Blizzard Funeral Home

Benjamin L. Paget (Ben), 85, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2022. Born in Greer, SC, he was the son of J. Suddath Paget, Sr. and Ruth Cunningham Paget. He was a proud graduate of Furman University. Ben was the third-generation owner of Paget Chevrolet in Greer, SC until sold in 1988. Since that time, he and the love of his life for 65 years, Nancee, enjoyed their retirement years. They lived and raised their family of three girls in Greer, SC. They also lived in Garden City Beach, SC and now live in Lexington, SC near family. Ben previously served on the City of Greer Public Works Commission, Board of Directors for the Bank of Greer and United Carolina Bank. He was a member of...

Mrs. Annie Bobbie Cooper Heaton, 90, entered into rest on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Mrs. Bobbie is mother of Johnny (Jennifer) Fulmer, Elizabeth (the late Dale J. Londo) Sparks, Marie (Howard) Deer, Ruth (the late Donald) Fulmer, Billy (Lavinia) Heaton, Darrell (Rochelle) Heaton, and the late Martha Deer. She is the grandmother of Brian (Faythe) Fulmer, Misty Fulmer, Jeremy Fulmer, Dana Tyler, Brooke Price, John David Fulmer, Melissa Fleming, Brenda (Kevin) Brown, Renee Cole, Brandon Deer, Michelle Deer, Michael (Marie) Freeman, Anthony (Cathy) Freeman, Hunter Knight, Shawn (Travis) Bell, Aaron (Jamie) Deer, Nicole (Phillip) Cain, Nicholas Alvanos, Leanne Heaton, Wesley (Amy) Heaton, David...

Mrs. Betty Sue Lambert Parsons, 69, went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Mrs. Betty Sue is the wife of Rev. Virgil Parsons. They have been married 45 years. She is the loving mother of Susan Denise Parsons. She is the daughter of the late Rev. John Cecil Lambert and the late Lillie Mae Snipes Lambert. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to New Holland Pentecostal Holiness Church at 917 J. B. Swartz Road, Wagener, SC 29164. A Service celebrating the life of Mrs. Betty Sue will be held at 1 pm on Friday, March 11, 2022 at New Holland Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Wagener, SC - Mr. Carl Arthur York, 77, entered into rest on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Carl is the husband of Jane Louise Roberston York. They have been married 42 years. He is the father of Diane Marie Folsom and her husband Michael, and Daniel Robert Wilson and his wife Betty. He is the stepfather of Karran Anne Robbins and her husband David, and Jessica Lynn Hill Brewer. Carl is the grandfather of Christopher Folsom and fianc? Taylor Martin, Makayla Wilson and fianc? Hunter Harrington, Megan Wilson, Madison Wilson, Bethany Jones and her husband Travis, Joshua David Robbins and his fianc? Kandace Hutto, Troy Aaron Stickney, Sr. and fianc? Sarah Bickford, and Braylee Lynn Roderick and...

Orangeburg - Ms. Christina "Tina" Ann Kohut Smith, 87, entered into rest on Sunday, February 13, 2022. Ms. Christina was born in Peabody, Massachusetts to the late Lawrence Martin Kohut, Sr. and the late Mary Frances O'Meara Kohut. She is the mother of Linnie R. Sutcliffe, Jr. and his wife Brenda, Thea Frances Mason and her husband Brad, Polly Fitzgibbon, Julie Reynolds, and Janet M. Williams. Ms. Christina is the grandmother of Bradley Scott Mason and Jeremy Wayne Mason. She is the sister of Phyllis Ann Kohut Surman of Peabody, MA, the late Lawrence Martine Kohut, Jr., and the late Richard Kohut. Ms. Christina is a veteran of the United States Air Force. She was affectionately known as...

Mr. Robert "Bob" Wilson McGee, I. 80, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday January 27, 2022. Mr. Bob is the loving husband of Linda Jane Hadden McGee. They have been married for 56 years. He is the father of Robert "Bobby" Wilson McGee, II. Mr. Bob is the Pops of Robby Wilson McGee and Jacob Theron McGee. He is the son of the late Ernest Riley McGee and the late Bertha Mae Outz McGee. He is the brother of George Earl McGee and his wife Myrtle, the late Edward "Ed" Julian McGee, the late Jean Mizell, and the late Carolyn Carver and her husband the late John Carver. He is the brother-in-law of Charles Hadden and his wife Betty, Wayne Hadden and his wife Sharon, the late Ann Hadden, and the...

North - Mr. Larry Stevens Boland, 80, won his victory in Jesus on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Mr. Larry is the husband of the late Donna Mathias Boland. He is the father of Andy Boland, Eddie Boland, and the late Steve Boland. The mother of his children is Edith Leaphart. Mr. Larry is the grandpapa of Eddie Boland, Jr., Amy Boland, Jamie Boland, and Brittany Boland. Mr. Larry is the great grandfather of Hunter Brugger and Charlie Boland. He is the son of the late Leon Carl Boland and the late Eva Roberta Shealy Boland having been raised in the Little Mountain area of Newberry County. Mr. Larry is the brother of Myrtie Wessinger and her husband the late Joe, Edna Riley and her husband Dave,...

