All Obituaries

Carrie “Louise” Lloyd, 86, of Lexington, died Sunday, April 21, 2024. She was born on July 4, 1937, in Swansea, SC. She was the daughter  of the late Avie Lloyd. Her mother died when she was a baby. She lived with a few different aunts throughout her childhood. She came as a young woman to live with Marion and her Aunt Vera Lloyd Chavis and their daughters, Murie and Marlean. Louise worked at Baptist Hospital in the dietary department for 30 plus years, before...

Lexington, SC- JoAn Claire (Hidde) Timm, 80, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, April 20, 2024. JoAn was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandma, oma, great-grandma and friend. She did many things in her life, most importantly taking care of her family, during the years her husband served in the military.  She worked for the Federal Government in Accounting, until she retired.  After retirement, she went on to be a house parent, for teenage children, at Hillcrest...

Tammy Earwood Sharpe,53, passed from this life to eternity on April 20, 2024. Tammy was born on September 12, 1970 to George and Mildred Earwood of West Columbia. A bright, adventurous child, she always knew just the thing to add a little fun to any situation.  In 1992, she married Clyde Sharpe and they had three children. Tammy went to Columbia College where she acquired her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Education. A fiercely passionate teacher of nearly 20 years, Tammy could...

Memorial services for Joyce Worley Skipper, 89, will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Friday at Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Historic Batesburg-Leesville Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Tunnel to Towers, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, or to the American Cancer Society. Mrs. Skipper passed away Friday, April 19, 2024.  Born in Lynchburg, VA she was a daughter of the late Norman H. Worley and...

We are sad to announce the passing of Mittie Ruth “Dolly” Price of Leesville. Dolly passed away at the age of 83 on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Dolly was born on June 11, 1940 in Leesville, SC to the late George W. Smith and Esther Senn Smith. Dolly was the loving wife to the late John Price. She was a dedicated employee of JB Martin Co from which she retired. Dolly loved listening to the Inspirations Quartet, bird watching, and spending time with her nieces and nephews. Surviving...

                   June 1942 - April 2024 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. (2 Cor. 5:8)   Jo Ann Arnold entered her eternal rest with our Heavenly Father God, at the blessed age of 81. Born on June 25, 1942, to John Henry Morris Sr. and Willie Etta Morris in Columbia, SC, a student of Brookland Cayce Schools, and a proud BC...

Jake Wesley Stephan, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024. He was born in Lexington, SC to Kevin C. Stephan and the late Kimberly D. Sox Stephan. He is survived by his father, Kevin Stephan;  sisters, Megan Powler and Kayla Sox; brother, Austin Stephan; uncles and aunts, Julian and Bonnie Sox, Jason and Rebecca Sox; aunt, Paulette Lumpkin; grandmother, Anita Stephan. He was predeceased by mother, Kimberly Stephan; and grandparents, Jake and Karen Sox and Dennis Stephan. There will...

Betty Coleman Bradley passed away at the age of 85 after a short illness on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.  She was the daughter of the late William Tillman & Dorothy Evelyn Mae“Mimi” Coleman from Ash, NC. She married David Patrick “Pat” Bradley June 5, 1962.  She and Pat enjoyed 58 years of marriage and enjoyed years after his retirement from the US Postal Service and military. Betty played basketball at Nakina High School in Nakina, NC, and her team won...

Alice Jane Barrett Scircle, “Janie”, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Janie was born in Columbia, South Carolina, May 2, 1942 to Charles Henry and Lottie Jane Boney Barrett. They welcomed her younger sister, Beth, in May, 1943. Janie grew up in Lexington and attended Lexington Schools where she had many academic and personal achievements, including being voted “Prettiest” in her graduating class. Janie graduated from...

Sarah Shepard Weaver, 44, of West Columbia, SC, passed from this life to her place in the Father’s house on April 16, 2024, following a devastating brain injury of unknown origin. The daughter of Rev. J. Dudley Weaver and Mary Schutt Weaver, she was born in Columbia and reared here, in Savannah, and in Charleston. A graduate of Middleton High School (Charleston) and Converse College, Sarah excelled in academics and in building friendships. A faithful and active member of All Saints...