James Wesley Canady, 71, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at Aiken Regional Hospital. A graveside service was held Friday, October 5, 2012, at Bamberg Memory Gardens. Born in Bamberg, he was the son of the late John Parker Canady and Vera Gedell Copeland. He enjoyed fishing and will be missed by many friends and family.

The funeral service celebrating the life of Phillip Guess Sr. of North Charleston was held Saturday, October 6, 2012, at City of Refuge Ministries in Denmark.

Omega Moody Hanberry, 92, of Denmark, died Sunday, October 7, 2012, at Barnwell County Hospital. Funeral services are incomplete at this time.

Albertha Kelly, 85, of Branchville, died on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at Lexington Medical Center in Columbia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Mrs. Adaree Croft Morris, 72, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2012, in the Medical College of Georgia Hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Friendship Baptist Church. Mrs. Morris was born on August 15, 1940, in Barnwell. She was the daughter of the late Gillie Lee and Annie Lou Still Croft. She was a retired secretary with the SCDNR Barnwell office. She attended the Friendship Baptist Church, was a member of the Thursday Prayer Group and a member of the Young at Heart group at Barnwell First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Mary Frances Rodriguez “Rug Lady,” 54, of Denmark, died Sunday, October 7, 2012, at Trident Hospital in Charleston. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Eden Baptist Church, Denmark. Mrs. Rodriguez was born October 12, 1957, to Janie Jones and the late Thomas Jones in New Jersey. At an early age, she joined Eden Baptist Church. Frances was a 1977 Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School graduate.

The funeral for Marie S. Steward, 86 of Augusta, GA, formerly of Denmark, was held Sunday, October 14, 2012, in Honey Ford Baptist Church. She was born August 5, 1925, to the late Charlie and Savannah Saxon in Bamberg County. She was a life-long member of Honey Ford Baptist Church, where she attended and served in many capacities until failing health prevented. Marie attended the public schools of Bamberg County.

Services for Mrs. Stella Walker Toney Williams, 68, of Williston, were held Friday, October 5, 2012, at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, Williston. Mrs. Stella Williams, a daughter of the late Jimmy and Inez Walker, was born September 20, 1944, in Barnwell County. At an early age, she joined Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, where she served faithfully in several capacities until her health declined. Stella’s professional career was with the Williston School District, where she retired in 2009.

Funeral services for John Wright, 67, of Ehrhardt Road, Ehrhardt, were held Saturday, October 6, 2012, at Rizer Chapel United Methodist Church, Ehrhardt. Born December 21, 1944, in Bamberg County to the late Roosevelt and Albertha Dickerson Wright, he was a lifelong member of Rizer Chapel until his health started to fail. He attended the public schools of Bamberg County. He retired after many years of faithful service in the tool-and-die department of the old Excel Heating and Cooling manufacturing plant in Blackville.

Mr. William Furman Zeigler, 87, of Railroad Ave. in Hampton died early Monday morning September 17th, 2012 at the Orangeburg Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday September 19th, 2012 in the First Baptist Church in Hampton. Born December 13th, 1924 in Bamberg County he was the son of the late William Muzon Zeigler and Lottie Rentz Zeigler. Mr. Zeigler retired in 1982 after 31˝ years on the Security Patrol with DuPont Corporation. He later worked with the Herndon Stock Yards in Ehrhardt, SC for 10 years and was a dispatcher with the Town of Hampton. Mr. Zeigler was a member of the Hampton First Baptist Church, and Past Master of the Evergreen Masonic Lodge #153 where he was a member for over 50 years.