Recent Obituaries
Langford Branham
Sep 25, 2016
Langford Branham, 70, of Leesville, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 29, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held after the service at the funeral home. Mr. Branham was born in Columbia, SC, son of the late Calvin Tillman and Corrie Peak Branham. He was a...
Pauline Boland Mcgee
Sep 22, 2016
Pauline Boland McGee, of Ridge Spring, S.C, passed away September 22, 2016. A 4:00 PM graveside service will be held at Ridge Spring Cemetery on Saturday, September 24, 2016. Mrs. McGee was born in Monetta, SC, a daughter of the late Julian and Cora Sims Boland. She was employed with Aiken County School District. Many of her former students still...
Ricky Bladon Forrest
Sep 18, 2016
Ricky Bladon Forrest, 69, went to be with the Lord Sunday, September 18, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 20, at Beulah Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Rick Scott and Rev. Jerry Houghton officiating. Active pallbearers will be David Cockrell, Sherman Cockrell, Chuck Adams, Terry Ouzts, Quintin Gulledge and Russell...
Edna Padgett Williams
Sep 16, 2016
Edna Padgett Williams, 91, passed away Friday, September 16, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, September 19, at West Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Hank Fanning officiating. Mrs. Williams was born in Batesburg, SC, daughter of the late John and Lula Padgett. She was the wife of the late Gordon Lamar “Bill” Williams. She...
Rosie Mae Taylor
Sep 13, 2016
Rosie Mae Taylor, 74, of Monetta, passed away, Tuesday, September 13 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Rosie retired from the Aiken County Public School District after serving 31 years. She was a 1960 graduate of Ridge Spring Monetta High School. She had a deep, abiding faith in her Lord, which revealed itself through a lifetime of thoughtful,...
Audrey Elizabeth Smith
Sep 12, 2016
Audrey Elizabeth Smith, 89, passed away Monday, September 12, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 16, at Hulon Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Robert Patterson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Mrs. Smith was born in Louisiana, daughter of the late Zebbie...
George Crevar
Sep 9, 2016
George Crevar age 81 of Columbia, SC (formerly of West Mifflin, PA) passed away September 9, 2016 peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his devoted wife of 62 years, Lois Crevar; daughters and sons-in-law, Georgeann (Rich) Schirra, Kathleen (Dean) Paiano, Lynn Countryman, and Diane (Geofrey) Plavchak; grandchildren: Chad (Michelle) Schirra, Justin (Brittany) Schirra, Crystal Felicetty, Michael...
Johnnie "Buddy" L. Bedenbaugh Sr.
Sep 7, 2016
Johnnie L. “Buddy” Bedenbaugh Sr., 77, of Leesville, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Memorial service will be held at 6:00 PM Friday, September 9, 2016 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Pastor Ken Smith. Visitation will follow after the service at the funeral home. Mr. Bedenbaugh was born in Leesville, SC son of the late John Calhoun...
Randy Miles Kneece
Sep 6, 2016
Randy Miles Kneece, 53, of Batesburg-Leesville, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, September 9, 2016 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Robert Patterson and Rev. Donny Kirk. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Kneece was born in Columbia,...
Cynthia Leagan
Aug 23, 2016
Cynthia D. Leagan of Prosperity, 45, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016. A visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Friday, August 26, 2016 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Leagan was born in Columbus, Ohio, daughter of Ellis Clamon “E.C.” and Carol Dianne Warren Owen. Surviving are her mother and father, E.C. and Carol Owen; husband,...
James Bobby Munn
Aug 21, 2016
James Bobby Munn, 86, of Gilbert, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday, August 24, at Samaria Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. John Yorio. Honorary pallbearers are the Adult Sunday School Class and Deacons of Samaria Baptist Church. Mr. Munn was born in Duffie, Mississippi son of...
Mildred Shealy
Aug 18, 2016
Mildred Shealy of Batesburg-Leesville passed away at her home on August 18, 2016 and was just a few days shy of her 89th birthday. She was the daughter of Otis and Lillie Puckett Maroney. In the mid 1940’s before graduating from Batesburg High School, she went to work for Southern Bell as a “Number, Please” switchboard operator in the telephone...
Clara Lou Gulledge Steele
Aug 13, 2016
Clara Lou Gulledge Steele, 70, of Gilbert, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 17, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in First Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Randy, Ricky, Robbie, Ronnie, and Alex Steele and Charles Brown. Mrs. Steele was born in Saluda, SC, daughter...
Harry Alfred Canada
Aug 11, 2016
Harry Alfred Canada, 89, of Pelion, SC went home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on August 11, 2016. Born May22, 1927 in Fort Christmas, Florida. He was the son of the late Henry Allen Canada and the late Lillian Allison. Harry was a WWII Navy veteran and a decorated Korean War veteran where he received a Purple Heart...
Arthur F Gunter
Aug 11, 2016
A funeral service to celebrate the life of Arthur F. Gunter will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 13, at Oak Grove Baptist Church, 533 Hayride Road, Gilbert, SC 29054. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military rites. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Friday, August 12, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home....
Michael Lee Williams
Aug 10, 2016
Michael Lee Williams, 42, of Batesburg, passed away Wednesday 10, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, August 12, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Spring Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Allen Gunter, David Gunter, Ronnie Williams, Austin Williams, Justin Hall, Dewayn Hall, Melvin Heart and Russell Gunter. Mr. Williams was born in...
Jobe Smith, Jr
Aug 7, 2016
Jobe Smith, Jr., 89, of Gilbert, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 10, at Charity Community Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Paul Widener officiating. Mr. Smith was born in Gilbert, SC, son of the late Jobe Smith, Sr. and Maggie Smith. Surviving are his wife, Margaret...
Matthew Raydell Merchant
Aug 3, 2016
Matthew Raydell Merchant, 82, of Saluda, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. August 6, at Sardis Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Dennis Campbell and Rev. Jerry Dean officiating. The family will receive friends after the service in the church. Active pallbearers will be his great nephews, Ward...
Cassie Mae Cromer Foley
Jul 30, 2016
Cassie Mae Cromer Foley, 95, of Ridge Spring, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 3, at Kedron Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Brad Willis officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Foley was born in Saluda County, daughter of the...
Alpha Wilson Cullum
Jul 30, 2016
Alpha Wilson Cullum, 94, of Chapin, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, August 1, at Batesburg Cemetery, Howard Street and Hibiscus Drive, with the Rev. Dr. Ben Sloan officiating. Active pallbearers will be Robert Cullum, Samuel Cullum, Josh Wrightson, Jay Wright, Ronald Derrick and Lamar Clark. Mrs. Cullum was born...