OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
Samuel Paul Pope
Nov 2, 2018
Andrews: Samuel Paul Pope, 48, son of Phillip R. Pope and the late Patricia Lee Pope, died Friday, November 2, 2018, at his residence in Andrews. Mr. Pope was born October 15, 1970, in Georgetown. Mr. Pope is survived by: his father, Philip R. Pope, Sr., of Andrews; a brother, Phillip R. Pope, Jr.; two sisters, Amanda Pope Olivieri and...
Laura Elizabeth Kerrison
Oct 19, 2018
Charleston: Laura Elizabeth Kerrison died on October 19, 2018 at her home in Charleston. She was born on June 29, 1989 to Brenda Morris Kerrison and William Legare Kerrison. After graduating from The Charleston Day School and Bishop England High School, she attended Limestone College in Gaffney South Carolina. She was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church. Laura had...
Owen Fitzsimons Brice
Oct 15, 2018
Pawleys Island, SC: Owen Fitzsimons Brice, 64, beloved fiancé of Stacey Sippel, died October 15, 2018, at his home in Pawleys Island. Owen was born in Durham, NC on April 1, 1954, a son of Margaret Fitzsimons Brice and George W. Brice, Jr. MD. of Charlotte, NC. The Brice family moved to Darien, Connecticut in 1961 and Owen graduated from...
Daniel Alexander Bratcher
Oct 7, 2018
Andrews: Daniel Alexander Bratcher, 92, widower of Ruby Mae Ward Bratcher and Lula Elizabeth Lambert Bratcher, passed away Sunday, October 07, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Bratcher was born February 16, 1926, in Williamsburg County, a son of the late Alexander Washington Bratcher and Ester Jane Ward Bratcher. He grew up in Williamsburg County and attended Pleasant Hill High School....
Eileen Marie Mccoy Schneider
Oct 7, 2018
Pawleys Island: Eileen Marie Schneider, 76, died Monday, October 7, 2018 at Embrace Hospice House in Myrtle Beach. Eileen was born in Rahway, NJ on December 4, 1941, a daughter of the late Michael and Helen McCoy. She grew up in Rahway, NJ and moved to Pawleys Island in 1990 from Cape May, NJ, with her late husband Bob. She...
William Rufus Galloway
Oct 3, 2018
Pawleys Island: William Rufus Galloway, Jr., 86, went to be with his loving wife peacefully at Embrace Hospice House, Myrtle Beach on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Bill was born in Fort Pierce Florida on May 23, 1932, the son of the late William Rufus Galloway, Sr. and Anna Dora Campbell Galloway. He graduated from Hemingway High School in 1950. Bill...
Tommy Lee Howard
Sep 27, 2018
Andrews: Tommy Lee Howard, 76, husband of Annette Ard Howard, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Howard was born in Andrews on February 2, 1942, a son of the late Louis Javel Howard and Lottie Mae Moore Howard. Tommy grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. He was owner and operator of Howard...
Murray Monroe Taylor, Jr.
Sep 27, 2018
Columbia: Murray Monroe Taylor, Jr., 84, formally of Andrews, died Thursday, September 27, 2018, at the home of his companion, Kathy Richardson, in Columbia. Mr. Taylor was born on October 22, 1933 in Cross, a son of the late Murray Monroe Taylor and Cleo Clark Taylor. He graduated from Cross High School and Williamsburg Technical College. Mr. Taylor retired from...
Ralph John Hansen
Sep 25, 2018
Georgetown: Ralph John Hansen, Sr., 95, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at National Health Care, Garden City, S. C. Ralph was born August 15, 1923 in Oak Harbor, OH to Awalt and Margurite Hansen. On January 20, 1945 he married Ruth Alford and celebrated 70 years of marriage. He was retired from International Paper Company and served on...
Kyle Deon Lambert
Sep 22, 2018
Andrews: Kyle Deon Lambert, 34, died Saturday, September 22, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Lambert was born in Georgetown on September 13, 1984, the son of Deon Wendell Lambert and Robbin Diane Holliday Lambert. He grew up in the Saints Delight Community and graduated from Andrews High School. Mr. Lambert was an employee of Fluor-Lane and was an accomplished welder...
