find a loved one
Obituaries
Use the search below to find the obituary of a loved one. We invite you to share memories, offer condolences, and celebrate a life well lived. Each tribute is a place for family and friends to come together in remembrance and support.

Recent Obituaries
Orangeburg, South Carolina and surrounding areas
Andrew Ralph Hawkins
May 11, 2018
Andrew Ralph Hawkins, 65, of 1151 Huntington Dr. Orangeburg S.C. 29115 passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018.
Fuberal services will be held at 11:00 A.M. On Monday, May 14, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg. Rev. Jim Parnell will be officiating.
Mr. Andrew (Andy) was born on January 18, 1953 in Newberry,...
Mariann (Powell) Holley
May 10, 2018
Mariann P. Holley, 78, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018.
A memorial service will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Monday , May 14, 2018 at Memorial Church of the Nazarene in Orangeburg. Rev. Billy Williams will be officiating.
Mrs. Holley was born on August 25, 1939 in Jamestown, New York. She was the...
Rev. Charles "Chuck" Wells
May 10, 2018
Rev. Charles “Chuck” Wells Msgt USAF retired went to be with the Lord on May 10, 2018. Chuck was married to Sylvia Sturkie Wells for 62 years. They were blessed with four children, Susan “Becky” Aron (Kenny), Robert “Bobby” Wells, Ann Cherie Stover and Barbara Lynn Wells. They were also blessed with eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Mr. Chuck...
Ronald H. Bason
May 9, 2018
Ronald H. Bason, 70, passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2018.
Funeral services are incomplete. They will be announced at a later date.
Mr. Bason was born on April 13, 1948 in Massachusetts. He was the son of the late Frederick Bason and Pauline Bowley Bason. He was predeceased by a sister, Jennie
...
Bobby Lee Garner
May 9, 2018
Bobby Lee Garner, 64, passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2018.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg. Rev. Nick Fox will be officiating.
Mr. Garner was born on November 4, 1953 in Sumter, S.C. He was the son of the late...
Robert King
May 2, 2018
Robert King, 80, of Orangeburg passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, May 4, 2018 at Rivelon Baptist Church in Orangeburg. Rev. Kevin Ard and Rev. Frank Hay will be officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg....
Dixie Alice (Murray) White
Apr 30, 2018
Dixie Alice Murray White, 73, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, May 4, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Orangeburg. Pastor Larry Kennedy will be officiating.
Pallbearers will be Chad Newsome, Matt Proctor, Joshua...
Flo Gramling
Apr 28, 2018
Flo Gramling, 63, of Orangeburg passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home,Inc. Dr. Shane Stutzman will be officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg.
A visitation will be held from 3:00-4:00 P.M....
Bernice Thompson (Hutto) Bozard
Apr 28, 2018
Bernice Hutto Thompson Bozard, 81 of Bamberg passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg
Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg with Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Orangeburg with Rev. Steve Fields and Rev. Tommy Garrick officiating.
She...
James "Jimmy" Daniel Whisenhunt
Apr 27, 2018
James “Jimmy” Daniel Whisenhunt, 57, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Pinehill United Methodist Church Cemetery in Pinehill, S.C.. Rev. Michael Shaffer will be officiating.
Mr. Whisenhunt...
Louise (Brown) Shroat
Apr 24, 2018
Louise Brown Shroat, 93, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens. Rev. Wayne Reeves will be officiating.
Pallbearers will be John Dantzler, Clyde Whisenhunt, Casey VanFaussien, Kenny Anderson,...
Clarence "Smokie" "Bernie" Smoak
Apr 18, 2018
Clarence Laverne “Smokie” “Bernie” Smoak of Cameron, S.C. passed away at RMC on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 after an extended illness.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg. Rev. Cindy Williams will be officiating.
Mr. Smoak was born on August 20,...
Michael Robert Kaszuba
Apr 17, 2018
U.S. Navy Retired Michael Robert Kaszuba , 53 of Elloree, SC passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at his residence
A Graveside Service will be held 11:00 AM Friday, April 20, 2018 at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Orangeburg with Full Military Honors directed by Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg. Mr. Kaszuba was born March 16,...
Melvin R. Russell
Apr 15, 2018
Melvin R. Russell, 83, of Orangeburg passed away on Sunday , April 15, 2018.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Scott and Russell family cemetery. Rev. Billy McGugan, Sr. will be officiating.
He was on born January 4, 1935 in Holly Hill, S.C. He was the...
Vonnie "Patsy" Seegars
Apr 13, 2018
Vonnie “Patsy” Seegars , 64 of Orangeburg passed away Friday, April 13, 2018.
The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2:30 PM Tuesday before the service at the funeral home.
Funeral Services will be held 2:30 PM Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery...
Mamie (White) Mcdaniel
Apr 8, 2018
Mamie L. McDaniel, 98, of Orangeburg, S.C. passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018 after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Grace Baptist Church, 4305 Columbia Road Orangeburg. Rev. Daryl Wilkins will be officiating. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be...
Watson "Wallace" Manning Hoover
Apr 8, 2018
Watson “Wallace” Manning Hoover, 78, of Orangeburg passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg.
Mr. Hoover was born on October 26, 1939 in North, S.C. He was the...
Leila Mae "Aunt/Nanny" Jackson
Apr 6, 2018
Ms. Leila Mae “Aunt/Nanny” Jackson, 93, of Orangeburg passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, April 6, 2018.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Columbia Road Church of God. Bishop L. Keith Vaughn will be officiating. The family will receive friends at 2:00 p.m. prior to the funeral...
Jerry (Hightower) Smith
Apr 6, 2018
Jerry Hightower Smith,79, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018. She was born on June 6, 1938 to the late George Washington Hightower and the late Ira Mae Wade Hightower. She was preceded in death by a son, Hugh Smith; husband, Hubert A. Smith; two sisters, Joyce Kizer, Ruth Weeks and a brother, Joe Hightower.
She is...
Virginia (Hunt) Delaney
Apr 6, 2018
Virginia Hunt Delaney, 78, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Delaney was born on March 14, 1940 in Charleston, S.C. She was the daughter of the late Henry Kinard Hunt and the late Bernice Edgemon Hunt. She was predeceased by a grandson,...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts when new obituaries are posted

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

