OBITUARIES

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...

Jan 11, 2023

Georgetown:

Annie Vivian Shokes Richburg, 95, widow of Oscar Richburg, Jr., died Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at her residence.

Mrs. Richburg was born in Georgetown on July 6, 1927, a daughter of the late Warren J. Shokes and Daisy June Morgan Shokes.

Mrs. Richburg grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High...

Jan 9, 2023

McClellanville

Deborah Marie Page Hattaway, 67, wife of Errol Henry Hattaway, died, Monday, January 9th, at her McClellanville home with her family by her bedside.

Mrs. Hattaway was born in Georgetown on March 25, 1955, a daughter of the late John Leroy Page, Sr., and Lillian Lucille Denny Page.

Mrs. Hattaway grew up...

Jan 5, 2023

Mount Pleasant

Willson "Mack" McKewn Williams, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, husband of JoAnn Stevens King-Williams entered into eternal rest Thursday, January 5, 2023. His memorial service will be held Saturday, January 21, 2023, in the J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road at 11:00 am. The family will receive friends an...

Dec 17, 2022

Andrews:

Mattie Deola McAlister Cumbie, 85, widow of Bobby Rhem Cumbie, Sr. died December 17, 2022, at McLeod Reginal Medical Center in Florence.

Mrs. Cumbie was born in Williamsburg County on October 28, 1937, a daughter of the late William Wright McAlister and Mary Rowena Powell McAlister.

Mrs. Cumbie grew up in the...

Dec 15, 2022

Georgetown:

John A. Bentz, 90, passed away at his home on December 15, 2022.

John is survived by his wife of 70 years, Evelyn Yonkers Bentz, their son John M. Bentz (Sung Soon), their daughter Melody Bentz Eberle, four grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.

John was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 26, 1932,...

Dec 13, 2022

Georgetown:

Solomon Joseph Leday, Jr. 45, husband of Crystal E. Leday, died Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Leday was born in Opelousas, LA on June 28, 1977, a son of Karen Gugneaux Leday Norman and the late Solomon Joseph Leday, Sr.

Mr. Leday grew up in Lawtell, LA...

Dec 12, 2022

Georgetown:

Leroy Davis Smith, 85, husband of Carol Helen Brandt Smith, died December 12, 2022, at MUSC Charleston.

Mr. Smith was born in Corning, NY on June 6, 1940, a son of the late Wilber and Dorothy Smith.

Services will be private.

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

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