OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
Josephine "Jody" Etheredge Mayer Carlson
Apr 5, 2022
Josephine "Jody" Mayer Carlson passed away on April 5, 2022 after a brief illness, physically and spiritually surrounded by close family. It's impossible to whittle down a whole person and a fascinating life into a few paragraphs, but we've done our best. Born to Robert and Isabel Mayer on August 11, 1938 in Charleston, South Carolina, Jody was an insatiably...
Emily Faye Ward Inman
Apr 1, 2022
Emily Inman Emily Ward Inman, 76, wife of Julius B. Inman, went on to be with the Lord on Friday, April 1, 2022, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family and friends. Emily was married to Julius Inman for 54 years. She was the daughter of Cornelius and Annie Sue Howard Ward. Emily started working in High School...
Donna Louise Evans Schroer
Apr 1, 2022
Pawleys Island: Donna Louise Schroer, 94, of Pawley's Island, SC died April 1, 2022 in Murrells Inlet, SC. She was born Donna Louise Evans on April 21,1927 in Butte, MT where she grew up and attended Girls Central Catholic High School, Class of 1946. Her parents were from hard rock mining families, her father a Welsh protestant and her mother...
Cecelia Burns Travis
Mar 21, 2022
CECELIA BURNS TRAVIS 1945-2022 Celie passed away peacefully at the home she loved with her son and daughter by her side. Celie was loved by everyone who knew her. She possessed a servant's heart, loved unconditionally, and always put others before herself. Her infectious laugh made everyone smile. She continually lifted others up with her kind, encouraging words. Celie was...
James Sparkman "Sparkie" Bourne, Jr.
Mar 19, 2022
Georgetown: James Sparkman "Sparkie" Bourne, Jr. passed away peacefully on March 19, 2022, at the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro, SC. He was born in Charlotte, NC on April 28, 1921, and was the son of the late James Sparkman Bourne, Sr. and Janie Davis Bourne, formerly of Georgetown. He was married to the late Martha Louise Bourne for nearly...
Angel Karam Khoury
Mar 18, 2022
Georgetown: Angel Karam Khoury, 91, widow of the late Kelly Khoury, died Friday, March 18, 2022. Mrs. Khoury was born in Lebanon on June 4, 1930, and moved to Georgetown in 1954. She was a very devout Catholic, and was a member of Saint Mary, Our Lady of Ransom, Catholic Church. Mrs. Khoury was a member of the Catholic Women's...
William Douglas Bodiford
Mar 15, 2022
Andrews: William Douglas Bodiford, 92, husband of Helen Avant Bodiford, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital with his loving family by his side. Mr. Bodiford was born in Dillion on June 26, 1929, a son of the late Marvin Dudley Bodiford and Ruth Elizabeth Tisdale Bodiford. Mr. Bodiford graduated from Williamsburg High School and attended...
Hazel Johnson Seitter
Mar 9, 2022
Georgetown: Hazel Johnson Seitter, 98, widow of Eugene "Gene" J. Seitter, passed away peacefully, March 9, 2022, at her home with her loving family by her side. Mrs. Seitter was born in Georgetown on November 1, 1923, a daughter of the late James Eugene Johnson and Hazel Tine Godwin Seitter. Mrs. Seitter grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah...
Eleanor Sims Stamper
Mar 6, 2022
Andrews: Eleanor Anne Sims Stamper, 88, widow of the Charles Woodson Stamper, Jr. passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022, at The Lakes at Litchfield with her loving family by her side. Mrs. Stamper was born in Olanta, on May 15, 1933, a daughter of the late Albert Robert Taylor Sims and Katie Mae Hammond Sims. Mrs. Stamper grew up in...
Sarah Desaussure Parker Lumpkin
Feb 25, 2022
GEORGETOWN – Sarah Parker Lumpkin died on Friday, February 25, 2022 surrounded by her family at her home in Georgetown, South Carolina. Sarah was born in Columbia, South Carolina, June 11, 1926. She was the daughter of James Rose Parker and Sarah "Sally" Clarke deSaussure. Sarah had two sisters, Penelope Bentley Parker (Peterson) (predeceased) and Martha Allston Parker (Allison). Sarah...
