Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Dorothy Mcgrew
May 16, 2025
Dorothy Elizabeth Spell McGrew, 80, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday evening, May 16, 2025, at the Colleton Medical Center. She was the wife of the late James “Mac” McGrew.
Born December 14, 1944, in Colleton County, she was the daughter of the late Harold Spell and Dorothy Calvert. She was a member of the Green...
James Duprey
May 12, 2025
Mr. James Robert Duprey of Cottageville, entered into rest Monday evening, May 12, 2025, at his daughter’s home in Summerville.
Born March 3, 1945, in Buffalo, New York, he was a son of the late Robert James Duprey and the late Veronica Mary Steins Duprey. He was an veteran of the United States Army having served during...
Kenneth Ray Covington
May 9, 2025
Mr. Kenneth Ray Covington, 83, of Ruffin, entered into rest Friday morning, May 9, 2025, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born October 4, 1941, in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Benjamin Franklin Covington and the late Francis Marion Covington. He was the founder of Covington Floor Covering, a company he...
George Padgett
May 8, 2025
Mr. George LaFay Padgett, 76, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday afternoon, May 8, 2025, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.
Born July 1, 1948, in Colleton County, he was a son of the late Ralph LaFay Padgett and the late Minnie Lee Price Padgett. He was a retired truck driver having worked for...
Judith Corman
May 8, 2025
Judith Joan Corman, 92, was born on October 20, 1932, in Berwyn, Illinois, and entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Hampton, South Carolina. She was the wife of the late Richard D. Corman, Sr., the love of her life, to whom she was married 39 years.
Judy was a strong-willed woman who always...
Joyce Hennen
May 8, 2025
Mrs. Joyce Waldron Hennen, 81, of Yemassee, entered into eternal rest Thursday morning, May 8, 2025, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Nelson Hennen.
Born April 19, 1944, in Ocala, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Gary Waldron and Jesse Smith Waldron. She was a member...
Robert J. Dearborn
May 8, 2025
Mr. Robert J. Dearborn, a beloved armed forces veteran, entered into rest Thursday evening, May 8, 2025, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced soon by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.
Barbara Fender Bennett
May 7, 2025
Mrs. Barbara “Nanny” Jean Fender Bennett, 71, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, May 7, 2025, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. She was the loving wife of fifty-three years to the late Mr. James Donnie Bennett who preceded her in death on January 20, 2025.
Born October 16, 1953, in Lodge, South Carolina,...
Ralph Bessent
May 5, 2025
Mr. Ralph Donald Bessent, Sr., 61, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday morning, May 5, 2025, at Colleton Medical Center.
Born September 10, 1963, in Miami, Florida, he was a son of the late William Ralph Bessent and Christine Nolar Copeland. He was a retired truck driver, having driven long distance and short distance hauling as...
Pathene Bates
May 1, 2025
Pathene Bloodworth Bates, 73, a devout Christian raised of the Lutheran and Methodist faith, passed away suddenly, May 1, 2025, at her home in “The Pines” neighborhood of Varnville, South Carolina, due to complications from Lupus, a disease she battled courageously for 4 decades. At her time of passing, she weighed only 85 lbs. She was born October 20,...
Jack Louis Green, Jr.
May 1, 2025
Mr. Jack Louis Green, Jr., known by all as “Junior” entered into rest Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.
Born June 14, 1933 in Lake City, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Jack Louis Green, Sr. and the late Eugenia McCutheon Green. He served faithfully in the United States...
Isaiah Crosby
Apr 29, 2025
Mr. Isaiah Crosby, 86, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2025, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born September 7, 1938, in Round O, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Vernon Crosby, Sr. and the late Mamie Lou Colson Crosby Smoak. He was raised by his mother and step-father, the...
Gerald Mabry
Apr 29, 2025
The Reverend Gerald Thomas Mabry, 81, of Yemassee, entered into eternal rest Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2025, at his residence surrounded by his loving family, under the care of Edisto Hospice.
Born November 26, 1943, in Norwood, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Thomas Henry Mabry and Annette Carpenter Mabry. He served his country...
Jarrett O. Rentz
Apr 28, 2025
Mr. Jarrett Oddett Rentz, 58, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday morning, April 28, 2025, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.
