Obituaries


Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Anne Smoak

Anne Smoak

Apr 15, 2014

Mrs. Anne Owens Leppard Smoak, 90, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, April 15, 2014. A resident of Walterboro, Mrs. Smoak was the widow of Senator I. A. “Son” Smoak, Jr., and the daughter of the late Senator James Ernest and Mrs. Anne Owens Leppard of Chesterfield, SC. Funeral services will be held 3 o’clock, Saturday afternoon, April 19,...

Donald Polk

Donald Polk

Apr 13, 2014

Mr. Donald Albert Polk, 72, of Ashton Road, Islandton, entered into rest Sunday morning, April 13, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, April 16, 2014, from the cryptside at Glendale Memorial Chapel Mausoleum, 2210 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. Born June 10, 1941, a native and lifelong resident of Islandton,...

Vernelle Beach Hendrix

Vernelle Beach Hendrix

Apr 13, 2014

Biography

Vernelle B. Hendrix transitioned to her eternal home on April 13, 2014 at St. George Health Care in St. George, SC. Born December 8, 1914 in Colleton County, to the late Hill B. and Nellie Fox, she had one sister, the late Miriam B. Clark. She was married to the late Fred D. Hendrix. She was a retired...

Elliott Ranney Donnelley

Elliott Ranney Donnelley

Apr 11, 2014

Mr. Elliott R. Donnelley, 76, Palm Beach, Florida, died Friday evening, April 11, 2014, at his family's beloved Ashepoo Plantation in Green Pond while under the care of Hospice Care of South Carolina. Mr. Donnelley served as a Vice Chairman and was also a Life Director of the Board of the foundation which his parents founded in 1952, the Gaylord...

Paul G. Slater

Paul G. Slater

Apr 11, 2014

Mr. Paul G. Slater, 82, entered into rest Friday evening, April 11. 2014, at the Life Care Center of North Charleston. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.

Floyd Lyons

Floyd Lyons

Apr 10, 2014

Second Mate Floyd Osborn Lyons, United States Merchant Marines (Ret.), age 89, of Schoolhouse Road in the Sniders Community of Ruffin, entered into rest Thursday morning, April 10, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, April 12, 2014, from Pine Grove Baptist Church, No. 1, 99 Pine Grove Road, Walterboro....

Geneva Deloach Jarrell

Geneva Deloach Jarrell

Apr 10, 2014

Mrs. Geneva DeLoach Jarrell, affectionately known as “NeNe”, 59, of Estill, entered into eternal rest Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Hampton Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o’clock, Sunday, April 13, 2014 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Varnville, with The Reverend Dr. Tommy Kelly and The Reverend Phillip Crocker. Interment will follow in...

Franklin Herndon

Franklin Herndon

Apr 5, 2014

Mr. William Franklin Herndon, 72, of Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin, entered into eternal rest, Saturday, April 5, 2014 at his residence, under the care of Amedysis Hospice. Graveside funeral services will be held 2 pm, Monday, April 7, 2014 at Old Field Creek Cemetery in Ruffin. Born November 15, 1941 in Ruffin, he was a son of the late Levy Owens...

Mary Devlin-Hamilton

Mary Devlin-Hamilton

Apr 2, 2014

Biography

Ms. Mary Devlin-Hamilton, 61, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Trident Medical Center. She was the widow of Barry A.B. Devlin-Hamilton. A memorial service will be held 3 pm. Saturday, April 5, 2014 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. The family will receive friends immediately following the service....

Nellie Creel

Nellie Creel

Apr 2, 2014

Biography

Mrs. Nellie Brock Creel, 66, of Hathaway Lane, Cottageville, entered into rest Wednesday morning, April 2, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, April 5, 2014, from Little Rock Holiness Church, 20991 Augusta Highway, Cottageville. The Reverend Dr. John Glenn Creel and The Reverend Clay Howard officiating. Interment will follow in the...

Kathy Gruber Smyly

Kathy Gruber Smyly

Mar 31, 2014

Mrs. Kathy Gruber Smyly, 50, of Sidneys Road, Round O, entered into rest Monday morning, March 31, 2014, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, April 2, 2014, from Canaan Baptist Church, Augusta Highway, Canadys. Interment will follow in Beech Hill Cemetery, Givhans. Born February 1, 1964, a native...

Olin Varnadoe

Olin Varnadoe

Mar 31, 2014

Biography

Mr. Olin Dee Varnadoe, 77, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday morning, March 31, 2014, at Colleton Place in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, April 3, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow on the family plot in Williams Cemetery. Born March 8, 1937, a native...

Lucy Ettinger

Lucy Ettinger

Mar 30, 2014

Biography

Mrs. Lucy Elise Ettinger, 70, of North Charleston, entered into rest Sunday morning, March 30, 2014, at The Methodist Oaks in Orangeburg. She was the wife of the late Mr. Edward E. Ettinger. Born August 19, 1942, a native of Charleston, she was a daughter of the late William Hampton Lee and the late Eunice Hudson Lee. She...

