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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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...
David Lawrence Mercer
Feb 28, 2015
Pawleys Island: David Lawrence Mercer, 67, died Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Tidelands Community Hospice in Georgetown. David was born in Camden, N. J. on March 8, 1947, a son of the late Guy Maxwell Mercer and Irene Marie Slickers Mercer. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School in 1965 and Palmer College in Charleston. David...
Alice Bacon Geer Mercer
Feb 23, 2015
Andrews: Alice Bacon Geer Mercer, 77, widow of Henry Carlisle Mercer, died Monday, February 23, 2015, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Mercer was born in Durham, N.C. on December 2, 1937, a daughter of the late George Ralphbon Geer, and Martha Virginia Palmer Parsons Geer. She grew up in Kingstree and graduated from Kingstree High School. Mrs. Mercer attended Sophie...
Yoel Arie Ben-Pazi
Feb 21, 2015
Myrtle Beach: Yoel Arie Ben-Pazi, 72, died Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Waccamaw Community Hospital In Murrells Inlet. Graveside services will be held at eleven o'clock on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Temple Beth Elohim Cemetery in Georgetown. Officiating will be Rabbi Deborah Slavitt. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel...
Ruth Christine Alford Hansen
Feb 20, 2015
Georgetown: Ruth Alford Hansen, 88, died Friday, February 20, 2015, at Myrtle Beach Estates, 3620 Happy Woods Court in Myrtle Beach, under the care of Beacon Hospice. Mrs. Hansen was born in Georgetown County on October 11, 1926, a daughter of William Capers Alford, Sr. and Lillie Idell Finklea Alford. She graduated from Georgetown County schools and married Ralph John...
Herbert Horace Adams
Feb 19, 2015
Andrews: Herbert Horace Adams, 91, widower of Laura Louise Couch Adams, died Thursday, February 19, 2015, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mr. Adams was born in Cottageville on October 2, 1923, a son of the late Grover Cleveland Adams and Minnie Lee Dandridge Adams. He grew up in Cottageville and served in the U.S. Army's 90th Division during...
Vivian Hassett Powell
Jan 20, 2015
Georgetown: Vivian Hassett Powell, 96, widow of David Powell, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at her residence in Conway. Mrs. Powell was born in Bradley, Ill. on December 3, 1918, a daughter of the late Mark Francis Hassett and Evelyn Hayhurst Hassett. She grew up in Kankakee, Ill. and graduated from Kankakee High School. Mrs. Powell moved to Georgetown in...
Tristan Daniel Fowler
Jan 18, 2015
Georgetown: Tristan Daniel Fowler, 5, died Sunday, January 18, 2015, at the Medical University of SC. Tristan was born in Charleston on October 23, 2009, a son of Windy Denise Fowler and James Matthew Chavis. He was an angel, and his smile was infectious. He fought bravely for five years and leaves behind many loving friends. In addition to his...
Walker Davis Morris, Jr.
Jan 16, 2015
Andrews: Walker Davis "W.D." Morris, Jr., 83, widower of Louise Heath Morris, passed away with his family at his side on Friday, January 16, 2015. Mr. Morris was born in Andrews on July 16, 1931, a son of the late Walker Davis Morris and Latisher Coker Morris. He grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. Mr. Morris...
Inez Matkins Cobb Nall
Jan 15, 2015
Georgetown: Inez Matkins Cobb Nall, 93, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Nall was born in Reidsville, NC on August 14, 1921, a daughter of the late John Walker Matkins and Sarah Saunders Matkins. She was retired from Sears, where she worked in accounting and processing in both Florence and in Greensboro, NC. Mrs. Nall...
Stephen Millus Howell
Jan 15, 2015
Georgetown: Stephen Millus Howell, 57, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Howell was born in Union on July 25, 1957, a son of the late Rev. Robert Joseph Howell and Doris O'Dell Howell. He grew up in a number of cities in SC and attended Wofford College. Mr. Howell owned the former Shabby's of Pawleys Island and...
Irving Henry "Hal" Stearns, Jr.
Jan 12, 2015
Georgetown: Irving Henry "Hal" Stearns, Jr., 71, widower of Glenda Sue Stearns, died Monday, January 12, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Stearns was born in Georgetown on March 20, 1943, a son of the late Irving Henry Stearns and Kathryn Smith Stearns. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Andrews High School. Mr. Stearns served in the military reserves...
Margaret Tucker Dieter
Jan 9, 2015
Pawleys Island: Margaret Tucker Dieter, 91, died Friday, January 9, 2015, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Dieter was born in Darlington on December 1, 1923, a daughter of the late Roy Hardee Tucker and Roland Jenkins Tucker. She attended public schools in Sumter, attended Columbia College, and graduated from the University of SC. Mrs. Dieter represented the...
