Recent Obituaries
Luna Robin Elders
Apr 30, 2022
Robin Elders, 57, of Lexington, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 2pm Saturday, May 14th at Calvary Community Church, 4045 Calvary Road, West Columbia, SC 29170. The Rev. Stephan Belec will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Ms. Elders was born in Lexington, SC, the daughter of...
Tommy Rodgers
Apr 27, 2022
Tommy Rodgers, 62, of Batesburg, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022. A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 2nd, at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Paulling officiating. The family will receive friends from 12 until 2 P.M. Saturday, April 30th, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home and will be at the home...
Linda Mae Hook
Apr 26, 2022
Linda Mae Hook, 84, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, May 1st, at Ridge Crest Memorial Park. Teresa Mabus will conduct the service. Ms. Hook was born in Red Bank, SC, a daughter of the late Edward Paris and Nell Elizabeth Whitten Hook. She loved to crotchet and...
Christopher Ryan Mcmanus
Apr 18, 2022
Christopher Ryan McManus, 42, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 24th, at Mitford Baptist Church. The Rev. Marty Roberts will officiate. Mr. McManus was born and raised in Great Falls, SC, to Gary McManus and the late Donna Keziah McManus. He was a member of the Great Falls...
Andrew Jesse Mcneal "Mack" Spradley
Apr 16, 2022
Andrew Jesse McNeal "Mack" Spradley, 41, of Leesville, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022. A private family memorial service will be held. Mr. Spradley was born in West Columbia, SC to Lynda Snelgrove Spradley and the late Tony Dale Spradley. Mack was a good, hard working, creative man that loved his family. He would give you the shirt off his...
Cleo Bradley
Apr 5, 2022
Ms. Cleo Holley Bradley, 92, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, April 10th, at Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church with interment to follow in Rehoboth United Methodist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Roger Phillips will officiate. Active pallbearers will be her grandsons and great-grandsons.Ms. Bradley was born in Leesville, a...
Charles Harold Price
Apr 2, 2022
Charles Harold (Charlie) Price, 89, passed away at home in Batesburg, SC on April 2, 2022. He was born in Wrightsville, GA, to the late Leslie Hoke and Marie Keen Price. Charlie grew up mostly in Wrightsville, except for a time in Savannah while his father worked at the shipyard during WWII. Charlie had hilarious stories about a paper route,...
Curtis Lee Schumpert Jr.
Mar 29, 2022
Curtis Lee "Curt" Schumpert, Jr., 63, of Saluda, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 9th, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. The Rev. Manuel Gunter will officiate. Following the service, the family will receive friends at the funeral home. Mr. Schumpert was born in Saluda, SC, a son of the...
Garold Edgar Coffman
Mar 19, 2022
Garold Edgar Coffman, 75, of Gilbert, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, March 26th, at Bethel Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Active pallbearers will be: Michael Powell, David Powell, Pedro McCormick, Buddy Walden, Sammy Gunter and Joe Garner. Mr....
Pauline "Polly" Craps Lucas
Mar 17, 2022
Pauline “Polly” Craps Lucas, 90, passed away on March 17, 2022. She celebrated the simple pleasures of life. She was the happiest when she was with her family and friends. She loved unconditionally and enjoyed spending time with her family or immersed in God’s word. Polly had a spunky personality and could always make people laugh if not by her...
Donald Arender
Mar 16, 2022
Donald Everette Arender, 81, of Ridge Spring, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022. A memorial service will be held at a later date.Mr. Arender was born in North Carolina, the son of the late John Henry Arender and Hilda Favors Arender. He was married to the late Ethel Juanita Arender. Mr. Arender was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church....
Michelle Lynn Phipps
Mar 9, 2022
Michelle "Chelle" Lynn Phipps, 50, of Lake Murray, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Chelle was born in SHAPE, Belgium, the daughter of John Cummings and Carolyn Sue Ball Bigelow. She was a Boilermaker by trade and an avid traveler. She loved to go out riding on a motorcycle or...
Brenda Miller
Mar 9, 2022
Brenda H. Miller, 64, of Saluda, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022. A memorial service will be held at a later date.Ms. Miller was born in Wilmington, NC, a daughter of Carolyn Webb Mintz and the late Raymond Edward Hawkins. She loved to travel. Surviving are her daughter, Eryka Day (Christopher); and grandsons, Donovan Thompson and Hunter Day. Also surviving...
Grady Cole Temple
Mar 8, 2022
Grady Cole Temple, 85, of Batesburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. A private family memorial service will be held.Mr. Temple was born in Batesburg, SC, a son of the late Patterson and Ersie Bodie Temple. He served in the United States Army National Guard. Mr. Temple was an insurance salesman for many years until he retired to spend...
Janet Denise Gregory
Mar 5, 2022
Janet Denise Gregory, 64, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022.Mrs. Gregory was born in Rockingham, NC, the daughter of the late Cecil and Bobbie Provatt Gregory. She loved to craft and color for her family. Mrs. Gregory loved spending time with her kids and her fur baby, Nattie Pattie.Surviving are her children, Angela Holley (Anthony), Joey Dean Cockrell,...
Mark Lesley Herron
Feb 25, 2022
We are saddened to announce the passing of Mark Lesley Herron, 44, of Leesville, on Friday February 25, 2022. He was born in Columbia, a son to Carolyn Ann and the late Grover “Wade” Herron. Mr. Herron was a carpenter most of his life. He enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, shooting pool, and was an avid Gamecock football fan. He loved...
Linda Joy Fairey Clark
Feb 24, 2022
Linda Joy Fairey Clark, 72, of Lexington, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Lexington Medical Center after a brief illness. She is now at peace and has joined her loved ones in their heavenly home. Linda was born in Orangeburg County, the youngest daughter of the late Hugh B. Fairey, Sr. and Cercie Dukes Fairey. She grew up in...
Kenneth Brazell
Feb 20, 2022
Kenneth Ray Brazell, 65, of Leesville passed away, Sunday, February 20, 2022. Born in Lexington County, he was a son of the late William Brazell and Shelby Jean Miles Brazell. Mr. Brazell worked as a painter but enjoyed tinkering on lawn mowers. Those that knew him could catch him in "Pop's" shop most of the time. He was a loving...
Mack David Gantt
Feb 18, 2022
Mack David Gantt, 80, of Batesburg, passed away Friday, February 18, 2022. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 22nd, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mr. Gantt was born Columbia, SC, a son of the late Levon Gantt, Sr. and Katie M. Dreher Gantt. He was a University of South Carolina graduate, where he earned...
William "Bill" James Lybrand
Feb 18, 2022
William "Bill" James Lybrand, 67, of Lexington, passed away Friday, February 18, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 26th, at Calvary Community Church, 4045 Calvary Road, West Columbia, SC 29170. The Rev. Stephan Belec will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the church.Bill was born in New York City, NY,...