Obituaries

Jun 10, 2018

Henry Granite (Sonny) Beard, Jr. Bamberg, SC

Mr. Henry Granite (Sonny) Beard, Jr. 80 of Bamberg, SC passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018 after a brief illness.

Funeral services for Mr. Beard will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Bamberg First Baptist Church 11823 Heritage Highway Bamberg, SC 29003 with Rev. Charlie...

May 22, 2018

Mrs. Mary Sandifer Lott, 68, of Bamberg, SC passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Pruitt Health Bamberg.

Funeral services for Mrs. Lott of Bamberg, SC will be held 2:00pm Friday, May 25, 2018 at the First Church of the Nazarene 97 Sanders Street Bamberg, SC. Burial will follow in South End Cemetery. Family will receive friends...

May 10, 2018

Mrs. Betty Jean Way Robinson, 84 of Bamberg, SC passed away May 10, 2018 at the home after a brief illness.

Funeral services for Mrs. Robinson will be held 11:00 AM Monday, May 14, 2018 at the Ghents Branch Baptist Church 1794 Ghents Branch Road Denmark, SC with Rev.  Sunny Mooney officiating. Burial will be in the...

May 4, 2018

Wilbur Blanton Holmes, Bamberg SC

Mr. Wilbur Holmes, age 94 died Friday at the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro, SC.

Memorial Service at 11:00AM Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Spring Branch Baptist Church, 655 Deacon Road Bamberg, SC 29003. Family will receive friends at 10:00 AM one hour before the service. A Memorial Service will...

Apr 20, 2018

Mrs. Chessie Hutto Rhoad, 92 of Bamberg, SC passed away April 20, 2018 at the home after a brief illness.

Funeral services for Mrs. Rhoad will be held 4:00 PM Sunday, April 22, 2018 at the Edisto Baptist Church 4831 Edisto River Road Branchville, SC with Rev. Dale Hutto and Rev. Jakie Walters officiating. Burial will be...

Apr 12, 2018

Ms. Helen Demaris Bessinger affectionally known as Ms. B, 89, of Bamberg, SC passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Oak Leaf Village of Lexington.

Funeral services for Ms. Bessinger will be held 2:00pm Sunday, April 15, 2018 at the Cooner Funeral Home Chapel 287 McGee Street Bamberg, SC 29003 with the Rev. Charlie Lucas officiating. Burial...

Apr 5, 2018

Mrs. Mary Virginia Bowen Thomasson, 91, of Cope, SC passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Pruitt Health Bamberg.

Funeral services for Mary Virginia Bowen Thomasson of Bamberg, SC will be held 3:00pm Sunday, March 8, 2018 at the Cooner Funeral Home Chapel 287 McGee Street Bamberg, SC 29003 with the Rev. Billy Poovey officiating. Burial will...

Mar 27, 2018

Mrs. Carolyn Belcher Ayer. Bamberg, SC Mrs. Carolyn Belcher Ayer, 83, passed away peacefully, Tuesday March 27th, 2018 at Cedar Plantation  Assisted Living facility in Metter, Ga. Born October 12, 1934 in Gaffney, SC.

Funeral services for Carolyn B. Ayer of Bamberg, SC will be held 3:00pm Thursday, March 29, 2018         at the Colston Branch Baptist Church...

Mar 12, 2018

SGT Major James "Jimmie" Martin Kinard, 83 of Bamberg, SC passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 peacefully surrounded by his children.

Funeral services for Mr. Kinard will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the Trinity United Methodist Church 11761 Heritage Highway Bamberg, SC with Rev. David Caughman officiating. Burial will follow at Bamberg county...

Mar 10, 2018

Mrs. Mary Ann Brown Delk, 73 of Bamberg, SC passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018.

Funeral services for Mrs. Delk will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Double Pond Baptist Church 357 Double Pond Road Blackville, SC 29817. with Dr. Tom Terry, Dr. Ken Sandifer, Rev Billy Mew, Rev Troy Peterson officiating. Burial will...

Feb 23, 2018

Mrs. Vivian Legette Hunt, 97 of Bamberg, SC passed away February 23, 2018.

Funeral services for Mrs. Hunt will be held 2:00 PM Monday, February 26, 2018 at Bamberg First Baptist Church 11823 Heritage Highway with Rev. Charlie Lucas officiating. Burial will be in Myers Cemetery Ivory Street Cope, SC.

She was born in Summerville,...

Jan 23, 2018

Bamberg, SC

Mrs. Brenda Gayle Whitt, age 67 died Tuesday, January 23, 2018 after an extended illness. She was a daughter of the late Ralph and Johnnie Ann Beard Smoak.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, January 25, 2018, at 4:00pm at Cooner Funeral Home Chapel, LLC (www.coonerfuneralhome.com) 287 McGee Street Bamberg, SC 29003....

Jan 20, 2018

Bamberg, SC

Mr. Joseph Roland Fagan, died Saturday, January 20, 2018.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00PM Wednesday, January 24, 2017 at Cooner Funeral Home Chapel with military honors (www.coonerfuneralhome.com) 287 McGee Street Bamberg SC 29003. The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM until 4:00 PM at funeral home.

He...

Jan 13, 2018

Hanahan, SC

Mr. Herbert Williams, Jr., age 68 died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC after an extended illness. He was a son of the late Herbert and Margie Williams, Sr. formerly of Bamberg, SC.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 20, 2018, at 2:00...

Dec 8, 2017

Mrs. Bobbie Lee Moore, 74 of Bamberg, SC passed away December 8, 2017 at the home after a brief illness.

Funeral services for Mrs. Moore will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the Edisto Baptist Church 4831 Edisto River Road Branchville, SC with Rev. Jakie Waters officiating. Burial will be in Church...

Nov 22, 2017

Mrs. Jewell Johnson Bunch, 72, of Bamberg, SC passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017.

Funeral services will be held 3:00PM Sunday, November 26, 2017 at the Cooner Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Murray, Rev. Mike Reid, and Rev. John Sharpe officiating. Burial will follow at Bamberg County Memory Gardens.

Mrs. Bunch was born...

Nov 2, 2017

Ima Collins Ayer, North Augusta, SC

Mrs. Ima Collins Ayer, 91 of North Augusta formerly of Ehrhardt passed away November 2, 2017 at the home of her niece where she resided since 2010.

Funeral services for Mrs. Ayer will be held 3:00pm Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the Springtown Baptist Church 6249 Hadwin Road Bamberg,...

Nov 1, 2017

Charmion Regina Bunch Whetsell Bamberg, SC

Mrs. Charmion Regina Bunch Whetsell entered into eternal rest November 1, 2017 an extended courageous battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be held 1:00pm Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Bamberg First Baptist Church with the Rev. Charlie Lucas and Rev Brad Hudson officiating. Burial will be in Bamberg...

Oct 25, 2017

Charles Derek Jeffcoat, Bamberg, SC

It is great sadness that the family of Mr. Charles Derek Jeffcoat announces his passing after an extended courageous battle with cancer, on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at the age of 60.

Funeral services for Mr. Jeffcoat will be held 1:00 pm, Friday, October 27, 2017 at the Open Door...

Oct 13, 2017

Ms. Jamie Ward Renew Wilson, 79, of Bamberg, SC, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017 after an extended illness.

Funeral services for Ms. Wilson will be held 4:00 pm, Sunday, October 15, 2017 at the Open Door Baptist Church, 6933 Main Highway, Bamberg with the Rev. Brian Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Bamberg County Memory Gardens....