OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
Robert Jay Shank
Sep 20, 2016
Georgetown: Mr. Robert Jay Shank, 61, husband of Debra Lou Thompson Shank, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Shank was born in Johnstown, PA on January 1, 1955, a son of Robert James Shank and the late Alma June Moss Shank. He was a school teacher for the Georgetown County School District, where he taught...
Bernard Benjamin Horton
Sep 17, 2016
Pawleys Island: Bernard Benjamin Horton, 73, beloved Low County Artist, died Saturday, September 17, 2016. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440
Reba Howard Ard
Sep 15, 2016
Murrells Inlet: Reba H. Ard, 87, passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Ard was born on May 20, 1929 in Georgetown, SC, a daughter of the late Bailey Ward Howard, Sr. and Flossie Maybelle Bone Howard Sports. She was retired from the Horry County School System. She was a homemaker and loved being with her family. Mrs....
Peter "Pete" Anthony Thomas
Sep 8, 2016
Georgetown: Peter A. Thomas passed away on September 8, 2016 after 92 wonderful years of a life filled with family, friends and a town that he loved and that loved him. He died peacefully in his home on Front Street where his family had lived since 1937. Pete was born on August 2, 1924 and was the son of Escie...
Thomas Pascal Duke, Iii
Sep 8, 2016
McClellanville: Thomas Pascal ("Tommy") Duke III, age 67, died on September 8, 2016. A lifelong resident of the village of McClellanville, SC, Tommy was the son of Thomas P. Duke, Jr. and Lillian Woodard Duke. He was born in his family home on May 1st, 1949, graduated from McClellanville High School, and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from...
Nancy Stacey Altman
Aug 26, 2016
Pawleys Island: Nancy Stacey Altman passed away on August 26, 2016 at Lakes of Litchfield. Nancy was born on December 28, 1929 in Leavenworth, Kansas. Nancy is survived by her husband, Linwood Altman, two daughters, Nancy Altman (Randy), and Ann Morris (Chet), 7 grandchildren: Sarah Weston (Dalton), Casey Maui (Mark), Jake, Stacey, Alex, Dean, and Gracie, and one great-grandchild, Tripp,...
Lajean Barrineau Owens Kinder
Aug 25, 2016
Andrews: LaJean Barrineau Owens Kinder, 82, wife of Dr. Jack D. Kinder and widow of Walter Hazard Owens, Jr., passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Kinder was born in Georgetown February 6, 1934, a daughter of the late Carrol Theodore Barrineau, Sr. and Lizzie Ann B. Barrineau. She grew up in Andrews...
Carol Jean Carter Sorokach
Aug 24, 2016
Georgetown: Carol Jean Carter Sorokach, 80, wife of Michael Sorokach, passed away at Savannah Grace Nursing Home in Mt. Pleasant on August 24, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born January 15, 1936 in Pleasant Hill, a daughter of the late James and Addie Carter. She was a graduate of Winyah High School and a 1958 graduate of...
Betty Louise Williams
Aug 20, 2016
Georgetown: Betty Louise Williams entered into eternal rest on Saturday, August 20th, 2016. Betty Williams was born January 11, 1929 in Georgetown, South Carolina, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Williams, Sr. She is survived by: her brother, Carl Sampey Williams of Dublin, Georgia; and two sisters-in-law, Miriam Thames Williams of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and Bobbie Finley...
Arthurleen Hardwick Cannon Alford
Aug 18, 2016
Georgetown: Mrs. Arthurleen Hardwick Cannon Alford, 84, widow of William Cole Alford, and Samuel Earl Cannon, died Thursday, August18, 2016, at Vibra Hospital of Charleston, SC. Mrs. Alford was born in Conway on June 26, 1932, a daughter of the late William Arthur Hardwick and Pearl Ester Bellamy Hardwick. Mrs. Alford grew up in Conway and attended Conway High School....
