OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
Jeanette Cook-Barbee
Jul 27, 2025
West Columbia, SC
Margaret Jeanette Cook-Barbee, 91, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2025. Born on August 10, 1933, in West Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Evelyn (Williams) Jeffcoat.
She is survived by her sisters, Jackie Smith of West Columbia and Jackie Crosby of Lexington; her devoted daughter-in-law, Marie...
Camelia "Anne" Scott
Jul 24, 2025
Camelia "Anne" Scott, 65, wife of Robert Charles Scott, passed away at her home in Georgetown, SC, on July 24, 2025.
Born April 13, 1960, in Tryon, NC, she was the daughter of the late Reverend Robert Joseph Howell, Sr. and the late Doris Jean O'Dell Howell. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her...
Eibe Ernest "Ernie" Meyer, Iii
Jul 19, 2025
Eibe Ernest "Ernie" Meyer III, 88, beloved husband of Laura Jones Meyer, passed away peacefully at his home in Georgetown, SC, on July 19, 2025.
Born on December 16, 1936, in Colleton County, SC, Ernie was the son of Eibe Ernest Meyer, Jr. and Ethel Ritter Meyer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Willis E. Michau
Jul 6, 2025
Georgetown
Willis Edward Michau, 68, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Oak Hollow of Georgetown.
Services will be private.
The Downtown Chapel of Mayer-Ethridge Funeral Home and Crematory, 843-546-4184, is assisting the Michau family.
Sylvia Hearl Parsons
Jul 5, 2025
Sylvia Hearl Parsons passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and love. Born on February 19, 1939, to Virginia and Richard Hearl, Sylvia grew up with a strong sense of family and faith that shaped her life and the lives of so many around her. She was predeceased by her beloved parents and her three sisters, Peggy Camlin, Linda Floyd,...
W. Wilson Lowery Jr.
Jul 3, 2025
W. Wilson Lowery Jr., a devoted husband, loving father, cherished grandfather, passed away peacefully at his home in DeBordieu Colony, Georgetown, South Carolina, on July 3, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. He was a leader in both the corporate world and public service. He was 81 years old.
Born on April 3, 1944, Wilson lived...
Geoffrey L. Groat
Jun 28, 2025
Georgetown
Mr. Geoffrey Lewis Groat, Sr., 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Tidelands Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, SC. He was the beloved son of William Avery Groat and Mary Lewis Groat of Augusta, GA.
Geoff graduated from Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, SC, and Clemson University in 1965. A passionate educator...
Jeannie Taylor Merritt
Jun 26, 2025
Georgetown
Jeannie Taylor Merrit, 78, of Georgetown, SC died on June 26, 2025 at NHC Healthcare-Garden City, SC.
Born July 25, 1946 in Georgetown, SC, she was the daughter of Wylie Pearce and Mary Agnes Rowe Taylor. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Carl Andrew "Bubba" Merritt, Jr, her beloved sister-in-law, Pamela...
N. Stone Miller
Jun 23, 2025
Nicholas Stone Miller, a lifelong southern gentleman, devoted father, and cherished friend, passed away June 23, 2025, at the age of 82.
Originally from Greenville, South Carolina, Stoney made Litchfield Beach his home for over 60 years. He was a graduate of Camden Military School and attended both The Citadel and Furman University. He later served in...
Betty Sue Marshall
Jun 17, 2025
Betty Sue (Newman) Marshall, 76, of Georgetown, SC, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 17, 2025, while under hospice care at the home of her son.
Betty's life was defined by a strong commitment to faith and family. She was of the Baptist faith and used her gifts by teaching Sunday school, singing in the choir, and through...
Lynda F. Glass
Jun 17, 2025
Pawleys Island
Lynda L. (Fent) Glass died June 17, 2025, at Arbor Landing at Pawleys, after a 99-year earthly life filled with happiness, joy, and a family that adored her.
Mrs. Glass was born Sept. 21, 1925, in Jeffersonville, OH. She was the widow of Roger D. Glass, to whom she had been married for...
Thomas “Tom” Jack Mason
Jun 16, 2025
Thomas 'Tom' Jack Mason
December 19, 1983 – June 16, 2025
Thomas 'Tom' Jack Mason of Huntsville, Alabama passed away on June 16 at his home in Huntsville. A funeral service will be held at Laughlin Service Funeral Home at 2320 Bob Wallace Avenue SW in Huntsville on Saturday June 21, with visitation beginning at...
Kay Mccormac Bonnoitt
Jun 13, 2025
Greenville, SC
Marian Kay McCormac Bonnoitt, wife of H. E. (Tez) Bonnoitt, Jr., passed from her earthly body on June 14, 2025, after it had been occupied over the past few years by an insidious debilitating invader. Kay was born on March 23,1943, in Kingstree, SC, the daughter of John Kay McCormac and Marian Dubose (Rowell) McCormac....
Katherine M. Scott
Jun 12, 2025
Katherine McMakin Scott, 88, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Moncks Corner, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Leon McMakin and Thelma (Strickland) McMakin, both of Kingstree, SC.
Katherine was a member of Herbert Memorial United Methodist Church. She graduated from McLeod Infirmary...
Thomas Elrod "Tommy" Lee
Jun 11, 2025
Thomas Elrod "Tommy" Lee, 68, beloved husband of Mary Isaac Lee, passed away peacefully after a long battle with Frontotemporal Dementia, on June 11, 2025, at The Landings of Georgetown.
Born July 21, 1956, in Thomson, Georgia, he was the son of the late Joseph Earle Lee, Sr. and Mary Spears Elrod Lee. In addition to his...
Kathy Jenelle Gambrell Mussman
Jun 6, 2025
Kathy Jenelle Gambrell Mussman, 73, beloved wife of Donald Frederick Mussman, passed away peacefully at her home in Georgetown, South Carolina, surrounded by her loving family on June 6, 2025.
Born October 10, 1951, in Ware Shoals, South Carolina, Kathy was the daughter of the late William Harold Gambrell and Sudie Valerie Kelly Gambrell. In addition to...
Miriam Christine Harrelson Donnelly
Jun 6, 2025
Suttons
Miriam Christine Harrelson Donnelly, 93, widow of James F. Donnelly, Jr., passed away at her residence on June 6, 2025.
Born on July 2, 1931, in Lancaster, South Carolina, she was the beloved daughter of Francis Wilson Harrelson and Evelyn Lucille Walters Harrelson. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in...
Charles William “Bill” Snyder
Jun 6, 2025
Pawleys Island
Charles William Snyder, Jr., "Bill", son of the late Florence Snyder Hincy and Charles William Snyder, Sr., passed away at McLeod Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina, on June 6, 2025.
Bill was raised in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Miami Edison High School in Miami, Florida in 1966. He received his BA...
Timothy Longenecker
Jun 3, 2025
Andrews
Timothy Longenecker, 70, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at his home in Andrews. Born in Chicago, he was a son of the late Walter and Janet (Miller) Longenecker.
Services will be private and are being conducted by the Downtown Chapel of Mayer-Ethridge Funeral Home and Crematory, 843-546-4184.
Eleanor Merklen Cambrey
May 29, 2025
Georgetown
Eleanor Merklen Cambrey, 93, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025, in the Lexington Community Hospice House - Agape Care, in Lexington, SC. She was born in Darien, CT, a daughter of William Charles Merklen and Ruth Alena (Fitch) Merklen.
A private inurnment service is being held by the family where Eleanor will be placed...
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