Ralph Edward Deason Sr.
Mr. Ralph Edward Deason Sr., 88, of Greenfield Road in McCormick and Forest View Manor, widower of Lois Edwards Deason, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010 at Hospice House in Greenwood.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, Aug. 15, at 3 p.m. at Republican United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Phillip Bostrom and the Rev. Don Alexander officiating. Burial with military rites followed in the McCormick City cemetery.
born in McCormick County on May 18, 1922, Mr. Deason was a son of the late John Bart and Pearl Weeks Deason. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II where he served in the Old Hickory 30th Division, 117th Infantry. He served in five major battles in the European Theatre. He was a retired farmer and cattleman. A lifelong member of Republican United Methodist Church, he was also a member of J.B. Walker Sunday School class and the Republican United Methodist Church Men’s Club. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #19, the VFW, the McCormick Chapter of the S.C. Cattleman’s Association and was a charter member of the Sandy Branch Fire Department.
Surviving are a daughter, Ginnie and husband Jimmy Smith of McCormick; three sons, Ralph Edward Deason Jr., Johnnie and wife Lucinda Deason, and Timmy and wife Debbie Deason, all of McCormick; four sisters, Lib West and Grace and husband Wallace Wright, all of McCormick, Jean Quarles of Edgefield, and Dot and husband Billy Scott of Fort Mill; five grandchildren, Kirk and wife Michelle Smith, Jacob and Kaylee Deason, Jade and Jordyn Deason; two great-grandchildren, Alex and Andrew Smith.
Mr. Deason was predeceased by brothers, J.C. and Ronnie Deason; a sister, Eunice Deason; and a granddaughter, Kariana Smith.
Memorials may be made to Republican United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 689, McCormick, SC 29835 or to Hospice Care of the Piedmont, 408 West Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646.
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Gray Sr.
Mr. Thomas Gray Sr., 59, of Johnston, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Aug. 15, at 3 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Willie Campbell officiating. The Rev. Lewis Burt was eulogist. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his daughter, Sheranda (Derek) Nash, Johnston; three sons, Thomas L. (Meeka) Gray Jr., Louisville, Ky., Nakia Kinte Gray, Johnston, and Christopher Shawn Gray, Monetta; three sisters, Dorothy (Wallace) Walker, Carrie Johnson and Annie Nicholson, all of Johnston; two brothers, Willie Gray, Washington, D.C., and Timothy Gray, Augusta, Ga.; 11 grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
Amos & Sons Funeral Home, Johnston, was in charge of arrangements.
Beatrice Mays Jones
Mrs. Beatrice Mays Jones, 66, of North Augusta, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010 at Self Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Aug. 14, at 11 a.m. at Young Macedonia Baptist Church, with the Rev. Allen Transou officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Jones, a native of Edgefield County, was a member of Young Macedonia Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary (Leonard) Broadwater, Barbara Mealing and NuLuv Jones; daughter-in-law, Jolea Jones; an aunt, Sallie Mealing; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a host of other relatives.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, North Augusta, was in charge of arrangements.
Lizzie Mae Mathis
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Mae Mathis, of Johnston, were held Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010 at 1 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ernest Gordon, pastor, and the Rev. Lorenzo Williams, eulogist, presiding. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia (Albert) Phillips, Johnston, and Dana Mathis, North Augusta; two sisters-in-law, Vernessa (John) Merriweather and Betty Bussey, both of Johnston; three grandsons, Gerrod (Lovelette) Kenley, Quincy Kenley, and Albert J. Phillips, all of Johnston; four great-grandchildren; four aunts, Nellie Weaver, Pearl Bussey, both of Johnston, Estee Mathis, Washington, D.C., and Dorothy Kenner, North Carolina; an uncle, Grover Bussey, Ridge Spring; a goddaughter, Thavia Johnston; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
Amos & Sons Funeral Home, Johnston, was in charge of arrangements.
Martha E. Meigs
Mrs. Martha E. Meigs, wife of Mr. Lewis Meigs, of Trenton, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010.
Memorial services will be announced later.
McNeil Funeral Home, Martinez, Ga. is in charge of arrangements.
