Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Fred Sease
Dec 12, 2016
Mr. Fred Daniel Sease, 87, of Ehrhardt, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 at Pruitt Healthcare in Bamberg.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Friday, December 16, 2016 at Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church, Mount Pleasant Road, Ehrhardt. Interment will follow in Ehrhardt Cemetery.
Born September 16, 1929 in Colleton County, he was a...
Ashley Richardson
Dec 9, 2016
Mrs. Ashley Renee Richardson, 30, of Cottageville, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at Roper St. Francis Hospital in Charleston.
Born November 7, 1986 in Walterboro, she was a graduate of Colleton County High School, where she was a member of the CCHS Band Color Guard. Ashley was a loving wife and mother who adored her husband...
Stephen Carroll Thomas
Dec 8, 2016
Mr. Stephen Carroll Thomas, affectionately known as “Stevie”, age 63, entered into rest Thursday morning, December 8, 2016, while surrounded by his loving family in his home in Hendersonville.
A celebration of his life will be conducted at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, December 17, 2016, from Hendersonville Baptist Church, 893 Bachelor Hill Road, Walterboro.
...Robert Joseph Stets, Sr.
Dec 5, 2016
Mr. Robert Joseph Stets, Sr., age 100, entered into rest Monday afternoon, December 5, 2016, at his home in the Historic District of Walterboro, while under the care of Amedisys Hospice. He was the widower of Mrs. Margaret Lucille Kinsler Stets, his loving wife of sixty-three years at the time of her death in 2003.
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James Bliss
Dec 2, 2016
Mr. James Frederick Bliss, age 63, of Walterboro, died Friday morning, December 2, 2016 at his residence.
A memorial service will be conducted 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon, December 8, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro.
Born February 3, 1953, a son of the late Robert Bliss,...
Joan Roberts Driggers
Dec 1, 2016
Mrs. Joan Roberts Driggers, 69, of Round O, entered into rest early Thursday morning, December 1, 2016, while surrounded by her loving family at Roper Hospital in Charleston following a courageous battle with Leukemia.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon, December 3, 2016, from Bedon Baptist Church, 2410 Cottageville Highway, Walterboro. The...

Jerome Kirby
Nov 30, 2016
Mr. Jerome Kirby entered into rest Wednesday evening, November 30, 2016, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro.
Arrangements are by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.
Gaye Price
Nov 26, 2016
Mrs. Virginia Gaynell Price, affectionately known by many as “Gaye”, age 69, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday morning, November 26, 2016, at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, November 30, 2016, from Sandy Dam United Methodist Church, 3422 Charleston Highway, Walterboro. The Reverend David Cox...
Lavenia Garnsey
Nov 25, 2016
Ms. Treacie Lavenia Nettles Garnsey, 76, of Ruffin, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016, at Trident Medical Center in Charleston.
Funeral services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Shiloh Baptist Church, 10565 Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 2...

Denise Dopson
Nov 22, 2016
Ms. Denise Darlene Dopson, 53, of Islandton, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at her residence.
A memorial service will be held at 2 pm, Friday, November 25, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel.
Born November 23, 1962 in Lajes, Azores, she was a daughter of Eddie Robert Dopson...

Marie Risher
Nov 21, 2016
Mrs. Ruth Marie Risher, 70, entered into rest Monday morning, November 21, 2016, at her home on Sniders Highway, Ruffin. She was the wife of the late Bobby Levine Risher.
A memorial service will be conducted 11 o’clock Saturday morning, November 26, 2016, from Shiloh Baptist Church, 10565 Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin. The Reverend Ricky Crosby...
Robert Mccready, Jr.
Nov 18, 2016
Robert McCready, Jr., 60, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, November 18, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
A memorial service will be held 12:30pm Sunday afternoon, November 27, 2016, at Grace Advent Christian Church, 398 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro.
Born June 21, 1956, in Massachusetts, he was a son of Robert...

