Joseph 'Joey' H. Belger Jr., age 51, of Grove City, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. He was born in Orangeburg, February 17, 1959, to Joseph 'Joe' H. Sr. and Dorothy Ann (McMillan) Belger. A memorial service was held Saturday, January 22, 2011.

Paul E. Broach, 67, of Bamberg, formerly of Darlington, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 22, 2011. A memorial service was held at Bamberg Church of God on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Mr. Broach was born in Darlington County. He was the son of the late Marion L. Broach Sr. and Myrtle Mae Dutton Broach.

Mrs. Sadell Tyler Faust, 90, of Denmark died peacefully on Monday, January 17, 2011, at Ascension Hospice House in Irmo, after an extended illness. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 22, 2011, at Rome Baptist Church in Denmark. Mrs. Faust was born July 22, 1920, the second born of eight children to the late James E. and Ethel Nimmons Tyler.

John D. Kent, 82, of Union City, died peacefully on Saturday, January 15, 2011, at Heartland Health Center of Battle Creek. He was a loyal and devoted husband, father and grandpa. He was born March 15, 1928, in Reed City to Hervey L. and Clara (Pepper) Kent.

Funeral services for Runette Joyner Nix, 90, of Bamberg, were held Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Mrs. Nix died January 22, 2011, at UPAC of Bamberg. She was born January 31, 1920, in Bamberg, the daughter of the late Oscar Joyner and the late Carrie Fail. She was a member of the Open Door Baptist Church in Bamberg.

Mrs. Gwendolyn L. Raysor, 58, of Bamberg, died Friday, January 14, 2011, at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Services were held on Friday, January 21, 2011, at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Midway community, Bamberg. She was born October 29, 1952, to the late Hiriam Arnold and Virginia Lebby Williams, she was a lifelong member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church.

Mr. Donald Judson Searson, 77, of Smoaks, died Saturday, January 22, 2011, at MUSC. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Mr. Searson was born April 20, 1933, and was a son of the late Van and Hattie Searson. He was a log truck driver and was a member of Little Swamp United Methodist Church.

Peter Raysor ‘Pete’ Stokes III, 65, of Rowesville, died at his residence. A graveside service was held Thursday, January 20, 2011, at New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Stokes was born in Pyote, Texas, a son of Alice Tyler Stokes Hightower and the late Peter R. Stokes Jr. He was formerly employed with McCall-Thomas Engineering and the city of Orangeburg as a police officer.

Funeral services for Alice W. ‘Pookie’ Thomas, 44, of Bamberg, was held Saturday, January 22, 2011, at Union Baptist Church in Bamberg. She was born June 27, 1966, to Jesse James and Vera Youmans Harvey in Bamberg, she was a graduate of Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School's class of 1985.