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Rodger Dale Burgess
Jun 5, 2019
Rodger Dale Burgess, 58, husband of Janet Collins Burgess of Wigfall St., Edgefield, SC entered into rest Wednesday, June 5, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at 11 AM Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Edgefield First Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 AM before the service at the church. Mr. Burgess was born in...
Sarah Brownlee Fulmer
Jun 4, 2019
Sarah Brownlee Fulmer, 92, wife of the late George O. Fulmer of Johnston, SC entered into rest on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, June 7, 2019 at Philippi Baptist Church Cemetery in Johnston, SC. The family will receive friends after the service at the graveside. Mrs. Fulmer was born in Laurens County,...
Kenneth Metze
Jun 3, 2019
Kenneth Metze, 86, husband of June Aull Metze of Gray St., Edgefield, SC entered into rest on Monday, June 3, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Edgefield United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Ridge Crest Memorial Park, 327 Summerland Ave., Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29006. Mr. Metze was born in Irmo, SC and...
Joe Ben Giles
May 22, 2019
Joe Ben Giles, 66 of Columbia Rd., Johnston, SC entered into rest Wednesday, May 22, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the home of Mr. Giles on Columbia Road. Mr. Giles was born in Joanna, SC and was the son of the late Joe Woodrow and Mary Ida Herlong Giles. He...
Darlene Perry Thomas
May 20, 2019
Darlene Perry Thomas, 70, wife of Edsel Thomas, of Academy St., Johnston SC entered into rest on Monday, May 20, 2019. Graveside services will be held at 11 AM Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery. Mrs. Thomas was born in Saluda, SC and was the daughter of the late Daniel and Inez Temples Perry. She was...
Marjorie Morgan Stack
May 15, 2019
Marjorie Morgan Stack, 88, wife of the late Joseph O. Stack, Sr. of Long Cane Rd., Edgefield, SC entered into rest on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Stack was born in Beaufort, SC and was the daughter of the late Hugh and Mary Rhett Morgan. She was a Homemaker....
James O. "Buddy" Adams
May 15, 2019
James O. "Buddy" Adams, 81, husband of Faye Shumpert Adams of Sunset Dr., Johnston, SC entered into rest on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 2 PM Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Johnston United Methodist Church in Johnston, SC with burial at 4 PM in Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry, SC. Mr. Adams was born in Newberry,...
Charles Marion Yonce
May 12, 2019
Charles Marion Yonce, 71, husband of Diane Callas Yonce of Mile Bridge Way, Johnston, SC entered into rest on Sunday, May 12, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, with burial in church cemetery. Mr. Yonce was born in Johnston, SC and was the son of the late Olin,...
Christy Chauncey Stone
May 5, 2019
Christy Chauncey Stone, 47, of Fischer Rd., Jackson, SC entered into rest on Sunday, May 5, 2019. Services will be held at 6 PM Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Mrs. Stone was born in Chattanooga, TN and was the daughter of Judy Gibson (Larry) Lewis and the late Dennis Lebron Chauncey. Survivors include one son, Cody...
Nathan P "June Bug" Preston, Jr.
May 5, 2019
Nathan P. "June Bug" Preston, Jr. 49, of Riley Rd. Edgefield, SC entered into rest on Sunday, May 5, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 3 PM Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, with burial in Eastview Cemetery. The family will receive friends before the service from 2 to 3 PM at the funeral home. Mr....
Eleanor Nelson Evans
May 4, 2019
Eleanor Nelson Evans, 85, of Clarksville, TN, previously of Johnston, SC, passed away peacefully at her Tennessee residence Saturday, May 4, 2019. Visitation will be at 12 noon Friday, May 10, 2019 at the fellowship hall of the Johnston Presbyterian Church at 700 Mims Street, Johnston, SC. Funeral services will follow at 1 pm in the church with Pastor Paul...
Robert Leroy Wedaman
May 1, 2019
Mr Robert Leroy Wedaman, 79, of Johnston, son of the late Thomas Hayne Wedaman, Sr and Carolyn Holston Wedaman entered into rest on May 1, 2019. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 1 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with internment of ashes in Mt. of Olives cemetery in Johnston. The Memorial Service is expected to...
Jorge Pacifico, Jr.
Apr 28, 2019
Jorge Pacifico, Jr. 61, husband of Debra Auvenshine Pacifico entered into rest on Sunday, April 28, 2019. A celebration of life will be held at 3 PM Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with Steve Levy, his brother-in-law officiating, he will be laid to rest at Aiken Memorial Gardens in Aiken, SC. The family will receive friends...
James M. "Jim" Rose, Sr.
Apr 27, 2019
James Marion "Jim" Rose, Sr., 92, husband of Kathryn Todd Rose, of Johnston, SC entered into rest on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Services will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Mercantile Funeral Home Johnston Chapel. Interment will be private. Mr. Rose was born in Abbeville, SC and was the son of the late J.C. and Ethna...
Daniel L. "Dan" Carroll
Apr 20, 2019
Daniel L. "Dan" Carroll, 91, husband, of Mary Berry Carroll of Berry Farm Rd., Johnston, SC entered into rest Saturday, April 20, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 2 PM Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Harmony United Methodist Church, with burial in church cemetery. Mr. Carroll was born in Johnson County, NC and was the son of the late...
Pennie Brunson Shaw
Apr 19, 2019
Pennie Brunson Shaw, 78, wife of the late Robert G. Shaw entered into rest on Friday, April 19, 2019. Graveside services will be held at 11 AM Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Willowbrook Cemetery in Edgefield, SC. Mrs. Shaw was born in Thomson, GA and the daughter of the late Samuel C. and Felicia Mims Brunson. She was a retired...
F. Charles Lucas
Apr 19, 2019
F. Charles Lucas of Johnston, SC, died peacefully at 88 years old on April 19, surrounded by his family. He was born in Ward, SC and grew up in Columbia, but spent most of his life in Johnston. He was the son of Charles Morgan and Muriel Joyner Lucas. He is survived by his beloved wife of 67 years, Harriet...
Elouise Lehman Thompson
Apr 12, 2019
Elouise Lehman Thompson, 81 of Coronet Dr., North Augusta, SC entered into rest on Friday, April 12, 2019. Mrs. Thompson was born in Logan, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Leonard A. and Ruth A. Nutter Lehman. She was a retired Nursing Assistant. Survivors include three sons, Michael, and Gregory Thompson, and David Wheeler; one daughter, Debra Gant....
Donnie Edward Herron
Apr 11, 2019
Donnie Edward Herron, 70, of Vance, SC entered into rest on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, SC. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Lighthouse Fellowship Church in Edgefield, SC with burial in Eastview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11 to 12 noon before the service at...
Nicholas J. "Nick" Scavens
Apr 8, 2019
Nicholas J. "Nick" Scavens, 96, husband of the late Katherine Holland Scavens, of Columbia Rd., Edgefield, SC entered into rest on Monday, April 8, 2019 at Edgefield County Hospital. Graveside services will be 11 AM Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Eastview Cemetery in Edgefield, SC. Mr. Scavens was born in Sparta, GA and was the son of John Mitchell and...
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