Rest in Peace, Mr. Jackson!

Anderson - William "Bill" Jackson was born August 2, 1928 in Easley, SC to the late "B" and Ethel Jackson. He passed away on March 18, 2013 at Rainey Hospice House. He was a member of Saint Mary of the Angels Catholic Church and an Army Veteran. Bill is survived by his wife, Yvonne Jackson and several grandchildren. The funeral mass will be held 11:00AM, Thursday at Saint Mary of the Angels Catholic Church. The interment will follow at M.J. "Dolly" Cooper Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Saint Mary of the Angels Catholic Church (1821 White Street Anderson, SC 29624)

I Feel Like Going On - Bishop Marvin Winans

Rest in Peace, Ms. Brown!

Nettie Catherian Kenley Brown, WEST COLUMBIA.  Funeral service for Mrs. Nettie Catherian Kenley Brown, 85, of 121 Worlin Drive, West Columbia, will be held Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at St. James Baptist Church, West Columbia, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Born in Lexington County, she was a daughter of Annie Elizabeth West and Richard Kenley. Viewing will be held on Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Pearson's Funeral Home Chapel. Body will be placed in the church at noon Saturday. She was a member of St. James Baptist Church, leader of the Missionary Society, secretary of the church and secretary of the Sunday School union. Surviving are her daughters, Denise Brown and Iris Catherine Brown; sons, James Brown and Rev. Thomas Brown; stepson, Minister Ronald Gamble; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; sister, Thelma Kenley O'Neal. Pearson's Funeral Home has been entrusted with these services.

Tired Melody - Will Downing

Happy Valentine's Day!

Today is a special day for many people involved in relationships.  It covers marriages, dating, and new relationships.  It can be stressful because there are certain expectations you might want to meet and can’t.  Or stressful that it’s the first date in years and you don’t know what to do or expect.  Either way, some folks are glad this day is over.  There are exceptions to every rule and this day is different for some.  In this case, Valentine’s Day will forever be imprinted as a day that a spouse was buried.  As the day for forever love, it will be a day to forever remember the love that was shared.  And this day, Valentine’s Day, will never be the same. For those that have lost a loved one, holidays will never be the same.  Nevertheless, we strive on because we know in their hearts that is what they want us to do.  Continue, move forward, do not give up or give in, and do not stop for them!  They are in a happier place and they know that they are loved.  To them, too, we wish them a Happy Valentine’s Day!

RIP Major Anthony Moye!!!

Major Anthony Charles Moye - Celebration of Life Services for Maj. Anthony Charles Moye, 41, will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 14, 2013, at Bible Way Church of Atlas Road with interment to be held at 2:00 p.m. in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 3 to 9 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Services have been entrusted to J.P. Holley Funeral Home, Columbia. Major Moye is survived by his wife, Moniet Trapp Moye; his parents, Charles, Jr. and Lula Louise Moye; brothers, Brandon (Jessica) and Dwayne (Sophia) Moye; godchildren, Steve Anderson, Jr. and Jalen Wilson; mother in-law, Charlene Trapp; sisters-in-law, Glenda (David) Johnson and Shanna (Donavon) Barnes; brothers-in-law, Louis, Jr., Brandon, and Jervin Trapp and a host of nieces, nephews, and other loving relatives and friends.

Words can't express how we feel about your loss. Our prayers are with you and your family.  His mission was accomplished.  God bless you!

Seashore Farmers' Lodge

Earnest Parks

The Lodge Needing Repair

I met Earnest several years ago at a Civil War enactment. He and the rest of the soldiers representing the 54th Infantry were in various stages of uniforms. Some were obtained from the dead and others made do with what they found and had. I enjoyed sitting with them for hours listening to them discuss how things were at that time in language used by freed and former slaves.

This is what Sol Legare Community was all about. A place where freed slaves settled and where their generations maintained the pride and history that kept them together. The Seashore Farmers’ Lodge was the meeting place. Now a museum it celebrates the 150-year old Sol Legare Community in a preserved and historical position on the National Register of Historic Places.