OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
George Charles Pipkin
Jun 29, 2020
Andrews: George Charles Pipkin, Sr. 92, died June 29, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Pipkin was born in Georgetown on July 20, 1927, a son of the late Lowell Pipkin and Lowe Terry Pipkin. Mr. Pipkin grew up in Andrews and was a member of Andrew First Pentecostal Holiness Church and attended faithfully until his illness. He worked for Springs...
Charles Howell Harris
Jun 26, 2020
Pawleys Island: Charles Howell Harris, 78, husband of Dorianne Cosentine Harris, died Friday, June 26, 2020, in Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Harris was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 17, 1942, a son of the late Urton Lancelot Harris and Edith Bible Harris. He was educated by the Franciscan Brothers from gramma school through college. Our...
John Malcolm Rogers
Jun 19, 2020
John Malcolm Rogers, 77, passed away peacefully Friday, June 19, 2020, at home. Affectionately known as "Johnny," he was born March 23, 1943, in Petersburg, Virginia, to the late John Algerton Rogers and Annie Louise Cofer Rogers. He grew up in Hampton, Virginia, and graduated from Hampton High School in 1961. He attended Virginia Tech where he was a member...
Simmons, Sr. James Richard
Jun 17, 2020
Pawleys Island: James Richard "Jim" Simmons, 84, passed away Wednesday, June 17th, 2020, at the home of his loving daughter and caregiver, Julie Simmons. Mr. Simmons was born in Myrtle Beach on October 1, 1935, son of the late William Foxworth Simmons and Annie Mae Williams Simmons. He grew up in Florence, South Carolina, and graduated from Mclenaghan High School...
Fookes Sharon V.
Jun 15, 2020
Georgetown: Sharon V. Fookes, 60, died Monday, June 15, 2020, at Roper Hospice Cottage in Mount Pleasant. Mrs. Fookes was born in England on November 15, 1959, a daughter of the late Michael J. Fookes and Pauline Mary M.. Fookes. After living in England and Canada until the age of ten, her family moved to Georgetown where she graduated from...
Emily Katherine Smith
Jun 10, 2020
Pawleys Island: Emily Katherine Turner Smith, 48, wife of John Marvin (Mark) Smith, died Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at her Pawleys Island residence after fighting a courageous, year and a half long battle with Glioblastoma. She was born in Greenville, Georgia, on August 11, 1971, the oldest daughter of Judge Stiles Allen Estes and the late Judge David Jasper Turner....
James Edward Jacobs
Jun 1, 2020
Georgetown: James "Hippie" Edward Jacobs, 72, husband of Wanda "Cookie" Barnhill Jacobs, died Monday, June 1, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Jacobs was born in Conway on November 24, 1947, a son of the late Willard Edelle Jacobs and Lena Belle Sarvis Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs grew up in Georgetown and attended Winyah High School. He worked for International Paper Company...
Frances Miller Meador
May 26, 2020
Georgetown: Frances Elizabeth Meador, 90, widow of Jack G. Meador, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at her home in Wedgefield Plantation, Georgetown, SC. Mrs. Meador was born in Roanoke, VA on June 10, 1929, the daughter of the late William Edward Miller, Sr. and Lillie Mae Martin Miller. Mrs. Meador grew up in Roanoke and graduated from Jefferson High School....
James Quinn White
May 24, 2020
Georgetown: James Quinn White, 52, died Sunday, May 24, 2020, in Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Jim was born January 30, 1968 in Heidelberg, Germany, a son of Olive Lee Bonzo White and the late Don L. White. He grew up in Elwood City, PA, and the Panama Canal Zone. He graduated Lincoln High School in Elwood. Jim loved his active...
Jolynn Hinnant Benford
May 22, 2020
Andrews: Jolynn "Lynn" Hinnant Benford, 67, wife of Henry A. Benford, died Friday, May 22, 2020, in Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Benford was born in Georgetown on June 2, 1952, daughter of Ranson Hinnant and the late Joneil Teasley Hinnant. Mrs. Benford grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. Lynn was a member of Suttons United...
