OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas

Bernice Wilson Ackerman

Bernice Wilson Ackerman

Jan 3, 2006

Andrews: Bernice Wilson Ackerman, 89, died Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at Williamsburg Regional Hospital in Kingstree. Mrs. Ackerman was born in Georgetown County near Andrews on March 23, 1916, the daughter of Marion C. Wilson and Ada Blakeley Wilson. She grew up in the Oceda Community of Georgetown County and was a graduate of Andrews High School. Mrs. Ackerman was...

Nola Springs Davis

Nola Springs Davis

Jan 1, 2006

Georgetown: Nola Springs Davis, 85, died Sunday, January 1, 2006, at Prince George Healthcare Center. Mrs. Davis was born in Hemingway on January 15, 1920, a daughter of the late Joseph Benjamin Springs and Lilly Tanner Springs. She lived her young life in Hemingway, where she worked as a farmer. After moving to Jamestown in the 1950's, Mrs. Davis worked...

Margaret Haselden Tisdale Watts

Margaret Haselden Tisdale Watts

Dec 23, 2005

Mt. Pleasant: Margaret Haselden Tisdale Watts, 82, died Friday, December 23, 2005, at Grace Hall in Mount Pleasant. Mrs. Watts was born in Williamsburg County near Andrews on July 29, 1923, a daughter of the late Ringo Mitchell Haselden, Sr. and Hattie L. Parsons Haselden. She was a graduate Winthrop College. Mrs. Watts was an elementary school teacher and retired...

Harriette Meyer Leland

Harriette Meyer Leland

Dec 23, 2005

McClellanville: Harriette Meyer Leland, 85, died at her residence Friday, December 23, 2005. Mrs. Leland was born October 15, 1920 in Meyer's Mill near Barnwell, the daughter of Charles Olan Meyer and Annie Laurie Roundtree Meyer. She was a graduate of Coker College and the Medical College of South Carolina, where she earned a degree as a medical technologist. Mrs....

Joseph Carson Avent, Jr.

Joseph Carson Avent, Jr.

Dec 19, 2005

Columbia: Joseph Carson Avent, Jr. died of lung cancer at home on December 19, 2005. Carson was born on July 21, 1941 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, son of the late Joseph Carson Avent and Ann Avent. Carson graduated from Moss Point High School and the University of Mississippi. As a high school student, he served as a doorman in the U.S....

Betty Caulder Barnes

Betty Caulder Barnes

Dec 11, 2005

Pawleys Island: Betty Caulder Barnes, 75, died Sunday, December 11, 2005, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mrs. Barnes was born in Andrews on March 1, 1930, the daughter of the late Julius McDowell Caulder and Retha Lee Skipper Caulder. She grew up in the Andrews area and lived in Georgetown prior to moving to Pawleys Island. Mrs. Barnes...

William Louis Busta

William Louis Busta

Dec 5, 2005

Pawleys Island: William L. Busta, 87, passed away in the early dawn peacefully at home on Monday, December 5, 2005, with his family. Mr. Busta was born September 20, 1918 in Cohoes, N. Y., the son of the late Ludivicus and Katarcyna Babcia Busta. He served in the Army during World War II. Mr. Busta lived most of his life...

Gerda Gussow Havel

Gerda Gussow Havel

Dec 3, 2005

Pawleys Island: Gerda Gussow Havel, 88, died Saturday, December 3, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Havel was born in Hamburg, Germany on May 2, 1917, a daughter of the late Walter G. Gussow and Minna Blank Gussow. She moved to the United States as a young girl and grew up in Miami, Fla. Mrs. Havel moved to Pawleys Island in...

Jay Lloyd Brown

Jay Lloyd Brown

Dec 2, 2005

Andrews: Jay "Lloyd" Brown, 74, former resident of Murrells Inlet, died Friday, December 2, 2005, at Williamsburg Regional Hospital in Kingstree. Mr. Brown was born in Socastee on August 14, 1931, a son of the late Jay Gould Brown and Ruth Elizabeth Vick Brown. He grew up in Socastee and was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Mr. Brown...

George Richard O'Hara

George Richard O'Hara

Dec 1, 2005

Georgetown: George Richard O'Hara, 67, died Thursday, December 1, 2005, at his residence. Mr. O'Hara was born in Atlanta, Ga. on June 8, 1938, a son of the late Ralph Richard O'Hara and Esther Juanita Richardson O'Hara. He was a graduate of Winyah High School and North Carolina State University and was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity while attending...

