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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Leesa Jackson Kemmerlin
Apr 12, 2021
Leesa Jackson Kemmerlin, 57, of West Columbia, SC daughter of William "Bill" Jackson and the late Sallie Baiden Jackson entered into rest on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Due to COVID-19 a Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Ms. Kemmerlin was born in Columbia, SC and was a retired registered Nurse. Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home is in charge...
Karen Ricketson Jaggers
Apr 11, 2021
Karen Ricketson Jaggers, 55 of Edgefield Hwy, Trenton, SC wife of Mark Jaggers entered into rest on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 1 PM Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Mt. of Olives Cemetery in Johnston, SC. The family will receive friends from 11 to 12:30 PM at Edgefield Church of God. Due to COVID-19 social...
Evelyn Franklin Cleveland
Apr 11, 2021
Evelyn Franklin Cleveland, 87, of W. Main St., Ridge Spring, SC, wife of the late G.W. Cleveland entered into rest on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Sunset Gardens Memorial Cemetery, 1305 Columbia Rd., Johnston, SC 29832. The family will receive friends after the service at the graveside. Due...
Doyle Clifton Joiner
Apr 4, 2021
Doyle Clifton Joiner, 77, beloved husband of the late Lennie Bowick Joiner, loving father of Marie Joiner Avon (Steven), and adored Pa of his "Big Man" Thomas, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 11 AM Friday, April 9, 2021 at Red Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Edgefield, SC 29824. Due to...
Samuel Brian Benjamin
Apr 3, 2021
Samuel Brian Benjamin, 57, of Hwy 246 N., Greenwood, SC enter into rest on Saturday, April 3, 2021. Graveside service will be held at 1 PM Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Bethlehem Community Cemetery, Coronaca, SC 29649. The family will receive friends after the service at the graveside. Due to COVID-19 social distancing will be observed and facial masks requested....
Gail Turner Snodgrass
Apr 2, 2021
Gail Turner Snodgrass, 67, of Gray St., Edgefield, SC entered into rest on Friday, April 2, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Cornerstone Community Church in North Augusta, SC. Ms. Snodgrass was born in Columbia, SC and was the daughter of the late J.C. and Lois Katherine Bolen Turner. She was...
Wilbur Benenhaley
Mar 28, 2021
Wilbur Benenhaley, 63, of Chavous Creek Circle, North Augusta, husband of Cathy Guy Benenhaley ran into Jesus's arms on March 28, 2021. Services will be held at 3 PM Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Big Stevens Creek Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 PM before the service at the church. Burial will follow in Sunset...
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