Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Betty Loncar Pontious
Aug 31, 2014
Mrs. Betty Loncar Pontious, 86, of Hampton Street in the Historic District of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, August 31, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. She was the loving wife of fifty-six years to the late Mr. Harlan Andrew “Andy” Pontious at the time of his death in 2003. The family will receive friends from 6...

Billy Lyons
Aug 27, 2014
Biography
Mr. Billy D. Lyons, affectionately known to all as "Pappy", 72, of Varnville, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 12 noon, Saturday, August 30, 3014 at Hagan Cemetery in Smoaks. Mr. Lyons was born January 30, 1942 in Bamberg County and was a son of the...
Charles Grimes
Aug 25, 2014
Mr. Charles Wendell Grimes, 64, of Miracle Road, Ruffin, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, August 25, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Born June 22, 1950, a native of Springfield, Ohio, he was a son of the late Wendell Greer Grimes and the late Anna Maxine Plock Grimes. He worked as a machinist and welder having last been...
Edna Dehay Starks
Aug 23, 2014
Mrs. Edna Estelle DeHay Starks, 83, of McLeod Road, Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday evening, August 23, 2014, at the Oakwood Health Care Center in Walterboro. She was the loving wife of forty-one years to the late Mr. James Franklin Starks at the time of his death in 1992. Funeral services will be conducted 11:30 Wednesday morning, August 27, 2014,...
Robert Lee Ferguson, Sr
Aug 22, 2014
Mr. Robert Lee Ferguson, Sr.,affectionately known as "Jail Bird", 77, of Pocotaligo Road, Hampton, entered into rest Friday evening, August 22, 2014. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, August 25, 2014, from The Lighthouse Church, 2435 Augusta Hwy, Hampton. Interment will follow in Gooding Cemetery. Born June 3, 1937, in Barnwell County, he was a son of...

William Hobson
Aug 18, 2014
Mr. William Hobson, 90, entered into rest Monday morning, August 18, 2014, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. Arrangements will be announced by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.
Leon Priester
Aug 15, 2014
Leon Priester August 15, 2014
William Leon Priester, 82, of Ehrhardt, South Carolina passed away Friday morning, August 15, 2014, at his residence after an extended illness. He was the son of the late Lucille Shuler Cherry Priester of Elloree and the late George William Priester of Bamberg. As a young boy, he was raised in the home of...

Ruth Corbeil
Aug 15, 2014
Biography
Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Crobeil, 83, of Walterboro, formerly of Palm Harbor, Florida, entered into rest Friday morning, August 15, 2014, at the Colleton Courtyard in Walterboro under the care of Amedisys Hospice. She was twice married, first to the late Mr. Arnold Washington and secondly to the late Mr. Harvey Corbeil. Born March 24, 1931, a native of...

Charles Lewis Darnell
Aug 14, 2014
Mr. Charles Lewis Darnell, Sr., 72, of Hampton, entered into eternal rest Thursday, August 14, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Saturday, August 16, 2014 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Varnville. Interment will follow in Gillisonville Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Darnell was born April 24, 1942 in Charleston and was a...

Sandra Carroll
Aug 12, 2014
Ms. Sandra Prince Carroll, 56, of Varnville, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Allendale County Hospital. Ms. Carroll was born December 7, 1957 in Hampton and was a daughter of the late Roy Prince and Beulah Bowers Prince. Known to all as “Mammy”, she was a loving and compassionate mother and grandmother who loved everyone. Surviving are:...

Larry Youmans
Aug 10, 2014
Mr. Larry J. Youmans, 61, of Cherokee Drive, Smoaks, entered into rest Sunday morning, August 10, 2014, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston following injuries sustained during an automobile accident in Colleton County. Funeral services will be conducted 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, August 13, 2014, from the graveside in Tabernacle Cemetery, Lowcountry Highway, Smoaks. The family will...

Henry Casper Harbiston
Aug 10, 2014
Mr. Henry Casper Harbiston, Jr., 67, of New Port, North Carolina, entered into eternal rest Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City, North Carolina. He was the widower of the late Judith Copeland Harbiston. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Little Swamp United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the...

