Our Obituaries
Arthur Hazard Doyle
March 23, 1929 - May 16, 2013
Georgetown: Arthur Hazard Doyle departed this world on Thursday, May 16, 2013 after a short illness at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Arthur was born March 23, 1929 in Florence to Joseph A. Doyle and Ruth H. Doyle. He was a graduate of Winyah High School and The Citadel. Arthur taught English, History, and Science at Winyah Jr. High School. He was Assistant Principal at Beck Middle School and...
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Shirley Dean Cannon Wilson
February 27, 1950 - May 15, 2013
Georgetown: Shirley Dean Cannon Wilson, 63, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wilson was born in Conway on February 27, 1950, a daughter of Arthurleen Hardwick Alford and the late Earl Samuel Cannon. She grew up in Georgetown and attended Georgetown County Schools. Mrs. Wilson was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Surviving are: her husband, John ...
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Jennie Parker Saussy
June 28, 1922 - April 25, 2013
Georgetown: Jennie Parker Saussy, 90, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at home. Jennie was born in Sumter to the late Jennie Scarborough Parker and Thornwell Hay Parker. She attended the University of South Carolina, studied classical piano in Washington, DC, and later in life received a Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies from Coastal Carolina. Jennie was married to George Stone...
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Linda Still Miller
September 26, 1943 - April 25, 2013
Pawleys Island: Linda Still Miller, 69, passed away after a long illness on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Miller was born in Columbia on September 26, 1943, a daughter of the late Henry David Still, III and Helen Brooker Still. She grew up in Blackville and graduated from Ashley Hall in Charleston in 1961 and Converse College in Spartanburg...
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Beverly Hampton Sawyer, Jr.
February 21, 1939 - April 23, 2013
Pawley's Island: Beverly Hampton Sawyer, Jr., 74, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice. Mr. Sawyer was born February 21, 1939 in Georgetown, a son of the late Beverly Hampton Sawyer and Emily Skinner Sawyer. He grew up in Georgetown, graduated from Winyah High School and East Carolina University. Mr. Sawyer served in the U. S. Army and the U. S. Navy. He spent the...
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Gregory Dupree Elliott
August 30, 1952 - April 20, 2013
Georgetown: Gregory Dupree Elliott, 60, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Elliott was born in Mullins on August 30, 1952, a son of the late Eddie Dupree Elliott and Eunice Mae Hodges Elliott. He was a member of the Quarter Century Club at International Paper Company, where he worked for 40 years. Mr. Elliott was an avid supporter of Georgetown High School athletics and a...
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James Grover Shuler
November 7, 1943 - April 8, 2013
Pawleys Island: J. Grover Shuler, 69, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Shuler was born in Summerville on November 7, 1943, a son of the late James Glenn Shuler and Annie Laurie Sarvis Shuler. He grew up in Georgetown, attended Winyah High School, and graduated from Carlisle Military Academy. Mr. Shuler worked as a project manager in the...
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Billie Carr Houghton
January 20, 1932 - April 7, 2013
Billie Fisher Carr Houghton died peacefully at home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, on Sunday night, April 7, 2013, surrounded by her loving family and wonderful caregivers. An avid reader and traveler who had a special touch with babies, Billie lived a full and active 81 years of life. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 20, 1932. She graduated from Hutchison School in Memphis...
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Linda Morris Smith
October 26, 1947 - April 7, 2013
Andrews: Linda Morris Smith, 65, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Linda was born on October 26, 1947 in Hemingway, a daughter of the late Thomas Whitfield Morris, Sr. and Sudie Mae Howard Morris. She grew up in the Piney Forest community of Williamsburg Co. and graduated from Williamsburg High School. Linda was a licensed practical nurse and was a former employee...
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Pamela Lee Hill
August 28, 1958 - March 30, 2013
Georgetown: Pamela Lee Hill, 54, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice House after a lifetime illness. Miss Hill was born in Georgetown on August 29, 1958, a daughter of the late Robert Walter Hill, Jr. and Nita Weaver Hill. Pamela was one of God's Special Angels who was loaned to the Hill family, and she was a blessing to all. She lived with her sister Susan and...
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Dolphin Dunnaha Overton III
April 2, 1927 - March 25, 2013
Georgetown: Dolphin Dunnaha Overton III, April 2, 1927 – March 25th, 2013. Distinguished Korean War flying ace (South Carolina's first), businessman, devoted husband, beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather-to-be died peacefully surrounded by his wife and children at Tidelands Community Hospice in Georgetown, SC. Born in Andrews, SC, as a child Overton built balsa model planes...
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Jean McGill Wise
November 14, 1940 - March 17, 2013
Pawleys Island: Jean McGill Wise, 72, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at Tideland Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Wise was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on November 14, 1940, a daughter of the late Charles Lalen McGill and Marian Lees McGill. She grew up in North East Philadelphia and graduated from Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. with a Bachelor's degree in Biology. She was a...
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Arthur Prescott Gilman, Jr.
May 14, 1928 - March 14, 2013
Georgetown: Arthur Prescott Gilman, Jr., 84, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Gilman was born in Boston, Mass. on May 14, 1928, a son of the late Arthur Prescott Gilman, Sr. and Josephine Fraser Mackenzie Gilman. He graduated from Rutgers University and served in Korea in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Gilman was retired from Rigby Electric. He was...
