All Obituaries

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:14 Brother Earl Young was born the son of the late Maebell Bostick Young and Jessie Young, Sr., in Allendale County, on May 7, 1962. He received his education at Wade Hampton High School. At an early age, Earl accepted Christ as his personal Savior and joined Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church. Earl was employed with BSRI Construction, Local Union #515 of SRS, and a staff member of Riley’s...

                                                                                              Mr. James Rodges Grant, affectionately known as “Rodges,” was born on August 12, 1942, in Ehrhardt, South Carolina, to the late Faire Powell and Conrad...

Mr. Johnnie Moore, Sr., was born in Hampton County, South Carolina, November 5, 1934, to the late Mr. Jerry Moore and the late Mrs. Ethel (Frazier) Moore. At an early age, he joined Antioch Christian Church in Varnville, South Carolina. Mr. Johnnie Moore attended the public schools of Hampton County. On April 17, 1954, he married the love of his life, Sarah Louise Johnson Moore, and this union was blessed with eight children. He was a former employee of Westinghouse Electric Corporation...

                                                                                                       Obituary Minnie Lee Chess was born to the late Mr. Dave Chess and Angeline Owens Chess of Fairfax, South Carolina. She was educated...

  Squire, the first of three sons of the Late Willie and Celia Haygood Smart, was born November 11, 1931, in Newington, Georgia.  He along with his brothers, Harry Lee and Willie James “Jack” Smart, were educated in Screven County schools. He was employed for over 30 years at Savannah Machine Company in Savannah, GA. Early in his life he married the late Willie Mae Gant and to that union 3 children, Celia, Squire and Willie C., were born. Later in life, he met and...

  John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.  On May 9, 1969,  God blessed William and Ollie Welch with their precious first born child, Charisse,  at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.  At the age of ten, Charisse and her family moved to Queens, New York. Charisse was a caretaker, even as a child. While her parents were away, Charisse took excellent care of her younger siblings. She...

LaKeya Nicole Bush Robertson was born the daughter of Mrs. Helen Taylor Bush and the late Mr. Herbert Bush, Sr., in Allendale County, South Carolina, on January 8, 1983. She received her education in the public schools of Hampton County. “Nikki,” as she was affectionally called, was a member of the First Community Church in Varnville, South Carolina. She was united into holy matrimony with Mr. Joesph “Pop” Robertson in 2003, and this union was blessed with three...

Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Psalms 62:1-2 Yonette H. Edwards, age 65, was born on September 3, 1955, in Allendale, SC to her parents, the late Mary Inez Harvey and Pete Starks and reared by her stepmother, Rosa Starks in Brunson, SC. Yonette was affectionally called “Yonnie” by her family and “GG” by her great-grandchildren. She attended public...