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Mary Scott Herring Rikard

Mary Scott Herring Rikard

Jul 8, 2021

Mary Scott Herring Rikard, 92, of Marsh Place Rd., Trenton entered into rest on Thursday, July 8, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Trenton, SC. Mrs. Rikard was born in Augusta GA and was the daughter of the late John Brooker and Martha Sanders Scott. She was...

Thomas Drayton Pugh

Thomas Drayton Pugh

Jun 9, 2021

Thomas Drayton Pugh, 49, of Bush Ln., Edgefield, SC entered into rest on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 11 AM Monday, June 14, 2021, at Prosperity Cemetery in Prosperity, SC. The family is at the home of his sister, Catherine Murrell on Bush Ln., Edgefield, SC. Mr. Pugh was born in Greenwood, SC and was...

Stanley Louis "Stan" Godfrey

Stanley Louis "Stan" Godfrey

Jun 8, 2021

Stanley Louis "Stan" Godfrey, 80, of Eutawville, SC, formerly of Orangeburg, husband to Catherine Lee Walsh Godfrey of 48 years, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, surrounded by his family. Memorial Service will be held at 11 AM Friday, June 18, 2021 at at Mercantile Funeral Home Johnston Chapel. The family will receive friends from 10 to...

Margaret Ann Holmes Noel

Margaret Ann Holmes Noel

Jun 6, 2021

Margaret Ann Holmes Noel, 90, of Yonce Pond Rd., Johnston, SC, entered into rest on Sunday, June 6, 2021. Services will be held Friday June 11, at 11 A.M. at Providence Baptist Church with burial to follow in Philippi Baptist Church Cemetery in Johnston, S.C. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 P.M. at Mercantile Funeral Home...

S. Meagan Bishop Guy

S. Meagan Bishop Guy

May 31, 2021

S. Meagan Bishop Guy, 37, of Sweetwater Ct., North Augusta, SC entered into rest on Monday, May 31, 2021. The family will receive friends Saturday, June 5, 2021, from 11 AM to 1 PM at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Ms. Guy was born in Augusta, GA and was the daughter of Rickey J. and Anne Hamilton Bishop. She was an...

Eva L. Jackson Duford

Eva L. Jackson Duford

May 31, 2021

Eva L. Jackson Duford, 73, of Republican Rd., Edgefield, SC wife of the late Raymond B. Duford, Jr., entered into rest on Monday, May 31, 2021. Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Peace Haven Baptist Church with burial to follow in church cemetery. Mrs. Duford was born in Edgefield, SC and was the...

James Preston "Jp" Calliham

James Preston "Jp" Calliham

May 26, 2021

James Preston (JP) Calliham, 94, entered fully into the presence of his Lord and Savior on May 26, 2021. JP was born September 26, 1926, to the late William (Bill) R. Calliham and Helen Stone Calliham. He was the eldest of seven children. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Edgefield, SC. He enjoyed daily Bible reading and...

Kimberly Anne Laywell Lowe

Kimberly Anne Laywell Lowe

May 26, 2021

Kimberly Anne Laywell Lowe, 52, of Martintown Rd., Edgefield, SC wife of Thomas Bernard Lowe, Jr. entered into rest on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Funeral Services will be held at 3 PM Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Peace Haven Baptist Church, with burial to follow in church cemetery. The family will receive friends after the service at the graveside. Mrs....

Barbara Nelson Meyer

Barbara Nelson Meyer

May 24, 2021

Barbara Nelson Meyer, 85, of Diary Rd., Monetta, SC wife of the late Wayne W. Meyer entered into rest on Monday, May 24, 2021. Due to COVID-19 a private graveside service will be held. Mrs. Meyer was born in Augusta, GA and was the daughter of the late Marvin and Stella L. Fletcher Nelson. She was retired from Aiken Regional...

