Johnston, SC- Graveside services for Mr. Stephen Edward Walker (Steve) will be held 1:00pm Thursday, September 7, 2023 at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with the Reverend Alfred Bates, Pastor, and the Reverend Lonnie Jones, Officiating. Interment will follow. Viewing will be 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday at the Funeral Home.
Carrie Mae Padgett
Johnston, SC- Graveside services for Mrs. Carrie Mae Mealing Padgett will be held 2:00pm Saturday, September 2, 2023 at the Sunset Memorial Garden in Johnston, SC with the Evangelist Carnell Padgett, Eulogist. There will no viewing.
Mrs. Carrie Mae Mealing Padgett(Penny), the daughter of the late Carrie Lou and James Mealing was born on August 29, 1959 in Edgefield, SC. She was graced by God to complete the circle of life on August 29, 2023 at Aiken Regional Medical Center in Aiken, SC following a trying illness.
She accepted the Lord early in life at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where she served many years.
She eventually met the love of her life , Donald Padgett in 1984. and was married in 1986. To their union two children were born. Karen Desiree Padgett Melson and Donald Armond Padgett.
She attended school in Aiken County and graduated from Aiken High School in 1978. She later attended Kenneth Schuler’s School of Cosmetology in North Augusta, SC.
She worked as a cosmetologist for several years in her shop. She later worked at Salem Carpet in Trenton, SC and Southern Home Health Care in Aiken, SC.
She was a blessing and a joy to all she served and loved. She could always brighten a room with her smile and sweet laughter.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Carrie Lou Mealing, siblings, Hattie Mae Mealing, James Robert Mealng and Wallace Mealing.
Mrs. Padgett leaves to to miss love honor and cherish he memory, her husband, Donald Padgett(Johnston, SC, a daughter, Karen (Issac) Desiree Padgett Melson (Atlanta, GA), a son, Donald ArmondPadgett (Johnston, SC), two brothers, Elester Mealing and Larry (Mary) Mealing, both of Trenton, SC, three sisters, Annie (Brown) Ellison, Connie Mealing and Mary Mealing Diggs, all of Trenton, SC., four granddaughters, Ariayanna Padgett, Aalayiah Padgett, A’Dale Key, and Ariah Melson of Atlanta, GA; and a host of nieces , nephews cousins other loved ones and friends.
Nellie Alberta Gray Smith
Columbus, GA- Funeral Services for Mrs. Nellie Alberta Gray Smith will be held 11:00am Saturday, August 19, 2023 at the Mine Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Johnny Peterson, Pastor and the Rev. Javon Jackson Eulogist. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Viewing will be 5:00pm -7:00pm Friday at the Amos & Sons Funeral Home, Johnston.
Mrs. Nellie Alberta Gray Smith was born March 12, 1934 to Willie Lee and Bennie Lee Gray in Johnston, SC. She passed away on August 7, 2023 in Columbus GA surrounded by her loving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Nellie graduated from Johnston High School as Valedictorian, Vorhees Junior College with a General Education Degree and Columbus College with a General Studies Degree.
Nellie joined Mine Creek Baptist Church in Johnston, SC at a young age. As an adult living in Columbus, she became a member of Holsey Chapel CME Church where she served as a Stewardess, was a member on the Pastor’s Aide Board, and sang in the choir.
Nellie started her work career with the Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). Over time, she became a mobile manager for AAFES and traveled for work in Victorville CA and Los Angeles CA. Upon her retirement from AAFES, Nellie returned to Columbus and began working for Muscogee County School District as a substitute teacher and paraprofessional. After 11 years, she retired permanently and became a full-time mother and grandmother.
Nellie had a very active social life. She was inducted into Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. Beta Zeta Chapter in 1994 and served as President for four years. She was also a member of the Red Hat Society.
Nellie was a true Matriarch. She was loved and adored by many. Sunday dinner was her way of showing her love. SHE never met a stranger and there was always room at the table.
Nellie was predeceased by her father , mother, and siblings, Willette Gray, Eunice Price, Addie Louise, White, Eva Lou Stevens, Willie (Billy) Gray, Jr., Thomas (Jimmy) Gray and Marjorie (Betty) Miles.
