Juanita ‘Pet’ Bunch Black, 88, of Bamberg, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010, in Lexington. She was born November 6, 1921, in Neeses to the late Willie Matthew Bunch and the late Rilla Victoria Sweatman. Funeral services were held Friday, September 24, 2010.

Sallie Antoinette Kathleen Camp, 75, of Charlotte, N.C., died on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at her home. She was born in Orangeburg on January 4, 1935. She was the daughter of the late Moselle Copeland Camp and William Allie Camp of Bamberg.

Ernest Tyron Hutto Sr., 71, of Denmark, died Monday, September 20, 2010, at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Mr. Hutto was born June 22, 1939, in Orangeburg, a son of the late Thomas J. "TJ" Hutto and Elma Smoak Hutto. Funeral services were held Thursday, September 23, 2010, at Ghents Branch Baptist Church.

Mr. Leroy "Kaggie" McMillan, 65, of Allendale, died Thursday, September 16, 2010, at Bamberg County Hospital in Bamberg. Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at Happy Home Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Leroy Sr. and Evelyn Carter McMillan.

Rev. Betty Jean Milhouse, 71, of Bamberg, died Saturday, September 25, 2010, at her residence. Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 28, 2010, in the Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School Gym.

Rev. Milhouse served Bamberg County in many capacities over the years, as Deputy Coroner for over 20 years, retired nurse/midwife, owner of Betty's Flowers and Gift Shop, Red Cross volunteer worker, co-owner of Milhouse Plumbing, Betty's Chinese Restaurant and the Bamberg Little Theater.

Willie Mae Scott Mitchell Murph, 91, on Thursday, September 16, 2010, God sent his angel of mercy with good news for his faithful servant, letting her know it was time to come home. Born October 26, 1918, in Norway, S.C., Willie Mae Scott Mitchell Murph was the widow of the late Joseph J. Mitchell, Clemson Extension Agent and 4-H Advisor for Colleton, Bamberg and Orangeburg counties. Funeral service were held September 24, 2010 at New Life United Methodist Church, Walterboro, S.C.

Funeral services for Sheriff Larry Williams, 53, of Branchville, were held Monday September 27, 2010, at the South Atlantic Conference Worship Center of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Orangeburg.

Sheriff Larry Dalton Williams was born September 28, 1956, in Bamberg County to the late George Williams and Willie Mae Carson Williams. He completed his secondary education in the public schools of Branchville. His post-secondary education began at South Carolina State University; however, because of his devotion to his beloved mother, he postponed his formal education. He later graduated magna cum laude from Claflin University in Orangeburg, with a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice and a minor in sociology. Sheriff Williams served as an adjunct professor of criminology and forensic science at Claflin.