obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Sep 27, 2018

Jannie Mae Butler was born on August 6, 1948 in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, a daughter of Freddie Benjamin and Annie Brown Benjamin. She departed this life on Thursday, September 27, 2018 in Summerville, SC.

Jannie attended the public schools of Berkeley County, graduating from Berkeley Training High School on June 2, 1966....

Sep 26, 2018

"We are in place in this world for a limited time, and the first breath of the infant begins the race to the grave. A race everyone must run." As the quintessential athlete, the race for Joseph Sylvester Simmons began November 27, 1952 in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. He was born, the fourth child, of the late...

Sep 25, 2018

Angela "Skita" McNeil , daughter of Deloris McNeil and the late Johnny D. McNeil, was born on September 14, 1967 in Manhattan, NY, at Bellevue Hospital. She departed this life on September 25, 2018 at Lenox Health Greenwich Village, New York City, NY.

"Skita" received her education in Berkeley County public...

Sep 22, 2018

From Labor to Reward Our Beloved Audrey, the fifth of eight children, was born on December 6, 1960, to the late William "Bill" Washington and Shirley Washington. Almighty God quietly led her into eternal rest on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Audrey was educated in the South Carolina Public School System, graduating from Macedonia High School in Moncks Corner in 1978....

Sep 20, 2018

"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord."   - Romans 14:8

Catherine W. Parker, daughter of Rose W. King and John Mwangi and stepdaughter of David Benjamin King, was born on January 1,...

Sep 11, 2018

Mrs. Louise Walker was born on January 25, 1932 in Columbus, Georgia, a daughter of Island and Rochelle Williams Daniels. She departed this life on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at her residence in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.

She became a member of Heart to Heart International Ministries under the leadership of Bishop Jerome...

Sep 10, 2018

"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."   Psalm 73:26

Dotsey M. Robinson was born on June 11, 1943 to Chance and Orene Prioleau in Russellville, SC. Growing up, she was given an abundance of love and was taught hard...

Sep 7, 2018

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4 Kenyon Demetrius Wynn, son of the late Raymond Thomas and Augusteen Giddens Wynn, was born on December 28, 1973 in Huntington, New York....

Sep 4, 2018

Jason Tronard Matthews, the third son of Linzy Matthews Jr. and the late Mary Matthews, was born on November 28, 1981 in Manhasset, New York.  He graduated from Roosevelt Senior High School in 1999, then went o the Briarcliffe College where he graduated with a Bachelor degree.

Jason was a member of Full Gospel Mission in Queens,...

Sep 3, 2018

The LORD is my light and salvation; Whom shall I fear?  The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?  - Psalm 27:1

Mrs. Susan McKelvey Bartley, affectionately known as "Susie", the daughter of the late Harry and Mary Jane Liferidge McKelvey, was born on November 21, 1934 in the...

Sep 2, 2018

Carthrell A. Butler, known to many as "Carl", was born October 28, 1952 in Moncks Corner, SC, a son of Leon Butler and Celia Ann Addison Butler. He departed this life on Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Trident Medical Center, North Charleston, SC.

Carl received his education in the public schools of Berkeley...