Born May 25, 1966 in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of Jacob A. Rentz, Sr. and Judy Grayson Crunk. He was an avid outdoorsman and a man of many talents. He was...
Betty Ann Cheever
Apr 28, 2025
Mrs. Betty Ann Bazzle Cheever, 82, of Hanahan, entered into rest Monday morning, April 28, 2025, at Roper Hospital in Charleston. She was the loving wife of over forty years to the late Mr. Donald Lee Cheever, Sr.
Born August 26, 1942, in Round O, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Wilfred W. Bazzle...
Brenda W. Smoak
Apr 27, 2025
On Sunday, April 27th, 2025, Brenda Wood Smoak left this physical world to be reunited with her one true love. Born on April 29th, 1952, to Alfred R. Wood Jr. and Reba Maxine Wood, in the Walterboro area, growing up in the small community of Smoaks, SC. Brenda lived many years in Cayce, SC, close to family as she...
Sherill Crosby
Apr 27, 2025
Mrs. Sherrill Anne Varn Crosby, known by all as “Sherri”, age 67, of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday morning, April 27, 2025, at her residence.
Born October 11, 1957, in Walterboro, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Claud Edwin Varn and the late Annie Lucas Varn. She was a member of Saint Jude’s Church...
William Scites
Apr 25, 2025
William Kyle Scites, 72, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, April 25, 2025, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Victoria Davis Scites.
Born May 7, 1952 in Hamlin, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Henry Howard Scites and the late Anne Marie Adkins Scites. He served faithfully in...
Preston Craven
Apr 23, 2025
Mr. Preston Glen Craven, 33, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday morning, April 23, 2025, at his residence.
Born August 5, 1991 in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of Mrs. Mary Louise Thompson Craven and the late Maldon Richardson Craven. He will be remembered for his love of fishing and for always being willing to...
Peter Kurt Wolf
Apr 20, 2025
Klaus-Peter Kurt Wolf, known as Pete by his friends and family, died on Sunday, April 20, 2025 in South Carolina after a hell of a life.
Born in Berlin, Germany in 1951 following older siblings Margit (b. 1942) and Hans (b. 1945), Pete spent his early childhood in Kreuzberg, a working-class section of Berlin that was heavily...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Dorothy Mcgrew
May 16, 2025
Dorothy Elizabeth Spell McGrew, 80, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday evening, May 16, 2025, at the Colleton Medical Center. She was the wife of the late James “Mac” McGrew.
Born December 14, 1944, in Colleton County, she was the daughter of the late Harold Spell and Dorothy Calvert. She was a member of the Green...
James Duprey
May 12, 2025
Mr. James Robert Duprey of Cottageville, entered into rest Monday evening, May 12, 2025, at his daughter’s home in Summerville.
Born March 3, 1945, in Buffalo, New York, he was a son of the late Robert James Duprey and the late Veronica Mary Steins Duprey. He was an veteran of the United States Army having served during...
Kenneth Ray Covington
May 9, 2025
Mr. Kenneth Ray Covington, 83, of Ruffin, entered into rest Friday morning, May 9, 2025, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born October 4, 1941, in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Benjamin Franklin Covington and the late Francis Marion Covington. He was the founder of Covington Floor Covering, a company he...
George Padgett
May 8, 2025
Mr. George LaFay Padgett, 76, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday afternoon, May 8, 2025, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.
Born July 1, 1948, in Colleton County, he was a son of the late Ralph LaFay Padgett and the late Minnie Lee Price Padgett. He was a retired truck driver having worked for...
Judith Corman
May 8, 2025
Judith Joan Corman, 92, was born on October 20, 1932, in Berwyn, Illinois, and entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Hampton, South Carolina. She was the wife of the late Richard D. Corman, Sr., the love of her life, to whom she was married 39 years.
Judy was a strong-willed woman who always...
Joyce Hennen
May 8, 2025
Mrs. Joyce Waldron Hennen, 81, of Yemassee, entered into eternal rest Thursday morning, May 8, 2025, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Nelson Hennen.
Born April 19, 1944, in Ocala, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Gary Waldron and Jesse Smith Waldron. She was a member...
Robert J. Dearborn
May 8, 2025
Mr. Robert J. Dearborn, a beloved armed forces veteran, entered into rest Thursday evening, May 8, 2025, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced soon by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.