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Lois Roberts Barnes
April 26, 1948 - March 14, 2013
Georgetown: Lois Roberts Barnes, 64, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Barnes was born in Charlottesville, Va. on April 26, 1948, a daughter of the late John Samuel Roberts and Lizzie Ann Shifflett Roberts. She was employed at Carver's Bay Store for approximately ten years, where her customers were her family. Mrs. Barnes was a loving wife, mother, and nana...
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Robert J. Kilgore
May 12, 1925 - March 14, 2013
Pawleys Island: Robert J. Kilgore, age 87, died at home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina on Thursday, March 14, 2013 Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Kilgore was born on May 12, 1925, in Erie, Pennsylvania to the late Charles D. and Mary Jane Lee Kilgore. General Counsel and Senior Vice President for 24 years at Hammermill Paper Company, Kilgore was a partner with Marsh,...
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James Allen Moore
July 18, 1946 - March 12, 2013
Georgetown: James Allen Moore, 66, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at MUSC Medical Center in Charleston. Mr. Moore was born in Kingstree on July 18, 1946, a son of the late Furman Harley Moore and Annie Lee McCutchen Moore. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School and Palmer Business College. Mr. Moore served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He previously served...
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Joie Lindsay Holland
January 3, 1935 - February 27, 2013
Georgetown: Joie Lindsay Holland, 78, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mr. Holland was born in Panama City, Fla. on January 3, 1935, a son of the late Jack R. Holland and Ellen Bunn Holland. He moved with his family to Georgetown in 1949. Mr. Holland graduated from Winyah High School in 1952, where, as a member of the Winyah High Band, he became...
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Etta Gladson Turner
April 22, 1920 - February 21, 2013
Pawleys Island: Etta "Peggy" Gladson Turner, 92, widow of David Emerson Turner, died peacefully at home on Thursday, February 21, 2013, after a short illness. Mrs. Turner was born in the Sampit community of Georgetown on April 22, 1920, a daughter of the late Godfrey Dempsey Gladson and Elizabeth Caroline "Carrie" Smith Gladson. She graduated from Andrews High School in 1937. Mrs. Turner...
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George Ashley Colbert, Jr.
July 6, 1936 - February 20, 2013
Tampa, Fla.: George Ashley Colbert, Jr., MD, passed away February 20, 2013 at home surrounded by his children and beloved cat Winston. He was born July 6, 1936 in Georgetown, SC. He was preceded in death by his father George A Colbert Sr, his mother Mary Virginia Boatwright, sister Virginia Ford and son George A. Colbert, III. Survivors include his sister Jill Caviness, his children Sherri ...
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Elda Kathleen Tephabock Girvin
January 28, 1926 - February 18, 2013
Georgetown: Elda Kathleen Tephabock Girvin, 87, died Monday, February 18, 2013, at Agape Rehabilitation of Conway. Mrs. Girvin was born in Laurel Dale, W. Va. on January 28, 1926, a daughter of the late Junior Emil Tephabock and Margaret Onee Conrad Tephabock. She moved to Maryland from W. Va. as a young woman. Mrs. Girvin work for Glenn L. Martin Company, an airplane manufacturer, during...
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Thomas Edward Unrue, Jr.
May 18, 1975 - February 9, 2013
Thomas Edward "Jay" Unrue Jr., 37, of Georgetown, SC, was taken from this life too soon on February 9, 2013, a victim of a senseless homicide. He is survided by his wife, Teresa, and two step-children, Skyla and Lance. He is the son of June Pauley of Georgetown and Thomas Unrue Sr. of Surfside Beach. He is the grandson of Delores Bass of West Virginia and Theodore Unrue of Florida. He is...
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Ann Asendorf Harper
July 20, 1921 - February 3, 2013
Andrews: Ann Asendorf Harper, 91, widow of Samuel Montgomery Harper, and beloved mother of seven passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013. Ann was born July 20, 1921, in Savannah, Ga., daughter of John Martin and Virginia Elizabeth Smith. She was a life-long Catholic and a member of St. Mary, Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Georgetown. Ann was a homemaker extraordinaire, known for her...
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John George Szabo
August 11, 1919 - February 2, 2013
Pawleys Island: John George Szabo, 93, died Saturday, February 2, 2013, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Szabo was born in Dante, Va. on August 11, 1919, a son of the late Joseph Szabo and Rosalia Toth Szabo. He grew up in West Virginia, served in the Civilian Conservation Corps as a young man, and attended Tri-State College in Agola, Ind. Mr. Szabo was a retired tool and...
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Lillian Elphick Moore
March 13, 1926 - February 2, 2013
Georgetown: Lillian Elphick Moore, 86, widow of Henry Singleton Moore, Sr., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice surrounded by her family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend who will be deeply missed by those who knew and loved her. Mrs. Moore was born on March 13, 1926 in Sydney, Australia, a...
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Wiley McTeer Bell
January 2, 2013 - February 1, 2013
Georgetown: Wiley McTeer Bell died Friday, February 1, 2013, at MUSC Hospital in Charleston. Wiley was born on January 2, 2013 to Wiley Craig Bell and Jennifer Pursley Brown Bell of Georgetown. In addition to his parents, he is survived by: his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Miller of Milledgeville, Ga.; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Bell, Jr. of Lancaster...
