James Roddy Rucker
Jan 19, 2023
James Roddy Rucker, 73, of Elloree, was a beloved son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was a pillar of the community, and was affectionately nicknamed “The Mayor of Stumphole”. Everyone looked forward to the customary “hey-bo” greeting from Roddy.
Mr. Rucker passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023 and was born in Columbia, SC on...
John Franklin Hydrick
Jan 18, 2023
John Franklin Hydrick, 76, of Norway passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Ken Jernigan officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hydrick was born in Pocomoke City, M.D., a son of Christine Blake and...
Benjamine F. Mccormick, Jr.
Jan 17, 2023
Benjamine F. McCormick Jr. of North, SC passed away on Tuesday January 17, 2023 after a brief illness. He was 96 years old and was born on June 7, 1926. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Hebron Southern Methodist Church in Livingston, SC. Rev. John Hucks will officiate. Burial will follow in...
Alton Ray Squires
Jan 12, 2023
Alton Ray Squires, 68, of Bamberg, South Carolina passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, January 16, 2023 at Bamberg First Baptist Church with Rev. Brad Hudson officiating. Burial will follow in Bamberg County Memory Gardens.
Ray was a graduate of Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School and...
Lawrence Rudolph "Rudy" Sturkey
Jan 11, 2023
Lawrence Rudolph "Rudy" Sturkey, 91, of Swansea, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, January 15, 2022 at Swansea First Baptist Church with Rev. Matt Elmore and Rev. Terry Wilder officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM, Saturday evening at Swansea First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Burial will...
Pete Junior Baughman
Jan 5, 2023
Pete Junior Baughman, 69, of Neeses, S. C. passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home with Rev. Darin Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 3:00 PM, one hour prior...
Stacey Paul Scott
Dec 31, 2022
Stacey Paul Scott, 48, of Gaston, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, January 6, 2023 at Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home in North.
Mr. Scott was born in Orangeburg County, a son of the late James Elbert Scott and Dula Mae...
Vera Dell Spires Jeffcoat
Dec 19, 2022
Vera Dell Spires Jeffcoat, 102, was born on August 3, 1920 and woke up in Heaven on December 19, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Thursday, December 22, 2022 at Ebenezer United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 3:00 PM prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church...
Joyce Steele Neese
Dec 9, 2022
Joyce Steele Neese, 93, of Swansea passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022.
Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 PM, Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Good Shepherd Memorial Cemetery, 160 Swansea Road, Swansea, S. C. with Rev. John C. Derrick officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00 – 3:45 PM at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,...
Floyd Chavis
Nov 25, 2022
Floyd Chavis, 72, of Neeses, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, November 25, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M., Monday, November 28, 2022 at Mount Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery with Rev. Henry Chavis officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 P.M., Sunday at Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home in North. Mr. Chavis was born on August...
Gary Charles Starnes
Nov 21, 2022
Gary Charles Starnes, 72, of Lexington, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, November 27, 2022 at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 310 Gator Road, Gaston, S. C. 29053. The family will receive friends from 2:00 - 3:00 PM at the church. Burial will follow at Clinton United Methodist...
Bobbie Sturkie Cassidy
Nov 17, 2022
Ms. Bobbie Sturkie Cassidy, 83, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Born on June 1, 1939 to Eugene Lee Sturkie and Lucille Hutto Sturkie, Bobbie was a resident of Swansea, South Carolina. She is survived by her husband Walter Royce Cassidy, and her daughter Beth Cassidy Sadowski and Beth’s husband...
Bertie Bell Bruner
Nov 11, 2022
Bertie Bell Bruner, 82, of Neeses, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, November 14, 2022 at Beaver Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Neeses. Mrs. Bruner was born in Orangeburg County, a daughter of the late Pete Baughman and Julia Harley Baughman. She enjoyed working in her yard, sewing and...
Viola Inabinet Peel
Nov 10, 2022
Viola Inabinet Peel, 92, of Swansea, passed away on November 10, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was born on October 3,1930 in Swansea, SC. She was the oldest of two girls and three boys to the late Sam C. and Ravenel Inabinet.
Viola was a devoted employee at Stone Manufacturing Company for 50+ years, where she...
Nichole Faith Stroman
Nov 3, 2022
Nichole Faith Stroman Nichole Faith Stroman, Age 43, passed away unexpectedly on November 3 at her residence in Irmo, S.C. Graveside Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, November 10, at Pen Branch Cemetery, Pen Branch Road North S.C. with Rev Richard Toy officiating. She worked at Riverbanks Zoological Park and previously at Cracker Barrel and SC...
Linda Lee Berry Cassidy
Oct 25, 2022
Linda Lee Berry Cassidy, 79, of Swansea, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Friday, October 28, 2022 at Swansea First Baptist Church with Rev. Terry Wilder officiating. The casket will be placed in the church one hour before the service. Burial will follow at Melrose Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Cassidy was the...
Ruby Virginia Nettles Brown
Oct 25, 2022
Ruby Virginia Nettles Brown, 83, of North, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Riverside Cemetery, 560 Jones Bridge Road, North, S. C.
Ms. Brown was born in Kershaw County, a daughter of the late Joe Nettles and the late Ethel Mae...
Rudolph Levare Hoover
Oct 23, 2022
Rudolph “Levare” Hoover, Jr., 91, of Neeses, S. C. passed away on Monday, October 23, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Neeses Cemetery, Neeses, South Carolina with Rev. Darrell Boyleston officiating. Mr. Hoover was born in Orangeburg County, a son of the late Rudolph Hoover, Sr. and the late Mary Ellen Gleaton....
Johnny O'Neal Martin, Sr.
Oct 21, 2022
Johnny O’Neal Martin Sr., 89 of West Columbia passed away October 21, 2022 after a brief illness. Born in rural Orangeburg County August 25, 1933, he was the fourth of six children of John D. and Alice S. Martin of Woodford, SC. He was educated at North High School before working for the Seaboard Railroad. He then served in the...
Harold Bell
Oct 16, 2022
Harold Bell of Neeses, S. C., age 82, gained his wings and entered the gates of heaven to be with his heavenly father on Sunday, October 16, 2022. He was born April 22, 1940 to the late Joshua and Wilhelmina Bell.
He was predeceased by his sons, Donald Edward and Joshua Randell Bell and one infant great-grandchild;...
