JAMES ISLAND, S.C. – Tony Lavender, age 69, of James Island, SC, husband of Carolyn Wood Wash Lavender died on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Born July 10, 1945 in Charleston, SC, he was the only child of the late Arthur Wayne Lavender and Caroline Badger Lavender. He was a US Navy Veteran and a former […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Ms. Richie Dean Mims Coleman entered into rest May 14, 2015, at Pruitt Health of North Augusta. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Ms. Coleman, a native of Edgefield County was a member of Mims Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Shea (Melvin) Jackson, North Augusta, SC; a son, Solen […]
MILLEN, Ga. – Delores Elise Shuman Thompson, fondly known as “Neent-Neent” by her family, passed away on Tuesday, May 05, 2015 after a short battle with lung cancer. She was 70 years old. Delores was predeceased by her father, Ivy Lee Shuman; her mother, Elise Howard Aldrich; her stepfather, Johnny Aldrich; and her husband, George […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Graveside Services for Mrs. Patricia Lanier Holmes, age 76, will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in Mt of Olives Cemetery at 3 o’clock. The family will receive friends at the gravesite following the service. Bland Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Mrs. Holmes died Monday, April 27, 2015. She was […]
AIKEN, S.C. – Born in Edgefield, South Carolina on September 15, 1923, Gladys Chapman Bates passed away at her home on April 26, 2015 after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. William B. Bates, Jr., and her parents, Joe and Margaret Chapman, three brothers, Joe, James, and John Chapman, […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Floyd B. Calhoun will be held 11 AM Wednesday at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Brown, Pastor. Interment will be in the church cemetery. She is survived by a loving husband, JL Calhoun of the home; two sons, Jeffery L. Calhoun, Edgefield, SC and Myron […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mr. M. Gantt Scoggins, 57, of Bland Baptist Rd., died Sunday April 26, 2015 at his residence. A graveside Memorial Service will be held Friday May 1, 2015 at 11 A.M. at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. Mr. Scoggins was the son of Gene and Mary Amick Scoggins. He was born in […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mary Julia (Judy) Parrish, wife of the late George Edward Parrish, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 19, 2015 at NHC, North Augusta. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 3:00 PM at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Born in Avera, GA on June 1, 1928, she was one of eleven […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Walker Hett, 30, of Edgefield, entered into rest April 8, 2015. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Hett was a life-long resident of Edgefield. He was a carpenter, an avid Gamecock fan and enjoyed fishing. He will always be remembered as being a loving and devoted father. […]
RIDGE SPRING, S.C. – Graveside Funeral Services for Mrs. Idalene Bussey Thomas, age 84 , will be held Friday, April 10, 2015 in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park at 11 o’clock. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home Thursday evening from 6-8 pm. Mrs. Thomas passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015. She was a daughter […]