Richard Beach
Nov 18, 2016
Mr. Richard Theodore Beach, 72, of Walterboro, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016, at The Hospice Center of Charleston.
A memorial service for family and friends will be held at 11 am, Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro, with a time of visitation following the service.
Born...
Robert Lee Selvy
Nov 17, 2016
Boatswains Mate Robert Lee Selvy United States Navy (Ret.), affectionately known by many as “Bob”, age 78, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday evening, November 17, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
A memorial service with military honors will be held 6 o’clock Tuesday evening, November 22, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon...
Martha Cone Davis
Nov 17, 2016
Mrs. Martha Cone “Dit” Davis, 96, of Cottageville, entered into rest Thursday, November 17, 2016, at Colleton Medical Center. She was the widow of Norman Woodbury Davis, Sr., to whom she was married for 60 years.
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Cottageville Baptist Church, 11643 Cottageville Highway, Cottageville. Interment...
James F. Fender
Nov 16, 2016
Mr. James F. Fender, 69, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday afternoon, November 16, 2016, at Hospice of Charleston in Mount Pleasant.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Saturday morning, November 19, 2016, from Doctor’s Creek Baptist Church, 126 Doctor’s Creek Road, Walterboro. The Reverend Justin Ritter, The Reverend Archie Sharpe, and The...
Elmer L. Johnson
Nov 16, 2016
Petty Officer Second Class Elmer Louis Johnson, United States Navy (Ret.), age 80, entered into rest Wednesday morning, November 16, 2016, at his home in Walterboro while surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services with full military honors will be conducted 12 noon Tuesday afternoon, November22, 2016, from the graveside at Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary Street,...
Patsy Branham
Nov 15, 2016
Mrs. Patsy Colson Branham, 62, of Walterboro, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at VIBRA Hospital.
Funeral services will be held 1 pm, Friday, November 18, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery.
Born January 23, 1954 in Charleston, she was a daughter of...

Mary Bodiford Collins
Nov 14, 2016
Mrs. Mary Bodiford Collins, 79, of Bamberg, entered into eternal rest Monday, November 14, 2016 at her residence. She was first married to the late Floyd Bodiford, Jr., and was the widow of James Collins.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Thursday, November 17, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Ehrhardt-Bamberg...

Louis Blanchard
Nov 13, 2016
Mr. Louis George Blanchard, 75, of Cottageville, South Carolina, formerly of Westford, New York, passed away peacefully Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the Medical University of South Carolina surrounded by his loving family.
Born January 6, 1941 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, he was a son of the late Wilfred Blanchard and Pauline Loya Blanchard. He was a...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Fred Sease
Dec 12, 2016
Mr. Fred Daniel Sease, 87, of Ehrhardt, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 at Pruitt Healthcare in Bamberg.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Friday, December 16, 2016 at Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church, Mount Pleasant Road, Ehrhardt. Interment will follow in Ehrhardt Cemetery.
Born September 16, 1929 in Colleton County, he was a...
Ashley Richardson
Dec 9, 2016
Mrs. Ashley Renee Richardson, 30, of Cottageville, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at Roper St. Francis Hospital in Charleston.
Born November 7, 1986 in Walterboro, she was a graduate of Colleton County High School, where she was a member of the CCHS Band Color Guard. Ashley was a loving wife and mother who adored her husband...
Stephen Carroll Thomas
Dec 8, 2016
Mr. Stephen Carroll Thomas, affectionately known as “Stevie”, age 63, entered into rest Thursday morning, December 8, 2016, while surrounded by his loving family in his home in Hendersonville.
A celebration of his life will be conducted at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, December 17, 2016, from Hendersonville Baptist Church, 893 Bachelor Hill Road, Walterboro.
...Robert Joseph Stets, Sr.
Dec 5, 2016
Mr. Robert Joseph Stets, Sr., age 100, entered into rest Monday afternoon, December 5, 2016, at his home in the Historic District of Walterboro, while under the care of Amedisys Hospice. He was the widower of Mrs. Margaret Lucille Kinsler Stets, his loving wife of sixty-three years at the time of her death in 2003.
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James Bliss
Dec 2, 2016
Mr. James Frederick Bliss, age 63, of Walterboro, died Friday morning, December 2, 2016 at his residence.
A memorial service will be conducted 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon, December 8, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro.
Born February 3, 1953, a son of the late Robert Bliss,...
Joan Roberts Driggers
Dec 1, 2016
Mrs. Joan Roberts Driggers, 69, of Round O, entered into rest early Thursday morning, December 1, 2016, while surrounded by her loving family at Roper Hospital in Charleston following a courageous battle with Leukemia.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon, December 3, 2016, from Bedon Baptist Church, 2410 Cottageville Highway, Walterboro. The...