Hendrina Koeman Nichols

Hendrina Koeman Nichols

Mar 29, 2014

Biography

Mrs. Hendrina Koeman Nichols, 76, of Rehoboth Road, Cottageville, entered into rest Friday evening, March 29, 2014, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Mr. Thomas Jerry Nichols who died in 2011. A celebration of her life will be conducted 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral...

Sammy Groves

Sammy Groves

Mar 28, 2014

Mr. Sammy Groves, 64, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday, March 28, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Monday, April 7, 2014 at Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Born November 26, 1949 in Colleton County, he was a son of the late Edward R. Groves and Ruby Ruth Crosby Groves. He served...

Madeleine Boatwright

Madeleine Boatwright

Mar 28, 2014

Biography

Mrs. Madeleine Ozmore Boatwright, 80, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday morning, March 28, 2014, at the Lake Crossing Health Center in Appling, Georgia near where she has spent the last few years of her life in Augusta. She was the loving wife of forty years to Mr. Bert Boatwright. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Monday...

Joseph Givens, Jr

Joseph Givens, Jr

Mar 28, 2014

Joseph Travis Givens, Jr. April 11, 1944 - March 28, 2014

Mr. Joseph Travis Givens, Jr., affectionately known as "Joe", age 69, of the Sniders Community in Ruffin, entered into rest Friday evening, March 28, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, April 1, 2014, from Church Upon the Rock, 2483 Miracle Road,...

Gerald Edmond Grossie

Gerald Edmond Grossie

Mar 26, 2014

Biography

Mr. Gerald Edmond Grossie, 70, of Peniel Road, Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday morning, March 26, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, March 30, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The family will receive friends following the funeral ceremony Sunday afternoon. Born January 5, 1944, a...

Ellen Gibson Brown

Ellen Gibson Brown

Mar 26, 2014

Biography

Mrs. Ellen Gibson Brown, 62, of Lodge and Summerton, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, March 26, 2014, at her home in Lodge. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Saturday morning, March 29, 2014, from Carter's Ford Baptist Church, 6507 Lodge Highway, Lodge. Interment will follow in the churchyard. The family will receive friends Thursday and Friday at...

Elizabeth Prescott

Elizabeth Prescott

Mar 26, 2014

Biography

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Prescott, affectionately known by all as "Mrs. Lib", age 75, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday morning, March 26, 2014, at her residence under the care of Agape Hospice. A celebration of her life will be conducted 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, March 28, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The...

Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas

Anne Smoak

Anne Smoak

Apr 15, 2014

Mrs. Anne Owens Leppard Smoak, 90, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, April 15, 2014. A resident of Walterboro, Mrs. Smoak was the widow of Senator I. A. “Son” Smoak, Jr., and the daughter of the late Senator James Ernest and Mrs. Anne Owens Leppard of Chesterfield, SC. Funeral services will be held 3 o’clock, Saturday afternoon, April 19,...

Donald Polk

Donald Polk

Apr 13, 2014

Mr. Donald Albert Polk, 72, of Ashton Road, Islandton, entered into rest Sunday morning, April 13, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, April 16, 2014, from the cryptside at Glendale Memorial Chapel Mausoleum, 2210 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. Born June 10, 1941, a native and lifelong resident of Islandton,...

Vernelle Beach Hendrix

Vernelle Beach Hendrix

Apr 13, 2014

Biography

Vernelle B. Hendrix transitioned to her eternal home on April 13, 2014 at St. George Health Care in St. George, SC. Born December 8, 1914 in Colleton County, to the late Hill B. and Nellie Fox, she had one sister, the late Miriam B. Clark. She was married to the late Fred D. Hendrix. She was a retired...

Elliott Ranney Donnelley

Elliott Ranney Donnelley

Apr 11, 2014

Mr. Elliott R. Donnelley, 76, Palm Beach, Florida, died Friday evening, April 11, 2014, at his family's beloved Ashepoo Plantation in Green Pond while under the care of Hospice Care of South Carolina. Mr. Donnelley served as a Vice Chairman and was also a Life Director of the Board of the foundation which his parents founded in 1952, the Gaylord...

Paul G. Slater

Paul G. Slater

Apr 11, 2014

Mr. Paul G. Slater, 82, entered into rest Friday evening, April 11. 2014, at the Life Care Center of North Charleston. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.

Floyd Lyons

Floyd Lyons

Apr 10, 2014

Second Mate Floyd Osborn Lyons, United States Merchant Marines (Ret.), age 89, of Schoolhouse Road in the Sniders Community of Ruffin, entered into rest Thursday morning, April 10, 2014, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, April 12, 2014, from Pine Grove Baptist Church, No. 1, 99 Pine Grove Road, Walterboro....

Geneva Deloach Jarrell

Geneva Deloach Jarrell

Apr 10, 2014

Mrs. Geneva DeLoach Jarrell, affectionately known as “NeNe”, 59, of Estill, entered into eternal rest Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Hampton Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted 3 o’clock, Sunday, April 13, 2014 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Varnville, with The Reverend Dr. Tommy Kelly and The Reverend Phillip Crocker. Interment will follow in...

