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Mary Allen Sarvis

Mary Allen Sarvis

Dec 4, 2018

Mrs. Mary Allen Joyner Sarvis was born on February 5, 1947 in Dorchester, South C arolina to Mrs. Vinnie Mae Joyner Thurmond. Mary was reared in Moncks Corner, South Carolina by her loving grandparents, Mr. Matthew and Mrs. Dora Joyner. Mary grew up on the farm with her six cousins: Alice Ruth Plowden, Lorraine Robinson, Dorothy Wilson,...

Charles Stanley Aiken

Charles Stanley Aiken

Dec 4, 2018

God saw the road was getting rough for Charles.

Then He whispered, "Peace be still, you fought a good fight,

you kept the faith, and finished the course.

Come on and go home with Me."

On Tuesday, December 4, 2018, Charles Stanley Aiken, affectionately known as "Charlie", transitioned from...

Alma S. Middleton

Alma S. Middleton

Dec 3, 2018

Deaconess Alma Snipe Middleton was the second of seven children born to Deacon Thomas Snipe, Sr. and Hattie Green Snipe. She was born on November 22, 1934, in Bonneau, South Carolina. She departed this life on Monday, December 3, 2018, at Trident Medical Center, North Charleston, SC.

Alma was reared in a Christian...

Cephas L. Addison

Cephas L. Addison

Dec 2, 2018

Mr. Cephas L. Addison, a son of the late Willie and Maggie Addison, was born on June 15, 1941 in St. Stephen, South Carolina. On Sunday, December 2, 2018, he was called home, surrounded by his family and friends.

Cephas attended the public schools of Berkeley County, graduating from Russellville High School in...

Orpha Walker Reid Hutchinson

Orpha Walker Reid Hutchinson

Dec 2, 2018

"A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted."   Ecclesiastes 3:2

Mrs. Orpha Walker Reid Hutchinson, the daughter of the late Mr. Harry Walker and the late Mrs. Essie Peace Walker, was born on May 30, 1942 in Moncks Corner,...

Blondell T. London

Blondell T. London

Dec 1, 2018

Mrs, Blondell T. London of Huger, SC departed this life on Saturday, December 1, 2018.

Home Going Service will be held Monday, December 10, 2018, 11:00 a.m., at Zion United Methodist Church, 2920 Cainhoy Road, Huger, SC. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Viewing will be Sunday from...

Jamal Deon Mckelvey

Jamal Deon Mckelvey

Nov 24, 2018

Jamal Deon McKelvey was born on March 5, 1990 in Charleston, SC, a son of Micheal A. McKelvey and Sadie Adams McKelvey. He departed this life on Saturday, November 24, 2018 in Moncks Corner, SC .

Jamal was educated in the Berkeley County public schools in Moncks Corner, SC.

Jamal...

Illya Ernie Reed

Illya Ernie Reed

Nov 24, 2018

Illya Ernie Reed was born March 9, 1966 in Russellville, SC, a son of Dorothy Reed Middleton and the late Ernest Reed. He peacefully transitioned into eternal life with the Lord on Saturday, November 24, 2018 in Hampton, GA.

Ernie accepted Jesus as an early age and joined Redeemer Reformed Episcopal Church. He...

Bernard Owens

Bernard Owens

Nov 16, 2018

Mr. Bernard Owens, the youngest son of Ella Mae Middleton Owens and the late Moses Owens, was born on July 21, 1951. He began his education in the Berkeley County School System, graduating in 1969 from Berkeley Training High School, Moncks Corner, SC. He continued his education in Electronics at Trident Technical College, North Charleston, SC.

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Curtis Matthew Frazier

Curtis Matthew Frazier

Nov 14, 2018

I heard Him call, "Come follow," that was all.

The world grew dim I rose and followed after Him -

I rose and follow, that was all, who would not follow

If he heard Him call!

Curtis Matthew Frazier, known to many as "Red", was born on  July 19,...

