Peggy Hood
Peggy Hood, 89, of Barnwell, died July 18, 2010 at the Barnwell County Nursing Home.
Funeral service was held July 20 at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Lee Clamp officiating. Burial was in the Barnwell Memory Gardens on Reynolds Road, Barnwell. Dyches Funeral Home and Crematory of Barnwell was in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Hood was employed for 30 years at Columbia Christian School Kindergarten. She was a member of Long Branch Baptist Church, Dalzell, which her father, Henry Benenhaley founded. She was predeceased by her husband, Woodrow Hood; one son, Wilson Hood; two brothers and five sisters.
Survivors include one daughter, Beverly Hood (Charles) Dixon of Barnwell; six sisters, Gertrude Benenhaley, Connie Buckner, Lois (John) Cook, Alice (Ben) Chase, John Mark (Bobbie) Benenhaley and Ann (Ray) Shoemaker; four grandchildren Robin Hood, Kristie McWhorter, Matt Anderson and Whitney McLuen and four great-grandchildren.
Mattie Lou Drayton
Mattie Lou Drayton, 83, of Denmark, died July 21, 2010 at the Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg.
Funeral service was held July 24 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Lees with the Revs. Willie Williams, Freddie Wright, Dr. Shirley Miller, Dr. Kim C. Anderson and Clary Green officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Dash’s Funeral Home of Blackville was in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Drayton was born Sept. 16, 1926 in Blackville. She was the daughter of the late Artie and Beatrice Reed Brown. She resided in North Carolina and New York where she assumed positions in management, housekeeping, manufacturing and care giving. In 1985, she temporarily relocated to Denmark to care for her mother. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Lees. Her church memberships included the missionary society and the gospel choir. She was predeceased by her parents; former husbands, James Anderson and Richard Drayton Sr. and a step son, Kenneth Anderson.
Survivors include two daughters, Janie Cooper of Orangeburg and Betty (Rev. Willie) Williams of Denmark; two sons, Richard Drayton II of St. Matthews and Douglas Drayton of Spartanburg; one stepson, the Rev. Dr. Kim (Quida) Anderson of Jacksonville, Fla.; one step daughter-in-law, Jolita Anderson of Jacksonville, Fla.; special cousin, Lou Ella Donaldson of Blackville; special friends, Mary and James Covington of Southern Pines, N. C.; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; six step grandchildren; six step great-grandchildren and a host of relatives.
Johnny Lee Holcomb
Johnny Lee Holcomb, 69, died July 10, 2010.
Funeral service was held July 13 at Holy Apostles Episcopal Church in Barnwell with burial in the Barnwell County Memory Gardens.
Mr. Holcomb was born Dec. 10, 1940 in Gainesville, Ga. He was the son of the late Claud William and Montine Martin Holcomb. He was a retired construction foreman at the Savannah River Site and an independent construction contractor at Dayco. He was a member of Harmony Masonic Lodge #17, Harmony Hope chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, Jamil Shrine Temple, in the Scottish and York Rites. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Janice S. Holcomb; a grandson, Kyle Holcomb; one brother, Waites Holcomb and one sister, Irene Martin.
Survivors include one daughter, Teresa (Alan) Johns of Allendale; two sons, Kenneth (Karey) Holcomb of Madison, Ala. and David (Traci) Holcomb of Pelion; two brothers, Walter (Jackie) Holcomb of Gainesville, Ga. and Cecil (Joyce) Holcomb of Barnwell; one sister, Ernestine (Jim) Dale of Gainesville Ga.; a special friend, Jane Embler of Sumter; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Cheryl Dyches Hasley
Cheryl Dyches Hasley, 47, of Windsor, died July 17, 2010 at her residence.
Funeral service was held July 20 at the First Baptist Church of Windsor with burial in the church cemetery. Dyches Funeral Home and Crematory of Barnwell was in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Hasley was the daughter of Linda B. Dyches and the late Cecil Dyches.
Survivors include her husband of 19 years, Gary; one daughter, Kalia; one son, Jason; one sister, Cindi Dyches of Windsor; one brother, Randy (Jenefier) Dyches of Millbrook, Ala.; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jay and Shirley Hasley of Graniteville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Windosr.
Everett Bernice Witt
Everett Bernice Witt, 88, of Barnwell, died July 6, 2010 at University Hospital in Augusta Ga.
Funeral service was held July 9 in the Mole Funeral Home Chapel with the burial following in the Barnwell County Memory Gardens.