Jimmie Rae Rogers
Sep 17, 2018
Andrews: Jimmie Rea Rogers, 56, died Monday, September 17, 2018, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Community Hospital. Ms. Rogers was born in Charleston on October 18, 1961, a daughter of the late James Rogers and Callie Rea Cooper Rogers. She grew up in Georgetown, graduated from Howard High School, and attended Horry Georgetown Technical College. Ms. Rogers enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, cross...
Alverta "Vert" Fulton Watson
Sep 15, 2018
Andrews: Alverta "Vert" Fulton Watson, 97, widow of Henry Devon Watson, died Saturday, September 15, 2018, at her residence. Mrs. Watson was born in Andrews on August 20, 1921, a daughter of the late James Alva Fulton and Bernice Ida Ivey Fulton. She graduated from Andrews High School and Columbia Business College. Mrs. Watson worked for Brooks Veneer for many...
Talulah Benton Fulton
Sep 12, 2018
Andrews: Talulah Benton Fulton, 91, widow of Robert Evans Fulton, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at her residence. Mrs. Fulton was born in Andrews on March 21, 1927, a daughter of the late, James Van Buren Benton and Ida Casselman Benton. She grew up in Andrews and attended Piney Forest School. Mrs. Fulton was a member of Black River Free...
Lucille Margaret Vanderbilt Pate
Sep 9, 2018
Georgetown: Lucille Margaret Vanderbilt Pate, 80, widow of Wallace Fennell Pate, passed away September 9 at her home on Arcadia Plantation, near Georgetown, SC. Lulu was born on July 6, 1938 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Lulu was the daughter of George Washington Vanderbilt and Lucille Parsons Balcom. She grew up in Palm Beach, Florida. Lulu attended Palm Beach Day School and...
Charles Ray Vehorn
Sep 4, 2018
Georgetown: Charles Ray Vehorn, 83, beloved husband of Cindy White Jones Vehorn, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at his home. Born December 18, 1934 in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late James Felder Vehorn and Ethel Cheek Vehorn of Greenville. He served in the US Navy and retired as President of Carolina Belting...
Velma Maxine Owens Hughes
Sep 2, 2018
Georgetown: Maxine Owens Hughes, 66, died Sunday, September 2, 2018, at the Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center. Mrs. Hughes was born in the Pleasant Hill Community of Georgetown County on April 5, 1952, a daughter of the late Lloyd Dillion Owens and Katherine Morgan Owens. She grew up in Pleasant Hill and attended Pleasant Hill Schools. Mrs. Hughes...
William Metts "Bill" Gause
Sep 1, 2018
Georgetown: William Metts "Bill" Gause 83, husband of Cheryl Jean Harcourt Gause, died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Gause was born June 6, 1935 in Conway. He was a son of the late Paul Dixon Gause, Sr. and Alma Metts Gause. Mr. Gause graduated from Conway High School in 1952 and proudly served...
Mary Elise Brownell Graves
Sep 1, 2018
Pawleys Island: Mary Elise Brownell ("Meb") Graves, 95, widow of Lt. Col. William Griffin Graves II, died peacefully Saturday, September 1, 2018, on what would have been her 73rd wedding anniversary. Meb was born January 9, 1923, in Smethport, PA, a daughter of the late Robert Foote Brownell and Elizabeth Brainard Brownell. She grew up in Jamestown, NY and attended...
Mary Louise Orvin
Aug 31, 2018
Mary Cantley Orvin died Friday, August 31, 2018 in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina a few weeks short of her 97th birthday. Mrs. Orvin, affectionately known to her family as Mamie, was the daughter of Jesse and Tressie Cantley and the wife of the late Edward "Ned" Earl Orvin Jr. who pre-deceased her in 1988. Her sister Betty Cantley Watson of...
Roddey Cobb Bell
Aug 31, 2018
Georgetown: Roddey Cobb Bell, twin son of the late Mary Louise Hinson Bell and the late Reverend Curtis O'Dell Bell, was born in July 26, 1934 in North Augusta, South Carolina. His father was the minister at the Warrenville Methodist Church at the time. He married Ruth Benn Oliver of Georgetown in 1956 and has two daughters, Martha Louise Bell...
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