Recent Obituaries
Willie Buff
Jan 31, 2017
Willie Buff, 69, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017. A visitation will be held from 6:30 – 8:30 P.M. Friday, February 3, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mr. Buff was the son of the late Ben and Gladys Snipes Buff. Surviving are his wife, Becky Buff; children, Colina (Nick) Hess; Dwight (Monica) Bickley; Tanya (David) Gentry; Tasha Harrington; Dustin Buff;...
Ricky Charles Miller
Jan 28, 2017
Ricky Charles Miller, 53, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017. Graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery with Rev. Bill Paulling officiating. Mr. Miller was born in Columbia, SC son of Charles Miller and Eleanor Hall Burgess. He had worked in Landscaping. Surviving are his mother and step-father, Eleanor Burgess...
Gary Lee Cook
Jan 26, 2017
Gary Lee Cook “Cookie”, 44, of Leesville, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 31, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Little Angel’s Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Virgil Bagwell officiating. Active pallbearers will be George Lawson, Dalton Taylor, Tyler Lawson, Lawrence Padgett, Jeff Taylor, Gary Asbill and...
Mary Cook
Jan 26, 2017
Mary Cook, 69, of Leesville, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 31, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Little Angel’s Memorial Park with Rev. Virgil Bagwell officiating. Active pallbearers will be Carol Lawson, Teresa Price, Tammy Anderson, Marian Cook, Don Guy, Bobby Anderson, and Jesse Cook. Mrs....
Betty Jean Hartley Rodgers
Jan 24, 2017
Betty Jean Hartley Rodgers, 83, of Batesburg, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Friday, January 27, at Samaria Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. John Yorio officiating. Active pallbearers will be Robert Padgett, Allen Oxendine, Chuck Bryant, Terry Kirkland, Johnny Ligon, and Terry Rodgers. Honorary pallbearers will be...
Sharon Eloise Rowe
Jan 22, 2017
Sharon Eloise Shaw Rowe, 68, of Leesville, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, January 28, at Batesburg Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses with Lance Brooks ministering. Mrs. Rowe was born in Deland, Florida, daughter of the late Hubert Shaw and Eva Warnock Cook. She was a member of Batesburg Kingdom...
Richard Gene Wilson
Jan 16, 2017
Richard Gene Wilson, 54, passed away January 16, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, February 4, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Pastor Alton Nicholson. Mr. Wilson was born in Columbia, SC son of Willie G. Wilson and the late Mary Elizabeth Jessup. Surviving are his father, Willie G. Wilson (Kathryn); wife, Connie...
Ruby Annalee Hartless Helmick
Jan 14, 2017
Ruby AnnaLee Hartless Helmick, 87, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, January 19, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Dust to Dust Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be her sons and grandsons. Mrs Helmick was...
Kyle Davis Longcrier
Jan 11, 2017
Kyle Davis Longcrier, 56, of Leesville, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017. A memorial services will be held at 5:00 P.M. Saturday, January 14, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Longcrier was born in Hominy, Oklahoma, son of Gwilda Coxon and the late Alfred Monroe Longcrier. He was an I.T. Specialist with the Department of Defense for 30 years...
Robert Marshall Landes
Jan 10, 2017
Robert Landes, 78, of Batesburg, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 14, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Vollie Gibbs officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Mr. Landes was born in Richmond, VA, son of...
Rodney Ray Hatchell
Jan 5, 2017
Rodney Ray Hatchell, 61, passed away January 5, 2017. A celebration of life will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, January 15, at Ebenezer Southern Methodist Church, 112 Ebenezer Road, Leesville, SC 29070. The family will receive friends at his son, Jeremy Hatchell’s House at 420 Berkeley Road, Leesville, SC 29070 after the service. Mr. Hatchell was born in Monks...
Randall Eugene Studley
Jan 5, 2017
Randall Eugene Studley, 71, of Columbia, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 Wednesday, January 11, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel, 115 North Pine Street, Batesburg, SC 29006. The family requests to come dressed causal for the celebration for the service. Mr. Studley was born in Wolbach, Nebraska, son of the late...
Jewel Nadene Sox
Jan 2, 2017
Jewel Nadeen Sox, 74, of Columbia, passed away January 2, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, January 8, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Lastinger, Jr officiating. Mrs. Sox was born in Columbia, SC, daughter of the late Earl and Eunice Tidwell. She is survived by her sons, Stanley Sox and Michael...
Ferris Ervin "Smitty" Smith
Dec 28, 2016
Ferris Ervin “Smitty” Smith, 79, of Lexington, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 31, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery with Rev. Johnnie Muller officiating with military honors. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons. Mr. Smith was born in Monetta, SC, son of...
Sarah Gertrude Hallman Rodgers
Dec 27, 2016
Sarah Gertrude Hallman Rodgers, 99, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, December 30, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Spring Cemetery with Pastor Joseph Hallman officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Rodgers was born in Lexington County,...
Danny Houston Matthews
Dec 27, 2016
Danny Houston Matthews, 81, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, December 30, at Sardis Baptist Church with interment in Cleve Matthews Cemetery with Rev. Robert Culbertson and Dr. Don Bishop officiating. Active pallbearers are Charlton “Pete” Sample, Gehrig Minick, Jesse Minick, Kevin Fulmer, Ryan Fulmer, Carl Drafts, Vernon Hallman...
Mary Ellen Amick
Dec 25, 2016
Mary Ellen Amick, 87, of West Columbia, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, December 29, at Cedar Grove Lutheran Church with interment in the church cemetery with Pastor Alvin Shrum and Pastor Terry Amick officiating. Active pallbearers are Brandon Clamp, Joshua Clamp, Marty Amick, Glenn Frick, Ronnie Watson and Jeff Davis....
Vaughn Pierce Shealy
Dec 24, 2016
Vaughn Pierce Shealy, 53, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29, at Clydes Chapel Southern Methodist Church in Batesburg. Pastor Greg Williams will officiate. A private burial will be held at a later date. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the church. In lieu of...
John Henry Rankin, Jr.
Dec 19, 2016
John Henry Rankin, Jr, 67, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 22, at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Jerry Houghton and Rev. Rick Scott officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the service in the church. Active pallbearers will be Brent Crapps, Shannon Crapps, Phil...
Anthony Paul "Peanut" Storey
Dec 18, 2016
Anthony Paul “Peanut” Storey, 39, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 22 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Virgil Bagwell officiating. Visitation will be held after the service at the funeral home. Mr. Storey was born in West Columbia, SC, son of Edna Rachel Smith Storey and...
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