina entered into rest on January 16, 2023. Public viewing will take place at Collins Funeral Home from 3 pm until 6 pm on Friday, January 27, 2023. Funeral services will take place at 11 am on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Camden First United Methodist Church with interment to follow in Cedars...
Julia Ballard
Jan 9, 2023
Julia Ballard was born on October 27, 1937, in Boykin, South Carolina to the late Priscilla English Carter and the late Ned Carter. She entered into rest on January 9, 2023, in Camden, South Carolina. Julia was educated in the Kershaw County public school system. She married the late John Daniel Ballard. During her working years, Julia was a cook...
Ned Lyles
Dec 29, 2022
Ned Allen Lyles was born on March 19, 1951, in Camden, SC. He was the son of the late Theodore Motley and the late Josephine Lyles Hills. He departed this earthly life on Thursday, December 29, 2022, in Lugoff, SC. Ned received his education through the Kershaw County school district and graduated from Jackson High School in Camden, SC. Ned...
Emma Jean Robinson
Dec 27, 2022
Emma Jean Robinson, 89, was born on November 9, 1933, in Camden, South Carolina to the late William Carter and Eliza Patterson Carter. She departed this life on December 27, 2022, at MUSC Kershaw Health Medical Center. Emma was married to the late Isaac Robinson who was the love of her life, for 51 years. She was educated at the...
Albert "Dolemite" Jones
Dec 21, 2022
Albert Jones, known by his friends as "Dolemite", was the youngest child of the late Mr. James Jones and Mrs. Louise Jones. He was born in Camden, South Carolina on December 27, 1955. Albert was called to his heavenly home on December 21, 2022. He attended Kershaw County Public Schools and he drove school bus for the "head Start" children....
Lindsey Ann Beamer
Dec 20, 2022
Lindsey Beamer, 43, of Camden, SC entered into rest on December 20, 2022. Services will be private.
Shirley Harpe
Dec 6, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Harpe, 86, retired educator, will be held at 11 AM on Monday, December 12, 2022 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Greenhaven Memorial Garden in Elgin, SC. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Mt. Moriah Soup Kitchen. Following Mrs. Harpe’s wishes, there will not be a public...
Rebecca J. Edwards
Dec 2, 2022
Mrs. Rebecca J. Edwards, 72, retired Associate Probate Judge and wife of Frank Edwards, Jr, entered into eternal rest on Friday, December 2, 2022. The family will receive friends at Collins Funeral Home, Inc from 5 PM until 7 PM on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 1659 Kershaw Hwy, Camden,...
Roger “Rodney” Fletcher, Jr
Nov 21, 2022
MR. ROGER “RODNEY” A. FLETCHER,JR. affectionately known as “Rodney”, loving son of Roger and Marian Fletcher, Sr., was born on May 5, 1983 at Richland Memorial Hospital (now Prisma Health Richland) in Columbia, South Carolina. Rodney was second of two children, one boy and one girl. Rodney attended Camden High School, graduating in 2001. He continued his education at Central...
Doris Cooke
Nov 14, 2022
Funeral services for Doris A. Cooke will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Camden First United Methodist Church. There will be no public viewing. Interment will follow in Cedars cemetery.
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