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Kermit Roosevelt Sweet III, age 71, of Graniteville, SC, formally of Russellville, passed away at his home on Monday, January 11, 2021.  He was born on July 23, 1949, son of Betty Sue Brock - Sweet and Kermit Sweet II. He served and was a veteran of the US Air Force.  He was retired as a Nuclear Quality Assurance Auditor and enjoyed bird watching, gardening and Razorback sports. He was preceded in death by his parents and beloved sister, Yvonne Sweet. Survivors include his two children, Continue Reading »

DANA MARIE WYMAN   Dana Marie Wyman passed away peacefully at home in Georgia surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at the age of 46. She was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung (non-smokers lung cancer) in November 2016 which metastasized to her brain in November 2017. She fought bravely for four years.   Dana was born in Decatur, GA on August 14, 1974. She grew up in Derry, NH & graduated from Pinkerton Academy.   She is survived by Continue Reading »

On Thursday, January 7, 2021, Lawrence Eugene Illingworth, loving husband and father of five daughters, passed away at the age of 96 in Evans, Georgia, from COVID. Lawrence was born on August 24, 1924 in Lafayette, Indiana, where he grew up on a rural farm. On August 24, 1949, he married Leontine Catherine Hughes, his Southern Bell from Louisiana. Her parents had warned her, “Don’t you go up north and fall in love with one of those damned Yankees!” Lawrence said she was the best birthday Continue Reading »