OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
John Alan Aelick
Jan 30, 2016
Charleston: John Alan Aelick, 56, died Saturday, January 30, 2016, in Georgetown. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is assisting the family. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440 Service: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440
Charlie Jack Graham, Sr.
Jan 29, 2016
Georgetown: Charlie Jack Graham, Sr., 81, died Friday, January 29, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Graham was born in Georgetown on November 5, 1934, a son of the late Walter Dow Graham and Gertha Hiburn Graham. He served in the Korean Conflict and the S.C. National Guard. Mr. Graham retired after forty-two years employment with International Paper Company. His hobbies...
Joel Parrish Ford
Jan 28, 2016
Mt. Pleasant: Joel Parrish Ford, beloved son, brother, father and friend, died peacefully in his sleep on January 28, 2016. Joel was born on December 5, 1951 in Georgetown, South Carolina. He is survived by his parents, Mary Louise Parrish and Francis Bell Ford of Georgetown, his son Phillip Ryland Ford of Mount Pleasant, sister Mary Louise Ford Stott (Charles...
Alanson Bigelow Houghton Ii
Jan 24, 2016
Pawleys Island: The Reverend Alanson Bigelow Houghton died peacefully at his home in Pawleys Island, SC on Sunday, January 24th. He was 85 years old. Alan was born August 3, 1930 in Corning, NY to the late Amory Houghton Sr. and Laura Richardson Houghton. Alan earned multiple degrees including a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University and a Master...
Curtis Leon Stanton
Jan 19, 2016
West Columbia Curtis Leon Stanton was born in Marlboro County, South Carolina, June 10, 1925, to John McLaurin "Mack" Stanton and Elva May Quick Stanton. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1942 at the age of 17 and served throughout War World II in both the European and Pacific theaters. Most of his service was aboard the USS Florence...
Vera Alice Porter Johnson
Jan 15, 2016
Georgetown: Vera Alice Porter Johnson, 94, widow of Everett Eugene Johnson, died Friday, January 15, 2016, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Johnson was born in Georgetown on December 20, 1921, daughter of the late William Alpheus Porter and Emma Blanche Mercer Porter. She grew up in the Oak Grove Community of Georgetown Co. and graduated from Andrews High School,...
Wendell Arthur Cannon
Jan 15, 2016
Georgetown: Wendell Arthur "Wendy" Cannon, 60, died Friday, January 15, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Cannon was born in Georgetown on October 16, 1955, a son of Arthurleen Hardwick Cannon Alford and the late Samuel Earl Cannon. He grew up in Georgetown and attended Winyah High School. Mr. Cannon was a retired house painter. He was a loving father and...
Thomas Evan Gillespie, Jr.
Jan 13, 2016
Georgetown: Thomas Evan Gillespie, Jr., 81, passed from his blessed earthly life on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Tom's life began in Pensacola Florida where his father was training to become a Naval Aviator. The influence of the people he met while living in many parts of the country during his father's military career profoundly shaped his life and character. Tom...
Virginia Fulton Mcconnell
Jan 12, 2016
Andrews: Virginia Fulton McConnell, 93, widow of James "Jay" Kenneth McConnell, died Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. McConnell was born on April 8, 1922, the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Fulton and Mary Elizabeth Jones Fulton. She grew up in the Big Dam community of Georgetown Co. near Andrews and was a...
Peggy Ann Daniel Tallevast
Jan 11, 2016
Pawley's Island: Peggy Ann Daniel Tallevast, 75, died Monday, January 11, 2016, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. She has gone to join her beloved husband "Tally", Lt. Col. Cecil John Tallevast, Jr. Mrs. Tallevast was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on December 18, 1940, a daughter of the late Henry Alex Daniel and Mary Margaret Miller Daniel. She was...
Elizabeth "Cricket" Adams Woodward
Jan 8, 2016
Georgetown: Elizabeth "Cricket" Adams Woodward, wife of Jack Franklin Woodward, Jr., died Friday, January 8, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. Woodward was born in Mullins on March 20, 1961, a daughter of Diane Brogdon Adams Price and Jackson Lee Adams. She grew up in Georgetown and was a graduate of Winyah High School and Coastal Carolina University with a degree...
Mady Ellen Lambert Caulder
Jan 6, 2016
Georgetown: Mrs. Mady Ellen Lambert Caulder, 89, widow of Julius Harold Caulder, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Caulder was born in Georgetown County on July 24, 1926, a daughter of the late Sollie and Ellen Lambert. She lived in this area all of her life and was a member of Sampit Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving...
Jon Phillip Cooper
Jan 5, 2016
Andrews: Jon Phillip Cooper, 76, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at a family residence. Jon Phillip was born in Piney Forest section near Andrews on November 28, 1939, a son of the late Marvin Ranson Cooper and Eula Mae McGee Cooper. He grew up in the Suttons community of Williamsburg County and graduated from Williamsburg High School. Jon Phillip...
Hoyt "Spike" Monroe Williams Iii
Jan 4, 2016
Georgetown: Hoyt Monroe "Spike" Williams, III, 63, died Monday, January 4, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Williams was born in Georgetown on April 15, 1952, a son of Betty Fenters Williams and the late Hoyt Monroe Williams, Jr. He was a graduate of Winyah High School, class of 1970 and Coastal Carolina University. Mr. Williams was owner and founder of...
William Christopher Harmeyer
Jan 3, 2016
Murrells Inlet: William Christopher "Chris" Harmeyer, 61, died Sunday, January 3, 2016, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Harmeyer was born in Georgetown on November 11, 1954, a son of William Michael "Mik" Harmeyer and the late Syble Lofton Harmeyer. He grew up in Georgetown and was a graduate of Winyah High School and the University of South...
Yvonne Taylor Waddell
Dec 31, 2015
Pawleys Island: Yvonne T. Waddell passed away on December 31, 2015. Yvonne was the daughter of the late Homer and Edna Coker Taylor of Woodruff, S.C. She received her undergraduate degree from Erskine College and her Masters from the University of South Carolina. She was a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honorary Society. She taught in the South Carolina school...
David Leroy Jayroe
Dec 24, 2015
Andrews: David Leroy Jayroe, 54, husband of Debra Richardson Jayroe, died Thursday, December 24, 2015, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown. Mr. Jayroe was born in Georgetown on May 1, 1961, a son of the late Russell Albert Jayroe and Esther Powers Jayroe. He grew up in the Andrews area and attended Williamsburg High School. Mr. Jayroe was a...
Nannie Fitzhugh Peace
Dec 23, 2015
Andrews: Nannie Fitzhugh Peace, 91, died Thursday, December 23, 2015, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrell Inlet. Miss Peace was born in Andrews on July 11, 1924, a daughter of the late Washington Fitzhugh Peace and Mellie Brockinton Peace. She grew up in Andrews and was a graduate of Andrews High School and Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Miss Peace...
Tom "Tucker" Tompkins
Dec 22, 2015
Georgetown: Tom "Tucker" Tompkins, 67, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Tompkins was born, December 30, 1947, in Georgetown, a son of the late Sam Albert Tompkins and Lila Lee Goude Tompkins. He grew in Georgetown and served in the Vietnam War in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Tompkins was a recipient of the Purple Heart medal....
Mary Haque Gibson
Dec 20, 2015
Andrews: Mary Haque Gibson, 79, died Sunday, December 20, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Gibson was born in Flushing, Mich. on March 26, 1936, a daughter of the late Robert Francis Haque and Alice Mary Schwartz Haque. She grew up in Flushing and graduated from the University of Michigan. Mrs. Gibson earned a Master's Degree from Francis Marion University in...
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