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Jennifer T. Fanning
Sep 17, 2014
NEESES - Jennifer Ann Tidwell Fanning, of Neeses, wife of Hank D. Fanning, passed away at Northside Hospital in Atlanta Sept. 17, 2014 after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014 at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Rev. Ed Stiltz officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior the service. Jennifer...
Kim Birt
Sep 14, 2014
SANTEE - Kim Birt, 52, of Santee, husband of Carol Tobias Birt, died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at his home. A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Wednesday at Santee Bible Baptist Church, 9750 Old Number Six Hwy., Santee with Rev. Gene Ball officiating. The family will receive friends after the service. Kim was born in Barnwell, a son of...
Claude Smith
Sep 10, 2014
RIDGEVILLE - Henry Claude Smith, 85, of the Sandridge Community, husband of Jean Rudd Smith, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at his home. All services will be private. Claude was born in Eutawville, a son of the late John Capers Smith and Bower Russell Smith. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and retired as shop foreman at...
Cherrie Smith
Sep 9, 2014
EUTAWVILLE - Mrs. Cherrie Lee Watkins Smith, 96, of Eutawville, died Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in a North Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Eutawville United Methodist Church with Rev. Billy Lewis officiating. Burial will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be William Watkins, Matt Watkins, Ben Watkins, Roger Risher, Sammie Storie, Roger Adkins, and...
John Harkins
Sep 7, 2014
RIDGEVILLE - John Henry Harkins, 70, of the Sandridge Community, husband of Linda Singletary Harkins, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 in a North Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Sandridge First Baptist Church, 4677 State Road, Ridgeville. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Avinger Funeral Home...
Dr. William O. Wilson, Jr
Sep 7, 2014
HOLLY HILL - Dr. William "Billy" O. Wilson, Jr., 86, of Holly Hill, husband of Georgia Peacock Wilson, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at his home. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Holly Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Cooper Stonestreet officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 this Monday at Avinger Funeral Home. A native of...
Rick Clark
Sep 7, 2014
VANCE - Richard "Rick" Edward Clark, 60, of Vance, died Sunday at his home. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Fellowship of Praise in Santee with Pastors Ronnie Spires and Todd Hodge officiating. Burial will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. Rick was born in Greenville County, a son of Shirley Martin Clark and the late James Clark....
Kathleen Martin Padgett
Sep 6, 2014
BAMBERG - Mrs. Kathleen "Kitty" Martin Padgett, 95, of Bamberg, widow of Dr. Jack Pershing Padgett, Sr., died Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Allendale Co. hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Bamberg with Revs. Robert and Carol Cannon officiating. Burial will follow in the Bamberg County Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 4...
Hurchel Shuler Clark
Aug 25, 2014
HOLLY HILL - Mrs. Hurchel Shuler Clark, 99, of Holly Hill, widow of John David Clark, died Monday, August 25, 2014 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, Holly Hill, with Rev. Marshall Locke, Rev. Earl Behr, and Rev. Bob Lee officiating. Burial will immediately follow in Corinth Baptist...
Donnie R. Horrell
Aug 24, 2014
EUTAWVILLE - Donnie Ray Horrell, 70, of Eutawville, husband of Alberta Horrell, died Sunday, August 24, 2014 at his home. A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Avinger Funeral Home Chapel, Holly Hill, with Rev. Mickey White officiating. Donnie was born in Pender County, NC, a son of the late Raymond Morris Horrell, Sr. and Eloise Tedder Horrell....
Opal R. Jackson
Aug 19, 2014
HOLLY HILL - Mrs. Opal Reed Jackson, 84, of Holly Hill, widow of Alver "Pete" Jackson, died Tuesday at her home. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Target United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Stiltz and Rev. Wayne Mobley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends after the service in the church...
Hurley Martin
Aug 8, 2014
HOLLY HILL - William Hurley Martin, 80, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 following an extended illness. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Avinger Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marshall Locke and Rev. Earl Behr officiating. Burial will follow in the Island Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home,...
Gerald L. Chubb
Aug 1, 2014
HOLLY HILL - Gerald Lee Chubb, 62, of Holly Hill, died Friday, August 1, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at First Pentecostal Holiness Church, Holly Hill, with Pastor Todd Hodge and Pastor Dwight Brazzell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Travis Chubb, Kris Risher, Donald Robinson, Eric Robinson, Brian...
Barry P. Yon
Jul 31, 2014
CHARLESTON - Barry Pinckney Yon, 64, of Charleston, died Thursday, July 31, 2014 in a Charleston hospital. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Pinecrest Baptist Church with Rev. Al Smith officiating. Burial will be private in Riverview Memorial Park. Barry was born in Charleston, a son of the late Joel Cecil Yon and Claudia...
Anna Lea Dantzler
Jul 20, 2014
ELLOREE - Mrs. Anna Lea Dantzler, 91, of Elloree, widow of Lawrence C. "Plunder" Dantzler, died Sunday, July 20, 2014 Heartland of West Ashley in Charleston. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Holly Hill, with Rev. Marshall Locke and Rev. Earl Behr officiating. Burial will follow in the Dantzler-Smith Cemetery, Elloree. Mrs. Dantzler was born...
Fran M. Rast
Jul 19, 2014
EUTAWVILLE - Frances "Fran" Murray Rast, 56, of Eutawville, wife of L. Carson Rast, Jr., died Saturday, July 19, 2014 in a Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Eutawville United Methodist Church with Rev. Billy Lewis and Rev. Peter Belec officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Hill Cemetery. Fran was born in Charleston, a...
George B. Steelmon
Jul 9, 2014
Holly Hill, SC - George B. Steelmon, age 88, of Holly Hill, SC, went to be with his Lord and Savior at home on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Born May 8, 1926, he was the son of the late George O'Dell and the late Jaime Vernell Steelmon of Columbus, Ga. George served in the United States Navy as a WWII...
Mike Pace
Jul 6, 2014
Michael Alton Pace, 64 of Holly Hill, husband of Cindy Pace, died Sunday, July 6, 2014, at his home after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at Avinger Funeral Home, with Pastor Todd Hodge officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mike, as he was known, was a son...
Berley E. Dantzler
Jul 4, 2014
HOLLY HILL - Lt. Berley Edgar Dantzler, SCHP Ret., 74, of Holly Hill, husband of Annette Merritt Dantzler, died Friday, July 4, 2014 at his home after an extended illness. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Providence United Methodist Church with Rev. Terry Martin and Rev. Wayne Manning officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Lt. Dantzler...
Bill Avey
Jul 1, 2014
EUTAWVILLE - William "Bill" Richard Avey, 84, of Eutawville, widow of Phylliss Lemke Avey, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Magnolias of Santee. A memorial visitation will be 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 7, 2014 at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill. Bill was born in Tonkawa, Okla., a son of the late William C. Avey and Mary Evalaina...