OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
Allison Cooper Dillard
Nov 2, 2017
Andrews: Allison Cooper Dillard, departed this life on November 2, 2017, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Allison was raised in Trio, SC. She graduated from Williamsburg High School, earned her Bachelor's degree in mathematics from Columbia College and received her Master's degree in Library Science from the Citadel. As a school teacher, she taught in Columbia, at Williamsburg High School...
Shirley Lambert Ogren
Oct 31, 2017
Georgetown: Shirley Lambert Ogren, 77, died Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ogren was born in Georgetown on August 18, 1940, a daughter of the late General Raleigh Lambert and Inez Goins Lambert. She grew up in Georgetown and graduated Winyah High School. Mrs. Orgren was a communicant of St. Mary Our Lady of Ransom Catholic...
Dr. William "Bill" Earl Avant
Oct 28, 2017
Georgetown\ Dr. William E. (Bill) Avant, son of Ella Grier and Landy Wood Avant, Sr. died on October 28, 2017. He was born in Georgetown County, South Carolina, on August 28, 1919. He was the third of seven children. He attended Georgetown public schools before serving in the navy during World War II, for five years. He later received a...
Wanda Morris Cox Mccants
Oct 26, 2017
Andrews: Wanda Morris Cox McCants, 86, widow of the late Clifford Cox and Heyward McCants, died Thursday, October 26, 2017, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. Mrs. McCants was born in Andrews on October 28, 1930, a daughter of the late John Oscar Morris and Chettie Mairee Pinner Morris. She grew up in Andrews and graduated Andrews High School....
Barbara "Bobbie" Ann Skinner
Oct 22, 2017
St. Petersburg, FL: Barbara (Bobbie) Ann Skinner, daughter of Margaret Blake and John LeRoy Skinner, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017 in St. Petersburg, FL. Born in Georgetown, SC and a graduate of Winyah High School, Bobbie married her high school sweetheart, James (Billy) W. Skinner, III, and relocated to Tampa, FL. Bobbie has two sons and after raising her...
Cleaon Jacobs
Oct 22, 2017
Georgetown: Cleaon Jacobs, 91, widower of Hazel Rowe Jacobs, died Sunday, October 22, 2017, at his residence. Mr. Jacobs was born in Upper Georgetown County on February 13, 1926, a son of the late Penniman Roosevelt Jacobs and Minnie Pearl Powers Jacobs. He grew up in Georgetown County and attended Union School. Mr. Jacob served in the army during World...
Lois Ann Hough Camlin
Oct 19, 2017
Georgetown: Lois Ann Hough Camlin, 82, wife of Donald Williams Camlin, died Thursday, October 19, 2017, at her residence. Mrs. Camlin was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 11, 1935, the daughter of the late Justin Welby Hough and Lois Parrott Hough. She grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School. Mrs. Camlin attended Winthrop University and graduated...
Michael Hamilton Roberts
Oct 16, 2017
Cartersville, Ga. Michael Hamilton Roberts passed away Monday, October 16, 2017 in his home in Cartersville, Georgia. Born June 29, 1937, a native of Georgetown South Carolina, he was the son of the late William Edward Roberts and Marguerite Ellen Hamilton Roberts. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by: his brothers, William Edward Roberts, Jr. and...
Peter Louis Mark Divenere
Oct 14, 2017
Peter Louis Mark DiVenere son of Peter and Esther DiVenere was lifted up to the Lord Saturday October 14, 2017. Born January 29, 1943, he longed to be the masked cowboy making sure justice was served. He was a man among boys on the playground. He led the New Canaan Rams to a state title in 1960. He carried his...
Lawrence Edward Gilchrist
Oct 13, 2017
Lawrence Edward Gilchrist, 90, died Friday, October 13, 2017, at his residence, peacefully with his three daughters by his side. Lawrence was born in Darlington, S.C. on July 10, 1927. He grew up there, graduated high school, and attended Furman University. He was one of the founding owners of Georgetown Mill Supplies, Inc. A member of Duncan United Methodist Church...
