All Obituaries

Isaiah 57:1–2 states that the righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death. It is with heartfelt sadness and sorrow that Martin Funeral Home announces the transitioning of James Washington on Saturday, March 23th, Hampton Regional Medical Center, Varnville, SC.  Mr. James Washington...

Some may live fewer years and some may live longer. Nevertheless, 70-80 years is generally the length of life for mankind, and in eternal terms, it’s a very short time indeed. Therefore, we must live with an appreciation for the eternal consequences of how we live and give God all the glory, when we are blessed beyond three scores and ten. Today and forver, we will remember the beautiful spirit of the late Florrie Samuels. Visitation for Ms. Florrie Samuels will be held 6-7 pm,...

Wake service for Rivannah Burgess Crawford will be held Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 6-8 pm. St Peters's AME Church, 300 Fishburne Street, Waterboro, SC. The funeral service will be held, 12 Noon, Wednesday, March 20, 2019,  St Peters's AME Church, 300 Fishburne Street, Waterboro, SC with burial in the Live Oak Cemetery, Walterboro, SC.  The loss of a loved one can be extremely difficult, but we also know that our grief is temporary, limited to this life. In Heaven we...

Philippians 3:20-21 tells us that our citizenship is in Heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. On February 1, 2019, Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Mother Mildred Williams hear the Master calling her name, so she turned her back and left this world.  Mildred was born in Miami, Florida on March 11,...

We can find further comfort in knowing "that precious in the sight of the LORD, is the death of His saints." There are no mistake with God, His timing is perfect, and He works all things together for good, for the one taken and those left (Rom. 8:28-29). When a believer is called home, it's because God's purposes for that believer are over. It's because in God's love and wisdom, He wants that believer with Him in glory. God's scripture helps to ease the sorrow;...

"Death is swallowed up in victory. "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Cor. 15:54-57). Because of Christ's victory for us, God assures us in His Word that this separation is not permanent for believers in Christ. For one day there will be a reuniting of believing loved ones in Heaven, never to be...

Many people view death in a negative way but if you believe in God and know that God's holy words never changes, you would understand that man born of a woman will surely die. Death is beautiful because it is our passageway back to the Father. And God will wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying.  Neither shall there be any more pain.  For the former things are passed away. (Revelation: 21:4)  Today,...

Today, tomorrow and years to come we will pray for the family because life has taught us through all death experiences that, He reclaims the old; as well as the young. No parent plans to bury his or her child but when God sends His Angels to bring His child home; much sooner than we planned, we'll brave the grief that comes and try to understand. And God promises us in Revelations 21:4 that, He will wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall...

The mind of a man changes like the wind but God's Holy words will always remain the same. The Bible tells us that, “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.”  II Corinthians 5:8 Roosevelt Stevenson Clark was born on December 21, 1933 in Winston Salem, North Carolina to the late George and Minnie Stevenson. He attended public school at Fourteenth Street School in Winston Salem North Carolina. He ceased his studies to go to work and care for his family....

One of the most difficult things to deal with in life is the death of a loved one, no matter how long God has allowed them to remain here on earth. The Bible tells us that our citizenship is in Heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body. No matter how sad, we may feel, or how much we will miss her; there’s no better place for Ida Mae Bryant to be, than in God’s hands.Mrs. Ida Mae Roberts...