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Elaine Dusenbury Hawley
October 5, 1921 - January 28, 2013
Georgetown: Elaine Dusenbury Hawley, 91, died peacefully Monday, January 28, 2013, at the home of her daughter, Donna Griffith, of Irmo. Mrs. Hawley was born in Conway on October 5, 1921, a daughter of the late Edith Dusenbury Woodbury and Donald Dusenbury and wife of the late Bert Hawley. She attended Lander College where she was Miss Lander College. She was also Miss Georgetown. Her most...
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Elizabeth Anne Redmond Kimbrough
June 18, 1924 - January 26, 2013
Georgetown: Elizabeth Anne Redmond Kimbrough, 88, widow of Edward Shields Kimbrough, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia. Mrs. Kimbrough was born in Hattiesburg, Miss. on June 18, 1924, a daughter of the late John Lawrence Redmond and Carrie Hegwood Redmond. She moved to Pawleys Island before moving to Georgetown and graduating from Winyah High School. Mrs....
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Florrie Bernice Cox
July 21, 1942 - January 26, 2013
Andrews: Florrie Bernice Cox, 70, went home to be with her heavenly father on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Ms. Cox was born in Andrews on July 21, 1942, a daughter of the late Cleve Cox and Leila Idell Avant Cox. She grew up in the Piney Forest community of Andrews and was retired from working in both home aide care and as a private duty nurse's aide. Ms. Cox ...
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Robert Olin Watts, Sr.
April 1, 1927 - January 25, 2013
Georgetown: Robert "Bob" Olin Watts, Sr., 85, died Friday, January 25, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mr. Watts was born in Georgetown on April 1, 1927, a son of the late James Pringle Watts and Eliza Rebecca Roberts Watts. He grew up in the Sampit community of Georgetown and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. Watts retired after 40 years of employment with Westvaco...
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Thomas Alton Cox
June 19, 1945 - January 24, 2013
Georgetown: Thomas Alton Cox, 67, died Thursday, January 24, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice. Mr. Cox was born in Georgetown on June 19, 1945, a son of Bennie Walker Cox, Sr. and Janie Etta Smith Cox. He grew up in Georgetown and attended the county schools. Mr. Cox was a life time member of Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church, a member of the Francis Asbury Church School Class, and...
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Richard Lee Piepenbring
February 1, 1923 - January 23, 2013
Georgetown: Richard Lee "Dick" Piepenbring, 89, passed away January 23, 2013. Mr. Piepenbring was born February 1, 1923, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Frank Otto and Sylvia Bernard Piepenbring. He was a member of Georgetown Presbyterian Church for forty-two years, where he was a deacon. Mr. Piepenbring served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps during WW II. Afterward, he graduated from the...
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Samuel Aventer Walters
October 27, 1913 - January 23, 2013
Georgetown: Samuel Aventer Walters, 87, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013, in Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Walters was born October 27, 1925 in the Suttons Community of Williamsburg County, a son of the late Samuel James Walters and Letha Estelle Broach Walters. He grew up in Suttons, graduated from Williamsburg High School, and served in the U. S. Air Force. Mr. Walters was a former co...
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James Adelbert Merchant, Jr.
January 9, 1946 - January 19, 2013
Myrtle Beach: James Adelbert (Del) Merchant lost his long battle with cancer on January 19, 2013, at the Tidelands Community Hospice in Georgetown. He was born on January 9, 1946, in Greenville, the son of the Reverend James A. and Ruth J. Merchant. As the son of a Methodist minister, he lived in Greenville, Hickory Grove, Seneca, Dillon, Orangeburg and Greenwood. He was the grandson of...
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Leopold Eden Scott, Jr.
January 16, 1922 - January 18, 2013
Georgetown: Leopold Eden Scott, Jr., 91, died Friday, January 18, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Scott was born in Beaumont, Tex. on January 16, 1922, a son of the late Leopold Eden Scott and May Ruppe Scott. He grew up in Holly Hill, Fla. and graduated from Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Fla. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Mr. Scott graduated from the...
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Robbie Grace Ray Aldridge
August 11, 1926 - January 12, 2013
Georgetown Mrs. Robbie Aldridge, 86, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, L. Jay Aldridge and her grandson, Levi Singletary. She is survived by her children, Shelia Sullivan (Bill) of Georgetown and Sheree Brown (Larry) of Tampa, FL and Shelley Singletary of Bushnell, FL; a brother Frank Ray of Dothan, AL and a sister Ida Mae Belk of Steens, MS.;...
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Elma Fay Moore
November 24, 1943 - January 11, 2013
Andrews: Faye Moore, 69, died Friday, January 11, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Ms. Moore was born on November 24, 1943 in the Sutton community near Andrews, a daughter of the late George Pressley Moore and Thelma Lee Michau Moore. She was a private caregiver and loved gardening and fishing. Ms. Moore was a loving mother and grandmother. Surviving are: two daughters, Sherry Gatlin...
