Russell Denning (Rusty) Meeks entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 in Winnsboro, SC. Born in Columbia, SC on December 3, 1974, he was the son of Wilbert Denning Meeks (deceased) and Linda Mooneyhan Haslett. He is predeceased by his grandparents Wilbert and Louise Meeks of Myrtle Beach, SC and James Richard and […]
Alexander Blair Rabb
May 25, 2023 By
Alexander Blair Rabb, 86, of Winnsboro passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023. Born in Fairfield County, he was the son of the late Saddie Smith and William R. Rabb, Sr. Alex was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church where he was lead usher, taught Sunday school, and member of the United Methodist […]
Fairfield’s Crosby Lewis dies at 89
May 18, 2023 By
Ernest “Crosby” Lewis, a native son, attorney and statesman of South Carolina, passed peacefully and surrounded by family on Tuesday, May 9 2023. Crosby was born in Fairfield County in 1934 in his family’s log cabin, to his parents Nell and Ernest Van “Brick” Lewis. Later in his youth, the family moved to Newberry and […]
Talmadge Ray Barlett
May 11, 2023 By
Talmadge Ray Bartlett, 88, of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away surrounded by loved ones and caring staff members at Warm Springs Medical Center Friday, May 5, 2023. He was born in Canon, Georgia Tuesday, November 13, 1934, to Ray and Edna Purcell Bartlett. Talmadge worked for Delta Air Lines as a parts control manager and retired […]
Guest Editorial: Help Fairfield by helping our animals
May 4, 2023 By
Last month, I suggested at a Fairfield county council meeting that the county should consider moving in the direction of adopting a better animal control ordinance, something similar to the progressive ordinance adopted by the city of Aiken. While it might take some time to get a better all-inclusive animal ordinance passed, there is one […]
Gale Taylor Lever
May 4, 2023 By
It is with great sadness that the family announce that Gale Taylor Lever, 83, of Winnsboro passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Archie Lee and Corrie Lee Jones Taylor. She is survived by her daughters, Cynthia Lever Caudill (Charles) of Blythewood, Gladys Dianne Lever […]
Betty Louise Bazemore
May 4, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – A funeral service for Betty Louise Bazemore, 86, was held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family received friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Betty passed away on Saturday, April […]
Lucy Brown Davis Coleman
April 27, 2023 By
A bright light in the lives of the Coleman family has been diminished, with the passing of our mother, Lucy Brown Davis Coleman. Lucy was the very essence of everything southern, graceful and kind, yet, courageous and strong. She was predeceased in death by her beloved husband, George Franklin Coleman, Jr. South Carolina Judge of […]
Milton Douglas Broom
April 13, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Milton Douglas “Doug” Broom, 81, of Blythewood, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Born on December 15, 1941, in Columbia, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Cauthen Doulas Broom,. Jr. and Gwendolyn Cope Broom. Doug was a humble servant of God and lived his life serving his savior and […]
Emily Team Whitfield
April 13, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Emily Team Whitfield, 98, of Winnsboro passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023. Born in Asheville, NC, on March 24, 1925, and raised in Camden, SC, she was the daughter of the late Katherine Jones Team and Benjamin Leslie Team, Sr. She is survived by her son, Swain Whitfield (Amy); daughter, Elizabeth W. […]
