OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas

Mona Clemons Talley

Mona Clemons Talley

Apr 27, 2015

Pawleys Island: Mona Clemons Talley, 74, died Monday, April 27, 2015, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mona was born in Georgetown on May 31, 1940, a daughter of the late Jackson Earl Clemons, Sr. and Constance "Connie" Moore Clemons. She grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. Mona lived in many places prior to returning...

Gail Elizabeth Stevenson Bogner

Gail Elizabeth Stevenson Bogner

Apr 26, 2015

Pawleys Island: Gail Elizabeth (Stevenson) Bogner of Pawleys Plantation went on to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Gail was born in Utica, NY to the late Edwin and Ruth Stevenson and she attended the New Hartford, NY school systems, graduating in 1957. She went on to attend Vermont Junior College and was later employed by the...

Joyce Marie Taylor Goodwin

Joyce Marie Taylor Goodwin

Apr 12, 2015

Georgetown: Joyce Marie Taylor Goodwin, 79, widow of John Earl Goodwin, Jr., died Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Prince George Healthcare Center. Mrs. Goodwin was born in Southport, NC on August 15, 1935, a daughter of the late Raymond Thomas Taylor and Evelyn Viola Holden Taylor. She was self-employed as a cosmetologist. Mrs. Goodwin and her husband were devoted church...

John Elwyn Morris, Sr.

John Elwyn Morris, Sr.

Apr 11, 2015

Andrews: John Elwyn Morris, Sr., 88, died Saturday, April 11, 2015, at the Medical University of SC Hospital in Charleston. Mr. Morris was born in Andrews on September 27, 1926, a son of the late John Oscar Morris and Chettie Pinner Morris. He grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. Mr. Morris served in the Navy in...

John Russell Rockey

John Russell Rockey

Apr 5, 2015

Georgetown: John "Jack" Russell Rockey, 83, died Sunday, April 5, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Rockey was born in Macy, Ind. on December 14, 1931, a son of the late Russell Coon Rockey and Mary Edith Jones Rockey. He served in the U.S. Air Force and retired in 1989 from United Parcel Service. Mr. Rockey was a member of Duncan...

Essie Ruth Jenkins Morris

Essie Ruth Jenkins Morris

Apr 5, 2015

Andrews: Essie Ruth Jenkins Morris, 97, widow of Walter Samuel Morris, died Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Morris was born in Jefferson Co., Ga. on March 27, 1918, a daughter of the late John Robert Jenkins and Malissie Phillips Jenkins. She grew up in Jefferson Co. and graduated from Warrenton High School. Mrs....

Harold Bruce Martin

Harold Bruce Martin

Apr 1, 2015

Pawleys Island: Harold Bruce Martin, 75, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Martin was born in Bath Co., Ky. on November 26, 1939, a son of the late Everett Auxier Martin and Sallie Lee Jones Martin. He grew up in Kentucky and moved to Pawleys Island-Litchfield Beach a number of years ago. Mr....

Charles Henry Honyotski

Charles Henry Honyotski

Mar 29, 2015

Georgetown: Charles Henry Honyotski, 63 of Georgetown died March 29, 2015, at his home. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and Coastal Carolina Shields. He was a retired Georgetown City Police officer. Mr. Honyotski was the son of the late Francis and Mary Santoro Honyotski, of Connecticut. He was preceded in death by his...

Helen Mae Hall Young

Helen Mae Hall Young

Mar 28, 2015

Georgetown: Helen Mae Young, 92, of Belle Isle Yacht Club and Villas, passed away on March 28, 2015, following a short illness. Helen was born in Ansted, W.V. on August 1, 1922, a daughter of the late William Hall and Grace Smith Hall of Ansted, where she spent her childhood. She at one time was married to the late Ray...

Barbara A. Wewers

Barbara A. Wewers

Mar 25, 2015

Ladson: Barbara A. Wewers, 64, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Trident Medical Center in N. Charleston. Ms. Wewers was born in Georgetown on November 15, 1950, a daughter of the late Alphonse Glonie Wewers, Sr. and Evelyn Elizabeth Vanderbilt Wewers. She grew up in Georgetown and lived most of her life in Ladson. Ms. Wewers was of the Catholic...