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David William McKenzie
April 4, 1921 - January 9, 2013
Andrews: David William McKenzie, 91, widower of Maude Moore McKenzie, went to be in glory on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. McKenzie was born in Andrews on April 4, 1921, a son of the late David McKenzie and Edith Bertha Swails McKenzie. He grew up and lived in the Ten Acre Community of Andrews and was retired as both a farmer and an employee of the S. C....
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Elsie Firesheets Waters Ellington
April 6, 1925 - January 3, 2013
Georgetown: Elsie Waters Ellington, 87, artist and wife of the late J. Burns Ellington, died Thursday, January 3, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ellington was born in Florence on April 6, 1925, daughter of the late Cyril A. Waters and Elsie Firesheets Waters. She graduated from Florence High School and Mary Baldwin College in Virginia. Mrs. Ellington studied art at Kansas City...
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Daniel Curtis Hall
March 31, 1923 - December 31, 2012
Pawleys Island Daniel Curtis Hall, 89, widower of Mary Reeder Hall, died Monday, December 31, 2012, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hall was born March 31, 1923, in Washington, D.C., a son of the late Daniel Curtis Hall and Lelia Vaughn Hall. He grew up in Washington and graduated from High School there. Mr. Hall served in the Army during World War II. He was a retired employee of Bell...
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Lillie Tanner Creel
December 1, 1937 - December 22, 2012
Georgetown: Lillie Tanner Creel, 75, died Saturday, December 22, 2012, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Creel was born in the Pleasant Hill community of Georgetown Co. on December 1, 1937, a daughter of the late Willie Davis Tanner and Eva Mae Cribb Tanner. She grew up in the Pleasant Hill community and graduated from Pleasant Hill High School. Mrs. Creel moved to Georgetown as a young...
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Tabitha Marie Hanna
February 24, 1987 - December 20, 2012
Georgetown: Tabitha "Tabby" Marie Hanna, 25, died Thursday, December 20, 2012, at her residence. Ms. Hanna was born in Georgetown on February 24, 1987, a daughter of Robin R. Lambert and the late James "Jim" Montgomery Hanna. She lived all her life in Georgetown and attended Georgetown High School. Ms. Hanna was a loving companion and mother and loved helping other people. In addition to her...
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Creola Strong Foster
July 31, 1921 - December 15, 2012
Andrews: Creola Strong Foster, 91, widow of Walter "John" Leroy Foster, died Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown. Mrs. Foster was born in Andrews on July 31, 1921, a daughter of the late Ernest Strong and Lottie A. Morris Strong. She grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. Mrs. Foster was a retired employee of Oneita Knitting Mills and...
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Bernice Wilson Johnson Wilkinson
August 12, 1921 - December 13, 2012
Georgetown: Bernice Wilkinson, 91, died December 13, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Wilkinson was born in Murrells Inlet, a daughter of the late Herman Kelner Wilson and Frances Vereen Wilson. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include: her daughter, Anne Forbes of Georgetown; a son, Chris Johnson (Susie) of Georgetown; three grandchildren, Brooke Sigmon (Bernie), Greg Cameron, and...
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Alyce Valaer Wood
December 11, 2012
Greenville: Alyce Valaer Wood, wife of John Beale Wood, Sr., died Tuesday, November 11, 2012. Born in Atlanta, Ga., she was a daughter of the late Paul V. Valaer and Lanius Massey Valaer. Alyce was a homemaker and enjoyed playing golf, tennis and bridge. She attended Guilford College and was a member of Christ the King, Waccamaw in Pawleys Island. She was also a member of the Thursday Club and...
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John Earl Goodwin, Jr.
October 28, 1932 - December 11, 2012
Georgetown: John "Earl" Goodwin, Jr., 80, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at MUSC Hospital in Charleston. Mr. Goodwin was born in Fork on October 28, 1932, a son of the late John "Sam" Earl Goodwin and Nellie McKenzie Goodwin. He lived most of his life in Georgetown and served in the Georgetown Army National Guard. Mr. Goodwin was a former supervisor for Coburg Dairy and retired from...
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Mary Sue Burroughs Skipper
September 28, 1935 - December 6, 2012
Andrews: Mary Sue Burroughs Skipper, 77, widow of William Leslie Skipper, Jr., died Thursday, December 6, 2012, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Skipper was born in Andrews on September 28, 1935, a daughter of the late William Rogers Burroughs and Maggie Ola Hughes Burroughs. She lived all of her life in the Andrews area and was a graduate of Andrews High School. Mrs....
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Caroel Ann White Nowak
February 3, 2012 - November 24, 2012
Andrews: Caroel Ann White-Nowak died peacefully on Saturday morning, November 24, 2012, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Caroel was born in Miami, Fla. on February 3, 1937. Her family moved from Miami to Andrews in the late 1930s when her father found work at the Kraft Paper Mill in Georgetown. The White family lived in the house located on highway 41 south of Andrews a short distance south...
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Julius Elmore Cameron, Jr.
June 25, 1932 - November 18, 2012
Pawleys Island: Julius Elmore Cameron, Jr., 80, widower of Anne Skinner Cameron, died Sunday, November 18, 2012, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Cameron was born in Marion on June 25, 1932, a son of the late Julius Elmore Cameron, Sr. and Tommie Belle Godbold Cameron. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School and the University of S. C. School of...
