Jonathan Thomas Matter
Jun 22, 2009
Georgetown: Jonathan Thomas "Tommy" Matter, 50, died Sunday, June 21, 2009, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Matter was born in Georgetown on December 8, 1958, the son of the late Merrill Jonathan Matter and Emma Lou Baxley Matter. He grew up in the Sampit Community of Georgetown Co. and was a graduate of Andrews High School. Mr. Matter was a...
Robert James Flowers
Jun 11, 2009
Andrews: Robert James Flowers, 59, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Flowers was born in Andrews on December 20, 1949, a son of the late Robert Manning Flowers and Leola Howard Flowers. He lived all his life in the Andrews area and was a former employee of Georgetown Textiles and Georgetown Steel. Mr. Flowers had been disabled...
Kelso Lowell Cantley
Jun 2, 2009
Surfside Beach: Kelso Lowell Cantley, 83, died Monday, June 1, 2009, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Cantley was born in Williamsburg Co. on October 29, 1925, a son of the late Francis Calhoun Cantley and Mable "Bell" Walters Cantley. He grew up in Williamsburg Co. and worked at the Naval Shipyard in Charleston during World War II....
Melvin Francis Sears, Jr.
May 24, 2009
Georgetown: Melvin Francis Sears, Jr., 63, died Sunday, May 24, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Sears was born in Jamaica, N. Y. on September 2, 1945, a son of the late Melvin Francis Sears and Anna May Gill Sears. He served in the Marine Corps and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Sears was a graduate of Rollins...
Hillard Forbin Walker
May 16, 2009
Hillard Forbin Walker, 93, passed from this life Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Walker was born in Celeste, Texas on November 28, 1915, a son of the late William Franklin Walker and Nancy Augusta Girdner Walker. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a sergeant in Battery A,...
John Parker Holloway
May 16, 2009
Pawleys Island: John "Jack" Parker Holloway died May 16 at home after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease and Type I Diabetes. Jack was born May 24, 1930 in Lafayette, Indiana to the late Lawrence and Karolyn Kilmer Holloway of Colfax, Indiana. After graduating from Purdue University with a BS in Agriculture, Jack started his career with the General Electric...
Mary Elizabeth Turner Freeman
May 9, 2009
Andrews: Mary Elizabeth Turner Freeman, 52, died Saturday, May 9, 2009, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Freeman was born in Greenwood on September 29, 1956, a daughter of the late Jack Donald Turner and Evelyn Elizabeth Godwin Turner. She grew up in Greenwood and graduated from Ninety-Six High School. Mrs. Freeman lived in Andrews since 1973 and was a member...
James Dean Benton
May 8, 2009
Andrews: James Dean Benton, 87, died Friday, May 8, 2009, in Tidelands Community Hospice House in Georgetown. Mr. Benton was born in Walterboro on May 16, 1921, a son of the late James Perry Benton and Gladys Bowers Benton. He grew up in the "Low County" and served in the Navy during World War II. Mr. Benton retired from CXS...
William F. Hathaway, Jr.
May 8, 2009
McClellanville: William Franklin Hathaway, Jr., 75, died Friday, May 8, 2009, at East Cooper Regional Medical Center in Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Hathaway was born in McClellanville on April 29, 1934, a son of the late William Franklin Hathaway and Lizzie Elliott Brinson Hathaway. He was a graduate of McClellanville High School and served in the U. S. Army. Mr. Hathaway...
Fielden Lawrence Figgins
May 6, 2009
Georgetown: Fielden Lawrence Figgins, 86, died Wednesday, May 06, 2009, at Waccamaw Community Hospital. Mr. Figgins was born in Manitoba, Canada, a son of the late Roscoe and Ruth F. Figgins. He grew up in Elgin, Ill. Mr. Figgins served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He moved to Georgetown after the War and retired from International Paper...