Azalena Bridges Thomas
Azalena Bridges Thomas, 97, of Johnston, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. She was the widow of the late Hasting Adrian Thomas and the daughter of the late Will Bridges and Ada Temples Bridges. She was born in Saluda County in 1913.
A funeral service to celebrate her life was held at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church on Tuesday, Aug. 17 at noon, with burial in the church cemetery.
After the death of her father, Mrs. Thomas was reared by her grandparents, Mattie McGee Temples and James Henry Temples, in Blythe, Ga. She had three sisters, all deceased, and a brother, also deceased. She was a graduate of Blyth High School. She has been a member of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church since 1935. the garden club and Eastern Star Chapter (Worthy Matron, Life Member).
She is survived by four children, Adrian Wesley Thomas (Martha), Cedric Lee Thomas(Sue), Glenda Anne Thomas Sinclair(Richard), and Glenn Hasting Thomas (Nancy).
Bland Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Lula Drummings Bush-Dobey
Minister Lula Drummings Bush-Dobey, 67, of County Line Road in Blythe, Ga., died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Minister Bush-Dobey, a native of Edgefield County, was a member of Science Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Ulysses Bush; three sons, Russell L. Dobey, Augusta, Ga., Johnnie (Leslie) Dobey, Belvedere, and Thaddeus (Amy) Dobey, Philadelphia, Pa.; a daughter, Patricia (Anthony) Fleming, Augusta, Ga., adopted daughters, Macella Drummings, Aiken, Sharon (EdMaster) Patterson, Aiken, and Karen (Victor) Lewis, Trenton; three brothers, Dock (Mary) Drummings, Edgewater, Fla., Nathaniel (Delores) Drummings, West Philadelphia, Pa., and Picken (Kirby) Drummings, Springfield, N.Y.; Granna special pearls, Moses, Ca’Leca, Nicholas, Jeremy, Aaliyah, Justin, Hunter, Camryn, Jairus and Thaddeus (Trynton); great grandson, Maziah; and a host of other relatives.
Friends may call at the residence. G.L. Brightharp & Sons, North Augusta, is in charge of arrangements.
Theodore Campbell
Mr. Theodore Campbell, 27, of Johnston, died Friday, July 30, 2010.
Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 6, at noon at Reedy Branch Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jasper Lloyd, pastor, officiating and the Rev. Willie Campbell as eulogist. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his mother, Carolyn Campbell, Johnston; his father, Robert Wilson; his grandmother, Jolene Campbell, Johnston; two sisters, Shemella Campbell, Kleen, Texas, and Marissa Williams, Newberry; and a brother, Travis Campbell, Johnston.
Amos & Son Funeral Home, Johnston, was in charge of arrangements.
Melvin Ray Faglier
Mr. Melvin Ray Faglier, 68, of Martinez, Ga., died Monday, Aug. 2, 2010.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 4, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Tabor Baptist Church in Harlem, Ga., with the Rev. Michael Sulphin and the Rev. Jerry Brooks officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Faglier was retired from Bowman Transportation and Augusta Coca-Cola. He ran Carolina Jamboree in Belvedere for seven years. He was a member of the Martinez Lodge #710 and the Scottish Rite. He attended Mt. Tabor Baptist Church.
Mr. Faglier was preceded in death by his father, William Cleon Faglier Sr.; his mother, Ouida Iola Faglier; brothers, Cleon Faglier Jr. and Glenn Faglier; and a sister, Grace Faglier.
He is survived by his wife, Cheryl K. Howard Faglier; sons, Keith (Angela) Faglier and Steve (Tori) Faglier; a stepson, Jerry (Robbie) Reese; a stepdaughter, Lynn (Jerry) Brooks; grandchildren, Michael Faglier, Shelby Gin and Macey Gin; step-grandchildren, Sarah, Ronnie (Heather), Randy, Sandra and Gracie; brothers, Wilbur (Faye), W.J. (Dorothy), Hoyt (Myra) of Edgefield County, Kenneth (Sharon); sisters, Maurene (George) Hattaway, Ann (Robert) Klisavage and Vera (J.R.) Maietta; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Martinez, was in charge of arrangements.
Pat Garrard Gorman
Mr. Pat Garrard Gorman, 56, husband of the late Catherine Carroll Gorman, of North Augusta, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Center.