Bruce Waterman
Aug 9, 2014
Biography
Mr. Bruce Dean Waterman, 69, of Running Creek Lane, Cottageville, entered into rest Saturday morning, August 9, 2014, at the Ralph H. Johnson Veteran's Administration Hospital in Charleston. Born December 20, 1944, a son of the late Marion Waterman and the late Deloris Hall, he was a native of Olivet, Michigan having made the Lowcountry of South Carolina...

Timothy La Presta
Aug 9, 2014
Biography
Mr. Timothy Michael La Presta, affectionately known by all as "Tim" , age 64, of Dairy Lane, Cottageville, entered into rest Saturday evening, August 9, 2014, at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, August 16, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. A celebration of Tim's life will...
Lawrence B. Bailey
Aug 8, 2014
Lawrence B. Bailey January 3, 1941 - August 8, 2014
Mr. Lawrence Benjamin Bailey, 73, of Augusta Highway, Smoaks, entered into rest Friday morning, August 8, 2014, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Funeral services will be conducted 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, August 10, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment...
Betty Owensby Farris
Aug 8, 2014
Biography
Mrs. Betty Owensby Farris, 87, of Bessemer City, passed away on August 8, 2014, at her son's home in Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Mr. Christy C. Farris. She was born on May 24, 1927, in Kings Mountain, to the late James Thomas and Dorothy Spencer Owensby. "Granny" was a loving mother and grandmother who...

William Rufas Bush
Aug 5, 2014
Biography
William Rufus Bush, 72, a driver for Wheel Wright Trucking entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, August 5, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced soon by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.
Danny Lyons
Aug 5, 2014
Biography
Mr. Daniel A. Lyons, affectionately known by all as "Danny", age 53, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday evening, August 5, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Friday morning, August 8, 2014, from Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 5277 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. Interment will follow in the churchyard. The family will received...
Iva Lee Headden
Aug 2, 2014
Biography
Mrs. Iva Lee Nora Stutts Headden, 93, of Hampton Street, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Colleton Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of the late Northern Headden. Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Bedon Baptist Church, 2410 Cottageville Highway, Walterboro. Interment will...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Betty Loncar Pontious
Aug 31, 2014
Mrs. Betty Loncar Pontious, 86, of Hampton Street in the Historic District of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, August 31, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. She was the loving wife of fifty-six years to the late Mr. Harlan Andrew “Andy” Pontious at the time of his death in 2003. The family will receive friends from 6...

Billy Lyons
Aug 27, 2014
Biography
Mr. Billy D. Lyons, affectionately known to all as "Pappy", 72, of Varnville, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 12 noon, Saturday, August 30, 3014 at Hagan Cemetery in Smoaks. Mr. Lyons was born January 30, 1942 in Bamberg County and was a son of the...
Charles Grimes
Aug 25, 2014
Mr. Charles Wendell Grimes, 64, of Miracle Road, Ruffin, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, August 25, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Born June 22, 1950, a native of Springfield, Ohio, he was a son of the late Wendell Greer Grimes and the late Anna Maxine Plock Grimes. He worked as a machinist and welder having last been...
Edna Dehay Starks
Aug 23, 2014
Mrs. Edna Estelle DeHay Starks, 83, of McLeod Road, Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday evening, August 23, 2014, at the Oakwood Health Care Center in Walterboro. She was the loving wife of forty-one years to the late Mr. James Franklin Starks at the time of his death in 1992. Funeral services will be conducted 11:30 Wednesday morning, August 27, 2014,...
Robert Lee Ferguson, Sr
Aug 22, 2014
Mr. Robert Lee Ferguson, Sr.,affectionately known as "Jail Bird", 77, of Pocotaligo Road, Hampton, entered into rest Friday evening, August 22, 2014. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, August 25, 2014, from The Lighthouse Church, 2435 Augusta Hwy, Hampton. Interment will follow in Gooding Cemetery. Born June 3, 1937, in Barnwell County, he was a son of...

