Johnnie ‘Neb’ Crider, 84, of Cope, died at his home on Friday, February 11, 2011. Services were held Thursday, February 17, 2011, at Spring Branch Baptist Church, Bamberg. He was born December 2, 1926, the son of the late Nathan Benjamin Crider and Virginia Zeigler Crider, in Bamberg County. Mr. Crider was retired from the construction industry, where he worked as a carpenter. Mr. Crider was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Korean Conflict.

Clyde Sylvester Garrick Jr., 84, of Norway, died Friday, February 18, 2011, at the UniHealth Post Acute Care in Bamberg. His funeral was held Monday, February 21, 2011, at Bethel Baptist Church. Mr. Garrick was born September 21, 1926, in Norway, a son of the late Clyde Sylvester Garrick Sr. and the late Louise Garrick. He was retired from Lifetime Doors in Denmark. He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of World War II.

Mrs. Diane Hightower, 63, of High Point, N.C., passed away at her home on February 18, 2011. Linda was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She married Robert Crawford Hightower of Denmark, S.C. on August 5, 1966, and had two wonderful children, Jennifer Lee and Jon David. Linda was a championship golfer, winning the Colonial Country Club Championship and was a multiple champion of the Oak Hollow Ladies Association Championship. She also was invited and played in the NC State Amateur twice. The funeral service was held Wednesday, February 23, 2011.

Mrs. Alexina ‘Zig’ Linder Martin, 83, of Lodge, died Friday, February 18, 2011, at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. She was the widow of Woodrow Wilson Martin. Funeral services were held Sunday, February 20, 2011, at Carter's Ford Baptist Church. Mrs. Martin was born May 11, 1927, in Colleton County and was a daughter of the late Ansel and Ella Nobles Linder. She was a member of Carter's Ford Baptist Church.

Funeral services for Mrs. Justine Vernice Stephens McCants, 80, of Bamberg, were held Saturday, February 19, 2011, at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church in Bamberg. Mrs. Justine Vernice Stephens McCants was a loving and devout Christian. She was born on July 7, 1930, in Smoaks to the late James and Daisy Jenkins Stephens.

Funeral services for Marvin Sease, 64, of Charleston, blues recording artist, were held Thursday, February 17, 2011, at the Leonard E. Dawson Center in Denmark.