OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
Anne Shuford Moore
Dec 17, 2015
Georgetown: Anne Shuford Moore, 88, died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Prince George Healthcare Center in Georgetown. Mrs. Moore was born in Georgetown on June 14, 1927, a daughter of the late Robert Pow Shuford and Edna Butler Shuford. She was a graduate of Winyah High School and McLeod's Infirmary School of Nursing. Mrs. Moore was a retired registered nurse...
Donald Alfred Main
Dec 16, 2015
Raeford, N.C.: Donald Alfred Main, 53, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Main was born in Georgetown, S.C. on January 5, 1962, a son of the late Alfred LeClair Main and Frances Veneria Strom Main. Mr. Main has been in declining health for many years. Mr. Main was predeceased by: his parents; and a sister; Donna Renee'...
Alicia Joan Payne Graham
Dec 16, 2015
Andrews: Alicia Payne Graham, 77, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Graham was born in Andrews on August 15, 1938, a daughter of the late Leonard Phifer Payne, Sr. and Vincent Smith Payne. She was a graduate of Andrews High School and attended Elim United Methodist Church. She retired from Tidelands Georgetown Memorial...
David Luther Ward
Dec 11, 2015
Andrews: David Luther Ward, 59, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 11, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Ward was born in Camden on May 7, 1956, a son of the late Murkie Ward and Ruth Marie Willoughby Ward. He grew up in Columbia and graduated from Spring Valley High School. Mr. Ward attended Williamsburg Technical College....
William "Cole"` Alford
Dec 8, 2015
Georgetown: William Cole Alford, 83, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Alford was born in the Sampit Community of Georgetown Co. on January 3, 1932, a son of the late William Capers Alford, Sr. and Lillie Idell Finklea Alford. He grew up in the Sampit Community of Georgetown County, graduated from Andrews High School, and served...
Norris Mcdonald "Donnie" Swett
Dec 8, 2015
North Augusta: Norris McDonald "Donnie" Swett, 80, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, in North Augusta. Mr. Swett was born in Georgetown on December 5, 1935, a son of the late Walker Norris "Buck" Swett and Lena Belle "Tow" McDonald Swett. He grew up in Georgetown and was a graduate of Winyah High School and did his undergraduate work at Erskine...
Lloyd Benton Willliams
Dec 6, 2015
Georgetown: Dr. Lloyd "Benton" Williams, M.D., 89, died Sunday, December 6, 2015, at his residence. Dr. Williams was born February 18, 1926, a son of the late Archie and Leona Wilder Williams in the Choppee area of Georgetown County. He was raised in that area and educated at Union and Pleasant Hill High Schools, graduating in 1943. Dr. Williams was...
Sue Ella Toy Martin
Dec 1, 2015
Pawleys Island: Sue Ella Toy Martin, widow of Harold Bruce Martin, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Prince George Healthcare Center in Georgetown. Mrs. Martin was born in Bath County, KY, on October 1, 1940. a daughter of the late Robert Toy and Nettie Mae Thomas Toy. She graduated high school and attended college in Kentucky. Mrs. Martin was a...
James "Bud" Benjamin Black
Dec 1, 2015
Georgetown: James Benjamin "Bud" Black III was born October 10, 1924 in Mercy Hospital, Charleston, a son of the late James Benjamin "Bennie" Black Jr. and Margaret Moore Black. He grew up in Bamberg, where he attended the Bamberg Public Schools and graduated first in his class from Bamberg High School. Bud graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of...
Robert Preston Brantley
Nov 30, 2015
Andrews; Robert Preston Brantley, 72, went to be with the Lord Monday evening, November 30, 2015, after a brief four day illness at the Georgetown Memorial Hospital. He was a resident of Prince George Health Care for three years. Mr. Brantley was born in the Earl community of Andrews on July 14, 1943, a son of the late Lorace Jim...
