Ina Mae Durden
November 7th, 1916 - November 23rd, 2010
Belvedere, SC - Mrs. Ina Mae Durden, of Hawthorne Drive, wife of the late Sammie Berry Durden, entered into rest on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at her residence. Her funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Bel-Ridge Baptist Church with Rev. Earl Welch officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens. Mrs. Durden was a clerk at Belvedere Pharmacy for over twenty years. She was a charter member at Bel-Ridge Baptist Church where she was a custodian for twenty years. She was also a member of Young At Heart, the Dorcas Sunday School class and the Donna Collins Rush Bible Study. She is survived by four daughters, Sadie Raines of Belvedere, SC, Jane Lakeman of North Augusta, SC, Shirley Smith and her husband Larry of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Peggy Story of North Augusta, SC; one step-daughter, Joan Gail Durden Gay and her husband Melvin of Belvedere, SC; two step-sons, Sammie Berry Durden, Jr. and his wife Kathy of Aiken, SC and James Walter Durden of Belvedere, SC; 14 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
Bel-Ridge Baptist Church, 108 Monterey Avenue, Belvedere, SC 29841
cemetery: Sunset Memory Gardens
2648 Jefferson Davis Highway
Graniteville, SC 29829
Robert Frederick "Sarge" Norbits
April 30th, 1942 - July 23rd, 2010
Graniteville, SC - Mr. Robert Frederick “Sarge” Norbits, 68, of Duncan Road, entered into rest on Friday, July 23, 2010 at VA Medical Center Downtown. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 in the Rowland Funeral Home Chapel with Bubba Barrett officiating. “Sarge” was a veteran of the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was an auto mechanic in North Augusta for many years, having been associated with Billy Jackson’s Gulf and later with Barrett Auto Sales. He was dad and a good friend to many, many people. He is survived by his wife, Faye G. Norbits of Aiken; a son, Jon Norbits of Augusta; his companion and caregiver, Karen Small of Graniteville; and two grandchildren, Madeline Norbits and Elizabeth Norbits. The family will receive friends at Rowland Funeral Home from 1:00 pm until service time.
Paul F. Merrill
June 14th, 1921 - August 2nd, 2010
Belvedere, SC - Mr. Paul F. Merrill, husband of Vera Benson Merrill, entered into rest on Monday, August 2, 2010 at University Hospital. His funeral service will be held on Friday, August 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM in the Rowland Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Earl Welch and Dr. Roy Head officiating. Interment will be in Pineview Memorial Park. Mr. Merrill was a member of Bel-Ridge Baptist Church and the Jessie C. Lynch American Legion Post 71. He was a veteran of the US Army Air Corps during WWII. In December of 1985, he retired after 34 years as a reactor supervisor at E.I. Dupont. Mr. Merrill was at the Connie Maxwell Children’s Home from the age of 12 through high school, where he was the class president at Greenwood High School. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will be missed. Additional survivors include his son, Robert Merrill of North Augusta, SC; three daughters, Patricia Mullan (Jimmy) of North Augusta, SC, Linda Smith of Beech Island, SC, and Teresa Billingsley (Jim) of Indiana; one brother, Charles L. Merrill (Melba) of Fredricksburg, VA; 10 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be the Andrews Sunday School Class from Bel-Ridge Baptist Church.
Memorials: The Connie Maxwell Children's Home, PO Box 1178, Greenwood, SC 29648 OR Bel-Ridge Baptist Church, 108 Monterey Ave., Belvedere, SC 29841
cemetery: Pineview Memorial Park
450 Five Notch Road
North Augusta, SC 29841
Dwight Grainger
Mr. Dwight Grainger, 68, of Trenton, husband of Onita B. Grainger, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 at Select Specialty Hospital.
A memorial service was held Monday, Feb. 28, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, with Pastor Daniel Brazell and the Rev. J. Lloyd Prince officiating. Burial was private.
A native of Horry County, Mr. Grainger had made Trenton his home since 1974. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and loved to hunt, fish, camp and garden. Additional survivors include two daughters, Teresa Grainger of New Ellenton and Monica Robison of Aynor; two stepdaughters, Brenda Johnson Jennings of North Augusta and Pamela Johnson of Augusta; a stepson, Randy Todd of Trenton; a brother Delmer Grainger of Aynor; two granddaughters, Nicole Baker and Amber Ray; four step-grandchildren, Jacob Jennings, Brooke Jennings, Heather Fillgrove, Bobby Dorn; and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 720 Mt. Zion Rd., Trenton, SC 29847 or The American Diabetes Association, 326 Greene St. Augusta, GA 30901.
Rowland Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Lula M. Hammond Nabritt
Mrs. Lula M. Hammond Nabritt, 91, of Lamar Court in North Augusta, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 at her residence.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Mrs. Nabritt, a native of Edgefield County, was a member of the Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary A. (John) Newsome, North Augusta, and Virginia M. (Leroy) Finklin, Augusta, Ga.; three sons, Abron Nabritt, Brooklyn, N.Y., Earl Nabritt, Augusta, Ga., and Albert (Carolyn) Nabritt, North Augusta; 16 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, North Augusta, is in charge of arrangements.
Jeanette Leapart Owens
Mrs. Jeanette Leapart Owens, 59, of Edgefield Highway in Trenton, wife of Ronnie Owens, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 at Edgefield County Hospital.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. at Johnston Pentecostal Holiness Church, with burial at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield.