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Edythe Lang Myers
November 18, 1919 - November 15, 2012
Pawleys Island: Edythe Lang Myers, 92, died Thursday, November 15, 2012, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Myers was the daughter of the late Carrie Austin Lang and Noah "Capt. Buck" Lang. She was a member of St. Paul's Waccamaw United Methodist Church and had served as a member of the altar guild and the United Methodist Women. Mrs. Myers was a volunteer at Georgetown...
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Edith Ann Smith Duffy
February 26, 1948 - November 9, 2012
Georgetown: Edith "Edie" Ann Smith Duffy, 64, died Friday, November 9, 2012, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Ms. Duffy was born in Clarinda, Iowa on February 26, 1948, a daughter of Edith Sheaffer Smith and the late Eugene F. Smith. She grew up in Munhall, Pa. and graduated from Villa Maria College with a B.S. degree in nursing. Ms. Duffy moved to S.C. in the 70's and earned a Master's...
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Frances Schultz Ward Goldstein
January 21, 1921 - October 31, 2012
Inman: Frances Ward Goldstein, 91, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend went home to be with the Lord on October 31, 2012. She had been a resident of Rosecrest Lutheran Home in Inman during the last year and a half of her life and at Sunrise Home in Charlotte, NC before that for several years to be close to family. Until that time, her home had been in Georgetown. Mrs...
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Charles Edward Casselman
September 25, 1953 - October 26, 2012
Andrews: Charles Edward Casselman, 59, died Friday, October 26, 2012 in an automobile accident on Old River Rd. in Florence County near Kingsburg. Mr. Casselman was born in Georgetown on September 25, 1953, a son of Vincent Kirton Casselman and the late Charlie Frasier Casselman. He lived all his life in Andrews and served in the U. S. Army and the Army National Guard in Tennessee and South...
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Winnie Haselden Harris
August 29, 1922 - October 25, 2012
SAVANNAH, GA Winnie Hampton Harris, 90, died Thursday, October 25, 2012 under the care of Odyssey Hospice in Savannah, GA. Ms. Harris was born in Georgetown County, SC on August 29, 1922, the daughter of the late William D. and Ada Belle Benton Haselden. She was a longtime member of Bible Baptist Church where she participated in the nursery department for many years, caring for multiple...
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Roy Bell Ted Harrelson, Jr.
April 6, 1936 - October 23, 2012
Georgetown: Roy Bell "Ted" Harrelson, Jr., 76, passed away at a local hospital Tuesday morning, October 23, 2012, due to a medical illness. Ted was a fun loving person and always enjoyed interacting with others. He loved to tell stories and always had a smile on his face. Ted will greatly be missed by his family and friends. Ted was predeceased by: his parents, Roy Bell Harrelson and Ruth...
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Meta Virginia Blakely
April 22, 1927 - October 21, 2012
Georgetown: Meta Virginia Blakely, 85, died Sunday, October 21, 2012, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Miss Blakely was born in Andrews on April 22, 1927, a daughter of the late Samuel Benjamin Blakely and Henrietta Isokreit Blakely. She moved with her family to Georgetown in 1938 and graduated from Winyah High School. Miss Blakely worked as a secretary for forty-four years and retired...
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Maxcy Webber Rowell, Sr.
September 4, 1928 - October 18, 2012
Andrews: LTC Maxcy Webber Rowell Sr., U.S. Army Retired, 84, husband of Iris Jean Blackmon Rowell for 62 years, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 18, 2012. Coach Rowell was born September 4, 1928 in Kingstree to the late John Horace Rowell and Essie Mae Jones Rowell. He retired as the Principal of Andrews High School and served as the football coach for eleven years. The football...
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Nancy Leigh Bondurant Wilson
July 30, 1922 - October 16, 2012
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Wade Alonzo Carter, Jr.
August 13, 1952 - October 12, 2012
Andrews: Wade Alonzo Carter, Jr., 60, died Friday, October 12, 2012, at Roper Hospital in Charleston. Mr. Carter was born in Gastonia, N.C. on August 13, 1952, a son of the late Wade Alonzo Carter, Sr. and Emo Irene Austin Carter. He grew up in Gastonia and graduated from South Point High School. Mr. Carter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of South...
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Linda Moore Hayworth
July 20, 1944 - September 22, 2012
Pawleys Island: Linda Moore Hayworth, 68, died Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Hayworth was born in Pinehurst, N.C. on July 20, 1944, a daughter of the late Richard Henry Moore and Loretta Purvis Moore. Her father started a business in Asheboro, N.C., and the family moved there when Linda was five. Mrs. Hayworth graduated from Asheboro High School in...
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John Sherwin Bracken
June 27, 1941 - September 17, 2012
Pawleys Island: John Sherwin Bracken died on September 17, 2012 at his home of seventeen years in Pawleys Island following a serious illness. Born in Sharon, PA, June 27, 1941, the son of John William Bracken and Elizabeth Denardo Sherwin Bracken, he is survived by his wife, Nancy Knowles Bracken, a brother Rodney Bracken and his wife Sherry of Shelton, WA. Also surviving are two sisters-in-law,...
