Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Ricky Padgett
Sep 9, 2018
Mr. Richard Alvin Padgett, Sr., know to everyone as “Ricky”, 65, of Walterboro, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the St. George Health Care Center.
Born October 9, 1952, he was a son of the late Ralph Lafaye Padgett and Minnie Lee Price Padgett. Ricky will always be remembered as hard working and independent and loved...
Donald Lee Harbison
Sep 6, 2018
Mr. Donald Lee Harbison, 55, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday evening, September 6, 2018, at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born November 7, 1962 in Columbus, Georgia, he was a son of Carl W. Harbison, Sr. and the late Dorothy Dunaway Harbison.
Surviving in addition to his father are: his wife,...
Joe Barwick
Sep 5, 2018
Mr. Andrew Joe Barwick, 81, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday morning, September 5, 2018, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born March 13, 1937, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Andrew Jackson Barwick and the late Lizzie Bernice Stanfield Barwick. He served our country faithfully in the United...
Jo Ann Long
Sep 4, 2018
Mrs. Jo Ann Thompson Long, 75, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, September 4, 2018, at her home in Walterboro.
Born April 12, 1943, in Colleton County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Hughes Thompson and the late Linnie Bessinger Thompson. A member of Great Swamp Baptist Church, she loved animals and going to...
Brenda Pinnix
Sep 3, 2018
Mrs. Brenda Kay Pinnix, 65, of Walterboro, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 at MUSC in Charleston.
Funeral services will be held 11 o’clock Friday, September 7, 2018, at The Brice Herndon Funeral Chapel. A private family interment will follow in Pinnix Cemetery, Walterboro.
Born September 13, 1952 in Colleton County, she was a daughter...
Betty Mixson
Sep 1, 2018
Mrs. Betty Mae Stanley Mixson, 84, of Lodge, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 at her residence. She was the widow of Pastor Johnny Dewrell Mixson to whom she was married for 61 years.
Funeral services will be held 11 o’clock, Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Community Baptist Church, 15893 Bells Highway, Lodge. Interment will follow in...
Shirley Nettles
Aug 30, 2018
Mrs. Shirley Roberts Nettles, 75, of Ruffin, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018 at her residence. She was the wife of Mr. Edward Earl Nettles.
No services are planned at this time.
Arrangements by Brice Herndon Funeral Chapels and Crematory, Walterboro Chapel.
Hilda Brightwell
Aug 29, 2018
Hilda Cox Brightwell, widow of Charles Davidson Brightwell, peacefully entered eternal rest on August 29, 2018 in Walterboro, South Carolina. She was a long-time resident of Portsmouth, Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina. She was a member of John Wesley United Methodist Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Born July 2, 1919 in Sweet Briar, Virginia she was the...
Ned Martin
Aug 28, 2018
Mr. James Eddie Martin, known by all as “Ned”, age 76, of Lodge, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, August 28, 2018, at his daughter’s home in Lodge. He was the loving and devoted husband of fifty years to Mrs. Betty Jean O’Quinn Martin at the time of her death in July 2011.
Born December 2, 1941, in...
Billy Ray Craven
Aug 27, 2018
Mr. Billy Ray Craven, 68, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday morning, August 27, 2018, at Riverside Health and Rehab in Charleston.
Born April 6, 1950, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Leroy Craven and the late Virginia Carson Craven. For many years, Billy Ray worked as a security guard at...
Percy Niels Knudsen
Aug 26, 2018
Mr. Percy Niels Knudsen, 88, of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday morning, August 26, 2018, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Mary Bell Knudsen.
Born May 15, 1930, while his father was in school in Wisconsin, he was raised in Germany. After returning to the states,...
Alice Murdaugh
Aug 25, 2018
Mrs. Alice Sanders Murdaugh, 81, of Islandton, entered into rest Saturday morning, August 25, 2018, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. She was the widow of Mr. Charles H. Murdaugh.
Born May 7, 1937, in Walterboro, she was a daughter of the late James E. Sanders and the late Lucille Bennett Sanders. She was a...
Hector Rene Cruz
Aug 25, 2018
Hector Rene Cruz, of Ridgeville, South Carolina entered into an eternal rest on August 25, 2018. Born on March 30, 1963 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Estebania Aviles of Waltham, MA and Miguel Cruz. Hector was an expert Auto Body Technician and superior Mechanic. Hector, as he was know by most, will always be remembered...
Bill Farris
Aug 23, 2018
Mr. John William “Bill” Farris, 81, of Yemasee, went to eternal rest on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Bayview Manor in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Funeral services will be held 2 o’clock, Saturday, August 25, 2018 at The Brice Herndon Funeral Chapel, Varnville. Interment will follow in Zahler Cemetery.
