Obituaries
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Passed 4/23/2026
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Haynes, 76, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 2:30, Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Greater St. John AME Church, 3589 Rowesville Rd, Orangeburg, with interment to follow at Belleville Memorial…
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Passed 4/19/2026
Funeral services for Ms. Viola Irick, 71, of Cameron, SC, will be held at 2:30pm, Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 2923 McCords Ferry Rd, Cameron, SC, with interment to follow at Cedar Grove…
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Passed 4/18/2026
Funeral services for Mr. Wayne Haynes, 43, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 11:00am, Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Kingdom Life Ministries, 3729 Magnolia St, Orangeburg, SC, with interment to follow at Fellowship…
Passed 4/17/2026
Funeral services for Mr. Herman Campbell Jr. , 83, of Santee, SC, will be held 12:00pm, Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Chapel Hill Baptist Church, 8749 Old Number Six Hwy, Santee, SC, with interment to follow at Chapel…
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Passed 4/16/2026
Funeral services for Mr. Leroy Bookhart, 60, of Santee, SC, will be held 2:00pm, Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Simmons Funeral Home of Santee Chapel, 8824 Old Number Six Highway, with interment to follow at Island…
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Passed 4/15/2026
Funeral Services for Mrs. Emily W. Holmes, 83, of Decatur, GA, will be held 11:00am, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel, 2868 Columbia Rd, Orangeburg, SC, with interment to follow…
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Passed 4/11/2026
Funeral services for Ms. Gussie L. Johnson, 84, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 11:00am, Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel, 2868 Columbia Road, Orangeburg, with interment to follow…
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Passed 4/8/2026
Funeral Services for Mr. Alphonso Riley, 60, of Sumter, SC, will be held 2:00 pm, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel, 2868 Columbia Road, Orangeburg, with interment to follow at…
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Passed 4/7/2026
Funeral services for Mr. Bruce Simmons, 69, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 11:00am, Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel, of Orangeburg, with interment to follow at Gethsemane…
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Passed 4/6/2026
Funeral services for Mr. David L. Simpson, 69, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 11:00am, Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel, 2868 Columbia Road, Orangeburg, with interment to follow…
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Passed 4/4/2026
Funeral services for Mr. Van Stephen Keefe, 81, of Columbia, SC, will be held 11:00am, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at Ft. Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia, with interment to follow. Mr. Keefe…
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Passed 4/3/2026
Funeral services for Mr. Larry Frazier, 57, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 2:00pm, Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel, 2868 Columbia Road, with interment to follow at Gethsemane…
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Passed 4/3/2026
Funeral services for Ms. Louvenia Spells, 84, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 11:00am, Friday, April 17, 2026, at Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel, 2868 Columbia Road, with interment to follow at Belleville…
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Passed 4/1/2026
Funeral services for Ms. Lucille Drayton, 86, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 11:00am, Monday, April 6, 2026, at Canaan United Methodist Church, 5659 Slab Landing Road, Cope, with interment to follow in the church…
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Passed 3/29/2026
Funeral services for Mrs. Judy Mae Shaw, 69, of Eutawville, SC, will be held 3:00pm, Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Saluda Baptist Church, 1485 Felderville Rd, Elloree, SC with interment to follow at Saluda Baptist…
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Passed 3/29/2026
Funeral services for Mr. Frank Williams, 77, of Vance, SC, will be held 12:00pm, Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Providence Baptist Church, 320 Mt Olive Rd, Santee, SC 29142, with interment to follow at Myers Cemetery,…
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Passed 3/28/2026
Funeral services for Mrs. Margereen Richardson, 82, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 11:00am, Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Good Hope AME Church, 1849 Carver School Rd, Cope, SC with interment to follow at Good Hope AME…
Passed 3/22/2026
Mr. Kenneth O. Birt Jr. 82, of Elloree, SC, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Family and friends may call or visit Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory of…
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Passed 3/21/2026
Funeral services for Ms. Angela V. Fields, 62, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 2:00pm, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel, 2868 Columbia Rd, Orangeburg, with interment to follow at…
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Passed 3/14/2026
Funeral services for Mr. Heyward Fogle, 73, of Bridgeport, CT, will be held 11:00am, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Saluda Baptist Church,1485 Felderville Road, Elloree, SC, with interment to follow at Saluda Baptist…
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Passed 3/13/2026
Funeral services for Mr. Daniel Williams, 77, of Cameron SC, will be held 1:00pm, Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Haynes Chapel AME Church, 261 Good Hope Road, Cameron, SC, with interment to follow at Bodrick Cemetery.…
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Passed 3/12/2026
Funeral services for Mr. James “Tubby” Allen Keitt, 68, of Norwalk, CT will be held 2:00pm, Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Simmons Funeral Home and Chapel of Santee, 8824 Old Number Six Highway, Santee, SC, with…
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Passed 3/9/2026
Graveside services for Mrs. Ruby Mae Rickenbacker, 81, of Columbia, SC, will be held 11:00am, Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Belleville Memorial Garden, 2900 Belleville Road, Orangeburg, with interment to follow. Mrs.…
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Passed 3/1/2026
Funeral services for Mr. Solomon Johnson, Jr. , 84, of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Elloree, SC, will be held 3:00pm, Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Simmons Funeral Home of Santee Chapel, 8824 Old Number Six Highway,…
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Passed 2/28/2026
Funeral services for Ms. Mary A. Mincer, 82, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 1:00pm, Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Warren Chapel Baptist Church, 950 Five Chop Road, Orangeburg, with interment to follow at Belleville…
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Passed 2/27/2026
Funeral services for Ms. Lizzie Nelson, 90, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 11:00am, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Emmanuel AME Church, 1897 Hudson Road, Cope, with interment to follow in the church cemetery. Ms. Nelson…