All Obituaries

Shirley Ann Vaughn Tindall, 83, of Orangeburg/Eutawville, went to be with the Lord and her husband of 61 years on Monday, September 21, 2020 after a brief illness and was blessed to have her three sons by her side.  Due to COVID-19 the family has requested no visitators at their home.  They would love for friends to come by Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. to sign the register.  A private family service will be held at a later date.  Brother Mark Epperson will be...

James Franklin Hutto, Sr., 81, of Orangeburg passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M.  on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at Memorial Church of the Nazarene, 569 Berry St, Orangeburg following the CDC guidelines for COVID-19.  Pastor Hoke Robinson will be officiating.  Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, 4830 Columbia Rd, Orangeburg. The family will receive friends from 5:30-7:30 P.M. on...

Jerry Edgar Jones, 73, of Orangeburg passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Bethany Baptist Church, 125 Bethany Rd, Orangeburg.  Rev. Dennis Hall will be officiating.  Burial will follow at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery in Orangeburg, S.C. with military honors.  We will be following the CDC guidelines for COVID-19.  Masks will be required along with social...

Jason Adam Geiger, 45, of Swansea passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Jason was born on June 13, 1975 in Orangeburg, S.C.  He was the son of John F. Geiger and Alice Hutto Geiger.  He was predeceased by his paternal grandfather, Rudolph Geiger; grandmother, Mildred Geiger; maternal grandfather, F. Raymond Hutto and his grandmother, Helena F. Hutto. He is survived by his children, Preston A. Geiger, Tatum N. Geiger;...

Julian Leslie Porter, 93, passed away into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Lebanon United Methodist Church, 768 Calvary Church Road, Neeses. Visitation will take place in the church fellowship hall immediately following the service. Pastor Nicholas Perez will officiate the service. The grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Mr. Porter was born on August 7, 1927. He graduated from...

Miriam Bates Lauria, 93 , widow of Nicholas G. Lauria, died Saturday, September 5 at her home in Sebring, FL.  She was the daughter of the late John David and Daisy S. Bates.  She is survived by her daughter, Marisa Lauria, a sister, Shirley B. Seawright and several nieces and nephews.  In addition to her parents she was predeceased by sisters: Vira B. Till and Camilla B. Schriner, and brothers: Earl, Burton, Edwin, and Murray Bates. A graveside service will be held...

GySgt George Carlyle McCaw, Jr., 77, of Orangeburg passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, 4830 Columbia Road, Orangeburg with full military honors. Mr. McCaw was born on October 11, 1942 in Orangeburg.  He was the son of the late George C. McCaw, Sr. and the late Velma Morris McCaw.  He was retired after 27 years of service from the United States Marine Corps where he...

We celebrate the life and mourn the death of Lurene W. Whetstone, 96, of Orangeburg, South Carolina.  Mrs. Whetstone went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 28, 2020. A private family service will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church. The service will be officiated by Reverend Brian Self. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens. Lurene was born on December 29, 1923 to her parents, the late Florrie Lou and Jerry W. Whetstone. Her first church membership was at the...

Heather Haley Hightower Brown, 28, passed away on August 27, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg, S.C.  Pastor Jeanette Williamson Hightower will be officiating.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Chris Addicks, Keith Thomas, Jeff Black and Jerry Proveaux, Jr. Honorary Pallbearers Gregg Smith and Troy Robinson. Heather was born on July 21,...

Edward Jones Salley, Sr., 74, of Orangeburg passed away on Monday, August 24, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Salley was born on October 20, 1945 in Orangeburg, S.C. He was the son of the late Richard Johnson Salley, II and the late Pauline Griffith Salley.  He was a member of the Boy Scouts Honor Troop 84 where he earned his Eagle Scout badge.  After graduating high school, he joined the United States Marine Corps.  He received the Vietnam Service...