Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Jack Eubank
Apr 17, 2019
Mr. Jack Turner Eubank, 87, of Summerville, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.
Born May 27, 1931 in Gordon, Ohio, he was a son of the late Roy Elijah Eubank and Genevieve Della Turner Eubank. Mr. Eubank served his country in the United States Marine Corps and served in the...
John Roger Hon
Apr 15, 2019
Mr. John Roger Hon, 80, of Bluffton, entered into rest Monday morning, April 15, 2019, at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.
Born January 29, 1939, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, he was a son of the late Vernon Hon and the late Mary Kraus Hon. He served faithfully during the Vietnam Era in both the United States Navy...
Roy William Dropps
Apr 13, 2019
Mr. Roy William Dropps, 65, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday evening, April 13, 2019, at his home in Walterboro.
Born March 22, 1954, in Colleton County, he was a son of the late Roger William Dropps and the late Marjorie Ellen Stanley Dropps. He served in the United States Navy and worked in plastic manufacturing.
...Joseph Kyle Glover
Apr 13, 2019
Joseph Kyle Glover, age 12, entered into rest following a long and courageous battle Saturday afternoon, April 13, 2019, at his home in Green Pond in the loving care of his family and Hospice Care of South Carolina.
Born September 20, 2006 in Charleston, South Carolina, he was the son of Joseph Herman Glover, Jr. and Olga...
Douglas Polk
Apr 13, 2019
Mr. Douglas McLane Polk, Sr., LT COL USAF (Retired), 74, of Johnson City, Tennessee passed from this life to the heavenly on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Dominion Senior Living of Bristol, Tennessee after a brief battle with cancer and a long one with dementia. He was born August 31, 1944 in Varnville, South Carolina to Edgar E. Polk...
Robert Jacob Crosby, Sr.
Apr 11, 2019
Mr. Robert Jacob Crosby, Sr., 79, of Ruffin, entered into rest Thursday afternoon, April 11, 2019, at Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston. He was the husband of the late Margaret Ann Lamb Crosby.
Born February 9, 1940 in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son Whaley Crosby, Sr. and Helen Rebecca Hiers Crosby Cary. He served in...
William Maloney, Sr.
Apr 9, 2019
Mr. William Hayes Maloney, Sr., age 73, of Ruffin, entered into his eternal rest Tuesday evening, April 9, 2019, at his daughter’s home in Rincon, Georgia while surrounded by his loving family and under hospice care. William was the loving husband of thirty-five years at the time of her untimely death in 2004 to the late Mrs. Carolyn “Cook”...
Jerry Thomas
Apr 5, 2019
Mr. Jerry Myer Thomas, III, 74, of Hampton, entered into rest Friday evening, April 5, 2019 at Hampton Regional Medical Center in Varnville.
Born December 1, 1944 in Richland County, he was a son of the late Jerry Myer Thomas, Jr. and Dorothy Elizabeth Stocker Thomas. Mr. Thomas served as the Chief of Police for the Town...
Betty Schreiber
Apr 4, 2019
Mrs. Betty Jane Schreiber, wife of Mr. Robert William Francis Schreiber, of Ehrhardt, entered into rest Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2019, at the Pruitt Heath Care in Bamberg.
Arrangements by our Ehrhardt-Bamberg Chapel, 803.267.1971.
Delores Robertson Barrs
Mar 31, 2019
Mrs. Delores Robertson Barrs, affectionately known by many as ”Toots”, age 80, a longtime resident of Smoaks, entered into rest Sunday, March 31, 2019, at her home in Charleston. She was the wife of the late Mr. Marshall Wayne Barrs.
Born June 9, 1938, in Smoaks, she was a daughter of the late Purdy Robertson and the...
Leland Joseph Leegette
Mar 31, 2019
Mr. Leland Joseph Leegette, 79, of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday morning, March 31, 2019, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born April 10, 1939, in Columbia, South Carolina, he made Walterboro his home for the past nineteen years. He served his country faithfully in the United States Coast Guard and was a lifelong mechanic. He...
Chad Harris
Mar 30, 2019
Mr. Chad Everett Harris, age 44, of Newberry, Florida, entered into rest Saturday evening, March 30, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained during an automobile accident.
Arrangements by The Brice Herndon Crematory.
Alice Blakewood Baldwin
Mar 30, 2019
Mrs. Alice Blakewood Baldwin, 70, of Hampton, entered into rest Saturday afternoon, March 30, 2019, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. She was the wife of the late Mr. Philip James Baldwin.
Born March 13, 1949, in Ridgeland, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Mr. Norman Reginald Blakewood and the late Frances...
Paul F. Hawes
Mar 30, 2019
Paul Franklin Hawes, age 76, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro.
