OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
Benjamin Bourne "Bb" Smith
Dec 22, 2013
Georgetown: Benjamin Bourne "BB" Smith, 86, died Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mr. Smith was born in Georgetown on August 13, 1927, a son of the late John Benjamin Smith and Ellen Timmons Smith. He graduated from Andrews High School and served in the US Army during World War II. Mr. Smith owned and operated BB...
Earl Bethel Cox
Dec 21, 2013
Arrangements will be announced by the Andrews Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Andrews Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 409 S. Morgan Avenue Andrews, SC US 29510
Earl Bethel Cox
Dec 21, 2013
Andrews: Earl Bethel Cox, 49, died Saturday, December 21, 2013, as a result of an automobile accident in Jasper, Ind. Mr. Cox was born in Georgetown on February 7, 1964, a son of the late Willie Benjamin Cox and Lizzie Mae Alford Cox. He grew up in the Warsaw community of Williamsburg Co., graduated from Williamsburg High School, and received...
Earl Bethel Cox
Dec 21, 2013
Arrangements will be announced by the Andrews Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Andrews Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 409 S. Morgan Avenue Andrews, SC US 29510
Phyllis Ann Surber Lusk
Dec 20, 2013
Pawleys Island: Phyllis Ann Surber Lusk, 73, widow of Donald Justice Lusk, passed away after a short illness on December 20, 2013 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Lusk was born in Williamson, W. Va. on December 30, 1939, a daughter of the late Kenneth Andrew Surber and Dorothy Copely Surber Calfee. She was a 1957 graduate of Williamson High School...
Dora Bell Tisdale Nichols
Dec 16, 2013
Andrews: Dora Bell Tisdale Nichols, 72, widow of Garland Randall Nichols, died Monday, December 16, 2013, at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence. Mrs. Nichols was born in Kingstree on September 12, 1941, a daughter of the late Bennie Wesley Tisdale and Marion Elizabeth Howard Tisdale. She was a SC Mentor foster parent for 25 years and and employee of Piggly...
Barbara Ann Connett Bush
Dec 4, 2013
Georgetown: Barbara Ann Connett Bush, 81, widow of Chandler Matthewson Bush, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Bush was born in Robinson, Ill. on June 25, 1932, a daughter of the late Max Arnold Connett and Julia Lucille Rogers Connett. She was an artist and a member of the Georgetown Art Guild, and she travelled...
Retha Mae Ray Watford
Dec 4, 2013
Andrews: Retha Mae Ray Watford, 85, widow of Benjamin B. "BB" Watford, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Watford was born in Andrews on May 24, 1928, a daughter of the late John Causey Ray and Sadie Bell Taylor Ray. She grew up in Andrews and retired in 1990 from Andrews Apparel. Mrs. Watford was a member...
Edward Ernest Thornley
Nov 23, 2013
Georgetown: Edward Ernest Thornley, 79, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mr. Thornley was born in Moncks Corner on January 2, 1934, a son of the late Ernest Leroy Thornley and Maidia Tarte Thornley. He grew up in the Hell Hole Swamp community of Berkeley Co. and graduated from Macedonia High School. Mr. Thornley served in...
Robert Andrew Assey
Nov 22, 2013
Mount Pleasant: Robert "Robbie" Andrew Assey, 64, born April 20, 1949, "The unofficial Mayor of Georgetown," left this earth on Friday, November 22, 2013, to be with his parents, Dr. John T. Assey and Helen Maguire Assey, his brother, Dr. Michael E. Assey, and his aunts, Mamie Delzell and Rosa Lilly. He leaves behind three brothers, John Adrian and his...
Ollie Morris
Nov 22, 2013
Andrews: Ollie Morris, 85, widower of Hazeleen L. Cantley Morris, died Friday, November 22, 2013, at East Cooper Regional Medical Center in Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Morris was born in Andrews on May 16, 1928, a son of the late John Marion Morris and Elizabeth Sports Morris. He grew up in the Warsaw community of Williamsburg Co. and lived in Georgetown...
Judith Walters Ragin
Nov 18, 2013
Georgetown: Judith "Judy" Walters Ragin, 72, widow of W. S. "Sandy" Ragin, died Monday, November 18, 2013, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mrs. Ragin was born in Rock Hill on February 27, 1941, a daughter of the late William Keith Walters and Mettie Beckham Walters. She graduated from Rock Hill High School and attended classes at Winthrop College....
Gregory Leroy Bruorton
Nov 14, 2013
Hemingway: Gregory Leroy Bruorton, 64, died Thursday, November 14, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Bruorton was born in Georgetown on January 15, 1949, a son of the late Leroy Alford Bruorton and Ouida Mae Lovern Bruorton. He was a graduate of Pleasant Hill High School and lived all his life in Georgetown County. Mr. Bruorton served in the U.S. Navy...
Eugene Edward Pluto
Nov 14, 2013
Georgetown: Eugene Edward Pluto, 76, died Thursday, November 14, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mr. Pluto was born in Coral, Pa. on July 8, 1937, a son of the late Matte Pluto and Mildred Gasphers Pluto. He grew up in Pa. and served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Pluto lived in Sumter prior to...
Ila Mae Denney Cumbee
Nov 12, 2013
McClellanville: Ila Mae Denney Cumbee, 88, widow of Gus Meldeau Cumbee, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at the Brian Center in Goldsboro, NC. Mrs. Cumbee was born in Awendaw on April 28, 1925, a daughter of the late Marion Osborne Denney and Mable Jackson Denney. She grew up in Awendaw was retired from T. W. Graham & Co., a former...
Janette Harrelson Martin
Nov 10, 2013
Surfside Beach: Janette Harrelson Martin, 78, died Sunday, November 10, 2013, at Agape Senior Assisted Living in Murrells Inlet. Mrs. Martin was born in Georgetown on February 16, 1935, a daughter of the late Roy Bell Harrelson and Ruth Sisson Harrelson. She was kind hearted and the most generous woman that was always there for those in need. Mrs. Martin...
Glenn Franklin Bouchette
Nov 9, 2013
Andrews: Glenn Franklin Bouchette, 71, died Saturday, November 9, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Bouchette was born in Florence on March 10, 1942, a son of the late Frank Bouchette and Fannie Belle Morris Bouchette. He grew up in the Warsaw community of Williamsburg Co. and graduated from Williamsburg High School. Mr. Bouchette served in the U.S. Army. He was...
Thomas Wayne Morris
Nov 5, 2013
Andrews: Thomas Wayne Morris, 73, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Wayne was born in Georgetown on April 9, 1940, a son of the late Thomas Leon Morris and Lois McCants Morris Wiggins. He grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. He was a member of Harper's Lodge No. 225...
Mary Kathleen Hayes Sports
Oct 30, 2013
Georgetown: Mary Kathleen Hayes Sports, 90, widow of Aubrey Earl Sports, died Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at her son's residence. Mrs. Sports was born in Marlboro County on November 21, 1922, a daughter of the late Elijah Hayes and Annie Bullard Hayes. She grew up in Marlboro County and graduated from Blenheim High School. Mrs. Sports received a degree from...
Annie Lois Glisson Ethridge
Oct 26, 2013
Andrews: Annie Lois Glisson Ethridge, 89, widow of James Muldred Ethridge, died Saturday, October 26, 2013, at Tidelands Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Ethridge was born in Florence County on December 21, 1923, a daughter of the late David Marion Glisson and Nora Bell Clifton Glisson. She grew up in Andrews and was a former employee of Oneita Knitting Mills....
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