Recent Obituaries
Frank A Marullo
Jun 12, 2018
Frank A. Marullo, 86, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, June 15, at Steadman Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Ray Truett officiating. Mr. Marullo was born in Brooklyn, New York, son of the late Jerome and Josephine Marullo. He was a retired registered nurse....
Dorothy Enlow Denby
Jun 5, 2018
Dorothy H. Enlow Denby, 89, passed away Tuesday, June 5 2018. Mrs. Denby was born in Saluda County, daughter of Walter LaFayette “Fate” and Mary Nannie Eidson Harmon. She graduated from Saluda High School class of 1944. She was a bookkeeper ending her career at Saluda Meat Center, Saluda. She was a faithful member of Clydes Chapel Southern Methodist Church...
Barbara Spradley Oswalt
Jun 4, 2018
Barbara Spradley Oswalt, 89, of Batesburg passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Monday, June 4th, at Agape Hospice House of Lexington. Mrs. Oswalt was born December 28, 1928, one of 11 children of the late Fletcher and Irene Spradley. She grew up on a farm and left school at 15 to marry the love of her life, the...
Annie Shelton Corder
May 26, 2018
Annie Shelton Corder, 85, of Lexington, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, May 29, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Mitch Bruner officiating. Active pallbearers are Jason Rawl, Darrell Alveshire, Matthew Alveshire, Brian Smith, Thomas Lee and Michael Pordes. Honorary pallbearers are...
Christopher Lee "Gar" Oswalt
May 7, 2018
Christopher Lee “Gar” Oswalt, 28, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 P.M. Thursday, May 10, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home with Rev. Russell Whittle officiating. Visitation will be held after the service at the funeral home. Gar was born in Lexington, SC, son of Mark Oswalt and Russell and Kathy Whittle. He...
Wesley Watson
May 5, 2018
Wesley Watson, 69, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 8, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. Mr. Watson was born in Florida, son of the late Wesley William and Dorothy Wilma Hall Watson. He was an United States Marine Veteran. Mr....
Hattie Mae Storey
May 4, 2018
Hattie Mae Storey, 83 years old, died Friday, May 4, 2018 at Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital. Born in Ward, SC, she was the daughter of the late Luther Rodgers and Leila Storey Rodgers. She was the wife of the late Luther Charlie Storey of Ward. Mrs. Storey worked in the textile industry for 40 years. She loved working in her...
Carol "Bo" "Hobo" Baker
Apr 30, 2018
Carol “Bo” “Hobo” Baker, 77, of Leesville, passed away Monday, April 30, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, May 5, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Hood and Rev. Gerald Watford officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Terry Hook, Brandon Boley, Zane Corley, Ethan Graham, Bobby Warren, Will Graham, Bryon Rikard, Glenn “Hammer”...
Douglas Randall
Apr 26, 2018
Douglas E. Randall, 63, of Ridge Spring, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, April 30, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will follow after the service at the funeral home. Mr. Randall was born in Batesburg, SC son of the late J.D. Randall and I. Sallie Randall. He was a...
Vernon Odell "Bubba" Maxwell Iii
Apr 22, 2018
Vernon Odell “Bubba” Maxwell, III, 57, of Gilbert, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018. Mr. Maxwell was born in Columbia, SC, son of the late Vernon Odell Maxwell, Jr and Hennie Elkins Maxwell. He loved playing with his croquet with his grandchildren. He loved fishing and drinking crown with his son-in-law. Bubba died the way he lived, stubborn till the...
Paulette Corley Hendrix
Apr 19, 2018
Paulette Corley Hendrix, affectionately known as “Bot,” 60, a lifelong resident of Saluda County, SC, passed away peacefully at her home on the morning of Thursday, April 19, 2018. She is the daughter of Mary Branham Corley and the late Felix Paul Corley. Paulette is survived by her son Chad Hendrix (Lucy) of Saluda County and their two children, Noah...
Margaret Frances Kirton
Apr 14, 2018
Margaret Frances Kirton, 87, of Okatie, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 14, 2018. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 18, at Elmwood Cemetery with Rev. Gary Adkins officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 – 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 17, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mrs. Kirton was born in Greenville, SC, daughter...
Walter Allen Long
Apr 13, 2018
Walter Allen Long, 63, of Leesville, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018. Mr. Long was born in Lexington County on October 15, 1954 to the late WD Long and Elizabeth Long of Batesburg. Mr. Long served in the U.S. Army. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2018 at 1:00 PM at Eastside Baptist Church with visitation at 12:00...
Doris Miller
Apr 6, 2018
Doris Miller of 330 Mill Street of Batesburg, SC, passed away Friday, April 6, 2018. She had been a patient at Opus Nursing Center for several years. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Henry and Lessie Ethel Miller; sisters, Ethel Lee Reed, Margaree M. Quattlebaum J. Lou Head; her brothers, David E Miller and William T. Miller....
Tina Marie Buntin
Apr 4, 2018
Tina Marie Buntin, 53, of Aiken, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Mrs. Buntin was born in Aiken, SC, daughter of Janette Holley and the deceased Herburt Frank Buntin. She loved working in her yard. Surviving are her mother, Janette Holley; daughter, Nicole Marie White; sister, Cynthia Ann Carroll; and three grandchildren, Lana Nell White, Ian Brindin White and Danna...
Retta Carole Raby
Apr 4, 2018
Retta Carole Raby, age 56 went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, April 4th, 2018. A former resident of Cleveland, Retta is preceded in death by her parents John Raby, Mary Sue Raby, and sister Jennifer Raby. Survivors include loving partner Lynwood Gunter. 3 sons, Chris Dyer and wife Misty, of SC. Daniel Dyer and Hannah Johnson of Cleveland...
Melissa Dawn Barrett Hodge
Apr 2, 2018
Melissa Dawn Barrett Hodge, 49, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018. Melissa was born in West Hamlin, WV daughter of Cleo Luther Barrett and Anna Lea Barrett. Surviving are her mother, Anna Lea Barrett; sister and brother-in-law, Sherrie Lynn Taylor (David Preston Taylor); brother and sister-in-law, Jason Scott Barrett (Freda Carol Barrett); nieces and nephews, Joseph Miller, Amanda McElveen, Christopher...
Dennis Storey, Jr.
Mar 31, 2018
Dennis Storey, Jr, 80, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018. Mr. Storey was born in Saluda County on August 15, 1937 to the late Dennis Storey, Sr and Ida Bell Davis Storey. Mr. Storey served in the US Army and retired from Oswald Lumber and Union Switch and Signal. Funeral services will be held at Hulon Baptist Church...
Leroy Davis
Mar 27, 2018
Leroy “Lala” Davis, 72, of Batesburg, passed away March 27, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, March 30, at Praise Church with Pastor Tom Mims officiating. Visitation will be held after the service at the church. Mr. Davis was born in Saluda, SC, son of the late Charles Otis and Evelyn Eidson Davis. He was...
Katie Lou Taylor
Mar 26, 2018
Katie Lou Taylor, (Granny) 99, of Batesburg, SC passed away Monday, March 26, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, March 30, at Eastside Baptist Church with the Reverend Mitch Bruner officiating; burial will be in the Batesburg Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials contributions may be...