Betty Mae Mcguire Rufus
Aug 16, 2016
Andrews: Betty Mae McGuire Rufus, 81, widow of Rev. Billy Eugene Rufus, passed away Monday, August 15, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. Rufus was born in Birmingham, AL, on September 2, 1934, a daughter of the late Charles Thomas McGuire and Betty Brazier McGuire. She grew up in Birmingham and graduated High School there and later attended Montreat College of...
Issavella Pittson Mastromichalis
Aug 7, 2016
Georgetown: Issavella Mastromichalis (Bella), 89, died Saturday, August 7th, at the Medical University of South Carolina. Bella was born July 22, 1927 in St. John, New Brunswick Canada. She and her 4 siblings were raised by her Greek immigrant father George Panagioatki. After losing her mother Stamatia, at a young age, she helped raise her siblings. She was witness to...
Avon Noble Capps
Aug 6, 2016
McClellanville: Avon Noble Capps, 66, husband of Cecilia Brandon Parker Capps, died Saturday, August 6, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Capps was born in Sneads Ferry, NC on February 25, 1950, a son of the late William Nobel Capps and Della Mae Millis Capps. He grew up in Sneads Ferry and at age seventeen moved to McClellanville. Mr. Capps served...
William Griffin Graves Ii
Jul 31, 2016
Pawleys Island: William Griffin Graves II, 94, husband of Mary Elise Brownell (Meb) Graves, died Sunday, July 31, 2016, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Graves was born in Mebane, NC, on September 10, 1921, a son of the late Felix Williamson Graves and Mary Clark Graves. He grew up in Mebane and graduated from Mebane High School....
Diane Eskenazi Emry
Jul 24, 2016
Georgetown: Diane Eskenazi Emry, 69, wife of James W. "Jim" Emry, died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at MUSC Medical Center in Charleston. Mrs. Emry was born in New York City on May 7, 1947, a daughter of the late David Eskenazi and Bella Benezra Eskenazi. She was a graduate of the New York Institute of Art and Design. Mrs. Emry...
Patience Bullard Thompson
Jul 24, 2016
Pawleys Island; Patience Bullard Thompson, 84, widow of Andrew Wadies Thompson, Sr., died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mrs. Thompson was born in Loris on June 27, 1932, a daughter of the late John Bullard and Vennie Pender Bullard. She was a graduate of Winyah High School in Georgetown and lived in Pawleys...
Wayne Webster Hastings
Jul 18, 2016
Surfside Beach: Wayne Webster Hastings, 72, husband of Joyce Elaine Pendergrass Hastings, died Monday, July 18, 2016 at Waccamaw Hospital. A private service will be held at a later date. Sign a guestbook at: www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown,...
Barbara Hodges Harrison Brandt
Jul 16, 2016
Barbara Hodges Harrison Brandt, of Pawleys Island, SC, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on July 16th, 2016 at the Lakes at Litchfield in Pawleys Island, SC. She was the widow of Edward A. Brandt to whom she had been married for 13 years, and had been predeceased by her husband of 43 years, Matthew W. Harrison,...
Billy Brian Moore
Jul 15, 2016
Pawleys Island: Billy Brian Moore, 43, died Friday, July 15, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Moore was born in Georgetown on August 3, 1972, a son of the late Charles William Moore and Barbara Lee Thomas Moore. He graduated from Georgetown High School and Coastal Carolina University with a degree in Forestry. Mr. Moore attended Pawleys Island Baptist Church. He...
Adolph Wayne Inman
Jul 11, 2016
Georgetown: Adolph "Wayne" Inman, 75, husband of Katherine Dickson Inman, died Monday, July 11, 2016, at Medical University of S.C. in Charleston. Wayne "Bubba" was born in Conway on December 18, 1940, a son of the late George W. Inman and Pauline Collins Inman. He grew up on a tobacco farm in the Tilly Swamp community of Horry Co. along...
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