Mr. Haws was a retired Navy First Class Petty Officer and was also retired Hubble Telescope Engineer from The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Arrangements for his burial with full military honors at...
Barry Traband
Mar 29, 2019
Mr. Barry Glen Traband, 54, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday afternoon, March 29, 2019, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born June 23, 1964, in Limestone, Maine, he was a son of the late Richard Warren Traband and the late Annette Beach Traband. Barry will always be remembered as a loving and happy person who...
Peter Lewis
Mar 29, 2019
Mr. Peter Leo Lewis, 72, entered into rest Friday morning, March 29, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Cottageville.
Born May 21, 1946, in Nussloch, Germany, he was a son of the late John and Olivia Lewis. He served our Country faithfully in the United States Navy and was the founder of Atlantic...
Lewis Farris
Mar 25, 2019
Mr. Lewis Henry Sauls Farris, 58, of Early Branch, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019 at Hampton Regional Medical Center.
Born September 2, 1960 in Varnville, he was the son of Robert Donald Farris and Nancy Ellen Pierson Farris. He retired from the South Carolina Department of Corrections as a Lieutenant at the Allendale Correctional Institute. He...
Fae Lovett
Mar 24, 2019
On Sunday morning, March 24th, 2019, “Mother Lovett”, as she was often called by her “boys”, went home to be with Jesus, her Lord and Savior. “Mother Lovett” was also known as Fae Lovett, and her “boys” were the inmates at Coastal State Prison, who attended her Friday morning Bible studies, which she held for almost 40 years. During...
David Grooms
Mar 22, 2019
Mr. David Eugene Grooms, age 66, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday, March 22, 2019.
Born April 20, 1952, he was a son of the late James Earl Grooms and Linnie Burbage Grooms. He was a Veterinary Technician for 36 years, having worked for Westbury Veterinary Clinic and Beaufort Animal Hospital. He then worked for NAPA Auto...
Hugh Lightsey
Mar 22, 2019
The Honorable Hugh Tuten “Hugh Boy” Lightsey passed away on March 22, 2019. He was 93. Son of John Herman and Addie Tuten Lightsey, he was born on May 3, 1925 in Brunson, South Carolina in Hampton County. Lightsey graduated from Brunson High School in 1942 and received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Citadel in 1950. A WWII veteran,...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Jack Eubank
Apr 17, 2019
Mr. Jack Turner Eubank, 87, of Summerville, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.
Born May 27, 1931 in Gordon, Ohio, he was a son of the late Roy Elijah Eubank and Genevieve Della Turner Eubank. Mr. Eubank served his country in the United States Marine Corps and served in the...
John Roger Hon
Apr 15, 2019
Mr. John Roger Hon, 80, of Bluffton, entered into rest Monday morning, April 15, 2019, at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.
Born January 29, 1939, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, he was a son of the late Vernon Hon and the late Mary Kraus Hon. He served faithfully during the Vietnam Era in both the United States Navy...
Roy William Dropps
Apr 13, 2019
Mr. Roy William Dropps, 65, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday evening, April 13, 2019, at his home in Walterboro.
Born March 22, 1954, in Colleton County, he was a son of the late Roger William Dropps and the late Marjorie Ellen Stanley Dropps. He served in the United States Navy and worked in plastic manufacturing.
...Joseph Kyle Glover
Apr 13, 2019
Joseph Kyle Glover, age 12, entered into rest following a long and courageous battle Saturday afternoon, April 13, 2019, at his home in Green Pond in the loving care of his family and Hospice Care of South Carolina.
Born September 20, 2006 in Charleston, South Carolina, he was the son of Joseph Herman Glover, Jr. and Olga...
Douglas Polk
Apr 13, 2019
Mr. Douglas McLane Polk, Sr., LT COL USAF (Retired), 74, of Johnson City, Tennessee passed from this life to the heavenly on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Dominion Senior Living of Bristol, Tennessee after a brief battle with cancer and a long one with dementia. He was born August 31, 1944 in Varnville, South Carolina to Edgar E. Polk...
Robert Jacob Crosby, Sr.
Apr 11, 2019
Mr. Robert Jacob Crosby, Sr., 79, of Ruffin, entered into rest Thursday afternoon, April 11, 2019, at Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston. He was the husband of the late Margaret Ann Lamb Crosby.
Born February 9, 1940 in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son Whaley Crosby, Sr. and Helen Rebecca Hiers Crosby Cary. He served in...
William Maloney, Sr.
