OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
Thomas William Fuener
May 8, 2013
Georgetown: Thomas William Fuener, 96, widower of Elizabeth Derby Fuener, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Fuener was born in Chicago, Ill. on December 28, 1916, a son of the late Thomas J. O'Shaughnessy and Madeleine Sanesec O'Shaughnessy Fuener. He graduated from Purdue University in 1939 and served four years in the U.S. Army in Persia...
Linda Still Miller
Apr 25, 2013
Pawleys Island: Linda Still Miller, 69, passed away after a long illness on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Miller was born in Columbia on September 26, 1943, a daughter of the late Henry David Still, III and Helen Brooker Still. She grew up in Blackville and graduated from Ashley Hall in Charleston in...
Jennie Parker Saussy
Apr 25, 2013
Georgetown: Jennie Parker Saussy, 90, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at home. Jennie was born in Sumter to the late Jennie Scarborough Parker and Thornwell Hay Parker. She attended the University of South Carolina, studied classical piano in Washington, DC, and later in life received a Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies from Coastal Carolina. Jennie was married to George...
Beverly Hampton Sawyer, Jr.
Apr 23, 2013
Pawley's Island: Beverly Hampton Sawyer, Jr., 74, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Tidelands Community Hospice. Mr. Sawyer was born February 21, 1939 in Georgetown, a son of the late Beverly Hampton Sawyer and Emily Skinner Sawyer. He grew up in Georgetown, graduated from Winyah High School and East Carolina University. Mr. Sawyer served in the U. S. Army and...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
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