William Hobson
Aug 18, 2014
Mr. William Hobson, 90, entered into rest Monday morning, August 18, 2014, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. Arrangements will be announced by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.
Leon Priester
Aug 15, 2014
Leon Priester August 15, 2014
William Leon Priester, 82, of Ehrhardt, South Carolina passed away Friday morning, August 15, 2014, at his residence after an extended illness. He was the son of the late Lucille Shuler Cherry Priester of Elloree and the late George William Priester of Bamberg. As a young boy, he was raised in the home of...

Ruth Corbeil
Aug 15, 2014
Biography
Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Crobeil, 83, of Walterboro, formerly of Palm Harbor, Florida, entered into rest Friday morning, August 15, 2014, at the Colleton Courtyard in Walterboro under the care of Amedisys Hospice. She was twice married, first to the late Mr. Arnold Washington and secondly to the late Mr. Harvey Corbeil. Born March 24, 1931, a native of...

Charles Lewis Darnell
Aug 14, 2014
Mr. Charles Lewis Darnell, Sr., 72, of Hampton, entered into eternal rest Thursday, August 14, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Saturday, August 16, 2014 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Varnville. Interment will follow in Gillisonville Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Darnell was born April 24, 1942 in Charleston and was a...

Sandra Carroll
Aug 12, 2014
Ms. Sandra Prince Carroll, 56, of Varnville, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Allendale County Hospital. Ms. Carroll was born December 7, 1957 in Hampton and was a daughter of the late Roy Prince and Beulah Bowers Prince. Known to all as “Mammy”, she was a loving and compassionate mother and grandmother who loved everyone. Surviving are:...

Larry Youmans
Aug 10, 2014
Mr. Larry J. Youmans, 61, of Cherokee Drive, Smoaks, entered into rest Sunday morning, August 10, 2014, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston following injuries sustained during an automobile accident in Colleton County. Funeral services will be conducted 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, August 13, 2014, from the graveside in Tabernacle Cemetery, Lowcountry Highway, Smoaks. The family will...

Henry Casper Harbiston
Aug 10, 2014
Mr. Henry Casper Harbiston, Jr., 67, of New Port, North Carolina, entered into eternal rest Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City, North Carolina. He was the widower of the late Judith Copeland Harbiston. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Little Swamp United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the...

Bruce Waterman
Aug 9, 2014
Biography
Mr. Bruce Dean Waterman, 69, of Running Creek Lane, Cottageville, entered into rest Saturday morning, August 9, 2014, at the Ralph H. Johnson Veteran's Administration Hospital in Charleston. Born December 20, 1944, a son of the late Marion Waterman and the late Deloris Hall, he was a native of Olivet, Michigan having made the Lowcountry of South Carolina...

Timothy La Presta
Aug 9, 2014
Biography
Mr. Timothy Michael La Presta, affectionately known by all as "Tim" , age 64, of Dairy Lane, Cottageville, entered into rest Saturday evening, August 9, 2014, at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, August 16, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. A celebration of Tim's life will...
Lawrence B. Bailey
Aug 8, 2014
Lawrence B. Bailey January 3, 1941 - August 8, 2014
Mr. Lawrence Benjamin Bailey, 73, of Augusta Highway, Smoaks, entered into rest Friday morning, August 8, 2014, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Funeral services will be conducted 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, August 10, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment...
Betty Owensby Farris
Aug 8, 2014
Biography
Mrs. Betty Owensby Farris, 87, of Bessemer City, passed away on August 8, 2014, at her son's home in Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Mr. Christy C. Farris. She was born on May 24, 1927, in Kings Mountain, to the late James Thomas and Dorothy Spencer Owensby. "Granny" was a loving mother and grandmother who...

William Rufas Bush
Aug 5, 2014
Biography
William Rufus Bush, 72, a driver for Wheel Wright Trucking entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, August 5, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced soon by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.
Danny Lyons
Aug 5, 2014
Biography
Mr. Daniel A. Lyons, affectionately known by all as "Danny", age 53, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday evening, August 5, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Friday morning, August 8, 2014, from Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 5277 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. Interment will follow in the churchyard. The family will received...
Iva Lee Headden
Aug 2, 2014
Biography
Mrs. Iva Lee Nora Stutts Headden, 93, of Hampton Street, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Colleton Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of the late Northern Headden. Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Bedon Baptist Church, 2410 Cottageville Highway, Walterboro. Interment will...