OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas

William Samuel Stevenson, Sr.

William Samuel Stevenson, Sr.

Apr 24, 2007

Georgetown: William "Billy" Samuel Stevenson, Sr., 82, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Sevenson was born in Georgetown on April 14, 1925, a son of the late James White Stevenson, Sr. and Ruby Porter Stevenson. He grew up in Georgetown, graduated from Winyah High School, and served in the Navy during World War II. Mr. Stevenson...

Selina Joy Borowsky

Selina Joy Borowsky

Apr 24, 2007

Andrews: Selina Joy Borowsky, 44, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at her residence. Miss Borowsky was born in Charleston on February 3, 1963, a daughter of Arnold Louis Borowsky, Sr. and Shirley Walters Borowsky. She grew up in Wando and was a member of New Covenant Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant. Miss Borowsky moved to Andrews in 2005. She participated...

Jane Thompson North

Jane Thompson North

Apr 21, 2007

Georgetown: Jane Thompson North, 90, wife of Shelby North, died Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. North was born in Chicago, Ill. on November 4, 1916, a daughter of the late Laurence Hedrick Thompson of Bedford, Ia. and Helen Lawrence Thompson of Yankton, S. Dak. Mrs. North was predeceased by: a son, John Sabin and his wife...

John Muldrew Blakeley, Jr.

John Muldrew Blakeley, Jr.

Apr 17, 2007

Andrews: John Muldrew Blakeley, Jr., 87, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Blakeley was born in Andrews on June 1, 1919, a son of the late John Muldrew Blakeley and Mary Lee Rose Blakeley. He grew up in Andrews, graduated from Andrews High School, and attended the University of South Carolina. Mr. Blakeley...

John M. Mac Hemingway

John M. Mac Hemingway

Apr 9, 2007

Andrews: John M. "Mac" Hemingway, 76, died Monday, April 9, 2007, at his residence. Mr. Hemingway was born in Hamlet, N. C. on June 18, 1930, a son of the late Maxie Clifford Hemingway and Hessie McCullough Hemingway. He grew up in Andrews and was a graduate of Andrews High School. Mr. Hemingway retired after forty-five years employment with International...

Joseph Allison Johnson

Joseph Allison Johnson

Apr 5, 2007

RALEIGH, N.C. — Joseph Allison Johnson, 73, of Raleigh, N.C., died Thursday, April 5, 2007. Mr. Johnson was born April 14, 1933, to Louise Rosa Johnson and Julian Lester Johnson in Georgetown, S.C. He graduated from Lower Richland High School and the University of South Carolina. He served in the Korean War. He attended St. Michaels Episcopal Church in Raleigh,...

Majorie Keistler Mccall

Majorie Keistler Mccall

Apr 5, 2007

Pawleys Island: Majorie Keistler McCall, 90, died Thursday, April 5, 2007, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. McCall was born in Mt. Mourne, N. C. on August 23, 1916, a daughter of the late Willie Hall Keistler and Fannie Lee Caldwell Keistler. She moved to Pawleys Island in 1956, where she was employed for a number of years as Director of...

Robert Gana Coates

Robert Gana Coates

Apr 5, 2007

Georgetown: Robert G. Coates, 82, died Thursday, April 5, 2007, at Georgetown Healthcare & Rehab. Mr. Coates was born in Aynor on November 11, 1924, a son of the late Ezra G. Coates and Eva Lorene Allen Coates. He grew up in Horry Co., graduated from Conway High School, and served in the Army during World War II. Mr. Coates...

Edna Owens Hardin

Edna Owens Hardin

Mar 25, 2007

Georgetown: Edna Owens Hardin, 94, died Sunday, March 25, 2007, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. Mrs. Hardin was born in Florence on June 10, 1912, a daughter of the late Coley Whittington Owens and Eva Isgett Owens Bryant. She was a graduate of McClenaghan High School and attended Southeastern Commercial College. Mrs. Hardin was a member of First...

Henry Malhman Morgan

Henry Malhman Morgan

Mar 22, 2007

Georgetown: Henry Malhman Morgan, 86, died Thursday, March 22, 2007, at Trident Medical Center in Charleston. Mr. Morgan was born Lubec, Me. on December 28, 1920, a son of the late George Alonzo Morgan and Mabel Elizabeth Somers Morgan. He grew up in Maine and joined the Merchant Marines at an early age. Mr. Morgan was a former Fire Chief...

