OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Ervin Davis, Jr.
Jun 12, 2006
Andrews: Ervin Davis, Jr., 79, died Monday, June 12, 2006, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Davis was born in Andrews on May 27, 1927, a son of the late Thomas Ervin Davis and Isla Mae Blakley Davis. He grew up in Andrews and worked for International Paper Co. for fifteen years. Mr. Davis was also a carpenter for a construction...
Sharon Smith Haselden
Jun 12, 2006
Georgetown: Sharon Smith Haselden, 26, of the Plantersville Community of Georgetown Co. died Monday, June 12, 2006, at a Birmingham, Ala. Hospital. Sharon was born in St. Joseph, Mich. on July 14, 1979, a daughter of Ronald Lee Smith and Carolyn Rhodes Howard. She grew up in the Plantersville community of Georgetown Co. and lived there most of her life....
Maoma Sasser Bullock
Jun 10, 2006
Georgetown: Maoma Sasser Bullock, 88, died Saturday, June 10, 2006, at the residence of her daughter in Upper Georgetown County. Mrs. Bullock was born Mar 28, 1918 in Carbur, Fla. to Annie Morgan Sasser and James Andrew Sasser. She was married to the late Franklin Lennon Bullock, Sr. during WWII, and they made their home in Georgetown. Graduating from Cross...
Beulah Lucas Milligan
Jun 8, 2006
Georgetown: Beulah Lucas Milligan, 80, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Milligan was born in Clinton, N. C. on March 9, 1926, a daughter of the late Robert Lucas and Mary Turner Lucas. She grew up in Clinton and lived in Georgetown most of her life. Mrs. Milligan was a member of Ringle Heights Baptist Church...
Robert Pace Schofield, Jr.
Jun 4, 2006
Georgetown: Robert Pace Schofield, Jr., age 98, died June 4, 2006, at his home, Hasty Point Plantation in Plantersville, Georgetown County. Born October 25, 1907 in Dillon, S. C., he was the son of the late Robert Pace Schofield, Sr. and Ivey Marshall Stikeleather. He was a business person in Florence, South Carolina most of his life and engaged in...
Melvin Graves Haimes
Jun 4, 2006
Georgetown: Melvin Graves Haimes, 90, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Haimes was born in Greenville, Miss. on June 30, 1915, a son of the late Glemmie Morrison Haimes and Essye Graves Haimes. He grew up in Greenville and graduated from high school there. Mr. Haimes worked with the Works Project Administration for a time and later...
Louise Wheeler Lambert
Jun 3, 2006
Andrews: Louise Wheeler Lambert, 84, died Saturday, June 3, 2006, at East Cooper Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant. Mrs. Lambert was born in the Earle's Community of Williamsburg County on October 1, 1921, a daughter of the late John Louis Wheeler and Mary Bertha W. Wheeler. She was a member of Earles Pentecostal Holiness Church and the Women's Ministries...
Jack Wayne Tyner
May 30, 2006
Georgetown: Jack W. Tyner, 63, of Georgetown, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at his residence. Memorial services will be held Friday, June 2, 2006, at 4:00 P.M. at Mayer Funeral Home in Georgetown. Mr. Tyner was born July 4, 1942 in Hartsville, S.C. He was retired from Georgetown Steel Mill after a 26 year career. He is preceded in death...
William Lewis Ward
May 26, 2006
Trio: William Lewis Ward, 88, died Friday, May 26, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Ward was born in Williamsburg Co. on February 13, 1918, a son of the late Sampson Ward and Lizzie Louise Barrineau Ward. He lived all his life in Williamsburg Co. and was a retired employee of Georgetown Textile Manufacturing Co. Mr. Ward participated in the Normandy...
Louis Payton Parsons
May 23, 2006
Georgetown: Louis Payton Parsons, 72, died Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Parsons was born on in Georgetown on December 1, 1933, a son of the late C. D. Parsons and Lucile McConnell Parsons. He graduated from Winyah High School and in 1956, received a B. S. in Horticulture from Clemson College. After graduation, Mr. Parsons served from...
Elizabeth Turner Rhodes
May 22, 2006
Georgetown: Elizabeth Turner Rhodes, 102, died Monday, May 22, 2006, at Prince George Healthcare Center. Mrs. Rhodes was born in Morganton, N. C. on February 11, 1904, a daughter of the late Meedy W. Turner and Bessie Kibler Turner. She grew up in Morganton and attended Coker College in Hartsville. Mrs. Rhodes was a former bookkeeper at Belk Dept. Store...
Juanita Alford Freeman
May 9, 2006
Georgetown: Juanita Alford Freeman, 78, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at Life Care Center of Charleston. Mrs. Freeman was born in Groveland in Bryan Co., Ga. on March 24, 1928, a daughter of the late David N. Alford and Annie Mae Edge Alford. She was a retired bookkeeper and former employee of McDuffie-Marlowe Furniture Co. Mrs. Freeman was a member...
Dorothy Louise Prosser Goude
May 8, 2006
Georgetown: Dorothy Louise Prosser Goude, 74, died Monday, May 8, 2006, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Goude was born in Hannah in Florence Co. on June 4, 1931, a daughter of the late Allard McCoy Prosser and Amanda Magnolia Powell Prosser. She grew up in Hannah and attended schools there before moving to Georgetown, where she attended Winyah High School....
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