Jerome Kirby
Nov 30, 2016
Mr. Jerome Kirby entered into rest Wednesday evening, November 30, 2016, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro.
Arrangements are by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.
Gaye Price
Nov 26, 2016
Mrs. Virginia Gaynell Price, affectionately known by many as “Gaye”, age 69, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday morning, November 26, 2016, at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, November 30, 2016, from Sandy Dam United Methodist Church, 3422 Charleston Highway, Walterboro. The Reverend David Cox...
Lavenia Garnsey
Nov 25, 2016
Ms. Treacie Lavenia Nettles Garnsey, 76, of Ruffin, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016, at Trident Medical Center in Charleston.
Funeral services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Shiloh Baptist Church, 10565 Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 2...

Denise Dopson
Nov 22, 2016
Ms. Denise Darlene Dopson, 53, of Islandton, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at her residence.
A memorial service will be held at 2 pm, Friday, November 25, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel.
Born November 23, 1962 in Lajes, Azores, she was a daughter of Eddie Robert Dopson...

Marie Risher
Nov 21, 2016
Mrs. Ruth Marie Risher, 70, entered into rest Monday morning, November 21, 2016, at her home on Sniders Highway, Ruffin. She was the wife of the late Bobby Levine Risher.
A memorial service will be conducted 11 o’clock Saturday morning, November 26, 2016, from Shiloh Baptist Church, 10565 Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin. The Reverend Ricky Crosby...
Robert Mccready, Jr.
Nov 18, 2016
Robert McCready, Jr., 60, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, November 18, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
A memorial service will be held 12:30pm Sunday afternoon, November 27, 2016, at Grace Advent Christian Church, 398 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro.
Born June 21, 1956, in Massachusetts, he was a son of Robert...

Richard Beach
Nov 18, 2016
Mr. Richard Theodore Beach, 72, of Walterboro, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016, at The Hospice Center of Charleston.
A memorial service for family and friends will be held at 11 am, Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro, with a time of visitation following the service.
Born...
Robert Lee Selvy
Nov 17, 2016
Boatswains Mate Robert Lee Selvy United States Navy (Ret.), affectionately known by many as “Bob”, age 78, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday evening, November 17, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
A memorial service with military honors will be held 6 o’clock Tuesday evening, November 22, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon...
Martha Cone Davis
Nov 17, 2016
Mrs. Martha Cone “Dit” Davis, 96, of Cottageville, entered into rest Thursday, November 17, 2016, at Colleton Medical Center. She was the widow of Norman Woodbury Davis, Sr., to whom she was married for 60 years.
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Cottageville Baptist Church, 11643 Cottageville Highway, Cottageville. Interment...
James F. Fender
Nov 16, 2016
Mr. James F. Fender, 69, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday afternoon, November 16, 2016, at Hospice of Charleston in Mount Pleasant.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Saturday morning, November 19, 2016, from Doctor’s Creek Baptist Church, 126 Doctor’s Creek Road, Walterboro. The Reverend Justin Ritter, The Reverend Archie Sharpe, and The...
Elmer L. Johnson
Nov 16, 2016
Petty Officer Second Class Elmer Louis Johnson, United States Navy (Ret.), age 80, entered into rest Wednesday morning, November 16, 2016, at his home in Walterboro while surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services with full military honors will be conducted 12 noon Tuesday afternoon, November22, 2016, from the graveside at Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary Street,...
Patsy Branham
Nov 15, 2016
Mrs. Patsy Colson Branham, 62, of Walterboro, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at VIBRA Hospital.
Funeral services will be held 1 pm, Friday, November 18, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery.
Born January 23, 1954 in Charleston, she was a daughter of...

Mary Bodiford Collins
Nov 14, 2016
Mrs. Mary Bodiford Collins, 79, of Bamberg, entered into eternal rest Monday, November 14, 2016 at her residence. She was first married to the late Floyd Bodiford, Jr., and was the widow of James Collins.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Thursday, November 17, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Ehrhardt-Bamberg...

Louis Blanchard
Nov 13, 2016
Mr. Louis George Blanchard, 75, of Cottageville, South Carolina, formerly of Westford, New York, passed away peacefully Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the Medical University of South Carolina surrounded by his loving family.
Born January 6, 1941 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, he was a son of the late Wilfred Blanchard and Pauline Loya Blanchard. He was a...