Obituaries


Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Ernest Jordan

Ernest Jordan

Dec 9, 2018

Mr. Ernest Haskell Jordan, 100, of Round O, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at The Oakbrook Health and Rehab Center.

Born June 15, 1918 in Conway, he was a son of the late Ernest Clyde Jordan and Dell Causey Jordan.  He worked for a number of years at the Charleston Naval Shipyard and was a contractor,...

Douglas E. Polk

Douglas E. Polk

Dec 8, 2018

Mr. Douglas Eugene Polk, 69, of Hanahan, passed away Saturday evening, December 8, 2018 at his residence.

Born July 8, 1949 in Walterboro, he was a son of the late Burchill Coker Polk and Edith Gertrude Polk.  For many years he was an iron worker superintendent and was currently serving as a safety supervisor for Reeder Industrial...

Oliver Lee Barnes, Sr.

Oliver Lee Barnes, Sr.

Dec 8, 2018

Mr. Oliver Lee Barnes, Sr., age 95, of Islandton, South Carolina, entered into rest Saturday morning, December 8, 2018, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro.  He was the loving husband of sixty-eight years to the late Margaret Buganich Barnes at the time of her death on July 10, 2017.

Born January 9, 1923, he was raised...

Nadine Bassett

Nadine Bassett

Dec 5, 2018

Mrs. Nadine Bazzle Bassett, 78, of Walterboro, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.  She was the widow of the late Elwood W. Bassett.

Born July 7, 1940 in Walterboro, she was a daughter of the late Auddie Lee Bazzle, Sr. and Ottie Lee Craven Bazzle.  She was a retired Dietary...

Joyce Turner Colley

Joyce Turner Colley

Dec 3, 2018

Mrs. Joyce Turner Colley, 77, entered into rest Monday morning, December 3, 2018, at her home in Walterboro under the care of Heartland Hospice.  She was the loving wife of the late Mr. Edward Franklin Colley.

Born July 19, 1941, in Marion County, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Hudson Wesley Turner and the...

Douglas Hill

Douglas Hill

Dec 1, 2018

Mr. Douglas Donovan Hill, affectionately known by all as “D.D.”, age 79, entered into rest Saturday evening, December 1, 2018, at his home on Salkehatchie Road in Yemassee.

Born September 2, 1939, in Yemassee, he was a son of the late Douglas and Verna Myers Hill.   He served faithfully in the South Carolina National Guard and retired...

Elma Sue Farrell

Elma Sue Farrell

Dec 1, 2018

Mrs. Elma Sue Farrell, 86, of Walterboro, passed away Saturday morning, December 1, 2018, at Colleton Medical Center.  She was the widow of Mr. Edgar Barney Farrell.

Born October 29, 1932 in Bamberg County, she was the daughter of the late William Aaron Ayer and Elma Copeland Ayer.  She was a retried lunchroom operator with the Colleton...

Thea G. Chester

Thea G. Chester

Nov 30, 2018

Mrs. Thea Gertrude Chester, 79, of Cottageville, South Carolina, entered into rest Thursday, October 24, 2019, at the Colleton County Medical Center.   She was the wife of the late Andrew Jackson Chester, Sr. Born March 7, 1940 in Berlin, Germany, she was a daughter to the late Wilhem Blisse and Margarite Steur Blisse.

To her family she...

Myrtis Juanita Bennett

Myrtis Juanita Bennett

Nov 30, 2018

Varnville – Mrs. Myrtis Juanita Bennett, 70, of Early Branch, entered into rest Friday, September 27, 2019, at the Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.  She was a devoted wife of 48 years to her true love, Murphy T. "Mutt" Bennett

Born January 25, 1949, in Hampton, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Bill...

Suzanne Day Melendez

Suzanne Day Melendez

Nov 30, 2018

Mrs. Suzanne Day Melendez, 46, of Inman, South Carolina, entered into rest Friday afternoon, November 30, 2018, while visiting family in Cortland, New York.

