Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
George David Nugent
Jan 24, 2026
Mr. George David Nugent, 81, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday morning, January 24, 2026, at the Colleton Hospital in Walterboro.
Born February 14, 1944, in New York, New York, he was a son of the late Fred Nugent and the late Bertha Blanc Nugent. He worked for most of his career as a mechanic and had owned his own repair...
Sandra Miklaszewski
Jan 23, 2026
Mrs. Sandra Nell Stanley Miklaszewski, 75, of Varnville, entered into eternal rest Friday, January 23, 2026, at her residence under the care of Crescent Hospice.
Born September 12, 1950, she was a daughter of the late James Marion “Cotton” Stanley and Jennie Nell Heape Crews. She was a retired medical transcriptionist for Hampton Regional Medical Center. She was a member of...
Baby Ready
Jan 23, 2026
Baby Ready was born an Angel Friday, January 23, 2026.
Arrangements are being made by Brice Herndon's Walterboro Chapel who is honored to be caring for the Sluss and Ready family.
Wanda Eubanks Mears
Jan 23, 2026
Mrs. Wanda Eubanks Mears, 74, of Ehrhardt, entered into rest Friday, January 23, 2026, at her son’s residence in Ehrhardt. She was the wife of the late Harry Marshall Mears to whom she was married 50 years.
Born June 9, 1951, she was the daughter of Allen Eubanks and Gladys Hutto Eubanks. She was a retired bank teller from South Carolina...
Dave Grant
Jan 23, 2026
Mr. David Samuel Grant, 69, of Meggett, entered into rest Friday, January 23, 2026, at his residence. He was the loving husband of the late Mrs. Carol Bunton Grant.
Mr. Grant was born July 6, 1956 in Texas. He served proudly in the United States Navy, where he started learning to be a machinist. After his time in service, he had...
George R. Buchanan
Jan 23, 2026
Mr. George Robert Buchanan, Sr., known by all as “Buddy”, age 79, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday morning, January 23, 2026, at the Hampton Regional Medical Center in Varnville.
Born June 16, 1946, in Florence County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Alfred George Buchanan and the late Nellie Mae Pigate Buchanan. He worked for the Savannah...
C. Carroll Polk, Sr.
Jan 23, 2026
Mr. C. Carroll Polk, Sr., 74, of Islandton, entered into rest Friday morning, January 23, 2026, at his residence. He was the husband of forty-one years to the late Mrs. Sherry Gibson Polk.
Born August 8, 1951, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of Mrs. Edith Mae Rahn Polk and the late Mr. Wendell Coker Polk. Carroll was...
Elaine Welch
Jan 22, 2026
Elaine Welch, wife of fifty-three years to the late Mr. Joseph R. Welch Sr., passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements by Brice Herndon's Varnville-Hampton Chapel, 803.943.5016.
Doris Crosby
Jan 22, 2026
Mrs. Doris Elaine Odom Crosby, 84, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday morning, January 22, 2026, at Magnolia’s of Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Legare Crosby.
Born March 18, 1941, in Salley, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Walter Jackson Odom and Neola Sanford Odom. She was a retired Animal Inspector for South Carolina Meat...
Charles William O'Quinn
Jan 22, 2026
Mr. Charles William O’Quinn, affectionately known to everyone as “Billy”, 92, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday morning, January 22, 2026, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Mildred “Millie” Drawdy O’Quinn to whom he was married 66 years.
Born December 21, 1933, in Walterboro, he was a son of the late Percy Elon O’Quinn and Icelene Luke...
Mary Sue Gillispie
Jan 19, 2026
Ms. Mary Sue Gillispie, 70, of North, entered into rest Monday evening, January 19, 2026, at Lexington Medical Center.
Born September 2, 1955, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Ira Wilford Gillispie and the late Mary Julia Hiers Gillispie. She, for thirty-one years, worked as a Information Technology specialist with Square D in Columbia. Following that,...
Charlene Hales Creel
Jan 18, 2026
COTTAGEVILLE - Mrs. Charlene Hales Creel, age 57, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest safe in the arms of Jesus on Sunday morning, January 18, 2026, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro with her devoted husband at her side following a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Born January 10, 1969, in Summerville, South Carolina, she was a daughter of...
Scharle Margaret Triolo
Jan 18, 2026
Ms. Scharlé Margaret Triolo, 81, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Palm Bay, Florida, entered into rest Sunday, January 18, 2026. She was the wife of the late Jerome Triolo.
Born April 1, 1944, in Jeffersonville, Vermont, she was a daughter of the late Harold Kenneth Sweet and the late Harriet Cross Sweet Brennan. She spent most of her career...
