All Obituaries

Priscilla Elaine Watson Drake, 68, of North passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.  Rev. Alan Woodward will be officiating.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg.  We will be following the CDC guidelines for COVID-19.  Masks will be required. The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 P.M. on...

Julia “Sissy” Gray Byrd, 75, of Cordova passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. A private family service will be held. Mrs. Byrd was born on May 22, 1945 in Orangeburg, S.C.  She was the daughter of the late Julius S. Gray and the late Brondell Felder Gray.  She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, aunt and friend.  She will be missed by all that knew and loved her.  She was predeceased by her parents; her husband, David Byrd; brother, Julius...

Emily “Faye” Byrd Bilton, 81, of Orangeburg passed away on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg.  We will be following the CDC guidelines for COVID-19.  Masks will be required. The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 P.M. on Friday, April 16, 2021 prior to the...

Sammy “Pete” Fogle Dantzler, 67, of Cordova passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.  Rev. Alan Woodward will be officiating.  Burial will follow at Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery, 4977 Cannon Bridge Road, Cope.  We will be following the CDC guidelines for COVID-19.  Masks will be...

Richard J. Lincoln, 88, husband of 60 years of the late Mary Alice Lincoln, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Four Holes Baptist Church Cemetery, 1622 Four Holes Rd, Orangeburg.  Dr. Greg Butler will be officiating.  We will be following the CDC guidelines for COVID-19.  Masks will be required. Mr. Richard was born on October 1, 1932 in Brockton, Massachusetts.  He was the son of the late...

Freida Alicia Pierson, 54, of Orangeburg passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 after an extended illness. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Ott Cemetery, off of Highway 78 in Branchville, S.C.  Dr. Kimmett Lott will be officiating. Pallbearers will be Aaron Pierson, Andrew Pierson, Dylen Roberts, Allen Chavis and Chance Frye. Mrs. Pierson was born on August 22, 1966 in Orangeburg.  She was the daughter of the late E. Harris Williamson...

Kathy Lynn Moore Hughes, 65, of Orangeburg passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Kathy was born on April 15, 1955 in Auburn, New York.  She was the daughter of Robert Moore and June Moore.  Survivors include her husband, Michael Hughes; son, Robert Thomas; grandson, Christopher Thomas; granddaughters, Cassandra Thomas, Hayley Thomas; great-grandsons, Adyn Herron, Bradley Miller; adopted daughter, Louann Herron; her parents,...

Christopher Lewis Lamb, 50, of Orangeburg passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021. A visitation will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, April 9, 2021 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Christopher was born on May 28, 1970 in New York.  He was the son of Lewis Lamb and Linda Lamb.  Christopher enjoyed going to daycare everyday. Survivors include his parents, Lewis Lamb and Linda Lamb; siblings, Jennifer Davis, Rebecca Washington, Gregory Lamb, Matthew...

Alex Weston Rickenbaker, 14, of Orangeburg passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg.  The family will be receiving friends from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Thompson Funeral Home, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Honored to serve as pallbearers will be Will Rickenbaker, Tyler Rickenbaker, Kyle Shecut, Marty Kinard, Max Dempsey and Josh...

Evelyn E. Chavis, 58, of Bamberg passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 after a brief illness. A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 2, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at Southend Cemetery, S. Carlisle Street in Bamberg.  Rev. Brad Hudson will be officiating. The family will receive friends following the graveside service at the home of Mildred Hughes, 3318 Norway Road, Neeses, S.C. 29107. Mrs. Chavis was born on June 24, 1962 in Tennessee.  She was the daughter of the late...