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Mabel Isaac Walker
November 19, 1922 - September 9, 2012
Georgetown: Mabel Isaac Walker, 89, widow of William P. (Bill) Walker, passed away peacefully in Mt. Pleasant on Sunday evening with her loving family members at her side. The second child of Thomas and Catherine Isaac, Mabel was born on November 19, 1922 in Georgetown, South Carolina. She retired as Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent of the Georgetown County Department of Education....
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Edna Owens Rowe
May 9, 1915 - September 6, 2012
Georgetown: Edna Owens Rowe, 97, died Thursday, September 6, 2012, at Genesis Health Care in Mooresville, N.C. Mrs. Rowe was born in Andrews on May 9, 1915, a daughter of the late Walter Hazard Owens and Beaulah S. Avant Owens. She grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. Mrs. Rowe was a charter member and the oldest member of Friendfield Presbyterian Church, where she was...
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Elfriede Illg Tanner
July 29, 1926 - September 3, 2012
Andrews: Elfriede "Ellen" Illg Tanner, 86, died Monday, September 3, 2012, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Tanner was born in Stuttgart, Germany on July 29, 1926, a daughter of the late Friedrich and Maria Groetzinger Illg. She served in the German Army during World War II, when she met her late husband, Wade Erskine Tanner, who was an American soldier. Her love for him was so...
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Corrine Goins Lambert
July 4, 1921 - August 31, 2012
Georgetown: Corrine Goins Lambert, age 91, went to be with her Lord at 7:42 a.m. on August 31, 2012. Mrs. Lambert was born July 4, 1921 in Georgetown County, the widow of Cleveland Lambert, and the daughter of the late Fred Goins and Annie Mitchum Goins. She attended the Georgetown Church of God. A loving mother, she leaves behind 5 sons, Ervin E. Lambert, Fred D. Lambert (Anne), Michael Lambert,...
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Kathryn Mercer Coutu
July 9, 1921 - August 28, 2012
Georgetown: Kathryn Olivia Mercer Coutu, 91, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Coutu was born in Andrews on July 9, 1921, a daughter of the late Christopher Columbus Mercer and Sarah Catherine Porter Mercer. She grew up in the Suttons and Oak Grove sections of Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. Mrs. Coutu was a member of Trinity United...
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James C. Bessinger
June 14, 1916 - August 28, 2012
Georgetown: James C. "Bee" Bessinger passed peacefully in the company of family members on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. James was born on June 14, 1916 in Denmark, a son of Charles Leroy and Inez Hightower Bessinger. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. He graduated from Denmark-Olar High School prior to being employed as a Deputy Sheriff and a Federal Game Warden by Arcadia Plantation. ...
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Charlie Arthur McConnell
April 29, 1926 - August 27, 2012
Georgetown: Charlie Arthur McConnell died Monday, August 27, 2012, at Tidelands Community Hospice after a valiant three month ordeal with cancer. Mr. McConnell was born April 29, 1926 in Jenkinsville, SC, to the late William Thomas McConnell and Eva Turkett McConnell, but his birth certificate was not signed until five days later, making his legally recorded birthday May 4, 1926. Mr. McConnell...
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William Joseph Getz
October 26, 1954 - August 26, 2012
Murrells Inlet: William Joseph "Joe" Getz, 57, died Sunday, August 26, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Getz was born on October 26, 1954 in Barberton, Oh. and graduated from Barberton High School in 1973. He lettered in basketball and football during his high school years. Mr. Getz attended Hiram College and graduated in 1977. He was a fun-loving dad and a devoted father. Mr. Getz was...
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Kent Seignious Kelley Freeman
October 2, 1923 - August 26, 2012
Georgetown: Mary Kent Seignious Kelley Freeman, 88, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2012. Kent was born on October 2, 1923 in Greenville, S.C. and was the daughter of Mary Robottom and Francis Pelmoin Seignious. She grew up in Kingstree and graduated from Kingstree High School in 1940. She thereafter graduated from Converse College and remained at the school for a year after her graduation...
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Johnnie Bell Johnson
March 1, 1914 - August 24, 2012
Georgetown: Johnnie Bell Johnson, 98, widower of Kathryn Porter Johnson, died Friday, August 24, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Johnson was born in Georgetown County on March 1, 1914, and graduated from Winyah High School. A son of the late John James Johnson and Ada Boyd Ivey Johnson, he was a lifetime farmer and owned and operated Farmer's County Line Stockyard. Mr. Johnson was a former SC...
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Lottie Mae Richardson Allen
November 13, 1914 - August 22, 2012
Port Orange, Fla.: Lottie Mae Richardson Allen, 97, widow of Lawrence W. Allen, died Wednesday, 22, 2012, in Eagle River, Alaska. Mrs. Allen was born in Portageville, Mo. on November 13, 1914, a daughter of the late William Johnson Richardson and Henrietta Harris Richardson. She was a retired employee of General Motors. Mrs. Allen was a former resident of Morningside of Georgetown. Surviving...
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Carol Juanita Mizell Hattaway
December 3, 1946 - August 22, 2012
Mt. Pleasant: Carol Mizell Hattaway, 65, died Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Hattaway was born in Harleyville on December 3, 1946, a daughter of Henry Mizell and the late Annie Bishop Mizell. She grew up in Harleyville and graduated from Harleyville-Ridgeville High School. Mrs. Hattaway was a retired employee of Southern Bell Telephone Co. and a member of Telephone...
