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Recent Obituaries
Orangeburg, South Carolina and surrounding areas
Benjamin "Ben" Lee Smith
Jan 18, 2019
Benjamin “Ben” Lee Smith, 67 of North, SC passed away on Friday, January 18, 2019 at Providence Health in Columbia.
Visitation will be held 2:00 to 3:00 PM Tuesday, January 22, 2019 before the service at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday, January 22,...
Anne (Harrington) Light
Jan 12, 2019
Anne Light, 81, of Orangeburg passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Jericho United Methodist Church in Cameron. Burial will follow at Jericho United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jack Gibson and Rev. Roger Goupil will be officiating.
The family will receive...
Hellen Loraine (Teel) Smoak
Jan 11, 2019
Hellen Loraine Teel Smoak, 81, of Cordova passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg. Burial will follow at South End Cemetery in Bamberg. Pastor Justin Sivley will be officiating.
The family will receive friends from...
Otis Russell, Sr.
Jan 7, 2019
Mr. Otis Russell, Sr. of Orangeburg passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg.
Mr. Otis was born on July 20, 1940 in Orangeburg. He was the son of the late Drakard Russell and the...
Wanda Marie Hill (Polin) Summers
Jan 6, 2019
Wanda Marie Polin Hill Summers, 70 of Elloree passed away at Providence Health in Columbia on Sunday, January 6, 2019.
A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Thompson Funeral Chapel in Orangeburg with Rev. Brian Self officiating.
She was born December 9, 1948 in Beaufort, SC; the daughter of...
Charles Robert Murphy
Jan 5, 2019
Charles Robert Murphy, 68, of Norway passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston.
The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 A.M. prior to the funeral service.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at The Church of Jesus Christ...
James Paul Joyner
Jan 5, 2019
James Paul Joyner, 71 passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at MUSC in Charleston.
The casket will be placed in the church one hour before the service
Funeral Services will be held 3:00 PM Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Rivelon Baptist Church in Orangeburg with burial at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Orangeburg with Rev....
Rebecca Kristine Dingley
Jan 4, 2019
Rebecca Kristine Dingley, 32, of Cordova passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Cordova. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery in Cordova. Rev. Brian Self will be officiating.
The family will receive friends after the...
Harry Anthony "Tony" Houck
Jan 2, 2019
Harry Anthony “Tony” Houck, 68 of Columbia, SC died Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Friday, January 11, 2019 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg.
Mr. Tony was born July 23, 1950 in Orangeburg, SC; the son of the late Harry Gerald Houck and the late...
Rayford Randolph Rucker, Jr.
Dec 31, 2018
Rayford Randolph Rucker, Jr., 75 of St. Matthews passed away on Monday, December 31, 2018.
The family will receive friends at 2:00 PM Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg.
Mr. Rayford was born December 31, 1943 in Charleston County, SC; the son of the late Rayford Randolph Rucker, Sr. and...
Charles Henry Garrick
Dec 28, 2018
Charles Henry Garrick, 83, of Orangeburg passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, December 31, 2018 at Orangeburg Lutheran Church. Rev. Everett Price will be officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 A.M. prior to the memorial service.
Mr.Garrick was born on November...
Lounette Knight Smith
Dec 23, 2018
Mrs. Lounette Knight Collins Smith, 81 of 327 Lakeview Drive; Orangeburg
passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at her residence.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 PM before the service at the church.
Funeral Services will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at
Bethany Baptist...
Mary Jane Lightfoot
Dec 21, 2018
Mary Jane Lightfoot 74, of Neeses; daughter of the late Lunette and George (Pete) Lightfoot and
sister to the late Gail Thompson, passed away peacefully December 21st at her home.
Respecting her wishes of saying if we ever had a funeral for her, she
wouldn’t show up there will be no services held....
Faye (Williams) Eklund
Dec 17, 2018
Faye Williams Eklund, 79, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Homeward Bound Ministries, 4082 Norway Road, Norway. Pastor Bud Judy will be officiating.
Mrs. Faye was born on February 20, 1939 in Orangeburg. She was the daughter of the...
Helan Faye (Spires) Coulter
Dec 13, 2018
Helan Faye Spires Coulter, 66, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, December 17, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg. Rev. Edna Abraham will be officiating.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home,...
Margie (Judy) Boes
Dec 12, 2018
Margie Judy Boes, 72, of Orangeburg passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Whitehouse United Methodist Church in Orangeburg. Pastor Mike Written will be officiating. Burial will follow at Whitehouse United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Josh Fulmer, Chris Fulmer,...
Arthur Felder, Jr.
Dec 12, 2018
Arthur Felder, Jr., 83 passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at the Pruitt Health of Orangeburg, S.C.
A Visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at the funeral home, prior to the service.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home...
Betty (Jones) Brandenburg
Dec 9, 2018
Betty J. Brandenburg, 82, of Pensacola (the last 9 years), went to be with the Lord on December 9, 2018. She was born to Bertha and Mayfield Jones on June 11, 1936 in Orangeburg, SC.
Betty was raised in Orangeburg, SC where she graduated from Orangeburg High School. In 1955 she married the love of her life...
Earl Ray Bair, Jr.
Dec 8, 2018
Earl Ray Bair, Jr., 72 of Orangeburg passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018.
The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 P.M.
Ray was born in Orangeburg, S.C. on August 21, 1946. He was the...
Thomas Denver Wolfe, Jr.
Dec 8, 2018
Thomas Denver Wolfe, Jr. passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the age of 83 in his home surrounded by a multitude of family members.
The casket will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Ebenezer...
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