Born November 28, 1972 at Crouse Irving Hospital in Syracuse, New York, she was the daughter of James Mason Day and June Reynolds Day.  She made Walterboro her home for a number of...

John Youmans

John Youmans

Nov 30, 2018

Mr. John Eric Youmans, 34, of Early Branch, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018.

Born June 4, 1984 in Beaufort, he was a son of Willette Dereck Youmans and the late Robert Eric Youmans.  He was an employee of CSX, where he had worked for 10 years.  He was a member of New Life in Christ Church. ...

Leo Robertson

Leo Robertson

Nov 30, 2018

Mr. Leo Lloyd Robertson, Sr., 83, of Walterboro, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018 at his residence.

Born November 22, 1935 in Walterboro, he was the son of the late Lloyd Maree Robertson and Irene Jones Robertson.  He retired from Asten-Hill, where he worked for 34 years.  Mr. Leo was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and...

Daenerys Bowman

Daenerys Bowman

Nov 25, 2018

Miss Daenerys Rashawna Bowman was born an Angel on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 7:12 pm at Augusta University Medical Center.  She weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and was 21 inches long.

Surviving are: her parents, Rachel Renee Stanley and Raheem Lashawn Bowman of Varnville; brothers, Brandon Trilling and Raylan Trilling; sisters, Charisma Trilling and Aloina Bowman;...

Herman Frankie Garner

Herman Frankie Garner

Nov 24, 2018

Mr. Herman Frankie Garner, age 66, entered into rest Saturday afternoon, November 24, 2018, at his home which he dearly loved on Jungle Road at Edisto Beach, South Carolina.

Born November 6, 1952, in Augusta, Georgia, he was the devoted son of the late Bill and Evelyn Price Garner.   He was a retired Pipefitter form Austin Construction...

Evelyn Bednar Paul

Evelyn Bednar Paul

Nov 24, 2018

Mrs. Evelyn Bednar Paul, 92, of Smoaks, entered into rest Saturday morning, November 24, 2018, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.  Mrs. Paul was a loving and devoted wife, having been twice married, first  to the late The Reverend William John Bednar for forty-eight years at the time of his death, and secondly to the late Mr. Henry...

Roger Nathaniel Godley

Roger Nathaniel Godley

Nov 19, 2018

Mr. Roger Nathaniel Godley, age 63, entered into rest surrounded by his loving family Monday morning, November 19, 2018, at his home in Islandton while under the care of Amedisys Hospice.

Born July 11, 1955, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Norris Ceal Godley and the late Faye Bunton Godley.  Roger...

John Ferguson

John Ferguson

Nov 15, 2018

Mr. John Henry Ferguson, 88, of Cottageville, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.

Born March 2, 1930 in Cottageville, he was a son of the late Bennie C. Ferguson and Elizabeth Weeks Ferguson.  He served his country faithfully in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict.  He had also...

Emma Polk

Emma Polk

Nov 14, 2018

Miss Emma Lee Polk, 76, of Yemassee, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Pruitt Health in Walterboro.

Born March 7, 1942 in Colleton County and was a daughter of the late Palmer Polk and Dorothy Stanley Polk.  She was a very faithful member of Community Baptist Church in Lodge, when she was able.  She loved studying...

Wendell M. Smoak

Wendell M. Smoak

Nov 12, 2018

Mr. Wendell Miley Smoak, 88, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at Pruitt Health in Estill.  He was the husband of the late Vernelle Craven Smoak to whom he was married for 62 years.

Born September 30, 1930 in Colleton County and was a son of the late Curtis Smoak and Verssie Smoak.  He was a retired...

Tina Smoak Williams

Tina Smoak Williams

Nov 10, 2018

Mrs. Tina Smoak Williams, age 50, wife of Jimmy Williams of Pembrooke, Georgia, entered into rest Saturday, November 10, 2018, at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by The Brice Herndon Crematory, 843.538.5408.

Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas

Ernest Jordan

Ernest Jordan

Dec 9, 2018

Mr. Ernest Haskell Jordan, 100, of Round O, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at The Oakbrook Health and Rehab Center.

Born June 15, 1918 in Conway, he was a son of the late Ernest Clyde Jordan and Dell Causey Jordan.  He worked for a number of years at the Charleston Naval Shipyard and was a contractor,...

Douglas E. Polk

Douglas E. Polk

Dec 8, 2018

Mr. Douglas Eugene Polk, 69, of Hanahan, passed away Saturday evening, December 8, 2018 at his residence.

Born July 8, 1949 in Walterboro, he was a son of the late Burchill Coker Polk and Edith Gertrude Polk.  For many years he was an iron worker superintendent and was currently serving as a safety supervisor for Reeder Industrial...

Oliver Lee Barnes, Sr.

Oliver Lee Barnes, Sr.

Dec 8, 2018

Mr. Oliver Lee Barnes, Sr., age 95, of Islandton, South Carolina, entered into rest Saturday morning, December 8, 2018, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro.  He was the loving husband of sixty-eight years to the late Margaret Buganich Barnes at the time of her death on July 10, 2017.

Born January 9, 1923, he was raised...

Nadine Bassett

Nadine Bassett

Dec 5, 2018

Mrs. Nadine Bazzle Bassett, 78, of Walterboro, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.  She was the widow of the late Elwood W. Bassett.

Born July 7, 1940 in Walterboro, she was a daughter of the late Auddie Lee Bazzle, Sr. and Ottie Lee Craven Bazzle.  She was a retired Dietary...

Joyce Turner Colley

Joyce Turner Colley

Dec 3, 2018

Mrs. Joyce Turner Colley, 77, entered into rest Monday morning, December 3, 2018, at her home in Walterboro under the care of Heartland Hospice.  She was the loving wife of the late Mr. Edward Franklin Colley.

Born July 19, 1941, in Marion County, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Hudson Wesley Turner and the...

Douglas Hill

Douglas Hill

Dec 1, 2018

Mr. Douglas Donovan Hill, affectionately known by all as “D.D.”, age 79, entered into rest Saturday evening, December 1, 2018, at his home on Salkehatchie Road in Yemassee.

Born September 2, 1939, in Yemassee, he was a son of the late Douglas and Verna Myers Hill.   He served faithfully in the South Carolina National Guard and retired...

Elma Sue Farrell

Elma Sue Farrell

Dec 1, 2018

Mrs. Elma Sue Farrell, 86, of Walterboro, passed away Saturday morning, December 1, 2018, at Colleton Medical Center.  She was the widow of Mr. Edgar Barney Farrell.

Born October 29, 1932 in Bamberg County, she was the daughter of the late William Aaron Ayer and Elma Copeland Ayer.  She was a retried lunchroom operator with the Colleton...

Thea G. Chester

Thea G. Chester

Nov 30, 2018

Mrs. Thea Gertrude Chester, 79, of Cottageville, South Carolina, entered into rest Thursday, October 24, 2019, at the Colleton County Medical Center.   She was the wife of the late Andrew Jackson Chester, Sr. Born March 7, 1940 in Berlin, Germany, she was a daughter to the late Wilhem Blisse and Margarite Steur Blisse.

To her family she...

Myrtis Juanita Bennett

Myrtis Juanita Bennett

Nov 30, 2018

Varnville – Mrs. Myrtis Juanita Bennett, 70, of Early Branch, entered into rest Friday, September 27, 2019, at the Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.  She was a devoted wife of 48 years to her true love, Murphy T. "Mutt" Bennett

Born January 25, 1949, in Hampton, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Bill...

Suzanne Day Melendez

Suzanne Day Melendez

Nov 30, 2018

Mrs. Suzanne Day Melendez, 46, of Inman, South Carolina, entered into rest Friday afternoon, November 30, 2018, while visiting family in Cortland, New York.

