Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Donna Kay Reeves
Jan 16, 2016
Mrs. Donna Kay Reeves, 66, of St. George, entered into rest Saturday morning, January 16, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, January 19, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Maple Cane Cemetery, Augusta Highway,...

Billy James Turman
Jan 14, 2016
Mr. Billy James Turman, age 86, entered into rest Thursday evening, Janaury 14, 2016, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. Arrangements are by The Brice Herndon Crematory, 843.538.5408.
Lucille Johnson Padgett
Jan 13, 2016
Mrs. Lucille Johnson Padgett, affectionately known as “Mammie”, age 86, entered into eternal rest Wednesday evening, January 13, 2016, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Lodge under the care of Hospice of Charleston. She was the widow of Mr. Howell Padgett.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, January 16,...
Deborah Thurston Walker
Jan 12, 2016
Mrs. Deborah Thurston Walker, 58, of Dorchester, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, January 12, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted 6 o’clock Friday evening, January 15, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Craig Crosby officiating. The family will receive friends following...

Michael Manning
Jan 12, 2016
Mr. Michael L. Manning, 56, of Hampton, passed away Tuesday morning, January 12, 2016.
Mr. Manning was born on February 1, 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland. He served our country faithfully, retiring from the United States Navy. For the past twenty-seven years, he has been a corrections officer at the Federal Correction Institution in Estill. He...

Martha Crosby Mitchum
Jan 10, 2016
Ms. Martha Crosby Mitchum, 70, a homemaker of Walterboro, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 10, 2016, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon, January 14, 2016, at 11 o’clock from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow at Bedon Baptist Church Cemetery,...
Patricia Hyneman
Jan 9, 2016
Mrs. Patricia Hutto Hyneman, age 71, entered into eternal rest Saturday evening, January 9, 2016, at her home in Round O. She was the widow of Mr. John Edward Hyneman.
The family will receive friends during a time of visitation which will be held Friday evening, January 15, 2016, at The Brice W. Herndon and...
Adrienne Ulmer
Jan 9, 2016
Mrs. Adrienne Medlin Ulmer, 67, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Saturday morning, January 9, 2016 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Bethel United Methodist Church-Ruffin Charge, 16147 Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Born January 19, 1948 in Ehrhardt, she was...
Al Roberts
Jan 8, 2016
Mr. Alfred Webb Roberts, 86, of Varnville, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 in an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be at 11 am, Saturday, January 16, 2016, at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment will follow in the Varnville Cemetery.
Born January 9, 1929, in Cherokee County, Georgia, he...

Leola Duke
Jan 7, 2016
Mrs. Leola Duke passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Katherine Amanda Collier
Jan 7, 2016
Mrs. Katherine Amanda Collier, 25, of Yemassee, passed away. She was born October 14, 1990 in Anderson, Ohio and was a daughter of Johnny Varney and Leslie Lomnick Varney-Park.
Surviving are: her parents, Johnny Varney of Ohio and Leslie Varney-Park of Alabama; husband, Kenneth Collier, Jr. of Yemassee; daughter, Aashirya Lynn Collier of Yemassee; brothers,...
Helen Thigpen Owens
Jan 7, 2016
Mrs. Helen Thigpen Owens, 77, entered into rest Thursday, January 7, 2016, at her home in Brunson. She was the widow of Hoyt Carlton Owens, Sr. to whom she was married for 60 years.
Funeral services will be held privately.
The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 until 8...

Doris Vaughan Tharpe
Jan 4, 2016
Mrs. Doris Vaughan Tharpe, 87, of Ehrhardt, passed away January 4, 2016, at Lowcountry Assisted Living in Ehrhardt.
Mrs. Tharpe was born May 22, 1928 in Flint, Michigan to Dr. Thomas H. Vaughan and Florence Kleinert Vaughan. Mrs. Tharpe loved flowers and animals. She loved the beach, having lived at Edisto Beach for forty years....

Rodney Fredrick Flatman
Jan 3, 2016
Funeral services for Mr. Rodney Fredrick Flatman will be held privately. Mr. Flatman was a resident of Garnett and was a Coast Guard veteran and retired residential construction builder.
Arrangements by: THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, VARNVILLE – HAMPTON CHAPEL, 1074 Yemassee Highway, Varnville, 803.943.5016. Visit the guestbook online at:...

