All Obituaries

Mary Arden Belle Johnson of Elgin, SC, ended her battle at home surrounded by the people who loved her on December 3rd, 2018. She was born, August 9th, 1936, in Stratford, CT, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Arnold and Marguerite Belle.  She was preceded in death by her five, older siblings: Grace (Goodsell Powell), Lilli-an, Austin (Aubrey Belle), Alfred (Charlotte Belle) and Arnold Jr.  She spent 20 years traveling the world with her former husband, Lloyd Johnson (Virginia), as a part...

Mr. Garrick Lamont Henry, son of Joe and  Grace Scarborough Henry was born June 11, 1968 in Baltimore, Maryland.  Garrick  took his exit from this earthly realm on November 30, 2018. Garrick received his primary education in the public schools of Bethune, South Carolina. His advance education came from Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina.  Garrick was well known for his vocal music ability.  He sang at school, with family and with various churches...

Barbara Jean Byrd (Mason), daughter of the late Minnie Ethel Simpkins Byrd and Robert Hugh Bryd, was born on September 8th, 1941, in Edgefield, South Carolina.   She departed this life after a long illness, on November 5th, 2018, at Calvary Hospital, in the Bronx, New York.       She attended the public schools in Washington, DC and New York City.  Through the union of Barbara Byrd and Charles Boyd, they were blessed  with a son, Dwayne Charles Boyd of...

Doretha Hickman went home to live with Jesus in eternal rest on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at McCoy Memorial Nursing Center in Bishopville, South Carolina. Doretha was born on April 11, 1946, to Leola Davis.  She was educated in the Kershaw County School System.     Doretha attended Community Baptist Church for many years before becoming a member on March 2, 2016.  She was baptized on March 24, 2016.  She loved her pastor and her church family.  She enjoyed...

Mr. Abraham Benjamin Wade, son of the late Ezekiel Wells and Mamie Wade Johnson, was born on September 17, 1947, in Kershaw County, South Carolina.     Abraham was educated in the Kershaw County Public Schools System.  He entered the United States Army in 1967 and served faithfully in the Vietnam War.  Upon his discharge, he settled in Camden, South Carolina.  He was a member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church.  He worked for Skyline for almost two...

Mr. Willie Caldwell, the son of the late Andrew and Helen Caldwell, was born in Rembert, South Carolina, on July 4, 1947.    Willie was a loving and quiet husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend that loved the Dallas Cowboys.  He was employed with the SC Department of Transportation in Bishopville for over thirty years before retiring. At an early age, Willie  accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal savior and joined the Springhill United...

Mr. Edward Jones was born to the late James and Mary S. Jones, on June 10, 1941.  He entered into eternal rest on October 13, 2018, at PruittHealth - Ridgeway Nursing Home, in Ridgeway, SC.       He received his early education in the public schools of Kershaw County.  At the young age of twenty, he relocated to New York City, New York.      Mr. Jones was employed by Building Services 32BJ, as a maintenance worker for over forty years, in New York...