Recent Obituaries
Ronnie Allen Risinger
Mar 6, 2021
Ronnie Allen Risinger, 56, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021. A graveside service will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, March 12th, at Ridge Crest Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Greg West, Ricky West, Lee Black, Michael Keisler, Sammy Shealy, Bryan Black, Skeet Anderson, and Erstin Black. Mr. Risinger was born in Lexington County, a son of the late L.H....
Mary Harmon
Feb 22, 2021
Mary Thelma Taylor Harmon, 76, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 24, at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery with Pastor Judd Hook officiating. Active pallbearers will be Henry Gantt, Tyler Burgess, T.J. Hook and Anthony McCormick. The family will receive friends after the service at the home of her...
Teddy Kneece
Feb 15, 2021
Teddy Odell Kneece, 63, of Batesburg died Monday, February 15, 2021. Born in Lexington County, he was a son of the late Odell Kneece Jr. and Dorothy Hughes Kneece. Mr. Kneece attended Batesburg-Leesville High School, worked at Wellington for many years and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
He is survived by, Annette Hall Kneece; daughters, Jennifer Kneece Wyatt (Rusty),...
Sheila Corley
Feb 12, 2021
Sheila Ann Corley, 80, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021. A visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Thursday, February 18th at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Corley was the daughter of the late Rhett Griffin and Thera Lizette Oswald Corley. In her spare time she loved to watch westerns, crotchet, read books, and color. Surviving...
Tammy Cumbee (Cockrell)
Feb 7, 2021
Tammy Cumbee (Cockrell), 53, of Batesburg, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 11th, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery, 1186 Mt. Calvary Road, Johnston, SC 29832. The Rev. Mark Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside. Active pallbearers will be: John Watts,...
Angie Denise Umbarger
Feb 6, 2021
Angie Denise Wingard Umbarger, 47, of Batesburg, died Saturday, February 6, 2021. Born in Prosperity, SC, she was a daughter of the late Reba Ann Day Wingard Philbeck and Marvin Keith Wingard. She was a attended Batesburg Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by her children, Kody R. Keisler, Angel Denise Umbarger and Matthew A. Umbarger; a sister, Cecelia...
Linda Williams
Feb 4, 2021
Gayle Smith Williams, 74, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021. A private family gathering will be held. Mrs. Williams was born in Greenwood, SC, a daughter of the late Carlton and Sophie DeLoache Smith. She was a teacher’s assistant for over twenty years at Saluda Elementary School. Mrs. Williams was a Saluda High School graduate where she won...
Julienne Burgeson-Butkus
Feb 3, 2021
Julienne Marie “Julie” Burgeson-Butkus, 55, of Cross Hill, SC passed away Wednesday , February 3, 2021. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 13th, at 11:00 A.M. at Pine Pleasant Baptist Church in Saluda. Julie was born in Jamestown, New York and was raised by her grandmother having lost her mom at a very young age. She moved...
Walter Tomihiro
Jan 30, 2021
Major (Ret) Walter T. Tomihiro,82, of Columbia, passed away on January 30, 2021. Born on the Big Island of Hawaii, Walt entered the Army after college and served two tours in Vietnam where he earned the bronze star. He retired with 21 years of service as a Major in the Army at Fort Jackson, having served as Deputy Provost Marshal....
Nannie Freeman
Jan 27, 2021
Nannie Belle Freeman, 66, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Freeman was born in Saluda County, a daughter of the late Tillman and Mattie Belle Renue. She was married to the late Allen Wayne Freeman. Surviving are her children, Richard (Rebecca) William, Belinda (Bobby) McCormick; siblings, George "Billy" Renue,...
Mavis Cockrell
Jan 26, 2021
Mavis Padgett Cockrell, 88, passed away January 26, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 2:30 P.M. Friday, January 29th, at West Creek Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Robert Culbertson and Rev. Bob Woodyard officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Masks and social distancing are...
Chester Chrisley
Jan 23, 2021
Chester Rodgers Chrisley,76, of Saluda passed away peacefully on January 23, 2021 at Prisma Health Richland Hospital after being injured in a car accident on January 15, 2021. Chester was born on September 22, 1944 in Greenwood, South Carolina to the late Johnny and Nell Chrisley. He was the eighth of 10 siblings: Jewel, Jeanette, Robert, John, Leroy, Doc, Sue,...
William Whitman
Jan 22, 2021
William Crowell "W. C." Whitman passed away on January 22, 2021 at Pruitt Health Hospice in Rock Hill, SC. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. April 16th, at Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Mitchell W. Bruner officiating. Guest are requested to wear a mask. W.C. was born on May 8, 1922 in Batesburg, the son of...
Roger Dennis Hensley
Jan 21, 2021
SSGT Roger Dennis Hensley, 68, of Batesburg died Thursday, January 21, 2021. Born in Munich, Germany on October 31, 1952, he was a son of the late Paul C. Hensley and Dorothy Henderson Hensley. Mr. Hensley was the owner of Hensley's Auto and Truck Repair until his retirement and was a U.S. Airforce veteran having served during the Vietnam Era....
Milford Blakely Sr.
Jan 19, 2021
Milford Oakie Blakely Sr., 78, of Leesville, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Mr. Blakely was born in War, West Virginia and was a son of the late James and Isabel Weippert Blakely. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Mr. Blakely worked as an Assistant Warehouse Manager for Mudge Paper and was married to the late Marylee...
Boyd Benton
Jan 19, 2021
Boyd Benton, 83, of Batesburg, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021. A private family graveside service will be held at Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. John Yorio officiating. Please wear masks and social distance. Friends may come visit from 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, January 22nd, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mr. Benton was born in West...
Jason Buzhardt
Jan 19, 2021
Jason William Buzhardt, 67, of Batesburg, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021. A private entombment will be held in Christ the Good Shepherd Mausoleum in Ridge Crest Memorial Park. Mr. Buzhardt was born in Batesburg, SC, a son of Mildred Lake Buzhardt and the late Hugh Lagran “H.L” Buzhardt. Jason was a good cook, preparing a full meal every day....
Thomas Joseph Hrlic, Jr.
Jan 19, 2021
Thomas Joseph Hrlic, Jr., 69, of Saluda died Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Mr. Hrlic was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 10, 1951 and was a son of the late Thomas Joseph Hrlic, Sr. and Rose Kurowski Hrlic. He was a Journeyman Plumber with Plumbers local 98 in Detroit, Michigan where he later retired. Surviving are his daughter, Elizabeth "Libby"...
Marian Oswald Padgett
Jan 19, 2021
Marian Oswald Padgett of Batesburg Leesville SC, affectionately known as “Jiggs” and “Mammie”, 84 years old, died January 19, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Henry Albert and Lizzie Mae Oswald. Marian is survived by her children, Sharon (Kenny) Padgett, Marcia (Dennis) Padgett, Ginger (Alan) Harmon all of Batesburg-Leesville; her grandchildren, Stephanie Wash (Bob) Carter, Denver (Tristin) Padgett,...
Leland Mack "Bucky" Boozer
Jan 18, 2021
Leland Mack “Bucky” Boozer, 80, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021. A memorial service will be held at a later date due to COVID-19. Mr. Boozer was born in Batesburg, SC, a son of the late Leland Rhodes and Frances Margaret Smith Boozer. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed bird and deer hunting and also crappy fishing....
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