OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
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....
John Franklin Drake
Jul 26, 2019
Andrews: John "John John" Franklin Drake, 25, died Friday, July 26, 2019, in an automobile accident in Georgetown County. Mr. Drake was born in Charleston on August 23, 1993, the son of Theresa Donnelly Teetor (Bobby) and John Evert Drake (Deborah DuPont Lattin). He grew up in Charleston, moved to Andrews in 2001, and graduated from Williamsburg Academy. He had...
Melissa Dawn Beal Causey
Jul 25, 2019
Pawleys Island: Melissa "Lisa" Dawn Beal Causey, 57, wife of Ronald "Ron" Lacy Causey, Jr, passed away Thursday July 25, 2019, at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital. Mrs. Causey was born June 13, 1962, a daughter of the late Bobby Dean Beal and Barbara Wilson Beal. She grew up in Greensboro, NC and attended Page High School. Mrs. Causey was a...
Mary Lou Tisdale Ward
Jul 20, 2019
Georgetown: Mary Lou Tisdale Ward, 77, widow of Troy Ward, died Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Lake City Community Hospital. Mrs. Ward was born August 13, 1941, a daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson Tisdale and Laurel "Lulu" Browder Tisdale. She grew up in Georgetown County and was a member of Grace Temple Revival Church. Mrs. Ward loved gardening, fishing,...
Ethel Lachicotte Boyle Ripley
Jul 20, 2019
Mount Pleasant: Ethel Lachicotte Boyle Ripley, 91, widow of Dr. Edwin Boyle, Jr. and Henry B. H. Ripley, died Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Roper Hospital in Charleston. Mrs. Ripley was born in Florence on November 29, 1927, a daughter of the late Albert Springs Lachicotte, Sr. and Lucille Pitt Lachicotte of Pawley's Island. She attended Winthrop College and graduated...
Peggy Ellen Dunn Stockly
Jul 19, 2019
Georgetown: Peggy Ellen Dunn Stockly finished her earthly journey at age 91 and began her eternal life on Friday morning July 19, 2019. She was born in Ridley Park, Virginia to Rowland I. and Brighta Wolfe Dunn of Westchester, PA. She married Charles Wilson Stockly in November of 1947 in Wilmington, DE. They later moved to Georgetown, SC . They...
Hilda Harwell Anderson
Jul 15, 2019
Georgetown: Hilda Harwell Anderson, 94, widow of John Manning Anderson, died Monday, July 15, 2019, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Anderson was born in Savannah, Georgia on January 1, 1925, a daughter of the late John Glover Harwell and Alma Elrod Rickenbacker Harwell. She grew up in Georgetown County and attended Winyah High School. Mrs. Anderson was a member...
Ginger Lee Player Kennedy
Jul 12, 2019
Georgetown: Ginger Lee Player Kennedy, 63, wife of James C. Kennedy, Jr., passed away Friday, July 12, 2019, at Roper Hospital in Charleston. Mrs. Kennedy was born May 24, 1956, in Georgetown, a daughter of the late Callie Eugene Player and Bertie Lee Yarborough Player. She grew up in Georgetown and attended Winyah High School. Mrs. Kennedy was owner and...
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