OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas

Gregory Dupree Elliott

Gregory Dupree Elliott

Apr 20, 2013

Georgetown: Gregory Dupree Elliott, 60, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Elliott was born in Mullins on August 30, 1952, a son of the late Eddie Dupree Elliott and Eunice Mae Hodges Elliott. He was a member of the Quarter Century Club at International Paper Company, where he worked for 40 years. Mr. Elliott was an avid...

Glenda Gail Rogers Ray

Glenda Gail Rogers Ray

Apr 13, 2013

Andrews: Glenda Rogers Ray, 69, widow of Gene Marshall Ray, died Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ray was born in Marion on June 5, 1943, a daughter of the late Samuel "Shorty" Rogers and Eva Scott Rogers. She lived in Hemingway prior to moving to Andrews. Mrs. Ray was a former employee of several textile manufacturers....

James Grover Shuler

James Grover Shuler

Apr 8, 2013

Pawleys Island: J. Grover Shuler, 69, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Shuler was born in Summerville on November 7, 1943, a son of the late James Glenn Shuler and Annie Laurie Sarvis Shuler. He grew up in Georgetown, attended Winyah High School, and graduated from Carlisle Military Academy. Mr. Shuler worked as...

Billie Carr Houghton

Billie Carr Houghton

Apr 7, 2013

Billie Fisher Carr Houghton died peacefully at home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, on Sunday night, April 7, 2013, surrounded by her loving family and wonderful caregivers. An avid reader and traveler who had a special touch with babies, Billie lived a full and active 81 years of life. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 20, 1932. She...

Linda Morris Smith

Linda Morris Smith

Apr 7, 2013

Andrews: Linda Morris Smith, 65, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Linda was born on October 26, 1947 in Hemingway, a daughter of the late Thomas Whitfield Morris, Sr. and Sudie Mae Howard Morris. She grew up in the Piney Forest community of Williamsburg Co. and graduated from Williamsburg High School. Linda was a licensed practical nurse...

Pamela Lee Hill

Pamela Lee Hill

Mar 30, 2013

Georgetown: Pamela Lee Hill, 54, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice House after a lifetime illness. Miss Hill was born in Georgetown on August 29, 1958, a daughter of the late Robert Walter Hill, Jr. and Nita Weaver Hill. Pamela was one of God's Special Angels who was loaned to the Hill family, and she was a...

Dolphin Dunnaha Overton, Iii

Dolphin Dunnaha Overton, Iii

Mar 25, 2013

Georgetown: Dolphin Dunnaha Overton III, April 2, 1927 – March 25th, 2013. Distinguished Korean War flying ace (South Carolina's first), businessman, devoted husband, beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather-to-be died peacefully surrounded by his wife and children at Tidelands Community Hospice in Georgetown, SC. Born in Andrews, SC, as a child Overton built balsa model planes and devoured popular books about...

Jean Mcgill Wise

Jean Mcgill Wise

Mar 17, 2013

Pawleys Island: Jean McGill Wise, 72, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at Tideland Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Wise was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on November 14, 1940, a daughter of the late Charles Lalen McGill and Marian Lees McGill. She grew up in North East Philadelphia and graduated from Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. with a Bachelor's degree...

Robert J. Kilgore

Robert J. Kilgore

Mar 14, 2013

Pawleys Island: Robert J. Kilgore, age 87, died at home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina on Thursday, March 14, 2013 Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Kilgore was born on May 12, 1925, in Erie, Pennsylvania to the late Charles D. and Mary Jane Lee Kilgore. General Counsel and Senior Vice President for 24 years at Hammermill Paper Company, Kilgore...

Arthur Prescott Gilman, Jr.

Arthur Prescott Gilman, Jr.

Mar 14, 2013

Georgetown: Arthur Prescott Gilman, Jr., 84, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Gilman was born in Boston, Mass. on May 14, 1928, a son of the late Arthur Prescott Gilman, Sr. and Josephine Fraser Mackenzie Gilman. He graduated from Rutgers University and served in Korea in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Gilman was...

Lois Roberts Barnes

Lois Roberts Barnes

Mar 14, 2013

Georgetown: Lois Roberts Barnes, 64, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Barnes was born in Charlottesville, Va. on April 26, 1948, a daughter of the late John Samuel Roberts and Lizzie Ann Shifflett Roberts. She was employed at Carver's Bay Store for approximately ten years, where her customers were her family. Mrs. Barnes was a loving...

