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Recent Obituaries
Orangeburg, South Carolina and surrounding areas
Ethel Lillian (Caruso) Canada
Jul 13, 2021
Ethel Lillian Canada, 74, of Branchville passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2021.
A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Norway Cemetery, 105 State RoadS-38-20 in Norway.
The family will receive friends following the service.
Mrs. Canada was born on September 6, 1946, in Bronx,...
Kimberly Ann (Morrell) Union
Jul 12, 2021
Kimberly Ann Morrell Union, age 58, unexpectedly passed away in her Orangeburg home on July 12, 2021. Born in Bamberg on December 23, 1962, Kim was the daughter of the late Madelyn Metts Morrell and Otto Kirk Morrell, Sr. She was the granddaughter of the late Clinton and Thelma Metts and the late Julius Anderson and Lillie Ann Morrell. ...
Rev. Abraham "Odell" O. Breland
Jul 11, 2021
Rev. Abraham "Odell" Breland died on Sunday, July 11, 2021. He was 92 years old.
Born in Ruffin, SC, on September 25, 1928, he was the son of Mary Ella Crosby Breland and Robert Osborne Breland. He graduated from Walterboro High School and Mars Hill Baptist College, Carson-Newman Baptist College and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He pastored...
L. Eloise (Kersey) Crosby
Jul 10, 2021
L. Eloise Kersey Crosby, 77, of Orangeburg passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 10, 2021.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 15, 2021, at Memorial Church of the Nazarene, 569 Berry St, Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg. Rev. Hoke Robinson will be officiating.
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Gayle (Edgemon) Hall
Jul 9, 2021
Gayle Edgemon Hall, 69, of North went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, July 9, 2021.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at Grace Baptist Church, 4305 Columbia Rd, Orangeburg. Pastor Darrell Wilkins will be officiating.
A private burial will be held at...
Alice "Gina" Regina Mobley
Jul 9, 2021
Alice Regina Jennings Mobley, 66, of Cope, SC was called to her Heavenly home on July 9th, 2021.
Born on January 8th, 1955, in Richland, SC. Gina was the daughter of the late Robert O. Mobley, Sr and Alice Watts Mobley. She was blessed to grow up as part of a large, loving family. Gina loved to...
Kathy "Deedee" Denise Williams
Jul 6, 2021
Kathy “DeeDee” Denise Williams, 52, of Orangeburg passed away after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Bethany Baptist Church, 125 Bethany Rd, Orangeburg. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Jim Broad will be officiating.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M....
Florine "Flo" (Ashe) Arant
Jul 5, 2021
Florine “Flo” Ashe Arant, 80, of Orangeburg passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 5, 2021.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 9, 2021, at Northside Baptist Church, 1250 Columbia Rd, Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg. Dr. Shane Stutzman will be officiating.
The family...
Kellie (Risher) Ramirez
Jul 3, 2021
Kellie Risher Ramirez, 37 of Cordova passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street in Orangeburg. Pastor Jeanette Hightower will be officiating.
Kellie was born on August 2, 1983, in Orangeburg. She was the...
Jeremy “Wormy” Howard Thomas
Jul 2, 2021
Jeremy “Wormy” Howard Thomas, 27, of Cope, S.C. passed away on Friday, July 2, 2021.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery, 2610 Ninety-Six Rd, Neeses. Pastor Obed Ortiz will be officiating....
Ruth (Atkins) Livingston
Jun 30, 2021
Ruth Atkins Livingston, 73, of Cordova passed on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, after a brief illness.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Rev. Larry Williams will be officiating.
The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 A.M. on Saturday,...
Gary Wayne Chavis
Jun 28, 2021
Gary “Wayne” Chavis, Sr., 67, of Cordova passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 28, 2021.
A funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, July 2, 2021, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Rev. Jeff Jones will be officiating.
The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 P.M. on Friday July...
Frances (Hughes) Jennings
Jun 28, 2021
Frances Hughes Jennings, 69, of Cordova passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 28, 2021.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday July 2, 2021, at Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Blewer Road, Cordova. Rev. Chris Sweatman will be officiating.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Thursday, July 1, 2021,...
Oscar Vance Kittrell
Jun 27, 2021
Oscar Vance Kittrell, 96, went to his eternal rest on June 27, 2021; he was born April 10, 1925, the son of Oscar Kittrell and Bertha Elizabeth Austin Kittrell. He was pre-deceased by his first wife, Caroline Whetstone Kittrell (1929-1994) and his son, Jerry Vance Kittrell (1951-2016).
Vance grew up in Orangeburg, the youngest and the last...
Thomas Olen Kinsey
Jun 21, 2021
Thomas Olen Kinsey, 80, of Cordova passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 21, 2021.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, June 25, 2021, at Canaan Baptist Church, 4977 Cannon Bridge Road, Cope. Pastor Mike McCormick and Rev. Alan Woodward will be officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
The family...
James "Jimmy" Elton Black, Jr.
Jun 19, 2021
James “Jimmy” Elton Black, Jr., 55, of Orangeburg passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021 after an extended illness.
A memorial service will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Memorial Church of the Nazarene, 569 Berry Street Orangeburg, S.C. 29115. Rev. Hoke Robinson and Ricky Bouchette will be officiating.
The...
Marcella G. (Lafrance) Jackson
Jun 19, 2021
Marcella G. Jackson, 88, of Cordova passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Funeral services will be held held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Grace Baptist Church, 4305 Columbia Road, Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, 4830 Columbia Road in Orangeburg. Rev. Darrell Wilkins will be officiating.
The family...
Madelyn (Dubose) Smoak
Jun 16, 2021
Madelyn DuBose Smoak, 72, of North passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, June 21, 2021, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Rev. Sean McElrath and Rev. Larry Williams will be officiating. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, 4830...
Samuel "Sam" Anthony Arant
Jun 12, 2021
Samuel “Sam” Anthony Arant, 68, of Fort Motte, died Saturday, June 12, 2021, at home after a lengthy illness.
A graveside service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, June 18, at the Arant Cemetary across from the St. Matthews Parish Church in Fort Motte, with Pastor Wesley Brown officiating.
Pallbearers will be Ricky Edwards,...
Alexander Cody Presley
Jun 9, 2021
Alexander “Cody” Presley, 34 of Cordova, died a hero on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.
Cody was born on August 8, 1986, in Asheville, N.C. He was the son of the...
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