Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Ruby Crosby
Sep 17, 2016
Mrs. Ruby Crosby, 87, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, September 17, 2016 at her residence. She is the widow of David Fisk Crosby to whom she was married 66 years.
Ruby was born September 6, 1929 in Colleton County and was a daughter of the late George Soney Walling and Mattie Lemacks Walling. Ruby worked...
Lois Allen
Sep 16, 2016
Mrs. Lois Folk Allen, 93, of Charleston, a retired secretary for the Charleston Naval Shipyard, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at the Hospice Center of Charleston in Mount Pleasant. She was the widow of Harry Lee Allen.
The funeral service will be held 2 pm, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral...

Paul Shoultz
Sep 16, 2016
Mr. Paul Shoultz, 89, of Estill, passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. He was the widow of the late Doloris Martin Shoultz.
The funeral service will be held 3 pm, Monday, September 19, 2016 at Lighthouse Church in Hampton. Burial will follow in Lawtonville Cemetery, Estill.
The family will receive friends...
Richard Roscoe
Sep 13, 2016
Mr. Richard Allen Roscoe, affectionately known as “Ric”, age 34, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday morning, September 13, 2016, in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Friday afternoon, September 16, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Eric Bjork and The Reverend Craig Crosby officiating. Interment...
Kathy Gordon
Sep 12, 2016
Mrs. Kathy Kitchens Gordon, 65, of Ruffin, entered into rest Monday afternoon, September 12, 2016, at her home in Summerville. She was a longtime resident of Ruffin, having been a retired educator from Bells Elementary School.
Born September 3, 1951, in Charleston, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Robert D. Kitchens and...
Dottie Bishop
Sep 12, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy Sunde Bishop, affectionately known as “Dottie”, 81, of Ehrhardt, passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at her residence.
Born June 26, 1935 in Bemidji, Minnesota, she was a daughter of the late John Sunde and Anne Carlson Sunde. She was a retired legal secretary, having worked for Steinberg Law Firm and lastly, Robert G. Howe,...
Sidney Earle Beach
Sep 11, 2016
Mr. Sidney Earle Beach, 54, of Walterboro, departed this life along with his loving companion, Janice Barnes Lemacks, early Sunday morning, September 11, 2016, in Walterboro as a result of injuries sustained during an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, September 14, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons...
Janice Barnes Lemacks
Sep 11, 2016
Mrs. Janice Barnes Lemacks, age 45, of Walterboro, and departed this life along with her loving companion, Sidney Earle Beach early Sunday morning, September 11, 2016, in Walterboro as a result of injuries sustained during an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, September 14, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon...
Ethel Williamson Carter
Sep 8, 2016
Mrs. Ethel Carter, 80, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, September 8, 2016 at her residence. She was the widow of Mr. Bill Carter, to whom she was married for 57 years.
Graveside services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the Carter-Evans Family Cemetery, Jefferies Highway, Walterboro.
Born February 26,...
Linda Hiers
Sep 6, 2016
Mrs. Linda D. Hiers, 78, of Varnville, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at her residence.
The funeral service will be held 4 pm, Thursday, September 8, 2016 at West End Baptist Church, 1049 Elm Street West, Hampton. Burial will follow in Smith Cemetery.
Mrs. Hiers was born November 7, 1937 in Estill and was...
Kevin Preveaux
Sep 5, 2016
Mr. David Kevin Preveaux, age 53, of Guyton, Georgia, entered into eternal rest Monday morning, September 5, 2016, at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia. He was the loving husband of the late Mrs. Lynn Nettles Preveaux.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, September 6, 2016, from Pine Grove Baptist Church No. 1, 99 Pine...
William Edward Peeples
Sep 3, 2016
Mr. William Edward Peeples, 75, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Hospice Center of Charleston.
A memorial service will be held at 11 am, Friday, September 9, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born March 22,...
Edward Hughes
Sep 2, 2016
Mr. Edward Earl Hughes, affectionately known by many as “Buzz”, age 83, entered into rest Friday, September 2, 2016, at his home in the Forest Hills Subdivision of Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon, September 10, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Gerald Mabry...

