Herbert Martin
Mr. Herbert Martin, 58, of Gary Street in Edgefield, died Monday, May 25, 2009.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 30, at 2 p.m. at G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary Chapel, with the Rev. J.R. Hooper officiating.
Mr. Martin was a member of Republican Grove Baptist Church in Edgefield .
Survivors include six sisters, Gloria (Terry) East, Edgefield, Rosa (Ollie) West, Johnston, Ophelia Baker, Mary (Joseph) Green, Charlotte (Earnest) Brown, and Deloris Hooper, all of Richmond, Va.; two brothers, Richard (the Rev. Charlene) Martin, Richmond Va., and George Smith, Edgefield.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, Edgefield, was in charge of arrangements.
Virginia P. Fallaw
Graveside services for Mrs. Virginia P. Fallaw, 76, of Monetta, were held Friday, May 29, 2009 in Woodridge Memorial Park.
born on July 10, 1932, in Ridge Spring, she was the daughter of the late Sammie Owens Padgett and Gertrude Reynolds Padgett. She was a member of Ridge Spring Baptist Church.
Mrs. Fallaw was survived by her husband of 58 years, Luke H. “L.H.” Fallaw Sr.; a daughter, Linda Lamb, South Congaree; a son, “L.H.” Fallaw Jr. (wife, Mary Ann), Lexington; two grandchildren, Luke H. Fallaw III (wife, Sabrina) and Audrey Melissa Williams (fiancée, David Baroody); and four step-grandchildren, Jeffrey Ellis Lamb (wife, Amanda), Tracy Michelle Lamb, Ryan Chancelor “Chance” Lamb and Brett Sterling Lamb.
She was predeceased by her parents; three brothers, Harvey C. Padgett, James Padgett and O.W. Padgett; and a son-in-law, Terry Lamb.
Woodridge Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Ronald O. Coleman
Mr. Ronald O. Coleman, 66, of New Ellenton, died Monday, May 25, 2009 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood.
He was the husband of the late Barbara C. Coleman and son of Viola Harris Coleman of Edgefield and the late Thomas L. Coleman.
Graveside services were held Thursday, May 28, at 11 a.m. at Hollow Creek Baptist Church cemetery, with the Rev. David L. Holdman officiating.
Mr. Coleman was a native of Edgefield and had made his home in New Ellenton for the past 30 years. He was co-owner and operator of Coleman Residential Care Home in New Ellenton.
Survivors include a son, Robbie Coleman, Gainesville, Ga.; a daughter, Debbie Moreland, Ninety Six; two brothers, Michael “Monk” Coleman; Johnston, Tim Coleman, Lexington; two sisters, Becky Myers and Debra Palmer, both of Greenwood; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Grace Covenant Church of God Youth Fund, P.O. Box 28, New Ellenton, SC 29809 or to Hospice Care of the Piedmont, 408 West Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646.
Cole Funeral Home & Cremation Service Inc., Aiken, was in charge of arrangements.
William C. Weaver
The Rev. William C. Weaver, of Edgefield, died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Edgefield County Hospital. He was a son of the late Allen and Minnie Simpkins Weaver of Edgefield.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 23, at noon at Trinity Episcopal Church in Edgefield. Burial was in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park.
Father Weaver was a graduate of Edgefield Academy and Voorhees School and Junior College. He served two years in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of Allen University with a B.A. degree in social studies. He earned a bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the Philadelphia Divinity School and a master of Divinity degree from the Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Mass.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Virginia Dawkins Weaver; two sons, William C. (Clintona) Weaver II, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and James Allen (Crystal) Weaver, Phoenix, Ariz.; two brothers, Loyd Weaver, Edgefield, the Rev. Dr. Allen Paul (Nettie) Weaver Jr., New Rochelle, N.Y.; two sisters, Elease McPhatter, Gainesville, Fla., Louise Weaver, Orlando, Fla; three grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.
Memorials may be sent to the Edgefield County Hospital Auxiliary, 300 Ridge Medical Plaze, Edgefield, SC 29824 the American Cancer Society, or the charity of one’s choice.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, Edgefield, was in charge or arrangements.
James J. Riley
Mr. James J. Riley, 87, of Edgefield Road in North Augusta, died Monday, May 18, 2009 at his residence.
The Mass of Christian Burial and Prayer Vigil were held Saturday, May 23, at 9:30 a.m. in the St. Edward Catholic Church, with Father Cherian Thalakulam, celebrant. Burial was in Pineview Memorial Park.
Survivors include three daughters, Betty Carroll, Mary Sherlock and Patricia Sherlock; a son, Ed Riley; a brother, Pete Riley; and 14 grandchildren, all of North Augusta.
Rowland Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
John Henry Mims III
Mr. John Henry Mims III, 70, of Ridge Road in North Augusta, died Thursday, May 21, 2009.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 23, at 4 p.m. at Mims Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Limuer Myers officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Mims, a native of Aiken County, was a member and deacon of Mims Grove Baptist Church. He was also a member of Simmon Lodge 3A and the Old Macedonia Male Chorus.
Survivors include his wife, Endia Mims; eight children, Argentina Mims, North Augusta, Mary (Milledge) Callaham, Trenton, Herbert Mims, North Augusta, Henry James (Machell) Mims, Graniteville, Jonathan (Katrina) Mims, Augusta, Ga., Marilyn Mims, John Allen (Kimberly) Mims and Marcus Mims, North Augusta; three sisters, Annie M. Bell, New Haven, Conn., Willie Joe (Alex) Merriweather, North Augusta, and Juanita Mims, Augusta; a brother, Frank Mims, Augusta; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, North Augusta, were in charge of arrangements.
