Recent Obituaries
Joe Van Hartley
Feb 7, 2022
Joe Van Hartley, passed away Monday, February 7, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 9th at Clamp Cemetery. The Pastor Tom Mims will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 8th, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Active pallbearers will be Chuck, Mitch, Michael, and Richard Hartley, Newton Walker...
Franklin Rodgers
Feb 6, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Franklin Wilson Rodgers on February 6, 2022 at the age of 78. Born in New Holland, South Carolina he was a son of the late Henry Albert Rodgers and Mildred Louise Bonds Rodgers. He was preceded in death by: Leisa Rodgers (daughter), Jack Rodgers (brother), Betty Gantt (sister), Tyler...
Edward Steele
Feb 5, 2022
Edward Steele was called home to Heaven on February 5, 2022, at the age of 84, just three days before his 85th birthday. He was born in Saluda County on February 8, 1937, one of seventeen children of the late Eddie and Ethel Storey Steele. Edward loved His Lord and Savior, his family, church family, neighbors and other friends dearly....
Wilbur Crosson Wood, Sr.
Feb 3, 2022
Wilbur Crosson Wood, Sr., 98, of Leesville, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 8th at East Side Baptist Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park. The Rev. Mitch Bruner and Rev. Donald Bodie will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church....
Margie Mills Steele
Feb 2, 2022
Mrs. Margie Steele, 78, of Leesville, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Steele was born in Aiken, SC a daughter of the late Lester and Evelyn Mills. She was a long time employee of the former Union Switch and Signal plant in Batesburg, SC. Mrs. Margie was a long...
Colby John Harris
Feb 1, 2022
Colby John Harris, 29, of Summerville, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022. A private funeral service will be held. Mr. Harris was born in Spartanburg, SC, a son of Jewels Harris and Erika Schmidt Childress. He loved motor cross, the Steelers football team and Star Wars. Colby loved to go fishing and cook with his family. Surviving are his father,...
Pauline Christakos
Jan 28, 2022
Services for Pauline Christakos, 97 of Batesburg, will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 31, 2022 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home with Father Michael Platanis officiating. Burial will follow in Batesburg Cemetery.Miss Christakos died on Thursday, January 28, 2022. A native of Lexington County, she was a daughter of the late Chris and Elaine Christakos. Pauline was a...
Matthew Morrison
Jan 27, 2022
Matthew Jaydee Morrison, 43, of Pelion, Passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022.Mr. Morrison was born in Kalamazoo, MI, a son of the late Michael Morrison and Laura Morrison. He loved to play video games, listen to music, and his favorite animal was dolphins.Surviving are his brothers, David Daggitt, Dale Daggitt, Raymond Daggitt, stepbrother William Daggitt; and many nieces, nephews, and...
Johnny Mabus
Jan 27, 2022
Johnny Mabus, 81, of Batesburg, SC passed away on January 27, 2022. Born on November 12, 1940 in Saluda County, Johnny was one of eight children of the late John Radie and Ruth Waters Mabus. Johnny was married to Nancy Gregory Mabus and together they had two children; his beloved son, John Ashley Mabus (Connie) of Leesville, SC and beloved...
Gary Lucas
Jan 26, 2022
Gary Austin Lucas, 68, Leesville passed away, Wednesday January 26, 2022. Born in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late Hansel Lafate and Lucille Smith Lucas. He is survived by sisters, Mattie Lou Fulmer, Mary Ann Hutto, Geraldine Gallion (Adrian); and a brother, Wilbert "Luke" Lucas (Cheryl). Also surviving are several nieces, nephews and extended family members.The service...
Jeanette Sawyer
Jan 26, 2022
Jeanette Grice Sawyer, 97, of Batesburg, passed away on January 26, 2022. Born July 4, 1924, in Wagener, SC, she was a daughter of the late Haskell L. and Grace Gardener Grice. Mrs. Sawyer was a longtime member of Bethlehem Baptist Church where she was very active. Jeanette loved camping, crocheting, bead crafts, and was known as a fantastic seamstress....
William Dewey Brown
Jan 23, 2022
Mr. William "Ted" Dewey Brown, 87, of Batesburg, passed away, Sunday, January 23, 2022. Born October 6, 1934, in Batesburg, SC, he was the son of the late William Mitchell and Luella Hartley Brown. Ted proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy and the S.C. National Guard. He retired from U.S. Silica after 33 years of service to the...
Robert C. Vaughn
Jan 17, 2022
Robert C. Vaughn, 76, of Saluda, went to his Heavenly home, Monday, January 17, 2022.Born in Greenwood County, he is a son of the late John Robert and Lilly "Sue" Savannah Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn was a member of Emory United Methodist Church and served over 24 years in the United States Navy. He was an avid golfer. Survivors include his...
Kelly Suggs
Jan 17, 2022
Kelly Lynn Suggs, 58, of Hopkins passed away Monday, January 17, 2022. Born in Lawton, Ok, she was a daughter of the late Harry William and Frances Janell Flake Morgan. Ms. Suggs worked in various industries through out her life but most importantly was a caregiver for her mother during her final years. She was a loving mother, nanny, sister...
Mary Fallaw Miller
Jan 16, 2022
Mary Fallaw Miller,81,of Saluda, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 18th, at Sardis Baptist Church with interment in Cleve Matthews Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Active pallbearers will be Cory Bedenbaugh, Justin Miller, Jacob Black, Rickey, Jacob and Jonah McCary.Ms....
John Holmes
Jan 10, 2022
John Mac Holmes, 79, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, January 10th, 2022. He was a son of the late William Andrew and Tina Gene Holmes. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to: West Creek Baptist Church, 400 Church Rd, Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29006.
Joan Boatwright
Jan 8, 2022
Ms. Joan Boatwright, daughter of the late Arthur and Minnie Lee Boatwright, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022 at PruittHealth- Augusta Hills Nursing Center of Augusta, Georgia.Joan was born September 17, 1953 in Lexington County and attended Batesburg-Leesville schools. She was a loving and kind person and never meet a stranger.Surviving are her children, Duwayne Scott (Allison), Rebecca Posey (Phillip)...
Ann Marie Mizell Raines
Jan 6, 2022
Ann Marie Mizell Raines, 85, of Leesville, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022. Born in St. George, SC, she was a daughter of the late Thomas A. and Marion Heaton Mizell. Mrs. Raines, a life long Catholic, enjoyed reading, word puzzles, gardening and also had a love of watching birds. She enjoyed dancing in her earlier years and was known...
Susan Elizabeth Mccurry
Jan 5, 2022
Susan Elizabeth McCurry passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 9th at Saluda Memorial Gardens. Ms. McCurry was born in Illinois, a daughter of the late Clarence and Ruth Pankey. She was married to the late William Neal McCurry. Mrs. McCurry loved her cats and doing crossword puzzles. Surviving are...
Bruce Dale Shaw
Jan 5, 2022
Bruce Dale Shaw passed away on January 5, 2022 at the age of 61. Born in Prosperity, South Carolina to the late Claude Benjamin Shaw and Alma Ruth Wooley he was a fighter to the end, whose legacy of kindness and selflessness was an example to everyone in the community.A proud family man, Bruce is survived by his two sons,...
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