Salley - Mr. Glenn "Podge" Lanier Poole, 70, entered into rest Saturday, January 22, 2022. Glenn is the husband of the Christine "Chris" Earhart Poole. They have been married 40 years. He is the father of Susan Loibl and her husband Matthew, Terry Poole and his wife Susan, Brice Chmarouski and his wife Bernice, and Mindy Brooks and her husband John. Glenn is the grandfather of Makayla Brooks, Maya Williams, Jacob Chmarouski, Jolie Brooks and her fianc? Casey Berry, Jesse Chmarouski, Annalise Loibl, Emma Grace Poole, Nathan Loibl, and Alora Chmarouski. He is the brother of Emily Jackson and her husband...

Mrs. Marilyn Muriel Jeffcoat Black, 81, went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Mrs. Muriel is the wife of Wendell Carl Black, they have been married for 34 years. Mrs. Muriel was married to the L. C. Williamson until his passing. She is the mother of Donna Hoover and her husband Ricky, Terri Collins and her husband Mike, and Monica Taylor and her husband Travis. Mrs. Muriel is the grandmother of Kyle Hoover and Dillon Taylor (Savannah). She is the great grandmother of Kael Hoover and Charleston Taylor. Mrs. Muriel is the daughter of the late John Wesley Jeffcoat, Sr. and the late Lee Ellen Chavis Jeffcoat. She is the sister of Peggy J. Dillon, Linda J. Whitesides and...

Mrs. Lois Ann Snyder Isiminger, 91, entered into rest on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Mrs. Lois is the mother of David M. Isiminger, Jr. and his wife Kim, Christine Ann Isiminger Butler and her husband Tommy. She is the grandmother of Thomas N. Butler, Jr. (Melissa), Peter D. Butler, Ashley I. Creely (Christopher), and Benjamin D. Isiminger. She is the great grandmother of Elijah Thomas Butler, Aidan Christopher Creely, Bonnie Elizabeth Creely, Mary-Lois Hazel Creely, Evelyn Jude Creely, and David Albert Creely. Mrs. Lois is the wife of the late David M. Isiminger, Sr. She is the daughter of the late Christine Dittman Snyder and the late Charles Edwin "Charlie" Snyder. She is the sister of...

Sally Ann Jackson of Wagener, left her earthly home on Friday, January 7, 2022. Graveside service will be held on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at Wagener Cemetery where she will be laid to rest beside her son Wade Johnson and her grandparents. Rev Fred Andre will be officiating.

Beatrice Irene Gunter Hawley peacefully passed away on Wednesday December 23 at Aiken Regional Hospital after a protracted battle with cancer. Irene was born on February 19, 1945 in Aiken, South Carolina to Treshman Capers "TC" Gunter and Iris Irene Gunter. She was the oldest of 9 children, seven sisters and one brother. She graduated from Pelion High School in 1963 and from Berry College in Rome, Georgia in 1967 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. For 33 years Irene was a dedicated and valued teacher of English and French at Blissfield High School in Blissfield, Michigan. She was their first French teacher and over the course of her career started their French Club and organized...

Salley - Mr. John Quincy Kinard, Jr., 91, entered into rest peacefully with his daughter Lou by his side late Saturday evening, November 13, 2021. Mr. Quincy was born in Springfield in 1930 to the late Margaret Blocker Kinard and the late John Quincy Kinard, Sr. He attended the local school where his mother taught English and his father was the principal (the school was later named Hunter-Kinard-Tyler honoring Mr. Kinard for his contributions to the community and the school). Following High School, Mr. Quincy attended Clemson College for 2 years and transferred to the University of South Carolina where he received a B. S. degree in Chemistry. He worked as a lab supervisor for DuPont at the...

Mr. John Quincy Kinard, Jr., 91, entered into rest peacefully with his daughter Lou by his side late Saturday evening, November 13, 2021. Mr. Quincy was born in Springfield in 1930 to the late Margaret Blocker Kinard and the late John Quincy Kinard, Sr. He attended the local school where his mother taught English and his father was the principal (the school was later named Hunter-Kinard-Tyler honoring Mr. Kinard for his contributions to the community and the school). Following High School, Mr. Quincy attended Clemson College for 2 years and transferred to the University of South Carolina where he received a B. S. degree in Chemistry. He worked as a lab supervisor for DuPont at the Savannah...

