Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Patricia Crosby Bennett
May 24, 2017
Mrs. Patricia Crosby Bennett, 75, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, May 24, 2017, at Pruitt Health Care in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Saturday morning, May 27, 2017, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Hendersonville Highway, Walterboro.
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Pamela J. Preacher
May 23, 2017
Mrs. Pamela Jo Preacher, age 58, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday evening, May 23, 2017, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born February 27, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Donald Blakemore and the late Lucille Schwentker. She loved animals as well as crafts and will always be remembered for helping...
Merle Hiott Selvy
May 21, 2017
Mrs. Merle Hiott Selvy, 78, entered into rest Sunday morning, May 21, 2017, at her home in Walterboro. She was the loving wife of the late Robert Lee “Bob” Selvy.
A memorial service will be held 6 o’clock Wednesday evening, May 24, 2017, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The family...
Lisa D. Sisk
May 17, 2017
Ms. Lisa Dianne Sisk, age 51, of Washington, D.C. entered into rest Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at George Washington University Hospital in the District of Columbia.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, May 27, 2017, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Cottageville Cemetery.
...Vinnie Miller
May 16, 2017
Vincent “Vinnie” Philip Miller, 13, of Ruffin, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
A memorial service will be held at 6 o’clock, Monday, May 22, 2017 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel.
Born November 27, 2003 in Honea Path, South Carolina, he was a son of...
Lori Miller
May 16, 2017
Mrs. Lori Ann Butkiewicz Miller, 52, of Ruffin, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
A memorial service will be held at 6 o’clock, Monday, May 22, 2017 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel.
Born June 23, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was a daughter of Daniel...
Philip Miller, Jr.
May 16, 2017
Mr. Philip Wayne Miller, Jr., 45, of Ruffin, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
A memorial service will be held at 6 o’clock, Monday, May 22, 2017 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel.
Born January 7, 1971 in Miami, Florida, he was a son of Michelle...
Carroll Mills
May 16, 2017
Mr. Carroll Tracy Mills, 69, of Varnville, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at MUSC in Charleston.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Friday, May 19, 2017 in Varnville Cemetery.
Born February 27, 1948 in Ridgeland, he was a son of the late Lee Murray Mills, Sr. and Nell Murdaugh Mills. He...

Walter S. Eckhoff
May 16, 2017
Mr. Walter S. Eckhoff, age 68, husband of Janet L. Eckhoff, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, May 16, 2017, at his home in the Forest Hills Subdivision of Walterboro.
Arrangements by The Brice Herndon Crematory.
Thomas Smith, Sr.
May 16, 2017
Mr. Thomas Wayne Smith, Sr., 55, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday morning, May 16, 2017, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born May 4, 1962, in Beaufort, South Carolina, he was a son of the late John and Emaline Murdaugh Smith. He served our country in the United States Army and was the...
Hazel Bazzle Morris
May 11, 2017
Mrs. Hazel Bazzle Morris, 70, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, May 11, 2017, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, May 19, 2017, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Bedon Baptist Churchyard, 2410 Cottageville...
Eldred Randall
May 8, 2017
Eldred S. Randall of Bluffton, South Carolina, beloved husband of Linda Randall, died peacefully with his wife by his side Monday, May 8, 2017.
Known to friends as “Randy”, he was born October 2, 1926 in Waterbury, Conneticut, son of the late Edward and Louise Lenhart Randall. Randy was a veteran of World War II, serving in...
John Leonard Newton
May 7, 2017
Mr. John Leonard Newton, age 90, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, May 7, 2017, surrounded by his loving family at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro. He was twice married, first to the late Mrs. Henrietta Kirkland Newton and was the husband of Mrs. Betty Reeves Newton.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Wednesday...

Phyllis Engstler Savela
May 6, 2017
Phyllis B. Savela, 81, of Cottageville, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2017, with her loving family by her bedside. She was the wife for fifty seven years of the late Mr. Stanley Edward Savela.
Phyllis was born on November 3, 1935 in Ashtabula, Ohio, a daughter of Viola Bryandt Engstler and Clarence Engstler. Phyllis...
Barbara A. Rituno
May 1, 2017
Barbara A. Rituno, 76, of Walterboro, wife of Paul Rituno died Monday. Arrangements by The Brice Herndon Crematory.

Byrnes Smith
Apr 19, 2017
Mr. Byrnes Smith, 73, of Brunson, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Hampton Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, Friday, April 21, 2017 at First Christian Church of Hampton. Interment will follow in Hampton Cemetery.
Born January 29, 1944 in Grays, he was a son of the late Reese...

Harry Milton Benton
Apr 18, 2017
Mr. Harry Milton Benton, 65, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Tuesday evening, April 18, 2017, at at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born February 8, 1952, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Milton Cyril Benton and the late Dorothy Ellen Dempsey Benton. He was a member...
Carolyn Thompson
Apr 16, 2017
Mrs. Carolyn Dopson Thompson, 76, of Islandton, entered into eternal rest Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held 11 am, Thursday, April 20, 2017 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment will follow in Adnah United Methodist Church Cemetery, Adnah Church Road, Islandton.
Born...

