Obituaries

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Jean Oswald

Jean Oswald

Jan 3, 2015

Jean Oswald, 84, of Ridge Spring, passed away Saturday, January 03, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 5, at Ridge Spring Baptist Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Alan McDowell, Joshua McDowell, Richard Miller, David Sawyer, Billy Rodgers and Curtis Johnson. Mrs. Oswald was born in Edgefield, SC, daughter...

Mattie Lake Myers

Mattie Lake Myers

Jan 1, 2015

Mattie Lake Myers, 98, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, January 4, at Sardis Baptist Church with interment in Furman Matthews Cemetery with Rev. Dennis Campbell officiating. Active pallbearers are David Myers, Russell Shealy, Tom Pugh, Chris Pugh, Greg Boozer and John Shealy. Mrs. Myers was born in Saluda...

Andres Lawrence Nelson Martinez

Andres Lawrence Nelson Martinez

Dec 30, 2014

Andres Lawrence Nelson Martinez, infant son, of Monetta, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 2, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Dean Derrick officiating. Andres was born in Newnan, GA. Surviving are his mother, Kristen Niocle Nelson Martinez; brother, Jose Nelson; sister, Carme Martinez; grandmother, Robin Cortez; Aunt...

Sandra Jean Alveshire

Sandra Jean Alveshire

Dec 22, 2014

Sandra Jean Alveshire, 52, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014. She was born in Prosperity, SC daughter of the late Colie L. Gulledge and Ella Ruth Gulledge. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her brothers and sister-in-law, Curly Gulledge; Terry (Sherrie) Gulledge; sister and brother-in-law, Connie (Larry) Jordan; sister-in-law, Annie Faye Gulledge; numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may...

Edwin Loadholt Platts

Edwin Loadholt Platts

Dec 21, 2014

Edwin Loadholt Platts, 89, of Ridge Spring, S.C., died on Sunday, December 21, at Lexington Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, December 23 at Ridge Spring Baptist Church at 12:00 noon. Visitation will be from 10:30 -12:00 at the church. Burial will follow at the Ridge Spring Cemetery with Masonic Rites. Mr. Platts was born on September...

Mark Anthony Mabus

Mark Anthony Mabus

Dec 19, 2014

Mark Anthony Mabus, 56, of Batesburg, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 22, at Bethlehem Baptist Church with interment in Gunter Cemetery with Rev. Justin Eshleman and Rev. Mitch Bruner officiating. Mr. Mabus was born in Batesburg, SC, son of Connie Snelgrove Mabus Burkett and the late Bud Mabus. He...

Ida "Janet" Gunter

Ida "Janet" Gunter

Dec 18, 2014

Ida "Janet" Gunter, 93, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, December 21, at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Bill Paulling and Rev. Kyle Harmon officiating. Mrs. Gunter was born in Batesburg, SC, daughter of the late Julian J. Parrish and Lillie Johnson...

Nancy Dale Deloach Hook

Nancy Dale Deloach Hook

Dec 14, 2014

Nancy Dale DeLoach Hook, of Batesburg, 88, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 17, at Bethlehem Baptist Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Jud Hook and Rev. Justin Eshleman officiating. Active pallbearers will be Nathaniel Temple, James Temple, Zach Hook, Andrew Jackson, Robert Beard and Paul...

Brinda Keenan

Brinda Keenan

Dec 8, 2014

Brinda Keenan, 51, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, December 08, 2014. Mrs. Keenan was born in Aiken, SC, daughter of Ernest Jones and the late Eva Jones. Surviving are her father, Ernest (Frances) Jones; brothers, Rodney Jones; Christopher Miller; Adam Miller, Kenneth Jones; and Gary Hatcher all of Batesburg. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Milton Shealy...

Leecy Wayne Bright

Leecy Wayne Bright

Dec 3, 2014

Leecy Wayne Bright, 72, of Leesville, passed away Wednesday, December 03, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, December 6, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Nazareth United Methodist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Charles Rikard, Claude Rikard, Kevin Bright, Marion Frye, Joel Lindler, and Nelson Rikard. Mr. Bright was born in Columbia, SC...

E. Glenn Metts

E. Glenn Metts

Dec 1, 2014

E. Glenn Metts, 87, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Bethel Baptist Church in Monetta with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with his son Reverend Dennis Metts and Reverend Joshua Davison officiating. Mr. Metts was born in Leesville, SC son of the late Joe...

Eugene "Shot Gun" Alexander Slade

Eugene "Shot Gun" Alexander Slade

Dec 1, 2014

Eugene "Shot Gun" Alexander Slade, 82, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 4, at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Bill Paulling officiating. Mr. Slade was born in Bluefield, VA son of the late John and Marie Hansen Slade. He was a...

Valmore Davis Kirkland

Valmore Davis Kirkland

Nov 29, 2014

Valmore "Kirk" Davis Kirkland, 85, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Monday, December 1 at Amick Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church with interment in Travis Park Cemetery with military rites with Rev. Larry Smith officiating. Active pallbearers will be Fred Salters, Raymond Bodie, Bruce Rushton, Anthony (Tony) Kirkland, Charles Keisler and Doug White....

Marvin Lawson

Marvin Lawson

Nov 29, 2014

Marvin Lawson, 57, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Monday, December 1 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with visitation to follow. Mr. Lawson was born in Columbia, SC, on March 26, 1957. He was the son of the late Colie and Leola Lawson. He was a retired heating and...

Randall Crawford Hall

Randall Crawford Hall

Nov 27, 2014

Randall Crawford Hall, 45, of Ward, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, December 1, 2014 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Hall Town Cemetery with Reverend Ray Butler officiating. Mr. Hall was born in Greenwood, SC son of Crawford Hall and Betty Hall Rodgers. Surviving are his parents;...

April Jean Wingard Frye

April Jean Wingard Frye

Nov 25, 2014

April Jean Wingard Frye, 40, of Batesburg, passed away peacefully with her family Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, November 30, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 1:30 - 3:00 P.M. prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Frye...

Willie Ben Mccarty

Willie Ben Mccarty

Nov 20, 2014

Willie Ben McCarty, 96, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, November 23, at Clyde's Chapel Southern Methodist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Greg Williams officiating. Active pallbearers will be Richard Waltz, Sidney Pratt, Jimmy Edwards, Carrol Caughman, Allen Oxendine, and Thomas Shealy. Mr. McCarty was...

Curtis Jackson Maroney

Curtis Jackson Maroney

Nov 16, 2014

Curtis Jackson Maroney, 55, of Leesville, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 19, at B-L Congregational Holiness Church with interment in Ridge Spring Cemetery with Rev. Virgil Bagwell officiating. Active pallbearers will be Shannon Maroney, A.J. Maroney, Eric Maroney, Chris Cade, Jr., Randy Bagwell, and Zack McCaskill. Mr. Maroney was...

Vounzell N. Barham

Vounzell N. Barham

Nov 9, 2014

Vounzell N. Barham, 86, of Batesburg, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 P.M. Wednesday, November 12, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with entombment in Christ the Good Shepherd Mausoleum with Rev. Rocky Purvis and Rev. Charles Leonhardt officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home....

James Monroe Miller

James Monroe Miller

Nov 8, 2014

James Monroe Miller, 75, of West Columbia, born on March 16, 1939, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on November 8, 2014, while surrounded by his family. Also known as "Jim" to many, James was a faithful servant of God and he was a very kind, giving, and loving son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend. James was...