All Obituaries

Dorothy “Dot” Carrigg Axson, 92, of Orangeburg passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, October 25, 2021, at Northside Baptist Church, 1250 Columbia Rd, Orangeburg.  Dr. Shane Stutzman will be officiating.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Thompson Funeral Home...

Jimmy Leonidas Byrd, 80, of Orangeburg passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at 11:00 A.M. at  White House United Methodist Church, 3571 Five Chop Rd, Orangeburg. Rev. Mike Written will be officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery with military honors. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Friday, October 29, 2021, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman...

Linda G. Martin, 68, of Cope passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 21, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Word of Life Pentacostal Holiness Church, 85 North St, Bamberg.  Pastor Tyler Spinner will be officiating. Mrs. Linda was born on August 14, 1953.  She was the daughter of the late Charlie Gleaton and the late Eugena Robinson Gleaton.  She was a cashier for many years at Piggly Wiggly. Survivors include her sons,...

Lesley Halter Edgemon, 55, of Neeses passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration of Lesley’s Life will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at Cottontop, 1808 Wire Rd, Norway, S.C. Lesley was born on October 9, 1966, in Orangeburg, S.C.  She was the daughter of the late Lesley Felder and June Keitt Williams.  She was a social worker with Amedisys Home Health Care formerly Winyah Home Health.  She was...

Hazel “Lucille” Mock, 101, formerly of Beaufort, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021. The family will receive friends from 11:30 A.M. until 12:30 P.M. on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Anderson Funeral Home, 611 Robert Smalls Pkwy, Beaufort, S.C. A graveside service will follow at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary St, Beaufort, S.C. Mrs. Hazel was born on September 4, 1920 in Badham, South Carolina.  She was the...

Ruby Browder Polin, 73, of Orangeburg, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 14, 2021. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Polin was born on August 10, 1948, in Orangeburg, S.C.  She was the daughter of the late George H.  Browder and the late Vera Rowell Benton.  She loved people and watching Nascar racing.  She was predeceased by her stepfather, Paul Benton and her brother, Cecil Browder. Survivors include her son, Ray “Ritchie”...

Michael Todd Kemmerlin, Sr., 49, of Cope, S.C. passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, October 15, 2021, at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg.  The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 P.M. on Friday, October 15, 2021, at Memorial Park Cemetery prior to the graveside service. Mr. Kemmerlin was born on April 20, 1972, in Orangeburg.  He was the son of Ann Brant Milhouse.  He was...

Margie Vice Moorer Smith, 96, entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 8,2021, at Magnolia Place Memory Care in Orangeburg. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Thompson Home Funeral Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street in Orangeburg. Rev. Lois J. Helms and Rev. Marie Ray will be officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery, 2688 McCords Ferry Road in Lone Star, SC. Pallbearers will be Guy Moorer, Chandler Moorer, David Moorer,...

Kathleen Woods Jackson, 88, of Cordova passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, October 11, 2021, at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg.  Rev. Gene Long will be officiating. Mrs. Jackson was born on June 16, 1933, in Winter Haven, FL.  She was the daughter of the late John W. Woods and the late Corine Smith Woods.  She was a member of St. John United Methodist Church in Orangeburg.  Ms. Jackson...

Kenneth Horace Shuler, Jr., 62, of Orangeburg passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, after a brief illness. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.  Pastor Billy Harsey will be officiating.  A graveside service will be held immediately following the visitation at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, 4830 Columbia Road, Orangeburg. Pallbearers will be Shane Yip, Curtis Hughes,...