Mr. Witt was born March 20, 1922 in Saluda. He was the son of the late John Martin Witt and Eula Cockrell Witt. He attended the First Assembly of God in Barnwell. He was a World War II veteran, having been stationed in England as a corporal with Army Air Corps military police. After the war, he was employed as an electrician at the Navy Yard in Charleston. In 1952 he moved his family to Barnwell to work at the Savannah River Plant until he retired in 1978. He was the owner and operator of Witt’s Small Engine Sales and Service for more than 20 years. He was predeceased by five brothers, Heber Fletcher Witt, John Calvin Witt, William Lee Witt, Grady Lee Witt and Marion Witt, all of Saluda and two sisters, Emmie Sue Dodgen of Greenwood and Grace Ouzt of Saluda.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Frances Adams Witt of the home; one daughter, Marie (Jerry) Morris of Barnwell; one son, Raymond (Sandra) Witt of Seneca; five sisters, Ethel McDowell and Verdelia King of Saluda, Mae Huggins of Johnsonville, Reba (Ronnie) Wright of Belvedere and Rachel (Howard) Bentley of Trenton; two grandsons; two great-granddaughters, Finley Caroline Morris and Regina Elizabeth Witt and a number of nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Assembly of God, Marlboro St., Barnwell, S.C. 29812
Andrew Neal ‘Andy’ Williams
Andrew Neal “Andy” Williams, 62, of Williston, died July 12, 2010 at his residence.
Graveside funeral service with full military honors was July 15 at the Williams family cemetery in Springfield. Folk Funeral Home of Williston was in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Williams was born in Orangeburg County. He was a son of the late Coker and Freda Neal Williams. He was an army veteran of the Vietnam conflict. He was formerly employed with Jacob’s Construction in Charleston. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Springfield and the Dean Swamp Masonic Lodge #172 in Salley.
Survivors include Beatrice Larney of Williston; one daughter, Mary Coker (PJ) Choplin of Columbia; two sons, Andrew Neal Williams Jr. of Columbia and Lacy (Courtney) Williams of Clemson; one sister, Susan Hijazi and four grandchildren.
Rose Priester
Rose Mary Caliope Joubert Reed Priester, 79, died July 14, 2010.
Funeral service was held July 16 at Lebby Funeral Home Chapel, Barnwell with burial in the Hope Memorial Park. Lebby Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Priester was born Sept. 9, 1930 in Boston, Mass. She was married
to the late Hazel Reed and John Priester.
Survivors include her children, Karen Spooner, Robin Reed, Jeannie (Harry) Savage, Emma Reed, Gabe (Cathy) Priester, Antoinette (Alexis) Caraballo and Anthony (Leonora) Priester; stepchildren, Leon Reed, Albert Reed, the Rev. Ollie Dixon, Inez Branch, John Priester; three sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law; a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Curtis Pressey
Curtis Pressey, 58, of Blackville, died July 3, 2010.
Funeral service was held July 10 at Shrub Branch Missionary Baptist Church, Blackville with burial in the church cemetery. Washington Funeral Home of Hampton was in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Pressey was born Aug. 28, 1951 in Blackville. He was the son of George Pressey Sr. and the late Dorothy Hughes Pressey. He lived for extended periods in Atlanta, Ga. and Los Angeles, Calif. where he was employed as a master fabricator for Thatcher Glass Company for over 10 years. He was a member of Shrub Branch Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Ebonie Necole Pressey of Columbia; one son, Dantel (Reco) Robinson of Blackville; four sisters, Elouise Raysor of Blackville, Zelma (Harold) Harvey of Greenville, Texas, Josephine Pressey of Brentwood, N. Y. and Mary Kirkland of Blackville; four brothers, Lloyd (Christine) Pressey of Brooklyn, N.Y., Eugene Pressey of Blackville, Willie Edward (Sarah) Pressey of Deer Park, N.Y. and Charles Michael Pressey of Aiken and two grandchildren.
Toby Joe ‘T.J.’ Sanders
Toby Joe “T.J.” Sanders, 96, died July 14, 2010.
Funeral service was held July 17 at Green Branch Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Leroy Dodson officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Sanders was born July 21, 1913 in Barnwell County. He was the son of the late Milledge and Mary Still Sanders. He was a retired employee of Ducane Corp. and a farmer. He was a member of Green Branch Pentecostal Holiness Church. He and his wife gave the property for Green Branch Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was predeceased by a son, McGee Sanders Sr.
Survivors include his wife of almost 73 years, Ethel Mae Sanders; one son, Bill Sanders; one daughter, Virgie Ray, all of Barnwell; one sister, Nina Ray of Barnwell; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorials are made to Green Branch Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Virgil O’Neal ‘BoPeep’ Barr
Virgil O’Neal “BoPeep” Barr, 84, of Springfield, died July 13, 2010.
Funeral service was held July 16, 2010 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Springfield with the burial following in the Springfield cemetery. Folk Funeral Home of Williston was in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Barr was born in Springfield. He was the son of the late Herman Carroll Barr and Ruby Caughman Barr. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where he served as treasurer for more than 30 years. He was a self-employed farmer and also worked for Duct Tape and Bailing Wire Inc. and Folk Funeral Home. He was preceded in death by a brother, Clyde Wheeler Barr.
