OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas

Roberta Howle Rogerson

Roberta Howle Rogerson

Sep 1, 2006

Georgetown: Roberta Howle Rogerson, 87, widow of William Wallie Rogerson died Friday, September 1, 2006, at her residence. Mrs. Rogerson was born in Sumter on December 23, 1918, daughter of the late Lawrence Keith Howle and Margaret Plowden Howle. She was a lifelong member of Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church and held various positions of leadership in the church. Along...

Frank Shouse Beal

Frank Shouse Beal

Aug 31, 2006

Frank Shouse Beal of Georgetown, South Carolina died peacefully at home August 31, 2006. Mr. Beal was born June 7, 1927 in Jacksonville, Florida to Harold Francis and Claire Shouse Beal, and was the fifth of their six children. He was married to Anne Eileen ("Nancy") McNulty of Glencoe, Illinois for 53 years and they have four children and 11...

Kathryn Barbie Dingle

Kathryn Barbie Dingle

Aug 23, 2006

Pawleys Island: Kathryn Barbie Dingle, 89, died Wednesday, August 23, 2006, at National Healthcare Center of Garden City. Mrs. Dingle was born in Hartsville on January 22, 1917, a daughter of the late Thaddeus F. Barbie and Kate L. Brown Barbie. She was the widow of Col. Robert Seth Dingle, Jr. Kathryn was a devoted Christian, and she lived her...

Kenneth Randall Mcallister

Kenneth Randall Mcallister

Aug 12, 2006

Pawleys Island: Kenneth "Kenny" Randall McAllister, 55, died Saturday, August 12, 2006, at the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital in Charleston. Mr. McAllister was born in Georgetown on April 5, 1951, a son of the late Willie Joe "Billy" McAllister and Finette "Net" Hoover McAllister. He grew up in Georgetown, was a graduate of Winyah High School, and attended...

Lucy Siau Barr

Lucy Siau Barr

Aug 4, 2006

CHARLESTON: Lucy Virginia Siau Barr, 89, widow of the late Capers G. Barr Jr., died at a local nursing home on Friday, Aug. 4, 2006. Mrs. Barr was born in Georgetown, on Mar. 7, 1917, a daughter of Louis Harrell Siau and Ida Hanks Siau. She attended Georgetown public schools and Winthrop College. Mrs. Barr's life was devoted to family...

Suzy Clemons Gilmer

Suzy Clemons Gilmer

Jul 29, 2006

Andrews: Suzy Eloise Clemons Gilmer of Andrews, 84, early Saturday morning, July 29, 2006, of Parkinson's disease at the Pawleys Island home of her daughter. A memorial service will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 30, 2006, at three o'clock in the afternoon. Reverend Sandra Poirel will officiate. Interment will occur at a later date. Robert...

Pauline Medhurst Fookes

Pauline Medhurst Fookes

Jul 23, 2006

N. Litchfield Beach: Pauline Medhurst Fookes, 69, died Sunday, July 23, 2006, at the Medical University of S.C. Hospital in Charleston. Mrs. Fookes was born in Balham London, England on July 23, 1937, a daughter of the late Vincent Medhurst and Elfrida Williams Medhurst. She grew up in London and received her Registered Nurse degree in Bristol, England. Mrs. Fookes...

Norbert Joseph Delatte

Norbert Joseph Delatte

Jul 17, 2006

Georgetown: Norbert Joseph Delatte, 77, died Monday, July 17, 2006 in his home following an illness. Mr. Delatte was born in Vacherie, Louisiana, the son of Paul Justin and Pauline Steib Delatte, and lived in Georgetown since 1988. He was a veteran of the United States Army, with service at Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco, California. Following his military...

Ethel Tomlinson Tharp

Ethel Tomlinson Tharp

Jul 15, 2006

Georgetown, SC Ethel Tomlinson Tharp, 97, died Saturday, July 15, 2006, in Prince George Healthcare Center in Georgetown, SC. Mrs. Tharp was born in Century, FL on July 4th , 1909, daughter of the late Thomas Franklin Tomlinson and Mary Elizabeth Parker Tomlinson. She made her home for over 75 years in Macon, Georgia, where she and her family were...

Perry Eli Howard, Sr.

Perry Eli Howard, Sr.

Jul 14, 2006

Andrews: Perry Eli Howard, Sr., 66, died Friday, July 14, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Howard was born in Georgetown on May 15, 1940, a son of the late Peter Eli Howard and Essie Cribb Howard. He lived in this area most of his life and was a carpenter. Mr. Howard served in the U. S. Navy on the USS...

