Rosa Bell Griffin Nicholson
Mrs. Rosa Bell Griffin Nicholson, 88, of Edgefield, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2010 at Trinity Mission Health & Rehab.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 23, at 3 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Johnston, with burial in the church cemetery.
born in Edgefield County, she was the daughter of the late Brooker and Christine Pixley Griffin. She was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Minnie Bell Pride, Johnston; a sister, Hazel Griffin Andrews, Johnston; four grandchildren, Evelyn Pride, Patrick (Beverly) Pride, James Pride and Paul (Everetta) Pride; 10 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and other relatives.
Butler & Sons Funeral Home, Saluda, was in charge of arrangements.
Donna S. Mullins
Mrs. Donna Seigler Lewis Mullins, 47, of Beech Island, wife of Tom Dawson Mullins, died October 5, 2010 at Trinity Hospital.
Graveside Services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday October 8, 2010 at Plum Branch cemetery with Rev. Daryl Engle officiating. Mrs. Mullins was born in McCormick, S.C. and was a member of Heights Baptist Church. She was the Manager of Auto Express used cars in Beech Island and she was a Homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, her Parents- James B. (Jimmy) and Barbara McCullough Seigler; 2 Daughters- Brittany R. Blake, Brandy N. Christman; 1 Son- James David Christman; 2 Sisters- Wendy Gable, Kristin (Travis) Bullock; 1 Brother- Jamie Seigler; and 1 Grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Plum Branch Baptist Church Carillion Fund, P. O. Box 150 Plum Branch, S.C. 29845. Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Carl Bush Sr.
Funeral services for Carl Bush Sr. were held Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the Church of God, 77 Edisto Street, Johnston, where the pastor is Bishop Charles Booker Jr. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Amos & Sons Funeral Home, Johnston, was in charge of arrangements.
Edward A. Emanuel
Mr. Edward A. Emanuel died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 15, at the Monetta Baptist Church, with the Rev. Roosevelt Franklin, pastor, officiating, and the Rev. Dr. Jasper Lloyd as eulogist. Burial was in Monetta Baptist Church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Artie E. Emanuel; three daughters, Cheryl E. Gantt, Irmo, Chandra A. Emanuel, Warner Robins, Ga., Carol L. Emanuel, Warner Robins; two sisters, Mabel Hamilton, Aiken, and Fannie L. Herrin, Aiken; daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl (Aaron) Gantt, Irmo; brothers-in-law, Richardean Cue, William Cue, both of Aiken; sister-in-law, Rosa Lee (David) Scott, Brooklyn, N.Y.; three grandchildren; and other relatives. Amos & Sons Funeral Home, Johnston, was in charge of arrangements.
G. Glenn Harling
Mr. G. Glenn Harling Sr., 84, of Johnston, husband of Millie Watson Harling, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 16, at 4 p.m. at Johnston First Baptist Church, with burial in McKendree United Methodist Church cemetery in Edgefield.
Mr. Harling was born in Edgefield County and was a member of Johnston First Baptist Church. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a Mason. He was a retired public accountant and was retired Probate Judge of Edgefield County.
In addition to his wife, survivors include three sons, Kenneth W. Harling, Sylva, N.C., G. Glenn (Bud) Harling Jr., Bakersville, N.C., Bruce M. Harling, Ward; three daughters, Glenda H. Reynolds, Edgefield, Cheryl Harling Stewart, Edgefield, Deborah (Debbo) Harling Lackore, Columbia; 11 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Mr. Harling was predeceased by his first wife, Joyce Hill Harling, and a son, Michael Rembert Harling.
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Larrie Thomas Lamb Sr.
Funeral services for Mr. Larrie Thomas Lamb Sr., of Trenton, were held Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2010 at Cole Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. John Huff and Rabun Coward officiating. Burial was in Shiloh Baptist Church cemetery.
Cole Funeral Home, Aiken, was in charge of arrangements.
Oleta Bryson Maxwell
Funeral services for Mrs. Oleta Bryson Maxwell, 94, of Johnston, were held Monday, Sept. 20, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Johnston First Baptist Church, with burial in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park.
Mrs. Maxwell, a resident of Wesley Commons in Greenwood since 2008, died Saturday, Sept. 18. born on Nov. 16, 1915 in Unaka, Cherokee County, N.C., she was a daughter of the late William Dock and Ida Lucinda Bryson. Mrs. Maxwell was a longtime resident of Johnston, having moved there with her family in 1947. She was a member of Johnston First Baptist Church, the Gleaners Sunday School Class, was a Lioness and had been a member of Eastern Star.
She is survived by two sons, Harold Maxwell and wife Mickey of Williamsburg, Va., and Paul Maxwell and wife Ronda of Marietta, Ga.; her sister, Virginia Ruth Wilson and husband Ralph of Elon College, N.C.; six grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Zelma Driver and Thelma Kitchens, and her husband, Erskine Floyd Maxwell who died July 14, 2009.
Bland Funeral Home in Johnston was in charge of arrangements.
