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Jesse Milton Smith
Dec 3, 2016
EUTAWVILLE - Jessie Milton Smith, 88, of Eutawville, first married to the late Arlene S. Smith, and the widower of Maedell B. Smith, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at AVINGER FUNERAL HOME in Holly Hill. Burial, with military honors, will follow in Plantation Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from...
Jane Wiggins Driggers
Nov 23, 2016
HOLLY HILL - Janie Peagler Wiggins Driggers, 84, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Hospice Center of Charleston in Mt. Pleasant. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Sandridge First Baptist Church with Rev. Owen Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church before the service from 1 to...
Arlen Wayne Rohl
Nov 20, 2016
EUTAWVILLE - Arlen Wayne Rohl, 78, of Eutawville, widower of the late Arlene Smith Rohl, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 in a Manning nursing home. A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Manning with Rev. John Beane officiating. Burial, with military honors, will be 12 noon Friday in Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville,...
Leerie Thomas
Nov 20, 2016
SANTEE - Leerie Chesnutt Thomas, 97, of Santee, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at her daughter's home in Santee. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Free Will Baptist Church with Pastor Pete Minor officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will be 11...
Helen Jean Latulippe
Nov 20, 2016
SANTEE - Helen Jean Latulippe, 78, of Santee, wife of Joseph Latulippe, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 in a Charleston hospital. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the Historic Church of the Epiphany in Eutawville with Rev. Tom Hendrickson officiating. Burial will follow in the churchyard. Mrs. Latulippe was born in Iowa City,...
Georgianna Gibbons
Nov 13, 2016
EUTAWVILLE - Georgianna Parsons Gibbons, 86, of Eutawville, widow of Bennie C. Gibbons, passed away Surviving are a niece, Christine Murrelle of Lake City; a nephew, Wayne (Debbie) Gibbons of Summerville; several additional nieces and nephews; and her beloved dog, Doodles.Sunday, November 13, 2016 McLeod Hospice House in Florence. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Avinger Funeral Home...
Ronald Jerome Heatley
Nov 12, 2016
SANTEE - Ronald Jerome Heatley, 56, of Santee, widower of Celestia Inabinet Heatley, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 at his home after a brief illness. Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at the graveside in Jerusalem United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Barry Allen officiating Ronald was born in Orangeburg, a son of Nancy Spires Heatley and...
Connie Mack Drum
Nov 10, 2016
EUTAWVILLE - Connie Mack Drum, 86, of Eutawville, husband of Dorcas Koontz Drum, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday in the Holly Hill Cemetery with Rev. Cooper Stonestreet officiating. Mack was born in Hickory, NC, a son of the late Quince Drum and Rose Houston...
Dalton Lynn Connor
Nov 7, 2016
SUMMERTON - Dalton "DC" Lynn Connor, 67, of Summerton, husband of Joann Veno Connor, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 at their home. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Friday at Sandridge First Baptist Church with Rev. Owen Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:45 until 2:45 before...
Julia Williams
Nov 1, 2016
EUTAWVILLE - Julia Moorer Williams, 90,of Eutawville, wife of Watson "Watty" Williams, Jr., passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in a Columbia hospital. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Southern Methodist Church with Rev. John Courson and Rev. Barry Owens officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church before...
Betty Bilton
Oct 30, 2016
BEAUFORT - Betty Smith Bilton, 77, widow of William "Dan" Bilton, Sr., passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Rev. Legrand Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. The family will receive friends before the service beginning at 12 noon....
Reed Felder
Oct 26, 2016
HOLLY HILL - Powell Reed Felder II, 77, of Holly Hill, husband of Carole Rast Felder, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at his home. A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Corinth Baptist Church. There will be a reception in the fellowship hall after the service. The family will gladly receive friends other times at the home....
Janet Elaine Cummins
Oct 12, 2016
HARLEYVILLE - Janet Elaine Hoff Cummins, 75, of Harleyville, wife of Paul William "Bill" Cummins, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016 in a North Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Harleyville, with Rev. Terry Hiers officiating. Burial will follow in the Harleyville Cemetery. Born in New Windsor, MD, Jan was a daughter of...
Leon S. Martin
Oct 9, 2016
HOLLY HILL - Leon S. Martin, 73, of Holly Hill, widower of Betty Chance Martin, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Eutawville. Burial will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. Visitation will be at the CHURCH this Tuesday evening from 5 to 7...
Newell Bull
Oct 8, 2016
SANTEE - Mrs. Lola Newell Jeffords Bull, 91, of the Providence community, Santee, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Providence United Methodist Church with Rev. Terry L. Martin and Rev. Ken Hay officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jonathan Bull, James...
Helen Boone
Sep 30, 2016
HOLLY HILL - Helen Forsyth Boone, 95, of Holly Hill, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016 at The Oaks in Orangeburg. A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church, Holly Hill, with Rev. Marshall Locke officiating. Burial will be later in Maine. The family will receive friends in the sanctuary one hour prior the funeral...
Ronald Joseph Lucas
Sep 27, 2016
VANCE - Ronald J. Lucas, 74, husband of Jacklyn Lucas, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in a Columbia hospital. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, October 6, 2016 at The Historic Church of the Epiphany. Memorial Service 10/06/2016 11:00 Bethel United Methodist Church 1163 Beidler Forest Road Harleyville SC 29448
James Porter Bull
Sep 26, 2016
SANTEE - James Porter Bull, 90, of the Providence Community, husband of Newell Jeffords Bull, passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Providence United Methodist Church with Rev. Terry Martin and Rev. Ken Hay officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Shuler, Jonathan Bull, William...
Derrick "Junior" Risher, Jr.
Sep 23, 2016
HARLEYVILLE - Derrick "Junior" Jacob Risher, Jr., 69, of Harleyville, husband of Pansy Chubb Risher, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at his home where he wanted to be with family and friends. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Monday at Bethel United Methodist Church with Rev. Melvin Bell, Rev. Terry Hiers and Rev. Bob Lee officiating. Entombment, with Masonic...
Kathleen Elizabeth Preston
Sep 23, 2016
RIDGEVILLE - Kathleen Elizabeth Preston, 66, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 in a Charleston hospital. A graveside service will be 4 p.m. this Sunday afternoon in the Holly Hill Cemetery. Kathleen was a daughter of the late Donald and Alzina Preston and was retired from the SC Dept. of Corrections. She was preceded in death by a sister, Deborah...