Mrs. Owens was a native of Aiken County and was the daughter of the late James and Margie Padgett Leapart. She was a homemaker.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Dennis Bailey; a stepson, Ronald Owens; two stepdaughters, Sheri Hart, Nancy Mercer; two sisters, Faye (J.D.) Johnson, Brenda Moore; a number of nieces and nephews; and great-nieces and great-nephews. Mrs. Owens was predeceased by a brother, Tommy Leapart, and a brother-in-law, Sammy Moore.
Memorials may be made to Johnston Pentecostal Holiness Church, 77 Murrell Rd., Trenton, SC 29847.
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mattie Bell Robinson
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Bell Robinson, of Johnston, were held Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 at 1 p.m. at Pine Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jerome Coleman, pastor, and the Rev. Delmar Calloway, eulogist. Burial was in the church cemetery.
She is survived by a daughter, Mary Alice Jackson (Elijah), Johnston; a stepdaughter, Inez Smith (Hazel) Johnston; six grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and a host of great- grandchildren.
Amos & Sons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Iness Tanner Talbert
Mrs. Iness Tanner Talbert, 91, of Edgefield, wife of the late Randolph Talbert, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab.
Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Talbert was a native of Warrenton, Ga. and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She was retired from Southern Bell with 39 years of service.
Survivors include a son, Randy (Betsy) Talbert, Greenville; three grandchildren, Sasha (Jeff) Coyle, Greenville, Jennifer Perry, Franklin, Tenn., Thomas (Amanda) Talbert, Virginia Beach, Va.; six great-grandchildren, Mikayla and Cameron Talbert, William Perry, Elias, Coplin, and Jack Coyle.
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Johnnie Steven Smith
Funeral services for Mr. Johnnie Steven Smith, 61, of North Augusta, were held Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Bland Funeral Home Chapel in Johnston. Burial followed in Mt. of Olives cemetery in Johnston.
Mr. Smith, a native of Suffolk, Va., died Monday, Feb. 21. He was a son of the late Johnnie and Inez Johnson Smith.
Survivors include his wife, Belinda DeAngelis-Smith; sons, Johnnie Joseph, Chance Garrett and Cheyenne William Smith; and a sister, Patience Small.
Bland Funeral Home in Johnston was in charge of arrangements.
Lucille V. Byrd
May 3rd, 1925 - August 2nd, 2010
North Augusta - Mrs. Lucille V. Byrd entered into rest on Monday, August 2, 2010 at National Healthcare. Her funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 11:00 am in the Rowland Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Heyward Horton and Dr. Paul Noe officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 until service time.
cemetery: Sunset Memory Gardens
2648 Jefferson Davis Highway
Graniteville, SC 29829
Mary Vivian Hensley
March 10th, 1925 - February 14th, 2010
North Augusta, S.C - Mrs. Mary Vivian Hensley, 84, entered into rest on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at her residence. Graveside service will be held Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 1:00 pm at Pineview Memorial Park with Rev. Earl Welch officiating. Mrs. Hensley was a member of First United Pentecostal Church. Survivors include one son, Harold Andrew Hensley, Jr. of North Augusta, SC; one brother, Richard Curry of Atlanta, GA; four grandchildren, Melissa Debner, John Patrick Hensley, Barandy Brock (Mike), and Christy Owens (Chad); and seven great grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, February 16, 2010, from 6:00 until 8:00 pm. . Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
cemetery: Pineview Memorial Park
450 Five Notch Road
North Augusta, SC 29841
Horace Edward Fincher
Funeral services for Mr. Horace Edward “Fatty” Fincher, 62, of Aiken, were held Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Fincher died Saturday, March 5. He was a son of the late Harmon A. and Mildred Jordan Fincher. He was a retired construction supervisor with Custom Metal Fabricators and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Ridge Spring.
Survivors include his wife, Mary H. Fincher; a daughter, Velinda Quintero (Braulio); sons, Michael Edward Fincher (Carla), Gregory Harmon Fincher and Jason Scott Fincher (April); sisters, Patsy F. Rienzo (Bill), Janis F. Holsonback (Oneal) and Tammy F. Reese (Losic); brothers, Buddy Fincher (Janice) and Jessie Fincher (Shirley); grandchildren, Dylan and Megan Fincher, Cannon and William Fincher, Christian, Jacob and Chance Fincher, Nick and Victor Quintero; and special children, Kevin, Clint and Kimberly Fallaw.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Tara Fincher; a sister, Marilyn F. Sanders; and a nephew, Tony Rienzo.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church cemetery or Building Fund, 164 Mt. Pleasant Road, Ridge Spring, SC 29129.
Bland Funeral Home, Johnston, was in charge of arrangements.
Trudy W. Holmes
Mrs. Trudy Walker Holmes, 88, of Hwy 191 in Trenton, wife of the late Horace T. Holmes Sr., died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Edgefield County Hospital.
Funeral services were held Monday, March 7, 2011 at 11 a.m. at Providence Baptist Church, with burial in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park.
Mrs. Holmes was a native of Oconee County and was a member of Providence Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and partner in Eureka Farms.
Survivors include two sons, Walker Holmes, Joe Holmes; a daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Holmes; four grandsons, Lee Holmes, Toby Holmes, Curtis Holmes, Calvin Holmes; five granddaughters, Allie Tronoski, Ryan Small, Hunter Holmes, Joannah Holmes, Callie Holmes; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Jerry Walker; and four sisters, Irene Brandon, Josephine Fisher, Frankie Reid and Barbara Ann Hill.
Mrs. Holmes was predeceased by a son, Horace T. (Tommy) Holmes Jr.
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
