Recent Obituaries
Allan Eugene Bates
Jul 6, 2024
Allan Eugene Bates, 69, of West Columbia, passed away on July 6, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC on March 6, 1956 to the late Gene and Faye Carroll Bates. He was a graduate of Irmo High School where he was involved in football. Allan started working on cars as a teenager and worked alongside his dad for a while in...
Lisa Annette Steele
Jul 5, 2024
Lisa Annette Steele, 62, of Batesburg, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024. Born on June 16, 1962, in Newberry, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Darrell and Nadine Bedenbaugh Padgett. Lisa was a devoted homemaker who found joy in gardening and surrounding herself with beautiful flowers. She enjoyed her trips to the mountains and had a passion for...
John Drayton Oswald Sr.
Jul 1, 2024
John Drayton Oswald Sr., 90, of Saluda, formerly of Cayce, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024. He was born in Saluda County on September 30, 1933, to the late Cecil Theron and Agnes Roof Oswald. John was the middle child of a large family that included eleven children. He grew up working on the family farm. John became a...
Carolyn Cornelia Wheeler
Jun 30, 2024
Carolyn C. Wheeler, 88, of Leesville, passed away June 30, 2024. Born on April 18, 1936, to the late Carroll and Ruby Erline Holsenback New. Mrs. Wheeler was married to the late Sam Wheeler, Jr. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Surviving are her sons, Michael Wayne Wheeler (Teresa) and Donald Wayne Wheeler (Hope); grandchildren, Shelley Grace Bostelaar, Johnathan...
Larry Edward Shealy
Jun 28, 2024
Larry Edward Shealy, 77, of Batesburg, passed away Friday, June 28, 2024. Born in Batesburg, on January 7, 1947, he was a son of the late G.C. and Ida Cromer Shealy. He loved going to the Batesburg Gym, the Tennessee Volunteers, as well as his 2007 Mustang GT. Mr. Shealy was a member of First Baptist Church of Batesburg.
Surviving are...
Arthur Gary Keeler
Jun 27, 2024
Arthur Gary Keeler, 76, of Leesville, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at his home. Born in Albany, NY, he was the son of the late Arthur Livingston and Lola Adeleen Wey Keeler. Mr. Keeler retired from the South Carolina Department of Revenue in 2009 after 25 years of service as a Computer Programmer. Having a love for music,...
Charlie James Clamp
Jun 21, 2024
After a two and a half year long battle with Osteosarcoma, Charlie went down fighting, Friday, June 21, 2024.
Charlie was born in Lexington, SC, a son of Ron and Sallie Clamp. Despite continuous treatments and surgeries, Charlie fought to make it to every WKA football game over the past two seasons. He missed very few basketball or baseball games. Thanks...
Roger Allen Bryan Jr.
Jun 19, 2024
Roger Allen Bryan, Jr., 34, of Greenwood, SC, passed away on June 19, 2024. Born in Greenwood, SC, he was the son of Roger Allen Bryan, Sr. and Cindy Walker Rawls. He was a graduate of Saluda High School and was an electrician by trade. Roger was a member of Our Lady of the Lourdes Catholic Church of Greenwood. Along...
Dwayne Scott
Jun 19, 2024
Dwayne Scott, 66, of Batesburg, SC, passed away on June 19, 2024, peacefully at his home. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 15, 1958, he was a son to the late Billie and Annie Breedlove Scott. Mr. Scott was a member of Celebration Church, where he was a devoted Christian and served as the drummer in the church band. Surviving...
Doris Frame Balentine
Jun 18, 2024
Doris Frame Balentine, 93, of Lexington, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Mrs. Balentine was born in Ridley Park, PA, a daughter of the late Edward John and Ethel Mae Yeager Frame. She was married to the late Richard Balentine. Mrs. Balentine was an active member of First Baptist Church of Lexington until her health wouldn't allow her to...
Louise C. Cutlip
Jun 11, 2024
Louise C. Cutlip, 73, of Ward, SC passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at her home. Born in Fayetteville, WV, she was a daughter of the late Hobert Summer and Vida Perry Crookshank. Mrs. Cutlip was the last surviving of seven children and was of the Baptist faith. She loved to cook, read, play poker with her family, watching...
Dennis John Davis
Jun 10, 2024
Dennis John Davis, 77, of Leesville passed away on Monday, June 10, 2024. Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Willard Davis and Ann Dwyer Dubanowicz. Mr. Davis was a US Marine veteran who served during the Vietnam Era. He was a proud father and grandfather and will be missed by his family.Surviving are his daughter,...
Bobbie Jo Munn
Jun 6, 2024
Bobbie Jo Munn, 92, of Leesville, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Mrs. Munn was born in Ralph, Alabama, to the late Lester Pierce and Ester Faye Jacobs. She was married to the late James Bob Munn. Mrs. Munn was a member of Samaria Baptist church, and in her spare time, she loved to read.Surviving are her son, James...
Robbie Horton
Jun 5, 2024
Robert “Robbie” Owens Horton, 55, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence.Born May 8, 1969, in Bennettsville, SC, he was a son of Wilson Owens Horton and Sara Haselden. He attended Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church. He was a truck driver and he owned and operated two businesses, Horton Builders specializing in carpentry...
Nancy Browder Waters
Jun 2, 2024
Nancy Browder Waters, 68, of Leesville, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Mrs. Waters was born in Columbia, SC, a daughter of the late Harry O. and Violet Townsend Browder. She was married to the late Wesley Waters. Mrs. Waters enjoyed going hunting and watching wrestling. She was a loving mother, step-mother, and grandmother who will be dearly missed.Surviving...
David Ray Keisler
Jun 2, 2024
David "Ray" Keisler, 59, of Leesville, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Mr. Keisler was born in Prosperity, SC, a son of the late Maurice Keisler, Sr. and Lillie Jean McCormack Keisler.Mr. Keisler is survived by his only son, Kody Keisler (Christy) and granddaughter, Korie Keisler all of Saluda, SC. He is also survived by many loving nieces and...
Dorinda M. Tardiff
May 22, 2024
After fighting the effects of a stroke in 2015, our sweet Mom, Dorinda Mae Polatty Tardiff, received her wings and went to be with our Lord and Savior on May 22, 2024. She was 74 years young. Born in Saluda County on March 30, 1950 to the late Theodore and Mattie Johnson Polatty, she helped raise five of her six...
Jeannette A. Strunck
May 19, 2024
Jeannette A. Strunck, of Lexington, passed into the loving arms of her Savior at the age of 95 years old on May 19, 2024. Born on July 5, 1928 in Cedar Knolls, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Jeannette Nee Hulebug Ayers. On October 6, 1956, she married the love of her life, Arthur H. Strunk...
Mary Norris Bedenbaugh
May 18, 2024
On Saturday, May 18, 2024, Mary Norris Bedenbaugh, 86, of Saluda, went home to the Lord she loved and so faithfully served.A lifelong resident of Saluda County, Mary was the daughter of the late Myrtis Calk (L.D.) and “Bo” Norris. She was married to the late Keith Bedenbaugh, Sr. Mary was one of the last two surviving original charter members...
Allyson Leah Bantz
May 16, 2024
Allyson Leah Bantz, 52, of Batesburg, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Born in Winnsboro, South Carolina, on July 19, 1971, she was a daughter of the late Allen Laverne Boulware and Alice Faye Easler Maddox. Mrs. Bantz exemplified the true essence of motherhood, dedicating her life to her children and prioritizing their needs above her own. Her dream...
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