OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
James Parkinson Ereckson
Aug 15, 2011
Georgetown: James Parkinson Ereckson, 88, died Monday, August 15, 2011, at Florida Hospital South in Orlando, Fla. Mr. Ereckson was born in Riceville, Tenn. on September 29, 1922, a son of the late Albert Dennis Ereckson and Viola Ann Parkison Ereckson. He served in the U. S. Coast Guard during World War II. Mr. Ereckson was a retired Liberty Life...
Ida Inez Fulton Altman
Aug 5, 2011
Andrews: Ida Inez Fulton Altman, 87, widow of Willard "Bill" Clarence Altman, died Friday, August 5, 2011, at Hospice of Charleston. Mrs. Altman was born in Andrews on October 12, 1923, a daughter of the late James Alva Fulton and Bernice Ide Ivey Fulton. She graduated from Andrews High School and was an accomplished seamstress in both clothing and home...
Hazeleen L. Cantley Morris
Aug 5, 2011
Andrews: Hazeleen L. Cantley Morris, 81, died Friday, August 5, 2011, at Trident Medical Center in Charleston. Mrs. Morris was born on November 4, 1929 in Williamsburg Co., a daughter of the late Francis Calhoun Cantley and Julia Mable Walters Cantley. She grew up in Williamsburg Co. and was a member of Gourdine's Chapel. Mrs. Morris was a member of...
James Ralston
Aug 4, 2011
Pawleys Island: James "Jim" Ralston, 83, died Thursday, August 4, 2011, at the Lakes at Litchfield in Pawleys Island. Mr. Ralston was born in Weston, W. Va. on October 21, 1927, the son of the late Er Ralston and Katharine Stevens Ralston. He graduated from the University of West Va. and received his Master's Degree in Forest Management from N....
Frances Helen Mobley Morris
Aug 3, 2011
Andrews: Frances Helen Morris, 83, wife of Robert Jackson Morris, died Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Mrs. Morris was born in Georgetown Co. on September 26, 1928, a daughter of the late Ralph Edward and Minnie Johnson Mobley. She graduated from Winyah High School and was a devoted member of Elim United Methodist Church. Her gentle nature and caring personality will...
Leola Morris Altman
Aug 2, 2011
Surfside Beach: Leola "Lee" Morris Altman, 81, widow of Richard Elton Altman, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mrs. Altman was born in Williamsburg Co. near Andrews on April 20, 1930, a daughter of the late John Marion Morris and Elizabeth Sports Morris. She was a graduate of Andrews High School and attended business...
Phil Cecil Mcdilda, Jr.
Aug 1, 2011
Georgetown: Phil Cecil McDilda, Jr., 70, died Monday, August 1, 2011, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. McDilda was born in Ocala, Fla. on September 25, 1940, a son of Edna Brown McDilda and the late Phil Cecil McDilda. He was a graduate of Newberry High School in Newberry, Fla., where he lettered in four sports. Mr. McDilda attended Florida Technical...
Isabel Etheredge Mayer
Jul 22, 2011
Georgetown: Isabel Etheredge Mayer, 98, widow of Robert Thompson Mayer, died Friday, July 22, 2011 at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Mayer was born at her grandfather's upcountry plantation, Mt. Willing, in Saluda Co. on October 16, 1912, a daughter of Joseph Wolfe Etheredge and Julia Ella Padgett Etheredge. She was a graduate of Saluda High School and Winthrop University....
Virginia Morrison Whitener
Jul 21, 2011
Summerville: Virginia Morrison Whitener, 90, widow of Cmdr. Miles Sinclair Whitener, died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Summerville Medical Center. Mrs. Whitener was born in Chester on August 13, 1920, a daughter of the late Robert Gaston Morrison and Virginia Miller Morrison. She was a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N. C. and earned a Master Degree from Columbia...
Harriet Peterman Gotwals
Jul 21, 2011
Pawleys Island: Harriet Peterman Gotwals, 90, died Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Waccamaw Community Hospital. Mrs. Gotwals was born January 8, 1921 in Chester, Pa., a daughter of John Peterman and Helen Firth Peterman. She was a former member of Main Street United Methodist Church in Dillon. Mrs. Gotwals was predeceased by her husband, James E. Gotwals and a daughter,...
