Obituaries


Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Marion Marchant

Marion Marchant

Oct 12, 2013

On Saturday night, October 12, 2013, Marion Marchant, wife of Joseph Marchant Sr., went home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ at the Roper Hospital in Charleston. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Essie Mae Smoak Ricketson; her daughter, Tammy Marchant Hall; and granddaughter, Mary Hall. She is survived by her husband of 56 years,...

Richard F. Frasier

Richard F. Frasier

Oct 11, 2013

Mr. Richard F. Frasier, of Shallow Ford Road, Ruffin, entered into rest Friday afternoon, October 11, 2013, at this residence. He was the husband of the late Gail Frasier. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.

James Fleming

James Fleming

Oct 10, 2013

Mr. James Douglas Fleming, 86, entered into eternal rest, Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. He was the husband of the late Colleen Butts Fleming and served in the United States Army. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Norwood Gaites

Norwood Gaites

Oct 8, 2013

Reverend Norwood A. Gaites, 86, of Swansea, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at UniHealth Post Acute Care in Columbia. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm, Saturday, October 12, 2013 at CarterÂ’s Ford Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Gaites was born August 2, 1927 in Gaston and was a son of the late Beverly Ira Gaites...

James Elton

James Elton

Oct 7, 2013

Mr. James Henry Elton, 76, of Conway, entered into eternal rest Monday morning, October 7, 2013 at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. He was the husband of Janet Wilburn Elton. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by our Walterboro Chapel.

Dennis Wayne Kreighbaum

Dennis Wayne Kreighbaum

Oct 6, 2013

Mr. Dennis Wayne Kreighbaum, 56, of Augusta Highway near Canadys, entered into rest Sunday morning, October 6, 2013, at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted 4 oÂ’clock Saturday afternoon, October 12, 2013, from Jones Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church, Jones Swamp Road, Walterboro. Born March 28, 1957, a son of the late Dennis Harmon Kreighbaum and the late Reverend...

James "Jim" O'Conner

James "Jim" O'Conner

Oct 5, 2013

Mr. James Andrew “Jim” O’Conner, Jr., 80, of Rincon, Georgia, entered into eternal rest Saturday, October 5, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah. Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment with full military honors will follow in Anderson Cemetery in Cummings. Mr. O’Conner...

Johnny Strickland

Johnny Strickland

Oct 3, 2013

Mr. Johnny Marshall Strickland, 70, of Buckhead Road in Smoaks, entered into rest Thursday morning, October 3, 2013, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. He was the husband of twenty-five years to the late Mrs. Peggy Rhodes Strickland who was the true love and light of his life. A private family graveside committal will be conducted from the...

Sherry Lawson

Sherry Lawson

Sep 30, 2013

Mrs. Sherry S. Lawson, 59, of Cannon Road, Round O, entered into rest Monday morning, September 30, 2013, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 3 oÂ’clock Friday afternoon, October 4, 2013, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Churchyard, 7345 Jefferies Highway, Walterboro. Born...

Marjorie Shook

Marjorie Shook

Sep 28, 2013

Mrs. Marjorie Hatfield Shook, of Overhill Drive in the Forest Hill Subdivision of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday afternoon, September 28, 2013, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. A celebration of her life will be conducted 10 oÂ’clock Thursday morning, October 3, 2013, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Live Oak...

Jean Riles

Jean Riles

Sep 27, 2013

Mrs. Jean Elizabeth Riles, 74, of Bedon Road, Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, September 27, 2013, at the Aiken County Hospital. She was the wife of the late Mr. Vernon James “Jimmy” Riles, Jr., who was her loving husband and faithful companion of forty eight years at the time of his death in 2007. Funeral services will be conducted...

Betty Iler

Betty Iler

Sep 27, 2013

Mrs. Betty Louise Iler, 78, of Caw Caw Swamp Road, Brunson, entered into eternal rest Friday, September 27, 2013 at Vibra Hospital in Charleston. She was the widow of the late Kenneth Sherman Iler. Graveside funeral services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Varnville Cemetery. Mrs. Iler was born March 2, 1935 in Newark, New Jersey...

Laverne Bell

Laverne Bell

Sep 26, 2013

Mrs. LaVerne Morgan Bell, 87, of Lodge, entered into eternal rest Thursday morning, September 26, 2013 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Robert James “Bob” Bell. Funeral services will be held 11 o’clock, Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Ashton Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Bell was born August 13, 1926 in...

George Horstman

George Horstman

Sep 25, 2013

Mr. George Henry Horstman, 90, of Deer Island Road, Hilton Head, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, September 25, 2013, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Norma Dorsten Horstman. Born July 18, 1923, a native of Dayton, Ohio he was a son of the late Anton Horstman and the late Agnes Stauble...