Dr. James Marion Hawk

Dr. James Marion Hawk

May 21, 2021

Dr. James Marion Hawk of Edgefield, SC died on Friday, May 21, 2021. A graveside service will be held at Pineview Memorial Garden in North Augusta, SC at 11:30 AM on Friday, May 28, 2021. Dr. Hawk was born in Springfield, GA on October 14, 1924, the second of three sons of John W. and Mary Elizabeth ("Maree") Hawk. Dr....

Harriet  Holmes Satcher

Harriet Holmes Satcher

May 12, 2021

Harriet Holmes Satcher of Murrells Inlet, SC July 1, 1949 – May 12, 2021 Passed away peacefully at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Augusta, GA, to the late L D Holmes, Jr., and Katherine Brabham Holmes. She was raised in Trenton, SC, where she was a lifelong resident until she moved to...

Dorothy "Dot" Ford Langley

Dorothy "Dot" Ford Langley

May 8, 2021

Dorothy "Dot" Ford Langley, 78, of North Martintown Rd., Edgefield, SC wife of the late E.L. Langley, entered into her heavenly home on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Gilgal Baptist Church in Edgefield, SC., burial will follow in church cemetery. Due to COVID-19 social distancing will be observed and...

Michael R. Kitchens

Michael R. Kitchens

May 8, 2021

Michael R. Kitchens, 66, of Woodridge Rd., Edgefield, SC husband of Ellen Reel Kitchens entered into rest on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Edgefield First Baptist Church, Edgefield, SC. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens Memorial Cemetery, 1305 Columbia Rd., Johnston, SC 29832. Due to COVID-19 social distancing will...

Lois Elaine Seigler

Lois Elaine Seigler

May 6, 2021

Lois Elaine Seigler, wife of John E. "Pete" Seigler, Sr., went to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, May 6, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Lois Wrenn Sartor. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, and she devoted her life to her family. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three children -...

Sara Johnson Cartledge

Sara Johnson Cartledge

May 3, 2021

Sara Johnson Cartledge, 89, of Edgefield, SC, wife of the late J. Herman Cartledge entered into rest on Monday, May 3, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 11 AM Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Berea Baptist Church Cemetery in Edgefield, SC. The family will receive friends after the service at Laura's residence. Due to COVID-19 social distancing will...

Jean Hicks Durham

Jean Hicks Durham

Apr 25, 2021

Jean Hicks Durham, 85, of Bausket St., Edgefield, SC, wife of the late William "Bill" Durham entered into rest on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Graveside service will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Sunset Gardens Memorial Cemetery, 1305 Columbia Rd., Johnston, SC 29832. The family will receive friends after the service at the graveside. Due to...

Janet Leigh Carter

Janet Leigh Carter

Apr 25, 2021

Janet Leigh Carter, 67, of Highland Ave, Edgefield, SC who served this community as "Flowers by Janet" for 23 years entered into rest on Sunday, April 25, 2021. No Service will be held at this time. Ms. Carter was born in Rockingham, NC and was the daughter to the late Harold V., Sr. and Bobbie R. Foddrell Carter. She passed...

Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Stebbins Welsh

Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Stebbins Welsh

Apr 19, 2021

Elizabeth Ann "Betty" S. Welsh, 89, of Highland Ave., Edgefield, SC, wife of the late Robert J. Welsh, Jr. entered into rest on Monday, April 19, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 12 noon Thursday, April 22, 2021 at St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends after the service at the graveside. Due to COVID-19 social...

Carrie Mae Mims

Carrie Mae Mims

Apr 17, 2021

Carrie Mae Booth Mims, 85, of Promise Land Rd., Edgefield, wife of the late Thomas L. Mims entered into rest on Saturday, April 17, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Antioch Baptist Church, Edgefield, SC. The family will receive friends after the service at the graveside. Due to COVID-19 social distancing will...

William Benjamin "Bill" Jackson

William Benjamin "Bill" Jackson

Apr 12, 2021

William Benjamin "Bill" Jackson passed away January 21, 2021. Bill was a well-known figure in Edgefield, having lived most of his life above his former butcher and antique shop on the square. A memorial service will be announced later for Bill and his daughter Leesa. He was recognized throughout the southeast as an antique and gun collector and dealer. Bill's...

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