William "Bill" Stuckey
Feb 23, 2022
Georgetown: William "Bill" Stuckey, 77, passed away on February 23, 2022. Bill was the son of the late Dr. William Addison Stuckey and Mary Frances Tucker Stuckey. He was born and raised in Sumter, SC. He spent the last sixteen years in Georgetown with his wife of fifty-four years, Nina Osteen Stuckey. Bill was a graduate of Clemson College where...
Mark Dale Tanner
Feb 22, 2022
Andrews: Mark Dale Tanner, 64, passed away Tuesday morning February 22, 2022, at his residence. Mark was born in Georgetown on December 31, 1957, a son of the late Wade Erskine Tanner and Elfriede "Ellen" Illg Tanner. Mark grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. Throughout his high school years, he excelled in various athletic activities. Mark...
Sarah Read Steen
Feb 17, 2022
Florence: Sarah Harleston Read Steen, 84, wife of Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Charles Steen, Jr. died Thursday, February 17, 2022 in the Presbyterian Home in Florence. Mrs. Steen was born in Bennettsville on August 8, 1937, a daughter of the late Allen Deas Read and Christine Yarborough Read. She was an Air Force wife for twenty-three years and a...
William "Bill" Earl Skipper
Feb 17, 2022
Georgetown: William Earl "Bill" Skipper, 91, husband of Mary Robbins Skipper, peacefully passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Lancaster, SC on May 2, 1930, a son of George Leo Skipper and Esther Omitt Walters. He grew up in Williamsburg County and graduated from Williamsburg High School. He attended Columbia College He was a...
Willie "Bosco" Chap Martin, Iii
Feb 13, 2022
Georgetown: Willie Chap "Bosco" Martin, III, 64, husband of Joetta Hamlin Martin, died Sunday, February 13, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Martin was born in Conway on December 19, 1957, son of the late Willie Chap Martin, Jr. and Ernestine Sessions Martin. Mr. Martin grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School in 1976, and received an associate's...
Ernest Julian Fox, Jr.
Feb 11, 2022
Georgetown: Ernest Julian Fox Jr, DVM, 79, of Georgetown, SC, passed away February 11, 2022. Ernest was born on August 25, 1942 to Ernest Julian Fox, Sr. and Isolene Kinard Fox in Walterboro, SC. After graduating from Walterboro High School in 1959, he graduated from Clemson University and later, The University Of Georgia (1968), where he studied Veterinary Medicine. In...
Lora Evie "Burnsie" Burns Thomas
Feb 5, 2022
Murrells Inlet: Lora Evie Burns Thomas (Nicknamed "Burnsie") died peacefully at home on February 5, 2022, in Murrells Inlet, SC. She is survived by four sons, William Henry Thomas III (Ginger) of Simpsonville, SC; Robert Burns Thomas (Nancy) of Fountain Inn, SC; Steven Clyde Thomas "Stevie" of Ridgeland, SC; and David Beaty Thomas (Barbara) of Murrells Inlet, SC; Two grandchildren,...
Thomas "Tom" Mcgilbert Wynn, Sr.
Jan 24, 2022
Georgetown: Thomas "Tom" McGilbert Wynn, Sr., widower of Jackie Lanell Creel Wynn, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 24, 2022. A native of Georgetown, Tom grew up on Pennsylvania Avenue and was a graduate of Winyah High School. He worked for 38 years at International Paper Company before retiring. He was proud and honored to have served in...
Grace Joubert Young
Jan 23, 2022
Mt. Pleasant: Grace Joubert Young, 90, died Sunday, January 23, 2022 in skilled nursing at Franke at Seaside in Mt Pleasant, SC. Ms. Young grew up in Georgetown, SC and graduated from Winyah High School. Her first employment after graduation was working for the Georgetown Police Department as Chief Fred Nobles' secretary in the early 1950's. Later, she was employed...
Henry Edsel Hemingway, Sr.
Jan 20, 2022
Andrews: Henry Edsel Hemingway, Sr. 91, widower of Margaret Anne Rhem Hemingway, died January 20, 2022, at his residence. Mr. Hemingway was born in Andrews, SC on July 27, 1930, a son of the late William Lewis Hemingway and Basil Eaddy Hemingway. Mr. Hemingway grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School, attended the Citadel and graduated from...
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