Bob Burroughs

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Bob T. Burroughs, 79, of Columbia, will be held at the Grand Canyon at a later date. Born in Winter Haven, Florida, he was the son of the late Robert Burroughs and Julia Clark Gates. Mr. Burroughs served in the United States Navy during the Korean War and was a retired residential contractor. He was an avid outdoorsman; hunter, fisherman and archer.

William Alexander Clark Miller

Services for William Alexander Clark Miller, Jr. 94 will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. Dr. Miller died Sunday, March 6, 2011. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late William A. C. Miller Sr. and Pearl Andrews Miller. Dr. Miller was the widower of the late Florence Sparling Miller. The family suggests that memorials be made in Dr. Miller's memory to a University of Michigan Scholarship ...

Graham elected to Goodwill board

Camden Mayor Jeffrey Graham was recently elected as one of three new members to the Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina board of directors. Elected with Graham were Melanie Cox, vice president of information services and technology at Tire Centers LLC, and Jim Dyeling, president of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina.

A child’s safety comes first

Dear Annie: When I was 5, my mother married an abusive man. He talked down to us and often resorted to slapping and name calling. On at least three occasions, he was physically abusive -- punching, throwing and beating us. On the other hand, he adopted us and often did nice things, too.

James Edward Hicks Sr.

A memorial service for James Edward Hicks Sr, will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mr. Hicks' memory to the COPD Foundation at www.copdfoundation.org.

Johnny Caldwell

Mr. Johnny Caldwell, 82, of 141 Fatback Road, Dalzell, SC, passed Saturday, March 5, 2011. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Haile's Funeral Home.

Miss Lowe, Mr. Wolfe plan summer wedding

Ms. Sandra A. Lowe announces the engagement of her daughter, Aidan Kate Lowe of Camden, to First Lieutenant (U.S. Army) Casey Randon Wolfe, of Tribune, Kansas. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Randy and Carrie Wolfe of Marienthal, Kansas.

Darlington downs Bulldogs in eight, 8-7

If you are going to lose to a conference rival, it's better to come up short in a game which does not count in the league standings.

Talking bots

Jackson School hosted its first IGA Lego Invitational Feb. 19. More than 10 teams from across the state attended the tournament, where students collaborated with each other on robot designs and programming skills and participated in the Body Forward robot challenge. The Terminators from Greenville Tech High School won third place; RoboEagles from Moore Intermediate School placed in second; and Mind, Boty and Spirit from Doby's Mill Elementary School won first place. ...

Fletcher has long service with Army

Lt. Col. Antonio M. Fletcher, a Camden High School graduate, has served in the United State Army for two decades, and has numerous deployments to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom.

School menus -- March 7-11, 2011

The following are menus for Kershaw County schools for the week of March 7-11:

Camden student wins second runner-up in Ms. FMU pageant

Camden High School graduate Delia Davis was named second runner-up in the Ms. Francis Marion University pageant Feb. 21.

Ansley pitches, hits Dogs to opening night win

Having taken their lumps against the likes of 4A baseball powers Sumter and Spring Valley in scrimmages, Camden did some dealing of its own on Tuesday.

Robert Ariail -- March 4, 2011

Frank Buckles

The nation marked a milestone earlier this week when Frank Buckles of West Virginia, the last surviving U.S. World War I veteran, died at the age of 110. Buckles passed away peacefully, according to his daughter, and remained until the end somewhat bemused by his singular status as last survivor.

Ernie Mills

Mr. Ernie Mills, 67, of 30 Black River Road, Camden, S.C., passed on Friday, May 17, 2013. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date by Haile's Funeral Home.

Edward M. Pratt

Edward M. Pratt, 80, of Kershaw County, died Thursday, May 16, 2013. Plans are incomplete and will be announced by Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel.

Luvenia Sowell

Funeral services for Luvenia Sowell, 88, of 402 Calvert Drive in Bethune will be held Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 1 p.m. at Catoe's Chapel Church of God in Christ in Bethune with burial in the Sandy Level Baptist cemetery. Collins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Johnny Eugene Stover, Sr.

Mr. Johnny Eugene Stover, Sr., 69, of 1300 Campbell St., Palmer Place Apartments, Apt. 17, Camden, died Saturday. Family and friends may call at 708 Walnut St., Camden. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Brown's Funeral Home, Camden, who is serving the Stover Family.

Raymond Johnson

Mr. Raymond "Brother" Johnson, 53, of 1811 Gordon Street, Camden, SC, passed on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Camden First United Methodist Church. The burial will take place at Cedar Cemetery in Camden.

Carnell Adamson, Sr.

Carnell Adamson, Sr., 88, of 1204 Gordon St. in Camden died Friday, May 18, 2013. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Collins Funeral Home chapel. Plans will be announced by Collins Funeral Home.

Mary Frances Brown

Funeral service for Mary Frances Dowey Brown, 85, will be held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Pine Grove Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Doug Whitfield and the Rev. Todd Horton will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Pine Grove Baptist Church Puppet Ministry or KershawHealth Hospice.

Charles Wills DuBose

Charles Wills DuBose, 77, of Camden died Sunday, May 19, 2013. Funeral arrangement will be announced by Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel.

Not such strange bedfellows

WASHINGTON -- Breaking news: Conservative organizations suddenly have found common cause with one of their favorite objects of contempt -- the benighted Mainstream Media.

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Ward Baker wed

Pamela Collins Gibson of Columbia, S.C. and Kevin Ward Baker of Lugoff, S.C. were married May 18, 2013 at Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church in Camden, S.C. The 4 p.m. ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. James C. Adams. A reception immediately followed at Aberdeen.

Former Camdenite wins ‘Best In Show’

Former Camdenite Manda McKay's painting "Love You To Death" won "Best In Show" at Southworks 2013. The Oconee County Arts Foundation (OCAF) hosted the opening reception April 12 in Watkinsville, Georgia. McKay grew up in Camden and graduated from Camden High School.

May at the Library

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Wife unsure of what to do about husband’s dementia

Dear Annie: I've been married to "Ned" for 25 years, and each year it seems to get worse. When we married, he told me I could do whatever I wanted with the house, but he never said I'd be the one paying.

Seniors reflect

I meet with a lot of groups and committees over the course of the year, and I think it's important for me to do so. One of my favorite groups is Student Cabinet, which is comprised of student government leaders from each of our high schools. We meet four times a year over lunch. What I love and value about students is that they don't hesitate to tell you what's ...

A matter of conscience:

In 1929, my family moved from Chesterfield County to a farm adjoining the farm of Donald Holland's parents in the Cassatt community. I was a year old at the time but before many years passed, Donald and I established a friendship lasting until Donald's passing in 2003.