OBITUARIES

Apr 11, 2023

Daniel Ryan Altman, 25, of Georgetown went to his heavenly home April 11, 2023.

Daniel Ryan Altman was Born in Mt. Pleasant, SC on November 1, 1997.  He was the son of Laurie Lea Scott Creel (Henry Creel) and the late Jason Ryan Altman.

Daniel was employed at Texas Roadhouse where he was a cook....

Apr 11, 2023

Pawleys Island:

Emily Best West, 72, of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at her

residence.

Emily West was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina on November 20, 1950, wife of the late Thomas

Miles West.

Emily was a member of Prince George Winyah Parrish Anglican...

Apr 9, 2023

Andrews:

Mrs. Deborah Benford Freeman, 69, widow of Phillip Stephen "Poppy" Freeman, completed her life's journey on Sunday, April 09, 2023, doing it her way, at her residence in Andrews, SC.

Mrs. Freeman was born in Georgetown County on August 11, 1953, a daughter of the late James Andrew Benford Sr. and Mary Catherine Butler....

Apr 6, 2023

Services are private.

Mayer-Ethridge Funeral Home serving the family.

Mar 31, 2023

Andrews:

Judith "Judy" Smoak Newton, 79, wife of John Newton passed away peacefully Friday, March 31, 2023, at her home with her family by her side.

Mrs. Newton was born in Williamsburg County on January 1, 1944, a daughter of the late Wilber Smoak and Lucille Connelly Smoak.

Mrs. Newton graduated from Andrews...

Mar 26, 2023

Andrews:

Robert "Neil" Thomas, 70, son of Mary Evelyn Neil Thomas and Robert Eugene Thomas, died Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Thomas was born in Orangeburg, SC on April 3, 1952. He graduated with a Masters of Divinity Degree from Wake Forest and a Bachelor's degree from Georgia Southern University. Mr....

Mar 23, 2023

Pawleys Island:

Frances "Frankie" Siau Michaelis, 73, passed away peacefully March 23, 2023, with her children by her side. Frankie was born in Georgetown, South Carolina on July 27, 1949, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harrell Siau, Jr.

Frankie grew up in Georgetown, graduated from Winyah High School, and earned her ...

Mar 17, 2023

Georgetown:

Patsy V. Schooler, 93, wife of Charles Bernard Schooler, passed away March 17th at Palmettos Memory Care of Garden City.

Patsy was born in Tampa, FL on February 24, 1930, the first of three daughters of the late James Alexander Vaughn and Annie Ruth Gregory Vaughn. In addition to her husband, she is survived...

Mar 16, 2023

Pawleys Island:

Ronald Lee Murrell, 78, of Pawleys Island, climbed the stairway to Heaven

March 16, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his wife of 56 years and loving

family.

Ronnie was born October 16, 1944 in Charleston, a son of the late Kirt Thomas

Murrell and Lona Mae...

Mar 11, 2023

Georgetown:

James Wesley "Possum"  Fuller, 44, son of Gail McClellan Floyd and Ashley Fuller, died Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Roper Hospice Cottage in Mt. Pleasant.

Mr. Fuller was born in Georgetown on April 11, 1978, where he attended Georgetown High School. He worked as a master hardwood floor layer, he did homes from Charleston...

Feb 15, 2023

Andrews:

Myrtle Hendley Watford, 90, wife of Heyward J. Watford, passed away February 15, 2023, at her residence. She is now reunited in heaven with her son, Danny Hale.

Mrs. Watford was born in Bay Minette, AL, on January 15, 1933, a daughter of the late Bessie Norton Hendley.

Myrtle was a faithful...

Feb 10, 2023

Georgetown:

Betty Holiday Carter-Hart, 94, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2023, at her home in Georgetown.

Mrs. Hart was born in Elberton, GA on September 29, 1928, a daughter of the late William Pat Holliday and Audra Ulm Mize Holliday. She was a graduate of Winyah High School and was employed by SCN Bank/Wachovia,...

Feb 8, 2023

Georgetown:

Beverly Isaac Turbeville, 93, passed away peacefully February 8, 2023, with her children by her

side. Beverly was born in Georgetown, South Carolina on January 5, 1930, a daughter of the late

Thomas and Catherine Isaac.

Beverly grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School in 1947 and...

Feb 8, 2023

Pawleys Island:

Anne Clemmons Forrester, 98, widow of Harrison Smith Forrester, died February 8, 2023, at her Pawleys Island residence.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Please sign a guestbook at:  www.mayerfuneralhome.com.

The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer-Ethridge Funeral is assisting the family.

Feb 5, 2023

Georgetown:

Chief Michael Aaron Schwartz, 74, passed away on February 5, 2023, at his home in Georgetown, South Carolina. He was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on July 12, 1948.

Michael was preceded in death by his parents, Irving and Barbara Scherr Schwartz, as well as his first wife, Florence Glover Schwartz.

Michael...

Feb 1, 2023

Andrews:

Homer Lavern Ward, 79, husband of Martha King Ward passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia,

Homer was born in Williamsburg County on February 7, 1943, a son of the late William Rhodus Ward, Sr. and Ester Hessie Richardson Ward. Mr. Ward attended the Williamsburg School System. He...

Feb 1, 2023

Andrews:

Mary Rose Richardson Swails, 95, widow of William Taylor Swails passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday evening, February 1, 2023.

Mrs. Swails was born in Georgetown on August 6, 1927, a daughter of the late Malcom Richardson and Minnie Elizabeth Connelly Richardson.

She was a graduate of Andrews High School....

Jan 25, 2023

Morton S. Cohen - Malboro, NJ

Morton is survived by his spouse, Alicia Cohen; his daughter Deborah Levine; and his son Jeffrey Cohen; his sister Beverly Bronstein; his grandchildren Courtney, Jared, Abby and Lindsay.

Funeral Services for Morton will be held Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, 44 Wilson Avenue,...

Jan 13, 2023

Georgetown:

Betty Graham Moody, 94, widow of William "Bill" Moody, died January 13, 2023, at her daughter-in-law's home. Roberta Tisdale Moody was not only an in-law but was Betty's special daughter and care taker.

Mrs. Moody was born in Dillon, SC on September 24, 1928, a daughter of the late George Darius Graham and Roxie...

Jan 13, 2023

Andrews:

Thelma Marian Gibson Haselden, 96, widow of Tennyson Kenneth Haselden, Sr. died Friday, January 13, 2023, at Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital in Columbia.

Mrs. Haselden was born in Floyds, SC on August 17, 1926, a daughter of the late Art Baird Gibson and Lucy Bright Williams Gibson.

Thelma graduated from Floyds...