Born February 3, 1937 in Hampton county,...
Diane Clark Hardy
Aug 21, 2018
Mrs. Diane Clark Hardy, 71, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, August 21, 2018, surrounded by her loving family at Hospice of Charleston in Mount Pleasant.
Born June 13, 1947, in Charleston County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late John Wesley Clark and the late Dorothy Mae Infinger Clark McDaniel. Diane was an...
Michael Lloyd Catterton, Sr.
Aug 13, 2018
Mr. Michael Lloyd, Catterton, Sr., age 55, entered into rest Monday morning, August 13, 2018.
Born December 19, 1962, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Lloyd Edward Catterton and the late Lavinia Hiers Catterton. He served in the United States Air Force and for many years operated his own trucking company...
Peter Lavoie
Aug 9, 2018
Mr. Peter Knight LaVoie, 91, of Walterboro, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro. He was born February 15, 1927 in San Francisco, California and was a son of the late Alfred LaVoie and Kathryn A. Dickes LaVoie. He served his country in the United States Navy and was a retired Corrections Officer...
Mia Long
Aug 9, 2018
Miss Mia Lena Long, infant daughter of Matt Long and Kayla Latham, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Medical University of South Carolina. Mia was born August 1, 2018.
Graveside funeral services will be held 6 o’clock, Sunday afternoon, August 12, 2018 in Varnville Cemetery.
Surviving are: her parents, Matt Long and Kayla Latham...
Faye Mixson Lyons
Aug 9, 2018
Mrs. Faye Mixson Lyons, 95, entered into rest Thursday morning, August 9, 2018, at her home in Ruffin surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of forty-four years to the late Mr. Floyd Osborn Lyons.
Born January 29, 1923, in Berkeley County, South Carolina she was a daughter of the late Charles Mixson and...
Patricia Blitch
Aug 7, 2018
Ms. Patricia Anne Herndon Blitch, 72, of Walterboro, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, August 7, 2018 in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be held 2 o’clock, Saturday afternoon, August 11, 2018 at The Brice Herndon Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, 99 Pine Grove Road, Walterboro.
Born April 24, 1946 in...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Ricky Padgett
Sep 9, 2018
Mr. Richard Alvin Padgett, Sr., know to everyone as “Ricky”, 65, of Walterboro, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the St. George Health Care Center.
Born October 9, 1952, he was a son of the late Ralph Lafaye Padgett and Minnie Lee Price Padgett. Ricky will always be remembered as hard working and independent and loved...
Donald Lee Harbison
Sep 6, 2018
Mr. Donald Lee Harbison, 55, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday evening, September 6, 2018, at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born November 7, 1962 in Columbus, Georgia, he was a son of Carl W. Harbison, Sr. and the late Dorothy Dunaway Harbison.
Surviving in addition to his father are: his wife,...
Joe Barwick
Sep 5, 2018
Mr. Andrew Joe Barwick, 81, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday morning, September 5, 2018, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born March 13, 1937, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Andrew Jackson Barwick and the late Lizzie Bernice Stanfield Barwick. He served our country faithfully in the United...
Jo Ann Long
Sep 4, 2018
Mrs. Jo Ann Thompson Long, 75, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, September 4, 2018, at her home in Walterboro.
Born April 12, 1943, in Colleton County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Hughes Thompson and the late Linnie Bessinger Thompson. A member of Great Swamp Baptist Church, she loved animals and going to...
Brenda Pinnix
Sep 3, 2018
Mrs. Brenda Kay Pinnix, 65, of Walterboro, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 at MUSC in Charleston.
Funeral services will be held 11 o’clock Friday, September 7, 2018, at The Brice Herndon Funeral Chapel. A private family interment will follow in Pinnix Cemetery, Walterboro.
Born September 13, 1952 in Colleton County, she was a daughter...
Betty Mixson
Sep 1, 2018
Mrs. Betty Mae Stanley Mixson, 84, of Lodge, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 at her residence. She was the widow of Pastor Johnny Dewrell Mixson to whom she was married for 61 years.
Funeral services will be held 11 o’clock, Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Community Baptist Church, 15893 Bells Highway, Lodge. Interment will follow in...
Shirley Nettles
Aug 30, 2018
Mrs. Shirley Roberts Nettles, 75, of Ruffin, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018 at her residence. She was the wife of Mr. Edward Earl Nettles.
No services are planned at this time.
