Recent Obituaries
Cloe Taylor
Dec 25, 2019
Cloe Hall Taylor, 89, of Gilbert, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, December 27, at Cedar Grove Lutheran Church with Rev. Joe Woodward officiating. Active pallbearers will be Don Johnson, Mike Johnson, Melvin Hartley, Robert Taylor, Tim Taylor, Harold Miller, Melton Gunter, and Pete Miller. Mrs. Taylor was the daughter...
Sharon Grace Corbesero
Dec 22, 2019
Sharon “Grace” Smith Corbesero, 64, of Lexington, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019. Memorial service will be held Saturday, December 28, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Grace was born in Lexington, SC daughter of Jake and Leila Sue Ella Amick...
Ellis Ira Sheppard, Jr.
Dec 18, 2019
Ellis Ira Sheppard, Jr., 79, of Leesville, passed away December 18, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, December 21 at Hope Lutheran Church in Irmo conducted by Pastor Joseph Lindloff. Mr. Sheppard was born in Pageland, SC son of Ellis Sr. and Emily Oxner Sheppard. He was chief construction engineer for California Resort. He was...
Merry Christmas Kneece
Dec 10, 2019
Merry Christmas Hall Kneece, 76, received her wings December 10, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 12, at Old Samaria Baptist Church with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Barry Anderson officiating. Active pallbearers will be Austin Jones, Andrew Kneece, Greg Jones, Mike Jones, William Ketcham, Woody Hall and Phoenix Hall. Mrs. Kneece...
Ellen Irene Fox
Dec 9, 2019
Ellen Irene Fox, 83, of Monetta, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 14, at Ridge Spring Cemetery with Rev. Daniel McGaha officiating. Visitation will be held after the service. Mrs. Fox was born in Samaria, SC, daughter of the late George and Estelle Kneece Bolin Burgess. Surviving are her...
Articel Taylor Shealy
Dec 1, 2019
Articel Taylor Shealy,88, of Leesville, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 3, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Tony Rowell officiating. A private burial will follow. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be Sundance Whitfield, Travis Goff,...
Michael "Mike" Julius Summer
Nov 30, 2019
Michael “Mike” Julius Summer, 74, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, December 2, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with entombment in Christ the Good Shepherd Mausoleum in Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Masonic Chaplin Jim Doebler officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the...
Bobby Duane Goff
Nov 27, 2019
Bobby Duane Goff, 89, of Batesburg, died Wednesday, November 27, 2019. He was the son of the late James Burley and Jessie Varlie Goff. Bobby graduated from Hollywood High School in Saluda County. He worked in road construction for all of his adult life. Surviving including his wife of 67 years, Bernette O. Goff; son, Monty (Louise) Goff; daughters, Beth...
Linda Hazel Griffin
Nov 21, 2019
Linda Hazel Griffin, of Monetta, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019. Graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, November 23, at Wayne Hall Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Tyler McCurry, Buddy Smith, Mike Smith and Nick Reese. Mrs. Griffin was born in Aiken County daughter of the late John and Viney Hall Smith. She retired from Knight Industries. She...
Alegria Esther "Joy" Tuggy
Nov 10, 2019
Alegría Esther “Joy” Tuggy, of Batesburg, died Sunday, November 10, 2019. She was born September 20, 1922, in Carúpano, Venezuela, to missionaries Donald and Faith Turner, and she lived in Venezuela until she turned 12. She spoke both Spanish and English from her childhood on. She lived at the Westervelt Home for Missionary Children in Batesburg from the time she...
Billy Asbill
Nov 7, 2019
Billy Asbill, 75, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. He was the son of the late Crosson and Lila Anderson Asbill. He was known as an avid crappie fisherman with his wine corks and jigs and his honey holes. He was a true family man-loved his children and grandchildren. One of...
Helen A. Kowalski
Nov 5, 2019
A Mass of Christian Burial for Helen A. (Obrzut) Kowalski, 97 will be held at 1 PM, Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lexington, SC, officiated by Father Raymond Carlo. Interment will be at a later dated in Naples, Florida. Join us for Repass in the Church Hall after Mass. Helen A. Kowalski 97, born February...
Herman L "Bud" Smith
Nov 5, 2019
Herman L. “Bud” Smith, 92,of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 Noon at Old Lexington Baptist Church with Rev. Joshua Davidson officiating. Visitation will be held after the service. Mr. Smith was born in Leesville, son of the late Hessie Lee and Blannie Gillian Smith. He was a member of Old...
Heyward O. "Matt" Matthews
Nov 2, 2019
Heyward O. “Matt” Matthews, 82, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 6, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Cleves Matthews Cemetery with military honors and masonic rites with Rev. Virgil Parsons and Rev. Rick Scott officiating. Active pallbearers will be Randy Anderson, Charles Baird, Gene Feaster, Joe...
Floyd Edwin Matthews
Oct 20, 2019
Floyd Edwin Matthews, 72, of Sweetwater, TN, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2019. Mr. Matthews was born in Athens, TN to the late Malcolm Patterson Matthews and Ellie Thompson Matthews. He is survived by his sons, Robert E. (Delores) Matthews and Micheal E. (Sonya Curtis) Matthews; sisters, Glenda Matthews Hackler and Mary Matthews; brother, Tom (Susan) Matthews; grandchildren, Dylan( Breanna),...
Randall Edward Kapika Grubbs
Oct 18, 2019
Randall Edward Kapika Grubbs, of Leesville, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, October 21, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with a viewing one hour prior to the service. The family will receive friends after the service at the home of his mother. Mr. Grubbs was born at Long...
Eric Wade Maroney
Oct 7, 2019
Eric Wade Maroney, 33, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 13, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dennis Lear officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery with Rev. Virgil Bagwell officiating. Active pallbearers will be Jason Womack, Ryan Turner, Chad Miles, David Miles, Travis Taylor, Jeremy Eargle,...
Lucy Ann Muthig
Sep 28, 2019
Lucy Ann Strain Muthig, 92, of Batesburg-Leesville, SC, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019. Her service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 5, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 Wilson St, Batesburg-Leesville, SC with the Reverend Teddy Higgins officiating. Visitation will be held at the church prior to the service beginning at 1:00pm. Born November 24, 1926...
Suad Bukvic
Sep 26, 2019
Suad Bukvic, 65, of Leesville, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019. A visitation to celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, September 28, from 4:00 – 6:00 P.M. at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Suad was a best friend, amazing husband and a one of a kind father. He is survived by his wife, Jelena Bukvic; two sons, Haris Bukvic...
Stephen "Stevie" Joseph Stein
Sep 25, 2019
Stephen “Stevie” Joseph Stein, 44, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Stephen was born in Aiken, SC son of Stephen Stein and Brenda Rice. He worked for Amick Farm. He like working out and weight lifting. Surviving are his mother and step-father, Brenda Kay Rice and Steven Rice; son, Stephen Joseph Stein, Jr; brother, Mike Anthony Stein; sister, Stephanin Elizabeth...