Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Jose Leyja
Jun 5, 2016
Jose Leyja, age 61, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Sunday, June 5, 2016, at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.
Born August 4, 1954 in Corpus Christie, Texas, he was a longtime employee of Williams Farms. He was a member of the Moselle Church of God of Prophecy and will always be remembered for...

Tony Nettles
Jun 2, 2016
Mr. Tony Leonard Nettles, 54, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Thursday, June 2, 2016 at MUSC in Charleston.
A graveside service will be held 4 pm, Monday, June 6, 2016 at Smoak Cemetery, Cane Branch Road, Ruffin.
Born March 30, 1962 in Walterboro, he was a son of Leonard Lee Nettles and Betty Ruth...
Vernon Tolle
Jun 2, 2016
Mr. Vernon Leslie Tolle, 73, of Ehrhardt, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016 at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. He was the husband of the late Joyce Howland Tolle.
Born August 28, 1942 in Greenfield, Ohio, he was a son of the late Glenn Tolle and Leona Long Tolle. He was a retired maintenance mechanic at...
Larry L. Hudson
May 31, 2016
Mr. Larry Landy Hudson, age 64, of Bells Cross Roads in Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Tuesday afternoon, May 31, 2016, at the Roper Hospital in Charleston.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Friday morning, June 3, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Cheri Yates officiating. Interment...
Christine R. Hiott
May 31, 2016
Mrs. Christine R. Hiott, age 57, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday afternoon, May 31, 2016, at her home in Walterboro while surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Agape Hospice.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Saturday morning, June 4, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral...

Mae Bell Herndon
May 30, 2016
Miss Mae Bell Herndon, 78, formerly of Walterboro, passed away Monday, May 20, 2016 at The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 am, Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery, Forks Road, Islandton.
Born April 25, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Lee Herndon...

Robert Wade Davis
May 28, 2016
Mr. Robert Wade “Robbie” Davis, 50, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday morning, May 28, 2016, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.
Born June 8, 1965, in Colleton County, he was a son of Mrs. Myrtle Jenkins Davis and the late Mr. Robert Lee Davis. He was a lifelong truck driver and...
Billy Kinard
May 25, 2016
Mr. Billy Eugine Kinard, 71, of Gillisonville, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Born June 2, 1944 in Estill, he was a son of the late Harold Kinard and Demaris Jarrell Kinard. He was a retired carpenter.
Funeral services will be 11 am, Saturday, May 28, 2016 at...
Betty Craven Parrish
May 24, 2016
Mrs. Betty Craven Parrish, 75, of Orangeburg, a longtime resident of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday morning, May 24, 2016, at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. She was the loving wife of the late Mr. Thomas A. Parrish.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Friday afternoon, May 27, 2016, in Bethel Baptist Church,...

Karen Gross
May 20, 2016
Mrs. Karen Sue Campbell Gross, 74, of Ruffin, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at Colleton Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held 11 am, Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Ruffin Baptist Church. A reception will follow in the church fellowship hall.
Karen was born July 30, 1941 in Summersville, Missouri. She was preceded...
William P. Langdale, Jr.
May 19, 2016
Mr. William Palmer Langdale, Jr., age 94, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday afternoon, May 19, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted 3:30pm Sunday afternoon, May 22, 2016, from Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 7345 Jefferies Highway, Walterboro. The Reverend David Jackson officiating. Interment will follow...
Aaron Lemacks
May 18, 2016
Mr. Aaron James Lemacks, 19, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 6 o’clock, Friday evening, May 20, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. The family will receive friends immediately following the service until 8 pm.
Born June...

