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7-21-10 Citizen News Obituaries

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Annie Willie Butler Lee

Mrs. Annie Willie Butler Lee, 77, of Mims Street in Edgefield, died Sunday, July 11, 2010.
Funeral services were held Friday, July 16, at 1 p.m. at Science Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. James E. Thomas officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Lee, a native of Edgefield County, was a member of Science Hill Baptist Church where she was a faithful member of the senior choir.
Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Edwards and Brenda (Johnnie) Washington; four sons, Allen (Mary) Lee, Andrew R. (Sallie) Lee, Carl Lee and Thomas (Tammy) Lee; a sister, Bessie Tucker; five brothers, Alex (Lola) Butler, Chester Butler, Jessie Butler, Sylvester (Effie) Butler and Eddie (Rosa) Butler; 19 grandchildren; 29 great- grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
A daughter, Diane Simpkins, preceded her in death.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, Edgefield, was in charge of arrangements.

William Oswald Mayson

Funeral services for Mr. William Oswald Mayson, 42, of Garrett Road in Edgefield, who died Monday, July 12, 2010, were conducted Thursday, July 15, at 2 p.m. at Posey Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Sotello Long officiated. Burial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery. Mr. Mayson was a life-long resident of the North Augusta area, a member of First Christian Church of Belvedere and was employed with South Carolina Electric and Gas Company. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing golf and scuba diving.
Survivors include two daughters, Kendall Mayson and Skylar Mayson, both of Tennessee; his parents, Ronnel and Deloris Mayson, Belvedere; two brothers, Michael Mayson, North Augusta, and Brian Mayson, Beach Island; a sister, Shirley Gregory, Belvedere; a grandmother, Irene Allen, North Augusta.
Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta was in charge of arrangements. Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneralhome.com.

Larry Sanders Jr.
 
Funeral services for Mr. Larry Sanders Jr., 28, of Eagle Road in North Augusta, who died July 10, 2010, were held Saturday, July 17, at 1 p.m. at Transformation United Methodist Church, Tobacco Road, Hephzibah, Ga., with the Rev. James Anyike officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Sanders, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., was a member of Oakdale Covenant Church of Chicago. He was a student at Aiken Technical College.
Survivors include two daughters, Mone' Sanders and Lakendra Sanders; his mother, Carolyn Sanders-Bates; stepfather, Wayne Bates; his father, Larry Sanders; stepmother, Sherice Sanders; a brother, DeJuan Sanders; stepbrother, Joshua Livingston; stepsister, Courtney Livingston; grandmother, Bettie Brame; step-grandparents, Calvin and Leslie Chapman; a niece, Aleah Sanders; a devoted friend, Cali Whitaker; and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins.
G. L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, North Augusta, was in charge of arrangements.

Ruth Wilson Smith

Mrs. Ruth Wilson Smith, 92, of Johnston, wife of the late James E. Smith, died Friday, July 16, 2010 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab.
Graveside services were held Monday, July 19, at 11 a.m. at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park.
Mrs. Smith was a native of Saluda and was a member of Providence Baptist Church. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two daughters, Vicki (Carroll) Clark, Trenton, Toni Jean (Tommy) Dorn, Johnston; three grandchildren, Chan Rearden, Chris Dorn and Adam Dorn; and four great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by a son, Eddy Smith.
Memorials may be made to Providence Baptist Church, P.O. Box 578 Johnston, SC 29832.
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Felton Billy Wynn

Mr. Felton Billy Wynn, 80, of North Augusta, died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab.
A  Memorial Service was held Monday, July 19, at 7 p.m. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home.
Mr. Wynn was born in Sylacauga, Ala. He was of the Nazerene faith. He was retired from the Corp of Engineers.
Survivors include three daughters, Freda Wynn, Aiken, Karen Graham, North Augusta, and Rhonda Perez, Cocoa Beach, Fla.; two sons, Steven Wynn, North Augusta, and Felton H. Wynn, Bourne, Mass.; a brother, Isaac Eugene Wynn, Titusville, Fla.; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the National Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, P.O. Box 5018 Hagerstown, Md. 21741-5018.
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.