James A. Avant

James A. Avant

Jul 11, 2006

Georgetown: James A. Avant, 66, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, in Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Avant was born in Georgetown on April 9, 1940, a son of the late Oscar J. Avant and Jessie L. Tompkins Avant. He lived most of his life in Georgetown and was a graduate of Pleasant Hill High School and served in the National Guard....

Harrison Smith Forrester

Harrison Smith Forrester

Jul 9, 2006

Pawleys Island:<br> Harrison Smith Forrester , of Pawleys Island, died July 9, 2006. Funeral services will be graveside at All Saints Church, Pawleys Island at 11:00 a.m. on July 11, 2006. The family is at home on Pawleys Island.<br> Mr. Forrester was born in Atco, Ga. in 1918, and was the son of the late Lindsay Johnson and Agnes Smith...

Margaret Sayeg Chiha

Margaret Sayeg Chiha

Jul 2, 2006

Georgetown: Margaret Josephine Sayeg Chiha, 78, died Sunday, July 2, 2006, at her residence. Mrs. Chiha was born in Charleston on November 4 1927, a daughter of the late Joseph Sayeg and Yasda Oquit Sayeg. She was a graduate of Bishop England High School in Charleston and attended Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross in Washington, D.C. She was a...

Rosa Neely Bassett

Rosa Neely Bassett

Jun 30, 2006

Georgetown: Rosa Neely Bassett, 80, died Friday, June 30, 2006, at her residence. Mrs. Bassett was born in Georgetown on December 12, 1925 a daughter of the late William McQuade Neely and Magnolia Abroms Neely. She was educated in the Georgetown school system. Mrs. Bassett was a dedicated, loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of Screven Baptist...

Cindy Allen Ethridge

Cindy Allen Ethridge

Jun 29, 2006

Andrews: Cindy A. Ethridge, 52, died Thursday, June 29, 2006, at Roper Hospital in Charleston. Mrs. Ethridge was born in Laurinburg, N. C. on January 7, 1954, a daughter of Ellen Parker Allen and the late Hurbert Ray Allen. She worked with the Town of Andrews for 27 years. Mrs. Ethridge was a member and Historian of Andrews Presbyterian Church...

Chandler Matthewson Bush

Chandler Matthewson Bush

Jun 29, 2006

Georgetown: Chandler "Chan" Matthewson Bush of 233 Broad Street in Georgetown was taken gently home by his Heavenly Father on June 28, 2006. He was surrounded at his residence by his wife, Barbara, dear friends, and his faithful dog companion. He was predeceased by his mother, Jane Matthewson Bush and his father, Horace McMurtrie Bush. He was born May 13,...

David Mccutchen

David Mccutchen

Jun 23, 2006

Georgetown: David McCutchen, 60, died Friday, June 23, 2006, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. McCutchen was born in Nottingham, England on October 7, 1945, a son of the late Willie David McCutchen and Ethel Hooley McCutchen. He lived most of his life in Georgetown and was a graduate of Winyah High School and United Electronics Institute. Mr....

Zola Gillette Bessinger

Zola Gillette Bessinger

Jun 23, 2006

Georgetown: Zola G. Bessinger, 84, died Friday, June 23, 2006 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bessinger was born July 16, 1921 in Cornell, Wisconsin, a daughter of the late Claude and Anna Gillette of Fountain City, Wis. She was a graduate of Winyah High School and attended Cornell University. Mrs. Bessinger was a Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) (Special Service)...

Bonnie Lyn Sports

Bonnie Lyn Sports

Jun 18, 2006

Georgetown: Bonnie Lyn Sports, 44, died Sunday, June 18, 2006, at her residence. Mrs. Sports was born in Hemingway on May 21, 1962, a daughter of Mary Hayes Sports and the late Aubrey Earl Sports. She graduated from Howard High School and Horry-Georgetown Technical College with an Associates degree. Mrs. Sports was assistant finance director of Waccamaw Regional Council of...

William Augustus Bowen

William Augustus Bowen

Jun 18, 2006

Georgetown, South Carolina: William Augustus Bowen, 76, died Sunday, June 18, 2006, at his residence in DeBordieu Colony, South Carolina. Mr. Bowen was born in Greenville, N. C. on January 17, 1930, the son of the late Joseph Francis Bowen and Dorothy Simmons Bowen. He was a graduate of Greenville High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel...

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