Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Louis Martin Ayer, Sr.
Jun 25, 2015
Mr. Louis Martin Ayer, Sr., age 85, entered into eternal rest Thursday afternoon, June 25, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at his residence on Main Highway in Olar, while under the care of Regency Hospice.
Funeral services will be conducted 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, June 28, 2015, from Saint Johns Baptist Church, 2468 Saint...

Jack Mcalhaney
Jun 25, 2015
Mr. Jack Willard McAlhaney, 80, of 370 Rocking M Road, Varnville, entered into eternal rest Thursday, June 25, 2015 after a short illness. He was the husband of the late Phyllis May Warren McAlhaney, to whom he was married for 51 years.
Funeral services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, June 28, 2015 at The Brice W....

Patsy Parker
Jun 22, 2015
Mrs. Patsy Williams Parker of Pineland Street in Walterboro, wife of the late Mr. Raymond F. Parker died Monday, June 22, 2015 at Colleton Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.
Rocky M. Barnes
Jun 21, 2015
Mr. Rocky Mikelett Barnes, Sr., 49, of Round O, entered into rest Saturday, June 20, 2015.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, June 24, 2015, form The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment with Full Military Honors will follow in Great Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery.
Born August 15, 1964,...

Virgie Doremus
Jun 20, 2015
Mrs. Virginia Rentz Doremus, known to everyone as “Virgie”, 95, of Ehrhardt, entered into eternal rest Saturday evening, June 20, 2015 at Pruitt Health Care in Bamberg. She was the widow of Clarence “Larry” Doremus, to whom she was married for 66 years.
Funeral services will be held at 11 o’clock, Tuesday morning, June 23, 2015 at...
David L. Derry
Jun 20, 2015
Chief David Lee Derry, United States Navy (Ret.), age 73, of Rodeo Drive, Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday morning, June 20, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.
The Relatives and Friends of Mr. and Mrs. David L. Derry are invited to a celebration of his life which will be conducted...
Carroll Barwick, Sr.
Jun 19, 2015
Mr. Eugene Carroll Barwick, Sr., age 74, entered into rest Friday afternoon, June 19, 2015, at his home on Pellum Road in Walterboro, while surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Hospice of Charleston. He was the husband of fifty-one years to the late Mrs. Bessie Mae Strawn Barwick at the time of her death in...
Russell Fender
Jun 19, 2015
Mr. Russell Fender, age 87, a lifelong Colleton County farmer entered into rest Friday morning, June 19, 2015, at his home on Maple Ridge Road, Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, June 21, 2015, from the graveside at Pleasant Grove Baptist Churchyard.
Born July 17, 1928, a...

Gerard R. Jesberger
Jun 18, 2015
Mr. Gerard Richard Jesberger, of Walterboro, entered into rest June 18, 2015, at his home.
Arrangements by The Brice Herndon Crematory, 843.538.5408.
Margaret Tripp
Jun 17, 2015
Mrs. Margaret Smoak Tripp, 72, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at her residence. She was the widow of Kenneth Harold Tripp, to whom she was married for 40 years.
Funeral services will be held 11 am, Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Shiloh Baptist Church, 10656 Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin. Interment will follow in...
Mauro Melendez
Jun 16, 2015
Mauro Melendez, 60, of Demark, South Carolina, entered into rest Tuesday morning, June 16, 2015, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born January 15, 1955 in Mexico, he was a son of Epitacio Melendez and Gregoria Hernandez Losoya. He was a crew supervisor for various agricultural businesses and was of the Roman Catholic faith....

William "Bill" Smith
Jun 15, 2015
Mr. William Howell Smith, 80, of Barnwell, entered into eternal life Monday, June 15, 2015 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 6 o’clock, Thursday evening, June 18, 2015 at Hagood Avenue Baptist Church, 1144 Hagood Avenue, Barnwell. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5 pm until the hour of service at the church....
Alan Deloach, Sr.
Jun 15, 2015
Mr. Alan Douglas DeLoach, Sr., age 30, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday evening, June 15, 2015, from injuries sustained during an automobile accident in Colleton County.
The family will receive friends during a visitation for Alan Thursday evening, June 18, 2015, form 6 o’clock until 8 o’clock at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons...
Charles Williams, Jr.
Jun 14, 2015
Mr. Charles Pierce Williams, Jr., known to everyone as “Chuck”, 80, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Sunday, June 14, 2015 at MUSC in Charleston, after a 25 year battle with heart disease. He was the husband of the late Connie Parker Williams.
Graveside funeral services will be held 11 am, Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Old...

