OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
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....
W. W. "Bubba" Wilson
Oct 26, 2013
Cottageville: W. W. "Bubba" Wilson, 76, died Saturday, October 26, 2013, in Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Mr. Wilson was born in Georgetown on May 8, 1937, a son of the late Archie Lee Wilson and Kathleen Ackerman Wilson. He served in the U. S. Army Reserve and the U. S. Air Force. Mr. Wilson was a former employee of...
Russell Scott Hardee
Oct 17, 2013
Pawleys Island: Russell Scott Hardee, 49, died Thursday, October 17, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hardee was born in Georgetown on August 2, 1964, a son of Robert Earl Hardee and Patricia Harrelson Hardee. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School and Johnson and Wales Culinary College. Mr. Hardee managed the restaurant 82 Queen and...
Thelma Juanita Lambert Morris
Oct 10, 2013
Andrews: Thelma Juanita Lambert Morris, 78, died Thursday, October 10, 2013, at Prince George Healthcare Center in Georgetown. Mrs. Morris was born in Georgetown on August 16, 1935, a daughter of the late Freeman Lambert and Violet Johnson Lambert. She grew up in the Georgetown area and was a life-long resident of Andrews. Mrs. Morris enjoyed bingo and attending yard...
Herman Francis Ray
Oct 9, 2013
Andrews: Herman Francis Ray, 76, passed on to his heavenly home on Wednesday, October 9, 2013. Mr. Ray was born in Williamsburg County on October 31, 1936, a son of the late Willie Francis Ray and Daisy Benton Ray. He served in the U. S. Army during the Cuban Crisis. Mr. Ray worked for the N. Charleston Fire Dept. and...
Wadene "Penny" Plummer Shaw
Oct 5, 2013
Georgetown: Wadene "Penny" Plummer Shaw, 89, widow of Pressley E. Shaw, died Saturday, October 5, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Shaw was born in Sioux City, Iowa on June 14, 1924, a daughter of the late Henry Earl Plummer and Beulah Jeannette Rummel Plummer, and graduated from high school there. She then moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked at...
Mary Faye Newton Turner
Oct 2, 2013
Andrews: Mary Faye Newton Turner, 66, widow of John Walter Turner, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Turner was born in Andrews on August 30, 1947, a daughter of Glennie Marvin Newton and Mary Magelean Greene Newton. She lived all her life in the Andrews area and was a retired employee of Oneita Industries. Mrs. Turner...
Lawrence "Larry" Edward Holliday
Sep 27, 2013
Greenville: Lawrence Edward Holliday, 94, formerly of Georgetown and Pawley's Island, passed away peacefully at his residence on Friday, September 27, 2013. Mr. Holliday was born in Manning of April 30, 1919, a son of the late Benjamin Walker Holliday and Ruby Weeks Holliday. He graduated from Manning High School and attended Clemson University and the University of South Carolina,...
Abigail Marie Brown
Sep 27, 2013
Andrews: Abigail Marie Brown, infant daughter of David and Laura Brown, passed away peacefully in her Daddy's arms at the Medical University of South Carolina Friday, September 27, 2013, only hours after she and her twin sister, Chloe Elisabeth entered this world. Even though she was here such a short time, she was loved so very much by her family...
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