Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
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...
Frances Lois Woods
Dec 24, 2015
Mrs. Frances Lois Woods, 82, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Roper Hospital.
Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Monday, December 28, 2015 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 4931 Black Creek Road, Walterboro.
Mrs....
Dorothy Egan Young
Dec 20, 2015
Mrs. Dorothy Egan Young, age 90, of Hampton Street in the Historic District of Walterboro, entered into rest eternal Sunday morning, December 20, 2015, at Colleton Place in Walterboro. Mrs. Young was the widow of retired Veterinarian, Colonel James Bowman Young, Sr. United States Army (Ret.).
Funeral services will be conducted at 6 o’clock Wednesday...
Raymond Decker
Dec 20, 2015
Chief Warrant Officer Raymond Eugene Decker, United States Navy (Ret.), age 71, entered into rest eternal Sunday afternoon, December 20, 2015, at his home in Walterboro.
The family will receive friends this Sunday afternoon, December 27, 2015, during a time of visitation from 3 o’clock until 5 o’clock at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons...
Alicia O'Brien
Dec 19, 2015
Alicia Marie Vail O’Brien, 52, entered into rest eternal Saturday morning, December 19, 2015, at her home on Mt. Carmel Road in Walterboro.
Born January 27, 1963, in Oxford, Ohio, she was a daughter of Mrs. Kathleen Anne Daley Connelly and the late Mr. Donald Marvin Vail. Born and raised a Roman Catholic she was...
Jacqueline Shirey Fields
Dec 15, 2015
Mrs. Jacqueline Shirey Fields, 73, of Orangeburg, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at her residence. She was the widow of the late Reverend Bishop Freddie Walter Fields, Jr.
Funeral services will be held 1 pm, Friday, December 18, 2015 at Edisto Indian Church of God at Givhans, 126 Praise Lane, Ridgeville, South Carolina. Interment...
Israel Bodison
Dec 14, 2015
Mr. Israel Mohamed Bodison, age 61, entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, December 14, 2015, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 o’clock Saturday morning, December 19, 2015, from the Walterboro Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1035 Dandridge Road, Walterboro. President Burley...
John Sullivan
Dec 13, 2015
Mr. John T. Sullivan, 85, entered into rest Sunday evening, December 13, 2015, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro.
Gus Leakakos
Dec 12, 2015
Mr. Gus Leakakos, 84, of Walterboro, went to his Heavenly home Saturday afternoon, December 12, 2015, at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, December 15, 2015, from Living Word Outreach Ministries, 1705 Barracada Road, Walterboro. Interment with military honors will follow in Live Oak Cemetery,...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
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...
Frances Lois Woods
Dec 24, 2015
Mrs. Frances Lois Woods, 82, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Roper Hospital.
Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Monday, December 28, 2015 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 4931 Black Creek Road, Walterboro.
Mrs....
Dorothy Egan Young
Dec 20, 2015
Mrs. Dorothy Egan Young, age 90, of Hampton Street in the Historic District of Walterboro, entered into rest eternal Sunday morning, December 20, 2015, at Colleton Place in Walterboro. Mrs. Young was the widow of retired Veterinarian, Colonel James Bowman Young, Sr. United States Army (Ret.).
Funeral services will be conducted at 6 o’clock Wednesday...
Raymond Decker
Dec 20, 2015
Chief Warrant Officer Raymond Eugene Decker, United States Navy (Ret.), age 71, entered into rest eternal Sunday afternoon, December 20, 2015, at his home in Walterboro.
The family will receive friends this Sunday afternoon, December 27, 2015, during a time of visitation from 3 o’clock until 5 o’clock at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons...
Alicia O'Brien
Dec 19, 2015
Alicia Marie Vail O’Brien, 52, entered into rest eternal Saturday morning, December 19, 2015, at her home on Mt. Carmel Road in Walterboro.
Born January 27, 1963, in Oxford, Ohio, she was a daughter of Mrs. Kathleen Anne Daley Connelly and the late Mr. Donald Marvin Vail. Born and raised a Roman Catholic she was...
Jacqueline Shirey Fields
Dec 15, 2015
Mrs. Jacqueline Shirey Fields, 73, of Orangeburg, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at her residence. She was the widow of the late Reverend Bishop Freddie Walter Fields, Jr.
Funeral services will be held 1 pm, Friday, December 18, 2015 at Edisto Indian Church of God at Givhans, 126 Praise Lane, Ridgeville, South Carolina. Interment...
Israel Bodison
Dec 14, 2015
Mr. Israel Mohamed Bodison, age 61, entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, December 14, 2015, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 o’clock Saturday morning, December 19, 2015, from the Walterboro Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1035 Dandridge Road, Walterboro. President Burley...
John Sullivan
Dec 13, 2015
Mr. John T. Sullivan, 85, entered into rest Sunday evening, December 13, 2015, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro.
Gus Leakakos
Dec 12, 2015
Mr. Gus Leakakos, 84, of Walterboro, went to his Heavenly home Saturday afternoon, December 12, 2015, at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, December 15, 2015, from Living Word Outreach Ministries, 1705 Barracada Road, Walterboro. Interment with military honors will follow in Live Oak Cemetery,...