James Allen Moore

James Allen Moore

Mar 12, 2013

Georgetown: James Allen Moore, 66, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at MUSC Medical Center in Charleston. Mr. Moore was born in Kingstree on July 18, 1946, a son of the late Furman Harley Moore and Annie Lee McCutchen Moore. He grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Winyah High School and Palmer Business College. Mr. Moore served in the U....

Joie Lindsay Holland

Joie Lindsay Holland

Feb 27, 2013

Georgetown: Joie Lindsay Holland, 78, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mr. Holland was born in Panama City, Fla. on January 3, 1935, a son of the late Jack R. Holland and Ellen Bunn Holland. He moved with his family to Georgetown in 1949. Mr. Holland graduated from Winyah High School in 1952, where, as a...

Etta "Peggy" Gladson Turner

Etta "Peggy" Gladson Turner

Feb 21, 2013

Pawleys Island: Etta "Peggy" Gladson Turner, 92, widow of David Emerson Turner, died peacefully at home on Thursday, February 21, 2013, after a short illness. Mrs. Turner was born in the Sampit community of Georgetown on April 22, 1920, a daughter of the late Godfrey Dempsey Gladson and Elizabeth Caroline "Carrie" Smith Gladson. She graduated from Andrews High School in...

Dr. George Ashley Colbert, Jr.

Dr. George Ashley Colbert, Jr.

Feb 20, 2013

Tampa, Fla.: George Ashley Colbert, Jr., MD, passed away February 20, 2013 at home surrounded by his children and beloved cat Winston. He was born July 6, 1936 in Georgetown, SC. He was preceded in death by his father George A Colbert Sr, his mother Mary Virginia Boatwright, sister Virginia Ford and son George A. Colbert, III. Survivors include his...

Elda Kathleen Tephabock Girvin

Elda Kathleen Tephabock Girvin

Feb 18, 2013

Georgetown: Elda Kathleen Tephabock Girvin, 87, died Monday, February 18, 2013, at Agape Rehabilitation of Conway. Mrs. Girvin was born in Laurel Dale, W. Va. on January 28, 1926, a daughter of the late Junior Emil Tephabock and Margaret Onee Conrad Tephabock. She moved to Maryland from W. Va. as a young woman. Mrs. Girvin work for Glenn L. Martin...

Eugene Jacob Seitter, Sr.

Eugene Jacob Seitter, Sr.

Feb 17, 2013

Georgetown: Eugene Jacob Seitter, Sr., 90, entered into eternal rest on February 17, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice. Mr. Seitter was born on February 4, 1923, in Wilmington, N. C., a son of the late Charles F. Seitter and Wilhelmina C. Burger Seitter. He was a graduate of New Hanover High School in Wilmington and settled in Georgetown County to...

Thomas Edward Unrue, Jr.

Thomas Edward Unrue, Jr.

Feb 9, 2013

Thomas Edward "Jay" Unrue Jr., 37, of Georgetown, SC, was taken from this life too soon on February 9, 2013, a victim of a senseless homicide. He is survided by his wife, Teresa, and two step-children, Skyla and Lance. He is the son of June Pauley of Georgetown and Thomas Unrue Sr. of Surfside Beach. He is the grandson of...

Dorothy Elliott Ethridge

Dorothy Elliott Ethridge

Feb 9, 2013

Andrews: Dorothy Elliott Ethridge, 98, widow of Walter B. Ethridge, died Saturday, February 9, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Ethridge was born in Williamsburg Co., near Andrews, on August 1, 1914, a daughter of the late Matthew Allen Elliott and Flossie Bell Cannon Elliott. She ran a catering business for a time and was the oldest member of Piney Forest...

Reba Melise Tyler Mercer

Reba Melise Tyler Mercer

Feb 9, 2013

Georgetown: Reba Melise Tyler Mercer, 84, widow of William Dan Mercer, died Saturday, February 9, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Mercer was born in Georgetown on July 27, 1928, a daughter of the late Rollin Moyd Tyler and Lucille Bass Tyler. She grew up in the Pleasant Hill community of Georgetown County, graduated from Georgetown County schools, and...

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