George A. Butler
Mr. George A. Butler, 28, of Butler Road in Trenton, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 23, at 2 p.m. at Science Hill Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Charlie Johnson officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Butler, a native of Edgefield County, was a member of Science Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his parents, George and Martha Mance Butler; his maternal grandmother, Edna Mance; his paternal grandmother, Mamie Ruth Butler; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, Edgefield, was in charge of arrangements.
Willie J. Young
Mr. Willie J. Young, 53, of Academy Estate Road in Trenton, died Sunday, May 10, 2009 at the V.A. Medical Center in Augusta, Ga.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 13, at 4 p.m. at Science Hill Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. G.L. Brightharp officiating. Burial was in the Old Science Hill cemetery.
Mr. Young was a member of Science Hill Baptist Church in Trenton.
Survivors include his wife, Tina Young; three daughters, Teairia Harris, Natalie Williams and Deloris Harris, all of Trenton; four sons, Demarkus Young, Travis Young, Willie J. Young Jr., all of Trenton, and Gabriel Harris, North Augusta; father, Press Elam, Edgefield; eight sisters, Mary Catherine (George) McKie, Brenda Young, both of North Augusta, Gwenda (Donald) Owens, Lisa (Isaac) Quattlebaum, both of Aiken, Yolanda Young, Tabitha (Jeff) Weaver, both of Edgefield, Carolyn Elam and Diane Elam, both of Washington, D.C.; six brothers, Ronnie (Veronica) Elam, Melvin (Michelle)Elam, Larry Elam, Leon Elam, all of Maryland, Eric Stroman, Columbia, and Ronald (Peggy) Young, of Virginia; 14 grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, North Augusta, was in charge of arrangements.
Ruth Mae Corley Jones
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Mae Corley Jones, of Johnston, were held Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 1 p.m. at Pine Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jerome Coleman, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Theodore (Angel) Jones, Brooklyn, N.Y.; two daughters, Dorothy (Robert) Middlebrooks, Queens, N.Y., and Karen (Tony Boyd) Jones, Augusta, Ga.; a brother, John Henry (Georgia Mae) Corley, Johnston; three sisters, Jeanette Harris, Edgefield, Mary Louise Coleman, Johnston, and Fairey Bell (Ervin) Ouzts, Saluda; a sister-in-law, Annie Corley; and 12 grandchildren.
Amos & Sons Funeral Home, Johnston, was in charge of arrangements.
Robert ‘Bubba’ Coleman
Funeral services for Mr. Robert “Bubba” Coleman, of Johnston, were held Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 2 p.m. at Pine Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jerome Coleman officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Coleman; a son, Rodney Coleman, Saluda; daughters, Doris Coleman, Jacksonville, Fla., and Laverne Coleman, Saluda; and a brother, Bubba Coleman.
Amos & Sons Funeral Home, Johnston, was in charge of arrangements.
Willie James ‘Mickey’ Young
Mr. Willie James “Mickey” Young, 52, of Academy Estates Road in Trenton, died Sunday, May 10, 2009 at the VA Medical Center.
The family is requesting no visitors at this time. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
He is survived by his wife, Tina S. Young; his father, Press Elam, Edgefield; his sons, DeMarkus Young, Travis Young, Willie James Young Jr., all of Trenton, and Gabriel Harris, North Augusta; and daughters, Tedirid Harris, Deloris Harris, Natalie “Nicole” Williams, all of Trenton.
Mrs. Angela M. Griffith
Mrs. Sharon Angela McFarland Griffith, 47, of Trenton, beloved wife of Gerald B. Griffith, died Sunday January 30, 2011 at her residence.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday February 2, 2011 at 1 P.M. at Sweetwater Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Antioch Baptist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Griffith was born in Augusta, Ga. and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and Former Secretary for Johnston Methodist Church and Harmony United Methodist Church. The loves of her life were her children, her family, her church, and she was an avid Strom Thurmond football fan and avid supporter of the Booster Club.
Survivors include her husband, her Parents- Robert A. “Bob” and Annette Coursey McFarland, North Augusta; 1 Daughter- Ashton Griffith, 1 Son- Cody Griffith, both of the home; 1 Grandson- Dayton Griffith; 1 Sister- Sherry Manly, Edgefield, and 1 Brother- Rob A. McFarland, Atlanta, Ga.
Memorials may be made to Antioch Baptist Church, 1843 Hwy 23 West, Edgefield, S.C. 29824.
The family is at the home of her Parents on Sweetwater Road and will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home.
Don Robert Boyd Jr.
Mr. Don Robert Boyd Jr., 26, of Trenton, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 at his residence.
A memorial service was held Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home.
Mr. Boyd was born in Augusta, Ga. and was an employee of Layman's Nursery in Trenton.
Survivors include his mother and step-father, James E. and Annette Chambers Boatwright; his father, Don Robert Boyd Sr.; a son, Hunter Derrick; a daughter, Lynnette Boyd; and three sisters, Shirley Chambers, Kathleen Boatwright and Donna Boatwright. Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mary E. Bright Lanham
Mrs. Mary E. Bright Lanham, 88, of Storm Branch Road in North Augusta, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Ga.
Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 31, at noon at Jeter Baptist Church, with the Rev. G.L. Brightharp officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Lanham, a native of Edgefield County, was a member of Jeter Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Annie McKie, Atlanta, Ga., and Carrie (Terry) Wright, Beech Island; two sons, Lewis (Marian) Lanham, Washington State, and John (Valerie) Lanham, Denver, Colo.; a brother, Luke Bright, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, North Augusta, was in charge of arrangements.