Vicki Lyons
Aug 30, 2016
Mrs. Vickie Marlene Lyons, age 57, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday evening, August 30, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Danny Lyons.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, September 4, 2016, from Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 5277 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. ...
Jeffery Floyd Stanfield
Aug 29, 2016
Mr. Jeffery Floyd Stanfield, age 49, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday afternoon, August 29, 2016, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Thursday morning, September 1, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery, 2210...
Joseph Welch
Aug 29, 2016
Joseph R. Welch Sr., 75, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 at his home in the Low Country of South Carolina following a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Elaine G. (Macomber) Welch.
Born in Bellefonte, PA he was the son of the late Chester F. and Romaine I. (Bressler) Welch.
...
Ronnie Gibson
Aug 22, 2016
Mr. Ronnie N. Gibson, 66, of Varnville, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at his residence.
The funeral service will be held 11 am, Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Rice Patch Christian Church, 15246 Sniders Highway, Islandton. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Ronnie was born May 28, 1950 in Hampton County and was...
Jeffrey Sauls
Aug 20, 2016
Mr. Jeffrey Sauls, 57, of Varnville, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016.
Mr. Sauls was born March 31, 1959 in Hampton and was a son of the late Rudolph Sauls and Veda Nell Smith Sauls. He loved cars, animals, boating and being on the water, and anything John Deere, but most of all loved his family and...
Vergie Smoak
Aug 19, 2016
Mrs. Vergie Jones Thomas Smoak, 90, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, August 19, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. She was the loving wife of the late Mr. Clayton Lamar Smoak.
Funeral services will be conducted 5:30pm Sunday afternoon, August 21, 2016, First Baptist Church of Walterboro, 124 South Memorial Avenue,...

Joseph Herndon
Aug 18, 2016
Mr. Joseph Randolph Herndon, 69, of North Charleston, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016 at his residence.
Born August 20, 1946 in Charleston he was a son of the late Jay John Herndon and Blanche Nettles Herndon. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps.
Surviving are: his sisters, Mary Stroud of Ravenel,...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas

Ruby Crosby
Sep 17, 2016
Mrs. Ruby Crosby, 87, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, September 17, 2016 at her residence. She is the widow of David Fisk Crosby to whom she was married 66 years.
Ruby was born September 6, 1929 in Colleton County and was a daughter of the late George Soney Walling and Mattie Lemacks Walling. Ruby worked...
Lois Allen
Sep 16, 2016
Mrs. Lois Folk Allen, 93, of Charleston, a retired secretary for the Charleston Naval Shipyard, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at the Hospice Center of Charleston in Mount Pleasant. She was the widow of Harry Lee Allen.
The funeral service will be held 2 pm, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral...

