Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Thelma P. "Polly"  Keisler

Thelma P. "Polly" Keisler

May 18, 2019

Thelma P. “Polly” Keisler, 74, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, May 20, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Dennis Lear officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 AM Monday, prior to the service. Active pallbearers are Mickey Anderson, Chris Bagwell, Jay Hallman,...

Harold Rodgers

Harold Rodgers

May 7, 2019

Harold Rodgers, 87, of Ridge Spring, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, May 9, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery with military honors with Rev. Vollie Gibbs. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 AM prior to the service in the fellowship hall. Active pallbearers are Kyle Matthews,...

Danny Livingston Long

Danny Livingston Long

May 7, 2019

Danny Livingston Long, 72, of Saluda, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 10, 2019 at Emmanuel Church with interment in Little Angels Cemetery with Rev. Burton Campbell officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 AM prior to the service at the church. Mr. Long was the son of the late...

Sallie  Hartley Spires

Sallie Hartley Spires

May 6, 2019

Sallie Hartley Spires, 88, of Edgefield, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, May 10, at Steadman Baptist Church Life Center with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Bill Padgett and Rev. Bud Moss officiating. Visitation will be after the service at the Life Center of Steadman Baptist Church. Active pallbearers...

Ronald G "Ronnie"  Harmon

Ronald G "Ronnie" Harmon

May 5, 2019

Ronald G. “Ronnie” Harmon, age 78, of Batesburg, went home to be with the Lord on May 5, 2019. Ronnie was born on September 3, 1940, to the late Walter LaFayette “Fate” and Mary Eidson Harmon. Ronnie was a devoted husband, loving father, doting “Papa” and lifetime fisherman, who is free of pain and now fishing again. Ronnie is survived...

Seldon Andrew "Andy" Gantt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...