Funeral Homes in Orangeburg, SC

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Shawnee Smith (actor and singer), Monique Coleman (singer and actor), Jonas Seawright (american football player), Tim Jennings (american football player), Alex Barron (american football player), Donnie Abraham (american football player), and Shelton Benjamin (wrestler and actor).

Orangeburg, also known as "The Garden City," is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population of the city was 13,964 as of the 2010 census (though the greater city population was 67,326). The city is located 37 miles southeast of Columbia, on the north fork of the Edisto River in the Piedmont area.The city is enlivened by yearly additions of college students at two major universities. Claflin University in 2014 was ranked as the best liberal arts college in the state and the top HBCU in the country by Washington Monthly. South Carolina State University is noted for having the only undergraduate nuclear engineering program in the state, and the only masters of science degree in transportation in the state. In 1998 the university was designated by the U.S. Congress and the USDOT as one of 33 University Transportation Centers in the nation and the only one in the state.

Orangeburg Obituaries

It was noted on September 7th, 2018 that Trey Thompson perished in Orangeburg, South Carolina.  Thompson was 33 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Trey's life.

It was written on May 10th, 2018 that Jean Sandel (Felder) passed on in Orangeburg, South Carolina.  Ms. Sandel was 98 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jean's life.

It was reported on June 26th, 2017 that Herma Hill Kay perished in San Francisco, California.  Kay was 82 years old and was born in Orangeburg, SC.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Herma Hill's life.

It was noted by Peoria Journal Star on June 14th, 2017 that Charlie Scottlee Barnwell passed away in Orangeburg, South Carolina.  Barnwell was 4 years old and was born in Peoria, IL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Charlie Scottlee's life.

It was noted by Texarkana Gazette on February 25th, 2017 that Ruth L Gullatte (Spigner) passed on in Texarkana, Texas.  Ms. Gullatte was 97 years old and was born in Orangeburg, SC.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ruth L's life.

It was disclosed on November 1st, 2016 that Eleanor Whitehead (Holliday) died in Oberlin, Ohio.  Ms. Whitehead was 98 years old and was born in Orangeburg, SC.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Eleanor's life.

It was disclosed on August 16th, 2016 that Clarence "Choo-Choo" Coleman perished in Orangeburg, South Carolina.  Coleman was 80 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Clarence "Choo-Choo"'s life.

It was revealed on July 22nd, 2016 that Evelyn Bookhardt (Garris) passed on in Orangeburg, South Carolina.  Ms. Bookhardt was 73 years old and was born in Craven Co, NC.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Evelyn's life.

It was noted by Arizona Republic on October 8th, 2015 that Johnny Lee Gardner perished in Chandler, Arizona.  Gardner was 64 years old and was born in Orangeburg, SC.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Johnny Lee's life.

It was disclosed on September 20th, 2015 that Anthony Patterson died in Orangeburg, South Carolina.  Patterson was 56 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Anthony's life.

History

When economic retaliation was used against local Blacks seeking school integration in 1956, students came to their support with hunger strikes, boycotts, and mass marches. A civil rights protest was staged at a whites-only ten-pin bowling alley in Orangeburg on February 8, 1968. After negotiations failed, mass demonstrations similar to those that occurred in Birmingham campaign resulted in more than 1,300 arrests. The church building was erected prior to 1763 in the center of the village and was destroyed at the time of the American Revolutionary War War. The river provided an outlet to the port of Charleston, South Carolina for the agriculture and lumber products.

The official website for the city of Orangeburg is http://www.orangeburg.sc.us.