Georgie Brogdon Sparks

Georgie Brogdon Sparks

Nov 30, 2005

Pawley's Island: The Lord called Georgie Sparks home on Wednesday, November 30, 2005. Georgie was born in Florence, South Carolina on June 17, 1922, the only child of George Brogdon and Eva Lee Brogdon. She attended Florence schools and graduated Valedictorian of her high school class. She received her baccalaureate degree from Coker College and married Ray Sparks on April...

Dorothy Mae Feagin Glisson

Dorothy Mae Feagin Glisson

Nov 23, 2005

Andrews: Dorothy Mae Feagin Glisson, 80, died Wednesday, November 23, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Glisson was born in Andrews on September 12, 1925, a daughter of James Edward Feagin and Eliza Rowe Feagin. She was a graduate of Andrews High School and lived all her life in the Andrews community. Mrs. Glisson retired, after over thirty years employment, from...

Harry Colen

Harry Colen

Nov 19, 2005

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

William Keitt Easterling

William Keitt Easterling

Nov 18, 2005

Georgetown: William Keitt "Kit" Easterling, age 73 passed away at his home on Thursday, November 17, 2005. Mr. Easterling was born on November 4, 1932 in Bennettsville, S.C., a son of the late Keitt Sessoms Easterling and Mary DeLoach Easterling. He attended Bennettsville High School before enlisting in the United States Army where he served honorably as a Sergeant the...

Catherine Decarlo Prisco

Catherine Decarlo Prisco

Nov 8, 2005

Georgetown: Catherine DeCarlo Prisco, 82, died Tuesday, November 8, 2005, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Prisco was born in New York City on September 19, 1923, a daughter of the late Philip DeCarlo and Angelina Peretti DeCarlo. She grew up in New York City and lived in Westbury, N. Y. prior to moving to Pawley's Island in 1986. Mrs. Prisco...

Eulalie (Leila) Swinton Fenhagen

Eulalie (Leila) Swinton Fenhagen

Nov 7, 2005

Georgetown: Eulalie (Leila) Swinton Fenhagen, 54, poet and former director of Clinical Social Work at Boys Town of New York City, died Monday, November 7, 2005, at the home of her parents. Ms. Fenhagen was born in Chattanooga, Tenn. on January 16, 1951, the daughter of The Reverend James Corner Fenhagen and Eulalie McFall Fenhagen. Her father was a former...

John Harvey Wilson, Sr.

John Harvey Wilson, Sr.

Nov 6, 2005

Andrews: John Harvey Wilson, Sr., 76, longtime resident of Georgetown, died Sunday, November 6, 2005, at his residence. Mr. Wilson was born in Georgetown on September 20, 1929, son of the late Covington "Cub" Lee Wilson and Rosa Lee Lambert Wilson. He was a retired civil service worker. Mr. Wilson served in the S. C. National Guard and was a...

Ethel Bellune Kaminski

Ethel Bellune Kaminski

Nov 2, 2005

Georgetown: Ethel Bellune Kaminski, 99, died Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown. Mrs. Kaminski was born at Snow Mill Plantation in Georgetown Co. on March 13, 1906, the daughter of the late Miles Sherrod Bellune and Lena Belle Skinner Bellune. She attended schools in Plantersville and Georgetown and graduated from Chicora College. Mrs. Kaminski taught school...

Clarence E. (Larry) Hook

Clarence E. (Larry) Hook

Nov 2, 2005

Georgetown: Clarence E. "Larry" Hook, 75, died Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at his residence. Mr. Hook was born in West Columbia on March 13, 1930, son of the late James Walter Hook and Lillian Kannady Hook. He grew up in West Columbia and graduated from Brooklyn-Cayce High School. Mr. Hook served in the U.S. Army from 1951 until 1953. After...

Marjorie Player Ward

Marjorie Player Ward

Oct 31, 2005

Andrews:<br> Marjorie Player Ward, 76, died Monday, October 31, 2005, at her residence.<br> Mrs. Ward was born in Georgetown Co. near Andrews on May 11, 1929, a daughter of the late Willie Brightman Player and Della Avant Player. She retired from the S. C. Forestry Commission in September 1993, after 47 years of service. Mrs. Ward had been recognized as...

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