Jean Beckman Smith Stroman
Oct 11, 2017
McClellanville: Jean Beckman Smith Stroman, 89, widow of Alexander Chanler "Chan" Stroman, Jr. died Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Stroman was born in McClellanville on November 5, 1927, a daughter of the late Raymond Smith and Helen Beckman Smith. She grew up in McClellanville and was a graduate of McClellanville High School and Emory University School of...
Evelyn Neil Thomas
Oct 10, 2017
Andrews: Evelyn Neil Thomas, 93, widow of Robert Eugene Thomas, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at Kingstree Nursing Facility in Kingstree. Mrs. Thomas was born in Louisville, KY on December 22, 1923, a daughter of the late James Neil and Ethel Knox Neil. She grew up in Fairfax, graduated from Fairfax High School, and attended Coker College. Mrs. Thomas was...
William Eric Chidley
Oct 7, 2017
William Eric Chidley, 83, beloved husband of Emma Hall Chidley (née Gorman Hall), died on Saturday, Oct. 7, at home, peacefully and surrounded by his family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Eric was born on Jan. 19, 1934 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, the son of Stewart and Olive Chidley, and younger brother of Raymond (deceased). Growing up...
Elizabeth "Bette" Rose Greenwald Fogel
Oct 4, 2017
Georgetown: Elizabeth "Bette" Rose Greenwald Fogel, 99, widow of Abraham "Abe" Irving Fogel, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at Bishop Gadsden in Charleston. Mrs. Fogel was born September 19, 1918, in Trenton, NJ, a daughter of the late Sidney Greenwald and Madeline Fuld Greenwald White. She grew up in Baltimore, MD. Mrs. Fogel married prior to World War II and...
Mary Frances Bootle O'Donnell
Oct 2, 2017
Mary Frances Bootle O'Donnell, 69, of Georgetown, South Carolina passed away peacefully, gazing at the ocean, surrounded by her closest friends and family at her home, also known as her "happy place", on Monday, October 2, 2017. Born on May 11, 1948 in Winnsboro, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Doyle Odell and Helen Brown Bootle. She...
Iris Shoemaker Harrelson
Oct 1, 2017
Georgetown: Iris Shoemaker Harrelson, 94, widow of the Daniel "Dan" James Harrelson, died Sunday, October 1, 2017, at the Lakes at Litchfield in Pawleys Island. Mrs. Harrelson was born in Statesville, NC on June 11, 1923, a daughter of the late Roy Albert Shoemaker and O'Shield Dingler Shoemaker. She attended Irdell County Schools and later received a degree in nursing....
Willie "Bubba" Ernest Morris, Jr.
Sep 25, 2017
Georgetown: Willie "Bubba" Ernest Morris, Jr., 72, died Monday, September 25, 2017, at a relative's residence. Mr. Morris was born in Conway on February 14, 1945, the son of the late Willie Earnest Morris and Nella Mae Sarvis Morris. He lived in Georgetown until his parents moved to Florida and graduated high school in Florida. Mr. Morris returned to Georgetown...
William Reed "Bubba" Mozley
Sep 22, 2017
Georgetown: William "Bubba" Reed Mozley, 76, died Friday, September 22, 2017, at his residence in Georgetown. Mr. Mozley was born in Panama City, FL on December 28, 1940, the son of the late William Worth Mozley and Annie Lou Elizabeth Reed Mozley. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School. Mr. Mozley started working for International Paper...
Arnie Lavern "Sleepy" Brinson
Sep 18, 2017
Charleston: Arnie Lavern "Sleepy" Brinson, 80, died Monday, September 18, 2017, at his daughter's residence in Mr. Pleasant. Mr. Brinson was born June 24, 1937, in Mt. Pleasant, the son of the late Arnie Elgin Brinson and Sarah Leona Lambert Brinson. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School where he was a star basketball player. Mr....
Raymond Zabel, Jr.
Sep 17, 2017
Georgetown: Raymond Zabel, Jr., 77, died Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. The Mass of Christian Burial will be ten o'clock Thursday morning, September 21, 2017, at St. Mary Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church. A reception will follow in the church Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Brookgreen Gardens...
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