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Recent Obituaries
Orangeburg, South Carolina and surrounding areas
James Troy Cope
Oct 23, 2021
James Troy Cope, 50, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021, in Knoxville, Tennessee, following a brief illness.
The family will receive friends from 3:00-5:00 P.M. on Friday, October 29, 2021, at Thompson Funeral home, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg, S.C.
Mr. Cope was born on August 22, 1971, in Columbia, South Carolina. He was the...
Jimmy Leonidas Byrd
Oct 22, 2021
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....
Dorothy (Carrigg) Axson
Oct 22, 2021
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.
...Linda G. Martin
Oct 21, 2021
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...
Lesley Halter (Felder) Edgemon
Oct 16, 2021
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...
Hazel Lucille (Judy) Mock
Oct 15, 2021
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...
Ruby (Browder) Polin
Oct 14, 2021
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...
Michael Todd Kemmerlin, Sr.
Oct 13, 2021
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...
Margie Moorer (Vice) Smith
Oct 8, 2021
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...
Kathleen (Woods) Jackson
Oct 8, 2021
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...
Kenneth Horace Shuler, Jr.
Oct 5, 2021
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...
Susie Jane (Williams) Kirby
Oct 4, 2021
Susie Jane Williams Kirby, 74, of Orangeburg passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021 after a brief illness.
Susie was the seventh of eight children, born to the late Jennie Whetstone Neese Williams and the late Henry Angres Williams. She graduated from Orangeburg High School in 1965. She retired from Orangeburg County after 34 years of service...
Carson Ayden Edward Dubosky Wisher
Oct 3, 2021
Master Carson Ayden Edward Dubosky Wisher, 8, of Orangeburg passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 3, 2021.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at Ridgeville Church...
David Alan Dawson, Jr.
Oct 3, 2021
Mr. David Alan Dawson, Jr., 53 of Orangeburg passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021, after a brief illness.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, October 8, 2021, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street Orangeburg. Pastor Richard Ehrhardt will be officiating.
The family will receive friends from 3:00-4:00...
David Hill Jeffcoat
Oct 2, 2021
David Hill Jeffcoat, Jr., 95, of Orangeburg passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Jeffcoat was born on October 7, 1925, in Norway, S.C. He was the son of the late David Hill Jeffcoat, Sr. and the late Sara Carson Jeffcoat. He served his country in WWII in the United States Navy...
Henry "Rod" Timrod Stroman, Jr.
Oct 1, 2021
Henry Timrod “Rod” Stroman, Jr., 76, of Orangeburg passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 1, 2021.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at St. Andrews United Methodist Church, 1980 Columbia Rd, Orangeburg, SC 29115.
Mr. Stroman was born on December 9, 1944, in Orangeburg, S.C. He was...
Jennifer Carrigg
Oct 1, 2021
Miss Jennifer Carrigg, 69, of St. Matthews passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021. She was born on October 12, 1951. Jennifer was the daughter of A.F. “Buck” Carrigg and the late Ophelia Craven Carrigg.
Survivors include her father, A.F. “Buck” Carrigg; stepmother, Doris B. Carrigg; brother, William F. Carrigg; sister, Laura C. Morrison (Aaron); stepbrothers, Steve...
Linda (Dukes) Geddings
Sep 29, 2021
Linda Dukes Geddings, 62, of Orangeburg passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, after an extended illness.
A private graveside service was held at Four Holes Baptist Church.
Linda was born on April 27, 1959, in Orangeburg. She was the daughter of the late Clarence “Pete” Dukes and the late Thelma Bennett Dukes. She was...
Gwynette Jones
Sep 29, 2021
Gwynette “Gwyn” Jones, 76, of Orangeburg passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, after an extended illness.
A graveside service will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg. Rev. Brian self will be officiating.
“Gwyn” was born on February 27, 1945, in Charleston, S.C. ...
Paul Acil Wiles
Sep 27, 2021
Paul Acil Wiles, 85, of Orangeburg passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021 after a brief illness.
A graveside service will be held at 5:00 P.M. on Friday, October 8, 2021, at Gethsemane Baptist Church, 655 Hammond Cross Rd, St Matthews. Rev. Henry Cooper will be officiating.
Mr. Wiles was born on October 31, 1935...
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