All Obituaries

Marden “Mardy” J. Hooper, 79, of Cope S.C. passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, August, 5, 2021 at Two-Mile Swamp Baptist Church, 1066 Bonnette Rd., Cope, S.C.  Burial will follow at the church cemetery.  Rev. Walter Pym will be officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Mr. Hooper was born on...

Jeremy Lewis Kinsey, 45, of Windsor, S.C. passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete and will be annouced.    

Jackie Boltin was born October 23, 1942, in Orangeburg County, the daughter of the late Olen Jackson Kittrell Sr. and Carol Austin Wiles.  She married another Jackie (Johnny Chester “Jackie”) Boltin and they made a home and family in the Canaan community for 49 years, until his death in 2010.  She was also preceded in death by her son, Tony. Jackie grew up surrounded by nature and the beautiful Edisto River. She loved the outdoors, especially working in her yard and...

Sgt. James R. McNames, 82, of Orangeburg passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, July 26, 2021, at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg with military honors.  Rev. Ken Jernigan will be officiating.  Sgt. McNames was born on July 17, 1939 in Denver, CO.  He was the son of the late Roscoe C. McNames and the late Dorothy M. McNames.  He was retired from the United States Army after 22 years of...

Betty Lou Carter Link, 89 of Cope passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 17, 2021, at Rowesville Baptist Church, 605 River Drive, Rowesville.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg.  Rev. David Royster will be officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 17, 2021 prior to the funeral service.   Honored to...

Ethel Lillian Canada, 74, of Branchville passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Norway Cemetery, 105 State RoadS-38-20 in Norway.   The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Canada was born on September 6, 1946, in Bronx, N.Y.  She was the daughter of the late James Caruso and the late Frances R. Caruso.  She was retired from the Regional Medical...

Kimberly Ann Morrell Union, age 58, unexpectedly passed away in her Orangeburg home on July 12, 2021.  Born in Bamberg on December 23, 1962, Kim was the daughter of the late Madelyn Metts Morrell and Otto Kirk Morrell, Sr.  She was the granddaughter of the late Clinton and Thelma Metts and the late Julius Anderson and Lillie Ann Morrell.  She is survived by her husband, James Joseph Union III; her children, Kameron Marielle Union and James Joseph Union IV (Haley Miller);...

Rev. Abraham "Odell" Breland died on Sunday, July 11, 2021.  He was 92 years old. Born in Ruffin, SC, on September 25, 1928, he was the son of Mary Ella Crosby Breland and Robert Osborne Breland.  He graduated from Walterboro High School and Mars Hill Baptist College, Carson-Newman Baptist College and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.  He pastored Pleasant View Baptist Church of Patrick Springs, Virginia, Glen Oaks Southern Baptist Church of La Punta,...

L. Eloise Kersey Crosby, 77, of Orangeburg passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 15, 2021, at Memorial Church of the Nazarene, 569 Berry St, Orangeburg.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg.  Rev. Hoke Robinson will be officiating.  The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at Memorial Church of the Nazarene, 569 Berry...

Gayle Edgemon Hall, 69, of North went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, July 9, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at Grace Baptist Church, 4305 Columbia Rd, Orangeburg. Pastor Darrell Wilkins will be officiating. A private burial will be held at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richie Linett, Wren Grapsity, Seth Wilkins, Wayne Troutman, Wayne Ford and Travis Williams. Mrs. Gayle was born on October 2,...