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Recent Obituaries in North, SC
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the North, SC area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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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;...
Denise Elaine Chavis
Oct 16, 2022
Denise Elaine “Nikkie” Chavis Denise Elaine “Nikkie” Chavis, 62, of Neeses passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Mt., Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church, 2610 Ninety-Six Road, Neeses, S. C. 29107 with Rev. Walter Gleaton officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery....
Barbara "Bobbie" Ann Dowd Backman
Oct 9, 2022
Barbara “Bobbie” Ann Dowd Backman, 80, of Gaston passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, October 13, 2022 at State Full Gospel Cemetery, 156 State Pond Road, Gaston, S. C. 29053.
Ms. Backman was born in Lexington County, a daughter of the late Harry Willie Dowd...
Barbara M. Williams
Oct 6, 2022
Barbara “Bobbi” M. Williams, 87, of Swansea, S. C. passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022.
Graveside services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, October 9, 2022 at Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Richard Toy officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 2:50 PM at Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home.
Mrs. Williams...
Douglas Ray Furtick
Oct 4, 2022
Douglas Ray Furtick, 88, of North, S. C. passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
Services will be private.
Mr. Furtick was born in Calhoun County, a son of the late Dan N. Furtick and the late Lucile Rast Furtick. Mr. Furtick served in the U.S. Air Force and National Guard, serving in Japan and...
Delores Bolin Hutto
Oct 2, 2022
Deloris Bolin Hutto, 86, of North passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Mt., Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church, 2610 Ninety Six Road, Neeses, S. C. 29107 with Rev. Henry Chavis officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in...
Frances Jean Goff Lee Knowlton
Sep 29, 2022
Frances Jean Goff Lee Knowlton, 84 years young of Sandy Run, SC, went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 29, 2022. She was surrounded by her loving family as she lost her battle with cancer.
Mrs. Knowlton was preceded in death by her loving parents, Ninkie McDowell Davis Goff and Daniel Webster Goff. ...
Evelyn Elaine Starnes Williams
Sep 27, 2022
Evelyn Elaine Starnes Williams, 74, of Gaston, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 310 Gator Road, Gaston, S. C. 29053. Burial will follow at Clinton United Methodist Church Cemetery, 332...
Thomas Russell Sturkie, Sr.
Sep 23, 2022
Thomas Russell Sturkie, Sr., 72, of North, S. C. passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, September 26, 2022 at Pen Branch Church Cemetery, 321 Pen Branch Road, North, S. C. with Bubba Creech officiating. The family will receive friends at the graveside from 10:00 – 11:00 AM,...
Claudette Laird Smith
Sep 21, 2022
Claudette Laird Smith 81, of Gaston, SC, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Funeral services will be held at at 3:00 PM Friday, September 23, 2022 at First Baptist Church of Gaston. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born in Swansea, SC on October 14, 1940, a daughter of the late Thomas and Lorene Laird....
Jo Ellen Spires Haigwood
Sep 21, 2022
Jo Ellen Spires Haigwood, 81, of Gaston, SC, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Gaston First Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Paulling and Rev. Brady Henderson officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 before the service in the church on Saturday and other times at...
Jane S. Bennett
Sep 15, 2022
Beverly “Jane” Sharpe Bennett, of Swansea, passed away at home surrounded by her family on September 15, 2022, at age 86. Jane came into this world on May 2, 1936, in Gilbert, South Carolina, the youngest of six girls and one boy born to the late Ernest Gary Sharpe and Minnie Viola (Steele) Sharpe. With a...
Charles Tracy Fields
Sep 14, 2022
Charles Tracy Fields, 52, of North, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, September 16, 2022 at Riverside Cemetery in North. Survivors include his daughter, Annabelle Fields; son, Paul (Baylee) Fields; his mother, Ellen W. Fields; grandchildren, Grayson Fields, Easton Fields, Ellie Fields and Everett Fields; siblings, Susan (James) Craft,...
Naomi R. Amma
Sep 12, 2022
Naomi R. Amma, 83, of Swansea, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022.
A Memorial/Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Bethany Cemetery, 10 Cunnington Avenue, Charleston, S. C. 29413.
Mrs. Amma was born in Grays, SC, to the late John L. and Ruth Owen Robinson.
Left...
Billy Wayne Callahan
Sep 12, 2022
Billy Wayne Callahan, 79, of Gaston, S. C. passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, September 16, 2022 at Gaston First Baptist Church with Rev. Brady Henderson, Rev. Rex Simmons and Rev. Bill Paulling officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Callahan was born in Richland County, a son...
Kay Hoffman
Sep 2, 2022
Kay Hoffman, 84, of North, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Swansea First Baptist Church with Rev. Matt Elmore, Rev. Terry Wilder and Rev. Steve Baughman officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 A.M. at Swansea First Baptist Church before the funeral. Burial will follow...
Don "Bubba" Marvin Brunson, Jr.
Aug 31, 2022
Don “Bubba” Marvin Brunson, Jr., 31, of Swansea passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Lucas officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 – 11:00 AM prior to the service in the church.
Mr....
Monette Laverne Fogle
Aug 24, 2022
Monette Laverne Fogle, 76, of Neeses, S. C. passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.
Mrs. Fogle was born in Orangeburg, a daughter of the late Clarence Laverne Fogle and the late Nellie Axson Fogle.
Survivors include her husband, Jimmie D. Fogle; a son, Jimmy L. (Amanda) Fogle; grandchildren, Mikayla (Jordan) Beason, Natalie Fogle, Jody...
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