Recent Obituaries
Seldon Andrew "Andy" Gantt
May 1, 2019
Seldon Andrew Gantt, 58, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 1, 2018. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 7, at Ridge Crest Memorial Park. Mr. Gantt was born in Aiken, SC, son of the late James Robert and Pearl Kneece Gantt. He was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church in Aiken. He was a graduate of...
Kenneth Wilton "Jake" Fox
Apr 21, 2019
Kenneth Wilton “Jake” Fox, 88, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, April 27, at Oak Grove Baptist Church (Aiken County) with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Bill Watkins officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Mr. Fox was born in Aiken, SC...
Mary H Holton
Apr 20, 2019
Mary H. Holton, 86, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 23, at First Baptist Church of Batesburg with interment at Batesburg Cemetery with Rev. Henry Stamper and Neal Smith officiating. Active pallbearers will be Brandon Addy, Brad Addy, Jackson Kirkland, Ben Herlong, Justin Long, and Freddie Holton. Honorary pallbearers will...
Elizabeth (Liz) Smith
Apr 20, 2019
Elizabeth (Liz) Smith, wife of Philip Lamar Smith I, died Saturday, April 20, 2019, at the age of 71. She was born January 26, 1948 in Budapest, Hungary, as Erzsébet Margit Endrényi, to Elizabeth (Erzsébet Szabo) and the late Frank (Ferenc) Endrényi. As a young child she emigrated to France, living in several towns including Roubaix and Jallieu, and played...
Mary Eidson
Apr 17, 2019
Mary Etta Flake Eidson, 76, of Batesburg, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 20, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Batesburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:00 – 2:00 P.M. before the service at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be Randy Walker, Timothy Beard, Jason...
Bruce Allen Lewis
Apr 10, 2019
Bruce Allen Lewis 1/7/1949 – 4/10/2019 Bruce Lewis, 70, passed away Wednesday, April 10 after a long stay at NHC Laurens in Laurens, SC. He lived most of his life in Batesburg-Leesville and was a 36 years resident at Leesville Gardens. He was a graduate of the Opportunity School in Columbia. Bruce was born January 7, 1949 to the late...
Susanne Johns Marr
Apr 6, 2019
Susanne Johns Marr passed into eternal rest on April 6, 2019 at the age of 89. She was the Daughter of Susanne Marion Johns and William Harrison Johns. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Fred J. Marr of Leesville, two sisters, one brother, and one son-in-law. She is the beloved mother of James “Jim” Edward Teer, Jr. (Sandy) of...
Grady Hartley, Jr
Apr 6, 2019
Grady Hartley, Jr, of Leesville, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, April 9, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Monday, April 8, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home, other times at his home. Mr. Hartley was born in Aiken County, son...
Jerry Roland "Tot" Rinehart
Mar 25, 2019
Jerry was born on May 18, 1958. He died March 25, 2019. Memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, March 31, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the funeral home. Jerry “Tot” was predeceased by both his mother and father Shirley and OP Tot Rinehart and a nephew...
Mary Stephens Ayers
Mar 25, 2019
Mary Stephens Ayers, 91, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, March 28, at Southland Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 11:00 – 12:00 P.M. Thursday, March, 28, before the service at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Service will be conducted by Pastor Ross Smith, II also assisted by Chaplain David...
Iva Pearl Taylor Durst
Mar 21, 2019
Iva Pearl Taylor Durst, 88, of Leesville, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, March 24, at First Baptist Church of Batesburg with interment in Batesburg Cemetery with Rev. Henry Stamper officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the service. Mrs. Durst was born in Leesville, SC, daughter of Eddie M....
Wesley Gene Keisler
Mar 9, 2019
Wesley Gene Keisler, 56, passed away Saturday March 9, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. Thursday, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held after the service. Mr. Keisler was born in Batesburg, son of the late Maurice Ronald Keisler, Sr and Lillie Jean McCormick Keisler. Surviving are his fiancé, Wendy Stanfield; daughters and...
Cheryl Lynn Clark
Mar 4, 2019
Cheryl Lynn Clark, 48, of Leesville, passed away Monday, March 4, 2019. Services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 9, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM Friday, March 8, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Cheryl was born in Aiken, SC daughter of Dwight and Sandra Clark. She loved everyone, especially...
Lemar Cockrell
Mar 4, 2019
Lemar Cockrell, 94, of Edgefield, husband of Sybil Cockrell Cockrell, died March 4, 2019, at Saluda Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, March 7, at Good Hope Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be held from 12:30-1:30 PM prior to the service at the church. Born March 7,...
Evelyn Elizabeth Cockrell
Mar 1, 2019
Evelyn Elizabeth Cockrell, 74, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019. Mrs. Cockrell was born in Aiken County daughter of the late William Fontis Cochran and Lucile Goff Cochran. Mrs. Cockrell was married to the late Andrew Paul Cockrell. She was a member of Mt. Ebal Baptist Church. She was a school bus driver for the Aiken County School District. She...
Joye Deloach
Feb 27, 2019
Joye DeLoach, 72, of Leesville, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019. She was born in Newberry, SC daughter of the late Laney WeHunt and Juanita WeHunt. She was well loved by many, and a very talented artist. She worked at 44 Truck Stop for many years, and as a CNA for Agape Hospice and won employee of the year twice....
Nancy Carroll King
Feb 21, 2019
Nancy Carroll King, of Columbia and Edisto Island died February 21, 2019. Born October 1, 1925 in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Eva Howell Carroll. Educated in Greenwich and The Art Students League in New York, she was a painter and graphic artist. Her work is represented in private collections, The Columbia Museum...
Mildred Clark
Feb 17, 2019
Mildred Dean Clark, 83, of Leesville, passed away Sunday February 17, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, February 23, at B-L Congregational Holiness Church with Rev. Virgil Bagwell officiating. Visitation will be held after the service. Mrs. Clark was born in Fayetteville, West Virginia, daughter of the late Nathan S. and Thelma Hicks Stephens. She...
Evelyn Temples Duke
Feb 14, 2019
Evelyn Temples Duke, 86, of Batesburg, passed away February 14, 2019. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Monday, February 18 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Bob Woodyard officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00-3:00 PM prior to the service. Active pallbearers are Donald Goff, Terry Brown, Timothy Temples,...
Billy Corder
Feb 13, 2019
Billy Corder, 82, of Leesville, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, February 17, 2019 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held from 2:00-3:00 PM prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Corder was born in Batesburg, SC son of the late Chester and Martha Corder....
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