OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
Timothy Edward Hawk Lafountain
Feb 11, 2020
Georgetown: Timothy Edward Hawk LaFountain, 36, husband of Sylvia Jacqueline Smith LaFountain, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Prince George Healthcare Center. Mr. LaFountain was born May 14, 1983 in San Bernardino, CA, a son of Edward Clyde LaFountain and Daisy Lee Wilson LaFountain. He grew up in San Bernardino and graduated from San G High School. Mr. LaFountain...
Dorothy "Dot" Stegin Porter
Feb 9, 2020
Georgetown: Dorothy Stegin Porter, 89, widow of Edwin Theodore Porter, Jr., died Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Porter was born in Savannah, Georgia on March 19, 1930, a daughter of the late John Joseph Stegin and Rose Bigler Stegin. She grew up in Savannah and graduated from Savannah High School and Armstrong Junior College before...
Robert Glenn Janes, Jr.
Jan 17, 2020
Pawleys Island: Robert Glenn Janes, Jr. died Friday, January 17, 2020, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Robbie was born in Fairmont, West Virginia on March 25, 1954. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Robert Janes and Maronee Fleming Janes Wroe. Robbie was educated in Marion County Public Schools and graduated from Fairmont Senior...
Billy Ray Michau
Jan 13, 2020
Andrews: Billy Ray Michau, Jr. 55, son of Bobbie Ann Dean Michau the late Billy Ray Michau, Sr., died January 13, 2020, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Michau was born in Georgetown on November 11, 1964. He graduated from high school in Virginia but live most of his life in South Carolina. Mr. Michau worked for many years for...
Betty Jean Wiggins
Jan 12, 2020
Andrews: Betty Jean Campbell Wiggins, 89, widow of Leo Tallie Wiggins, passed away Sunday January 12, 2020, at Morningside of Georgetown. Mrs. Wiggins was born March 9, 1930, in Bethune, a daughter of the late Eddie DeBose Campbell and Mamie Rebecca Stewart Campbell. She was a past member of Suttons United Methodist Church and presently a member of Trinity United...
Christopher "Chris" Lynn Forbes
Jan 8, 2020
Summerville: Christopher "Chris" Lynn Forbes, 48, husband of Crystal Westover Forbes, died January 8, 2020, in Jacksonville, FL. Mr. Forbes was born March 25, 1971, in Georgetown, the son of David Earl Forbes and the late Janie Norlene Johnson Forbes. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Georgetown High School. Mr. Forbes traveled for over ten years outside the...
Joseph Laurie Bull, Iii
Jan 6, 2020
Georgetown: Commander Joseph L. Bull, age 88, died on Monday, January 6, 2020, in Georgetown, South Carolina. Commander Bull was born September 21, 1931 in Georgetown. He was the son of the late Commander Joseph L. Bull, Jr. and the late Emily Frances Bailey Bull. Commander Bull was a graduate of Winyah High School and the University of South Carolina...
Sara Ann Caban
Jan 1, 2020
Georgetown: Sara Ann Caban, wife of Charles H. Caban, died peacefully after a long illness on January 1, 2020 Born in Columbia on November 29, 1941 to James Bradley Tallon Sr. and Meda Randolph Tallon. The family later moved to Lamar, where Sara Ann was raised. A graduate of Lamar High School, Sara Ann then matriculated to Furman University, where...
Wayne Anthony "Tony" Teel
Dec 31, 2019
Summerville: Wayne Anthony "Tony" Teel, 66, husband of Janet Adair Teel, died Tuesday December 31, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Teel was born September 4, 1953, in Georgetown, a son of the late James Elbert Teel and Dorothy Frances Owens Teel. Mr. Teel grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School. He received and associated degree in Golf...
Benjamin "Ben" Klopp
Dec 12, 2019
Georgetown: Benjamin Klopp, 80, of Georgetown, SC passed away at his home from a chronic illness, Wednesday, December 12. Ben was born August 1, 1939 in Boston, MA. to Dr. and Mrs. Calvin T. (Ellen) Klopp of Olney, MD. He retired from Channing L Bette Co. Inc.. Ben was a graduate of the University of George, Athens and longtime brother...