She leaves to love honor and cherish her memory, by her siblings, Mildred (Mickey) Gray, James Albert Gray (Gail), Annie Sarah Richardson, and her devoted children, Audrey Earl, Eric Smith(Soizik), Tracy Robertson(Kelvin), Andrea Brown (Jeffery), 11 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and a host
of nieces nephews and friends.
Robert Lee Price
Johnston, SC-Funeral Services for Mr. Robert Lee Price will be held 1:00 pm, Wednesday, August 16, 2023; at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Johnston, SC 29832 with the Reverend Alfred Bates, Pastor/ Eulogist. Rev. Anthony Gordon will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Viewing will be Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at the Amos & Sons Funeral Home from 11:00am- 6:00pm.
Robert Lee Price, 78, was born March 28, 1945 in Aiken County, South Carolina. He departed this life head for his eternal home on August 10, 2023 at his home.
Robert was the eldest child of the late Maybelle Robinson Price and the late Arthur Price.
He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Johnston, SC.
At an early age Robert left South Carolina headed to New York City to search and find employment and fortune. In New York City is where he became a metal worker.
In New York, he met fell in love and was united in holy matrimony to the late Betty Ann Griffin Price. To this union, one child was born.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents the late Arthur and Maybelle Price, his brothers, Eulius Robinson, Willie James Robinson, and Arthur Price, Jr.
He leaves to love honor and cherish his precious memories, a daughter, Robin Ann Price, four grandchildren, Deshaunda Price, Saudia (Jay), Tamya McNeil, and Cheyenne Heath; two sisters, Dorothy Burt and Jennie Ruth (George) Burt both of Johnston, SC, a aunt, Ellise Jones, Philadelphia, PA; a great-aunt, Ruby Mae Glover, Aiken, SC; sisters-in-law, Carrie Robinson, Edgefield, Lillie Dobbs, New York, and
Cheryl Griffin, New York and a brother-in-law, WT Griffin and a host of nieces nephews cousins , other relatives and friends.
Jamarquious Travon Tompkins
A Celebration of Life and Love for Jamarquious Travon Tompkins will be held 1:00 pm Sunday, July 30, 2023 at the Amos & Sons Funeral Home Chapel 412 Railroad Avenue Johnston, SC 29832 with the Reverend Lonnie Jones, Officiating/Eulogist.
I n the blink of an eye, on July 23, 2023, our beloved Jamarquious Travon Tompkins, , saw a light of glory and began his journey home.
Jamarquious was born April 20, 1999, in Ft. Pierce, Flordia St. Lucia County, to Bernadino Martinez and Cynthia Marie Tompkins.
He was employed at Shaw Industries for a little over a year. He was an operator who had begun training other on the job.
Jamarquious was a man who was loved by all and always offered a cheerful smile and words of encouragement to anyone who needed it. He was a people person with a good heart. He love his family and friends especially his mom. She meant the world to him. He was a free-spirit who loved to joke and had a great sense of humor. He loved most he met and loved making others happy. He also enjoyed video gaming PS5 was his game of choice.
Jamarquious leaves to celebrate his life and cherish his memory, his loving and devoted mother, Cynthia Marie Tompkins of Trenton, SC, two brothers, Antorion Tyrell Nerulus and Devontae Saquan Tompkins both of Trenton, SC a aunt, Sabrina Howard, Johnston, SC, and a host of cousins, relatives and friends.
Shirley Herrin Riggins (Gladys)
Homegoing Services for Shirley Herrin Riggins “Gladys” will be held 1:00 pm Saturday, July 29, 2023 at the Amos & Sons Funeral Home Chapel 412 Railroad Avenue Johnston, SC 29832 with the Reverend K’Tron Padgett, Pastor of Reedy Branch Baptist Church acknowledged and the Rev. Dr. Jasper Lloyd, Eulogist. Interment will follow in the Reedy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery. Viewing will be 11:00am -6:00pm Friday at the funeral home.