Henry Vandemark
Jan 2, 2016
Mr. Henry Vandemark, Sr., 71, of Walterboro, passed away January 2, 2016, at Colleton Medical Center.
Mr. Vandemark was born May 10, 1944, in Highland, New York to the late Rodell Vandemark and Ada Sutton Vandemark. He was a mechanic, operating his own small engine repair business. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall...

Dora Rappoccio
Jan 2, 2016
Mrs. Dora DeLoach Rappoccio, 83, of Estill, entered into rest Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Pruitt Health Care in Estill. She was the widow of Joseph Rocco Rappoccio, Sr.
Funeral services will be 1 pm, Monday, January 4, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment will follow in DeLoach Cemetery.
...Charles Davis Shook
Dec 31, 2015
Mr. Charles Davis Shook, affectionately known as “Chuck”, age 88, entered into rest surrounded by his loving family Thursday evening, December 31, 2015, at his home on Overhill Drive in the Forest Hills Subdivision of Walterboro, while under the care of Hospice Care of South Carolina. He was the loving husband of sixty-seven years of the late Mrs. Marjorie...
Ruth Mitchell Vansant
Dec 30, 2015
Mrs. Ruth Mitchell Vansant, age 97, entered into eternal rest early Wednesday morning, December 30, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Islandton while under the care of Agape Hospice. She was the loving wife of fifty-eight years to the late Mr. Franklin G. Vansant.
A celebration of her life will be held at 3 o’clock...
Harold Beach
Dec 28, 2015
Mr. R. Harold Beach, 88, of Saint Augustine, Florida, entered into rest Monday morning, December 28, 2015, at the Flagler Hospital.
Funeral services with military honors will be conducted 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, December 31, 2015, from the graveside at Jordan Cemetery, Cottageville.
Born March 13, 1927, a native of Colleton...
Johnny O'Quinn
Dec 27, 2015
Master Sergeant Olin Johnson O’Quinn, United States Air Force (Ret.), affectionately known as “Johnny”, age 81, entered into rest eternal Sunday afternoon, December 27, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Yemassee while under the care of Agape Hospice.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 o’clock...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas

Donna Kay Reeves
Jan 16, 2016
Mrs. Donna Kay Reeves, 66, of St. George, entered into rest Saturday morning, January 16, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, January 19, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Maple Cane Cemetery, Augusta Highway,...

Billy James Turman
Jan 14, 2016
Mr. Billy James Turman, age 86, entered into rest Thursday evening, Janaury 14, 2016, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. Arrangements are by The Brice Herndon Crematory, 843.538.5408.
Lucille Johnson Padgett
Jan 13, 2016
Mrs. Lucille Johnson Padgett, affectionately known as “Mammie”, age 86, entered into eternal rest Wednesday evening, January 13, 2016, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Lodge under the care of Hospice of Charleston. She was the widow of Mr. Howell Padgett.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, January 16,...
Deborah Thurston Walker
Jan 12, 2016
Mrs. Deborah Thurston Walker, 58, of Dorchester, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, January 12, 2016, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted 6 o’clock Friday evening, January 15, 2016, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Craig Crosby officiating. The family will receive friends following...

Michael Manning
Jan 12, 2016
Mr. Michael L. Manning, 56, of Hampton, passed away Tuesday morning, January 12, 2016.
Mr. Manning was born on February 1, 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland. He served our country faithfully, retiring from the United States Navy. For the past twenty-seven years, he has been a corrections officer at the Federal Correction Institution in Estill. He...

Martha Crosby Mitchum
Jan 10, 2016
Ms. Martha Crosby Mitchum, 70, a homemaker of Walterboro, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 10, 2016, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon, January 14, 2016, at 11 o’clock from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow at Bedon Baptist Church Cemetery,...
Patricia Hyneman
Jan 9, 2016
Mrs. Patricia Hutto Hyneman, age 71, entered into eternal rest Saturday evening, January 9, 2016, at her home in Round O. She was the widow of Mr. John Edward Hyneman.
The family will receive friends during a time of visitation which will be held Friday evening, January 15, 2016, at The Brice W. Herndon and...
Adrienne Ulmer
Jan 9, 2016
Mrs. Adrienne Medlin Ulmer, 67, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Saturday morning, January 9, 2016 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Bethel United Methodist Church-Ruffin Charge, 16147 Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Born January 19, 1948 in Ehrhardt, she was...
Al Roberts
Jan 8, 2016
Mr. Alfred Webb Roberts, 86, of Varnville, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 in an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be at 11 am, Saturday, January 16, 2016, at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment will follow in the Varnville Cemetery.
Born January 9, 1929, in Cherokee County, Georgia, he...

