OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas

Bertha C. Westbury

Bertha C. Westbury

Jan 8, 2015

Georgetown: Bertha C. Westbury, 86, died Thursday, January 8, 2015, at her residence. Born March 3, 1928 in Georgetown, Bertha was the daughter of the late Joseph Edward Cooper and Maybell Altman Cooper. She married William "Billy" Woodrow Westbury, who preceded her in death in 1984. Bertha retired from the Dept. of Rehabilitation and began a teaching career at Winyah...

Elizabeth Izard Bull Asnip

Elizabeth Izard Bull Asnip

Jan 7, 2015

Pawleys Island: Elizabeth Izard Bull Asnip, 82, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away January 7, 2015, with family and friends at her side. Betty was born November 18, 1932 in Charleston, the daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Henry DeSaussure Bull and Gertrude Cornish Bull. She was raised in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High school. She went on...

Edward Wilson Gilleland

Edward Wilson Gilleland

Jan 6, 2015

Andrews: Edward "Eddie" Wilson Gilleland, 57, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Gilleland was born in Georgetown on September 11, 1957, a son of Frances Wilson Morgan Gilleland and the late Cecil Ellis Gilleland. He grew up in Andrews, graduated from Andrews Academy in 1975 and attended The Citadel and the College of Charleston. Mr. Gilleland loved...

Quennie Ann Wallace Gibson

Quennie Ann Wallace Gibson

Jan 3, 2015

Greenville: Queenie Ann Wallace Gibson, 87, widow of Cecil Gibson, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Hawthorne Inn at Greenville. Mrs. Gibson was born in Georgetown Co. on June 30, 1927, a daughter of the late Willie Vault Wallace and Annie Maybel Roberts Wallace. She grew up in Georgetown and attended Winyah High School. Mrs. Gibson was a member of...

Cherrin Ell Mundy Moore

Cherrin Ell Mundy Moore

Jan 2, 2015

Georgetown: Cherrin Ell Mundy Moore, 64, died Friday, January 02, 2015, at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. Mrs. Moore was born in Georgetown on December 8, 1950, a daughter of the late James Earlie Mundy and Mildred Elizabeth Elliott Mundy. She grew up in Georgetown, graduated from Winyah High School in 1969, and attained a surgical technician degree from...

Vermie Long Bodiford

Vermie Long Bodiford

Dec 31, 2014

Andrews: Vermie Long Bodiford, 81, widow of Charlie Harold "Harry" Bodiford, Sr., died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Bodiford was born in Andrews, a daughter of the late James "Jim" H. Long and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Thomas Long. She grew up in Andrews and attended Andrews High School. Mrs. Bodiford retired after a number of years employment with...

Dorothy Nell Garrison Doyle

Dorothy Nell Garrison Doyle

Dec 28, 2014

Georgetown: Dorothy "Nell" Garrison Doyle, 81, widow of Ingell Hazard Doyle, died peacefully Sunday, December 28, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Doyle was born in Georgetown County on Eight Oaks Plantation on December 18, 1933, a daughter of the late Robert DuBose Garrison and Sadie Leila Wyndham Garrison. She graduated from Andrews High School in 1951 and from McLeod Infirmary...

Margaret Virginia Ulmer Plunkett

Margaret Virginia Ulmer Plunkett

Dec 24, 2014

West Columbia: Margaret Virginia Ulmer Plunkett, 96, widow of Fred C. Plunkett, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Plunkett was born in Elloree on December 1, 1918, a daughter of the late David Jasper Ulmer and Lola Cornelia Heatley Ulmer. She was a homemaker, gardener, seamstress and loved to fish. She also loved to travel with her...

Betty Ann Blake Wiggins

Betty Ann Blake Wiggins

Dec 21, 2014

Georgetown: Betty Ann Blake Wiggins, 82, widow of John Winston Wiggins, died Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Wiggins was born in Georgetown on November 30, 1932, a daughter of the late James Lester Blake and Myrtle Thomas Blake. She grew up in the Sampit Community of Georgetown County and attended Andrews High School. Mrs. Wiggins...

Joseph Brown Howard

Joseph Brown Howard

Dec 12, 2014

Clover: Joseph "Joey" Brown Howard, 63, died Friday, December 12, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Howard was born in Georgetown on February 12, 1951, a son of the late Ernest Edward Howard, Sr. and Mary Louise Skipper Howard. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School. Mr. Howard lived in the Charlotte area for the last 35...