We have come together today to celebrate and honor the life of Ms. Shirley (Gladys) Herrin Riggins. A wife, aunt, great aunt and loving sister, who God has removed from this life into eternal life.
Ms. Shirley Herrin Riggins, daughter of the late Robert and Lelia Johnson Herrin was born in Saluda County South Carolina on December 12, 1936. On Tuesday, July 25, 2023, Shirley went home to be with the Lord.
SHE WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF Reedy Branch Baptist Church. She served on the Senior Choir for years.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Lelia Herrin, four sisters, Dorothy, Frances, Lucy and Connie, and three brothers, Clyde, Ben, and Herbert.
Precious memories of Shirley will linger on in the hearts and minds of her sister, Mildred Herrin, brother, Eugene (Easter) Herrin, a devoted niece, Johnnie Mae Bush (Jackson), and family, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, extended family and other sorrowing friends.
Bennie Louise Daniels
Atlanta, GA - Homegoing Services for Bennie Louise Daniels will be held at 11:00am on Monday, July 24, 2023, at the Mine Creek Missionary Baptist Church, 1799 Johnson Hwy, Johnston, SC 29832 with the Reverend Johnny T. Peterson, Pastor/ Eulogist. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Viewing will be 11:00am - 6:00pm Sunday at the Amos & Sons Funeral Home.
Bennie Louise Daniels was born on September 13, 1951, to the late Joe Cephus and Eunice Price in Saluda, SC. She graduated from Riverside High School in 1969. She was baptized at a young age at Mine Creek Missionary Baptist Church. She worked for AT& T (formally C & P) for 30+ years working her way up to management. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Strayer University. She would later start working on government contracts. She lived her life to the fullest and enjoyed every step until her death on July 9, 2023, where she was surrounded by her sons.
She loved going to the casinos, traveling and spending time with her family. Bennie loved her family and would drive to any event that someone was having, with no hesitation. She had a bleeding heart to help anyone in need with money or a place to stay. She would give you her last, whether it was to family, friends, or people she did not know. She touched the lives of many, their lives have been enriched by her.
She was loved by many and is now in heaven to be reunited with her parents, daughter Brenda Daniels, son Frank Daniels, brothers Earnest Price, James Price, Sammie Price, Stanley Weaver, sisters Corressia Dobbs, Denise Price and Johnnie Mae Belton.
She leaves in peace to cherish her memories: 2 sons, James D’Angelo Daniels of Stone Mountain, GA and Rick Young (LaShawn) of Waldorf, MD; 11 grandchildren, Bene’ Daniels, Antonio Chuckie McIntyre, Chavez Childress, Christopher Gardner, David Bryant, Tracy Young, Donovan Lowery, Kendra Lowery, Shauntazia Spencer and Ebony Pagan; 11 great-grandchildren, brother Fredrick Price (Pamela), sisters Willie Jo Price, Vivian Price, Judy Wilson, and Mildred Asante’, 3 aunts Nellie Smith, Sarah Richardson, Mildred Gray and 1 uncle, James Gray and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Julian Still Waldo aka "JJ"
JJ’s Life Story
Johnston, SC - Funeral Services for Mr. Julian “JJ” Waldo Jr. will be held 1:00pm Wednesday , July 19, 2023 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. The Rev. Alfred Bates is Pastor and the Eulogist is Rev. Sammie Williams. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Viewing will be from 11:00am- 6:00pm Tuesday.
During the morning of July 13, 2023, our beloved Julian Still Waldo, Jr., affectionately known as JJ, saw a light of glory and began his journey home. Julian was born October 22, 1982, in Edgefield County, to Ollie Mae Bush-Waldo and the late Julian Still Waldo, Sr. Julian was a 2000 graduate of Strom Thurmond High School. He also attended Clemson University and graduated from USC-Aiken. He was employed at the Aiken Tri-Development Center as a Brain Injury Specialist for many years.
JJ was a great man who was loved by all and always offered a cheerful smile and words of encouragement to anyone who needed it. He loved to joke and had a great sense of humor. He enjoyed cooking like his father. He also enjoyed video gaming with his children, reading, and movies.