Leola Duke
Jan 7, 2016
Mrs. Leola Duke passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Katherine Amanda Collier
Jan 7, 2016
Mrs. Katherine Amanda Collier, 25, of Yemassee, passed away. She was born October 14, 1990 in Anderson, Ohio and was a daughter of Johnny Varney and Leslie Lomnick Varney-Park.
Surviving are: her parents, Johnny Varney of Ohio and Leslie Varney-Park of Alabama; husband, Kenneth Collier, Jr. of Yemassee; daughter, Aashirya Lynn Collier of Yemassee; brothers,...
Helen Thigpen Owens
Jan 7, 2016
Mrs. Helen Thigpen Owens, 77, entered into rest Thursday, January 7, 2016, at her home in Brunson. She was the widow of Hoyt Carlton Owens, Sr. to whom she was married for 60 years.
Funeral services will be held privately.
The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 until 8...

Doris Vaughan Tharpe
Jan 4, 2016
Mrs. Doris Vaughan Tharpe, 87, of Ehrhardt, passed away January 4, 2016, at Lowcountry Assisted Living in Ehrhardt.
Mrs. Tharpe was born May 22, 1928 in Flint, Michigan to Dr. Thomas H. Vaughan and Florence Kleinert Vaughan. Mrs. Tharpe loved flowers and animals. She loved the beach, having lived at Edisto Beach for forty years....

Rodney Fredrick Flatman
Jan 3, 2016
Funeral services for Mr. Rodney Fredrick Flatman will be held privately. Mr. Flatman was a resident of Garnett and was a Coast Guard veteran and retired residential construction builder.
Arrangements by: THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, VARNVILLE – HAMPTON CHAPEL, 1074 Yemassee Highway, Varnville, 803.943.5016. Visit the guestbook online at:...

Henry Vandemark
Jan 2, 2016
Mr. Henry Vandemark, Sr., 71, of Walterboro, passed away January 2, 2016, at Colleton Medical Center.
Mr. Vandemark was born May 10, 1944, in Highland, New York to the late Rodell Vandemark and Ada Sutton Vandemark. He was a mechanic, operating his own small engine repair business. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall...

Dora Rappoccio
Jan 2, 2016
Mrs. Dora DeLoach Rappoccio, 83, of Estill, entered into rest Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Pruitt Health Care in Estill. She was the widow of Joseph Rocco Rappoccio, Sr.
Funeral services will be 1 pm, Monday, January 4, 2016 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment will follow in DeLoach Cemetery.
...Charles Davis Shook
Dec 31, 2015
Mr. Charles Davis Shook, affectionately known as “Chuck”, age 88, entered into rest surrounded by his loving family Thursday evening, December 31, 2015, at his home on Overhill Drive in the Forest Hills Subdivision of Walterboro, while under the care of Hospice Care of South Carolina. He was the loving husband of sixty-seven years of the late Mrs. Marjorie...
Ruth Mitchell Vansant
Dec 30, 2015
Mrs. Ruth Mitchell Vansant, age 97, entered into eternal rest early Wednesday morning, December 30, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Islandton while under the care of Agape Hospice. She was the loving wife of fifty-eight years to the late Mr. Franklin G. Vansant.
A celebration of her life will be held at 3 o’clock...
Harold Beach
Dec 28, 2015
Mr. R. Harold Beach, 88, of Saint Augustine, Florida, entered into rest Monday morning, December 28, 2015, at the Flagler Hospital.
Funeral services with military honors will be conducted 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, December 31, 2015, from the graveside at Jordan Cemetery, Cottageville.
Born March 13, 1927, a native of Colleton...
Johnny O'Quinn
Dec 27, 2015
Master Sergeant Olin Johnson O’Quinn, United States Air Force (Ret.), affectionately known as “Johnny”, age 81, entered into rest eternal Sunday afternoon, December 27, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Yemassee while under the care of Agape Hospice.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 o’clock...