OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
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...
Cheryl Lynn Mcconnell Matthews
Sep 20, 2019
Columbia: Cheryl Lynn McConnell Matthews, 58, returned to her Heavenly Home on September 20, 2019. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her through a difficult struggle with her health for many years and ultimately provided her peace. A graveside service for Cheryl will be two o'clock Sunday afternoon, September 29, 2019 in Andrews Memorial...
Carol Jean Caines Payton
Sep 17, 2019
Georgetown Carol Jean Caines Payton, 78, widow of Daniel "Tiny" Lonnie Payton, died Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Payton was born in Georgetown on March 12, 1941, a daughter of Joseph Hucks Caines, Jr. and Jeannie Veona Rourk Caines. She grew up and lived all of her life in Georgetown County. Mrs. Payton attended Andrews...
Peter Lance Read
Sep 13, 2019
Peter Lance Read, 80, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at home in Hanerau-Hademarschen, Germany, on September 13, 2019. He was born in Bryn Mawr, PA, and grew up in Pennsylvania and Oregon. Peter was a military veteran, serving in the Oregon National Guard and on active duty in the US Army, 82nd Airborne Division. He obtained his GED diploma...
Martha Ros Isaac
Sep 8, 2019
Manning: Martha Ros Isaac, 28, died Sunday, September 8, 2019, at McLeod Health Clarendon. Miss Isaac was born in Georgetown on May 8, 1991, a daughter of Patricia Player "Patti" Brown and Joseph Ros Isaac. She was a member of St. Mary Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Georgetown. Surviving are: her mother of Manning; her father of Georgetown;...
Ruth Benn Oliver Bell
Sep 6, 2019
Pawleys Island: Ruth Benn Oliver Bell died Friday, September 6, 2019 at her daughter's home in Columbia She was born on June 26, 1933 at 914 Prince Street, Georgetown, SC (the home of her grandparents, Etta Bourke Oliver and Hugh Lawson Oliver, Sr.). She was the daughter of Martha Benn Oliver Smith and Hugh Lawson Oliver, Jr. She was the...
Bobby Benjie Cox
Sep 4, 2019
Pawleys Island: Bobby Benjie Cox, 76, husband of Geraldine "Gere" Douthit Cox, passed away, September 4, 2019, at his residence in Pawleys Island. Mr. Cox was born in the Warsaw Community of Williamsburg County on September 21, 1942, a son of the late Willie Benjamin Cox and Lizzie Alford Cox. He grew up in Andrews and graduated from Williamsburg High...
Mary Celeste Mccants
Aug 28, 2019
Andrews: Mary Celeste Thomson McCants, 90, widow of Curtis Frank McCants, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at her daughter's home in Georgetown. Mrs. McCants was born November 26, 1928, a daughter of the late Bristow Cecil Thomson and Mellie Louise Browder Thomson. She grew up in the Spring Gulley community of Williamsburg County and graduated from Williamsburg High...
Leroy James Fromang
Aug 27, 2019
Surfside Beach: Leroy (Lee) Fromang, 78, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2919. Lee was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 1, 1941, to the late Elizabeth and Leroy Fromang. Prior to retirement in South Carolina, he was employed by Chrysler Corp., and served in the United States Army Reserve. For retirement, Lee enjoyed playing his favorite sport, golf, and...
William David French
Aug 27, 2019
Georgetown: William David French, 68, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at his residence. Memorial Services will be held at a later date.
Burnic Michael "Mike" Owens
Aug 18, 2019
Georgetown: Burnic Michael "Mike" Owens, 74, husband of Janet Rushton Owens, died Sunday August 18, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Owens was born November 5, 1944 in Georgetown, a son of the late Launie B. Owens and Helen Anderson Owens. Mr. Owens grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School and attended the University of South Carolina. He...
Esteban Marin
Aug 9, 2019
Georgetown: Esteban Marin, 84, husband of the late Socorro Silva Cortez, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Marin was born September 2, 1934, in Santa Cruz Tacache-de-Mina, Mexico, a son of the late Florentino Marin and Rigoberto Mendez Marin. He has been a faithful employee of Parson's Nursery for over twenty years. In addition...
Ken Stouffer
Aug 7, 2019
Pawleys Island: Ken Stouffer,69, passed away on August 7, 2019 at Baptist Hospital in Columbia. Ken was born to the late Georgia Ray Jackson Stouffer and Donald Leroy Stouffer in Columbus, GA on July 13, 1950. He graduated from Columbia High School and went on to attend the University of South Carolina. Ken found his true passion and home in...
Modrey Lenora Glisson Chavis Coward
Jul 30, 2019
Columbia: Mrs. Modrey Glisson Chavis Coward, wife of Jack Davis Coward, passed away in the morning of July 30, 2019 at the NHC Healthcare Rehabilitation Facility in Columbia. Mrs. Coward was born in Prospect on May 23, 1934 to the late David Marion Glisson and Nora Bell Clifton Glisson. She was a graduate of Williamsburg High School in Andrews. Mrs....
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