Obituaries

Mar 20, 2018

Dr. Curtis V. Goings, 50,  son of Ruth Blanding and the late James Goings was born on June 15, 1967 in Sumter, SC.  He departed this life on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 in Atlanta, GA.

Graveside service will be held at 10am on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Hillside Memorial Park.

Mar 19, 2018

Margaret Singleton, daughter of the late Ben Singleton, Sr. and Theodorsia Diggs Singleton was born on January 6, 1946 in Sumter, SC.  She departed this life on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Continue Care Hospital at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia, SC.

She leaves to cherish her precious memories: one brother, Ben Singleton, Jr.; one sister, Elizabeth...

Mar 16, 2018

Geneieve Brogdon Cook was born March 27, 1928, in Sumter, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Moultrie B. and Clara Walker Brogdon. Clara died when Geneieve was only two years old. As God would ordain, Moultrie subsequently married the late Gardenia Canty Brogdon. Guided by the hands of these loving and godly parents, Geneieve accepted Christ...

Mar 16, 2018

On January 14, 1918 in Dalzell, SC, a baby girl was born to the late Bland and Minnie Howard and they named her Sarah Howard. Sarah was the third  oldest of five siblings. Sarah confessed Jesus as her Lord and Savior during her early years and became a member of Grant Hill Baptist Church, Dalzell, SC, where she worship...

Mar 11, 2018

Alberta Major departed this life on March 11, 2018 after an extended battle with cancer. Alberta was born on July 21, 1959 to the late Louise and Charles Major. She was preceded in death by her son, Parker John Stevens and a sister, Lula Mae Price.

Alberta, also known as "Lady", "Bert", and "Auntie", enjoyed cooking and...

Mar 10, 2018

The patriarch of the Grant family, B J "Bunk" Grant was a teacher, provider, and confidante to his many family members and friends. B J was born on January 4, 1938 in Bishopville, S.C. to Daisy Charles-Grant and James Grant Sr. B J split his formative years between going to school and assisting his family. Although he ended his...

Mar 8, 2018

Virginia Epps Jordan, wife of the late Richard Jordan, departed this earthly life on March 8, 2018. Born in Sumter County to the late John and Elise Epps.

Affectionately known to many as "Ning," Mrs. Jordan was educated in the Sumter County School System. She later moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where she worked at Milford Manor Nursing...

Mar 4, 2018

Tierney Arielle Brewer- Cooper, 28, Wife of Dariell Copper Jr.,  daughter of Milton Tyrone Ebb and the late Deborah Ann Brewer, and adopted daughter of Artrell Benbow Brown, was born on March 24, 1989, in Washington, D.C. Tierney received her wings  on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Lexington Medical Center, Lexington, SC.

Tierney graduated from Sumter High...

Mar 1, 2018

Elizabeth Addison Dwyer was born on June 24, 1949 in St. Charles, South Carolina to the late James Addison and Marie Fortune Addison.  She is survived by her loving husband of fifty years, William Dwyer.  To this beautiful union, the couple was blessed with two hardworking young men, Kenneth Bernard Dwyer and Kevin William Dwyer of Columbia, South Carolina...

Mar 1, 2018

Herbert Lee Johnson was born July 22, 1949 in Sumter County to the late  James Johnson and Ethel Boston Johnson. On Thursday, March 1, 2018, God saw fit that his work on Earth was done and he could take his heavenly rest.

Herbert graduated in the 1967 Class of Manchester High School in Pinewood, SC. He received...

Feb 27, 2018

Terrance O'neal Ragin was born December 5, 1990 to Vermell and O'neal Canty in Clarendon County, South Carolina. He departed this life on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Palmetto Health Tuomey in Sumter SC.

He was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County and attended Scott's Branch High School.  He was a member of St. Peter...

Feb 26, 2018

God saw that the roads were getting tough and the hills were hard to climb, so the Lord whispered "It's time to take your rest.;" and called Sherry D. Maple home on February 26, 2018 at Palmetto Health Tuomey in Sumter, SC.

Sherry was born on October 25, 1955 in Chicago, IL. She was the daughter of...

Feb 26, 2018

On February 26, 2018, Leroy Washington left this earthly home to be with the Lord. He was born on October 24, 1941 to the late Ella Webb Washington and Darius Washington in Sumter, SC.

Leroy attended Congruity School and Church. In 1958, he moved to Baltimore, MD and began working as a brick mason for forty years....

Feb 24, 2018

Cleo Lemmon Goodman, 73, was born August 13, 1944 in Lynchburg, SC. She was the daughter of the late Davis and Corrie Fullard Lemmon. She answered God's call on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at McCleod Hospice House of the Pee Dee in Florence, South Carolina.

She was educated in public school systems of Sumter County and at...

Feb 23, 2018

Mrs. Jennie Lee Cooper, better known as "Cooch," was the daughter of the late Holland and Janie Cook. She was born on June 5, 1941 in Sumter County. She departed this life on Friday, February 23, 2018, after a period of illness.

Jennie, "Cooch," was a jolly person and never met a stranger. Jennie leaves to cherish...

Feb 23, 2018

Mr. Thomas Wesley Bellinger Sr. was born July 12, 1940 in Columbia, S.C. He was the son of the late Eugene and Edna Harrell Bellinger. He transitioned from this life into eternal rest Friday, February 23, 2018.

He was a graduate of the Booker T. Washington H.S. class of 1958. He went on to complete a one...

Feb 19, 2018

Henry E. Johnson, Sr. departed this life on Monday, February 19, 2018 at Palmetto Health Tuomey in Sumter, SC. Born on August 8, 1930 in Sumter, SC, he was the youngest of four children to Enoch and Abbie P. Johnson.

Henry's Christian upbringing led him to Mt. Pisgah AME Church in Sumter, SC, where he received Christ...

Feb 12, 2018

Rosa Lee Dickey was born in Sumter County, South Carolina in the Shiloh Community on April 15, 1927. The second daughter of the late Paul and Pearl Miller Dickey. On Monday, February 12, 2018, Rosa Lee took her spiritual flight and entered into her eternal home.

Early in life, she became actively involved in Asbury United Methodist...

Feb 11, 2018

Riley Daniel McCray, infant son of Ryan McCray and Miracle Bowman, was born on February 11, 2018 in Manning SC. He departed this life on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at McLeod Health Clarendon in Manning, SC.

Feb 10, 2018

Deborah Jean Soloman Bells, 63, wife of Charlie Bells and daughter of the late Freddie and Susan Cain Soloman, was born on June 9, 1954 in Sumter, SC. She departed this life on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at her residence.

Mrs. Bells will be placed in the church on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 1:30pm for viewing...