OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
Dr. John Spencer Diggs
Sep 10, 2020
Georgetown: John Spencer Diggs, MD, age 84, died on September 10, 2020 on his sailboat at Hazzard Marina, Georgetown, South Carolina. He was born on January 8, 1936, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Dr. Lemuel Whitley Diggs and Beatrice Moshier Diggs. He was a graduate of Germantown High School in 1954 and of Dartmouth College in 1958 before entering the US...
John William Waddell
Sep 7, 2020
Atlanta, GA: John "Johnny" William Waddell, of Spartanburg, passed away on Monday, September 7th at Emory Hospital. He was born on September 30, 1946 to the late Clara Belle Heinemann Waddell and Boyce Crump Waddell and was preceded in death by his sister Kay Jenrette Waddell Ward. Johnny is survived by his wife of 49 years, Brende' Smith Waddell, daughter...
Michele Baker Hayes
Sep 4, 2020
McClellanville: Michele Baker Hayes, 67, died Friday, September 4, 2020, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hayes was born in Georgetown on July 31, 1953, a daughter of the late James Williamson and Sally Baker Williamson. Services will be private. Please sign a guestbook at: www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Joseph Mckee Burgis
Sep 2, 2020
McClellanville: Joseph McKee Burgis, 33, died September 2, 2020, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Burgis was born in Mt. Pleasant on March 20, 1987, a son of James McKee Burgis and Cheri Baker Burgis. Services will be private. Please sign a guestbook at: www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Zella Cradduck Wilt
Aug 22, 2020
Georgetown: Zella Wilt, of the Belle Isle community of Georgetown, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the age of 94. Zella was born April 5, 1926 in Bristow, Oklahoma to her parents, Leroy and Ethel Cradduck. She graduated from Bristow High School in 1944. At the age of 18, she got...
Rebecca Poole Walker
Aug 17, 2020
Georgetown: Rebecca Poole Walker, 80, widow of James Allen Walker, Sr. died Monday, August 17, 2020, in the National Health Care, Garden City, SC. Mrs. Walker was born November 8, 1939, in Georgetown, a daughter of the late John Carey Poole and Fannie Elizabeth Mobley Poole. She grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School. Mrs. Walker was...
Carl Leroy Morris
Aug 17, 2020
Georgetown: Carl Leroy Morris 84, widower of Betty Harrell Morris, died Monday, August 17, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Morris was born on June 24, 1936, in the Pleasant Hill community of Georgetown County, a son of the late Robert Oliver Morris and Lucile Hanna Morris. He grew up in Pleasant Hill and graduated Pleasant Hill High School. Mr. Morris...
Dieter Wolfgang Ruf
Aug 16, 2020
Pawleys Island: Dieter Wolfgang Ruf died peacefully Sunday, August 16, 2020, in his sleep. His wife, Christine, and daughter, Megan, were at his side. Dieter had been a resident of Pawleys Island, SC for the past 10 years. He previously lived in the towns of Windham, Ny and Oakdale, Long Island, NY. He was born in Eichstatt, Germany on September...
Mary Lee Phillips Moore
Aug 12, 2020
Pawleys Island: Mary Lee Phillips Moore died Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at her home in Litchfield, SC She was born in Spartanburg, SC on November 15, 1924, to the late Harry Rissler Phillips and Mary King Phillips. She was a graduate of Randolph Macon Women's College with a degree in mathematics. Mrs. Moore married the late James Bernice Moore and...
Helen Gertrude Belcher
Aug 9, 2020
Andrews: Helen Gertrude Mercer Belcher, 77, widow of Henry Williams and Larry Belcher, died Sunday, August 9, 2020, at her residence. Mrs. Belcher was born in Georgetown on September 17, 1942, a daughter of the late Dueward Belmont Mercer and Neelie Elizabeth Bone Mercer. She grew up in the Sampit section of Georgetown County and attended Andrews High School. Mrs....