Eugene Way, Jr

Eugene Way, Jr

Sep 25, 2013

Mr. Eugene Barnwell Way, Jr., affectionately known by many as “Gene”, age 71, of Welaka, Florida, entered into rest Wednesday evening, September 25, 2013, at the Dave McGraw Hospice Facility in Jacksonville, Florida. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Barnwell Way, Jr. are invited to attend the funeral services of the former which will be conducted 3...

Evlyn Woods

Evlyn Woods

Sep 23, 2013

Biography

Mrs. Evlyn Dorothy Woods, 73, of Cottageville Highway in Cottageville, entered into rest Monday afternoon, September 23, 2013, at her residence. Born January 13, 1940, a daughter of the late Eugene Wallace and the late Jane Richardson Woodruff, she was a native of Atlanta, Georgia having made Colleton County her home for the past twenty-four years. She was...

Lynn Obrey-Davis

Lynn Obrey-Davis

Sep 22, 2013

Mrs. Lynn Margaret Obrey-Davis, 43, of Scuffletwon Road near the Sniders Community of Ruffin, entered into rest Sunday evening, September 22, 2013, from injuries sustained during an automobile accident in Colleton County. She was the wife of the late Marshall Elwood Davis-Nettles. A celebration of LynnÂ’s life will be conducted 6 oÂ’clock Wednesday evening, September 25, 2013, from The Brice...

Francis Jones

Francis Jones

Sep 21, 2013

Francis Cummings Jones July 31, 1921 - September 21, 2013

Mr. Francis Cummings Jones, 92, of 8258 Lodge Highway, Lodge, died Saturday morning, September 21, 2013 at his residence, under the care of Hospice Care of South Carolina. He was the husband of the late Doris Murdaugh Jones, to whom he was married for 65 years. Funeral services will...

Douglas Morrison

Douglas Morrison

Sep 20, 2013

Mr. Douglas McCarthy Morrison, affectionately known by all as "Doug", age 52, of Cannon Road, Round O, entered into rest Friday evening, September 20, 2013, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 5 o'clock Friday afternoon, September 27, 2013, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend James Pedigo officiating....

Richie Ferguson

Richie Ferguson

Sep 20, 2013

Mrs. Richie Poland Ferguson, 81, of Meeting House Lane, Cottageville, entered into rest Friday evening, September 20, 2013, at Saint George Health Care. She was the devoted and loving wife of The Reverend Leon C. Ferguson for sixty-two years at his death in 2009. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Monday morning, September 23, 2013, from Edisto Pentecostal...

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

Marion Marchant

Marion Marchant

Oct 12, 2013

On Saturday night, October 12, 2013, Marion Marchant, wife of Joseph Marchant Sr., went home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ at the Roper Hospital in Charleston. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Essie Mae Smoak Ricketson; her daughter, Tammy Marchant Hall; and granddaughter, Mary Hall. She is survived by her husband of 56 years,...

Richard F. Frasier

Richard F. Frasier

Oct 11, 2013

Mr. Richard F. Frasier, of Shallow Ford Road, Ruffin, entered into rest Friday afternoon, October 11, 2013, at this residence. He was the husband of the late Gail Frasier. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.

James Fleming

James Fleming

Oct 10, 2013

Mr. James Douglas Fleming, 86, entered into eternal rest, Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. He was the husband of the late Colleen Butts Fleming and served in the United States Army. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Norwood Gaites

Norwood Gaites

Oct 8, 2013

Reverend Norwood A. Gaites, 86, of Swansea, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at UniHealth Post Acute Care in Columbia. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm, Saturday, October 12, 2013 at CarterÂ’s Ford Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Gaites was born August 2, 1927 in Gaston and was a son of the late Beverly Ira Gaites...

James Elton

James Elton

Oct 7, 2013

Mr. James Henry Elton, 76, of Conway, entered into eternal rest Monday morning, October 7, 2013 at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. He was the husband of Janet Wilburn Elton. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by our Walterboro Chapel.

Dennis Wayne Kreighbaum

Dennis Wayne Kreighbaum

Oct 6, 2013

Mr. Dennis Wayne Kreighbaum, 56, of Augusta Highway near Canadys, entered into rest Sunday morning, October 6, 2013, at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted 4 oÂ’clock Saturday afternoon, October 12, 2013, from Jones Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church, Jones Swamp Road, Walterboro. Born March 28, 1957, a son of the late Dennis Harmon Kreighbaum and the late Reverend...

James "Jim" O'Conner

James "Jim" O'Conner

Oct 5, 2013

Mr. James Andrew “Jim” O’Conner, Jr., 80, of Rincon, Georgia, entered into eternal rest Saturday, October 5, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah. Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment with full military honors will follow in Anderson Cemetery in Cummings. Mr. O’Conner...

Johnny Strickland

Johnny Strickland

Oct 3, 2013

Mr. Johnny Marshall Strickland, 70, of Buckhead Road in Smoaks, entered into rest Thursday morning, October 3, 2013, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. He was the husband of twenty-five years to the late Mrs. Peggy Rhodes Strickland who was the true love and light of his life. A private family graveside committal will be conducted from the...

