Recent Obituaries
Ed "Peewee" Prater
Dec 26, 2018
On December 26th, surrounded by the family he loved and provided for, the Lord called Ed “Peewee” Prater home. Ed was born May 23, 1927, in Newberry SC to Sumter Otis Prater and Louella Koon Prater. A proud Navy man, Ed volunteered for service in 1943 at the age of 16 and served in the Pacific, arriving in Nagasaki 8...
Beatrice Hall Pilot Jeffcoat
Dec 24, 2018
Beatrice Hall Pilot Jeffcoat, 92, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, December 27 at Old Samaria Baptist Church with interment in Hall Town Cemetery with Rev. Barry Anderson officiating. Visitation will follow after the service. Active pallbearers are Dean Oswalt, Gene Oswalt, Roger Boatwright, Ronnie Boatwright, Eric Watterson and...
Elisha Carroll Hall
Dec 20, 2018
Elisha Carroll Hall, 91, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 27, at Hall Family Cemetery conducted by Rev. Jimmy White and Rev. Billy Padgett. Mr. Hall was born in Batesburg, SC son of the late Quincy and Chloe Baggott Hall. He was a member of Merrits Bridge Christian...
Thomas Earl Kneece
Dec 18, 2018
Thomas Earl Kneece, 73, of Monetta, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018. A celebration of life drop-in will be held from 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Saturday, December 29, at the Batesburg Train Depot. Mr. Kneece was born in Camp Lejeune, NC, son of the late Earl and Josie Mae (Lybrand) Kneece. He graduated from Ridge Spring Monetta High School...
Kitty Thompson Enlow
Dec 16, 2018
Kitty Thompson Enlow, 74, of Batesburg, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, at Amick Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held after the service at the church. Active pallbearers will be Joe Grandy, Jace Grandy, Dustin Enlow, Justin Evans, Bo Vaughn and Mike Alveshire....
Mary Catherine Blackwell
Dec 11, 2018
Mary Catherine Blackwell, 79, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 15, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park. Mrs. Blackwell was born in Batesburg-Leesville, daughter of the late Walter Erskine and Anna Smith. Surviving are her husband, William Blackwell; sons, Dwight and James Leaphart;...
Terry Greene
Dec 11, 2018
Terry Greene, 69, of Batesburg, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 14, at Hulon Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Patterson officiating. Visitation will be held after the service at the church. Mr. Greene was born in Warrenville, SC, son of the late George and Irene Puckett Greene. He was...
Michael Douglas Hill
Dec 5, 2018
Hill, Michael Douglas It is with great sadness that the family of Michael Douglas Hill announce his passing after a sudden cardiac event, on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at the age of 66 years. Mike was a loving husband, father, and Papa who would do anything for his family. He was retired after 30 years in auto sales. Mike was...
Jan Covington Parrish
Nov 7, 2018
Jan Parrish, 61, of Batesburg, passed away November 7, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, November 11 at Bethlehem Baptist Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Justin Eshleman officiating. Active pallbearer are Bryan Parrish, Curtis Quattlebaum, Paul Quattlebaum, Chris Oswald, Adam Roof, Brandon Schaefer and Tom Covington. Jan was born in Gilbert,...
Billy Ray Long
Nov 7, 2018
Billy Ray Long, 64, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, November 11, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Mims officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:00-2:00 PM Saturday, November 10, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Billy was born in Columbia, SC son of Kenneth D. and Nola Leaphart...
Emily M Mccarty
Nov 2, 2018
Emily M. McCarty, 86, of Batesburg died Friday, November 2, 2018. Born in the Hollywood section of Saluda County on January 12, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Leona P. Matthews. She was a graduate of Hollywood High School where she excelled in basketball. She earned a degree from Winthrop College and was a teacher...
Angie Shumpert Anders
Oct 31, 2018
Angie Shumpert Anders, 83, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 31, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Saturday, November 3, at Pauline Church of Christ with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:00-4:00 PM prior to the service at the church. Active Pallbearers are Derwin Shumpert, Trevor Padgett, Tim West, Jimmy...
Annie Ruth Smith Bentley
Oct 18, 2018
Annie Ruth Smith Bentley, of Ridge Spring, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018. A memorial visitation will be held at her home Saturday, October 27, at 2:00 P.M. Mrs. Bentley was born in New York City, NY, daughter of the late Rufus and Eva Bell Wright Smith. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her son, Tony Nathaniel Bentley of Ridge...
Curtis Wheeler
Oct 14, 2018
Curtis Wheeler, 86, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018. Mr. Wheeler was born in Batesburg, SC, son of the late Edward and Viola Wheeler. He was married to the late Artie Corder Wheeler. Surviving are his daughter, Kathy Pilot; grandchildren, Tristan (Rochelle) Pilot, Amber Pilot; and great grandchildren, E.J. and Jabin Pilot. He was preceded in death by brothers and...
Gloria Wilson Deese
Oct 9, 2018
Gloria Wilson Deese, 68, of Batesburg-Leesville, passed away October 9, 2018. Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, October 13, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Dr. Elton Dunbar. Visitation will follow after the service. Gloria was born in Johnston, SC daughter of the late Clarence and Nancy Wilson. She was a homemaker. She was a...
C B "Joe" Wood
Oct 8, 2018
CB “Joe” Wood, 85, of Batesburg, was called home to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, October 8, 2018. Funeral services will be held at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Vollie Gibbs officiating. Active pallbearers are Brandon Cassada, Justin Cassada, Bob “Lil’ Bob”...
Floyd Perry Wheeler
Oct 7, 2018
Floyd Perry Wheeler, 91, of Batesburg, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 10, at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Bill Paulling officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the church fellowship hall. Active pallbearers will be Travas Smith,...
Margaret Clyde "Peggy" Eargle
Oct 4, 2018
Margaret Clyde “Peggy” Eargle, 76, passed away Thursday, October 04, 2018. Graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 6, at 1:00 PM in the Family Cemetery in Gaston. Visitation will be held from 12:00 PM–1:00 PM prior to the service at graveside. Mrs. Eargle was born in West Chester, PA daughter of the late John Thomas Icenhour and Anna...
Wesley Sample
Oct 3, 2018
Wesley Sample, 54, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, October 7, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Thompson officiating. Wesley was a loving Son, Brother, Uncle, Father and Grandfather. He was best known for his larger than life personality. His zest for life was contagious and evident by...
Danny Lewis Hallman
Sep 28, 2018
Danny Lewis Hallman, of Leesville, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 28, 2018. He was born in Leesville on January 15, 1942 to the late William Miles and Annie Mae Hallman. He graduated from Gilbert High School in 1960, and followed the construction trade as a pipe welder. He was a member of Plumbers and Steamfitters...
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