OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
John Beale Wood, Sr.
May 10, 2014
Greenville John B. Wood, Sr., widower of Alyce Valaer Wood of Greenville, SC and Pawleys Island, SC, died Saturday, May 10, 2014. Born in Winston-Salem, NC, he was a son of the late Charles Edward and Sarah Goodwin Wood. John was a graduate of Guilford College, served in the United States Navy and a member of Pawleys Island Presbyterian Church....
William Edwin "Bubba" Jayroe, Sr.
May 3, 2014
Georgetown: William Edwin "Bubba" Jayroe, Sr., 86, died Saturday, May 03, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Jayroe was born in Georgetown on October 24, 1927, a son of the late Peter Columbus Jayroe and Pearl Florence Skinner Jayroe. He grew up on Benvenue Plantation and graduated from Winyah High School. Mr. Jayroe was a former employee of SCDNR and a...
Elaine Veronica James Fitzgerald
May 1, 2014
Georgetown: Elaine Veronica James Fitzgerald, 97, died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Agape Rehabilitation of Conway. Born and raised in Apalachicola, Fla. on November 5, 1916, Mrs. Fitzgerald was a daughter of the late Emanuel James and Annie Martina James. She retired from the Dept. of Commerce in 1975. Mrs. Fitzgerald enjoyed playing bridge and was a great animal lover....
Bennie "Benjy" Grier West, Jr.
Apr 21, 2014
Yauhannah: Bennie "Benjy" Grier West, Jr., 69, died Monday, April 21, 2014, at his residence. Mr. West was born in Hemingway on July 7, 1944, a son of the late Bennie Grier West, Sr. and Sadie Belle West. He grew up in the Yauhannah community of Georgetown County. Mr. West managed Bates Hill Plantation for 36 years. He was an...
Mary Griffin Stevens Mcallister
Apr 13, 2014
Georgetown: Mary Stevens McAllister, a true daughter of the South, took her leave from this earth at sunrise on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2014. Mary was born in Greenville, SC, in 1949, the daughter of Henry and Mary Stevens. She graduated from Ashley Hall in 1968 and received an Associate's Degree from the University of South Carolina. She was equally...
Clara Port Rion
Apr 11, 2014
Pawleys Island: Clara Port Rion, age 91, died peacefully surrounded by all of her children on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Waccamaw Regional Medical Center. Born in Bucksport, SC, Clara was the daughter of the late Franklin and Rebecca Cox Port. In addition to her parents, Clara was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Weir Rion, her brothers, Joseph...
Herbert Teal Jacobs
Apr 10, 2014
Summerville: Herbert "Larry" "Jake" Teal Jacobs entered into eternal rest on April 10, 2014 at his residence. Any man can be a father, but it takes a very special man to be a dad. Mr. Jacobs was born in Georgetown on February 12, 1948, a son of the late Harbard Teal Jacobs and Annie Geneva Cribb Jacobs. He grew up...
Nell Ethridge Watson
Apr 9, 2014
Andrews: Nell Ethridge Watson, 74, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Tidelands Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Watson was born in Andrews on October 24, 1939, a daughter of the late Barney Roberson Ethridge and Blanche Feagin Ethridge. She grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. Mrs. Watson worked for Oneita Knitting Mills for many years. She...
Patricia Spires Cooke
Apr 9, 2014
Pawleys Island: Patricia "Pat" Cooke, 82, of North Litchfield Beach, went home to be with the Lord, April 9, 2014 after a short battle with COPD. A cancer survivor, Pat was a devoted, loving wife and mother and a caring Christian. Born in Greenwood to the late Joseph Adie Spires and Eunice Chastain Spires, she grew up in Bamberg, where...
Pearle Abbott Floyld Barrineau
Apr 5, 2014
Andrews: Pearle Abbott Floyd Barrineau, 90, widow of Freddie James Barrineau, died Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Hospice of Charleston Hospice Center in Mount Pleasant. Mrs. Barrineau was born in Green Sea on August 15, 1923, a daughter of the late Johnce Floyd and Sarah Helen Shelley Floyd. She grew up in Green Sea and graduated from Green Sea High...
