ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Ms. Carolyn Rucker, 76 of Asheville, NC, passed away on December 28, 2014. Ms. Rucker was born in Edgefield, SC and was the daughter of the late George and Dixie Rucker. Survivors include two daughters, Dixie (Mike) Gibson and Denise (Smitty) Smith; two sons, Whit (Paula) Gay and Sean Gay; one sister […]
Opinion – By G. Miller Thompson – In the aftermath of the attacks on September 11, 2001, thousands of brave men and women fled into the chaos of smoke, debris, and carnage. Some of these responders wore the uniform of New York Police and Fire Departments; others were good Samaritans. Without the heroic response by […]
RIDGE SPRING, S.C. – Graveside Services for Mrs. Grace Miller Asbill , age 88, will be held Wednesday, December 31, 2014 in Ridge Spring Cemetery at 2 o’clock. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening at Bland Funeral Home, Johnston, from 5 until 7 pm. The family is at 1004 West Main St., Ridge Spring. Mrs. […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mr. Jack C. Kimbrell, II, 37, of Johnston, SC, died December 27, 2014. Born February 28, 1977 in Tampa, FL, he was the son of Jack C. Kimbrell and Jane Costakis Kimbrell. Jack is survived by his parents; his brother, John Lee, of Tampa, FL; his son, Austin Bozarth of North Augusta; […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Funeral services for Rev. Cleo Lamkin, of W.A. Reel Drive, were held 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at Republican Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Willie Patten, Jr. officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Cleo Lamkin was born May 31, 1944 to James and the late Sarah Golatt Lamkin in […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. Danny Michael Fields, 45, of Plum Branch Rd., husband of Elaine Moore Fields, died December 28, 2014 at his residence. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday December 30, 2014 at 6 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. The family will receive friends after the service at the funeral home. Mr. […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Margaret LaRue Fulmer Snell was a Proverbs 31 wife, mother and grandmother of noble character. She was welcomed into eternal glory on December 26, 2014 at the age of 94. She was a trendsetter, a diva, a lady others were drawn toward in life and even her last days toward death. Exuding […]
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – James Burrows Edwards, DMD, 87, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, died Friday, December 26, 2014. Jim was born June 24, 1927, in Hawthorne, Florida to the late O.M. and Bertie Ray Edwards. Both parents were school teachers, careers which led them to St. Andrews, South Carolina, in 1935 and Mt. Pleasant […]
AIKEN, S.C. – Louise B. Callas, 90, entered into rest Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Born December 31, 1923 in Madison Country, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Toombs and Leila McCollum Berryman. In 1960, Mrs. Callas and her family moved to Aiken, SC from Anderson, SC due to Alex her husband’s new employment with […]
SALUDA, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Zelma Bledsoe Hamby, age 89, will be held Sunday, December 28, 2014 in Bethlehem United Methodist Church at 3 o’clock with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:30 until 2:30 prior to the service at 3 pm. Bland Funeral […]