Survivors include his wife, Ray Hallman Barr of the home, one daughter, Joan Jeffcoat of Lexington; two sons, Timmy (Margaret Ann) Barr and James Brown; all of Springfield; two brothers, Billy (Lois) Barr and Allen “Tom” (Betty) Barr; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 537 Long Point Road, Suite 203, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 29464 or Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 150 High Cotton Lane, Springfield, S.C. 29146.
Jeanette Ridgeway Flanigan
Jeanette Ridgeway Flanigan, 66, died July 15, 2010 at the Palmetto Baptist Hospital in Columbia.
Funeral service was held July 18 at the Barnwell First Baptist Church chapel with the Rev. Posey Belcher officiating. Burial was in the Barnwell County Memorial cemetery. Mole Funeral Home of Barnwell was in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Flanigan was born Dec. 5, 1943 in Rantowles. She was the daughter of the late James I. and Ida Wood Ridgeway. She was a retired employee of the Savannah River Plant.
Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Flanigan of Williston; three sons, Bryan (Mindy) Flanigan of Barnwell, Blake (Amy) Flanigan of Satellite Beach, Fla. and Bruce Flanigan of Ellenboro, N.C.; two sisters, Evelyn (Bethea) Roberson of Summerton and Annette (Robbie) Adams of Charleston; three brothers, Bob Ridgeway of Santee, Jack (Emma) Ridgeway of Aiken and Arnold (Carol) Ridgeway of Lincolnton Ga. and four grandchildren.
Ruth Ellen Heath Sullivan
Ruth Ellen Heath Sullivan, 92, of Rock Hill, died July 13, 2010 at National Health Care, Lexington.
Funeral service was July 17 at Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel, Rock Hill, with the Rev. Dan S. Bradley officiating. Burial was at the Grandview Memorial Park - Cherry Road. Greene Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements
Mrs. Sullivan was born on Oct. 10, 1917. She was the widow of Russell Stedman “Shorty” Sullivan who died in 1982 and Edward Ervin Steele who died in 1944. She was a native of Barnwell County and was the last surviving child of Alice Mahala Anderson Heath and Clinton Eugene Health. She was predeceased by siblings, Leona, Lessie, Horace, Ethel, Maggie, Clarence, Alice (Infant), and Quince; also, grandson Jonathan Adam Murr, and son-in-law, Robert L. Allen. She was a member of Mt. Holly United Methodist Church. She and sister Lessie worked together in Rock Hill operating Heath’s Beauty Shoppe in People’s Bank and later on Charlotte Ave.
Survivors included her daughters, Amy (Bill) Murr of Conowingo, MD; Joy (Bob) Cleveland of Mauriceville, TX; and Pearl Allen of Columbia; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Holly United Methodist Church, 1996 Mt. Holly Rd., Rock Hill SC 29730 or Palmetto Health Hospice Foundation, Dept. 274, PO box 100199, Columbia, SC 297202.
Carol L. Cable Caron
Carol L. Cable Caron, 77, of Barnwell, died July 14, 2010.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., July 24, 2010 at Siloam United Methodist Church in Barnwell, with the Rev. Michael Hood officiating. Dyches Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Caron was born Oct. 9, 1932 in Norwalk, Conn. She was the daughter of the late Harvey M. Cable and Dorothy E. Mourison Cable and step-father, Sherman E. Davis. She was the widow of Raymond M. Caron. She held teaching positions in Durham, N.H., Nashua, N.H. and Buxton, Maine. After her retirement, she spent winters in South Carolina with her husband, Raymond Caron. In 1994, they became permanent residents in Barnwell. She was an active member of the Siloam United Methodist Church in Barnwell.
Mrs. Caron was the mother to Michele, Danielle and Virginia; mother-in-law to Peter Bennett and Richard Vigne and had three grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations will be accepted at Siloam United Methodist Church in Carol Caron’s name, S.C. 3 South, Barnwell, S.C. 29812.
Johnny Lee Holcomb
Johnny Lee Holcomb, 69, died July 10, 2010.
Funeral service was held July 13 at Holy Apostles Episcopal Church in Barnwell with burial in the Barnwell County Memory Gardens.
Mr. Holcomb was born Dec. 10, 1940 in Gainesville, Ga. He was the son of the late Claud William and Montine Martin Holcomb. He was a retired construction foreman at the Savannah River Site and an independent construction contractor at Dayco. He was a member of Harmony Masonic Lodge #17, Harmony Hope chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, Jamil Shrine Temple, in the Scottish and York Rites. He was predeceased by a grandson, Kyle Holcomb; one brother, Waites Holcomb and one sister, Irene Martin.
Survivors include one daughter, Teresa (Alan) Johns of Allendale; two sons, Kenneth (Karey) Holcomb of Madison, Ala. and David (Traci) Holcomb of Pelion; two brothers, Walter (Jackie) Holcomb of Gainesville, Ga. and Cecil (Joyce) Holcomb of Barnwell; one sister, Ernestine (Jim) Dale of Gainesville Ga.; a special friend, Jane Embler of Sumter; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