Julian leaves to celebrate his life and cherish his homegoing, his loving and devoted mother, Ollie Mae Waldo of Johnston, SC, his three children, a son, Kanye Tyler Waldo and two daughters, Hannah Celeste Waldo and Krystal Nicole Waldo, all of Johnston, SC, a sister, Junetta Waldo Butler, Myrtle Beach, SC, a nephew, Jaden Bakari Butler, a niece, Derrien Nicole Butler, both of Myrtle Beach, SC, four aunts, two uncles, and a host of cousins, relatives and friends.
Theora Lott Gray
Johnston, SC- Funeral Services for Mrs. Theora Lott Gray will be held Wednesday, July 5, 2023; 2:00 pm at the Pine Hill Missionary Baptist Church 943 McCreight St. Johnston, SC 29832 with the Reverend Casey L. Duncan Sr., Pastor and the Reverend John Gibson, Eulogist.
Mrs.Theora Lott Gray, a native of Edgefield County, SC was born on September 15, 1944, the daughter of the late Claude Lott, Sr and Leora Blocker Lott. She boarded the Heavenly train bound for her Heavenly Home, June 23, 2023 at the Aiken Regional Medical Center in Aiken, SC following a trying illness.
She received her education in the public schools of Edgefield County.
She worked over thirty years Nurses Aide and as a Home Health Aide with Shans Point Nursing Facilities in New York. She was an invaluable worker and trusted work friend.
Mrs. Gray was preceded in death by her parents, Claude Lott, Sr. and Theora Blocker Lott, siblings, Claude Lott, Jr. and Johnnie Mae Morris and other treasured family and friends.
Ms. Theora leaves to miss, love honor and cherish her memory, four sons, Robert James , Johnston, SC Ave ry James, Sr, Long Island, NY, Ira Dell James, Johnston, SC and Sherman James, Jr. (Cynthia), Long Island, NY; three sisters, Nora Bell Moore, Ridge Spring, SC, Betty Seal, Long Island, NY and Annie Dinkins, Johnston, SC; eleven grandchildren, Natasha Renee James, Danisha Nicole James, Mone’t Robin James, Avery James, Jr, Shaniqua Taylor(Demetrius), Jamar James, Cherrelle James, Sherman James, Jr. , Ira James, Jr., Quiana Berry and Irys Berry; twenty-greatgrandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.
Lesia Marie Martin
Funeral Services for Ms. Lesia Marie Martin will be held Saturday, July 8, 2023; 2:30 pm at the Amos & Sons Funeral Home Chapel, 412 Railroad Avenue, Johnston, SC 29832 with the Reverend Mary Burton, Eulogist.
Ms.Lesia Marie Martin, a native of Edgefield County, SC was born on September 23, 1967, the daughter of the late Joe Chester Martin, Sr and Annie Laura Townsend Martin. She boarded the Heavenly train bound for her Heavenly Home, July 2, 2023 at her residence.
She received her education in the public schools of Edgefield County.
She worked over for Amick Farms for years She was an invaluable worker and trusted worker and friend.
Lesia was a selectively reserved young lady who could be full of life and she enjoyed living life.
Ms. Martin was preceded in death by her parents, Joe Chester Martin, Sr and Annie Laura Townsend Martin, siblings, Joe Chester Martin, Jr., Annie Mae Martin, Ricky Martin, Tony Martin and Timothy Martin and other treasured family and friends.
Ms. Lesia Martin leaves to miss, love, honor and cherish her memory, four siblings, Jacqueline Faye Martin, Ella Adrena Martin(Cheyenne), Vivian Florence Martin and Fred Michael Martin all of Johnston, SC; a special friend, Jimmy Simpkins, Johnston, SC an uncle, Ernest Martin, nine nieces and nephews, (Ricky Martin, Jr., AJ Martin, Travis Martin, Terrence Martin, Jeremy Martin, April Martin, Ashley Martin, Belinda Martin and Shannon Martin) twenty-two great-nieces and great-nephews and other treasured relatives and friends.