Mrs. Joan Swartz Kitchings, 88, entered into rest on Thursday, November 11, 2021. Mrs. Joan is the mother of Doris K. Cameron (John), Mary K. Boyce (John), and William A. "Bubba" Kitchings (Ann). Mrs. Joan was married for fifty-four years to William Albert Kitchings at his passing in 2007. She is the grandmother of Jonathan Cameron (Amy), Laura Espinoza (Luis), Joanna Hines (Corey), and Joshua Kitchings (Rebecca). Mrs. Joan's great grandchildren are Cameron Heise, Jacob Heise, and Liberty Espinoza, one on the way (Joshua and Rebecca). She is the sister of Judy Parrish, and the daughter of the late Audrey Brice Swartz and the late Lorene Quattlebaum Swartz. A Graveside Service will be held...

Paul Edward Swartz, 85, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 in Aiken Regional Medical Center. Edward was born near South Fork, Edisto River, Aiken County, SC September 16, 1936. He was the son of the late Julius Paul and Helen Quattlebaum Swartz. Edward graduated from Wagener High School in 1954 and in 1958 received his Batchelor of Science degree from Berry College, Rome, GA. From 1958-1964, he served in the US Army as a Communications Specialist. He was an Educator with the Aiken County School system from 1960-1974 teaching at L.B.C. and a guidance counselor at Jefferson Jr. High. Edward was a former deacon and Sunday School teacher at Bethcar Baptist Church for 40 years. He...

Wagener - Mrs. Emma Gleaton McLane, 88, entered into rest on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Mrs. Emma is the loving wife of the late Joel Henry McLane. She is the aunt of Ricky Gleaton and his wife Kathy, Nancy Gartman and her husband Daniel, and Beverly Giles. She is the sister of the late Jack Gleaton. Her special friends are Marvin Baughman and Al Brodie. She has many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mrs. Emma attended Freewill Baptist Church. She retired from Swansea Manufacturing where she worked as an Inspection Supervisor. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association 701 Gervais Street, Suite 150 PMB #150 Columbia, SC 29201, the American Diabetes...

Mr. Allen Legare Murray, Jr., 47, went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Allen is the loving husband of Holly Hill Murray. He is the father of Aulden Murray, Eason Murray, Emory Murray, and Annaleigh Murray. Allen is the son of Gloria Combs Murray and Allen Legare Murray, Sr. He is the brother of Todd (Sydney) Murray, Patricia (David) Beal, and Tadd Murray. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Murray Children's Educational Fund. Make checks payable to Holly Murray, P.O. Box 235 Wagener SC 29164. Visitation will be 1-2:30 pm on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Rocky Grove Baptist Church. A Service Celebrating Allen's life will follow at 3 pm, also in the church...

Mr. Elmer Arnold Rish, 88, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, October 4, 2021. Mr. Elmer is the loving husband of Ernestine Starnes Rish. They have been married for 63 years. He is the father of Ronnie Rish and his wife Carol and Wayne Rish. Mr. Elmer is the Pa of Donald Rish and his wife Elisa, Cody Rish and his wife Shannon, Crystal Rish, and Douglas Rish. He is the great grandfather of Brianna, Brenna, Shyanne, and Brooklyn. His fur baby is Cosmo. Mr. Elmer is the brother of Bettie Rish Head and her husband Don, the late Thomas Gray Rish, and the late Bessie Rish Herring. He is the son of the late Arnold Horne Rish and the late Thelma Mozelle Salley Rish. Mr. Elmer retired from...

Vivian Rachael King Collins, 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Mrs. Vivian is the wife of the late Joseph Charlie Collins, Sr. She is the mother of Charlotte Hooks, Joe (Sandy) Collins, and Edna Randall. Mrs. Vivian is the Granny of Carl (the late Teresa), Teddy, Lillie (Noote), Michelle (Luis), Brittany (Mike), and Ben (Karen). She is the great grandmother of John Henry (Renee), T.C., Briana, Kris, Gabriel, McKenzie, Christopher, Eve, A.J., Sylas, the late Samantha and the great great grandmother of Haylie. Mrs. Vivian is the sister of Hazel, Alyeen, the late Virginia, Lucille, J.W., and G.W. She is the daughter of the late Guymon Luther King and...

Wagener - Mr. Lyman Harvey Cook, 86, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Mr. Lyman is the loving husband of Bobbie Harrison Cook. They have been married for 25 years. He is the father of Kevin Cook and his wife LaNora, Stacey Johnson, Robin Shiffner and her husband Jeff, Pam Logan and her husband John, Teresa Toole and her husband Ronnie, and the late Stewart Harrison, Sr. Mr. Lyman is the Pop of Lacey Prideaux and her husband Brandon, John Babcock and his wife Lori, Andrew Johnson, Amber Johnson, Jeffery Shiffner, Joey McDougal, Jr., Katlyn Day, Lynsey Day, Tiffany Donahue and her husband James, R.J. Toole and his wife Jessica, Stewart Harrison, Jr. and...