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Paul Lakomski
Dec 9, 2014
VANCE - Paul Lakomski, 85, of Vance, husband of Mary Ellen Lakomski, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at his home. A memorial mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Santee with Rev. Samuel Oloyede officiating. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday evening at the church. Mr. Lakomski was born in New York...
Arlene Rohl
Dec 7, 2014
MANNING - Arlene Smith Rohl, 75, of Manning, wife of Arlen W. Rohl, died Sunday, December 7, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Wednesday at New Covenant Presbyterian Church with Rev. Marcus Van Vlake officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville, Ga. Arlene was born in Oglethorpe, Ga., a daughter...
Alvoid Pratt
Dec 6, 2014
EUTAWVILLE - Alvoid Pratt, 85, of Eutawville, husband of Vickie Jackson Pratt, died Saturday, December 6, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at AVINGER FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL with Rev. Jerry Lenon officiating. Burial will follow in the Scott Cemetery. Alvoid was born in Orangeburg County, a son of the late Jeff B. Kizer and Parnease...
Charles Allen Shuler
Dec 5, 2014
SANTEE - Funeral services for Charles Allen "Binder" Shuler, 69, of Santee, will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7th at Fellowship Baptist Church, Elloree, with Rev. John Salazar officiating. Burial will follow in the Jerusalem UMC Cemetery. Binder died Friday, December 5, 2014 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Born in Elloree, he was a son of the late...
Daphne Johnson Podgers
Dec 3, 2014
HOLLY HILL- Daphne Boykin Johnson Podgers, 66, of Holly Hill, died Tuesday in a North Charleston hospital. The family will have a private burial. Daphne was born in Walterboro, the daughter of the late Irvin Boykin and Gerry Priester Boykin Blackman. She was a former driver at Charleston Auto Auction, and was a life member of the VFW. Daphne was...
Charles M. Bradham
Dec 3, 2014
EUTAWVILLE- Charles Marion Bradham, 87, of Eutawville, husband of Jackie Young Bradham, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Avinger Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Tommy Wolpert officiating. Burial, will military rites, will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the...
Kathern Hodge Winningham
Nov 29, 2014
VANCE - Mrs. Kathern Hodge Winningham, 77, of Vance, widow of Willie "Bill" Winningham, died Saturday, November 29, 2014 at the Oaks in Orangeburg. A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in Eutawville Cemetery with Pastor Todd Hodge officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. this Monday at Avinger Funeral Home, Holly Hill. Kathern was born in Clarendon...
Elizabeth Knott Pigate
Nov 28, 2014
HARLEYVILLE - Mrs. Elizabeth Knott Pigate, 74, of Harleyville, wife of Charles Pigate, died Friday, November 28, 2014 at Hospice House of Charleston. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Harleyville, with Rev. Terry Hiers officiating. Burial will follow in the Harleyville Cemetery. Elizabeth was born in Orangeburg County, a daughter of the late Alfred "Dick"...
Joan Wyman Wolpert
Nov 16, 2014
SANTEE - Mrs. Joan Anne Wyman Wolpert, 72, of Santee, wife of Harry E. Wolpert, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at her home. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Common Ground Church in Eutawville. The family will receive friends before and after the service at the church. Mrs. Wolpert was born April,...
Violet Myzell Williams
Nov 11, 2014
RIDGEVILLE - Mrs. Violet Myzell Williams, 89, of Ridgeville, widow of Jerome M. Williams, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Sandridge First Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne McNeil officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Williams was born in Berkeley Co., a daughter of the late Louis Abraham...
Barry K. Shropshier
Nov 7, 2014
VANCE - Barry Keith Shropshier, 58, of Vance, died Friday, November 7, 2014 at his home. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Avinger Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Allen and Rev. Ken Phelps officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home. Barry was born in...
Charles L. Shuler, Jr
Nov 3, 2014
HOLLY HILL - Charles L. "Charlie' Shuler, Jr., 57, of the Providence Community near Holly Hill, husband of Robin S. Shuler died Monday, November 3, 2014. Funeral services will be 4:30 PM Friday in the Providence United Methodist Church, 4833 Old State Road, Holly Hill, with Rev. Terry Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Shuler Family Cemetery, Shuler Belt...
Rev. John F. Mitchell
Oct 19, 2014
HOLLY HILL - Rev. John Frederick Mitchell, 85, of Holly Hill, husband of Annette Mitchell died Sunday, October 19, 2014. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Sandridge Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne McNeill officiating. Burial, with military rites, will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Mitchell was born in Pleasant Point, ME, a son of the late Nowell...
Anne Smith
Oct 17, 2014
SANTEE - Mrs. Anne Harding Jett Smith, 83, of Santee, wife of Gerald W. Smith, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 20, 2014 at The Church of the Epiphany with Rev. Tom Hendrickson and Rev. John Scott officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive...
E.J. Mims
Oct 17, 2014
CROSS - Ernest Joseph "E.J." Mims, 82, husband of the late Catherine Brownlee Mims, died Friday, October 17, 2104 at his home. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Monday at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church with Rev. Mickey White and Rev. Scott Eadie officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the CHURCH this Sunday...
Julius C. Weatherford
Oct 16, 2014
EUTAWVILLE - Julius C. Weatherford, 87, of Eutawville, widower of Myrtle W. Weatherford, died Thursday, October 16, 2014 at his daughter's home in Cottageville. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Avinger Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. George "Buck" Reeves and Rev. Randy Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. Julius was born in Berkeley County, a...
Minnie Lee Lambert Watkins
Oct 15, 2014
SANTEE - Mrs. Minnie Lee Lambert Watkins, 92, of Santee, widow of James Edward Watkins, died Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be 12 noon Friday at Avinger Funeral Home, Holly Hill, with Rev. Bobby Williams officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Georgetown. The family will receive friend at the funeral...
Don Slack
Oct 12, 2014
EUTAWVILLE - Donald "Don" Barry Slack, 81, of Eutawville, husband of Brenda Doss Slack, died Sunday, October 12, 2014 at his home. A graveside funeral will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Eutawville Cemetery with Rev. Jeff Johnson officiating. Don was born in Jamestown, NC, a son of the late Jasper Wade Slack and Evelyn Orsborne Slack. He was an...
Lyta Jackson Bilton
Sep 21, 2014
EUTAWVILLE - Mrs. Lyta Jackson Bilton,87,of Eutawville, widow of Thomas L. "Tom" Bilton, died Sunday September 21, 2014 in a Columbia hospital. Funeral services will be 3pm Thursday at the Eutawville United Methodist Church, officiated by the Rev. Billy Lewis, Rev. Bruce Rucker, and Rev. Dr. Tim. Phillips. Burial will be in the Eutawville Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to...
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...