Miller Nobles Sullivan
Jul 20, 2011
Georgetown: Miller N. Sullivan, 87, widow of William Dewey Sullivan, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Sullivan was born in Wilmington, N. C. on October 24, 1923. She worked with WGTN Radio for a time and was part owner of B&M Machine and Welding. Mrs. Sullivan was also a Realtor with Century 21 Grimes &...
William Amos Buck, Jr.
Jul 18, 2011
Pawleys Island: Dr. William A. Buck, Jr., 80, died July 18, 2011 at precisely noon, in Pawleys Island. He was born March 1, 1931, in Jasper, Ala., the son of the late William A. Buck, whom took part in the D-Day landings during WW2, and Pauline Gray Buck. He was predeceased by his stepfather, Thomas Pacey of Georgetown. He graduated...
Edward Joseph Kozma, Jr.
Jul 14, 2011
Georgetown: Edward Joseph Kozma, Jr., 68, died Thursday, July 14, 2011, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mr. Kozma was born in Georgetown on November 30, 1942, a son of the late Edward Joseph Kozma and Christine Kelley Kozma Moore. He worked for a number of businesses, including International Paper Co., Journal American newspaper in Myrtle Beach, Goodyear Tire, Ace Hardware...
Edward Atkinson Brandt
Jul 9, 2011
Pawleys Island: Edward Atkinson Brandt, 87, died Saturday, July 9, 2011, at Tidelands Hospice House, Georgetown. Born in Erie, PA, he was the son of Forest Wayne and Edna Atkinson Brandt. He was the husband of Barbara Harrison Brandt, whom he married in 1998, having been predeceased by his first wife of 35 years, Barbara Townley Brandt, in 1988. Born...
Douglas Taylor Monk
Jul 3, 2011
Pawleys Island: After a courageous battle with lung cancer, Douglas Taylor Monk died on Sunday, July 3, 2011, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. He was born July 13, 1938 to the late Theodore and Edna Monk in Montclair, N. J. A graduate of Nichols College in Dudley, Mass., he worked for McGregor Sportswear in the men's outerwear division...
Kathleen Morris Canady
Jun 30, 2011
Pawleys Island: Kathleen Morris Jones Canady, 87, died Thursday, June 30, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Canady was born in Flomaton, Ala. on July 14, 1923, a daughter of the late Austin Morris and Nannie Mae Simpson Morris. She was a member of Pawleys Island Presbyterian Church and a former Sunday School Teacher at First Baptist Church in Georgetown. Mrs....
Monca Thigpen Cribb
Jun 25, 2011
Charleston: Monca Thigpen Cribb, 66, died Saturday, June 25, at the Medical University of S. C. Hospital. Mrs. Cribb was born in Marietta, Ga. on November 19, 1944, a daughter of the late Marvin Monroe Thigpen and Ruby Mae Hardee Thigpen. She was a graduate of Andrews High School and Emanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga. Mrs. Cribb was formerly...
Claudia Mae Gamble
Jun 19, 2011
Andrews: Claudia Mae Gamble, 82, died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at Georgetown Healthcare and Rehab. Miss Gamble was born in Williamsburg Co. on May 15, 1929, a daughter of the late Samuel Lawrence Gamble and Minnie Estelle Taylor Gamble. Surviving are: two nephews and a niece and their families. Funeral services will be eleven o'clock Tuesday morning, June 21, 2011,...
Irene Dail Spearman Lipscomb
Jun 16, 2011
Georgetown: Irene Dail Spearman Lipscomb, 98, died June 16, 2011 at Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mrs. Lipscomb was born in Winterville, N. C. to the late Thomas Overton Dail and Nettie Heath Dail. She was predeceased by husbands James Edward Spearman and Ralph Frederick Lipscomb. Mrs. Lipscomb lived most of her life in Gaffney but had resided at...
Annie Ruth Goude Miller
Jun 16, 2011
Georgetown: Annie Ruth Goude Miller, 90, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at Tidelands Community Hospice. Mrs. Miller was born May 16, 1921 in Georgetown County, a daughter of the late John Leslie McFarland "Mack" Goude and Annie Ruth Russ Goude. She grew up in upper Georgetown County. Mrs. Miller was a very active Charter Member of Graves Southern Baptist Church,...
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