Paul Kenneth Rogers, Jr
May 21, 2020
Andrews: Paul Kenneth "Kent" Rogers, Jr., husband of Angie Brown Rogers, died Thursday, May 21, 2020, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Kent was born in Anderson on December 22, 1958, the son of Lucille Rogers and the late Paul Kenneth Rogers, Sr. Kent grew up in Anderson and graduated from TL Hanna High School. He then attended the University of South...
Gerald Walter Altman
May 19, 2020
Myrtle Beach: Gerald Walter Altman, 77, husband of Trista Dorey Altman, died Wednesday, May 19, 2020, in Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital, in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Altman was born September 17, 1942, in Georgetown, a son of the late Bethel Altman and Oliva Jane Anderson Bullard. He grew up in the Choppee/Rosehill Community of Georgetown County and graduated from Pleasant Hill...
Michael Anthony "Tony" Talley
May 15, 2020
Andrews: Michael Anthony "Tony" Talley, 49, husband of Nickie Cox Hutto died Friday, May 15, 2020, in Andrews. Mr. Talley was born July 6, 1971, in Rock Hill, SC a son of the late Martin Edward Talley and Mona Clemons Talley. He spent much of his childhood in Andrews and graduated high school in Washington State. He was a kind,...
Christina "Tina" Suzanne Watford
May 14, 2020
Andrews: Christina "Tina" Suzanne Watford, 49, daughter of Lucas Wayne Watford and Deborah Faye Cooper Watford passed away peacefully at her home. Tina was born October 28, 1970, in Georgetown. She grew up in Andrews and had a huge love for music especially Rock and Roll. Tina attended Trinity United Methodist Church and enjoyed singing most of all. She loved...
Judy Heisler Morgan
May 14, 2020
Georgetown, SC: Judy Heisler Morgan, 67, wife of Jack Calvin Morgan, Jr. died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at her residence at DeBordieu Colony. Mrs. Morgan was born June 12, 1952, in Newark, NJ, a daughter of the late August Joseph Heisler, Jr. and Shirley Weber Heisler. Judy and Jack met at Bethany College in 1970 and were married in January...
Tammy Lynn Jones
May 2, 2020
Andrews: Tammy Lynn Gailey Jones, 55, died Saturday, May 2, 2020, at her residence. Mrs. Jones was born in Georgetown on April 24, 1965, a daughter of the late Thomas "Tommy" Dallas Gailey and Lilly Christine Hartley Gailey. She grew up in Jamestown and graduated from Macedonia High School and attended Horry/Georgetown Technical College. Mrs. Jones was a very caring...
Mary Nell "Nellie" Bone
Apr 29, 2020
Georgetown: Mary Nell "Nellie" Barrineau Bone, 81, widow of Hubert Albert Bone, died Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her family. Mrs. Bone was born in the Wayside Community of Williamsburg County on May 23, 1938, a daughter of the late John David Barrineau and Leola Barrineau. She was a graduate of Kingstree High School and received...
Miriam Lucille Thomas
Apr 23, 2020
Miriam Lucille Thomas, 96, died peacefully Thursday, April 23, 2020, while with family in Michigan. Miriam was born April 2, 1924 in Georgetown to the late Clifford and Lucille Parsons. She was preceded in death by her husband William (Billy) H. Thomas, her daughter Barbara Lynn Roehrig, her brothers Florin, Delmaine, Norman, Lewis, and Ivan Parsons, and sister Velma Turner....
Lee Canty Wood, Sr.
Apr 11, 2020
Georgetown: Lee Canty Wood, Sr. 76, died Saturday, April11, 2020, peacefully at his residence. Mr. Wood was born December 21, 1943, in Brunswick, GA, a son of the late Ivy Francis Wood and Lois Beatrice Munn Wood. Arrangements will be announced by the Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home at a future time. Please sign a guestbook at: www.mayerfuneralhome.com.
Clayton Newberry
Mar 31, 2020
Andrews: Clayton Newberry, 81, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, March 31, 2020, at Prince George Healthcare Center. Clayton was born in Andrews on October 22, 1938, and lived until his health declined, his entire life in the Andrews community. He was such an icon for Andrews and will always be remembered. Clayton was known by everyone. Those who go back to...
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