OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
David Martinez
Jan 14, 2021
David Martinez, 43, was called home on Thursday January 14, 2021. Born on December 7, 1977 in Mt Sinai hospital in New York, NY. He was a son of Guillermo Martinez and Maria Ortiz. David was an entrepreneur, who loved creating with his hands whether it was cooking or building something. Above all, he was family oriented, devoted husband, loving...
Miriam Laverne Thames Williams
Jan 13, 2021
Georgetown: Miriam Thames Williams of Georgetown, SC entered into eternal rest on January 13, 2021. She was the wife of the late Dr. Clifton Lide Williams of Georgetown, a beloved physician in the Georgetown area. Miriam, the daughter of the late Jennings Bryan Thames and Cecilia Denshovits Thames, was born in Awendaw, SC on February 1, 1929. She was raised...
Candace "Candy" Marie Hinson Laney
Jan 6, 2021
Andrews: Candace "Candy" Marie Hinson Laney, 67, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Candy was born on August 1, 1953, at McLeod Hospital in Florence, SC, the daughter of the late Rev. G.E. Hinson and Marie Haselden Hinson. She was a lifelong member of Andrews First Baptist Church. Candy was a 1971 graduate of Andrews...
James Marvin "Jimmy" Mundy
Jan 3, 2021
Georgetown: James Marvin "Jimmy" Mundy, 68, husband of Alyce K. Barwick Mundy, died Sunday, January 3, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Mundy was born at Georgetown Memorial Hospital on November 20, 1952 to the late Mildred E. Mundy and James E. Mundy. Jimmy grew up and attended schools in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School....
Gary Stuber Hodge
Jan 2, 2021
Andrews: Gary Stuber Hodge, 65, husband of Elisia Tisdale Hodge, died January 2, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Hodge was born in Manning on June 27, 1955, a son of the late Stuber Hodge and Stella Lowder Hodge. Mr. Hodge grew up in Andrews and graduated from Williamsburg High School and attended Williamsburg Technical College achieving a degree in Auto...
James Milton "Coopie" Cooper
Dec 31, 2020
Georgetown: James Milton" Coopie" Cooper, 86, of Georgetown passed away on December 31, 2020.at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Cooper was born in Perry, Florida on September 21, 1934, a son of the late James Madison Cooper and Mary High Cooper. He grew up in Georgetown. He served twice in the Georgetown Unit of the SC National Guard and served...
Eunice Marie Colen Stilwell
Dec 29, 2020
Andrews: Eunice Marie Colen Stilwell, 71, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Stilwell was born in Mankato, MN on November 27, 1949, a daughter of the late Harry Colen and Shirley Mae Jenson Colen. Services will be private. Sign a guest book at www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The Andrews Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is assisting the family.
John Franklin Taylor, Jr.
Dec 28, 2020
Charleston: John Franklin Taylor Jr., 88, of Georgetown S.C. who resided in West Ashley of Charleston S.C. died Monday December 28, 2020 at his residence of Ashley Park Retirement Community. Mr. Taylor was born in Cortland, NY, a son of the late John Franklin Taylor, Sr. and Bennie Mae McCaskill Taylor and lived in Homer New York. After a short...
Wynelle "Winkie" Barrs Freeman
Dec 27, 2020
Andrews: Mrs. Wynelle Barrs Freeman, 89, widow of Otis L. Freeman, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, December 27, 2020. "Winkie", as she was affectionately known, was born May 29, 1931 to the late Letha S. Barrs Denison and Wilbur Barrs in Wayne County, Georgia. She retired from the Georgetown County School District where she was a paraprofessional...
Barbara Suzanne Humphries Fell
Dec 24, 2020
Andrews: Barbara Suzanne Humphries Fell, 74, widow of James Frederick Fell, died December 24, 2020, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Fell was born in Greenville on May 5, 1946, a daughter of the late Albert Washington Humphries and Ruth Inez Burton Humphries. Barbara grew up in Andrews and graduated Andrews High School, and later received a degree in Cosmetology....
