Longtime Allendale Guitarist Raymond Haskell Fail Dies at 75

Raymond Haskell Fail, a longtime guitarist and musician known across the Olar and Allendale area, died on Feb. 10, 2026, according to an official obituary posted by Keith Smith Funeral Service. The funeral-home record lists his birth date as Sept. 7, 1950, which makes him 75 at the time of his death based on those dates.

Keith Smith Funeral Service presents the entry as "Official Obituary of Raymond Haskell Fail" and shows the full date line "September 7, 1950 - February 10, 2026." The funeral home’s page includes a dedicated obituary section titled "Raymond Haskell Fail Obituary" and offers an online Tribute Wall for memories and event updates related to Mr. Fail.

The People Sentinel published a community obituary and service notice on Feb. 16, 2026, memorializing Mr. Fail and summarizing his musical career and community involvement in the Olar and Allendale area. The People Sentinel notice serves as the local community’s public acknowledgment of his passing and the role he played as a regional musician.

Keith Smith Funeral Service lists contact details for inquiries and arrangements at Phone: (803) 584-2492 and gives its address as 128 Water Street, Allendale, SC 29810. The funeral-home page’s online features include "Tribute Notifications TM" and buttons labeled "Allow" and "Don't Allow" so visitors can stay up-to-date on event information and memories posted to Raymond Haskell Fail’s Tribute Wall.

The funeral-home page also contains site legal and privacy text, including the phrase "Last updated: April 20, 2023" and language that describes the personal information the site collects and how it is used. That privacy text references transfers from the European Union to Canada under European Union Commission Decision 2002/2/EC, reflecting standard site legal language present on the page.

Neither the Keith Smith Funeral Service entry nor the People Sentinel notice provided specific service times, names of survivors, or a cause of death in the notices published. For additional details about services, a full biography, or family contacts, call Keith Smith Funeral Service at (803) 584-2492 or refer to the People Sentinel community obituary published Feb. 16, 2026.