Paul Shoultz
Sep 16, 2016
Mr. Paul Shoultz, 89, of Estill, passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. He was the widow of the late Doloris Martin Shoultz.
The funeral service will be held 3 pm, Monday, September 19, 2016 at Lighthouse Church in Hampton. Burial will follow in Lawtonville Cemetery, Estill.
The family will receive friends...
Richard Roscoe
Sep 13, 2016
Mr. Richard Allen Roscoe, affectionately known as “Ric”, age 34, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday morning, September 13, 2016, in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Friday afternoon, September 16, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Eric Bjork and The Reverend Craig Crosby officiating. Interment...
Kathy Gordon
Sep 12, 2016
Mrs. Kathy Kitchens Gordon, 65, of Ruffin, entered into rest Monday afternoon, September 12, 2016, at her home in Summerville. She was a longtime resident of Ruffin, having been a retired educator from Bells Elementary School.
Born September 3, 1951, in Charleston, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Robert D. Kitchens and...
Dottie Bishop
Sep 12, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy Sunde Bishop, affectionately known as “Dottie”, 81, of Ehrhardt, passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at her residence.
Born June 26, 1935 in Bemidji, Minnesota, she was a daughter of the late John Sunde and Anne Carlson Sunde. She was a retired legal secretary, having worked for Steinberg Law Firm and lastly, Robert G. Howe,...
Sidney Earle Beach
Sep 11, 2016
Mr. Sidney Earle Beach, 54, of Walterboro, departed this life along with his loving companion, Janice Barnes Lemacks, early Sunday morning, September 11, 2016, in Walterboro as a result of injuries sustained during an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, September 14, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons...
Janice Barnes Lemacks
Sep 11, 2016
Mrs. Janice Barnes Lemacks, age 45, of Walterboro, and departed this life along with her loving companion, Sidney Earle Beach early Sunday morning, September 11, 2016, in Walterboro as a result of injuries sustained during an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, September 14, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon...
Ethel Williamson Carter
Sep 8, 2016
Mrs. Ethel Carter, 80, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, September 8, 2016 at her residence. She was the widow of Mr. Bill Carter, to whom she was married for 57 years.
Graveside services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the Carter-Evans Family Cemetery, Jefferies Highway, Walterboro.
Born February 26,...
Linda Hiers
Sep 6, 2016
Mrs. Linda D. Hiers, 78, of Varnville, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at her residence.
The funeral service will be held 4 pm, Thursday, September 8, 2016 at West End Baptist Church, 1049 Elm Street West, Hampton. Burial will follow in Smith Cemetery.
Mrs. Hiers was born November 7, 1937 in Estill and was...
Kevin Preveaux
Sep 5, 2016
Mr. David Kevin Preveaux, age 53, of Guyton, Georgia, entered into eternal rest Monday morning, September 5, 2016, at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia. He was the loving husband of the late Mrs. Lynn Nettles Preveaux.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, September 6, 2016, from Pine Grove Baptist Church No. 1, 99 Pine...
William Edward Peeples
Sep 3, 2016
Mr. William Edward Peeples, 75, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Hospice Center of Charleston.
A memorial service will be held at 11 am, Friday, September 9, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born March 22,...
Edward Hughes
Sep 2, 2016
Mr. Edward Earl Hughes, affectionately known by many as “Buzz”, age 83, entered into rest Friday, September 2, 2016, at his home in the Forest Hills Subdivision of Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon, September 10, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Gerald Mabry...

Vicki Lyons
Aug 30, 2016
Mrs. Vickie Marlene Lyons, age 57, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday evening, August 30, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Danny Lyons.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, September 4, 2016, from Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 5277 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. ...
Jeffery Floyd Stanfield
Aug 29, 2016
Mr. Jeffery Floyd Stanfield, age 49, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday afternoon, August 29, 2016, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Thursday morning, September 1, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery, 2210...
Joseph Welch
Aug 29, 2016
Joseph R. Welch Sr., 75, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 at his home in the Low Country of South Carolina following a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Elaine G. (Macomber) Welch.
Born in Bellefonte, PA he was the son of the late Chester F. and Romaine I. (Bressler) Welch.
...
Ronnie Gibson
Aug 22, 2016
Mr. Ronnie N. Gibson, 66, of Varnville, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at his residence.
The funeral service will be held 11 am, Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Rice Patch Christian Church, 15246 Sniders Highway, Islandton. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Ronnie was born May 28, 1950 in Hampton County and was...
Jeffrey Sauls
Aug 20, 2016
Mr. Jeffrey Sauls, 57, of Varnville, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016.
Mr. Sauls was born March 31, 1959 in Hampton and was a son of the late Rudolph Sauls and Veda Nell Smith Sauls. He loved cars, animals, boating and being on the water, and anything John Deere, but most of all loved his family and...
Vergie Smoak
Aug 19, 2016
Mrs. Vergie Jones Thomas Smoak, 90, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, August 19, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. She was the loving wife of the late Mr. Clayton Lamar Smoak.
Funeral services will be conducted 5:30pm Sunday afternoon, August 21, 2016, First Baptist Church of Walterboro, 124 South Memorial Avenue,...

Joseph Herndon
Aug 18, 2016
Mr. Joseph Randolph Herndon, 69, of North Charleston, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016 at his residence.
Born August 20, 1946 in Charleston he was a son of the late Jay John Herndon and Blanche Nettles Herndon. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps.
Surviving are: his sisters, Mary Stroud of Ravenel,...