Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Burley Hickman
May 24, 2014
Biography
Mr. Burley Glenn Hickman, 70, of Cottageville, entered into rest Saturday evening, May 24, 2014, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, May 29, 2014, from the graveside at Ackerman Cemetery at Red Oak in Cottageville. Born April 3, 1944, a native of Cottageville, he was a son...
Clara Hudson Stanley
May 18, 2014
Mrs. Clara Hudson Stanley, 70, of Fire Hill Road, Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, May 18, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, May 21, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Ralph Warren officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Hendersonville...
Jorg Detlev Bewersdorf
May 18, 2014
Technical Sergeant Jorg Detlev Bewersdorf, United States Air Force (Ret.), age 69, of Cottageville, entered into rest Sunday morning, May 18, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services with full military honors will be conducted 11 o'clock Saturday, May 24, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Rich Johnston officiating. The family will receive friends...

Clara Gerard Trippe
May 17, 2014
Biography
Mrs. Clara Gerard Trippe, affectionately known as "Winnie", age 92, of Ruffin, entered into rest Saturday morning, May 17, 2014, at Heritage Health Care Center on Witsell Street in Walterboro. She was the widow of Mr. James A. Trippe. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, from the graveside at Smoak Family Cemetery,...

Johnny Hadwin
May 14, 2014
Mr. Johnny Hadwin, 57, of Yemassee, entered into rest Wednesday evening, May 14, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Mr. Hadwin was born May 9, 1957 in Beaufort, SC and was a son of Velma King Hadwin and the late Marvin Ray Hadwin. A memorial service will be held 2 pm, Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Open Arms...
Clemson C. Hiers
May 14, 2014
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Mr. Clemson Calhoun Hiers, 90, of See See Road, Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday morning, May 14, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Saturday morning, May 17, 2014, from Great Swamp Baptist Church, 3396 Hendersonville Highway, Walterboro. The Reverend...
R. L. Sparks
May 11, 2014
Biography
Mr. R. L. Sparks, Sr., 76, of Pansey Street, Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday morning, May 11, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, May 14, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Paul Creason officiating. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial...

James Monroe Crosby
May 8, 2014
Mr. James Monroe Crosby, 83, of Breland Street, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, May 8, 2014 at his residence under the care of Odyssey Hospice. Graveside funeral services will be held 11 am, Monday, May 12, 2014, at Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery, 1150 Possum Corner Road, with Reverend Marshall Stanley officiating. Visitation will follow immediately after the service...
Lavinia Hiers Catterton
May 7, 2014
Biography Widow of the late Mr. Lloyd E. Catterton, Mrs. Lavinia Hiers Catterton, passed away at her home on Wednesday afternoon, May 7, 2014. Mrs. Catterton was born on June 14, 1932, in Colleton County. She was the daughter of the late Jervey Hiers and Rita Ulmer Hiers. She is survived by her four sons, E. Ross Catterton (Denise), James...

Benjamin Harold Tant
May 7, 2014
Mr. Benjamin Harold Tant, 85, of Frog Hollow Road, Varnville, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at his home, after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Margaruite Cooler Tant, to whom he was married for 58 years. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Sandy Run Baptist Church. Interment will follow...
Becky Dewitt
May 6, 2014
Mrs. Rebecca Banks DeWitt, 75, entered into rest peacefully Tuesday morning, May 6, 2014, at her home on Bill Court in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 10 oÂ’clock Friday morning, May 9, 2014, from The Walterboro Church of God, 4582 Jefferies Highway, Walterboro. The Reverend John Harbin officiating. Becky will be laid to her rest at the Glendale Memorial...

Barbara Teeling
May 6, 2014
Biography
Mrs. Barbara Lopez Teeling, 67, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Colleton Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Glendale Memorial Cemetery, Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. Mrs. Teeling was born May 13, 1946 in Manhattan, New York and was a daughter of the late Jesus Lopez...

