OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas

Charles Kenneth Cheezem

Charles Kenneth Cheezem

Aug 7, 2009

Weston, Fla.: Charles K. Cheezem, 87, died Friday, August 7, 2009, in Weston, Fla. Mr. Cheezem was born at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma on October 25, 1921, a son of the late William Leroy Cheezem and Eva Moss Cheezem. He grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School, Class of 1939. While in High School he won the S....

Thomas Leech Brown

Thomas Leech Brown

Aug 4, 2009

Charlotte, N. C.: Thomas Leech Brown entered into eternal rest on August 4, 2009 at his home in Charlotte, N. C. He was born in Hickory Grove, S. C. on April 12, 1924, the son of Lucile Leech and Thomas Palmer Brown. Mr. Brown graduated from Charleston High School and entered the Navy in 1942. He served in the Mediterranean...

Sarah Elizabeth Ogrosky Stellings

Sarah Elizabeth Ogrosky Stellings

Jul 29, 2009

Pawleys Island: Sarah Elizabeth Ogrosky Stellings, 31, died Thursday, July 29, 2009, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Miss Stellings was born in Atlanta, Ga. on August 25, 1977, a daughter Dr. Deborah Eversole Stellings and Ernest George Stellings, Jr. She grew up in Rock Hill and attended South Georgia College of Nursing and Clayton...

John Benjamin Cooper

John Benjamin Cooper

Jul 28, 2009

Andrews: John Benjamin Cooper "Johnny", 64, of Andrews, husband of the late Mary Catherine Gamble Cooper, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009, in Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Cooper was born January 9, 1945 in Kingstree, a son of the late Samuel L. Cooper and Ruby C. Cooper. He grew up in Trio and graduated from Williamsburg High School. After completion of...

Billy Ray Michau

Billy Ray Michau

Jul 23, 2009

Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440

Nicholas Stephen Medved

Nicholas Stephen Medved

Jul 23, 2009

Murrells Inlet: Nicholas Stephen Medved, 67, died Thursday, July 23, 2009, at Waccamaw Community Hospital. Mr. Medved was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. on October 6, 1941, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas S. Medved. He grew up in Wilmerding, Pa. and graduated from Wilmerding High School. Mr. Medved served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and...

George Wilbur Harrelson

George Wilbur Harrelson

Jul 21, 2009

Andrews: George Wilbur Harrelson, 72, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence. Mr. Harrelson was born in Georgetown County on October 24, 1936, a son of the late W. Ed. Harrelson and Lottie Pope Harrelson. He was the former owner and operator of T & L Tire Service in Andrews and retired from Morgan Corp. as...

Ruffin Smilth

Ruffin Smilth

Jul 7, 2009

Georgetown: Dr. Ruffin Smith, 80, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Dr. Smith was born in Durham, N. C. on December 21, 1928, a son of the late William Ruffin Smith and Nancy Hart Smith. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina and earned a Masters Degree from the University of South Carolina. Dr....

Jack A. Butts, Jr.

Jack A. Butts, Jr.

Jul 6, 2009

Hanover, Va.: Jack A. Butts, Jr., 61 gained Independence on Saturday, July 4, 2009. Jack served proudly in the U. S. Marine Corps during Vietnam, where he received the Purple Heart. He was a Past Master of Ashland, Va. Masonic Lodge #168 A.F. &A.M., and a member of the Scottish Rite, Shrines, and Royal Arch. He is survived by his...

Frank Anthony Shortino

Frank Anthony Shortino

Jul 5, 2009

Pawleys Island: Frank Anthony Shortino, 88, died Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Prince George Healthcare Center in Georgetown. Mr. Shortino was born in York, Pa. on July 28, 1920, a son of the late Anthony Shortino and Angela Curti Shortino. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Mr. Shortino moved to Pawleys Island in 1985 from...

Paula Marie Pollock

Paula Marie Pollock

Jul 5, 2009

Hemingway: Paula Marie Pollock, 32, died Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Miss Pollock was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on July 12, 1976, a daughter of Kathleen Olli and the late Francis Carl Beinlich. She grew up in Philadelphia, graduated from Wellsboro High School in Wellsboro Pa., and attended Ashford University of Clinton, Iowa. She was a devout...

James Eugene Hall, Jr.

James Eugene Hall, Jr.

Jul 1, 2009

Pawleys Island: James Eugene Hall, Jr., 56, died in Glynn Co., Ga. Mr. Hall was born in Wake Co., N. C., a son of James Eugene Hall, Sr. and Betty Lou Thompson Hall. He was the owner of Pawley Island Heating and Cooling. Surviving in addition to his parents of Pawleys Island are: two daughters, Emily Hall and Elizabeth Hall,...

Louis Javel Howard

Louis Javel Howard

Jun 29, 2009

Andrews: Louis Javel Howard, 89, died Monday, June 29, 2009, in Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Howard was born in Georgetown Co. on August 14, 1919, a son of the late Leslie Javel Howard and Nancy Fulton Howard. He lived all his life in Georgetown Co. and was a former employee of International Paper Co. Mr. Howard retired as co-owner of...

Jonathan Thomas Matter

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

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