Robert Henry Twiddy

Robert Henry Twiddy

Mar 22, 2007

Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440

Margaret Pennay Crayton

Margaret Pennay Crayton

Mar 20, 2007

Georgetown: Margaret "Peggy" Pennay Crayton, 91, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at Prince George Healthcare Center. Mrs. Crayton was born in Scranton, Penn. on June 22, 1915, a daughter of the late Thomas Ward Beecher Pennay and Ella Elizabeth Keech Pennay. She grew up in the Scranton area and graduated from Moscow High School. Mrs. Crayton attended business school and...

Raymond Edward Roper

Raymond Edward Roper

Mar 20, 2007

Georgetown: Raymond Edward Roper, 85, loving husband and beloved father, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Mr. Roper was born in Greenville, South Carolina on September 26, 1921, the son of the late Edward Cleveland Roper and Pauline Pinson Roper. He was reared in Greenville by his maternal aunt, Cora Pinson Moore and her husband Charles Emerson Moore. Mr. Roper served...

Mildred Eileen (Jean)  Blalock Crosby

Mildred Eileen (Jean) Blalock Crosby

Mar 19, 2007

Ware Shoals: Mildred "Jean" Blalock Crosby, 94, former resident of Pawleys Island, died Monday, March 19, 2007, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. Mrs. Crosby was born in Black Mountain, N. C. on April 26, 1912, a daughter of the late Bascomb W. Blalock and Lilla Buchanan Blalock. She was a member of Pawleys Island Community Church. Mrs. Crosby made...

Nita Ackerman Matthews

Nita Ackerman Matthews

Mar 15, 2007

Georgetown: Nita Ackerman Matthews, 89, died Thursday, March 15, 2007, at N.E. and Ruby Green Hospice House. Mrs. Matthews was born in Honey Hill section of Berkeley Co. on March 25, 1917, a daughter of the late John Benjamin Ackerman and Pauline Wilson Ackerman. She was a member of Georgetown Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mrs. Matthews was predeceased by: her husband,...

Etoile Hodge Grant

Etoile Hodge Grant

Mar 13, 2007

Andrews: Etoile Hodge Grant, 98, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at the Franke Home in Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Grant was born in Alcolu on August 6, 1908, a daughter of the late John Robert Hodge and Anna Fann Hodge. She was a graduate of Trinity High School and Newberry College. After retiring as an elementary school teacher from Williamsburg Elementary...

Virgie Weaver Britt

Virgie Weaver Britt

Mar 12, 2007

Georgetown: Virgie Weaver Britt, 72, died Monday, March 12, 2007, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Britt was born in Lake City on May 13, 1934, a daughter of the late Troy Clifton Weaver, Sr. and Ella Ira Ammons Weaver. She lived in Georgetown most of her life, where she and her late husband, Thomas James Britt, were co-owners of Britt's...

Margaret G. Dillard

Margaret G. Dillard

Mar 12, 2007

Folly Beach: Margaret Glanville Dillard, 72, died Monday, March 12, 2007, at her residence. Miss Dillard was born in Richmond, Va. on June 2, 1934, the daughter of the late Alfred Magruder Dillard and Margaret Josephine Leonard Dillard. She moved to Camden as a young girl and was a graduate of Ashley Hall in Charleston. Miss Dillard attended the University...

Thelma Wall Rushton

Thelma Wall Rushton

Mar 9, 2007

Georgetown: Thelma Wall Rushton, 84, died Friday, March 9, 2007, at Georgetown Healthcare and Rehab, Inc. Mrs. Rushton was born in Georgetown on July 27, 1922, a daughter of the late Samuel A. Wall and Elizabeth Bellflowers Wall. She was reared by her aunt, the late Lizzie Wall Miller, in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School. Mrs. Rushton was...

Carson Watts

Carson Watts

Mar 6, 2007

Mt. Pleasant: Carson Watts, 92, a former resident of Andrews, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007, in Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Watts was born in Ellamore, W. Va. on February 7, 1915, a son of the late Zeno Varner Watts and Bertha L. Talbot Watts. He grew up in Ellamore and graduated from High School in Charleston, W. Va. Mr. Watts moved...

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