Gordon "Ben" Kearse
May 17, 2016
Mr. Gordon Benjamin Kearse, 89, of Ehrhardt, entered into rest Tuesday morning, May 16, 2016, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Mr. Kearse was the loving husband of sixty-one years to the late Mrs. Sadie Rae Rentz Kearse at the time of her death March 21, 2016.
Funeral services will be conducted...
Samuel E. Dixon, Jr.
May 15, 2016
Mr. Samuel Ernest Dixon, Jr., known by many as “Teddy”, age 81, entered into rest surrounded by his loving family Sunday morning, May 15, 2016, at his home in Lodge while under the care of Regency Hospice.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, May 18, 2016, from Ashton Baptist Church, 5156 Willow...
Donald Hull
May 13, 2016
Mr. Donald Hull, 53, of Cottageville, entered into rest Friday evening, May 13, 2016, at his home in Sumter.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Thursday morning, May 19, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Alfred Willis officiating. Interment will follow in Live Oak Cemetery, South Jefferies...

William Horrell, Sr.
May 13, 2016
Mr. William Jay Horrell, Sr., age 92, entered into rest Friday afternoon, May 13, 2016, at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.
Mr. Horrell was born January 30, 1924, a native of Indiana City, Pennsylvania and was a son of the late John Clyde Horrell and the late Helen Frieda Lohman Horrell. He...

Cyndie Hiers
May 13, 2016
Mrs. Cyndie Jones Hiers, 52, of Hampton, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at her residence.
Funeral services will be 2 pm, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment will follow in Johnson St. Paul Cemetery, Hampton.
Born June 21, 1963 in...

James Eddie Seigler
May 12, 2016
Mr. James Edward “Eddie” Seigler, Jr., 65, of Lodge, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Ehrhardt Baptist Church, 279 Madison Street, Ehrhardt.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 pm, Saturday evening at the home...

Eugene Robert Stanley
May 11, 2016
Mr. Eugene Robert Stanley, 95, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro. He was the husband of the late Pauline Imogene Stanley.
Born October 15, 1920 in Cortland, Nebraska, he was a son of the late Lester Robert Stanley and Ethel Ione Gilmore Stanley. He served his country in...
Miriam Ritter Carter
May 11, 2016
Mrs. Miriam Claudette Ritter Carter, 77, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, May 11, 2016, at the Lexington Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, May 13, 2016, from the graveside at Ebenezer United Methodist Churchyard.
Born November 19, 1938, in Ritter, she was a daughter of the...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Jose Leyja
Jun 5, 2016
Jose Leyja, age 61, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Sunday, June 5, 2016, at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.
Born August 4, 1954 in Corpus Christie, Texas, he was a longtime employee of Williams Farms. He was a member of the Moselle Church of God of Prophecy and will always be remembered for...

Tony Nettles
Jun 2, 2016
Mr. Tony Leonard Nettles, 54, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Thursday, June 2, 2016 at MUSC in Charleston.
A graveside service will be held 4 pm, Monday, June 6, 2016 at Smoak Cemetery, Cane Branch Road, Ruffin.
Born March 30, 1962 in Walterboro, he was a son of Leonard Lee Nettles and Betty Ruth...
Vernon Tolle
Jun 2, 2016
Mr. Vernon Leslie Tolle, 73, of Ehrhardt, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016 at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. He was the husband of the late Joyce Howland Tolle.
Born August 28, 1942 in Greenfield, Ohio, he was a son of the late Glenn Tolle and Leona Long Tolle. He was a retired maintenance mechanic at...
Larry L. Hudson
May 31, 2016
Mr. Larry Landy Hudson, age 64, of Bells Cross Roads in Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Tuesday afternoon, May 31, 2016, at the Roper Hospital in Charleston.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Friday morning, June 3, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Cheri Yates officiating. Interment...
Christine R. Hiott
May 31, 2016
Mrs. Christine R. Hiott, age 57, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday afternoon, May 31, 2016, at her home in Walterboro while surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Agape Hospice.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Saturday morning, June 4, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral...

Mae Bell Herndon
May 30, 2016
Miss Mae Bell Herndon, 78, formerly of Walterboro, passed away Monday, May 20, 2016 at The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 am, Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery, Forks Road, Islandton.
Born April 25, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Lee Herndon...

