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William Haynsworth (Haynie) Bull, 77, of Cameron, S.C. passed away at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. He was the husband of Judy McEachern Bull, his adoring wife of 51 years and the son of the late Curtis O'Neal Bull and May Haynsworth Bull. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 23, 2021, at Cameron Baptist Church, with the Rev. Chris Furtick officiating. Burial will follow in Cameron Cemetery. Haynie was a graduate of Cameron High School, class of 1962, where during his Senior year he was a member of the football, basketball, and baseball teams that were undefeated State Champions in all three sports for a combined record of 48-0. He...

Rev. Dr. Alvin B. O'Shields, 90, of Greer, husband of the late Jo Ellen Rouda O'Shields, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Born January 14, 1931 in Pickens County, he was a son of the late B.D. and Eula Chastain O'Shields. Dr. O'Shields served pastorates in both North and South Carolina. In his later years of ministry, he served as the Director of Missions for the Spartanburg County Baptist Association. He is survived by his two children, Dale O'Shields (Terry) of Gaithersburg, MD and Debbie Goodson (Keith) of Greenville, SC; three grandchildren, Christi Rivera (Steve), and Jessica McAuliff (Justin), all of Gaithersburg, MD, and Joshua Goodson of Godwin, NC; seven great...

Lesley Halter Edgemon, 55, of Neeses passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration of Lesley's Life will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at Cottontop, 1808 Wire Rd, Norway, S.C. Lesley was born on October 9, 1966, in Orangeburg, S.C. She was the daughter of the late Lesley Felder and June Keitt Williams. She was a social worker with Amedisys Home Health Care formerly Winyah Home Health. She was predeceased by her father and her grandfather, Azel Keitt, Sr. Lesley was selfless always placing others ahead of herself. She gave expecting nothing in return. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother sister and friend. She will...

David Allen Keller (Allen), 39, son of Adair Watson Keller and David Hill Keller died October 12, 2021. Allen was born December 20, 1981 in Columbia. He graduated from Christ Church Episcopal School and received degrees from the College of Charleston in Communications and Political Science. He was also accepted to the Charleston School of Law. Allen was predeceased by his mother. He is survived by his father, his sister, Adair Keller Kempf and her husband Rene of Simpsonville, an uncle George Richard Keller (Carol) of Pensacola, Florida and numerous cousins. Allen was a brilliant and beautiful man who struggled with mental health issues, and finally lost his life to alcohol and...

Entered into rest on Monday, October 11, 2021, Rodney L. Williams, 84, husband of Renetta Eaddy Williams. The funeral service will be held Friday, October 15, 2021, at 3:00 P.M. at First Baptist Church of North Augusta with Rev. Roy Kiser officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2:00 until 3:00 P.M. at the church. Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com

A graveside service for Grace Martin McAlister, 86, of Columbia, SC will be held at two o'clock pm Sunday, October 17, 2021 at the Blackville Cemetery with Dr. Thomas Terry officiating. Memorial contributions may be given to the Blackville Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 365, Blackville, SC 29817. Grace passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021. Born in Blackville SC, Grace was a daughter of the late George P. Martin and Kittie Hutto Martin. She lived most of her life in Blackville; graduating from Blackville High School, attending Blackville First Baptist Church, and raising her family there. After retiring in 1998 from the SC Department of Education's Office of Instructional Technology in...

Entered into rest on Monday, October 11, 2021, Rodney Leroy Williams, 84, husband of Renetta Eaddy Williams. The funeral service will be held Friday, October 15, 2021, at 3:00 P.M. at First Baptist Church of North Augusta with Rev. Roy Kiser officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 2:00 P.M. at the church. Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com

Sally Garrett Turner, 69, of Columbia, S.C., fought cancer to a draw on October 11, 2021. Sally was born in Fountain Inn, S.C. on July 12, 1952, the second child of the late Senator Charles G. and Martha J. Garrett. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and teacher, who touched the lives of everyone around her. She was predeceased by her elder sister, Lucy Beckham. She is survived by her younger brother, C. Glenn Garrett; children, Jon Turner and M. Elizabeth Turner (Ian Massey); grandchildren, Livy and Theodore Massey; "adopted son," Matthew Vane; niece and nephew, Susan Antonelli (Michael) and Bill Beckham (Katie); six great nieces and nephews; and loyal dog, Baxter. Sally...

Dr. Susan Weathers Floyd, 72, of Lake City, South Carolina, died Saturday, October 9th, 2021 in Florence, South Carolina. She was the wife of Dr. Lane Napier Floyd and the loving mother, grandmother, and aunt to her two sons, four grandchildren, one niece, and three nephews. Dr. Susan Floyd was born April 25th, 1949 in Orangeburg, SC. She was the daughter of George and the late Ruth Smith Weathers of Bowman, SC. She was raised in Bowman, SC. Dr. Susan Floyd earned her Bachelor of Arts from Coker College in Hartsville, SC in 1971. While as an undergraduate at Coker College, Floyd earned the Algernon Sidney Sullivan Award for leadership. Dr. Floyd earned her Masters Degree in Speech...

Margaret Mosher Burris, 85, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away and entered into eternal rest and joined "The Great Happy Hour in the Sky" on Saturday, October 9, 2021 with her family by her side. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 1:00 PM at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 950 Darrell Creek Trail, Mount Pleasant, SC. The family will receive friends at the church an hour before the ceremony. A small family burial will be held following the service at Holy Cross Cemetery, 604 Fort Johnson Road, James Island, SC. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel. Margaret was born March 7, 1936 in Savannah, Georgia, daughter of the late...