Frank Louis Atkinson
Nov 22, 2015
Andrews: Frank Louis Atkinson, 76, widower of Donna Hill Atkinson, died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Atkinson was born in Coos Bay, Oregon on January 14, 1939, a son of the late Earl Cleo Atkinson and Clara Catherine Hutchinson Atkinson. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany. Mr. Atkinson was a contract truck driver and lived...
Wilson O. "Sam" Grayson
Nov 21, 2015
Georgetown: Wilson O. "Sam" Grayson, 86, husband of 67 years to Barbara W. Grayson, died Saturday, November 21, 2015, surrounded by loving family members, at his residence. Mr. Grayson was born in Charleston on August 5, 1929, a son of the late Arthur Grayson and Thelma Wilson Grayson. Sam came to Georgetown after he married his wife Barbara and was...
Grace Powell Sports
Nov 7, 2015
Andrews: Grace Powell Sports, 97, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Sports was born September 26, 1918 in Georgetown County, a daughter of the late Murray M. Powell and Odell Godwin Powell. She lived her entire life in Andrews was a member of Happy Home Original Free Will Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School for...
Gaynell Howard Cumbie
Oct 28, 2015
Andrews: Gaynell Howard Cumbie, 93, widow of Clemon Cumbie died Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Cumbie was born in the Pleasant Hill community of Georgetown Co. on January 18, 1922, a daughter of the late Peter Eli Howard and Essie Cribb Howard. She was a member of Andrews Church of God and the Ladies Ministries of the...
Lauretta Brockinton Dean
Oct 26, 2015
Georgetown: Surrounded by her family, Lauretta Brockinton Dean passed into the arms of her Savior on Monday morning, October 26, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon, October 29, 2015, at Prince George, Winyah, Episcopal Church at two o'clock. Burial will be in Prince George cemetery immediately following the service. A reception will be held in the church...
Maude Burgess Day
Oct 24, 2015
Port Royal: Maude Burgess Day, 98, widow of J. P. Day, died Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Helena Place in Beaufort. Mrs. Day was born in Kingstree in the Bethel Community of Williamsburg County on August 6, 1917, a daughter of Charles Leland Burgess and Estelle Wilson Burgess. She was an Honorary Life member of the Georgetown Presbyterian Church. Mrs....
Kenneth Earl Bouchette, Jr.
Oct 23, 2015
Hanahan: Kenneth "Ken" Earl Bouchette, Jr., 30, died Friday, October 23, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Bouchette was born in Georgetown on October 1, 1985, a son of Kenneth "Kenny" Earl Bouchette and the late Denise Brantley Bouchette. He grew up in the Charleston area and was a former employee of Detyens Shipyard. Mr. Bouchette was a football player for...
John P Labruce, Jr.
Oct 21, 2015
Georgetown: John P. LaBruce, Jr., 71, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at his residence. Mr. LaBruce was born in Florence on May 26, 1944, a son of the late John Percival LaBruce and Theodora Burden King LaBruce. He graduated from Winyah High School and attended several colleges. Mr. LaBruce served in the U. S. Army in Viet Nam. He was...
Sandra Mae Spanier Casias
Oct 19, 2015
Pawleys Island: Sandra Mae Spanier Casias, 75, died Sunday, October 18, 2015, at National Healthcare of Garden City. Mrs. Casias was born in Laurens, Iowa on March 23, 1940, a daughter of the late William and Velma Brechler Spanier. She grew up in Laurens and graduated from high school there. Mrs. Casias was formally employed as a secretary and purchaser...
Teresa Robbins Hobbs
Oct 10, 2015
Pawleys Island: Teresa Robbins Hobbs, 66, died October 10, 2015, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mrs. Hobbs was born in Brevard, N. C. on January 14, 1949, the daughter of the late Claude Carroll Robbins and Ethel Josephine Alverson Robbins. She grew up in Aiken, graduated from Aiken High School and was a member of Aiken's First Baptist...
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