Mrs. Gladys Fickling, 97 years old of Ridgeland, South Carolina passed away on September 03, 2021, at Ridgeland Nursing Center in Ridgeland, South Carolina.   A Walk-Thru will be held on Friday, September 10, 2021, at Bostick Funeral Home Chapel in Ridgeland, South Carolina from 5-7 PM A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Bostick Funeral Home Chapel in Ridgeland, South Carolina at 11:00 AM Burial will take place at King Branch Baptist Church...

Mr. Ronald Lee Johnson, 65 years old formerly of Garnett, South Carolina passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021 at Middlesex Health in Connecticut.   A Walk-Thru will be held on Friday, September 24, 2021 at Bostick Funeral Home Chapel in Ridgeland, South Carolina from 5-7PM A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Breller Field Cemetery in Garnett, South Carolina at 10:00 AM

Mr. Edward Jaudon Diggs, 76 years old, formally of Ridgeland, South Carolina, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 in Texas. He graduated  Jasper  High  School  in  1963  where he  excelled in many  subjects,  but his  true  love was  math.  Mr. Diggs also played the trumpet and most brilliantly.   He would also meet the love of his life Eldora Margie Bright-Diggs.   He  entered  the Air Force...

Mr. Chuckie J. Pitts, 60 years old of Ridgeland, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at his residence. Chuckie attended the public schools of Jasper County. He was a proud graduate of the Ridgeland High School Trojans. He was entrusted with the responsibility of getting students to and from school as a school bus driver. A job he loved and excelled at doing. After graduation he was employed by the South Carolina Department of Transportation were he served...

Mr. Beckett N. Jenkins, 103 years old a native of Robertville South Carolina, passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021 at the home of his eldest son in Savannah, Georgia. Mr. Jenkins was born into slavery on the Lawton Plantation back in 1963. He was educated locally in Robertville  and  Penn Normal Industrial along with Agricultural School in Frogmore, South Carolina. Mr. Jenkins was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 during World War II. In 1951, Mr. Jenkins met and...

Mr. Pervis Green, 73 years old a native of Early Branch, South Carolina, died Saturday, August 14, 2021 in Lithonia, Georgia. He started and ended his educational learning in the Hampton County, South Carolina Public School System. In 1969 he moved to Syracuse, New York where he worked many years as a machine operator. He exemplified a caring and generous heart towards his children, family and those who loved him most. He leaves to cherish is memories: four daughters, Erica (Keith) Czapala...

Ms. Queenie E. Anderson ,69 years old formerly of Ridgeland, South Carolina, passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021, in Columbia, South Carolina. Ms. Queenie graduated from Ridgeland High School in 1972. She leaves to cherish her memories; three brothers; Wilson Scott, Deacon John Willis, Jr. and Charles Paul Willis, one aunt; Earlene Scott, One uncle; Henry Burrison, a devoted friend; Musaw Latif, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.   A Graveside Service will be...

Mr. Marion V. Burns, 77 years old of Hilton Head, South Carolina, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021, at Hilton Head Hospital. Marion attended nearby Voorhees College and took advanced studies at American College in Bryn Mawr, PA.   Before working tirelessly for Penn Center, Marion spent decades excelling in the corporate world. For nearly three decades, he moved up the ranks at New York Life, which specializes in life and health insurance, annuities, and investment products. Marion...

Mr. Benjamin White, 63 years old of Ridgeland, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina. Ben attended and graduated from Ridgeland High School back in 1976. In high school, he was an accomplished Music Specialist and several clubs like Black History, Drama, Karate and Psychology those are just a few. Ben attended Voorhees College, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree, there he pledged Phi Beta Sigma and he also...

  Mrs. Sarah Lee Beaufort, 90 years old of Pineland, South Carolina, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at home.   Mrs. Sarah Lee always had a way of making a person laugh, even if it was about you. She was a member of Mount Zion AME Church; she served faithfully as a class leader, choir member, Pastoral Aid Chairperson. Mrs. Sarah Lee was a member of Robertville and Garnett Senior Citizens for years where she had enjoyed the company of others. She had a love for others and...