Jerry L Hartley Funeral Home

03/09/2026

PLEASE READ ITS LONG BUT READ.

I, JERRY HARTLEY WAS NOT BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON. I HAVE ALWAYS WORKED HARD SINCE THE AGE OF 12 FROM CUTTING GRASS FOR 20 PLUS FAMILIES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, PULLING THE RED FLYER WAGON PICKING UP DRINK BOTTLES IN EXCHANGE FOR RETURN MONEY, WORKING AT A 1 MAN GROCERY STORE I WAS HIS HELPER MR LOUIE CAUTHEN CAUTHENS GROCERY, SO YES WORK HAS BEEN MY PATH AND ALWAYS WILL BE. MY FEE FOR A SMALL YARD WAS $1.25 TO $2.00 AND UP, NEVER MORE THAN $ 5.00 BUT I ALWAYS HAD A LITTLE MONEY WHEN THE OTHER BOYS DID NOT. WE HAD DISCIPLINE IN OUR HOME AND MANNERS TO OUR ELDERS AND NOTHING BUT THE VERY BEST CHILDHOOD.

I ALWAYS HAD A GOAL TO ACHIEVE NO MATTER HOW HARD IT WAS. AFTER LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, VIETNAM, AND STUDIED AT GUPTON JONES COLLEGE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE IN 1974 AND BECAME A LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTOR, AND EMBALMER. I WAS LICENSED BY THE STATE OF S.C. AND OUR NATIONAL BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE TO PRACTICE ANYWHERE IN OUR GREAT COUNTRY

AT MY FUNERAL HOME YOU HAVE A VARIETY OF MERCHANDISE AS OTHERS DO, BUT I WILL HELP GUIDE YOU WHEN THERE IS LIMITED INSURANCE, AND FUNDS.

WHEN THIS OCCURS LISTEN TO YOUR FUNERAL DIRECTOR FOR MOST IN OUR PROFESSION CARE ABOUT THE WELFARE, AND WELL BEING OF OUR FELLOW MAN, LISTEN AND DONT OVER-SPEND FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU DO NOT NEED IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO SO. LET THE SERVICE FOR YOUR LOVED THAT YOU CHOOSE SPEAK FOR ITSELF.

DO NOT PLACE A BURDEN ON YOURSELF OR ANYONE ELSE BY OVER-SPENDING, AND LET THE PROFESSIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR GUIDE YOU IN A DIRECTION THAT MAY LEAD YOU MANY THINGS THAT YOU DONT NEED LIKE EXPENSIVE STATIONARY AND REGISTER BOOKS, OMIT VISITATION AT FUNERAL HOME AND DO AFTER FUNERAL AT GRAVESIDE, LEAVE FAMILY CAR OFF, DO NOT PAY FOR ANYTHING THAT YOU DO NOT WANT OR NEED.

I HAVE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS A LONG TIME, MOST PEOPLE ARE GENUINE AND WANT THE BEST FOR THEIR LOVED ONE, BUT DO NOT BLAME YOURSELF IF IT DONT HAPPEN. I BELIEVE IN RESPECT, EXPERIENCE, KINDNESS, DIGNITY, PROFESSIONALISM TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL, MANNERS, AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY TO THOSE LESS FORTUNATE WHEN YOU CAN.

AS A PROFESSIONAL I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY WITH YOUR CHOICE FUNERAL, FUNERAL HOME, AND FEEL GOOD, AND BET ON YOURSELF, AND YOU WILL FIND THAT YOU WILL COME OUT ON TOP MOST OF THE TIME.

I AM JERRY HARTLEY IF I CAN ASSIST ANYONE NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, NIGHT OR DAY I WILL HELP YOU WITH QUALITY MERCHANDISE THAT WILL MAKE YOU PROUD. THATS THE FEELING I WANT TO LEAVE WITH YOU KNOWING THAT YOU DID YOUR BEST, AND IF ITS YOUR BEST ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ANYONE ELSE.

JUST DONT FORGET WHERE YOU CAME FROM, BE KIND AND HUMBLE, AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT SPOON YOU HAD “WOOD, “PLASTIC, “SILVER, OR “GOLD.
I ALWAYS SAID MINE WAS
WOOD” FOR THE LITTLE CUP OF ICE CREAM CAME WITH A WOODEN SPOON.

WE ARE ALL MADE BY GOD WHO GAVE US OPPORTUNITIES AND GRACE IN LIFE TO ACHIEVE, AND IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY “WHY NOT”

I ANSWER MY PHONE 📞 24/7
#1-803-285-8000 AND I WILL HELP AND GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE GRIEF PROCESS. JUST BET ON YOURSELF, I TRUST ME, AND SO SHOULD YOU ::JERRY

03/08/2026

Please Pray For Rodger Knight family.

GREAT FALLS, S. C. Mr Rodger Knight died Sunday March 8, 2026 at his home. Mr Knight was employed by Pilot Life and Liberty Life Insurance company for many years. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Great Falls, S. C. Funeral Arrangements are Incomplete and will be Directed by Jerry Hartley Funeral Home 684 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster, S. C. 29720 Funeral Home phone 📞 # 803-285-8000

03/08/2026

Please Pray for the Pope Family

KERSHAW, S.C. Mrs. Katherine E. “Boots” Pope. The Graveside Funeral Service will be Tuesday March 17, 2026 at Kershaw City Cemetery by Rev. Donald Tillman, burial will follow..

03/07/2026

Please be in prayer for the Faulker family.

View William Edwin Faulkner's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

03/06/2026

“”””PLEASE, THIS IS LONG BUT WORTH THE READING I WANT PEOPLE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND.””””

