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Orangeburg, South Carolina and surrounding areas

Jewel Turner Phillips
Feb 22, 2013
Jewel Turner Phillips, 82 died Tuesday, February 22, 2013 at The Regional Medical in Orangeburg. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, February 22, 2013 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg with burial at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Orangeburg. Visitation will be held 6:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in...

Charles Williams, Jr
Feb 22, 2013
Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. 1012 Whitman Street Orangeburg, SC 29115 803-534-1241
DATELINE Cordova, SC
NAME OF DECEASED Charles Williams, Jr. AGE 71 ADDRESS 135 Gene Drive, Cordova DATE OF DEATH February 22, 2013 CIRCUMSTANCES died Friday at his residence A Memorial Service will be held TIME AND DATE OF SERVICE 1:00 PM Tuesday, February 26,...

James Clarence Fort
Feb 21, 2013
Mr. James Clarence Fort of 2441 Norway Road, Orangeburg, SC died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at his residence.
The funeral will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Willow Swamp Baptist Church, 1956 Willow Swamp Rd., Norway, SC 29113. Burial will be in the Willow Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Larry Davis and...

Vernon William Mcgugan, Sr
Feb 20, 2013
Vernon William McGugan, Sr., 72 died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at his home in North.
Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg with burial at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Orangeburg.
He was born March 28, 1940 in Chesterfield County, SC; the son of the...

Virginia S Weeks
Feb 20, 2013
Virginia S. Weeks, 88 died Wednesday, February 22, 2013 at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 am Friday, February 22, 2013 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg. She was the widow of the late Julian P. Weeks, Sr. Survivors include 1 daughter; Cynthia L....

William J. "Bryan" Till, Jr
Feb 18, 2013
Mr. William J. "Bryan" Till, Jr. of the Four Holes Community, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at the Longwood Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Four Holes Baptist Church with burial in Four Holes Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. R.L. Zeigler III and Rev. Thomas McElhaney will...

Hazel S Strakay
Feb 17, 2013
Mrs. Hazel S. Strakay, 102, of 1344 Springdale NE, Orangeburg, SC died February 17, 2013 at The Regional Medical Center.
Services will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the graveside at West End Cemetery, St. Matthews, SC. The Rev. Cooper Stonestreet is in charge of the service.
Mrs. Strakay was born December...

Winnie J. Kennerly
Feb 16, 2013
Mrs. Winnie J. Kennerly, 96, of Orangeburg, SC died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at UPAC in Bamberg, SC.
Services will be held 10:30 AM Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, Orangeburg, SC. Ministers are Rev. Joe Traynham and Mr. Darryl Kennerly. Burial is at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Kennerly was a daughter...

Louise S. Austin
Feb 16, 2013
Louise S. Austin ,89 of Bowman died February 16,2013 at The Regional Medical Center.
Services will be held 3:00 February 18,2013 at White House United Methodist Church with Rev. Marie Ray officiating, burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Austin was born June 30,1923 in Orangeburg County SC, a daughter of the late Marion...

Ronnie Coleman Fitts
Feb 11, 2013
Ronnie Coleman Fitts, 64, of Cordova SC died Monday at the V.A. Hospital in Charleston SC.
Services will be held 2:00 Friday February 15,2013 at Grace Baptist Church with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pastor Darrell L. Wilkins will be officiating. Mr. Fitts was born October 9,1948 in Gadsden, Alabama, a son of the late Jimmy and...

Brigitte Westberry Gross
Feb 10, 2013
Brigitte Westberry Gross, 47 of Bamberg died Sunday at Laurel Bay Healthcare Center in Orangeburg. A Graveside Service will be held 1:00 PM Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Rigby Cemetery in Bowman directed by Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg. She was born April 23, 1965 in Bowman, SC; the daughter of Julia Herndon Westberry and the late Allen...

Ida Mae Vaughn Corbett
Feb 8, 2013
Ida Mae Vaughn Corbett of Orangeburg died Friday, February 8, 2013. Funeral Services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Columbia Road Church of God in Orangeburg with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg directed by Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg.
Visitation will be held 6:00 to 8:00 PM Saturday, February 9,...

Jessie Alexandria Lee
Feb 3, 2013
Jessie Alexandria Clifton Lee, 90 of Orangeburg died Sunday, February 3, 2013 at her home following a brief illness. Visitation will be held 12:30 to 2:00 PM Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg. A graveside service will be held 2:30 PM Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg; The family will...

Alice Gillam Syfrett
Feb 3, 2013
Alice Gillam Syfrett, 98 of 2130 Middleton Street Orangeburg died Sunday at her residence.
Funeral services will be 11:00 am Wednesday February 6,2013 at Thompson Funeral Home Inc with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mark A. Collins, Patrick Lee Syfrett, George Marion Syfrett, Joseph K. Syfrett, Mark E. Jackson and Tony D....

Gail E. Gehry
Feb 2, 2013
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Livingwells Pentecostal Holiness Church, with Rev. Bennie Williams officiating, with burial in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, directed by Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg.
Survivors include her husband: Dr. Eugene L. Gehry of Orangeburg; a son; Britt Weeks of Lexington; a daughter; Scarlett and Danny Syfrett of...

Ivolene Judy
Jan 29, 2013
Ivolene Judy, 81 of Florence, SC died Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at McCloud's Hospital in Florence.
A Graveside service will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Orangeburg directed by Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg.
She was born April 24, 1931 in Winnsboro, SC; the daughter of the...

Ruby M. Galloway
Jan 28, 2013
Ruby M. Galloway 85, of Orangeburg, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held Thursday January 31, 2013 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel.
Visitation will be Wednesday January 30, 2013 from 6-8 pm at Thompson Funeral Home.
She was born September 5, 1927 in North, SC; the daughter of...

Gus Edward Hughes, Jr
Nov 7, 1930
Gus Edward Hughes, Jr. , 84 of died Friday, November 7, 2014 at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia.
The family will receive friends one hour before the service Friday at the funeral home
Funeral Services will be held 3:00 PM Friday, November 21, 2014 At Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg With burial at Sunnyside Cemetery...
Mark Lee Minchew
Mark Lee Minchew, 63, of Orangeburg passed away unexpectedly.
Mark was born on October 20, 1961, in Tuscon, Arizona. He was the son of the late Richard Lee Minchew and Mrs. Rachel Powe Minchew.
Survivors include his mother; sister, Monica Minchew and a nephew, Richard Razo.
Virginia (Felkel) Lawhon
Virginia Felkel Lawhon, 78, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina.
Born on February 7, 1947, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Virginia was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eugene D. and Katherine Arant Felkel. She grew up in a close-knit family and carried the values of kindness and generosity throughout her...
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