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Recent Obituaries

Orangeburg, South Carolina and surrounding areas

Nell (Ott)  Fogle

Nell (Ott) Fogle

Nov 6, 2020

Nell Ott Fogle, 96, of Orangeburg passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 9, 2020 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.  The family will receive friends following the interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Pallbearers...

Ann (Williamson)  Nettles

Ann (Williamson) Nettles

Nov 5, 2020

Mrs. Ann Nettles, 79, passed early Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020.

The visitation will be from held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, at Thompson Funeral Home, and the funeral will be at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at Thompson Funeral home as well.

Mrs. Ann is the daughter of...

Ronda (Elders)  Kinard

Ronda (Elders) Kinard

Nov 4, 2020

Ronda Elders Kinard, 54, of Cope, S.C. passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.  Pastor Joshua Elders and Pastor Roger Smoak will be officiating.  Burial will follow at Johnson-St. Paul Cemetery, Country Club Road,...

Clara Sue (Johnson)  Boltin

Clara Sue (Johnson) Boltin

Nov 2, 2020

Clara Sue Johnson Boltin, 83, went to be with her Lord on Monday, November 2, 2020.  She traded her earthly house in for her Eternal Home.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St. Orangeburg, S.C. Rev. George Moore and Rev. David Royster will...

David Marion Jones

David Marion Jones

Oct 31, 2020

David Marion Jones, 62, of Elloree passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 31, 2020.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

David was born on January 14, 1958 in Sangley Point, Republic of the Philippines.  He was the son of the late Marion E. Jones and the late Barbara Ann Brouder...

Betty Jo (Collins)  Edgemon

Betty Jo (Collins) Edgemon

Oct 29, 2020

Betty Jo Collins Edgemon, 84, of Orangeburg passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Rivelon Baptist Church, 395 Rivelon Rd. S.W., Orangeburg. Rev. Kevin Ard will be officiating.  Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Cemetery, 4830 Columbia Rd. N.E. in Orangeburg.

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Sarah Francell (Patrick)  Bair

Sarah Francell (Patrick) Bair

Oct 29, 2020

Sarah Francell Bair, 81, of Reevesville, passed away on October 29, 2020, at her home after a brief illness.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Thompson Cemetery in Dorange.  The family will receive friends at 10:00 A.M. at Thompson Cemetery prior to the funeral service.

Francell...

Jay Gee Thompson, Jr.

Jay Gee Thompson, Jr.

Oct 28, 2020

Jay Gee Thompson, Jr., 57, of Orangeburg passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.

The family will hold a memorial service at a later date.

Jay was born on May 23, 1963 in Fort Bragg, N.C.  He was the son of the late Jay Gee Thompson and the late Nancy Jean Breslin Thompson.  He...

Debra Susan Royster

Debra Susan Royster

Oct 22, 2020

Debra Susan Royster, 57, passed away unexpectedly  on Thursday, October 22, 2020.

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Sunnyside Cemetery in Orangeburg.  Rev. Donald P. Royster and Rev. David R. Royster will be officiating.

Debra was born on December 15, 1962 in Shelby, N.C.  She was...

Carol Jo (Bryant)  Bell

Carol Jo (Bryant) Bell

Oct 20, 2020

Carol Jo Bryant Bell, 69, of Walterboro passed away on October 20, 2020.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

James R. Fanning, Jr.

James R. Fanning, Jr.

Oct 19, 2020

James R. Fanning, Jr., 74, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020.  He was the son of the late James R. Fanning, Sr. and Lessie Gleaton Fanning.  A native of the Pinehill Community of Orangeburg County, SC, he most recently resided in Sandy Run community near Columbia, SC.  A Southern Baptist minister for 50 years, he pastored eight churches...

Robin Lynne (Jeffcoat)  Mishoe

Robin Lynne (Jeffcoat) Mishoe

Oct 18, 2020

Robin Lynne Jeffcoat Mishoe, 60, of Cordova passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020.

The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Thompson Funeral Home, Inc., 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.  A memorial service will follow at 7:00 P.M.

Robin was born on March 5, 1960 in California.  She was...

Emily (Snipes)  Jameson

Emily (Snipes) Jameson

Oct 16, 2020

Ms. Emily Snipes Jameson, 70, of Orangeburg passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020.

A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Thompson Funeral Home, Inc., 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.  A memorial service will follow at 11:00 A.M.  Rev. Steve Dees will be officiating.

Honorary pallbearers will be her...

Jerald "Jerry" W. Shuler, Sr.

Jerald "Jerry" W. Shuler, Sr.

Oct 12, 2020

Jerald “Jerry” W. Shuler, Sr., of Cope, S.C. passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020.

A private memorial service will be held.

Jerry was born on March 27, 1952 in Elloree, S.C.  He was the son of the late Charlie Shuler and the late Betty S. Shuler.  He was a member of Word of Life...

Claude Tony Miles

Claude Tony Miles

Oct 12, 2020

Claude Tony Miles, 79, of Orangeburg passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Hewitt Family Cemetery in Olanta, S.C.  Rev. Andrew Baxley will be officiating.

The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Friday, October 16, 2020 at Thompson...

Renee Michelle Hook

Renee Michelle Hook

Oct 12, 2020

Renee Michelle Hook, 56, passed away on October 12, 2020.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Ott Cemetery in Branchville.  Rev. Wayne Manning will be officiating.

Mrs. Hook was born on April 12, 1964 in Orangeburg, S.C.  She was the daughter of the late Billy Huggins...

Shaun Duncan Kemmerlin

Shaun Duncan Kemmerlin

Oct 10, 2020

Shaun Duncan Kemmerlin, 26, of Easley passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.  Pastor Heyward Evans will be officiating.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00...

Geraldine “Jerry” Rhoad (Hodge)  Lanham

Geraldine “Jerry” Rhoad (Hodge) Lanham

Oct 9, 2020

Geraldine “Jerry” Rhoad Lanham, of the Hunters Chapel Community, passed away on Friday, October 09, 2020.  Born on January 28, 1931 in Mountain City, TN to Boone Franklin and Annie Wilson Hodge, she remained in Mountain City to graduate high school there; even after her entire family moved to Oxford, Pennsylvania.  After high school, she enlisted in the United...

Barbara (Steele)  Ritchie

Barbara (Steele) Ritchie

Oct 9, 2020

Barbara Steele Ritchie, 69, of Florence, S.C. passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, October 12, 2020 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg, S.C.  Rev. Marvin Clarke will be officiating.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

The family will receive friends ...

Scott "Guy" James Holbert

Scott "Guy" James Holbert

Oct 6, 2020

Scott “Guy” James Holbert, 49, of Orangeburg passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg.  Dr. Kimmett Lott will be officiating.

The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 8,...

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