OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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