Garland Junior Stone

Garland Junior Stone

Dec 10, 2014

Andrews: Garland Junior Stone, 77, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston. Mr. Stone was born in Florence Co. on October 26, 1937, a son of the late Andrew Jackson Stone and Lizzie Mae Poston Stone. He grew up in the Andrews area and served in the US Army. Mr. Stone was the...

Violet Alice Hewitt Wallace

Violet Alice Hewitt Wallace

Dec 6, 2014

Georgetown: Violet Alice Hewitt Wallace, 91, widow of Robert Bruce Wallace, died Saturday, December 6, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Wallace was born in Brierley Hill, England on March 29, 1923, a daughter of the late John Charlie Hewitt and Alice Harrison Hewitt. She is survived by: two daughters, Deborah Nielson of Oak Ridge, NJ and Robin Aker (Jan) of...

Gloria Manning

Gloria Manning

Dec 4, 2014

Andrews: Gloria Manning, 84, died Thursday, December 4, 2014, at Williamsburg Regional Medical Center in Kingstree. Miss Manning was born in Camden, Maine on May 3, 1930, a daughter of the late Raymond Greenlaw Manning, Sr. and Hazel Elizabeth Mash Manning. She graduated from Camden High School in 1948 and moved to Andrews in 1983. Miss Manning was employed as...

Thomas Scott Davis

Thomas Scott Davis

Dec 3, 2014

Georgetown: Thomas Scott Davis, 53, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. Mr. Davis was the son of the late Thomas Pettigrew Davis and Mary Bennett Herbert Davis. Surviving is a sister Kathryn Pettigrew Davis. Funeral services will be private. Officiating will be The Rev. Dr. William H. Puckett, Jr. Sign a guest book at...

Philip Edward Assey Ii

Philip Edward Assey Ii

Nov 26, 2014

Georgetown: Philip E. Assey, II, 66, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, NC. Graveside services will be held at eleven o'clock on Wednesday morning, December 3, 2014, at Prince George, Winyah, Episcopal Churchyard. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home...

Charles Russell "Rusty" Lynch

Charles Russell "Rusty" Lynch

Nov 20, 2014

Andrews: Charles Russell "Rusty" Lynch, 59, died Thursday, November 20, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Lynch was born in Andrews on January 14, 1955, a son of the late Foster George Lynch and Betty Odelia Wilson Lynch. He grew up in Andrews and attended Andrews High School. Mr. Lynch retired in 2000 after 28 years as a heavy equipment operator...

Lila Mclaulin Rowell

Lila Mclaulin Rowell

Nov 18, 2014

W. Columbia: Lila McLaulin Rowell, 100, widow of Puett E. Rowell, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at Laurel Crest. Mrs. Rowell was born in the Rhems community of Andrews on December 4, 1913, a daughter of the late John Waters and Mary Etta Wilson McLaulin. She is survived by: three daughters, Linda R. Howell and Rachel R. Otis (Michael), both...

Robert Lloyd Altman

Robert Lloyd Altman

Nov 18, 2014

Georgetown: Robert Lloyd Altman, 70, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at the Patriots Harbor Community Living Center of the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston. Mr. Altman was born in Georgetown on October 15, 1944, a son of Olivia Jane "Jennie" Anderson Bullard and the late Spencer Bethel Altman. He grew up in the Rose Hill community of...

Lydia Mae Godwin Ard

Lydia Mae Godwin Ard

Nov 17, 2014

Andrews: Lydia Mae Godwin Ard, 84, widow of Malcolm Wilson Ard, died Monday, November 17, 2014, at Williamsburg Regional Hospital. Mrs. Ard was born in Andrews on September 28, 1930, a daughter of the late George Duffie Godwin and Ethel Cox Godwin. She grew up in Andrews and retired after more than 40 years of employment from Oneita Knitting Mills....

Eloise Watts Godwin

Eloise Watts Godwin

Nov 14, 2014

Myrtle Beach: Eloise Elizabeth Watts Godwin, 98, widow of J. K. Godwin, died Friday, November 14, 2014, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Godwin was born in Georgetown on October 14, 1916, a daughter of the late Everette Elias Watts and Carrie Elizabeth Oliver Watts. She grew up in Georgetown and attended Winyah High School. Mrs. Godwin was a...

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