Jacobs Mellie Lucille
Aug 9, 2020
Georgetown: Mellie Lucille Sessions Jacobs, 94, widow of Charlie Clifford Jacobs, died Sunday, August 9, 2020, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jacobs was born in Georgetown on April 17, 1926, a daughter of the late Daniel Andrew Sessions and Mennie Elizabeth Matthews Sessions. She grew up in the Pleasant Hill community and graduated Pleasant Hill High School. Mrs. Jacobs...
Katherine Marie Clowney
Aug 8, 2020
Georgetown: Katherine Marie Stevens Clowney, 92, widow of Foster Durham Clowney, died Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Prince George Healthcare. Mrs. Clowney was born April 26, 1928, in Florence, a daughter of the late Chester Burlington Stevens, Sr. and Caroline Houston Johnson Stevens. She moved to Georgetown in 1948. Mrs. Clowney was a member of Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church...
Erilynne Forsberg Barnum
Aug 6, 2020
Pawleys Island: ERILYNNE BARNUM: A Passion for the Lord 1937-2020 If it was time to speak of great accomplishments or tell the story of her life, we would write endlessly of her as friend, wife, mother, singer, business woman, counselor, leader, preacher, discipler, intercessor, grandmother, and even great grand-mother. Instead, we choose in these brief words to speak of her...
Stephen Henry Lullmann
Jul 27, 2020
Pawleys Island: Stephen Henry Lullmann, 78, husband of Penelope "Penny" Peterson Lullmann, died Monday, July 27, 2020, in Vibra Hospital of Charleston. Mr. Lullmann was born in Teaneck, NJ, on November 25, 1941, a son of the late Henry Carl Lullmann and Miriam Iversen Lullmann. He grew up in New Jersey and graduated from the Admiral Farragut Academy. Mr. Lullmann...
Zacconi Stephen Joseph
Jul 26, 2020
Georgetown: Stephen Joseph Zacconi, 61, died Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital. Mr. Zacconi was born in Bronx, NY, on February 5, 1959, a son of Carmine J. Zacconi and the late Marie Guistiniano Zacconi. Memorial Services will be private. Please sign a guestbook at: www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home assisted the family.
Travis Jackson Dunahoe
Jul 21, 2020
Georgetown: Travis Jackson Dunahoe, 83, widower of Myrtle Lee Jacobs Dunahoe, died Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Dunahoe was born in Johnsonville on July 1, 1937, a son of the late Jack Charlton Dunahoe and Lorain Dennis Dunahoe. Mr. Dunahoe grew up in the Johnsonville area and graduated Johnsonville High School After graduation he joined...
Ranson Ogburn Hinnant
Jul 19, 2020
Andrews: Ransom Ogburn Hinnant, 95, widower of Joneil Teasley Hinnant, died Sunday, July 19, 2020, at the Ralph H. Johnson Medical Center in Charleston. Mr. Hinnant was born in Williamsburg County on May 22, 1925, a son of the late Otto C. Hinnant and Addie Huggins Hinnant. He grew up in the Suttons Community of Andrews and graduated from Williamsburg...
Lambert Richard Alan
Jul 14, 2020
Georgetown: Richard Alan Lambert, 57, widower of Alina Weatherford Lambert, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Lambert was born in Georgetown on January 19, 1963, a son of the late Arthur Lambert and Janice Byrdic Lambert. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School. Mr. Lambert was a past member of Duncan Memorial United...
Albert York Cooper
Jul 1, 2020
Georgetown: Albert York Cooper, 56, died July 1, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Cooper was born in Alexandria, VA on November 9, 1963, a son of Oliver Fenimore Cooper and Saundra Lee Cooper. Mr. Cooper grew up in Oxon Hill, Maryland and graduated from Friendly High School. He loved fishing and hunting and was a very passionate animal lover. He...
Gregory "Heavy" Ray Barnes
Jun 29, 2020
Andrews: Gregory "Heavy" Ray Barnes, 59, died June 29, 2020, in Tideland Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Barnes was born in Georgetown on October 6, 1960, a son of the late Owen Louis Barnes and Catherine Shirley Ray Barnes. He grew up in Andrews and attended Andrews High School. Mr. Barnes was a very dedicated and hardworking employee with Stone Construction...
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