James O. Beaty 70, of Winnsboro SC, passed away on Thursday October 7, 2021. Funeral service will be held on Sunday October 17, 2021 at 2:00pm at King's Funeral Home 135 Cemetery St. Chester SC, with Rev. Paul Hicklin officiating, with Military rites performed. Burial will follow in Lancaster Mem. Park. Viewing 9:00am -2:00pm on Sunday at King's Funeral Home.

Wade H. Baker, 58, died Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Wade was born in Summer 1963 in Columbia, SC to his surviving parents Coralee Downs Quick & Louis Baker. Wade spent his youthful years there with his surviving siblings Jeannine Taylor, Christina Rasmussen, & Matthew Marvin. Wade is additionally survived by his loving stepfather Donald Quick, step siblings Daniel & David Quick & Dr. Deborah Froyd-Quick as well as his adopted father Sam Miller. Wade graduated from Columbia HS in Summer 1982. Wade graduated from Chattahoochee Technical College with his Associates Degree in Business. He went on from his personal construction business, Baker Home Improvements, to working as a...

Antonio Drummond 58, of Winnsboro SC, passed away on Tues. Oct.5, 2021. Funeral service will be held on Tues. Oct.12,2021 at 12:00noon at King's Funeral Home in Chester SC. Burial will follow in New Home Independent Church Cemetery. Viewing 9:00am -12:00noon on Tues. at King's Funeral Home.

Arthur "Artie" Harold Pullets, 77, of West Columbia, died on Monday, October 4, 2021. Born December 15, 1943, in Bronx, NY, he was a son of the late George Arthur Pullets and Margaret Kyritz Pullets. Growing up in the Bronx, Artie was a star athlete who loved sports. He moved to Columbia in 1966. A proud US ARMY Veteran, Mr. Pullets served from 1962 to 1963 in Korea. Artie went on to work in law enforcement for 17 years before making the transition to being a private investigator for 20 years. Survivors include his loving wife, Debra "Debbie" M. Pullets; children, Angela Martene Pullets, Farah Lauren Pullets Avila, Andrew Arthur Pullets (Gina), Amanda Gayle Pullets Brown, Thomas Earl...

Guerry Odell Frick, 88, of Gaston, SC, died at home Sunday, October 3, 2021, while being cared for by his son, Guerry and his wife, Paddi, which he always referred to as his, "Daughter-in-Love." Born September 23, 1933, in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late Silas Frick, Sr. and Lenora Broome Frick. and Talmage Frick, Sr. The graveside service for Mr. Frick will be held at 3 o'clock, Sunday, October 10th, at Pine Grove Cemetery, 284 Pine Grove Road, Blythewood, SC. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. A livestream of the graveside service is available at ShivesFuneralHome.com.

Mrs. Nancy Louise Simmons Walters, 82, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021. Born in Allendale, SC, Nancy was a daughter of the late Winchester Cliff and Julia Virginia Rosier Simmons. She grew up in Barnwell and graduated from Barnwell High School. She then went on to receive her Associate's Degree from Aiken Technical College. Nancy was first runner-up for Barnwell County in the 1959 Ms. SC Beauty Padgett. She worked and ultimately retired as a Senior Administrative Assistant at the Savannah River Plant in 1995 after 36 years of service. Nancy married her late husband Herbert Ronald Walters in 1961 and they enjoyed 43 years of marriage together. They loved gardening together and...

Beaufort - Robert Van "Bob" Pinkston, Sr., 92, Past Grand Master of Masons for South Carolina and husband of the late Betty Helmick Pinkston, entered that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens on Wednesday September 29, 2021. Bob was born January 24, 1929 in Salisbury, NC, the twelfth of thirteen children, of James Robert and Ossie Ann Elverson Pinkston. He worked in the automotive industry and hardware store in his early career, then helped his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Donald and Mary Polk, operate The Greenlawn Drive Inn Theater until it was sold. Bob retired as Deputy Treasurer of Beaufort County. Following his retirement from the county, he was not satisfied to...

Laurette Creighton (Laurie) Toomey passed away on September 28, surrounded as always by love and admiration of her family, and comforted by the memory of nearly a century of friendships. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 10, 1923, to Francis Leonard Creighton and Laurette Kirk Creighton. Her brother Francis and sister Thelma predeceased her. Laurette was married to Robert E. Toomey for nearly sixty years until his death in 2001. Together they raised four children: Robert Creighton (Louisa Burriss), Carole Laurette (Kip Kiser), Richard Kirk (Linda Hawes), and Jeannette Elizabeth. She was a proud and loving grandmother to Katie Doubek (Mike), Simms Toomey (Paul Robertson), Shanley...

Essie Jeter Blalock, 79, wife of George Robert Blalock, Jr., died peacefully at home Tuesday evening, September 28, 2021. She was born in Columbia, SC, the daughter of David Gilliam Jeter and Vera Johnson Jeter. She is survived by her husband, a daughter, Elizabeth B. Gibson (Chad) and grandchildren, Brooks and Christopher, as well as a brother, David Gilliam Jeter (Nell) and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, as well as two sons, George Robert Blalock, III and David Jeter Blalock. She graduated from Dreher High School, where she was known as "Jeter the Jet" due to her athletic prowess. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BA in...

Dorothy "Dottie" Foster Miller, 89, widow of Daniel Foster Miller, of Summerville, passed away on September 26, 2021. Memorial donations may be made to Agape Hospice or Alzheimer's Association. Dottie was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina on April 15, 1932. She was the daughter of Berlie C. Foster and Laura Mae Foster. Dottie's career spanned 64 years with the State of SC. Her career began at the SC Department of Transportation. In 1979, Dottie became an administrative assistant in the SC Senate. She served under two Sergeant-at-Arms, Harry Coker and Jim Melton. She had a fulfilling and rewarding career working alongside Senators for many years. She was proud to work under the supervision...