THE BELOW IS A LETTER OF TRANSFER WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ALREADY MADE WITH ONE FUNERAL HOME AND WISH TO TRANSFER OR SWITCH TO ANOTHER FUNERAL HOME.

THE LANCASTER FUNERAL HOME IS NOW SOLD TO THE HERITAGE GROUP, A CONGLOMERATE CHAIN OF 130 PLUS FUNERAL HOMES, AND THE CAUTHEN FAMILY NO LONGER OWNS SINCE THE 1940’S. MR ROGER CAUTHEN SERVED EVERYONE WELL, AND TRULY WAS A SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN.

THE NEW OWNERS WHICH IS HERIGAGE FUNERAL GROUP MADE UP OF 130 FUNERAL HOME NOW MAKES DECISIONS.

YOUR MONEY WILL LEAVE OUR HOME TOWN OF LANCASTER AND HELP SUPPORT THE HERITAGE GROUP OF (130) FUNERAL HOMES ALL OVER OUR COUNTRY.

THIS LETTER ALONG WITH YOUR SIGNATURE WILL RELEASE ALL OF YOUR FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS TO JERRY HARTLEY FUNERAL HOME 684 HUBBARD DR. LANCASTER, SC PHONE # 803-285-8000.

JUST COME BY JERRY HARTLEY FUNERAL HOME 684 HUBBARD DRIVE LANCASTER, S.C. 29720, RECEIVE THEN SIGN AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO BY THE OLD LANCASTER FUNERAL HOME FOR THEY DID KEEP THEIR NAME, AND YOUR PRE-PAID FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

THEY WILL SEND EVERYTHING IN YOUR FILE TO US, AND WE WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT AT YOUR TIME OF DEATH. I WILL CONTACT THE FAMILY SET UP A TIME TO VERIFY ALL INFORMATION IS CORRECT.

THIS PAPER WORK IS GOVERNED AND ENFORCED BY THE S.C. DEPT OF CONSUMERS AFFAIRS, AND S.C. STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE IN COLUMBIA, SC.

WE ARE REQUIRED TO SEND TO BOTH PARTIES AND WE ARE AUDITED ONCE A YEAR TO MAKE SURE YOUR MONEY IS STILL THERE.

I JERRY HARTLEY WILL ALSO GIVE BACK TO YOU OR ESTATE
$ 500.00 FOR YOUR EFFORT TO GET YOUR ARRANGEMENTS IN GOOD HANDS AT JERRY HARTLEY FUNERAL HOME 684 HUBBARD DR. LANCASTER, S. C. 29720 PHONE 📞 # IS 803-285-8000.

WE ARE LICENSED, INSURED, AND BONDED, THAT MONEY IS PUT ASIDE AND STILL YOURS AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANYTHING BUT YOUR FUNERAL AT TIME OF DEATH.

THE FUNDED COMPANY UPON RECEIPT OF LETTER OF PERFORMANCE AND DEATH CERTIFICATE WILL SEND US A CHECK FOR YOUR FUNERAL THANK YOU FOR READING. TAKE THE TIME AND CONSIDER. REGARDS, JERRY HARTLEY COUNTS IT A SPECIAL PRIVILEGE TO SERVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AS I HAVE FOR YEARS. REGARDS, JERRY

03/06/2026

03/03/2026

TODAY MARCH 3, 2026 MARKS THE “”11TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY” OF JERRY HARTLEY FUNERAL HOME 684 HUBBARD DRIVE LANCASTER, S.C. PHONE 📞 803-285-8000. THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR LOVE, AND SUPPORT. TIME JUST KEEPS FLYING BY..

03/01/2026

WHEN TOU MAKE A DECISION AT A VERY YOUNG AGE OF 9 TO BECOME EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED TO BECOME AS AN ADULT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

REGARDLESS OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE COME ALONE IN MY LIFE I NEVER LET IT KEEP FROM REACHING MY AMBITION, AND GOAL EVEN TODAY, I REMAIN ON SOLID GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE BUMPS IN THE ROAD , AND WILL ALWAYS GIVE CREDIT TO MY FAMILY, AND OUR CLIENTELE WHO SUPPORTS US ALL OVER OUR COUNTY, AND WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

CALL US IN YOUR TIME OF NEED AT 803-285-8000 JERRY WILL ANSWER THE PHONE…

02/27/2026

WHEN YOU CARE TO HAVE THE VERY BEST IN EVERYTHING IT DOES NOT COST YOU A FORTUNE TO SUCCED. CALL JERRY HARTLEY OR LYNDA WILLIAMS FOR YOUR PRE-PAID PLANNING INFORMATION OR CALL US AT THE TIME OF DEATH.

I KNOW OVER THE LAST 35 YEARS IN LANCASTER, S.C. I HAVE BURIED THOUSANDS OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS, CALL 803-285-8000 WHEN THE NEED ARISES AGAIN. I SAY NOTHING BUT THE BEST AT A VERY REASONABLE COST. NOT ONLY WILL YOU SAVE MONEY YOU WILL RECEIVE RESPECT, DIGNITY, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT ARE UNMATCHED, AND A WELL TRAINED STAFF OF PEOPLE WHO TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS FAMILY NEEDS AND WISHES ARE BEFORE EACH SERVICE, AND DO IT. ITS SO IMPORTANT TO US, AND OUR FAMILY.
JERRY

02/26/2026

Please be in prayer for the Williams family

View Frances Dorman Williams's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

02/26/2026

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER PLEASE BE WITH EVERY FAMILY THAT HAS HAD A DEATH IN THEIR FAMILY THIS YEAR. MAY ALL OF YOU RECEIVE STRENGTH AND COMFORT IN THE DAYS AHEAD. AMEN::JERRY