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Mable Koth Tamsberg
October 31, 1918 - August 16, 2012
Georgetown: Mable Koth Tamsberg passed away on August 16, 2012 in Georgetown. Mrs. Tamsberg was born in Beaufort County, South Carolina on October 31, 1918, the daughter of the late Charles Frederick Koth and Effie Bishop Koth. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-six years, Joseph Lane Tamsberg, Sr., and her daughter, Susan Tamsberg Wise. Mrs. Tamsberg graduated as valedictorian...
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Jurmie Eugene Watkins
April 26, 1922 - August 14, 2012
Pawleys Island: Jurmie "Newt" Eugene Watkins, 90, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mr. Watkins was born in Ashwood on April 26, 1922, a son of the late George Washington Watkins and Nannie Baker Watkins. He grew up in Lee County, moved to Georgetown in 1940, and to Pawleys Island in 1948. Mr. Watkins was a retired employee of International...
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Cecelia Loretta Elliott Figgins
August 5, 1922 - August 12, 2012
Georgetown: Cecelia Loretta Elliott Figgins, 90, widow of Fielden Lawrence Figgins, died Sunday, August 12, 2012, at NHC Healthcare in Garden City. Mrs. Figgins was born in Andrews on August 5, 1922, a daughter of the late Johnnie Samuel Elliott and Janie McCants Elliott. She obtained an associate's degree in business school and worked for the City of Georgetown for many years. Mrs. Figgins...
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Billy Burnette Bourne
September 18, 1931 - July 25, 2012
Georgetown: Billy Burnette Bourne, 80, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Laughlin-Service Funeral Home in Hunstville, Ala.
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Julia Augusta Farrior Drake
October 5, 1914 - July 17, 2012
Julia "Judy" Augusta Farrior Drake, passed away in Saluda on July 17, 2012. She was born October 5, 1914, in Tampa, Fla., to Dr. Joseph Brown Farrior Sr. and Evelyn Gray Searcy Farrior. The family is of seven generations of doctors, artists and lawyers. She attended University of Alabama and Florida State (Kappa Delta Sorority) and graduated in 1938 from the Johns Hopkins University School of...
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Lila Elizabeth Ward Watford
January 14, 1932 - July 1, 2012
Andrews: Lila Elizabeth Ward Watford, 80, died Sunday, July 1, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Watford was born in Georgetown Co. on January 14, 1932, a daughter of the late William Rhodus Ward, Sr. and Hessie Richardson Ward. She retired as owner of Watford's Oceda Grocery in 1986. Mrs. Watford was a member of Gourdine's Chapel and was active in the Gourdine's Chapel Women's Society. Surviving...
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Thomas McKay Gaede
April 2, 1942 - June 30, 2012
Georgetown: Thomas McKay Gaede, 70, died Saturday, June 30, 2012, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mr. Gaede was born in Charlotte, N.C. on April 2, 1942, a son of the late Constance McKay Gaede and Anton Henry Gaede, Sr. He was a proud veteran of the United States Navy. Mr. Gaede sailed around the world and served in Antarctica aboard the icebreaker USS Glacier. A waterman and...
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Winford Johnson
April 10, 1929 - June 23, 2012
Georgetown: Winford Johnson, 83, died Saturday, June 23, 2012, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Johnson was born in Conway on April 10, 1929, a son of the late Will Johnson and Mary Jane Page Johnson. He retired in 1994 from International Paper Co. after 47 years employment. Mr. Johnson was a member of Screven Baptist Church. Surviving are: his wife, Doris W. Johnson of Georgetown; a...
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Rothie Bennett Altman, Jr.
July 25, 1923 - June 15, 2012
Georgetown: Rothie Bennett Altman, Jr., 88, widower of Lydia Turner Altman, died Friday, June 15, 2012, at Prince George Healthcare Center. Mr. Altman was born in Georgetown on July 25, 1923, a son of the late Rothie Bennett Altman, Sr. and Agnes Bertha Luckan Altman. He was a Master Mason and member of Winyah Lodge # 40, A.F.M. and a former member of the Loyal Order of Moose. Mr. Altman...
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Judith Rebecca Howard Duncan
July 31, 1938 - June 12, 2012
Conway: Judith Rebecca Howard Duncan, 73, widow of Riley Wiebens "Buddy" Duncan, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. Mrs. Duncan was born in Mooresville, N.C. on July 31, 1938, a daughter of the late E. Y. Howard and Edna Mae Aiken Howard. She grew up in Mooresville and graduated from high school there. Mrs. Duncan lived most of her life at...
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Andrew Wadies Thompson
March 4, 1926 - June 5, 2012
Murrells Inlet: Andrew Wadies Thompson, 86, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at Waccamaw Community Hospital. Mr. Thompson was born in the Vox community of Florence County on March 4, 1926, a son of the late Callie Thompson and Elizabeth Brigham Thompson. He was predeceased by his son, Andrew Wadies Thompson, Jr. of Pawleys Island. Surviving are: his wife, Patience B. Thompson of Murrells Inlet; a...
