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                                                                    To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Minister Mary Ann Gray-Walker was born in Colleton County, South Carolina on January 8, 1947 to the late Mr. Charlie and Mrs. Beulah Brock Gray. Minister Walker was educated...

Obituary On Monday, October 11, 2021, Edward Middelton, affectionately known as Eddie by family and friends, entered into heavenly rest at home surrounded by loved ones. After a rapid and fierce battle, he succumbed to widespread metastatic cancer. Eddie was born July 4, 1952 in Hampton, South Carolina to Louise Smith Middelton and George Middelton. As a child of a US Army father, Eddie traveled the world. He returned to Hampton, SC to attend Wade Hampton High School. Eddie was among the...

The Measure of a Man by Anonymous Not--"How did he die?" But--"How did he live?" Not--"What did he gain?" But--"What did he give?" These are the units to measure the worth Of a man as a man, regardless of birth. Not--"What was his station?" But--"Had he a heart?" And--"How did he play his God-given part? Was he ever ready with a word of good cheer, To bring back a smile, to banish a tear?" Not--"What was his...

Leola Lee (Brooker) Jenkins, 68, was born December 27, 1951, to the late Herbert and Annie Lee of Charleston County, South Carolina. Leola was lovingly reared by her aunt and uncle, Lewis and Mary Brooker, in their home from the time of her birth until she reached adulthood.The Brookers made sure Leola was trained in the way should go (Proverbs 22:6), which led her to accept Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age and join the Sweet Bethel CME Church in the St. Mark...

Verna Lee Grant was born in Varnville, South Carolina on June 20, 1958 to the late Steven Tony Grant and Corine Hayes Grant. She departed this life on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 to be with the Lord, at Hampton Regional Medical Center, Varnville, South Carolina.At an early age, Verna joined the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, where she was an active member, until her health failed. She was educated in the Hampton County public school system. Verna, affectionately known...

Kevin Edward Curry known as “SLICK “44, was born to Mrs. Hattie Mae Woods Curry and the late Mr. Joseph Curry Sr. in Hampton County, South Carolina, September 19, 1977. At an early age, he attended attended Emmanuel Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church, Gifford, South Carolina. He was a 1995 graduate of Estill High School and employed with Zeus Industrial Products as a TFE Operator, Estill, South Carolina. He is preceded in death by his father, Joseph Curry Sr. After a brief...

On Saturday, September 25, 2021 Jamie Walker, loving husband and father of five passed away in Butler Pennsylvania at the age of 52. Jamie was born on May 14, 1969 in Hampton, SC to Isaac Isham and Marien Walker.  He graduated from Lyman High School in Altamonte Springs, FL in 1989, he then became a truck driver for 34 years, he spent the last 12 years working for Peninsula Trucking. Jamie married Deborah Hime on January 1, 2021.  He reared four daughters, Jasmine, Jamiral,...

Crossing the Bar Alfred Lord Tennyson  Sunset and evening star,   And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar,   When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep,   Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep   Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell,   And after that the dark!  And may there be no sadness of farewell,   When I embark; For...

Arthur Lee O’Banner Jr, the son of the late Arthur Lee O’ Banner, Sr and Ann Mae Johnson was born on March 26, 1955 in Cummings, South Carolina. Surrounded by his loved ones, at the age of 66, Arthur passed from labor to reward on Monday, September 14, 2021.  He was joined in holy matrimony to Diane Rivers. At an early age, Arthur joined and was baptized at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Early Branch, SC, and later became a member of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church of...

Elder William Henry Davis “Bill”, was born February 8, 1941 to the late Mr. Dan Davis, Sr and Mrs. Credell Miley Davis, in Miley, South Carolina. On Monday, September 13, 2021, our Lord and Savior summoned Elder Davis home to eternal rest. He was educated in the Hampton County public school system. At an early age, Bill joined Cherry Grove Church before relocating to New York. Upon returning to South Carolina, “Bill” as he was affection- ately called, served as a...