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 reported by Tampa Bay on May 2nd, 2021 that Timothy Walton Lee died in Largo, Florida.  Lee was 59 years old and was born in Orangeburg, SC.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Timothy Walton's life.

It was revealed on May 9th, 2020 that Joyce Franga (Lattimer) perished in Orangeburg, South Carolina.  Ms. Franga was 86 years old and was born in Glenford, OH.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Joyce's life.

It was noted on November 6th, 2019 that Albert Jr Moody perished in Detroit, Michigan.  Moody was 72 years old and was born in Orangeburg, SC.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Albert Jr's life.

It was noted by South West Times Record on October 23rd, 2019 that Wayne Parker Davis died in Ft Smith, Arkansas.  Davis was 68 years old and was born in Orangeburg, SC.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Wayne Parker's life.

It was disclosed on May 11th, 2019 that Travanna T Moore (Wade) died in Evans, Georgia.  Ms. Moore was 39 years old and was born in Orangeburg, SC.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Travanna T's life.

It was disclosed on March 8th, 2019 that Diantha Mae Dutcher passed away in Orangeburg, South Carolina.  Dutcher was 63 years old and was born in Owosso, MI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Diantha Mae's life.

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

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

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

It was noted by Peoria Journal Star on June 14th, 2017 that Charlie Scottlee Barnwell perished 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.

History

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Orangeburg, named for William IV, Prince of Orange, the son-in-law of King George II, of England , was first settled in 1704 by an Indian trader, George Sterling. A subsequent church building was used as a smallpox hospital by General William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War War. The river provided an outlet to the port of Charleston, South Carolina for the agriculture and lumber products. 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. A civil rights protest was staged at a whites-only ten-pin bowling alley in Orangeburg on February 8, 1968.

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