Apr 9, 2019
Mr. William Hayes Maloney, Sr., age 73, of Ruffin, entered into his eternal rest Tuesday evening, April 9, 2019, at his daughter’s home in Rincon, Georgia while surrounded by his loving family and under hospice care. William was the loving husband of thirty-five years at the time of her untimely death in 2004 to the late Mrs. Carolyn “Cook”...
Jerry Thomas
Apr 5, 2019
Mr. Jerry Myer Thomas, III, 74, of Hampton, entered into rest Friday evening, April 5, 2019 at Hampton Regional Medical Center in Varnville.
Born December 1, 1944 in Richland County, he was a son of the late Jerry Myer Thomas, Jr. and Dorothy Elizabeth Stocker Thomas. Mr. Thomas served as the Chief of Police for the Town...
Betty Schreiber
Apr 4, 2019
Mrs. Betty Jane Schreiber, wife of Mr. Robert William Francis Schreiber, of Ehrhardt, entered into rest Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2019, at the Pruitt Heath Care in Bamberg.
Arrangements by our Ehrhardt-Bamberg Chapel, 803.267.1971.
Delores Robertson Barrs
Mar 31, 2019
Mrs. Delores Robertson Barrs, affectionately known by many as ”Toots”, age 80, a longtime resident of Smoaks, entered into rest Sunday, March 31, 2019, at her home in Charleston. She was the wife of the late Mr. Marshall Wayne Barrs.
Born June 9, 1938, in Smoaks, she was a daughter of the late Purdy Robertson and the...
Leland Joseph Leegette
Mar 31, 2019
Mr. Leland Joseph Leegette, 79, of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday morning, March 31, 2019, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born April 10, 1939, in Columbia, South Carolina, he made Walterboro his home for the past nineteen years. He served his country faithfully in the United States Coast Guard and was a lifelong mechanic. He...
Chad Harris
Mar 30, 2019
Mr. Chad Everett Harris, age 44, of Newberry, Florida, entered into rest Saturday evening, March 30, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained during an automobile accident.
Arrangements by The Brice Herndon Crematory.
Alice Blakewood Baldwin
Mar 30, 2019
Mrs. Alice Blakewood Baldwin, 70, of Hampton, entered into rest Saturday afternoon, March 30, 2019, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. She was the wife of the late Mr. Philip James Baldwin.
Born March 13, 1949, in Ridgeland, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Mr. Norman Reginald Blakewood and the late Frances...
Paul F. Hawes
Mar 30, 2019
Paul Franklin Hawes, age 76, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro.
Mr. Haws was a retired Navy First Class Petty Officer and was also retired Hubble Telescope Engineer from The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Arrangements for his burial with full military honors at...
Barry Traband
Mar 29, 2019
Mr. Barry Glen Traband, 54, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday afternoon, March 29, 2019, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born June 23, 1964, in Limestone, Maine, he was a son of the late Richard Warren Traband and the late Annette Beach Traband. Barry will always be remembered as a loving and happy person who...
Peter Lewis
Mar 29, 2019
Mr. Peter Leo Lewis, 72, entered into rest Friday morning, March 29, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Cottageville.
Born May 21, 1946, in Nussloch, Germany, he was a son of the late John and Olivia Lewis. He served our Country faithfully in the United States Navy and was the founder of Atlantic...
Lewis Farris
Mar 25, 2019
Mr. Lewis Henry Sauls Farris, 58, of Early Branch, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019 at Hampton Regional Medical Center.
Born September 2, 1960 in Varnville, he was the son of Robert Donald Farris and Nancy Ellen Pierson Farris. He retired from the South Carolina Department of Corrections as a Lieutenant at the Allendale Correctional Institute. He...
Fae Lovett
Mar 24, 2019
On Sunday morning, March 24th, 2019, “Mother Lovett”, as she was often called by her “boys”, went home to be with Jesus, her Lord and Savior. “Mother Lovett” was also known as Fae Lovett, and her “boys” were the inmates at Coastal State Prison, who attended her Friday morning Bible studies, which she held for almost 40 years. During...
David Grooms
Mar 22, 2019
Mr. David Eugene Grooms, age 66, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday, March 22, 2019.
Born April 20, 1952, he was a son of the late James Earl Grooms and Linnie Burbage Grooms. He was a Veterinary Technician for 36 years, having worked for Westbury Veterinary Clinic and Beaufort Animal Hospital. He then worked for NAPA Auto...
Hugh Lightsey
Mar 22, 2019
The Honorable Hugh Tuten “Hugh Boy” Lightsey passed away on March 22, 2019. He was 93. Son of John Herman and Addie Tuten Lightsey, he was born on May 3, 1925 in Brunson, South Carolina in Hampton County. Lightsey graduated from Brunson High School in 1942 and received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Citadel in 1950. A WWII veteran,...


