OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas

Logan Allen Plemmons

Logan Allen Plemmons

Apr 13, 2024

Logan Allen Plemmons, 22, passed away Saturday April 13, 2024. No services are planned at this time.

The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer-Ethridge Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Betty S. Thomas

Betty S. Thomas

Apr 7, 2024

McClellanville, SC

Betty Snellgrove Thomas, 91, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024, at her home in McClellanville. Born in Ocilla, GA, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Wesley and Beulah (Bridges) Snellgrove.

She was a lifetime member of McClelanville Baptist Church.

She is survived by her son, Jack B. "Tommy" (Alison...

Elizabeth Ann Horne

Elizabeth Ann Horne

Mar 30, 2024

Elizabeth Ann Horne, 54, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024 in her home. No services are planned at this time.

The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer-Ethridge Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Justin Levi Mckenzie

Justin Levi Mckenzie

Mar 27, 2024

Andrews ~

Justin Levi McKenzie, 35, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at MUSC Health

Black River Medical Center.

Justin was born the son of Alvin (Shannon) McKenzie and Angela Parrish on

September 25, 1988, in Greenville, SC. Justin graduated from Carolina High School in

Greenville and went on...

Dr. George Varn

Dr. George Varn

Mar 14, 2024

Georgetown, SC

Dr. George Holland Varn, Jr., 87, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2024, at Inlet Costal Resort in Murrells Inlet, SC. ​Dr. Varn was born July 27, 1936, in Moncks Corner, SC. He was the son of Reverend George Holland Varn and Nell Wilson Varn.

George graduated from Marion High School, Wofford College, and...

Joyce Gunter

Joyce Gunter

Mar 11, 2024

Georgetown, SC

Joyce Jayroe Gunter, 87, passed away Monday, March 11, 2024, at her home in Georgetown. She was born in Georgetown County, a daughter of the late James Marvin Jayroe and Constance (Finklea) Jayroe.

The youngest of eight children raised in the Friendship/Sampit section of Georgetown County, Joyce was always proud of her roots...

Jean T. Urtz

Jean T. Urtz

Mar 10, 2024

Jean T. Urtz (February 27, 1928 - March 10, 2024)

Jean Turner Urtz was born February 27, 1928 in Rome, NY to the late Truman and Frances Turner. She

was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Urtz and her daughter Joanie. She was also preceded by

her siblings Evelyn, Helen, Louis, Truman,...

Dexter Lee Alexander

Dexter Lee Alexander

Mar 8, 2024

Dexter Lee Alexander, 1941--2024

Dexter Lee Alexander, a man known for his love of life, fishing, and automotive mechanics passed away March 8, 2024 at age 82 as the result of an accident.

Dexter was born November 5, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio. He married Sylvia Jean Rohr January 1, 1961. He and Sylvia did everything...

Esther "Mickey" Price

Esther "Mickey" Price

Mar 6, 2024

Georgetown ~

Esther Muriel "Mickey" Price, daughter of the late Rudolph Judson "Coolie" Price and Esther

Myrtle Skipper Price. Mickey was born in Andrews S.C. and moved to Georgetown as a child.

She attended Winyah High School in Georgetown, SC and Holmes Bible College in Greenville,

SC. She went on to...

Peter Gardner Divenere

Peter Gardner Divenere

Mar 2, 2024

Pawleys Island ~

Peter Gardner DiVenere, DMD, 53, of Pawley's Island, South Carolina, departed this life on March 2nd, 2024. He entered this world on February 27th, 1971, and throughout his life was esteemed for his magnanimity, his love of cooking, hunting and fishing, and his devotion to the sport of volleyball, in which he achieved the...

Mary Frances Sowell

Mary Frances Sowell

Feb 27, 2024

Andrews ~

Mary Frances Sowell, 81, was reunited in heaven with the love of her life, Henry Berry Sowell, on February 27, 2024. She passed peacefully at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Sowell was born in Kingstree on June 17, 1942, a daughter of Harold Thomas Bath and Gladys Delean...

Humberto Sanabria Almodovar

Humberto Sanabria Almodovar

Feb 11, 2024

Georgetown ~

Humberto Sanabria Almodovar passed at his home in Georgetown, South Carolina, on February 11, 2024, at the age of 96. Humberto was born in San German, Puerto Rico, son of Uvaldina Almodorar and Segundo Sanabria. He had three siblings; Jose, Evaristo, and Sara Sanabria. He was raised in San German, Puerto Rico, and at the...

John E. Wilson

John E. Wilson

Feb 11, 2024

John E. "Ed" Wilson was born in Reidsville, NC to James E. and Colleen Busick Wilson on August 15, 1953.

Ed's early years were filled with family and church activities, farm chores, school sports, hunting, fishing, and Boy Scouts where he earned the rank of "Eagle Scout". He had fond memories of yearly family vacations to White...

Billy Joe Yates

Billy Joe Yates

Feb 10, 2024

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A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Andrews First Pentecostal Holiness Church, 112 N. Magnolia Ave., Andrews, SC. Burial will be held at a later date.

Senior Master Sergeant Retired Billy J. Yates, 86, passed away on Saturday,...

George Mccray Hardie

George Mccray Hardie

Jan 31, 2024

Andrews ~

George McCray Hardie, 56, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at Carlyle Senior Care in Kingstree. Born in Charleston, he was a son of the late Bobby Hardie and Lillian Gertrude (Stocks) Hardie.

George was a very strong and stubborn man and always took challenges head on. He loved being outdoors, whether fishing,...

Dr. James Gregory Johnson

Dr. James Gregory Johnson

Jan 30, 2024

Pawleys Island, SC

Dr. James Gregory (Greg) Johnson, of North Litchfield, passed away quietly at his home surrounded by family on January 30, 2024, after a long battle from pulmonary fibrosis.

Dr. Johnson was born on August 1, 1950 to James Truman and Inza Farmer Johnson and grew up in Easley, SC, where he was...

Clifton Donnie Adams

Clifton Donnie Adams

Jan 27, 2024

Andrews ~

Clifton Donnie Adams, 48, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2024 at Tidelands Memorial Hospital.

Donnie was born in Georgetown on July 14, 1975, son of Richard T. Renney of Virginia and Linda Rogers Staton of Georgetown, SC., and the godparents of Donnie, Robert Cox & Zonda Cox.

Donnie is survived by...

Harvey E. Heiges

Harvey E. Heiges

Jan 25, 2024

Harvey E. Heiges, 83, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Harvey was a very loving and caring father.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by the Georgetown Chapel of Mayer-Ethridge Funeral Home and Crematory.

George R. Hall, Jr.

George R. Hall, Jr.

Jan 24, 2024

George Ronald Hall, Jr. of Georgetown, SC, passed away in his home Wednesday, January 24, 2024. He was born April 22, 1963, in Winchester, Tennessee, and lived most of his adult life in South Carolina.

George received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. He also received many certifications...

Charles B. Schooler

Charles B. Schooler

Jan 22, 2024

Pawleys Island

Charles Bernard Schooler, native son of Georgetown, passed away on Monday, January 22, at the age of 95.

Charlie was born in Georgetown on December 9, 1928, the youngest of four boys of the late Benjamin Harrison Schooler and Mary Emily Hemingway Schooler, and raised by the late Nita Hemingway Stokes. He is...

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