Rutledge C. "Bubba" Alford

Rutledge C. "Bubba" Alford

Mar 19, 2015

Andrews: Rutledge C. "Bubba" Alford, 93, died Thursday, March 19, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Alford was born in Florence County on March 21, 1921, a son of the late Ellie Parker Alford and Alice Hyman Alford. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Alford was a farmer, carpenter and logger, and had a great love...

Donald Eugene Cooper

Donald Eugene Cooper

Mar 18, 2015

Andrews: Donald Eugene Cooper, 83, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Cooper was born in Andrews on December 8, 1931, a son of the late Robert Peter Cooper, Sr. and Nettie Knight Cooper. He grew up in the Sutton's community of Andrews, graduated from Carlisle Military Academy, and attended Clemson University. Mr. Cooper served in the U....

Emma Josephine Thompson Hathaway

Emma Josephine Thompson Hathaway

Mar 17, 2015

Georgetown Emma Josephine "Emma Joe" Thompson Hathaway, 63, wife of Richard E. Hathaway, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Emma Jo was born in Georgetown on September 3, 1951, a daughter of the late Thomas David Thompson and Josephine Plyer Thompson. She grew up in Georgetown and attended Winyh High School. Mrs. Hathaway attended Andrews Holiness Church...

Ellen St. Clair Smyth Young

Ellen St. Clair Smyth Young

Mar 14, 2015

Georgetown: Ellen St. Clair Smyth Young, 73, passed away March 14, 2015 in Charleston. Ms. Young was born October 25, 1941 in Greenwood. She grew up on Ashley Hall Plantation in Charleston and graduated from St. Andrews High School and the College of Charleston. She raised her family in McClellanville and resided in Georgetown and Ridgeland. She retired in 2010...

Shirley Wiegert Beinbrink

Shirley Wiegert Beinbrink

Mar 13, 2015

Mt. Pleasant: Shirley Wiegert Beinbrink, 92, died Friday, March 13, 2015, at East Cooper Medical Center. Memorial services will be held in Beaufort at a later date. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440

Michael Edwin Berry

Michael Edwin Berry

Mar 10, 2015

Pawleys Island: The Rev. Michael E. Berry, 69, Associate Pastor of Ocean Drive Presbyterian Church in N. Myrtle Beach, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at his home of congestive heart failure. The son of the late Reginald and Louise Berry of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., he is survived by his wife, Lynn Urtz Berry; his children Scott Berry, Tynlee Bailey, and...

Donald Gregor Purple, Jr.

Donald Gregor Purple, Jr.

Mar 5, 2015

Georgetown: Donald Gregor "Greg" Purple, Jr., died Thurday, March 5, 2015, near his residence at Belle Isle. Mr. Purple was born in Elmira, N.Y. on April 12, 1963, a son of Shirley Kretschmann Purple and the late Judge Donald Gregor Purple. He grew up in Corning N.Y, was a graduate of East High School, and attended Corning Community College. Mr....

Hugh Coleman Tims, Jr.

Hugh Coleman Tims, Jr.

Mar 5, 2015

Georgetown: Hugh Coleman Tims, Jr., 77, husband of Barbara Carter Times died Thursday, March 5, 2015 at his residence. Arrangements will be by Gipson Funeral Home in Lufkin, Texas. Local arrangements are by Mayer Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Gipson Funeral Home 1515 S. Chestnut St. Lufkin, TX US 75901

Bonnie Turner Altman

Bonnie Turner Altman

Mar 3, 2015

Georgetown: Bonnie Turner Altman, 93, widow of Winston Owen Altman, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Altman was born in Marion on October 23, 1921, a daughter of the late William Monroe Turner and Annie Eliza Lambert Turner. She grew up in Marion and graduated from Rains-Centenary High School. Mrs. Altman was a charter member of...

Bernice Davis Martin

Bernice Davis Martin

Feb 28, 2015

Georgetown: Myrtis Bernice Davis Martin, 94, widow of D. O. Martin, died Saturday, February 28, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Martin was born in Georgetown November 17, 1920, a daughter of the late Thomas Ervin Davis and Isla Mae Blakley Davis. She and her husband were former owners of Convenient Grocery Store and Campus Corner Restaurant. Mrs. Martin was also...

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