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