Obituaries

Sep 2, 2022

Florence Livingston Dodd Tomlinson passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at age 85 on September 2, 2022.  Born in Orangeburg, Florence moved to Bamberg at age 5. After graduating from Columbia College, Florence began her teaching career in Virginia and Florida before returning to Bamberg to raise her family and teach for over 25 years.

Florence's...

Sep 1, 2022

Joseph Lee McMillan, 84, died peacefully at home on September 1, 2022 after a long battle with end-stage Renal Disease.  He was a son of the late Perry Lee McMillan and Hermine Beard McMillan.

Mr. McMillan was born in Bamberg, SC on March 26, 1938.  He was a Graduate of Clemson University where he earned a degree...

Aug 4, 2022

Thomas Spencer Ferguson, 89, husband of the late Barbara Ann Kemp Ferguson, died August 4, 2022 after a period of declining health.  He was a son of the late James Corbett Ferguson and Florrie Sanders Ferguson.

Mr. Ferguson was a Retired Master Sergeant in the United States Airforce, Naval Weapons Station  and a member of the Bamberg...

Jul 7, 2022

Tina Darlene Sandifer Harley, 63, wife of the late Harry Harley died July 04, 2022 at the Aiken Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Harley was born in Bamberg, and was a graduate of Andrew Jackson Academy.

Mrs. Harley is survived by her step-mother, Mrs. Claudia Sandifer and a brother Brian Sandifer (Vanne) and three nephews.  Additional...

Jun 27, 2022

Margaret Annette McMillan Hiers, 84, of the St. Johns Community of Ehrhardt passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in the early morning at her home on June 27, 2022.  She was the wife of the late Franklin Hiers whom she married on September 16, 1962.

Margaret was born on July 7, 1937.   Her parents were the...

Jun 1, 2022

Amos Ammon Chaney passed away peacefully and went to be with his Lord & Savior Jesus Christ on June 1,2022. He was born October 12, 1928, to Lowman Chaney and Gertrude Sturkie Chaney in Swansea, SC. Ammon served in the Air Force and then earned a Bachelor of Science from the School of Business at the University of South...

May 5, 2022

Carolyn Goodwin Black went to be with her heavenly Father, her husband, Martin, and her daughter, Ann, on Thursday, May 5, 2022. She was the wife of Martin H. Black and a beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Born on October 14, 1927, in Bamberg County, Carolyn was the eldest child of Ghue B. Goodwin and Roberta Lancaster Goodwin....

Mar 1, 2022

James Allen Smith, 63, husband of Mary Amanda C. Smith, died March 01, 2022 after a period of declining health.  He was a son of the late Frank E. Smith and Rosa J. Smith.

Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Amanda C. Smith, two sons, Jamie Gunnells and Eric Gunnells, four sisters, Peggy Hutto (Butch), Ellendar...

Feb 3, 2022

Lucille Elizabeth Scoggins "Mrs. Lou", 84, years old of Bamberg passed away on February 3, 2022 following a brief illness.  She was a retired homemaker and a recent resident at Lowcountry Assisted Living.

Mrs. Lou was born March 30, 1937 in Bath, SC.  She attended Open Door Baptist Church where she was a faithful member of the...

Feb 2, 2022

James Robert Bennett,Jr. died February 02, 2022 at his home in Denmark.  He was a son of the late James Robert Bennett, Sr. and Mary Gertrude Boyle Bennett.

Mr. Bennett had a very positive attitude and never met a stranger.

He is survived by his daughter  Amber Donohue (Jason) one brother, Kirk Bennett (Donna) and...

Jan 6, 2022

James B. Hiers, former Bamberg County Clerk of Court, entered eternal rest on Thursday,

January 6, 2022, at his residence in Bamberg surrounded by his family.

Bamberg County officials noted on their website that "He was elected Clerk of Court in

November of 1988 and that '' Pedie " as he was commonly...

Dec 29, 2021

Martha Rebecca Padgett Curtis, 71, wife of the late, Walter J. Curtis, died Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at her home.  She was a daughter of the late Fairy L. Padgett. SR and Dorothy Frasier.

Mrs. Curtis is survived by her two daughters, Velvet McIntosh (Gregg) and Dottie Brown (Todd).  Additional survivors are six grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren,...

Dec 22, 2021

Charles Walter Swindell, Jr. of Bamberg, South Carolina passed away on December 22, 2021.  He was born July 30, 1933, in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of the late Charles Walter Swindell, Sr. and Ruth Scott Swindell.  As a teenager, he attended Carlisle Military School in Bamberg, South Carolina where he began dating and later married the love of his...

Dec 17, 2021

Donald Arthur Vandervort, 61, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Orangeburg Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, S.C.

Mr. Vandervort, who was known by his friends and family as Don, was the son of the late Shirley Buck and Ronald Vandervort, and the stepson of the late Carl E. Buck.

He was preceded...

Dec 10, 2021

Billy Dean "Monkey" Haddock, 65, died Friday, December 10, 2021 at the Orangeburg Regional Medical Center.  He was a son of the late Margie and Marion Chavis.

Mr Haddock is survived by two daughters; Deana (Tony) Hair of St.Mathews, Nicole Hoffman of Bamberg, six grandchildren, Daze, Dalton, Naci, Canden,Camren,Raelyn.  Additional survivors are two brothers, Steve (Delaine) Haddock...

Dec 4, 2021

Ann McKenzie Clayton Stephens, age 83 daughter of the late Calvin Frederick and Bernice Woodward McKenzie, died Tuesday November 30, 2021.

Mrs. Stephens was the beloved mother of Sonya Shumway (Jack), John Clayton (B.J.); sister of Sandra Hiers (Marion); grandmother of Ivy Silk (Brent), Clay Shumway (Robyn), Katie Shumway; great-grandmother of Nellie, Madeline, Will, Addison.

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Oct 25, 2021

Corey Frank Rizer, 73, died peacefully after an extended illness on October 25, 2021 at his home with his loving wife of 21 years, Williene, by his side. He was the Son of the late Maxwell Earle Rizer and Melle Elizabeth Kirkland Rizer of Denmark, SC.

Mr. Rizer was born in Olar, SC on April 18, 1948...

Oct 10, 2021

Mae Jane Kirkland, 88, wife of the late James Robert Kirkland, died Sunday, October 10, 2021 after a period of declining health.  She was a daughter of the late Robert Allen Rigsby and Geneva Virginia Gaither Rigsby

Mrs. Kirkland was a retired Lunchroom Supervisor for  the Bamberg County School System and a member of St. John's Baptist...

Oct 3, 2021

William "Bill" Howard Hyatt, 66 years old, husband of Patty L. Hyatt, passed away peacefully in his home in Gilbert, SC on Sunday, October 3, 2021, after a period of declining health. He was a son of the late Donald and Johnnie Sue Hyatt of Bamberg, SC.

Bill was born March 7, 1955, in Clanton, AL. He...

Oct 3, 2021

Alton Eric Goolsby, 33, died Sunday, October 3, 2021 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.   He was a son of  Alton Eddie Bunch and Lisa Jane Goolsby.

Mr Goolsby is survived by his son, Connor Wisher, and three daughters, Khloe Goolsby ,Khenzlee Goolsby ,Anna Goolsby, his parents.  Additional survivors are his three sisters, Jill Goolsby,...