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Recent Obituaries
Orangeburg, South Carolina and surrounding areas
Joseph Dustin Evans
Oct 7, 2019
Joseph “Dustin” Evans. 28, of Orangeburg passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Canaan Baptist Church, 4977 Cannon Bridge Rd, Cope. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Alan Woodward will be officiating.
Honored to serve as pallbearers are Logan...
Ashley Elizabeth Spires
Oct 6, 2019
Ashley Elizabeth Spires, 29, of St. Matthews passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Ashley’s home.
Ashley was born on June 1, 1990 in Bamberg. She was the daughter of the late James Anthony Spires and the late Julian Hilderbrand...
Margaret (Foster) Hutto
Oct 4, 2019
Margaret Foster Hutto, 97, of Norway, SC, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 4, 2019.
Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, October 6, 2019, at 4:00 pm at Norway Baptist Church, 5004 Norway Rd, Norway, SC. Mr. Bragg Williams will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, 594 Calvary Church...
Andrew Blake Vanburen
Oct 1, 2019
Andrew Blake Vanburen, 29, of Orangeburg passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019.
A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Ott Cemetery on Branchville, S.C.
Andrew was born on May 28, 1990 in Orangeburg. He was the son of James Vanburen, Jr. and Ellen Jones Corley. He...
Jacqueline "Pinkie" Anne Horger
Sep 30, 2019
Ms. Jacqueline “Pinkie” Anne Horger, 69, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg.
Ms. Horger was born on March 8, 1950 in Orangeburg. She was the daughter of Barbara Bowles Horger and the late...
Bobbie Jean (Townsend) Walker
Sep 26, 2019
Bobbie Jean Townsend Walker passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019, at her home at the age of 86.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens. Rev. David Royster will be officiating.
Mrs. Bobbie was born on March 5, 1933 in Orangeburg, S.C. She...
Steven Tapping
Sep 24, 2019
Steven B. Tapping, 66, of Swansea, S.C. passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg. Rev. Scott Alewine will be officiating.
The family will receive friends from 3:00-4:00 P.M. on October 1, 2019 prior to...
Danielle Nicole Thompson
Sep 21, 2019
Danielle Nicole Thompson, 31 of Orangeburg passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 on Saturday before the service.
A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg.
Danielle was born February 22, 1988...
Gilbert Lawton Fogle, Jr.
Sep 20, 2019
Gilbert Lawton Fogle, Jr., 73, formerly of Cordova, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019. Gilbert was the eldest son of the late Gilbert Lawton Fogle, Sr. and Carolyn (Gramling) Fogle of Cope. He graduated from Edisto High School in 1965 and Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College in 1975. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.
...Marianna W Stone
Sep 10, 2019
Marianna W. Stone, 74 of Orangeburg passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.
A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Thompson Funeral Chapel in Orangeburg, S.C. Rev. Tommy Harley and Rev. Kevin Giordano will be officiating.
She was born March...
John William Gaskins
Sep 9, 2019
John William Gaskins, beloved husband and father, went to be with his Lord and Savior early Monday morning on September 9, 2019. He was born in Orangeburg on October 24, 1949 to Dossie Russell Gaskins and Lillian Parrott Gaskins. He lived most of his early life in Branchville where he was active in all sports, football, basketball, baseball and...
Ray Fred Steffen
Sep 3, 2019
Ray Fred Steffen, 95, of Orangeburg passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Friday, September 6, 2019 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 975 Willington Dr. Orangeburg, S.C. 29118. Pastor John Mark Patrick will be officiating. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Orangeburg.
The family will...
Rev. C.E. "Bud" Hunter
Sep 2, 2019
Rev. C.E. “Bud” Hunter, residing at Westminster Canterbury, Lynchburg, VA died Monday, September 2, 2019. He was 89 years old.
The funeral will be held at Orangeburg Baptist Tabernacle, 3440 North Road, Orangeburg, SC, on Friday, Sept. 13th at 10:00 AM with Pastor Tom Brookshire and Pastor Blake Hunter officiating. A graveside service and interment will be...
Sally Ann (Foultz) Dawsey
Sep 1, 2019
Sally Ann Foultz Dawsey, 61, of Cordova passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 3144 Cordova Rd, Cordova, SC 29039. Rev. Brian Self will be officiating.
Mrs. Dawsey was born on April 27, 1958 in Hollywood, Florida. ...
Gary David Watson
Sep 1, 2019
Gary David Watson, 43, of St. Matthews passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Jamison, S.C.
Mr. Watson was born on August 24, 1976 in Lubbock County, Texas. He was the son of Mrs. Beverly...
Kimberly Nicole (Cherry) Spigner
Aug 31, 2019
Kimberly Nicole Cherry Spigner, 48, of Gaston, S.C. passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg.
Kimberly was born on July 3, 1971 in Orangeburg. She was the daughter of Danny McCrae Cherry...
Cecelia Louise (Hinkle) Mccollum
Aug 30, 2019
Cecelia Louise Hinkle McCollum, 76, of Orangeburg passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg.
Mrs. McCollum was born on March 2, 1943 in Orangeburg, S.C. She was the daughter of the late Harold Hinkle...
Lillian Elizabeth (Smith) Jackson
Aug 29, 2019
Lillian Elizabeth Smith Jackson, 93, of Orangeburg passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019 after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at First Southern Methodist Church, 2456 Broughton Street, Orangeburg, S.C. Rev. Marvin Clark and Rev. Fletcher Rawls will be officiating. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial...
Annie Mae (Smith) Fanning
Aug 27, 2019
Graveside services for Annie Mae Fanning of The Oaks, Orangeburg, formally of Neeses, will be held at the Lebanon United Methodist Church cemetery on Saturday, August 31st, at 11:00 with Reverend Brandon Fuller officiating.
Annie Mae Smith Fanning was born June 3, 1926, the daughter of Homer Oscar Smith and Lila Bell Baltzegar Smith. She was the...
Betty Jean Defazio
Aug 24, 2019
Betty Jean Defazio, 68, of Orangeburg passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2019.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at the Orangeburg Lutheran Church 610 Ellis Ave, Orangeburg, SC 29115.
Mrs. Defazio was born on November 9, 1950 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the...
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