Danny L. Bishop
Jan 16, 2026
Mr. Danny L. Bishop, age 69, entered into rest Friday evening, January 16, 2026, at his home in Walterboro surrounded by the love of the family and friends he adored following a long and courageous illness.
Born January 3, 1957, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Ernest “Red” Bishop and the late Mavis Lillian Jennings Bishop....
Willie Calvin McBride
Jan 15, 2026
Mr. Willie Calvin McBride, 80, of Ravenel, a resident of the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday morning, January 15, 2026. A veteran of the United States Navy, he was the husband of the late Mrs. Mary S. McBride.
Arrangements for his funeral and burial at Beaufort National Cemetery are incomplete at this time and will be announced...
Dan David Long
Jan 12, 2026
Dan David Long, 87, of Estill, entered into rest Monday evening, January 12, 2026, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Barbara Ann Main Long to whom he was married 37 years.
Born in Furman, South Carolina, on June 1, 1938, he was the son of the late Henry Framp Long and Addie Lee DeLoach Long. After serving...
Gary Lee Kay
Jan 10, 2026
Mr. Gary Lee Kay, 54, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday evening, January 10, 2026, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born June 30, 1971, in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of Mrs. Gloria Haskell Kay and the late Mr. Thomas Leftwich Kay, Jr. He was the head of maintenance for the Holiday Inn in Walterboro and will...
Austin David Park
Jan 9, 2026
Mr. Austin David Park, 30, of Yemassee, entered into eternal rest Friday evening, January 9, 2026, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born October 20, 1995, in Walterboro, he was a son of Leslie Ann Lomnick Varney Park and the late Eddie Louis Park, Jr. Austin enjoyed being outside and working in the shop for his family’s business....
Shirley Downing Gallagher
Jan 9, 2026
Mrs. Shirley Mae Downing Gallagher, 85, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday afternoon, January 9, 2026, at her residence with her loving family at her side. She was the wife of the late Mr. James Robert Gallagher.
Born August 15, 1940, in Dover, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late John C. Downing and the late Ruth Frances Haney Downing....
Kristi Smoak Hudson
Jan 8, 2026
Mrs. Kristi Smoak Hudson, 57, of Cottageville, entered into rest Thursday afternoon, January 8, 2026, at the Trident Hospital in North Charleston.
Born April 20, 1968, in Colleton County, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Mrs. Margaret Steen and the late Mr. John Mouzon Smoak, Jr. A member of the Cottageville Baptist Church, she will always be remembered for the...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
George David Nugent
Jan 24, 2026
Mr. George David Nugent, 81, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday morning, January 24, 2026, at the Colleton Hospital in Walterboro.
Born February 14, 1944, in New York, New York, he was a son of the late Fred Nugent and the late Bertha Blanc Nugent. He worked for most of his career as a mechanic and had owned his own repair...
Sandra Miklaszewski
Jan 23, 2026
Mrs. Sandra Nell Stanley Miklaszewski, 75, of Varnville, entered into eternal rest Friday, January 23, 2026, at her residence under the care of Crescent Hospice.
Born September 12, 1950, she was a daughter of the late James Marion “Cotton” Stanley and Jennie Nell Heape Crews. She was a retired medical transcriptionist for Hampton Regional Medical Center. She was a member of...
Baby Ready
Jan 23, 2026
Baby Ready was born an Angel Friday, January 23, 2026.
Arrangements are being made by Brice Herndon's Walterboro Chapel who is honored to be caring for the Sluss and Ready family.
Wanda Eubanks Mears
Jan 23, 2026
Mrs. Wanda Eubanks Mears, 74, of Ehrhardt, entered into rest Friday, January 23, 2026, at her son’s residence in Ehrhardt. She was the wife of the late Harry Marshall Mears to whom she was married 50 years.
Born June 9, 1951, she was the daughter of Allen Eubanks and Gladys Hutto Eubanks. She was a retired bank teller from South Carolina...
Dave Grant
Jan 23, 2026
Mr. David Samuel Grant, 69, of Meggett, entered into rest Friday, January 23, 2026, at his residence. He was the loving husband of the late Mrs. Carol Bunton Grant.
Mr. Grant was born July 6, 1956 in Texas. He served proudly in the United States Navy, where he started learning to be a machinist. After his time in service, he had...
George R. Buchanan
Jan 23, 2026
Mr. George Robert Buchanan, Sr., known by all as “Buddy”, age 79, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday morning, January 23, 2026, at the Hampton Regional Medical Center in Varnville.
Born June 16, 1946, in Florence County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Alfred George Buchanan and the late Nellie Mae Pigate Buchanan. He worked for the Savannah...
C. Carroll Polk, Sr.
Jan 23, 2026
Mr. C. Carroll Polk, Sr., 74, of Islandton, entered into rest Friday morning, January 23, 2026, at his residence. He was the husband of forty-one years to the late Mrs. Sherry Gibson Polk.