Wallace Hampton Lawrimore
May 4, 2009
Georgetown Wallace Hampton Lawrimore, 78, died Monday, May 4, 2009, in Kindred Hospital-Charleston after a valiant fight against a difficult illness. Mr. Lawrimore was born in Georgetown on October 20, 1930, a son of the late Wade Hampton "Hamp" Lawrimore and Eulie Johnson Lawrimore. He served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Lawrimore was a retired employee of...
Marilyn Jean Moser Swift
May 1, 2009
Pawleys Island: Marilyn Jean Moser Swift, 78 of Litchfield, died Friday, May 1, 2009, at Waccamaw Community Hospital. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Nora Moser. Mrs. Swift was a graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute and was later employed as a fashion illustrator for the Strauss Hirshberg department store in Youngstown,...
Eunice Mae Hodges Elliott
Apr 29, 2009
Georgetown: Eunice Mae Hodges Elliott, 79, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at her residence. Mrs. Elliott was born April 10, 1930 in Mullins, a daughter of the late Jesse Morris Hodges and Maola Smith Hodges. She was the former owner of Granny's Nursery and a former caregiver at Aunt Terri's Nursery. Mrs. Elliott was a member of the Church of...
Elizabeth Iona Tiffany Olson
Apr 27, 2009
Georgetown: Elizabeth Tiffany Olson, 90, died Monday, April 27, 2009, in Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Olson was born in East Lemon, Pa. on January 11, 1919, a daughter of the late Richard Tiffany and Verna Ball Tiffany. She grew up in Johnson City, N. Y. and moved to Georgetown in 1988 from N. Myrtle Beach. Mrs. Olson was a member...
The Rev. George Walter Couch, Jr.
Apr 25, 2009
McClellanville: The Rev. George Walter Couch, Jr., 82, died Saturday, April 25, 2009, in Sandpiper Rehab and Nursing Center. Rev. Couch was born in Easley on November 28, 1926, a son of the late George Walter Couch and Eliza Sheriff Couch. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and Duke Divinity School. Rev. Couch was a World...
Edward Carey Poole
Apr 24, 2009
Georgetown: Edward Carey Poole, 81, died Friday, April 24, 2009, at Emory Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, Ga. Funeral services three o'clock Monday afternoon, April 27, 2009, at the Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home. Burial will follow Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens. Sign a guest book at www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday evening, April 26,...
Lila Mae Morris Turner
Apr 24, 2009
Georgetown: Lila Mae Morris Turner, 88, died Friday, April 24, 2009, at Morningside of Georgetown. Mrs. Turner was born in Georgetown on October 21, 1920, a daughter of the late Levy Jefferson Morris and Lanie Davis Morris. She lived all her life in Georgetown Co. and was a graduate of Andrews High School. Mrs. Turner was a member of First...
Macajiah Theron Williams
Apr 9, 2009
Georgetown: Macajiah Theron "M. T." Williams, 82, died Thursday, April 9, 2009, at East Cooper Regional Medical Center in Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Williams was born in Rocky Mount, N. C. on April 26, 1926, a son of the late Theron Williams and Vera Green Williams. He grew up in Myrtle Beach and served in the Army during World War II...
Harris Gibson Fletcher, Iii
Apr 5, 2009
Pawleys Island: Harris Gibson Fletcher, III, 57, died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Fletcher was born in Georgetown on September 28, 1951, a son of the late Harris Gibson Fletcher, Jr. and Lois Hanna Fletcher. He grew up in Pawleys Island and graduated from Winyah High School and the University of South Carolina. Mr. Fletcher was...
Kenneth Eugene Williams
Mar 31, 2009
Georgetown: Kenneth Eugene Williams, 70, died Tuesday morning, March 31, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Williams was born in Charleston on January 13, 1939, a son of the late Charles Dickson Cox and Rosa Lee Williams Cox. He grew up in Georgetown and served in the U. S. Army for nine years and was a veteran of the Vietnam War....
