Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, “Big Joe” died peacefully on Thursday, September 4, 2014. He was born on April 19, 1923 in Columbus, Georgia and raised in Atlanta by his parents, Evelyn Jane Millspaugh Benton and Dr. Curtis Dudley Benton, Sr. In 1947 he married his “eva-lovin”, Marjorie Emma […]

Lt. Col. Brian D. Kerns, professor of military science and commanding officer of Old Dominion University’s Army ROTC unit, died Thursday, Sept. 4 at Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk. He was 43. Kerns, who commanded the ODU Army ROTC since 2011, suffered a heart attack shortly after completing personal training […]

Don R. Edens II, of Rocky Top, TN, age 44, born October 12, 1969, passed away September 3, 2014. He graduated from Christian Academy of Knoxville in 1988 and then graduated from The Citadel in 1992. Don served in the Marine Corps for 13 years as a pilot and worked […]

Former Bennettsville resident Mahlon Ethelbert Padgett III, 79, of Shalotte, N.C., died at his home on September 1, 2014. He was the son of the late M. E. and Bonita Atkinson Padgett of Bennettsville and was born on October 29, 1934, in Sumter. He was a graduate of Bennettsville High […]

Charles Rhodes Corriher, 90, of Newton, NC, went home to be with his heavenly father Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at Beth Eden Lutheran Church, 400 N. Main Avenue, in Newton. Following the service, the family will greet friends […]

Lt. Col. Jeffery James Jay (Jeff), 62, of Waynesboro, Ga., passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014 surrounded by his family at the Augusta VA Medical Center. Born December 21, 1951, in Honolulu, HI, he is the son of Robert Carey Jay (predeceased) and Mildred (Don-Lim) Jay-Sanders. His siblings include brothers, […]

George Henry Orvin, M.D., 92, of Charleston, SC, husband of Rosalie Salvo Orvin, entered into eternal rest Friday, August 29, 2014. His Funeral Service will be held Monday, September 1, 2014 in St. Philips Church, 142 Church Street, at 11:00 a.m. Interment, Churchyard. The family will receive friends Sunday, August […]

Russell Hutcherson Stout, Jr., of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2014. “Rusty” was born November 1, 1946 in Charleston, SC, the son of the late Russell H. Stout and Bernecia Britton Stout. He was a graduate of St. Andrews Parish High School, The Citadel and The Georgia […]

Seymour Rudich, 89, of Charleston, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, August 20, 2014. His Funeral Service was held Graveside, Thursday, August 21, 2014 in Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Maryville), at 5:15 p.m. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL. Seymour was born December 1, 1924 in Charleston, […]

Simpson Everette Adams Jr., of Greenville, died, August 12, 2014. Born in Greenville, he was the son of S. Everette Adams and Margaret Dodson Adams. Graduate of Greenville High and the Citadel. He served as a captain in the US Air Force.. He is survived by his children, Dodson, Simpson, […]

H. Lowell “Bo” Carrigan, of Alpharetta, Ga., died on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at his home in Alpharetta. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday in the chapel of Johns Creek Baptist Church, 6910 McGinnis Ferry Road, Alpharetta, GA 30005. He is survived by his wife, […]

Lawrence L. Baggett Jr., 61, of Valdosta, Ga., died on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at his home. Lawrence “Larry” Baggett Jr., 61, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at his home. Born in Valdosta on Oct. 7, 1952, he was the son of Mary Olleta Templeton Baggett and […]

Joseph Sebastian Keating of Johns Island, was our gift from God, and we will be forever grateful. He was born February 26, 1988 and entered into eternal rest August 14, 2014. The relatives and friends of Joseph Sebastian Keating are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial 2:00 PM […]