Robert Hughes
May 5, 2014
Biography
Mr. Robert Jacob Hughes, 79, of Pinewood Street in the Forest Hills Subdivision of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday morning, May 5, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, May 8, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The family will receive friends...
Katie Jones Norris
May 4, 2014
Biography
Katie Ann Jones Norris, 39, of Florence, entered into rest Sunday evening, May 4, 2014, at the McLeod Medical Center in Florence. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Saturday morning, May 10, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Son Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Jonny Byrd officiating. Interment will follow in Glory Bound Ministries Cemetery, 68...
Betty Jane Riggs Strickland
May 1, 2014
Mrs. Betty Jane Riggs Strickland, 79, of Main Highway, Olar, entered into rest Thursday evening, May 1, 2014, at a Columbia Hospital. She was the wife of fifty years to the late Mr. Joseph E. Strickland, Sr. who died in 2006. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, May 5, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons...
Deborah Webb
Apr 30, 2014
Debbie Webb of Varnville, SC passed away peacefully on April 30, 2014. She was 62. Debbie is survived by her husband Louis Dale Webb of Demorest, GA and her mother Charlotte E. Tuten of Varnville, SC. She was the daughter of the late Paul R. Phillips and the stepdaughter of the late Herman R. Tuten. Also surviving are her children,...

Kenneth Beach, Jr
Apr 30, 2014
Biography
Mr. Kenneth Douglas Beach, Jr., 50, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday morning, April 30, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. A private family committal service will be held Thursday, May 1, 2014, in Live Oak Cemetery, Walterboro. Born December 11, 1963, a native of Charleston, he was a son of Mrs. Betty Best Beach and...
Violet Gibson Crosby
Apr 29, 2014
Biography
Mrs. Violet Gibson Crosby, 82, of Cane Branch Road, Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday morning, April 29, 2014, at her home while under the care of Amedisys Hospice. She was the loving wife of the late Mr. James Talf Crosby who died in 1999. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon, May 1, 2014, from The...
Barbara Stevens Smyly
Apr 29, 2014
Mrs. Barbara Ann Smyly, 66, of Walterboro, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Saturday, May 3, 2014 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Smyly Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1 pm until the hour of service. Mrs. Smyly...
Kermit Delano Barnette
Apr 29, 2014
Biography
Mr. Kermit Delano Barnette, 81, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2014, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro while under the care of PH Hospice Care. Funeral services with military honors will be conducted 12 noon Thursday afternoon, May 1, 2014, from the Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary Street, Beaufort. The Reverend Mark Barnette...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas

Burley Hickman
May 24, 2014
Biography
Mr. Burley Glenn Hickman, 70, of Cottageville, entered into rest Saturday evening, May 24, 2014, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, May 29, 2014, from the graveside at Ackerman Cemetery at Red Oak in Cottageville. Born April 3, 1944, a native of Cottageville, he was a son...
Clara Hudson Stanley
May 18, 2014
Mrs. Clara Hudson Stanley, 70, of Fire Hill Road, Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, May 18, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, May 21, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Ralph Warren officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Hendersonville...
Jorg Detlev Bewersdorf
May 18, 2014
Technical Sergeant Jorg Detlev Bewersdorf, United States Air Force (Ret.), age 69, of Cottageville, entered into rest Sunday morning, May 18, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services with full military honors will be conducted 11 o'clock Saturday, May 24, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Rich Johnston officiating. The family will receive friends...

Clara Gerard Trippe
May 17, 2014
Biography
Mrs. Clara Gerard Trippe, affectionately known as "Winnie", age 92, of Ruffin, entered into rest Saturday morning, May 17, 2014, at Heritage Health Care Center on Witsell Street in Walterboro. She was the widow of Mr. James A. Trippe. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, from the graveside at Smoak Family Cemetery,...

Johnny Hadwin
May 14, 2014
Mr. Johnny Hadwin, 57, of Yemassee, entered into rest Wednesday evening, May 14, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Mr. Hadwin was born May 9, 1957 in Beaufort, SC and was a son of Velma King Hadwin and the late Marvin Ray Hadwin. A memorial service will be held 2 pm, Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Open Arms...
Clemson C. Hiers
May 14, 2014
Send Flowers | Send Card Clemson C. Hiers November 5, 1923 - May 14, 2014
Mr. Clemson Calhoun Hiers, 90, of See See Road, Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday morning, May 14, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Saturday morning, May 17, 2014, from Great Swamp Baptist Church, 3396 Hendersonville Highway, Walterboro. The Reverend...
R. L. Sparks
May 11, 2014
Biography
Mr. R. L. Sparks, Sr., 76, of Pansey Street, Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday morning, May 11, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, May 14, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Paul Creason officiating. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial...

