The Camellia Tea

The Camellia Tea

Edgefield Camellia Club presents The Camellia Tea, Thursday ,February 15, from 3-5 p.m. The Tea features beautiful blooms on display. Sandwiches, sweets, punch and teas will be offered. Camellia experts will be on hand to discuss blooms and cultivation. Free admission. Donations accepted. Invite a friend to visit Edgefield, have lunch , shop and then […]

Entrepreneurs of the 1950s

Entrepreneurs of the 1950s

The Turners, a Couple in Successful Retail Wiley H, Turner, Jr., and Gladys Lyon Turner By Becky Turner, wife of the late Dr. Wiley H. Turner III; author of Cooks Corner in the Edgefield Advertiser and active community volunteer. Wiley H. Turner, Jr., and Gladys Lyon Turner, both citizens of Edgefield, began their ownership of […]

Edgefield Entrepreneurs of the 1950’s

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Edward Mims Mobley, Sr By Johnny Feltham grandson by marriage of the late  Mims Mobley, with  some additions by Dr. Mims Mobley, his son Edward Mims Mobley Sr. retired at age 72, in 1979. Perhaps many of the readers will remember him and miss his many talents seen in his small town movie theater activities […]

Local Entrepreneurs of the 1950s

<strong>Local Entrepreneurs of the 1950s</strong>

1)Arthur Leland Slade   2) Mims Mobley, Sr. 3) H. Wiley Turner Jr. and Gladys Lyon Turner The Advertiser is publishing a series (3 articles) on some of the local entrepreneurs who emerged in the 1950s as South Carolina, the South and the Nation as a whole was recovering from World War II of the decade […]

Vera D. Miller

North Augusta, SC Vera Dorn Miller, 92 of N. Augusta, SC wife for sixty-five years of the late Travis Miller entered into rest on January 31, 2024. Vera was born in Edgefield, SC as the daughter of the late Lena and John Briggs Dorn. Vera was a retired school secretary serving in North Augusta schools […]

Donald Avant Jr.

Donald Avant Jr.

EDGEFIELD – Donald Ray Avant Jr (Pokie), 49, passed away  in his home in Edgefield  on Jan 15, 2024.  He was born Dec 30, 1974 in Fort Collins, CO to Cindy and Don Avant. Growing up the family moved to a lot of places. One was Parkton, NC where he graduated from St. Paul High […]

 Leland Whitfield,III

 Leland Whitfield,III

ATLANTA, GA – H Leland “Lee” Whitfield, III, 73, entered into rest January 5, 2024, surrounded by his family. A graveside service is planned for 12:30PM, on Friday, February 9, 2024 at the National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. Lee was born January 7, 1950 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania to H Leland Whitfield, Jr. and Dawn Fichter Whitfield. He grew […]

Buck Tyler

Buck Tyler

Edgefield, SC.Mr. Henry Malcolm “Buck” Tyler, age 83, entered into rest at his residence on January 28, 2024. He was born on September 11, 1940 and was a native of North Augusta until 1982 when he moved to Edgefield County where he continued to run Buck Tyler Taxidermy. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of […]

Reuben Jackson- Edgefield, S.C.

Reuben Jackson Reuben Joshua Jackson Jr. 85, husband of Mary Jean Jackson of Edgefield, SC entered into rest on January 23, 2024. Reuben better known as Junior to his family and friends was born in Edgefield, SC as the son of the late Indera and Reuben Jackson Sr. He was a retired owner and logger for R.J.J. […]

Calvin Andrew “Andy” Seigler

Calvin Andrew “Andy” Seigler, 91, entered into eternal life on Monday, January 15, 2024, at his home in Lincolnton, Ga. Born to the late Bessie and Walter Hugh Seigler on May 26, 1932, Andy was one of eight children and was the last surviving member of them.  He was a member of Goshen Baptist Church in Lincolnton, […]

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