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Paul Valentine Yost

Paul Valentine Yost

Jun 24, 2020

Paul Valentine Yost, 77, went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 surrounded at home by family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 27th at Pine Pleasant Baptist Church. Due to Covid-19 Social Distancing guidelines, only the immediate family along with pallbearers will be allowed in the sanctuary. The service will...

Lottie Louella Gray Cumbee

Lottie Louella Gray Cumbee

Jun 22, 2020

Lottie Louella Gray Cumbee, of Ridge Spring, daughter of William Wesley and Dora Bunch Gray, entered Heaven’s gates on June 22, 2020. She was born on January 7, 1927 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was a loving mother, homemaker, and was a faithful member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, Danny (Becky) Cumbee, John (Vickie)...

Christine Miller Burgess Poole

Christine Miller Burgess Poole

Jun 20, 2020

Christine Miller Burgess Poole, 77, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 23, at Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Dr. Elton Dunbar officiating. Mrs. Poole was born in Leesville, SC, daughter of the late Lever Issac and Rose Taylor Miller. She had a bubbly personality with an infectious laugh. She...

Lucia "Merle" Summer

Lucia "Merle" Summer

Jun 11, 2020

Lucia “Merle” Summer, 64, of Lexington, died Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Lexington Medical Center. Merle was a kind and outgoing person with an infectious laugh. She never met a stranger and was always thinking of others. She loved to dance and tell stories of her family. Her children and grandchildren were her pride and joy. Born on November 12,...

Shirley Patricia Quattlebaum Kirkland

Shirley Patricia Quattlebaum Kirkland

Jun 10, 2020

Shirley Patricia Quattlebaum Kirkland of Batesburg, died on June 10, 2020. She was born on August 28, 1936 to James Lambert (Jack) and Margaree Miller Quattlebaum. She was married to Carl Boreal (Buddy) Kirkland, Sr. for 65 years. They had five children: Sharon Kirkland Wash, Melanie K. Hall (Joseph), Carl B. Kirkland, Jr. (Martha), Ronald J. Kirkland (Beth), and Brian...

Elsie Trotter Bedenbaugh

Elsie Trotter Bedenbaugh

Jun 10, 2020

Elsie Trotter Bedenbaugh, 83, of Leeasville, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, June 12, at Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Pastor Lear officiating. Mrs. Bedenbaugh was born in Saluda, SC daughter of the late Elize Lee Trotter and Bessie Butler Trotter. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. She was...

Vera  Simmons  Hildreth

Vera Simmons Hildreth

Jun 5, 2020

Vera Simmons Hildreth, 66, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020. Mrs. Hildreth was born in Chandler, OK, daughter of the late John Henry and Vera Margaret Massey Simmons. She is survived by her son, Eric Don Hildreth; daughter, Melissa Donielle Wadsworth; boyfriend, Thomas Wayne Hallman; brother, John Dale and David Glenn Simmons of OK; and seven grandchildren.

Deborah "Debbie"  Kay Coffman

Deborah "Debbie" Kay Coffman

Jun 4, 2020

Deborah “Debbie” Kay Coffman, 61, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, June 12, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Coffman was born in Allendale, SC daughter of the late Robert and Judy Brown Morris. Debbie loved going to the beach, especially Edisto Beach. She was a hard...

Gloria  Ann Grizzle

Gloria Ann Grizzle

Jun 4, 2020

Gloria Grizzle passed away on June 4, 2020 at her home in Monetta, South Carolina, where she resided for the last 18 years. Gloria was a child of the southeast, being born in Alabama and working in North Carolina and Florida before retiring to South Carolina. During her time in Tallahassee, Florida, she was a professor at the Reubin O’d...

Clara  Mae Kneece Hall Brown

Clara Mae Kneece Hall Brown

Jun 2, 2020

Clara Mae Kneece Hall Brown, 90, of Batesburg, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, June 7, at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Rev. Bill Paulling officiating. Visitation will be held after the service in the church fellowship hall. Active pallbearers will be Leroy Brown, Steve...

Stacy Elizabeth Bagwell

Stacy Elizabeth Bagwell

Jun 2, 2020

Stacy Elizabeth Bagwell, 12, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, June 6, at Convent Baptist Church with internment to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends after the service. Active pallbearers will be Glenn Kyzer, William Walker, Justin Pigott, Joshua Goldsberry, Alex Hensby and Jeremiah Bagwell....

Mary Ann Chapman

Mary Ann Chapman

Jun 1, 2020

Mary Ann Chapman, 48, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020. She was born in Newberry County daughter of Grady and Mary Rowe. She was a mother, daughter, sister and best friends. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her parents; son, Ryan Chapman of Pickens; daughters, Macy and Sabrina of the home; boyfriend, Guy Grice; brothers, David (Missy) Rowe of Saluda;...

Robert Charles Deese

Robert Charles Deese

May 18, 2020

Robert Charles Deese, 77, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020. A private family service will be held. Mr. Deese was born in Ridge Spring, SC, son of the late Robert Deese and Margie Lewis. He was married to the late Gloria Wilson Deese. Surviving are his children, Robbie (Judy) Deese, Ricky (Mo) Deese, Brad Deese, Wanda May (Kenneth);...

Mabel Louise Gillian

Mabel Louise Gillian

May 17, 2020

Mabel Louise Gillian, 94, of Ward, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 19, at Richland Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor Louie Murray officiating. Mrs. Gillian was born in Grovetown, GA, daughter of the late George and Josie Ward Newman. She was married to the late Robert Lewis “R.L.”...

Frances W Shaw

Frances W Shaw

May 13, 2020

Frances W. Shaw, 91, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. She was born on December 26, 1928 in Leesville, SC, to Sidney and Nannie Burkett Warren. She was a 1945 graduate of Batesburg-Leesville High School during the time when only 11 grades were required to graduate. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Leesville. On June 18,...

Hazel Minnie Miller

Hazel Minnie Miller

May 11, 2020

Hazel Minnie Miller, 78, of Batesburg, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Miller was born in Spartanburg, SC, daughter of the late Claude Mills and Cleo Robinson Mills. She was a homemaker. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Surviving are her husband, Tony L....

David Nickles Rimer

David Nickles Rimer

May 8, 2020

David Nickles Rimer, 69, of Batesburg, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020. There will be a memorial service held at a later time, due to the current effects of COVID-19 and the restrictions. Mr. Rimer was born in Chester, SC, son of the late Elva Phillips Timmons. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Great Falls, SC. Mr....

Robert Wayne Anderson

Robert Wayne Anderson

May 8, 2020

Robert Wayne Anderson, 49, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 12, at Pine Pleasant Baptist Church with Rev. Burton Campbell officiating. Due to Covid-19 Social Distancing guidelines, only the immediate family along with pallbearers will be allowed in the sanctuary. The funeral will be broadcast on speakers on the...

Barbara  Jean Sox

Barbara Jean Sox

May 4, 2020

Barbara Jean Sox, loving wife and loving mother, of Leesville, only through HIS grace and mercy was called home to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday May 4, 2020 at her home, with the family at her side. She went ahead of her loving and blessed soul mate of 50 years, Jimmie M. Sox Sr. She is also...

Jeffrey  Raborn Leaphart

Jeffrey Raborn Leaphart

May 2, 2020

Jeffrey Raborn Leaphart, 56, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020. A private memorial service will be held. Jeffrey was born in Columbia, son of Doretha Raborn Leaphart and the late Lester Blair Leaphart. Jeffrey attended and graduated from Batesburg-Leesville High School in 1981. After high school, he graduated from Columbia Beauty School, he was an instructor throughout the...

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