Born November 28, 1972 at Crouse Irving Hospital in Syracuse, New York, she was the daughter of James Mason Day and June Reynolds Day.  She made Walterboro her home for a number of...

John Youmans

John Youmans

Nov 30, 2018

Mr. John Eric Youmans, 34, of Early Branch, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018.

Born June 4, 1984 in Beaufort, he was a son of Willette Dereck Youmans and the late Robert Eric Youmans.  He was an employee of CSX, where he had worked for 10 years.  He was a member of New Life in Christ Church. ...

Leo Robertson

Leo Robertson

Nov 30, 2018

Mr. Leo Lloyd Robertson, Sr., 83, of Walterboro, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018 at his residence.

Born November 22, 1935 in Walterboro, he was the son of the late Lloyd Maree Robertson and Irene Jones Robertson.  He retired from Asten-Hill, where he worked for 34 years.  Mr. Leo was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and...

Daenerys Bowman

Daenerys Bowman

Nov 25, 2018

Miss Daenerys Rashawna Bowman was born an Angel on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 7:12 pm at Augusta University Medical Center.  She weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and was 21 inches long.

Surviving are: her parents, Rachel Renee Stanley and Raheem Lashawn Bowman of Varnville; brothers, Brandon Trilling and Raylan Trilling; sisters, Charisma Trilling and Aloina Bowman;...

Herman Frankie Garner

Herman Frankie Garner

Nov 24, 2018

Mr. Herman Frankie Garner, age 66, entered into rest Saturday afternoon, November 24, 2018, at his home which he dearly loved on Jungle Road at Edisto Beach, South Carolina.

Born November 6, 1952, in Augusta, Georgia, he was the devoted son of the late Bill and Evelyn Price Garner.   He was a retired Pipefitter form Austin Construction...

Evelyn Bednar Paul

Evelyn Bednar Paul

Nov 24, 2018

Mrs. Evelyn Bednar Paul, 92, of Smoaks, entered into rest Saturday morning, November 24, 2018, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.  Mrs. Paul was a loving and devoted wife, having been twice married, first  to the late The Reverend William John Bednar for forty-eight years at the time of his death, and secondly to the late Mr. Henry...

Roger Nathaniel Godley

Roger Nathaniel Godley

Nov 19, 2018

Mr. Roger Nathaniel Godley, age 63, entered into rest surrounded by his loving family Monday morning, November 19, 2018, at his home in Islandton while under the care of Amedisys Hospice.

Born July 11, 1955, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Norris Ceal Godley and the late Faye Bunton Godley.  Roger...

John Ferguson

John Ferguson

Nov 15, 2018

Mr. John Henry Ferguson, 88, of Cottageville, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.

Born March 2, 1930 in Cottageville, he was a son of the late Bennie C. Ferguson and Elizabeth Weeks Ferguson.  He served his country faithfully in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict.  He had also...

Emma Polk

Emma Polk

Nov 14, 2018

Miss Emma Lee Polk, 76, of Yemassee, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Pruitt Health in Walterboro.

Born March 7, 1942 in Colleton County and was a daughter of the late Palmer Polk and Dorothy Stanley Polk.  She was a very faithful member of Community Baptist Church in Lodge, when she was able.  She loved studying...

Wendell M. Smoak

Wendell M. Smoak

Nov 12, 2018

Mr. Wendell Miley Smoak, 88, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at Pruitt Health in Estill.  He was the husband of the late Vernelle Craven Smoak to whom he was married for 62 years.

Born September 30, 1930 in Colleton County and was a son of the late Curtis Smoak and Verssie Smoak.  He was a retired...

Tina Smoak Williams

Tina Smoak Williams

Nov 10, 2018

Mrs. Tina Smoak Williams, age 50, wife of Jimmy Williams of Pembrooke, Georgia, entered into rest Saturday, November 10, 2018, at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by The Brice Herndon Crematory, 843.538.5408.