Georgia Mae Pellum
Jun 11, 2015
Mrs. Georgia Mae Carson Pellum, 99, of Green Pond, entered into eternal rest Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Pruitt Health in Walterboro. She was the widow of Joseph Ashley Pellum, to whom she was married for 47 years.
Funeral services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Green Pond Baptist Church, Green Pond Highway,...
Eve Nettles Roberts
Jun 7, 2015
Mrs. Eve Nettles Roberts, age 85, entered into rest Sunday evening, June 7, 2015, at her home on Scuffletown Road, Ruffin while surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, June 10, 2015, from Shiloh Baptist Church, 10565 Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin. The Reverend Ricky Crosby officiating. Interment will follow in...
Robert Alvin "Yankee" Haynes
Jun 4, 2015
Mr. Robert Alvin Haynes, affectionately known to all as “Yankee”, age 59, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at his residence in Walterboro.
A celebration of his life will be conducted Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 3 O’ clock in the afternoon, at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 5277 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro.
...Colonel James Carlisle Doggette, Jr.
Jun 3, 2015
Colonel James Carlisle Doggette, Jr., United States Air Force (Ret.), age 81, of Chamblee Drive, Walterboro, entered into rest eternal Wednesday evening, June 3, 2015, at the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington following a brief illness which arose while in Alaska.
The Relatives and Friends of Colonel and Mrs. James Carlisle Doggette, Jr. are...
Sadie Ruth Benton
Jun 1, 2015
Mrs. Sadie Ruth Benton, age 68, entered into rest Monday morning, June 1, 2015 at her home on Oak Street in Bowman while surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, June 3, 2015, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Pine...
Henry Alex Cummings
May 28, 2015
Mr. Henry Alex Cummings, age 82, died peacefully at his home in Ruffin surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Saturday morning, May 30, 2015, from the graveside at Glendale Memorial Cemetery, 2201 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro.
The family will receive friends after 3 o’clock Friday...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Louis Martin Ayer, Sr.
Jun 25, 2015
Mr. Louis Martin Ayer, Sr., age 85, entered into eternal rest Thursday afternoon, June 25, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at his residence on Main Highway in Olar, while under the care of Regency Hospice.
Funeral services will be conducted 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, June 28, 2015, from Saint Johns Baptist Church, 2468 Saint...

Jack Mcalhaney
Jun 25, 2015
Mr. Jack Willard McAlhaney, 80, of 370 Rocking M Road, Varnville, entered into eternal rest Thursday, June 25, 2015 after a short illness. He was the husband of the late Phyllis May Warren McAlhaney, to whom he was married for 51 years.
Funeral services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, June 28, 2015 at The Brice W....

Patsy Parker
Jun 22, 2015
Mrs. Patsy Williams Parker of Pineland Street in Walterboro, wife of the late Mr. Raymond F. Parker died Monday, June 22, 2015 at Colleton Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.
Rocky M. Barnes
Jun 21, 2015
Mr. Rocky Mikelett Barnes, Sr., 49, of Round O, entered into rest Saturday, June 20, 2015.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, June 24, 2015, form The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment with Full Military Honors will follow in Great Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery.
Born August 15, 1964,...

Virgie Doremus
Jun 20, 2015
Mrs. Virginia Rentz Doremus, known to everyone as “Virgie”, 95, of Ehrhardt, entered into eternal rest Saturday evening, June 20, 2015 at Pruitt Health Care in Bamberg. She was the widow of Clarence “Larry” Doremus, to whom she was married for 66 years.
Funeral services will be held at 11 o’clock, Tuesday morning, June 23, 2015 at...
David L. Derry
Jun 20, 2015
Chief David Lee Derry, United States Navy (Ret.), age 73, of Rodeo Drive, Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday morning, June 20, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.
The Relatives and Friends of Mr. and Mrs. David L. Derry are invited to a celebration of his life which will be conducted...
Carroll Barwick, Sr.
Jun 19, 2015
Mr. Eugene Carroll Barwick, Sr., age 74, entered into rest Friday afternoon, June 19, 2015, at his home on Pellum Road in Walterboro, while surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Hospice of Charleston. He was the husband of fifty-one years to the late Mrs. Bessie Mae Strawn Barwick at the time of her death in...
Russell Fender
Jun 19, 2015
Mr. Russell Fender, age 87, a lifelong Colleton County farmer entered into rest Friday morning, June 19, 2015, at his home on Maple Ridge Road, Walterboro.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, June 21, 2015, from the graveside at Pleasant Grove Baptist Churchyard.
Born July 17, 1928, a...