Arrangements by Brice Herndon Funeral Chapels and Crematory, Walterboro Chapel.
Hilda Brightwell
Aug 29, 2018
Hilda Cox Brightwell, widow of Charles Davidson Brightwell, peacefully entered eternal rest on August 29, 2018 in Walterboro, South Carolina. She was a long-time resident of Portsmouth, Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina. She was a member of John Wesley United Methodist Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Born July 2, 1919 in Sweet Briar, Virginia she was the...
Ned Martin
Aug 28, 2018
Mr. James Eddie Martin, known by all as “Ned”, age 76, of Lodge, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, August 28, 2018, at his daughter’s home in Lodge. He was the loving and devoted husband of fifty years to Mrs. Betty Jean O’Quinn Martin at the time of her death in July 2011.
Born December 2, 1941, in...
Billy Ray Craven
Aug 27, 2018
Mr. Billy Ray Craven, 68, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday morning, August 27, 2018, at Riverside Health and Rehab in Charleston.
Born April 6, 1950, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Leroy Craven and the late Virginia Carson Craven. For many years, Billy Ray worked as a security guard at...
Percy Niels Knudsen
Aug 26, 2018
Mr. Percy Niels Knudsen, 88, of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday morning, August 26, 2018, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Mary Bell Knudsen.
Born May 15, 1930, while his father was in school in Wisconsin, he was raised in Germany. After returning to the states,...
Alice Murdaugh
Aug 25, 2018
Mrs. Alice Sanders Murdaugh, 81, of Islandton, entered into rest Saturday morning, August 25, 2018, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. She was the widow of Mr. Charles H. Murdaugh.
Born May 7, 1937, in Walterboro, she was a daughter of the late James E. Sanders and the late Lucille Bennett Sanders. She was a...
Hector Rene Cruz
Aug 25, 2018
Hector Rene Cruz, of Ridgeville, South Carolina entered into an eternal rest on August 25, 2018. Born on March 30, 1963 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Estebania Aviles of Waltham, MA and Miguel Cruz. Hector was an expert Auto Body Technician and superior Mechanic. Hector, as he was know by most, will always be remembered...
Bill Farris
Aug 23, 2018
Mr. John William “Bill” Farris, 81, of Yemasee, went to eternal rest on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Bayview Manor in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Funeral services will be held 2 o’clock, Saturday, August 25, 2018 at The Brice Herndon Funeral Chapel, Varnville. Interment will follow in Zahler Cemetery.
Born February 3, 1937 in Hampton county,...
Diane Clark Hardy
Aug 21, 2018
Mrs. Diane Clark Hardy, 71, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, August 21, 2018, surrounded by her loving family at Hospice of Charleston in Mount Pleasant.
Born June 13, 1947, in Charleston County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late John Wesley Clark and the late Dorothy Mae Infinger Clark McDaniel. Diane was an...
Michael Lloyd Catterton, Sr.
Aug 13, 2018
Mr. Michael Lloyd, Catterton, Sr., age 55, entered into rest Monday morning, August 13, 2018.
Born December 19, 1962, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Lloyd Edward Catterton and the late Lavinia Hiers Catterton. He served in the United States Air Force and for many years operated his own trucking company...
Peter Lavoie
Aug 9, 2018
Mr. Peter Knight LaVoie, 91, of Walterboro, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro. He was born February 15, 1927 in San Francisco, California and was a son of the late Alfred LaVoie and Kathryn A. Dickes LaVoie. He served his country in the United States Navy and was a retired Corrections Officer...
Mia Long
Aug 9, 2018
Miss Mia Lena Long, infant daughter of Matt Long and Kayla Latham, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Medical University of South Carolina. Mia was born August 1, 2018.
Graveside funeral services will be held 6 o’clock, Sunday afternoon, August 12, 2018 in Varnville Cemetery.
Surviving are: her parents, Matt Long and Kayla Latham...
Faye Mixson Lyons
Aug 9, 2018
Mrs. Faye Mixson Lyons, 95, entered into rest Thursday morning, August 9, 2018, at her home in Ruffin surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of forty-four years to the late Mr. Floyd Osborn Lyons.
Born January 29, 1923, in Berkeley County, South Carolina she was a daughter of the late Charles Mixson and...
Patricia Blitch
Aug 7, 2018
Ms. Patricia Anne Herndon Blitch, 72, of Walterboro, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, August 7, 2018 in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be held 2 o’clock, Saturday afternoon, August 11, 2018 at The Brice Herndon Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, 99 Pine Grove Road, Walterboro.
Born April 24, 1946 in...