Charley E. Adkins
Apr 14, 2017
Mr. Charley Eugene Adkins, 80, of West Virginia, entered into rest Friday evening, April 14, 2017, while in Cottageville, South Carolina.
Chester A. Lyons
Apr 12, 2017
Chief Master Sergeant Chester Augustus Lyons, United States Air Force (Ret.), affectionately known by many as “Chet”, age 86, of San Antonio, Texas and a native and longtime resident of Smoaks, South Carolina, entered into rest Wednesday morning, April 12, 2017, at the Windermene Nursing Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Funeral services with...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Patricia Crosby Bennett
May 24, 2017
Mrs. Patricia Crosby Bennett, 75, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, May 24, 2017, at Pruitt Health Care in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Saturday morning, May 27, 2017, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Hendersonville Highway, Walterboro.
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Pamela J. Preacher
May 23, 2017
Mrs. Pamela Jo Preacher, age 58, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday evening, May 23, 2017, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born February 27, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Donald Blakemore and the late Lucille Schwentker. She loved animals as well as crafts and will always be remembered for helping...
Merle Hiott Selvy
May 21, 2017
Mrs. Merle Hiott Selvy, 78, entered into rest Sunday morning, May 21, 2017, at her home in Walterboro. She was the loving wife of the late Robert Lee “Bob” Selvy.
A memorial service will be held 6 o’clock Wednesday evening, May 24, 2017, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The family...
Lisa D. Sisk
May 17, 2017
Ms. Lisa Dianne Sisk, age 51, of Washington, D.C. entered into rest Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at George Washington University Hospital in the District of Columbia.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, May 27, 2017, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Cottageville Cemetery.
...Vinnie Miller
May 16, 2017
Vincent “Vinnie” Philip Miller, 13, of Ruffin, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
A memorial service will be held at 6 o’clock, Monday, May 22, 2017 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel.
Born November 27, 2003 in Honea Path, South Carolina, he was a son of...
Lori Miller
May 16, 2017
Mrs. Lori Ann Butkiewicz Miller, 52, of Ruffin, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
A memorial service will be held at 6 o’clock, Monday, May 22, 2017 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel.
Born June 23, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was a daughter of Daniel...
Philip Miller, Jr.
May 16, 2017
Mr. Philip Wayne Miller, Jr., 45, of Ruffin, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
A memorial service will be held at 6 o’clock, Monday, May 22, 2017 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel.
Born January 7, 1971 in Miami, Florida, he was a son of Michelle...
Carroll Mills
May 16, 2017
Mr. Carroll Tracy Mills, 69, of Varnville, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at MUSC in Charleston.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Friday, May 19, 2017 in Varnville Cemetery.
Born February 27, 1948 in Ridgeland, he was a son of the late Lee Murray Mills, Sr. and Nell Murdaugh Mills. He...

Walter S. Eckhoff
May 16, 2017
Mr. Walter S. Eckhoff, age 68, husband of Janet L. Eckhoff, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, May 16, 2017, at his home in the Forest Hills Subdivision of Walterboro.
Arrangements by The Brice Herndon Crematory.
Thomas Smith, Sr.
May 16, 2017
Mr. Thomas Wayne Smith, Sr., 55, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday morning, May 16, 2017, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born May 4, 1962, in Beaufort, South Carolina, he was a son of the late John and Emaline Murdaugh Smith. He served our country in the United States Army and was the...
Hazel Bazzle Morris
May 11, 2017
Mrs. Hazel Bazzle Morris, 70, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, May 11, 2017, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, May 19, 2017, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Bedon Baptist Churchyard, 2410 Cottageville...
Eldred Randall
May 8, 2017
Eldred S. Randall of Bluffton, South Carolina, beloved husband of Linda Randall, died peacefully with his wife by his side Monday, May 8, 2017.
Known to friends as “Randy”, he was born October 2, 1926 in Waterbury, Conneticut, son of the late Edward and Louise Lenhart Randall. Randy was a veteran of World War II, serving in...
John Leonard Newton
May 7, 2017
Mr. John Leonard Newton, age 90, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, May 7, 2017, surrounded by his loving family at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro. He was twice married, first to the late Mrs. Henrietta Kirkland Newton and was the husband of Mrs. Betty Reeves Newton.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Wednesday...

Phyllis Engstler Savela
May 6, 2017
Phyllis B. Savela, 81, of Cottageville, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2017, with her loving family by her bedside. She was the wife for fifty seven years of the late Mr. Stanley Edward Savela.
Phyllis was born on November 3, 1935 in Ashtabula, Ohio, a daughter of Viola Bryandt Engstler and Clarence Engstler. Phyllis...
Barbara A. Rituno
May 1, 2017
Barbara A. Rituno, 76, of Walterboro, wife of Paul Rituno died Monday. Arrangements by The Brice Herndon Crematory.

Byrnes Smith
Apr 19, 2017
Mr. Byrnes Smith, 73, of Brunson, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Hampton Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, Friday, April 21, 2017 at First Christian Church of Hampton. Interment will follow in Hampton Cemetery.
Born January 29, 1944 in Grays, he was a son of the late Reese...

Harry Milton Benton
Apr 18, 2017
Mr. Harry Milton Benton, 65, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Tuesday evening, April 18, 2017, at at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born February 8, 1952, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Milton Cyril Benton and the late Dorothy Ellen Dempsey Benton. He was a member...
Carolyn Thompson
Apr 16, 2017
Mrs. Carolyn Dopson Thompson, 76, of Islandton, entered into eternal rest Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held 11 am, Thursday, April 20, 2017 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment will follow in Adnah United Methodist Church Cemetery, Adnah Church Road, Islandton.
Born...

Charley E. Adkins
Apr 14, 2017
Mr. Charley Eugene Adkins, 80, of West Virginia, entered into rest Friday evening, April 14, 2017, while in Cottageville, South Carolina.
Chester A. Lyons
Apr 12, 2017
Chief Master Sergeant Chester Augustus Lyons, United States Air Force (Ret.), affectionately known by many as “Chet”, age 86, of San Antonio, Texas and a native and longtime resident of Smoaks, South Carolina, entered into rest Wednesday morning, April 12, 2017, at the Windermene Nursing Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Funeral services with...