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Karen Elaine Hein Shahan
January 26, 1954 - June 3, 2012
Karen Elaine Hein Shahan, 58, widow of Sterling Dale Shahan, died Sunday, June 3, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Shahan was born in Huntington, WV on January 26, 1954, a daughter of the late Charles Herman Hein and Mary Eleanor Nicholas Hein. She is survived by a brother, Charles G. Hein of Niceville, Florida.
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Alice Elizabeth McLean Smith
June 11, 1917 - June 3, 2012
Andrews: Alice McLean Smith, 94, widow of Arthur Woodrow Smith died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Alice was born in Dunn, N. C. on June 11, 1917, a daughter of the late William Jordan McLean and Emily Tarte McLean. She grew up in N. C. and S. C. and graduated from Winyah High School in Georgetown. Alice lived most of her life in...
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Pamela Beal Winter
November 15, 1943 - June 2, 2012
Georgetown: Pamela Beal Winter, 68, died Saturday, June 2, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Winter was born November 15, 1943, in Dallas Tex., the daughter of the late Harold Francis Beal, Jr. and Doris Nebel Beal. She was a graduate of Winyah High School and attended Barry University. Mrs. Winter retired after 23 years from The Department of Social Services in Georgetown. Surviving are: a son,...
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William Henry Schoff III
May 23, 1942 - June 2, 2012
Pawleys Island: William Henry Schroff, III, 70, died Saturday, June 2, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Schroff was born in Chicago, Ill. on May 23, 1942, a son of the late William Henry Schroff, II and Elizabeth Pauline Conkey Schroff. He was a U. S. Air Force Reserve veteran and a member of the American Legion, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Moose Lodge, and Elks. Mr. Schroff was the former owner of...
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Wesley Sandel Ragin
December 8, 1941 - June 1, 2012
Georgetown: W. S. "Sandy" Ragin died June 1, 2012, at his home. Mr. Ragin was born in Rock Hill on December 8, 1941, a son of the late John James and Naomi Sandel Ragin. He was predeceased in death by his sister, Louisa Ragin Craig Dills. Mr. Ragin was a member of Georgetown Presbyterian Church. After graduating from Rock Hill High School in 1960, Mr. Ragin attended Clemson University and...
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Violet Regan Farrell
October 2, 1927 - May 31, 2012
Georgetown: Violet Regan Farrell, 84, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Farrell was born in Roxboro, N.C. on October 2, 1928, the daughter of the late Isaac Verne Regan and Pallie Dunn Regan, and widow of Charles Roy Farrell, Jr. She and Charles were married on March 23, 1950. Mrs. Farrell was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved and enjoyed her...
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Patricia Gretchen Wood Harrelson
March 18, 1940 - May 12, 2012
Georgetown: Patricia Gretchen Wood Harrelson, 72, died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at her residence. Ms. Harrelson was born in Enola, Pa. on March 18, 1940, a daughter of the late Charles Henry Wood and Elizabeth Taylor Marsh Wood. She graduated in 1958 from Winyah High School. Ms. Harrelson was a licensed practical nurse and retired after 22 years of employment with Georgetown Memorial Hospital....
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Nina Mills Morris
September 18, 1939 - May 7, 2012
Georgetown: Nina Mills Morris, 72, died Monday, May 7, 2012, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Morris was born in Conway on September 18, 1939, a daughter of the late Percy Edward Mills, Sr. and Thelma Grace Lewis Mills. She was a 1957 graduate of Winyah High School and lived all her life in Georgetown. Mrs. Morris retired as a teacher's aide at Georgetown High School. She was a...
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John Michael Glenn
November 6, 1943 - April 27, 2012
Georgetown: John Michael Glenn, 68, died Friday, April 28, 2012, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Glenn was born on November 6, 1943 in Tacoma, Wash., a son of the late James Thomas and Barbara Valenta Glenn. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Nancy Smith Glenn, and a brother, Jim. Surviving are: his companion, Quinn Smith, of Georgetown; and her family, a beloved daughter, Sarah Coleman;...
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Doris Edna Budd
May 13, 1956 - April 25, 2012
Andrews: Doris Edna Budd, 55, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Ms. Budd was born May 13, 1956, a daughter of Shelby Jean Lambert Budd and the late Doris Clifton Budd, Jr. She grew up in Georgia and graduated from high school there. Ms. Budd was a former security guard for the Georgetown County Schools and a waitress at Truck Stops of America. She was a member...
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Ann Wells Massengill-Evans
September 9, 1944 - April 20, 2012
Georgetown: Ann Wells Massengill-Evans, 67, died Friday, April 20, 2012, in Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Ann was born in Durham, NC on September 9, 1944, a daughter of the late Dr. Paul Robinson Massengill and Lila Pauline Wells Massengill. She grew up in Greenwood and was an honor student at Greenwood High School and National Merit Scholar finalist. Ann attended Erskine College on an...
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Frances Louise Ward
June 1, 1929 - April 18, 2012
Georgetown: Frances Louise Ward, 82, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at her residence. Miss Ward was born in Georgetown on June 1, 1929, a daughter of the late Henry Hapgood Ward and Julia Effie Wilson Ward. She lived in Georgetown all of her life and was a graduate of Winyah High School. Miss Ward was a former school crossing guard for the Georgetown City Police Dept. She was a member of...
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