Robert Wade Davis
May 28, 2016
Mr. Robert Wade “Robbie” Davis, 50, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday morning, May 28, 2016, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.
Born June 8, 1965, in Colleton County, he was a son of Mrs. Myrtle Jenkins Davis and the late Mr. Robert Lee Davis. He was a lifelong truck driver and...
Billy Kinard
May 25, 2016
Mr. Billy Eugine Kinard, 71, of Gillisonville, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Born June 2, 1944 in Estill, he was a son of the late Harold Kinard and Demaris Jarrell Kinard. He was a retired carpenter.
Funeral services will be 11 am, Saturday, May 28, 2016 at...
Betty Craven Parrish
May 24, 2016
Mrs. Betty Craven Parrish, 75, of Orangeburg, a longtime resident of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday morning, May 24, 2016, at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. She was the loving wife of the late Mr. Thomas A. Parrish.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Friday afternoon, May 27, 2016, in Bethel Baptist Church,...

Karen Gross
May 20, 2016
Mrs. Karen Sue Campbell Gross, 74, of Ruffin, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at Colleton Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held 11 am, Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Ruffin Baptist Church. A reception will follow in the church fellowship hall.
Karen was born July 30, 1941 in Summersville, Missouri. She was preceded...
William P. Langdale, Jr.
May 19, 2016
Mr. William Palmer Langdale, Jr., age 94, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday afternoon, May 19, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted 3:30pm Sunday afternoon, May 22, 2016, from Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 7345 Jefferies Highway, Walterboro. The Reverend David Jackson officiating. Interment will follow...
Aaron Lemacks
May 18, 2016
Mr. Aaron James Lemacks, 19, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 6 o’clock, Friday evening, May 20, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. The family will receive friends immediately following the service until 8 pm.
Born June...

Gordon "Ben" Kearse
May 17, 2016
Mr. Gordon Benjamin Kearse, 89, of Ehrhardt, entered into rest Tuesday morning, May 16, 2016, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Mr. Kearse was the loving husband of sixty-one years to the late Mrs. Sadie Rae Rentz Kearse at the time of her death March 21, 2016.
Funeral services will be conducted...
Samuel E. Dixon, Jr.
May 15, 2016
Mr. Samuel Ernest Dixon, Jr., known by many as “Teddy”, age 81, entered into rest surrounded by his loving family Sunday morning, May 15, 2016, at his home in Lodge while under the care of Regency Hospice.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, May 18, 2016, from Ashton Baptist Church, 5156 Willow...
Donald Hull
May 13, 2016
Mr. Donald Hull, 53, of Cottageville, entered into rest Friday evening, May 13, 2016, at his home in Sumter.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Thursday morning, May 19, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Alfred Willis officiating. Interment will follow in Live Oak Cemetery, South Jefferies...

William Horrell, Sr.
May 13, 2016
Mr. William Jay Horrell, Sr., age 92, entered into rest Friday afternoon, May 13, 2016, at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.
Mr. Horrell was born January 30, 1924, a native of Indiana City, Pennsylvania and was a son of the late John Clyde Horrell and the late Helen Frieda Lohman Horrell. He...

Cyndie Hiers
May 13, 2016
Mrs. Cyndie Jones Hiers, 52, of Hampton, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at her residence.
Funeral services will be 2 pm, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment will follow in Johnson St. Paul Cemetery, Hampton.
Born June 21, 1963 in...

James Eddie Seigler
May 12, 2016
Mr. James Edward “Eddie” Seigler, Jr., 65, of Lodge, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Ehrhardt Baptist Church, 279 Madison Street, Ehrhardt.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 pm, Saturday evening at the home...

Eugene Robert Stanley
May 11, 2016
Mr. Eugene Robert Stanley, 95, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro. He was the husband of the late Pauline Imogene Stanley.
Born October 15, 1920 in Cortland, Nebraska, he was a son of the late Lester Robert Stanley and Ethel Ione Gilmore Stanley. He served his country in...
Miriam Ritter Carter
May 11, 2016
Mrs. Miriam Claudette Ritter Carter, 77, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, May 11, 2016, at the Lexington Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, May 13, 2016, from the graveside at Ebenezer United Methodist Churchyard.
Born November 19, 1938, in Ritter, she was a daughter of the...