OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
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...
Joseph Elbert Stalvey
Nov 9, 2014
Georgetown: Joseph Elbert Stalvey, 84, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Stalvey was born in Marion on July 18, 1930, a son of the late Delano K. Stalvey and Verdie Simmons Stalvey. He graduated from Conway High School and attended the University of Georgia. Mr. Stalvey served 21 years in the U.S. Navy, prior to...
Oliver "Bill" Mcquade Higgins, Jr.
Nov 7, 2014
Columbia: Oliver M."Bill" Higgins, Jr. passed away on November 7, 2014, in North Litchfield Beach. A native of Georgetown, Mr. Higgins was born on August 3, 1935, he was the son of Oliver M. and Mildred Cooper Higgins. He earned both his bachelor and master degrees from the University of South Carolina. He began his business career with Southern Bell...
Carolyn Rowlett Bowen
Nov 4, 2014
Georgetown: Carolyn Rowlett Bowen, 83, widow of William Augustus Bowen, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Bowen was born in Greenville, NC, on May 14, 1931, a daughter of the late Clinton Boyd Rowlett, Sr. and Hilda Carolyn Critcher Rowlett. She lived in a number of places and mainly in North Carolina and Tulsa, Oklahoma, prior to...
Olin Sedgewick Harrelson
Oct 28, 2014
Georgetown: Olin S. Harrelson, 78, died Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at Prince George HealthCare Center. Mr. Harrelson was born in Georgetown on November 15, 1935, a son of the late Ernest Harrelson, Sr. and Elma H. Harrelson. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School. Mr. Harrelson was retired from service in the S. C. Army National...
Mercelene "Merce" Thomas Miller
Oct 28, 2014
Pawleys Island: Mercelene "Merce" Thomas Miller, 99, widow of Gordon "Nig" Leath Miller, Jr., died Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Miller was born in Manning on May 1, 1915, a daughter of the late Horace Murchison Thomas and Mary Gaillard McLeod Thomas. She grew up in Manning and lived in Pawleys Island for most of her life....
Perrin Cranford "Pc" Bryant
Oct 27, 2014
Georgetown, SC: Perrin Cranford "P.C." Bryant, 73, husband of Patricia Ann Thompson Bryant, died Monday, October 27, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Bryant was born in Birmingham on New Year's Day, 1941, son of the late Philip Nelson Bryant and Alice Mildred Cranford Bryant. He was a graduate of Auburn University. Mr. Bryant flew C-141 transport aircraft in and out...
Donna Jean Raubar Brown
Oct 19, 2014
Georgetown Donna Jean Raubar Brown, 70, died Sunday, October 19, 2014, at the Medical University of S. C. Medical Center in Charleston. Mrs. Brown was born in Wyandotte, Mich. on June 30, 1944, a daughter of the late Donald Orville Raubar and Mildred L. Herault Raubar. She grew up in Wyandotte and Gyosse Ile, Mich., and graduated from high school...
William K. Hardee
Oct 17, 2014
Georgetown: William "Bill" Kerrell Hardee, 78, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at Tidelands Community Hospice. Bill was born in Georgetown on September 7, 1936, a son of the late Earl Basil Hardee and Maggie Kennedy Hardee of Georgetown. He was reared, married, and raised his family in Georgetown. Bill was a graduate of Winyah High School and Emmanuel College....
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