Recent Obituaries
Marjorie Lee Padgett
Feb 13, 2016
Marjorie Lee Padgett, 94, of Leesville, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday, February 16, at Pauline Church of Christ with interment in church cemetery with Rev. Rick Farwell officiating. Active pallbearers are Marion Rish, Todd Oswald, Alan Rish, Dennis Rish, Lendel Hutto, Dean Padgett, Jim Padgett and Buddy Welch. Visitation will...
Tommy Langston
Feb 11, 2016
Tommy Langston, 62, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 P.M. Saturday, February 20, at United in Christ Church in Summit. Service: 5:00 P.M. Saturday, February 20 United in Christ Church in Summit
Lewis Jackson Oswald
Feb 8, 2016
Lewis Jackson Oswald, 77, of Batesburg, passed away Monday February 8, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, February 11, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Kneece Family Cemetery with Rev. Bill Watkins officiating. Active pallbearers will be Larry Wheeler, Stanley Whittle, L.C. Smith, Jr., Charlie Oswald, Dean Oswalt, and Carl Burgess Mr. Oswald...
Rose Marie Bagwell
Feb 3, 2016
Rose Marie Corder Bagwell, 76, of Batesburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. She was born in Batesburg, SC daughter of the late Felix Corder and Ruby Parrish Corder. She was married to the late James Bagwell Sr. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, James Bagwell Jr. (Rejina): daughters and sons-in-law, Jan Day (Archie); Barbara...
Margie Lee Smith
Feb 2, 2016
Margie Lee Smith, 77, of Batesburg, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, February 4 at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Starrett Hall officiating. Mrs. Smith was born in Batesburg, SC, daughter of the late Calvin and Gracie Hall Smith. She was married to the late Thyril Smith. She...
Tommy Doyle Motes
Jan 31, 2016
Tommy Doyle Motes, 52, of Leesville, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 P.M. Thursday, February 4, at First Baptist Church of Lexington. Mr. Motes was born in Macon, GA, son of Leila Senn and the late Billy D. Motes. Surviving are his wife, Monica Motes of Leesville; mother, Leila Senn Motes of...
Geneva Sue Berry Black
Jan 30, 2016
Geneva Sue Berry Black, 77, of Saluda, widow of the late Valton G. Black, went home to be with our Lord and Savior January 30, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 3, at Sardis Baptist Church with Rev. Dennis Campbell and Rev. Burton Campbell officiating. Born on December 3, 1938 in Saluda, SC, she...
Paul Ray "Roebuck" Miller
Jan 29, 2016
Paul Ray "Roebuck" Miller, 83,of Leesville, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016. No services will be held at this time. Mr. Miller was born in Leesville, SC, son of the late Boyd and Fannie Asbil Miller. He was a member of Faith Riders for Christ. Mr. Miller was a popular and admired musician. He enjoyed his later years playing gospel...
Gary Edwin Swinford
Jan 26, 2016
Gary Edwin Swinford, 80, of Gilbert, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 30, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held after the service at the funeral home. Mr. Swinford was born in Covington, KY, son of the late Edwin B. and Mary E. Ferguson Swinford. Surviving are...
Mary Frances Easler
Jan 25, 2016
Mary Frances Easler, 73, of Saluda, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, January 28, at Amick Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Larry Smith officiating. Active pallbearers will be Larry Clark, Chuck Clark, Mike Yarborough, Stevie McCormick, Mike Russell, and Randy Anderson. Mrs. Easler was...
Fredrika P. Long
Jan 22, 2016
Fredrika P. Long, 86, of Leesville, went to be with her Lord and Savior. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 26 at Leesville Cemetery. Mrs. Long was born in Batesburg, SC, daughter of the late Barney and Mattie Kneece Prater. She was married to the late Dewey H. "Sonny" Long. She was a home maker...
Idell A. Shealy
Jan 19, 2016
Mrs. Idell A. Shealy, 94, of Leesville, went home to her Lord and Savior on January 19, 2016. She was born on October 9, 1921 to Minick and Stella Shealy. Mrs. Shealy retired from the sewing industry and was a talented seamstress. She enjoyed quilting with her sisters and delighted in tending to her garden and flowers. She was one...
Veronica Madeline Gunter Padgett
Jan 18, 2016
Veronica Madeline Gunter Padgett, 72, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, January 22, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Brad Willis with burial in Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:30 until 3:00 P.M. at the funeral home before the service. Active pallbearers...
Larry Greene
Jan 18, 2016
Larry Greene, 66, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, January 21, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with internment in the Vaucluse Cemetery with Rev. Ron Doss officiating. Honorary pallbearers are the Senior Sunday School Class of Pine Forest Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 12:30 -2:00 PM Thursday, prior...
Robert Omega Jones
Jan 14, 2016
Robert Omega Jones, 54, of Leesville, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016. Mr. Jones was born in Washington, DC, son of Annie Jones and the late James Jones. He was a Physician with Lake Cumberland Medical. He was an Navy Veteran. Surviving are his wife, Kimberly Jones; son, Luke Jones; daughter, Simone Jones; step-son, Jay Prescott; step-daughter, Nicole Prescott; brother,...
Henry Freeman Warren
Jan 4, 2016
Henry Freeman Warren, 79, of Batesburg died Monday, January 4, 2016. A graveside service for Henry Freeman Warren, 79, will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, January 14, 2016, at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Warren was born on June 20, 1936, son of the late John Henry and Lois Courtney Warren. He loved tending to his flowers, gardening and...
Samuel Randolph Ricard
Dec 28, 2015
Samuel Randolph Ricard, 71, of Leesville, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 31, at St. James Lutheran Church (Summit) with interment in the church cemetery with Pastor Norman Deal officiating. Mr. Ricard was born in Leesville, SC, son of the late Bointon and Aloth Black Ricard. He worked in construction....
Louise Anderson Clamp Waits
Dec 27, 2015
Louise Waits, 91, of Leesville, went to be with the Lord Sunday, December 27, 2015. She passed away at the home of her daughter Linda Whittle, her caregiver. She was born on May 14, 1924 in Lexington County, to the late Hubert "Hub" and Ora Lee Anderson. Mrs. Waits retired from J.B. Martin Co. and Jackie Hites B.B.Q. Her hobbies...
Judy Marie Murrell
Dec 18, 2015
Judy Marie Murrell, 63, of Batesburg, passed away Friday, December 18, 2015. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Reverend Edward Tager. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mrs. Murrell was born in Grovetown, Georgia daughter of...
Jean Mccary Enlow
Dec 12, 2015
Jean McCary Enlow, 75, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 15, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Faith Temple Church Cemetery with Rev. Rusty Totter and Rev. Tony Whatley officiating. Active pallbearers will be Christopher Rodgers, Daniel Rodgers, Reggie Enlow, Jimmy Trotter, Craig Boatwright and...