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Recent Obituaries
Orangeburg, South Carolina and surrounding areas
Mary Alice Thompson
Sep 8, 2023
Mary Alice Thompson, 74, of Orangeburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 8, 2023.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 12:00 noon at Columbia Road Church of God, 2485 Columbia Rd., Orangeburg, S.C. The family will receive friends at 11:00 A.M. Rev. Johnathan Vaughn will be officiating. Burial will follow at Crestlawn...
Keith Andrew Pounds
Sep 1, 2023
Keith Andrew Pounds, 58, of Columbia died September 1, 2023 after an extended illness. Mr. Pounds was born in Fort Polk, Louisiana to the late Bobie Ray Pounds and the late Linda Wascom. He is a veteran of the U. S. Navy.
Surviving are his brothers Bobby Pounds, Jr. and Matthew Pounds; his sons, Curtis Ray Pounds,...
Norma (Baxley) Fort
Sep 1, 2023
Norma Baxley Fort, 82, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2023. While she will be missed by many, we are thankful that she is now again in the arms of her beloved husband, John Robert Fort who died in 2019.
Mrs. Fort was born in Pearson, GA. She was the daughter of the late W.H. Baxley and...
Myrtle (Gillam) Moseley
Aug 31, 2023
Myrtle Virginia Gillam Moseley, 74, passed away after a brief illness.
Mrs. Moseley was born in Bamberg, SC. She was the daughter of the late Richard Thomas Gillam and Eugenia Blakely Gillam. She received her associate degree in nursing and was employed with the Regional Medical Center as a registered nurse.
Survivors include a son,...
Shirley (Kinard) Strickland
Aug 28, 2023
Shirley K. Strickland passed away peacefully at home on Monday, August 28, 2023. Shirley was 88 years old.
Shirley was pre-deceased by her husband of 38 years, Robert F. Strickland. Shirley graduated from high school in Smoaks, SC, where she was born and raised. Shirley was a loving Christian and was always ready to listen and help...
Elaine B. Porter
Aug 28, 2023
Elaine B. Porter, 84, entered into Glory on August 28, 2023. She was the wife of the late Julian L. Porter for nearly 65 years.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, September 1, 2023 at Lebanon United Methodist Church, 768 Calvary Church Road, Neeses, SC, with burial in the church’s cemetery.. Visitation will...
Ronald "Ronnie" D. Craven
Aug 27, 2023
Ronald “Ronnie” David Craven, 70, of Orangeburg passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 27, 2023, surrounded by his family.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Rev. Larry Williams will be officiating.
The family will receive friends immediately following...
John Evans Williamson
Aug 25, 2023
John Evans Williamson, 81, of Orangeburg passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, 4830 Columbia Road, Orangeburg. Entombment will follow with military honors. Dr. Billy Hurst will be officiating.
Mr. Williamson was born in Bamberg County. He was...
Russell M. Breault, Jr.
Aug 25, 2023
Russell M. Breault, Jr. died peacefully at home on August 25, 2023 at 11:19 A.M.
He is survived by his wife, Cheryl Breault; a son and daughter in-law, Russell M. Breault, III and Michelle Breault of Orangeburg. He is also survived by two daughters, Alicia Maager of Easley, S.C. and Carina Breault and Jacob Kittrell of Orangeburg,...
Gene Ray Williamson
Aug 22, 2023
Gene Ray Williamson, 72, of Orangeburg passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Church of God of Prophecy, 425 Log Branch Road, Bamberg. Rev. Jeanette Hightower will be officiating.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
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William Thomas Mcpherson, Sr.
Aug 22, 2023
William Thomas McPherson, Sr., 87, of the Canaan Community passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at Covenant Baptist Church, 2310 Cannon Bridge Rd, Cordova. Rev. Scott Alewine will be officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720...
Sharon Weathers Bonnette
Aug 22, 2023
Sharon Weathers Bonnette, 61, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 25, 2023, at Bowman First Baptist Church, 6605 Charleston Highway, Bowman with Rev. Steve Scott officiating. Burial will follow at Bowman Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, ...
James W. Dickens, Jr.
Aug 16, 2023
James W. Dickens, Jr., 78, of Orangeburg passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 20, 2023, at Memorial Church of the Nazarene, 569 Berry St, Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg. Pastor Hoke Robinson and Ricky Bouchette will be officiating....
George Weathers, Jr.
Aug 16, 2023
George W. Weathers, Jr., 100 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.
A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Bowman Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Mr. Weathers was born on December 30, 1922, in Orangeburg County. He was the son...
Harry "H.O." O'Bannon Diamond
Aug 15, 2023
Harry “H.O.” O’Bannon Diamond, Jr., 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Beaver Creek Baptist Church, 181 Iris Ln, Neeses. Rev. Alan Woodward will be...
John "Clevie" Cleveland Boltin, Sr.
Aug 14, 2023
John Cleveland “Clevie” Boltin, Sr., 83, of Cordova, S.C. passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023.
He was born in Orangeburg, S.C. on February 14, 1940. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army during the Berlin Conflict. He was retired from the S.C. Department of Transportation.
He is survived by his...
Bradford "Brad" Wallace Green
Aug 13, 2023
Bradford “Brad” Wallace Green, 56, of Orangeburg passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 13, 2023.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Rev. Enrique Gordon will be officiating.
The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August...
Vernon "Jr." William Mcgugan, Jr.
Aug 11, 2023
Vernon William “Jr.” McGugan, Jr. gained his wings the morning of Friday, August 11, 2023, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.
He was born on October 29, 1973. He was the son of the late Vernon William McGugan, Sr. and Lillian Morris McGugan. He was the baby of five children.
“Jr.” attended North...
Dorothy "Dot" (Hutto) Hildebrand
Aug 9, 2023
Dorothy (Dot) Hutto Hildebrand was born on October 17th, 1926, to Ruby Easterling Hutto and Maurice Hutto. She had three sisters, two still living (Carole Jacques, Jackie Neil) and Lena Meyer (deceased).
Dot left this world on August 9th, 2023. She was 96 years old.
The funeral service will be held at Homeward Bound Ministries,...
Evelyn B. (Boltin) Hydrick
Aug 8, 2023
Mrs. Hydrick was born October 23, 1933, in Cope, SC. She was the only living child of Royal and Nita Boltin of Cope, SC. She lived most of her life in and around Orangeburg, living the last 53 years on the property she grew up on in the St. George Baptist church community. She lived briefly in Alaska while...
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