Sherry Lawson

Sherry Lawson

Sep 30, 2013

Mrs. Sherry S. Lawson, 59, of Cannon Road, Round O, entered into rest Monday morning, September 30, 2013, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 3 oÂ’clock Friday afternoon, October 4, 2013, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Churchyard, 7345 Jefferies Highway, Walterboro. Born...

Marjorie Shook

Marjorie Shook

Sep 28, 2013

Mrs. Marjorie Hatfield Shook, of Overhill Drive in the Forest Hill Subdivision of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday afternoon, September 28, 2013, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. A celebration of her life will be conducted 10 oÂ’clock Thursday morning, October 3, 2013, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Live Oak...

Jean Riles

Jean Riles

Sep 27, 2013

Mrs. Jean Elizabeth Riles, 74, of Bedon Road, Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, September 27, 2013, at the Aiken County Hospital. She was the wife of the late Mr. Vernon James “Jimmy” Riles, Jr., who was her loving husband and faithful companion of forty eight years at the time of his death in 2007. Funeral services will be conducted...

Betty Iler

Betty Iler

Sep 27, 2013

Mrs. Betty Louise Iler, 78, of Caw Caw Swamp Road, Brunson, entered into eternal rest Friday, September 27, 2013 at Vibra Hospital in Charleston. She was the widow of the late Kenneth Sherman Iler. Graveside funeral services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Varnville Cemetery. Mrs. Iler was born March 2, 1935 in Newark, New Jersey...

Laverne Bell

Laverne Bell

Sep 26, 2013

Mrs. LaVerne Morgan Bell, 87, of Lodge, entered into eternal rest Thursday morning, September 26, 2013 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Robert James “Bob” Bell. Funeral services will be held 11 o’clock, Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Ashton Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Bell was born August 13, 1926 in...

George Horstman

George Horstman

Sep 25, 2013

Mr. George Henry Horstman, 90, of Deer Island Road, Hilton Head, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, September 25, 2013, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Norma Dorsten Horstman. Born July 18, 1923, a native of Dayton, Ohio he was a son of the late Anton Horstman and the late Agnes Stauble...

Eugene Way, Jr

Eugene Way, Jr

Sep 25, 2013

Mr. Eugene Barnwell Way, Jr., affectionately known by many as “Gene”, age 71, of Welaka, Florida, entered into rest Wednesday evening, September 25, 2013, at the Dave McGraw Hospice Facility in Jacksonville, Florida. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Barnwell Way, Jr. are invited to attend the funeral services of the former which will be conducted 3...

Evlyn Woods

Evlyn Woods

Sep 23, 2013

Biography

Mrs. Evlyn Dorothy Woods, 73, of Cottageville Highway in Cottageville, entered into rest Monday afternoon, September 23, 2013, at her residence. Born January 13, 1940, a daughter of the late Eugene Wallace and the late Jane Richardson Woodruff, she was a native of Atlanta, Georgia having made Colleton County her home for the past twenty-four years. She was...

Lynn Obrey-Davis

Lynn Obrey-Davis

Sep 22, 2013

Mrs. Lynn Margaret Obrey-Davis, 43, of Scuffletwon Road near the Sniders Community of Ruffin, entered into rest Sunday evening, September 22, 2013, from injuries sustained during an automobile accident in Colleton County. She was the wife of the late Marshall Elwood Davis-Nettles. A celebration of LynnÂ’s life will be conducted 6 oÂ’clock Wednesday evening, September 25, 2013, from The Brice...

Francis Jones

Francis Jones

Sep 21, 2013

Francis Cummings Jones July 31, 1921 - September 21, 2013

Mr. Francis Cummings Jones, 92, of 8258 Lodge Highway, Lodge, died Saturday morning, September 21, 2013 at his residence, under the care of Hospice Care of South Carolina. He was the husband of the late Doris Murdaugh Jones, to whom he was married for 65 years. Funeral services will...

Douglas Morrison

Douglas Morrison

Sep 20, 2013

Mr. Douglas McCarthy Morrison, affectionately known by all as "Doug", age 52, of Cannon Road, Round O, entered into rest Friday evening, September 20, 2013, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 5 o'clock Friday afternoon, September 27, 2013, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend James Pedigo officiating....

Richie Ferguson

Richie Ferguson

Sep 20, 2013

Mrs. Richie Poland Ferguson, 81, of Meeting House Lane, Cottageville, entered into rest Friday evening, September 20, 2013, at Saint George Health Care. She was the devoted and loving wife of The Reverend Leon C. Ferguson for sixty-two years at his death in 2009. Funeral services will be conducted 11 o'clock Monday morning, September 23, 2013, from Edisto Pentecostal...