Mark S. Jager

Mark S. Jager

Nov 13, 2018

Mr. Mark S. Jager, son of the late Willie N. Jager and Geraldine D. Gerald Jager, was born October 9, 1961. He departed this life on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at Williamsburg Regional Hospital, Kingstree, SC.

Mark spent his early years in St. Stephen, SC where he attended Zion United Methodist Church. Mark...

Mother Rebecca Manigault

Mother Rebecca Manigault

Nov 9, 2018

Rebecca Lloyd was born November 5, 1921 in Cordesville, South Carolina. Rebecca was the daughter of the late Harriett Doughty Lloyd and Elli Lloyd.

Rebecca relocated to New York in 1940 with her sisters where she worked as a nanny. When she was of age, she worked in the...

Julia Rachel Major

Julia Rachel Major

Nov 9, 2018

Julia Rachel Ann Anderson Major, affectionately known as Rachel, was born on March 5, 1925 in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, a daughter of the late Julius Anderson and Clara Middleton Anderson. Rachel attended Dixie High School, later renamed Berkeley Training School. After high school, she attended South Carolina State College in Orangeburg, SC. Rachel enrolled and graduated from Starks Beauty...

Ella Varner Simmons

Ella Varner Simmons

Nov 9, 2018

A Time to be born...

Mrs. Ella Lavinia Simmons, the daughter of the late Rachel and James Marion Varner, was born August 31, 1918 in Berkeley County, South Carolina.

A Time to die ...

On Friday, November 9, 2018, at 10:05 p.m., at Trident Medical...

Anna Jenkins

Anna Jenkins

Nov 8, 2018

Anna Bishop Jenkins, daughter of the late Richard Bishop Sr. and Mary Ford Bishop, was born in the 41 section of St. Stephen, SC on March 6, 1960. She entered into eternal rest on Thursday evening, November 8, 2018 at the Cancer Treatment Center in Newnan, GA.

Anna received her education in the...

Steven Michael Pendergrast

Steven Michael Pendergrast

Oct 17, 2018

On May 20, 1964, Steven Michael Pendergrast was born in Moncks Corner, SC. He grew up in the Polo Grounds in New York City, NY.

Steven attended Taft High School. He served 15 years as a Police Officer with the New York Police Department (NYPD). During the last 11...

Sandra K. Perkins

Sandra K. Perkins

Oct 13, 2018

Sandra "Kay" Perkins was born on August 30, 1956 in Carthage, North Carolina. She was daughter of Betty Kelly and James Lassiter.

Sandra , affectionately called "San", graduated from North Moore High School. She later served six years and one day in the United States Army. "San" enjoyed reading, shopping, babysitting, planting flowers...

Deacon Johnnie "Fox" "Bugg" Gadson, Jr.

Deacon Johnnie "Fox" "Bugg" Gadson, Jr.

Oct 7, 2018

Deacon Johnnie Gadson, Jr. was born December 12, 1949 in Moncks Corner, SC, son of Mr. Johnny Gadsden, Sr. and Mrs. Ethel Lee Ferguson Gadsden. Johnnie departed this life on Sunday, October 7, 2018 in Mt. Pleasant, SC.

Johnnie, known to family and friends as "Fox" or "Bugg", received his education in the...

Robesene Wright Shine

Robesene Wright Shine

Oct 5, 2018

Robesene Wright Shine, formally known as Sena, the daughter of the late Kelly and Emmar Wright, was born on October 17, 1937 in Berkeley County, South Carolina. She answered her call from the Lord, early in the afternoon on Friday, October 5, 2018 at Moncks Corner Medical Center, Moncks Corner, SC. Sena was educated in the public schools of Berkeley...

Gilbert Exum Jr.

Gilbert Exum Jr.

Sep 29, 2018

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Gilbert Exum, Jr. of Moncks Corner, SC.  He departed this life on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Memorial service will be held Thursday, October 4, 2018, 3:00 p.m., at O. Allen Gethers Jr. Memorial Chapel, 200 Grace Street, Moncks Corner, SC. Survivors include his caregivers, Irma and Leroy Benjamin.

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