Bertha Mims Simpkins
Mrs. Bertha Mims Simpkins, 94, of Edgefield Road in North Augusta, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010 at Atlanta Hospice.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Sept. 19, at 1:30 p.m. at Poplar Spring Baptist Church, with the Rev. Edward Lloyd, as eulogist, and the Rev. Donnell Merriwether, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Simpkins, a native of Edgefield County, was a member of Poplar Spring Baptist Church where she served on the Women’s Mission and sang in the choir.
Survivors include two sons, Richard (Judy) Mims and Raymond (Annie) Mims, Augusta, Ga.; a daughter, Mary Julia (Lester) Broadwater, Atlanta, Ga.; a sister, Mary (James) McGee, Detroit, Mich.; brothers-in-law, Izeal Garrett, Graniteville, and Al Santucci, Warwick, Bermuda; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, North Augusta, was in charge of arrangements.
Georgia Mae Holmes Broadwater
Mrs. Georgia Mae Holmes Broadwater, 75, of Glover Street in Edgefield, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2010.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Sept. 12, at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Leroy Robertson officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Broadwater, a native of Edgefield County, was a member of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church where she sang in the senior choir.
Survivors include a daughter, Hattie (George) Johnson; three sisters, Josephine (William) Garrett; Ruby Herrin and Susan Sellars; four brothers, Joe Lewis Holmes, Henry (Barbara) Holmes, Larry Holmes and Ernest Holmes; a granddaughter, Cherice Johnson; and a host of other relatives.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, Edgefield, was in charge of arrangements.
Carl Bush Sr.
Funeral arrangements for Mr. Carl Bush Sr., of Johnston, are incomplete. He died Friday, Sept. 11, 2010 in Augusta, Ga.
Survivors include his son, Carl Bush Jr., Augusta, Ga.; his mother, Annie Mae Bush; brothers, James (Lois) Bush, Clary (Rosa Mae) Bush, Leroy (Dorothy) Bush and Chuck Bush, all of Johnston; sisters, Daisy Bush, Augusta, Annie Bush, Trenton, and Tammy Bush, Johnston.
Amos & Sons Funeral Home, Johnston, is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Ann Bush
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Ann Bush, of Johnston, were held Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at Reedy Branch Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Jasper Lloyd Sr. officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Johnston.
Survivors include her children, Sherene Denise (Benjamin Maxfield) Bush, Hampton, Tomecia Shontrell (Christopher) Rushton, Lexington, Tonya Levette (Clarence) Brown, Atlanta, Ga.; seven grandchildren; five brothers, James Hill, Johnston, Bennie Lee (Gloria Jean) Hill, Cleve (Annie Pearl) Hill, and David (Olivia) Hill, all of Philadelphia, Pa.
Kraja Johndel Graham
Mr. Kraja Johndel Graham, 32, of Glover Street in Edgefield, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.
Memorial services were held Sunday, Sept. 12, at 2:30 p.m. at Carey Hill Resource and Conference Center, with the Rev. Clifford Williams officiating.
Mr. Graham, a native of Edgefield County, was a member of Carey Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include his mother, Edna McCain Graham; his father, Gerald Graham; three sisters, Rainna (David) Nelson, Yukatan (Horace) Brown and Betsy Graham; three brothers, Zerald (Rebecca) Graham, Nelson Graham and Thomas Graham; and a host of other relatives.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, Edgefield, was in charge of arrangements.
Robert L. McFerrin
Mr. Robert L. McFerrin, of Trenton, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at his residence.
Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m. at Hatcher Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at 3 p.m. in Washington Chapel cemetery in Metasville, Ga.
He was the owner of Twin Lakes Grocery in Trenton.
Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Langley, was in charge of arrangements.
Fred E. Scarborough
Mr. Fred E. Scarborough, 63, of W.A. Reel Drive in Edgefield, died Tuesday Sept. 7, 2010 at the Hospice House in Greenwood.
A Memorial service was held Saturday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, with the Rev. Phillip Howle officiating.
Mr. Scarborough was born in Wadley Ga., and was a retired business owner.
Survivors include a daughter, Angela (Chuck) Dallis, Evans, Ga.; four sisters, Mary Ann Boatwright, Trenton, Catherine (George) DeLoache, Saluda, Georgia (Hugh) Chrisco, Edgefield, Audrey (Eddie) Boatwright, Trenton; a sister-in-law, Julia Scarborough, Edgefield; a special companion, Vicki Simpson, Greenwood; and a granddog, Sophie.
He was predeceased by a brother, Smitty Scarborough.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice House of the Piedmont, 408 West Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646.
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
James Williams Sr.
Mr. James Williams Sr., 84, of Bauskett Street in Edgefield, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 at Trinity Mission Health & Rehab.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. at Moores AME Church, with the Rev. Ronald McFadden officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Williams, a native of Aiken County, was a member of Moores AME Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Emma (Charlie) Burton, Annie B. (Willie) Hill and Sallie Pixley, Edgefield, and Lillie Butler, McCormick; a son, James (Shirley) Williams, Aiken; three sisters, Elizabeth (Joseph) Robinson, Mary (Lenzie) Wright, Bath, and Agnes (Johnny) Robinson, Clearwater; a brother, George (Victoria) Sapp, Bath; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, Edgefield, was in charge of arrangements.