Theodore Harrison Lauretano
Dec 23, 2020
Surfside Beach: Theodore Harrison Lauretano, 72, or Surfside Beach, died December 23, 2020, at his home. Ted was born in Columbia on April 11, 1948, a son of the late Alfonso Sabino Arturo Lauretano and the late Mildred Roberta Floyd Lauretano. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School. A retired Senior Electrical Estimator, Ted worked in...
James Boatwright Jacobs
Dec 22, 2020
Pawleys Island: James Boatwright Jacobs of Pawleys Island died Tuesday afternoon, December 22, 2020, at Somerby of Mount Pleasant. Mr. Jacobs was born in Florence on April 5, 1933 a son of the late John Merriman Jacobs and Patricia Shaw Jacobs. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. Mr. Jacobs was a member of the Veterans of...
Walter "Walt" Davis Fulton
Dec 22, 2020
Andrews: Walter "Walt" Davis Fulton, Jr. 49, husband of Stephanie Owens Fulton died Wednesday, December 22, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Fulton was born in Georgetown on June 25, 1971, a son of Walter Davis Fulton and Jamie Higbe Fulton. He grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School and attended Phoenix University. Mr. Fulton was a member...
Ross Morrison Marlowe
Dec 22, 2020
Moncks Corner: Ross Morrison Marlowe, 51, husband of Tracey Ann Marlowe, died Tuesday morning December 22, 2020, at Roper Hospice Cottage in Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Marlowe was born in Selma, AL on July 22, 1969, a son of George Scott Marlowe and Amelia Morrison Marlowe. He was very devoted to his faith, his wife, parents and his children. Mr. Marlowe...
Richard Irwin Borakove
Dec 15, 2020
Pawleys Island: Richard Irwin Borakove, 75, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Private services will be at a later date. Sign a guestbook at: mayerfuneralhome.com. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Mary Elizabeth Harmon
Dec 14, 2020
Summerville: Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Harmon 97, widow of the Albert L Harmon, died December 14, 2020, in Walterboro. Mrs. Harmon was born in Columbia, March 31, 1923, the daughter of the late Earl Siebenthaler Leatherman and Alice Rutledge Ward Leatherman She attended the one room School House in Pawleys Island and graduated from Winyah High School. Before her marriage to...
Leilani Quinn Ramsey
Dec 8, 2020
Surfside Beach: Leilani Quinn Ramsey, gained her angel wings on December 8, 2020, in Myrtle Beach. Leilani Quinn was born on October 28, 2020, in Myrtle Beach, she is the daughter Kwanza S. Ramsey and Macayla Paige Rebstock Ramsey. Leilani, they say there is a reason, they say that time will heal, but neither time nor reason, will change the...
Father Michel Bineen Mukad
Dec 8, 2020
GEORGETOWN — Catholic priest Michel Bineen Mukad, administrator of St. Mary Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Georgetown, died Tuesday, Dec. 8. He was 38. His self-inflicted death came a day after a diagnosis of COVID-19. The priest, known to parishioners as "Father Michel," sent out an e-mail to members of the parish Monday night stating he had tested...
Michael Robert Sorokach
Nov 30, 2020
Georgetown: Michael Robert Sorokach, 90, widow of Carol Jean Carter Sorokach, died Monday, November 30, 2020, at his daughter's residence in Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Sorokack was born August 29, 1930 in Trafford, PA, a son of the late Michael Joseph Sorokach and Elizabeth Gelatio Sorokach. Mr. Sorokach grew up in Trafford, PA and graduated from Trafford High School. He received...
Marilyn Meding Bruce
Nov 30, 2020
Georgetown: Marilyn Meding Bruce, 83, widow of David Peter Bruce, died November 30, 2020, at her DeBordieu home. Mrs. Bruce was born September 12, 1937, a daughter of the late John Meding and Edith Kears Bruce. Mrs. Bruce was bless with two sons, Kent and Jeff Bruce. Arrangements are private. Please sign a guestbook at: www.mayerfuneralhome.com.
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