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Recent Obituaries
Orangeburg, South Carolina and surrounding areas
Reynold "Ricky" B. Brown
Aug 24, 2022
Reynold “Ricky” B. Brown, III husband of Beverly Elliott Brown passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at The ROC at St. George Baptist Church, 2590 Shillings Bridge Rd, Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Willow Swamp Baptist Church, 1956 Willow Swamp Rd, Norway....
Ethel "Switch" Carolyn (Mcknight) Schwichtenberg
Aug 24, 2022
Ethel “Switch” Carolyn Schwichtenberg, 74, of Orangeburg passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
“Switch”...
Lawrence “Larry” Stroud
Aug 21, 2022
Lawrence “Larry” M. Stroud, 81, of Elloree, passed away on Sunday, August. 21, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 24, 2022at Fellowship of Praise Church, 8280 Old Number Six Hwy, Santee, S.C. Rev. Ronnie Spires will be officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
...Ida Belle (Hough) Martin
Aug 17, 2022
Ida Belle Martin, 93, of Orangeburg passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, August 22, 2022, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Rev. Larry Williams will be officiating.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00 P.M. on Monday,...
Wanda (Walker) Felder
Aug 17, 2022
Wanda Walker Felder, 73, of Lone Star, SC passed away on August 17 ,2022, surrounded by her family and loved ones, and her beloved Schnauzers, Ziva and Abby.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at East Bethel United Methodist Church on 223 Sherlock Road in Cameron, SC. Pastor Brad...
Carrie "Ting" Lavern (Kemmerlin) Mcalhany
Aug 16, 2022
Carrie Lavern “Ting” McAlhany, 91, of the Jamison Community in Orangeburg passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 19, 2022, at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 727 Waterspring Rd, Orangeburg. Rev. Justin Eshelman will be officiating. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial...
Colie Van Houck
Aug 14, 2022
Colie Van Houck, 80, of North passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022, after an extended illness.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Double Branch Baptist Church, 3567 Neeses Hwy, Orangeburg.
Mr. Houck was born on December 3, 1941, in Columbia, S.C. He was the son...
Carol Victoria Apt, Phd.
Aug 13, 2022
Dr. Carol Victoria Apt, aged 70, died in her sleep Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. Carol was born Aug. 21, 1951, to Friedrich and Susan (Battle) Apt in the Queens Borough of New York City.
She grew up in Westchester, New York, and earned her doctorate in Sociology from Northeastern University. She went on to work as a...
Jimmy R. Rast
Aug 12, 2022
Jimmy R. Rast, 77, of St. Matthews passed away on Friday August 12, 2022.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, August 15, 2022 at Congaree Baptist Church, 299 Old Belleville Road, St. Matthews, S.C. Rev. Wayne Golden will be officiating.
The family will receive friends from 3:00-5:00 P.M. on Sunday,...
James "Jim" Wilbur Smith, Sr.
Aug 8, 2022
James “Jim” Wilbur Smith, 78, of Orangeburg passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022, at TRMC after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.
Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 12, 2022, at...
Rodney M. Bolen
Aug 5, 2022
Rodney Marvin Bolen, 61, formerly of Orangeburg passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, in Augusta, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Rev. Jim Parnell will be officiating. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, 4830 Columbia Road, Orangeburg. The...
David Weldon Nivens, Sr.
Aug 1, 2022
David Weldon Nivens, Sr., 80, of Orangeburg passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 1, 2022.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.
Mr. Nivens was born on September 19, 1941, in York County. He was the son of the late...
Kristin (Metts) Dalton
Jul 29, 2022
Kristin Metts Dalton, 29, of Orangeburg passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 29, 2022.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Monday, August 1, 2022, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.
She was the wife of Philip Dalton; she was the mother of Owen, Xander, and Karoline Dalton; the daughter...
Brian "Chad" Chadwick Dantzler
Jul 23, 2022
Brian “Chad” Dantzler, 53, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 23, 2022.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at Bethel United Methodist Church, 4307 Charleston Highway, Orangeburg. Dr. George Gain will be officiating.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Chad was born...
Brenda (Mack) Thomas
Jul 23, 2022
Brenda Mack Thomas, 80, of Orangeburg passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church, 210 Andrews Chapel Road, Swansea. Dr. Karl Coke will be officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The...
Leonard "Brooks" Hair
Jul 22, 2022
Leonard “Brooks” Hair, 79, of St. Matthews passed away on Friday, July 22, 2022, with his loving wife of 58 years by his side.
A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, 4830 Columbia Rd, Orangeburg. Dr. Kimmett Lott will be officiating.
Mr. Hair was...
Mildred “Millie” L. (Kaczyk) Ferris
Jul 15, 2022
Mildred “Millie” Lorene Ferris, 74, passed away surrounded by her daughters on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Private family services will be held at a later date. Millie was the daughter of the late Mildred S. Kaczyk. She was born on January 13, 1948, in Worcester, MA. She had many hobbies, but Millie was a master crocheter. Her love was...
Vivian (Thomas) Lightfoot
Jul 13, 2022
Vivian Thomas Lightfoot, 78, of Bowman passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2022. For additional information contact Johnny Lightfoot at 803-747-6124.
Mrs. Vivian was born on November 27, 1943, in Jackson, Parish, LA. She was the daughter of the late Roland Ray Thomas and...
Matthew "Matt" C. Shannon
Jul 8, 2022
Matthew “Matt” C. Shannon, 38, of St. Matthews passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 15, 2022, at First Assembly of God, 1176 Calhoun Rd, Saint Matthews. Pastor Mark Call, Sr. will be officiating. Burial will follow at Logues Cemetery in Hopkins, S.C.
The...
Wayne F. Allen
Jul 3, 2022
Wayne F. Allen, 79, of Orangeburg passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2022, at Lexington Medical Center.
He was born on December 7, 1942, in Watertown, N. Y. to the late Murray Allen and Irene Joyner Allen of Mannsville, N.Y. Mr. Allen was a United States Air Force Veteran and a member of the American Legion Post...
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