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....
Anthony James Shortino
Mar 23, 2009
Pawleys Island: Anthony "Tony" James Shortino, 66, died Monday, March 23, 2009, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Shortino was born in Lancaster, Pa. on February 12, 1943, a son of Frank Anthony Shortino and the late Margaret Maloney Shortino. He moved to Pawleys Island in 1985 from Florence. Mr. Shortino was a member of Precious Blood of Christ Catholic Church....
Jeanie Wilson Parsons
Mar 16, 2009
Andrews: Jeanie Wilson Parsons, 54, died Monday, March 16, 2009, at Williamsburg Regional Hospital in Kingstree. Mrs. Parsons was born in Georgetown on September 11, 1954, a daughter of the late Frank Lee Wilson and Lucile Blakely Wilson. She grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews High School. Mrs. Parsons was an employee of ArcelorMittal Steel Mill in Georgetown...
John Cecil Blakely
Mar 16, 2009
Andrews: John Cecil Blakely, 68, died Sunday, March 15, 2009 at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence. Mr. Blakely was born in Williamsburg Co. near Andrews on February 15, 1941, a son of the late John Henry Blakely and Nealy Mae Wiggins Blakely. He lived all of his life in the Suttons Community of Williamsburg Co. and served in the Army...
Robert L. Billy Owens, Jr.
Mar 8, 2009
Georgetown: Robert L. "Billy" Owens, Jr., 78, died Sunday, March 8, 2009, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mr. Owens was born in Georgetown on May 18, 1930, son of the late Robert Lee Owens and Ila Mae Harrelson Owens. He was a graduate of Winyah High School and served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Owens worked for...
Denise A. Barrineau Wheeler
Mar 6, 2009
Andrews: Denise A. Barrineau Wheeler, 52, died Friday, March 6, 2009, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wheeler was born in Georgetown on December 17, 1956, a daughter of the late Benjamin "Bozie" Barrineau and Margaret Ann Owens Barrineau. She grew up in Andrews and graduated from Andrews Academy. Mrs. Wheeler was a former receptionist at Joseph & Joseph dental office...
Marjorie Taylor Sneath
Mar 5, 2009
Georgetown: Marjorie Taylor Sneath, 78, died March 5, 2009, at National Healthcare of Garden City. Mrs. Sneath was born October 9, 1930 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England, a daughter of the late George Taylor and Leticia E. Ward Taylor. She grew up in England and lived in Canada and Ohio. Mrs. Sneath later moved to McClellanville and then to Georgetown in...
Hammond Jackson Gunnell, Jr.
Mar 5, 2009
Pawleys Island: Hammond Jackson Gunnell, Jr, of Pawleys Island, 78, died Thursday, the 5th of March 2009, at the Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet Mr. Gunnell was born in Vienna, VA, attended Fairfax High School and the Abbott School of Art in Washington, DC. He worked several years for the Army Map Service and twenty years for the Central...