The Mass of Christian Burial and Prayer Vigil were celebrated Monday, Aug. 9, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Edward Catholic Church, with Father Cherian Thalakulam as celebrant. Burial was in Pineview Memorial Park.
Survivors include two sons, Patsy Gorman and John Gorman; and a brother, Barney Gorman.
Rowland Funeral Home, North Augusta, was in charge of arrangements.
Clayton Eric Moates
Mr. Clayton Eric Moates, 21, of Bauskett Street in Edgefield, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, with burial in Ebenezer cemetery in Trenton.
Mr. Moates was a native of Newberry. He was employed with McDonald’s of Edgefield.
Survivors include his mother, Judy Moates Zweig; his stepfather, Theo Zweig; a brother, Phillip Coby Moates, Wilmington, N.C.; grandparents, Earl and Jane Moates, Trenton; and his fiancé, Brittany Crawford, Jackson.
Memorials may be made to Edgefield Church of God for the Bently Moates Fund, P.O. Box 86, Edgefield, SC 29824.
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Elaine Faye Sanders Peppers
Mrs. Elaine Faye Sanders Peppers, 55, wife of the late Jack Hugh Peppers Sr. and Larry Alan Wilkerson, of Modoc, died Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Doctors Hospital of Augusta, Ga.
Memorial services were held Sunday, Aug. 8, at 3 p.m. at the chapel of Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors, with Chaplain Dexter Lambert officiating.
Mrs. Peppers was born in Tokyo, Japan and lived most of her life in the Augusta area. She was a licensed practical nurse and a Methodist.
Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Martha Faye Sanders and Dale Steidel of Hephzibah, Ga.; her fiancé, Jeff Lord of Modoc; her son, Zachery Wilkerson of Good Hope, Ga.; her daughter-in-law, Selena Wilkerson of Monroe, Ga.; her grandchildren, Coby and Peyton Wilkerson; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Carl and Frances Sanders of Evans, Ga., Robert and Judy Sanders of Martinez, Dale and Yvette Sanders of Hephzibah; Uncle Larry and Aunt Michelle Sconyers, Aunt Clara Nickles of Augusta, Aunt Ollie Burt Sconyers of Hephzibah, and Aunt Sara Taylor of Martinez.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2607 Commons Blvd., Augusta, Ga. 30909 or to The American Heart Association, 1105-D Fury’s Lane, Augusta, Ga. 30907.
Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors of Augusta, Ga. were in charge of arrangements.
Nora Jane Moore Pitcher
Mrs. Nora Jane Moore Pitcher, 69, of Joy Road in Grovetown, Ga., died Friday Aug. 6, 2010 at the Medical College of Georgia.
Graveside services were held Monday, Aug. 9, at 10 a.m. at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield.
Mrs. Pitcher was born in Edgefield, and worked at Graniteville Company and Clearwater Finishing Plant. She retired as a bus driver for Columbia County.
Survivors include two daughters, Debra (Vernon Sr.) Carver, Langley, Lisa (Charles) Williams, North Augusta; three sons, James Cook, Greer, Glenn Cook, Bath, and Ron ( Sherrie) Johnson, Edgefield; three sisters, Vivian Sprouse, Edgefield, Ethel Crawford, North Augusta, Becky Lawton, Plum Branch; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
John W. Shealy Sr.
Funeral services for Mr. John W. Shealy Sr., of North Augusta, who died Aug. 3, 2010, were conducted Friday, Aug. 6, at 10 a.m. at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Johnston. The Rev. James Houck officiated. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church cemetery.
Mr. Shealy was a native of Lexington, a former resident of Aiken, having made North Augusta his home for the past six years. He retired from Graniteville Company. He was a member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church where he served on the Church Council, and was a member and past master of the Star Masonic Lodge #99 AFM.
Survivors include his wife, Lee Ann Shealy; a son and daughter-in-law, John W. “Rusty” Jr. and Lynne Shealy, Lexington; two brothers, Paul R. Shealy, Chapin, and Dr. Guy H. Shealy, Rock Hill; a sister, Eleanor S. Rawl, Lexington; two grandchildren, Jennifer Shealy and Steven Shealy.
Memorial gifts in Mr. Shealy’s name may be made to Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 1186 Mt. Calvary Road, Johnston, SC 29832.
Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta was in charge of arrangements.