Donald Wilson Mabe
Nov 5, 2019
Georgetown: Donald Wilson Mabe, Sr., former President and CEO of Perdue Farms, died November 5, 2019, following a prolonged illness. He was 88 years old and was a resident of Georgetown, SC. Don was a native of Kernersville, NC, a graduate of North Carolina State University, and served for two years in the U.S. Army Infantry, leaving as a 1st...
Mary Jay Holman
Nov 2, 2019
Pawleys Island: Mary Kennedy Jay Holman, 65, wife of George Douglas Holman, Jr., passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Holman was born in Greenwood on June 21, 1954, a daughter of the late Robert Royal Jay and Catherine Eliza Crosby Jay. She grew up in Greenwood and graduated from Greenwood High School in 1972. Mrs. Holman...
Michael David "Whitey" Williams
Nov 1, 2019
Georgetown: Michael David "Whitey" Williams, 47, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Williams was born in Georgetown on February 13, 1972, a son of John Francis Williams and the late Barbara Rader Williams. Mr. Williams grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Georgetown High School. He was a very loving person with many friends...
Janelle Alverta Ray Gamble
Oct 25, 2019
Andrews: Janelle Alverta Ray Gamble, 83, widow of Samuel R. Gamble, passed away October 25, 2019, at her residence surrounded by her family. Mrs. Gamble was born August 15, 1936, in the Andrews area of Georgetown County, a daughter of the late Jessie "Bubba" James Ray and Nellie Eleanor Floyd Ray. Mrs. Gamble grew up in Andrews and graduated from...
Betty Rebecca Harrell Morris
Oct 23, 2019
Georgetown: Betty Harrell Morris, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 23, 2019 after a valiant battle with lung cancer. Betty was born on November 20, 1936, the daughter of the late George Thomas Harrell and Geneva Tanner Harrell. Betty grew up in Hemingway, SC and graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 1954. She married her high school...
Geneva Blakeley Woodbury
Oct 18, 2019
Geneva Blakeley Woodbury of Georgetown, South Carolina passed away peacefully at her home on October 18, 2019, surrounded by the love of her life, Billy Woodbury to whom she was married for 61 years, and her daughters. Geneva was born on August 22, 1939, the daughter of the late John Muldrew Blakeley and Gladys Turner Blakeley. She is survived by...
Donald Wayne Ward
Oct 16, 2019
Georgetown: Donald Wayne Ward, 79, died Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Ward was born in Kingstree on December 3, 1939, a son of the late Cornelius "Ned" Ward and Annie Sue Howard Ward. He grew up in Georgetown and attended Winyah High School. Mr. Ward was a retired employee of International Paper Company and a...
Beaulah Carter Crooks
Oct 14, 2019
Andrews: Beaulah Ann Carter Crooks, 90, widow of the late Harry Lavine Crooks, passed away Monday, October 14, 2019, at Johnsonville Adult Care Center. Mrs. Crooks was born in Georgetown County on October 13, 1929, a daughter of the late Daniel Britton Carter and Mary Beaulah Miller Carter. Mrs. Crooks grew up in the Pleasant Hill Community and attended the...
Wayne Edward Parsons
Oct 13, 2019
Andrews: Wayne Edward Parsons, 62, husband of Linda Gallegos Parsons, died Sunday, October 13, 2019, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Parsons was born in Hemingway on September 9, 1957, a son of the late William Albert Parsons and Rosa Corinne Barnes Parsons. He grew up in Andrews and graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1978. Mr. Parsons loved fishing,...
John Herlone Tuten
Sep 22, 2019
Georgetown John Herlone Tuten (Pa), 95, of Georgetown, SC, passed away on September 22, after an exciting, well-lived, and meaningful life. Surrounded by family he proudly proclaimed to "be the man responsible for," he entered the pearly gates of heaven where he was once again united with his beloved wife of nearly 60 years, Maude Lamb Tuten (Granny) and a...
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