James Monroe Crosby
May 8, 2014
Mr. James Monroe Crosby, 83, of Breland Street, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, May 8, 2014 at his residence under the care of Odyssey Hospice. Graveside funeral services will be held 11 am, Monday, May 12, 2014, at Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery, 1150 Possum Corner Road, with Reverend Marshall Stanley officiating. Visitation will follow immediately after the service...
Lavinia Hiers Catterton
May 7, 2014
Biography Widow of the late Mr. Lloyd E. Catterton, Mrs. Lavinia Hiers Catterton, passed away at her home on Wednesday afternoon, May 7, 2014. Mrs. Catterton was born on June 14, 1932, in Colleton County. She was the daughter of the late Jervey Hiers and Rita Ulmer Hiers. She is survived by her four sons, E. Ross Catterton (Denise), James...

Benjamin Harold Tant
May 7, 2014
Mr. Benjamin Harold Tant, 85, of Frog Hollow Road, Varnville, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at his home, after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Margaruite Cooler Tant, to whom he was married for 58 years. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Sandy Run Baptist Church. Interment will follow...
Becky Dewitt
May 6, 2014
Mrs. Rebecca Banks DeWitt, 75, entered into rest peacefully Tuesday morning, May 6, 2014, at her home on Bill Court in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 10 oÂ’clock Friday morning, May 9, 2014, from The Walterboro Church of God, 4582 Jefferies Highway, Walterboro. The Reverend John Harbin officiating. Becky will be laid to her rest at the Glendale Memorial...

Barbara Teeling
May 6, 2014
Biography
Mrs. Barbara Lopez Teeling, 67, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Colleton Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Glendale Memorial Cemetery, Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. Mrs. Teeling was born May 13, 1946 in Manhattan, New York and was a daughter of the late Jesus Lopez...

Robert Hughes
May 5, 2014
Biography
Mr. Robert Jacob Hughes, 79, of Pinewood Street in the Forest Hills Subdivision of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday morning, May 5, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, May 8, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The family will receive friends...
Katie Jones Norris
May 4, 2014
Biography
Katie Ann Jones Norris, 39, of Florence, entered into rest Sunday evening, May 4, 2014, at the McLeod Medical Center in Florence. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Saturday morning, May 10, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Son Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Jonny Byrd officiating. Interment will follow in Glory Bound Ministries Cemetery, 68...
Betty Jane Riggs Strickland
May 1, 2014
Mrs. Betty Jane Riggs Strickland, 79, of Main Highway, Olar, entered into rest Thursday evening, May 1, 2014, at a Columbia Hospital. She was the wife of fifty years to the late Mr. Joseph E. Strickland, Sr. who died in 2006. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, May 5, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons...
Deborah Webb
Apr 30, 2014
Debbie Webb of Varnville, SC passed away peacefully on April 30, 2014. She was 62. Debbie is survived by her husband Louis Dale Webb of Demorest, GA and her mother Charlotte E. Tuten of Varnville, SC. She was the daughter of the late Paul R. Phillips and the stepdaughter of the late Herman R. Tuten. Also surviving are her children,...

Kenneth Beach, Jr
Apr 30, 2014
Biography
Mr. Kenneth Douglas Beach, Jr., 50, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday morning, April 30, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. A private family committal service will be held Thursday, May 1, 2014, in Live Oak Cemetery, Walterboro. Born December 11, 1963, a native of Charleston, he was a son of Mrs. Betty Best Beach and...
Violet Gibson Crosby
Apr 29, 2014
Biography
Mrs. Violet Gibson Crosby, 82, of Cane Branch Road, Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday morning, April 29, 2014, at her home while under the care of Amedisys Hospice. She was the loving wife of the late Mr. James Talf Crosby who died in 1999. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon, May 1, 2014, from The...
Barbara Stevens Smyly
Apr 29, 2014
Mrs. Barbara Ann Smyly, 66, of Walterboro, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Saturday, May 3, 2014 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Smyly Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1 pm until the hour of service. Mrs. Smyly...
Kermit Delano Barnette
Apr 29, 2014
Biography
Mr. Kermit Delano Barnette, 81, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2014, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro while under the care of PH Hospice Care. Funeral services with military honors will be conducted 12 noon Thursday afternoon, May 1, 2014, from the Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary Street, Beaufort. The Reverend Mark Barnette...