Barbara Fender Bennett
May 7, 2025
Mrs. Barbara “Nanny” Jean Fender Bennett, 71, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, May 7, 2025, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. She was the loving wife of fifty-three years to the late Mr. James Donnie Bennett who preceded her in death on January 20, 2025.
Born October 16, 1953, in Lodge, South Carolina,...
Ralph Bessent
May 5, 2025
Mr. Ralph Donald Bessent, Sr., 61, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday morning, May 5, 2025, at Colleton Medical Center.
Born September 10, 1963, in Miami, Florida, he was a son of the late William Ralph Bessent and Christine Nolar Copeland. He was a retired truck driver, having driven long distance and short distance hauling as...
Pathene Bates
May 1, 2025
Pathene Bloodworth Bates, 73, a devout Christian raised of the Lutheran and Methodist faith, passed away suddenly, May 1, 2025, at her home in “The Pines” neighborhood of Varnville, South Carolina, due to complications from Lupus, a disease she battled courageously for 4 decades. At her time of passing, she weighed only 85 lbs. She was born October 20,...
Jack Louis Green, Jr.
May 1, 2025
Mr. Jack Louis Green, Jr., known by all as “Junior” entered into rest Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.
Born June 14, 1933 in Lake City, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Jack Louis Green, Sr. and the late Eugenia McCutheon Green. He served faithfully in the United States...
Isaiah Crosby
Apr 29, 2025
Mr. Isaiah Crosby, 86, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2025, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born September 7, 1938, in Round O, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Vernon Crosby, Sr. and the late Mamie Lou Colson Crosby Smoak. He was raised by his mother and step-father, the...
Gerald Mabry
Apr 29, 2025
The Reverend Gerald Thomas Mabry, 81, of Yemassee, entered into eternal rest Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2025, at his residence surrounded by his loving family, under the care of Edisto Hospice.
Born November 26, 1943, in Norwood, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Thomas Henry Mabry and Annette Carpenter Mabry. He served his country...
Jarrett O. Rentz
Apr 28, 2025
Mr. Jarrett Oddett Rentz, 58, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday morning, April 28, 2025, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.
Born May 25, 1966 in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of Jacob A. Rentz, Sr. and Judy Grayson Crunk. He was an avid outdoorsman and a man of many talents. He was...
Betty Ann Cheever
Apr 28, 2025
Mrs. Betty Ann Bazzle Cheever, 82, of Hanahan, entered into rest Monday morning, April 28, 2025, at Roper Hospital in Charleston. She was the loving wife of over forty years to the late Mr. Donald Lee Cheever, Sr.
Born August 26, 1942, in Round O, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Wilfred W. Bazzle...
Brenda W. Smoak
Apr 27, 2025
On Sunday, April 27th, 2025, Brenda Wood Smoak left this physical world to be reunited with her one true love. Born on April 29th, 1952, to Alfred R. Wood Jr. and Reba Maxine Wood, in the Walterboro area, growing up in the small community of Smoaks, SC. Brenda lived many years in Cayce, SC, close to family as she...
Sherill Crosby
Apr 27, 2025
Mrs. Sherrill Anne Varn Crosby, known by all as “Sherri”, age 67, of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday morning, April 27, 2025, at her residence.
Born October 11, 1957, in Walterboro, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Claud Edwin Varn and the late Annie Lucas Varn. She was a member of Saint Jude’s Church...
William Scites
Apr 25, 2025
William Kyle Scites, 72, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, April 25, 2025, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Victoria Davis Scites.
Born May 7, 1952 in Hamlin, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Henry Howard Scites and the late Anne Marie Adkins Scites. He served faithfully in...
Preston Craven
Apr 23, 2025
Mr. Preston Glen Craven, 33, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday morning, April 23, 2025, at his residence.
Born August 5, 1991 in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of Mrs. Mary Louise Thompson Craven and the late Maldon Richardson Craven. He will be remembered for his love of fishing and for always being willing to...
Peter Kurt Wolf
Apr 20, 2025
Klaus-Peter Kurt Wolf, known as Pete by his friends and family, died on Sunday, April 20, 2025 in South Carolina after a hell of a life.
Born in Berlin, Germany in 1951 following older siblings Margit (b. 1942) and Hans (b. 1945), Pete spent his early childhood in Kreuzberg, a working-class section of Berlin that was heavily...