Franklin Herndon

Franklin Herndon

Apr 5, 2014

Mr. William Franklin Herndon, 72, of Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin, entered into eternal rest, Saturday, April 5, 2014 at his residence, under the care of Amedysis Hospice. Graveside funeral services will be held 2 pm, Monday, April 7, 2014 at Old Field Creek Cemetery in Ruffin. Born November 15, 1941 in Ruffin, he was a son of the late Levy Owens...

Mary Devlin-Hamilton

Mary Devlin-Hamilton

Apr 2, 2014

Biography

Ms. Mary Devlin-Hamilton, 61, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Trident Medical Center. She was the widow of Barry A.B. Devlin-Hamilton. A memorial service will be held 3 pm. Saturday, April 5, 2014 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. The family will receive friends immediately following the service....

Nellie Creel

Nellie Creel

Apr 2, 2014

Biography

Mrs. Nellie Brock Creel, 66, of Hathaway Lane, Cottageville, entered into rest Wednesday morning, April 2, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, April 5, 2014, from Little Rock Holiness Church, 20991 Augusta Highway, Cottageville. The Reverend Dr. John Glenn Creel and The Reverend Clay Howard officiating. Interment will follow in the...

Kathy Gruber Smyly

Kathy Gruber Smyly

Mar 31, 2014

Mrs. Kathy Gruber Smyly, 50, of Sidneys Road, Round O, entered into rest Monday morning, March 31, 2014, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, April 2, 2014, from Canaan Baptist Church, Augusta Highway, Canadys. Interment will follow in Beech Hill Cemetery, Givhans. Born February 1, 1964, a native...

Olin Varnadoe

Olin Varnadoe

Mar 31, 2014

Biography

Mr. Olin Dee Varnadoe, 77, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday morning, March 31, 2014, at Colleton Place in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, April 3, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow on the family plot in Williams Cemetery. Born March 8, 1937, a native...

Lucy Ettinger

Lucy Ettinger

Mar 30, 2014

Biography

Mrs. Lucy Elise Ettinger, 70, of North Charleston, entered into rest Sunday morning, March 30, 2014, at The Methodist Oaks in Orangeburg. She was the wife of the late Mr. Edward E. Ettinger. Born August 19, 1942, a native of Charleston, she was a daughter of the late William Hampton Lee and the late Eunice Hudson Lee. She...

Hendrina Koeman Nichols

Hendrina Koeman Nichols

Mar 29, 2014

Biography

Mrs. Hendrina Koeman Nichols, 76, of Rehoboth Road, Cottageville, entered into rest Friday evening, March 29, 2014, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Mr. Thomas Jerry Nichols who died in 2011. A celebration of her life will be conducted 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral...

Sammy Groves

Sammy Groves

Mar 28, 2014

Mr. Sammy Groves, 64, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday, March 28, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Monday, April 7, 2014 at Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Born November 26, 1949 in Colleton County, he was a son of the late Edward R. Groves and Ruby Ruth Crosby Groves. He served...

Madeleine Boatwright

Madeleine Boatwright

Mar 28, 2014

Biography

Mrs. Madeleine Ozmore Boatwright, 80, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday morning, March 28, 2014, at the Lake Crossing Health Center in Appling, Georgia near where she has spent the last few years of her life in Augusta. She was the loving wife of forty years to Mr. Bert Boatwright. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Monday...

Joseph Givens, Jr

Joseph Givens, Jr

Mar 28, 2014

Joseph Travis Givens, Jr. April 11, 1944 - March 28, 2014

Mr. Joseph Travis Givens, Jr., affectionately known as "Joe", age 69, of the Sniders Community in Ruffin, entered into rest Friday evening, March 28, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, April 1, 2014, from Church Upon the Rock, 2483 Miracle Road,...

Gerald Edmond Grossie

Gerald Edmond Grossie

Mar 26, 2014

Biography

Mr. Gerald Edmond Grossie, 70, of Peniel Road, Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday morning, March 26, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, March 30, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The family will receive friends following the funeral ceremony Sunday afternoon. Born January 5, 1944, a...

Ellen Gibson Brown

Ellen Gibson Brown

Mar 26, 2014

Biography

Mrs. Ellen Gibson Brown, 62, of Lodge and Summerton, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, March 26, 2014, at her home in Lodge. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Saturday morning, March 29, 2014, from Carter's Ford Baptist Church, 6507 Lodge Highway, Lodge. Interment will follow in the churchyard. The family will receive friends Thursday and Friday at...

Elizabeth Prescott

Elizabeth Prescott

Mar 26, 2014

Biography

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Prescott, affectionately known by all as "Mrs. Lib", age 75, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday morning, March 26, 2014, at her residence under the care of Agape Hospice. A celebration of her life will be conducted 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, March 28, 2014, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The...