All Obituaries

Mrs. Ruthie Mae Young Simmons was born on January 31, 1951 in Adel, Georgia to the late Ella Young and Tommy Young. On January 11, 2023, she answered the heavenly call at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, South Carolina and moved on peacefully to be with the Lord. She was joined in Holy Matrimony to Joseph Simmons of Green Pond, South Carolina. They were married for thirty-six wonderful years. Ruthie was preceded in death by her parents, Ella and Tommy Young. She leaves to cherish...

Marie K. Hutson, of Smoaks, South Carolina was born on April 14, 1935,  the third oldest daughter of her nineteen  siblings, to Ada Grimes Jordan and Timothy Jordan, Sr.  She passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Oaks of Orangeburg, Orangeburg, SouthCarolina. She was born in Ruffin, South Carolina but later moved to Smoaks where she received her education. During her educational years, she loved to play basketball. She would often reminisce to her loved...

Our beloved, Marcus A. Scriven, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina. Marcus was born on October 2, 1982 in Sumter, SC to the parents of Clarence Scriven and the late Inez “Dean” Kennedy Scriven. He received his formal education in the Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta, GA.  He was employed with Capital Chevrolet until his untimely death. Marcus was a big sports fan and loved...

  Courtney Monique Jenkins was born December 30, 1985, in Colleton County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Jerome and late Barbara Davis Jenkins. Due to her decline in health, she was a resident of Johns Island Post—Acute Care, Johns Island, South Carolina. She transitioned from this life on Monday, November 21, 2022, at the Medical University Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina. Courtney was a 2005 graduate of Colleton County High School, Walterboro, South...

Esther Catherine Jones Huggins was born December 30, 1952, in Buckingham, Virginia, the youngest daughter and fifth child of Tom Henning Jones and Sarah Virginia Brown Jones. Sarah died when Esther was three years old, and she was raised by her mother's brother and his wife, Charles Arthur (Cub) Brown and Thelma Yvonnia Peaks Brown. Absent from the body, Esther journeyed to the presence of the Lord on November 16, 2022. Charles' service in the United States Air Force resulted in...

Our dear mother and sister Dolliene Sonnetta Lewis affectionately known as Mama, Nana, and Big Red was the daughter of the late Dollie Lewis and Wilsie Maree Lewis.  She was born in Charleston, South Carolina on December 4, 1956. She spent most of her early years in Many Farms, Arizona. She graduated in 1974 from Chinle High School in Chinle, Arizona. After graduation, Dolliene attended Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona. She later married and moved to Phoenix, Arizona and...

Time well-spent reflects a life well-lived.  Someday, you and I will be mere legends.  All that matters is whether we did what we could with the life that was given to us by the Master. On July 5, 1927, the world was blessed to receive a precious angel, the youngest of nine children, born to James “Jimmy” Rogers and Ella Julia Sanders Davis of Walterboro, South Carolina.  She answered the Master’s call to “enter into the joy of the Lord” on the...

Mother Gladyes Bee Mayes Bailey was born on  December 24, 1938, the oldest of eight children  to David and Ada Mayes  in Grover, SC. She entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Life Care Center in Hilton Head Island, SC. Mother Bailey grew up in the St. George community. She received her education from the public schools of Dorchester County, District Four.  She attended Williams Memorial High School in St. George, SC. In 1963, she was united in Holy...

  Only God Is the giver of life. So, Melody Jeannette Sampson affectionately known as “Dee” was born on April 2, 1987, in Colleton County to Ms. Terry Sampson and the late Mr. Larry Jamison. For a true child of God the pinnacle of success is to hear the voice of God say “Well Done”. On Sunday, October 30, 2022 Melody J. Sampson left her earthly home and entered eternal rest to be with the Lord. From her birth until her departure, she will always be remembered...