Born August 8, 1951, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of Mrs. Edith Mae Rahn Polk and the late Mr. Wendell Coker Polk. Carroll was...
Elaine Welch
Jan 22, 2026
Elaine Welch, wife of fifty-three years to the late Mr. Joseph R. Welch Sr., passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements by Brice Herndon's Varnville-Hampton Chapel, 803.943.5016.
Doris Crosby
Jan 22, 2026
Mrs. Doris Elaine Odom Crosby, 84, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday morning, January 22, 2026, at Magnolia’s of Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Legare Crosby.
Born March 18, 1941, in Salley, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Walter Jackson Odom and Neola Sanford Odom. She was a retired Animal Inspector for South Carolina Meat...
Charles William O'Quinn
Jan 22, 2026
Mr. Charles William O’Quinn, affectionately known to everyone as “Billy”, 92, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday morning, January 22, 2026, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Mildred “Millie” Drawdy O’Quinn to whom he was married 66 years.
Born December 21, 1933, in Walterboro, he was a son of the late Percy Elon O’Quinn and Icelene Luke...
Mary Sue Gillispie
Jan 19, 2026
Ms. Mary Sue Gillispie, 70, of North, entered into rest Monday evening, January 19, 2026, at Lexington Medical Center.
Born September 2, 1955, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Ira Wilford Gillispie and the late Mary Julia Hiers Gillispie. She, for thirty-one years, worked as a Information Technology specialist with Square D in Columbia. Following that,...
Charlene Hales Creel
Jan 18, 2026
COTTAGEVILLE - Mrs. Charlene Hales Creel, age 57, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest safe in the arms of Jesus on Sunday morning, January 18, 2026, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro with her devoted husband at her side following a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Born January 10, 1969, in Summerville, South Carolina, she was a daughter of...
Scharle Margaret Triolo
Jan 18, 2026
Ms. Scharlé Margaret Triolo, 81, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Palm Bay, Florida, entered into rest Sunday, January 18, 2026. She was the wife of the late Jerome Triolo.
Born April 1, 1944, in Jeffersonville, Vermont, she was a daughter of the late Harold Kenneth Sweet and the late Harriet Cross Sweet Brennan. She spent most of her career...
Danny L. Bishop
Jan 16, 2026
Mr. Danny L. Bishop, age 69, entered into rest Friday evening, January 16, 2026, at his home in Walterboro surrounded by the love of the family and friends he adored following a long and courageous illness.
Born January 3, 1957, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Ernest “Red” Bishop and the late Mavis Lillian Jennings Bishop....
Willie Calvin McBride
Jan 15, 2026
Mr. Willie Calvin McBride, 80, of Ravenel, a resident of the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday morning, January 15, 2026. A veteran of the United States Navy, he was the husband of the late Mrs. Mary S. McBride.
Arrangements for his funeral and burial at Beaufort National Cemetery are incomplete at this time and will be announced...
Dan David Long
Jan 12, 2026
Dan David Long, 87, of Estill, entered into rest Monday evening, January 12, 2026, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Barbara Ann Main Long to whom he was married 37 years.
Born in Furman, South Carolina, on June 1, 1938, he was the son of the late Henry Framp Long and Addie Lee DeLoach Long. After serving...
Gary Lee Kay
Jan 10, 2026
Mr. Gary Lee Kay, 54, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday evening, January 10, 2026, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born June 30, 1971, in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of Mrs. Gloria Haskell Kay and the late Mr. Thomas Leftwich Kay, Jr. He was the head of maintenance for the Holiday Inn in Walterboro and will...
Austin David Park
Jan 9, 2026
Mr. Austin David Park, 30, of Yemassee, entered into eternal rest Friday evening, January 9, 2026, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born October 20, 1995, in Walterboro, he was a son of Leslie Ann Lomnick Varney Park and the late Eddie Louis Park, Jr. Austin enjoyed being outside and working in the shop for his family’s business....
Shirley Downing Gallagher
Jan 9, 2026
Mrs. Shirley Mae Downing Gallagher, 85, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday afternoon, January 9, 2026, at her residence with her loving family at her side. She was the wife of the late Mr. James Robert Gallagher.
Born August 15, 1940, in Dover, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late John C. Downing and the late Ruth Frances Haney Downing....
Kristi Smoak Hudson
Jan 8, 2026
Mrs. Kristi Smoak Hudson, 57, of Cottageville, entered into rest Thursday afternoon, January 8, 2026, at the Trident Hospital in North Charleston.
Born April 20, 1968, in Colleton County, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Mrs. Margaret Steen and the late Mr. John Mouzon Smoak, Jr. A member of the Cottageville Baptist Church, she will always be remembered for the...
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