Ruth V. Clements, 79, of St. Matthews died Saturday, December 29, 2012, at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. A graveside service was held Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Clements was born March 13, 1933, in Jefferson City, Mo., a daughter of the late Walter Voight and the late Irene Maxwell Voight. She was a former employee with Carolina Propane.

Jackson “Jack” Grimes, 95, of Bamberg, died Sunday, December 30, 2012, at RMC in Orangeburg. Services will be announced at a later date.

Graveside services for Jack R. Phillips, 71, of Denmark, were held Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Bamberg Memory Gardens. Mr. Phillips was born December 13, 1941, in Norway and passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at his home in Denmark. He was the son of the late Charlie and Lou Ellen Jackson Phillips. Mr. Phillips was an Army veteran and retired with 25 years of service from Zeus as a machinist.

Kenneth Oliver Sandifer, 70, of Bamberg, died December 28, 2012, at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Mr. Sandifer was born in Bamberg, a son of the late Grady M. & Vallie Kinsey Sandifer. He attended the Word of Life Pentecostal Holiness Church in Bamberg. Mr. Sandifer served in the United States Army and was a retired carpenter and craftsman.

Lizzie Singleton, 93, of Ehrhardt, died Friday, December 28, 2012, at Colleton County Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral plans will be announced.

Loushia May Smalls, 78, of Lees, died Friday, December 28, 2012, at the Regional Medical Center. Services will be announced at a later date.

Kate Linda Fowler Strickland, 72, of Denmark, died Thursday, December 27, 2012, in Barnwell County Hospital. The funeral was held Sunday, December 30, 2012 in Bethel Baptist Church in Cope. Mrs. Strickland was born July 2, 1940, in Spartanburg, a daughter of the late Walter Fowler and the late Rachel Barbee Fowler Brown. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.

Jewel Ann Y. Steedly, 63, of Bamberg, died Saturday, December 29, 2012, after a long-term illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at Canaan Baptist Church in the Canaan Community, Cope. She was born November 15, 1949, in Orangeburg County, the daughter of the late Woodrow Young and the late Mildred Ann Norton Young. She was a member of Canaan Baptist Church.

Mr. George Robert Sweatman, 55, died at his residence on December 19, 2012. Funeral services were held Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the Church of God of Prophecy. Born in Bamberg, Mr. Sweatman was the son of James Robert Sweatman and Lillie Mae Sweatman. He was a self employed carpenter and was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. He loved fishing and the Edisto River.