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Andrew "Andy" Alan Dunham

Andrew "Andy" Alan Dunham

Dec 12, 2021

Andrew "Andy" Alan Dunham, 58, of Pelion, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021. A visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M., Thursday, December 16th, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mr. Dunham was born in Peoria, Illinois, a son of the late Vincent Scott and Linda Lou Tyler Dunham. He worked for Lexington County for 34 years as a...

L. David Cato

L. David Cato

Dec 3, 2021

Louie "David" Cato, 84, of Batesburg, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m, on Tuesday, December 7th at Milton Shealy Funeral Home with private entombment to follow in Ridge Crest Memorial Park Mausoleum. The Rev. Vollie Gibbs will officiate. Born in Aiken, SC on January 26, 1937, he was the son of the...

Lisa Mcdonaugh

Lisa Mcdonaugh

Nov 26, 2021

Lisa Warren McDonaugh, 55, of Pelion, passed away Friday, November 26th, 2021. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of Daniel Legare Warren and Sandra Canady Warren Vick. She was a graduate of The University of South Carolina, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting. Lisa was employed within Prisma Health as an accountant. She...

Eddie Lewis Larsen

Eddie Lewis Larsen

Nov 22, 2021

Eddie Lewis Larsen, 86, passed away Monday, November 22, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 1st at Millbrook Baptist Church. The Rev. Bill Howard will officiate. Eddie was born in Buhl, Idaho, one of nine children to the late Leland and Leola Denney Larsen. Eddie graduated from Aiken High School, Class of 1953....

Shelby Jean Brazell

Shelby Jean Brazell

Nov 19, 2021

Shelby Jean Miles Brazell, 83, of Batesburg, passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC she was the daughter of the late Cora Bell and Franklin Miles. She was a loving mother, sister, wife and grandmother who will be greatly missed. A visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m., Friday evening, December 3rd at Milton...

Thomas Eugene Martin

Thomas Eugene Martin

Nov 18, 2021

Thomas Eugene Martin, 59, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Martin was born in Columbia, SC, a son of the late Wilkie Lee Martin and Susan Miller Holley. He was a master mechanic and carpenter, enjoying fixing and building projects. Surviving are his children, Thomas E. Martin, Jr, Ashley...

Mack Charles Hartley

Mack Charles Hartley

Nov 14, 2021

Mack Charles Hartley, 80, of Batesburg, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021. A private memorial service will be held. Mr. Hartley was born in Samaria, SC, a son of the late Silas Hartley and Lottie Hartley Senterfeit. Charles was an entertainer. He loved to go to the dirt track, fishing and cooking. But most of all he loved his family....

Joyce Ann Cameron

Joyce Ann Cameron

Nov 12, 2021

Joyce Ann Cameron, 76, passed away at her home on Friday, November 12, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 20th at Convent Baptist Church. The Rev. Travis Crumpton will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Friday, November 19th at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mrs. Cameron was born in Kokomo,...

Loretta Burton

Loretta Burton

Nov 11, 2021

Loretta Gail Harmon Burton, 66, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2021 at her home. Born in Batesburg, SC on July 10, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Ruben and Pearl Senterfeit Harmon. Mrs. Burton loved scrapbooking and she attended Convent Baptist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be missed tremendously. Surviving are...

Joyce Leona Shumpert

Joyce Leona Shumpert

Nov 11, 2021

Joyce Leona Shumpert, 83, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, November 14th, at Pine Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Bud Moss will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Ms. Shumpert was born in Leesville, SC, a...

Curtis Wayne Potts

Curtis Wayne Potts

Nov 11, 2021

Curtis Wayne Potts, 59, of Leesville, passed on to that highway in the sky November 11, 2021. A Celebration of Life drop-in will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 20th, at his home, 729 Camp Branch Road, Leesville, SC 29070. Curt was born on July 17, 1962, in Morristown, N.J., the son of Danny and Donna Potts. He was...

Dorette Nadine Landes

Dorette Nadine Landes

Nov 6, 2021

Dorette Nadine Landes,87, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 9th, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Vollie Gibbs will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 10:00 A.M. in the church sanctuary....

Esther Hartley

Esther Hartley

Nov 2, 2021

Esther Ruth Miller Hartley, 97, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Ms. Hartley was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Albert and Ethel Tittler Gill. She was married to the late Junior Hartley. Ms. Hartley was loved getting in the car and riding around and playing with dogs. She loved spending time with her family and cooking...

Joseph Polatty, Jr.

Joseph Polatty, Jr.

Oct 31, 2021

Joseph "Chris" Polatty, Jr., 28, entered into rest on Sunday, October 31, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 3rd at Oak Grove Baptist Church, 1721 Old 96 Indian Trail, Batesburg, SC, 29006, with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Dale Mast will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday,...

Bobby Duncan

Bobby Duncan

Oct 29, 2021

Bobby Odell Duncan, 85, of Leesville, loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, and great grandfather, went to his heavenly home on October 29, 2021 surrounded by his loved ones. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. He is survived by his wife, Virginia H. Duncan; three sons, Andy (Thelma), Rodney (Bee), and Terry Duncan all of Batesburg; two...

Charles Jerry Flake, Sr.

Charles Jerry Flake, Sr.

Oct 26, 2021

Charles Jerry Flake, Sr., of Leesville, has left behind the worries of this world and is walking around in Heaven telling jokes and finding someone he knows at every corner. He was born June 2, 1939, in Columbia, SC and passed away on October 26, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was the youngest son of the late Jackson L....

Smith Donald Goff

Smith Donald Goff

Oct 26, 2021

Smith Donald Goff, 85, went home to sup with the Lord on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. He was born in Batesburg and was preceded in death by his father, Homer Lee Goff; his mother, Mary Anna Duffy Goff; his brother, Doyle Lee Goff; his sister, Ann Goff Kraus, and his son-in-law, Freddie J Beck. Donald farmed and retired from JB...

Noah Gage Bagwell

Noah Gage Bagwell

Oct 26, 2021

Noah Gage Bagwell, age 13, of Batesburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 26th, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, November 5th, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Ridge Spring Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Thursday, November 4th, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Active...

Betty  Anne Turkett

Betty Anne Turkett

Oct 20, 2021

Betty Anne Wertz Turkett, 87, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021. A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 25th at Faith Lutheran Church with interment in Batesburg Cemetery. The Rev. Lisa Isenhower will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Mrs. Turkett was born in Batesburg,...

Cynthia Wilson

Cynthia Wilson

Oct 19, 2021

Cynthia Alveshire Wilson, 59, of Ridge Spring, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 26th, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Ms. Wilson was born in Edgefield, SC, a daughter of the late Harry and Peggy...