OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Georgetown, Andrews, and the Surrounding Areas
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...
Elsie Taylor Cumbie
Mar 1, 2009
Andrews: Elsie Taylor Cumbie, 70, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, in Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Cumbie was born in Williamsburg Co. near Andrews on October 22, 1938, a daughter for the late Daniel Wesley Taylor and Melva Hanna Taylor. She lived all of her life in the Warsaw-Piney Forest communities of Williamsburg Co. Mrs. Cumbie was a former employee of...
Kenneth Avis
Feb 27, 2009
Georgetown: Kenneth Avis, 63, died Friday, February 27, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Avis was born in Cleveland, Oh. on June 23, 1945, the son of the late Earl Avis and Margaret Wellman Avis. He grew up in North Royalton, Oh. and served in the Air Force. Mr. Avis moved to Andrews in 1988 from Middlefield, Oh. He retired from...
Frances Ellen Anderson Palisi
Feb 23, 2009
Georgetown: Frances Ellen Anderson Palisi, 89, died Monday, February 23, 2009, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Palisi was born in Georgetown on July 7, 1919, a daughter of the late John Walter Anderson and Maude Roberts Anderson. She grew up in Georgetown and attended Winyah High School. Mrs. Anderson lived in Long Island, N. Y and Milledgeville, Ga. prior...
John Edward Brooks
Feb 15, 2009
Murrells Inlet: John "Jack" E. Brooks, 90, of Wachesaw Plantation, died February 15th, 2009 at Waccamaw Community Hospital, Murrells Inlet. Mr. Brooks was born September 4th, 1918 at Mt. Kisco, NY, the eldest son of seven sons of Alicia Mary O'Brien and John E. Brooks. His grandparents were Bridget Elizabeth O'Connor and John E. Brooks of Brewster, NY and Susan...
Ruth Elizabeth Wilkins Walters
Feb 5, 2009
Georgetown: Memorial services will be held for sisters Ruth Elizabeth Wilkins Walters, 93, and Dorothy A. Wilkins, 92, on Saturday, November 27, 2010, at the Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home at eleven o'clock. Ruth Walters died Thursday, February 5, 2009 and Dorothy Wilkins died Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Sign a guestbook at: www.mayerfuneralhome.com. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer...
Ruth Elizabeth Wilkins Walters
Feb 5, 2009
Georgetown: Ruth Elizabeth Wilkins Walters, 93, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Servicew will be held at a later date. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is assisting the famiy. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440
Deborah Blake Pierce
Feb 4, 2009
Georgetown: Deborah Blake Pierce, 56, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Pierce was born in Georgetown on July 24, 1952, a daughter of the late James Lester Blake and Myrtle Thomas Blake. She grew up in the Sampit community of Georgetown Co. and was a graduate of Andrews High School. Mrs. Pierce worked with the Georgetown...
Cleo Oliver Eaddy
Feb 3, 2009
Georgetown: Cleo Oliver Eaddy, 82, died Tuesday, February 03, 2009, at Tidelands Community Hospice. Arrangements will be announced by the Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440
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