Gerard R. Jesberger
Jun 18, 2015
Mr. Gerard Richard Jesberger, of Walterboro, entered into rest June 18, 2015, at his home.
Arrangements by The Brice Herndon Crematory, 843.538.5408.
Margaret Tripp
Jun 17, 2015
Mrs. Margaret Smoak Tripp, 72, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at her residence. She was the widow of Kenneth Harold Tripp, to whom she was married for 40 years.
Funeral services will be held 11 am, Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Shiloh Baptist Church, 10656 Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin. Interment will follow in...
Mauro Melendez
Jun 16, 2015
Mauro Melendez, 60, of Demark, South Carolina, entered into rest Tuesday morning, June 16, 2015, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born January 15, 1955 in Mexico, he was a son of Epitacio Melendez and Gregoria Hernandez Losoya. He was a crew supervisor for various agricultural businesses and was of the Roman Catholic faith....

William "Bill" Smith
Jun 15, 2015
Mr. William Howell Smith, 80, of Barnwell, entered into eternal life Monday, June 15, 2015 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 6 o’clock, Thursday evening, June 18, 2015 at Hagood Avenue Baptist Church, 1144 Hagood Avenue, Barnwell. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5 pm until the hour of service at the church....
Alan Deloach, Sr.
Jun 15, 2015
Mr. Alan Douglas DeLoach, Sr., age 30, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday evening, June 15, 2015, from injuries sustained during an automobile accident in Colleton County.
The family will receive friends during a visitation for Alan Thursday evening, June 18, 2015, form 6 o’clock until 8 o’clock at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons...
Charles Williams, Jr.
Jun 14, 2015
Mr. Charles Pierce Williams, Jr., known to everyone as “Chuck”, 80, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Sunday, June 14, 2015 at MUSC in Charleston, after a 25 year battle with heart disease. He was the husband of the late Connie Parker Williams.
Graveside funeral services will be held 11 am, Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Old...

Georgia Mae Pellum
Jun 11, 2015
Mrs. Georgia Mae Carson Pellum, 99, of Green Pond, entered into eternal rest Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Pruitt Health in Walterboro. She was the widow of Joseph Ashley Pellum, to whom she was married for 47 years.
Funeral services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Green Pond Baptist Church, Green Pond Highway,...
Eve Nettles Roberts
Jun 7, 2015
Mrs. Eve Nettles Roberts, age 85, entered into rest Sunday evening, June 7, 2015, at her home on Scuffletown Road, Ruffin while surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, June 10, 2015, from Shiloh Baptist Church, 10565 Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin. The Reverend Ricky Crosby officiating. Interment will follow in...
Robert Alvin "Yankee" Haynes
Jun 4, 2015
Mr. Robert Alvin Haynes, affectionately known to all as “Yankee”, age 59, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at his residence in Walterboro.
A celebration of his life will be conducted Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 3 O’ clock in the afternoon, at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 5277 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro.
...Colonel James Carlisle Doggette, Jr.
Jun 3, 2015
Colonel James Carlisle Doggette, Jr., United States Air Force (Ret.), age 81, of Chamblee Drive, Walterboro, entered into rest eternal Wednesday evening, June 3, 2015, at the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington following a brief illness which arose while in Alaska.
The Relatives and Friends of Colonel and Mrs. James Carlisle Doggette, Jr. are...
Sadie Ruth Benton
Jun 1, 2015
Mrs. Sadie Ruth Benton, age 68, entered into rest Monday morning, June 1, 2015 at her home on Oak Street in Bowman while surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, June 3, 2015, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Pine...
Henry Alex Cummings
May 28, 2015
Mr. Henry Alex Cummings, age 82, died peacefully at his home in Ruffin surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 o’clock Saturday morning, May 30, 2015, from the graveside at Glendale Memorial Cemetery, 2201 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro.
The family will receive friends after 3 o’clock Friday...