All Obituaries

Shirley M. Jackson, 77, widow of James P. Jackson, of St. George, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Graveside Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM Friday, March 6, 2026, in the Indian Field Methodist Church Cemetery with Pastor Jeff Collins officiating.  The family will receive friends an hour before the service. Shirley was born on October 30, 1948, in Charleston, and was the daughter of the late Ocie Mixson and Mary Beatrice Mixson.  She was a seamstress ...

Timothy Wayne Walters, 51, of Reevesville, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Graveside Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Heaton Cemetery. Timothy was born on April 22, 1974, a son Linda Dukes Walters and the late Marion Wayne Walters. He attended St. George High School and was a mechanic. Surviving are his mother, Linda D. Walters; daughters, Shaina Leggett, Tiffany Jordan Walker and Stephanie W. Brownlee; grandchildren, Corey Leggett, ...

Thomas Edward Jordan, Sr., 70, husband of Barbara Jordan, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. A Memorial Service will be held 3:00 PM, Sunday, March 1, 2026, at St. George Methodist Church. The family will receive friends an hour before the service in the church.   Edward was born on May 29, 1955, in Orangeburg, a son of Miriam Berry Jordan and the late Cecil Bryan Jordan. He was a 1973 graduate and lifetime supporter of Dorchester Academy.  Edward deeply ...

Geneva Spivey, 81, of Harleyville, widow of Bobby P. Spivey, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Geneva was born on March 14, 1944, in Holly Hill, SC, a daughter of the late Gary and Eva Lacey. She was a lifelong resident of Harleyville, SC and she never met a stranger and made lots of new friends by making the best burgers for many years at Champs. She was predeceased by her husband, parents, and a sister, Dora Lee Bozard. Surviving is her son, ...

  Ruth Bishop Hutto Limehouse, 98, passed February 19, 2026 at home. She was born May 14, 1927, the sixth child out of 10, to school teacher Hallie Sillivant and farmer Sidi Bishop in the Bend of Four Holes Swamp community, Harleyville, SC. After her mother died when Ruth was 13 years old, her father was determined to keep their family together. The boys worked the fields and the girls stayed to tend the house and care for their younger ...

Rev. Dr. Washington “Wash” Webster Belangia IV, 82, of Reevesville, SC peacefully entered eternal rest on February 5, 2026.  Wash was born on April 26, 1943 in Charleston, SC to Washington Webster “Junior” Belangia III and Elizabeth “Betty” Mann Belangia.   A service of remembrance will be held 3:00 PM on Friday, February 20, at St. George Methodist Church.  The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM until time of service. Wash was ...

Arnold “Gene” Schurlknight, 76, husband of Elma Bultman Schurlknight,  entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Veterans Victory House. Graveside Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, February 20, 2026, at Harbeson Cemetery, 3007 Wire Road, St. George (Grover). Arnold was born on September 17, 1949, a son of the late Clifton Schurlknight and Ethel Lyons Schurlknight. He served in the US Marine Reserve and worked as a Charleston district ...

Dixie Connelly Whetsell, 86, of Dorchester, widow of Donnell Whetsell, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Magnolias of Santee. Funeral Services will be held 1:00 PM Thursday, February 19, 2026, at Salem United Methodist Church with Pastor Kevin Lott officiating.  Burial will follow in the Dorchester Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Dustin Lott, Andrew Cockcroft, Garrison Cockcroft, Forrest Cockcroft, John Whetsell, Jack Whetsell, Jacob Whetsell, Brad ...

David Blaine Smoak, 53, of Dorchester, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, February 12, 2026.  Funeral Services will be held 1:00 PM Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Alex Meade and Craig Crosby officiating.  Burial will follow in the Calvary Baptist Church cemetery.  The family will receive friends an hour before the service. Blaine was born on April 16, 1972, in Orangeburg, a son of Linda Stack Smoak and the late Charles William ...

Lelon Andrew (L.A.) Driggers, born October 14, 1938, in Summerville, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on February 12, 2026. He was a 60-year resident of Harleyville, where he and his wife built a beautiful life together. After graduating from high school, he served in the United States Army and was stationed in Korea for one and a half years. The achievements he accomplished in his lifetime, through his strong work ethic and remarkable skills, were many. In 1973, ...