Willie M. Carter

Mr. Willie M. Carter, 75, of Murrah Road in North Augusta, died Friday, May 14, 2010 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 20, at 2 p.m. at Old Macedonia Baptist Church, with the Rev. Limuer Myers officiating.
Mr. Carter, a native of Birmingham, Ala., was a member of Old Macedonia Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Thurmond Carter; a daughter, Doris L. Reid, Jamaica, NY; four grandchildren, Dorian S. Reid, New York, N.Y., Malcolm B. (Icelean) Rhymer, Bronx, N.Y., Asar P. Rhymer and Rasheedah A. Rhymer, Jamaica, N.Y.; a great granddaughter, Ivanni Rhymer, Bronx, N.Y.; brothers-in- law, David (Pearcie) Mims, Wali (Marvel) Bilal, Philadelphia, Pa., James (Nettie) Thurmond, John Lee Thurmond, Hubert (Earnestine) Thurmond, Vernon Thurmond and Donald Thurmond, North Augusta, Ronald Mims, Charlotte, N.C.; sisters-in-law, Bernice (Lannice) Fryer, North Augusta, Mattie Carr, Philadelphia, Pa., Joann Curry and Elaine Lyons, North Augusta; and a host of other relatives.
Friends may call at the residence, 355 Murrah Road. G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, North Augusta, is in charge of arrangements.

Sharhonda O. “Miko” Hammonds

Miss Sharhonda O. "Miko" Hammonds, 34, of West Buena Vista Avenue in North Augusta, died Monday, May 10, 2010.
Funeral services were held Friday, May 14, at 2 p.m. at Old Macedonia Baptist Church, with the Rev. Roger Lane officiating. Burial was in Jeter Baptist Church Cemetery.
Miss Hammonds, a native of Edgefield County, attended Strom Thurmond High School. She was a member of Jeter Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Derrick Hammonds; her mother, Annie Bell Thomas Hammonds (Irving); her father, James Allen Hammonds; a sister, Valerie Thomas; four half brothers, Bobby Hammonds, Jerome Sharpton, McKelvin Mealing and Allen Cummings; her grandmother, Mary Emma Hammonds; devoted nieces, Lucresha Thomas and Zhane' Alston; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
G. L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, North Augusta, was in charge of arrangements.

Henry Key Sr.

Funeral services for Mr. Henry Key Sr., of Ridge Spring, were held Friday, May 15, 2010 at Jerusalem Baptist Church and Cemetery in Ridge Spring.
Survivors include his wife, Lillie B. Key; two sons, Henry Key Jr., Robert M. Key; a sister, Abney Bourne; a brother, Walter Key; and two grandchildren.
Davis Funeral Home, Ridge Spring, was in charge of arrangements.

Mamie Willis McDaniel
Mrs. Mamie Willis McDaniel, 90, of Edgefield, wife of the late W.O ”Sonny” McDaniel, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at University Hospital in Augusta, Ga.
Funeral services were held Thursday, May 13, at 3 p.m. at Red Oak Grove Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. McDaniel was born in Edgefield County and was a member of Red Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was a retired rural mail carrier.
Survivors include three daughters, Catherine (Bobby) Christie, Edgefield, Mary Jean (Junior) Jackson, Modoc, and Patricia Griffis, Edgefield; seven  grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Red Oak Grove Baptist Church c/o Dianne Murrell, 237 Wigfall St. Edgefield, SC 29824 or Red Oak Grove W.M.U., c/o Faye Usry, 85 Rabbit Trail, Edgefield, SC 29824.
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Herman Monroe Padgett Sr.

Mr. Herman Monroe Padgett Sr., 83, of Edgefield Road in Trenton, husband of Mae Carpenter Padgett, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Mattie C. Hall Nursing Center.
Graveside services were held Friday, May 14, at 11:30 a.m. at Ebenezer Cemetery with military honors.
Mr. Padgett was born in Trenton and was of the Baptist faith. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and was retired from Graniteville Company with 43 years of service. He was a life-time member of the N.R.A.
In addition to his wife, he was survived by a son, Gett Padgett, Lexington; and two grandsons, Matthew Padgett, Adam (Jennifer) Padgett, both of Lexington.
Memorials may be made to Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, P.O. Box 1178, Greenwood, SC 29648-9989.
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Esther Walker Wright

Graveside services for Mrs. Esther Walker Wright, 94, of Columbia, were held Thursday, May 13, at 3 p.m. at Bush River Memorial Gardens in Columbia.
Mrs. Wright, a native of Belvedere and formerly of Johnston, died May 11 at her home in Columbia. She was a daughter of the late Elizabeth Roper and Pierce Butler Walker. She attended North Augusta High School. She worked at Riegel, Inc. and retired from the Edgefield County School Lunchroom. She loved her yard, home, sewing, handiwork and family. She was a member of Johnston First Baptist Church and the Ruth Sunday School Class.
Survivors include daughters, Martha W. “Betsy” Walsh (Raymond, deceased), Columbia, Susan Sufka (Carl Banks), Chapin; a son, H. Stephen Wright, Palm Desert, Calif.; a great-granddaughter, Ayden Sufka, and a great-grandson, Laird Sufka, both of Myrtle Beach; and a brother, Pierce B. Walker, Belvedere.
She was predeceased by two sisters and a brother.
Bland Funeral Home, Johnston, was in charge of arrangements.