William Edward Oliver
Mar 27, 2014
Surfside Beach: William Edward "Eddie" Oliver, 72, died Thursday, March 27, 2014, at his residence. Eddie and his twin brother, Dickie, were born in Georgetown on April 11, 1941, to the late Edward Curtis Oliver and Geneva Cribb Oliver. They were born in the home of his late aunt, Leta Cribb Ulmer, in what is now known as the oldest...
Owen Moore Evans
Mar 23, 2014
Georgetown: Owen Moore Evans, 88, died March 23, 2014, at his home. Mr. Evans was born in Henderson, N.C. on October 17, 1925, a son of the late Owen Davis Evans and Dorothy Evans Slocum. He was a former Vice President of People's Trust Company in Rock Hill. Mr. Evans was a member of Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church. He...
Leonard Phifer Payne, Jr.
Mar 20, 2014
Andrews: Leonard Phifer Payne, Jr., 77, died Thursday, March 20, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Payne was born in Trio on June 20, 1936, a son of the late Leonard Phifer Payne and Anna Vincent Smith Payne. He grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. Mr. Payne served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960 and...
Sarah Lee Skipper Davis Wynn
Mar 19, 2014
Georgetown: Sarah Lee Skipper Davis Wynn, 80, died Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Tidelands Hospice House. Mrs. Wynn was born in Conway on February 27, 1934, a daughter of the late Homer Frank Skipper and Bessie Ann Skipper. She lived in Horry County and graduated from Conway High School in 1952. Mrs. Wynn worked as a kindergarten teacher at First...
James Morrison Leland Jr.
Mar 12, 2014
Pawleys Island: James Morrison Leland Jr, of North Litchfield, SC, passed away on March 12, 2014. Born and raised in Charleston, SC, Mr. Leland was the middle son of James Morrison Leland, Sr. and Helen Patton Leland. After graduating from Charleston High School, he entered the Army and was assigned to the occupation Army in Germany. After the war he...
Cindy Lynn Cooper
Mar 3, 2014
Georgetown: Cindy Lynn Cooper, 48, died Monday, March 3, 2014 at her residence. Funeral services will be private. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440 Service: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440
Daniel David Smoak, Jr.
Mar 3, 2014
Daniel David Smoak, Jr., infant son of Daniel David Smoak and Brandy Nichole Salyers died Monday, March 3, 2014 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Graveside services will be Saturday, March 8, 2014, at one o'clock in Harmony Cemetery near Andrews, S.C. Burial will follow under the direction of the Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer...
Caroline Elizabeth Williams Stevens
Feb 10, 2014
Georgetown: Caroline Williams Stevens, 89, of Georgetown, died peacefully Monday, February 10, at Morningside of Georgetown. Mrs. Stevens was a longtime resident of Georgetown. She was born in Columbia, S.C. on June 29, 1924, to Latimer and Carolyn Williams. She was a member of the first graduating class of Dreher High School and attended the University of South Carolina before...
Johnny Mack Jones
Feb 5, 2014
Georgetown: Johnny Mack Jones, 75, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Jones was born in Conway on April 1, 1939, a son of the late John Henry Jones and Kathleen Morris Canady Jones. He grew up in Georgetown and was the owner of Johnny's Cabinet Shop. Mr. Jones spent a lifetime, 42 years, as a custom cabinet...
Joel Parker Jackson
Feb 3, 2014
McClellanville: Joel Parker Jackson, 103, widower of Ethel M. Jackson, died Monday, February 03, 2014, at Hospice of Charleston. Mr. Jackson was born in Awendaw on December 29, 1910, a son of the late John James Jackson and Carrie Lyons Jackson. He grew up in Awendaw and was a commercial fisherman. Mr. Jackson was a very dedicated Christian and loved...
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