Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Marian Gawel
Oct 23, 2011
Mr. Marian Josef Gawel, 71, of Ruffin, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Colleton Medical Center. Mr. Gawel was born September 8, 1940 in Poland and was a son of Ludwik Gawel and Zofia Wieczorek. He was a retired welder and ship fitter. Surviving are his wife, Linda Martignetti Gawel of Ruffin; children, Marian Gawel, Jr. and wife Suzanne...

General Allen Hickman
Oct 22, 2011
Mr. General Allen Hickman, 57, of Junction Road, Lodge, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Roper Hospital. Funeral services will be held 1 pm, Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Carter's Ford Baptist Church in Lodge. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Hickman was born July 22, 1954 in Kingstree and was...
Flora Becker
Oct 21, 2011
Mrs. Flora Reynolds Becker, 84, of Edisto Island, entered into eternal rest Friday, October 21, 2011 at Roper Hospital. She was the widow of John Edward Becker. Funeral services will be held 4 pm, Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at St. Frederick and St. Stephen Catholic Church on Edisto Island. Interment will follow in Christ St. Paul Church Cemetery. Mrs. Becker...
Edgar Mendel Driggers
Oct 20, 2011
Mr. Edgar Mendel Driggers, 86, of Cottageville Highway, Round O, entered into eternal rest Thursday, October 20, 2011. Mr. Driggers was born November 18, 1924 in Round O and was a son of the late Edgar Eugene Driggers and Ruby Hill Driggers. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He...

Sharon Gilmore
Oct 16, 2011
Biography Mrs. Sharon Lofton Gilmore, 58, of Enoch Road, Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Roper Hospital in Charleston. A memorial service will be held 2 pm, Saturday, October 22, 2011 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro., with the Reverend Ronnie Lofton officiating. Mrs. Gilmore was born October 12, 1953 in Brookhaven,...

Brenda Abreo
Oct 15, 2011
Biography
Mrs. Brenda Jane Classen Abreo, 68, of Lakeshore Drive, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, October 15, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Abreo was born December 17, 1942 in Charleston,...

Hugh Hoats
Oct 13, 2011
Hugh "Buck" Hamilton Hoats, 95, of Walnut Heights Road, Dorchester SC, formerly of Colleton County went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 13, 2011. Mr. Hoats died peacefully at his home. He will be missed by all who knew him. He never met a stranger and made all welcome who came to any event he was involved...

Senie Brabham
Oct 13, 2011
Biography Mrs. Senie Crosby Brabham, 80, of Lodge, entered into eternal rest Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Colleton Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Lodge United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Brabham was born September 17, 1931 in Walterboro and was a daughter of the late...

Louise Spell
Oct 13, 2011
Biography
Mrs. Jessie Louise Thomas Spell, 80, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Roper-St. Francis Hospital in Charleston. She was the widow of Mr. Thomas B. Spell. Mrs. Spell was born November 29, 1930 in Jacksonville, Florida and was a daughter of the late Marty Simmons and Jessie Viola Thomas. She was a loving...
Marilyn Herndon Holmes
Oct 11, 2011
Biography
Mrs. Marilyn Elizabeth Ayer Herndon Holmes, 85, of 5733 Hunters Chapel Road, entered into her eternal rest on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Holmes was first married to the late H.W. "Stud" Herndon and is the wife of Wilbur Blanton Holmes. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, Friday, October 14, 2011 at Spring...
Myra Bazzle Green
Oct 9, 2011
Biography Mrs. Myra Bazzle Green, 84, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Trident Medical Center. She was first married to the late Lonnie Bazzle, Jr. and secondly to the late Walter Green, Sr. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel....

Carolyn Hicks
Oct 2, 2011
Biography Mrs. Carolyn Jean Hicks, 68, of Smoaks, entered into eternal rest Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Colleton Medical Center. She was first married to the late Ernest McDaniel Myers and secondly to the late George Michael Hicks. Funeral services will be conducted 3 pm, Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Little Swamp United Methodist Church, Hunters' Chapel Road, Smoaks. Interment...

Jack Griffin, Jr
Oct 1, 2011
Mr. Jack Perry Griffin, Jr., affectionately known as "Uncle Jack", 69, of Shawnee Lane, Smoaks, entered into eternal rest Saturday, October 1, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held 3 o'clock, Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Jones Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church in Walterboro. Mr. Griffin was born January 11, 1942 in Smoaks,...

Elouise Dewitt
Sep 29, 2011
Biography
Mrs. Elouise Jenkins DeWitt, 76, of Cane Branch Road, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest, Thursday, September 29, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Monday, October 3, 2011 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. DeWitt was born March 16, 1935...

Billie Card
Sep 27, 2011
Biography Mrs. Billie Lois Fraley Card, 83, of Walterboro, South Carolina died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Card was the wife of the late Edward L. Card and was a homemaker. Mrs. Card was born December 5, 1927 in Tiny, Virginia and was a daughter of the late Ellis Clinton Fraley and Louise Large Fraley. She was...

Marjorie Belger
Sep 26, 2011
Biography
Mrs. Marjorie Matthews Belger, 84, of Lightsey Street Extension, Hampton, entered into eternal rest Monday, September 26, 2011. She was the widow of Raymond A. Belger, Jr. Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment will follow in Crocketville Cemetery. Mrs. Belger was...

Dr. Robert Chess
Sep 26, 2011
Biography
Dr. Robert L. Chess, of Pawley's Island, husband of Marjorie Meyer Chess, entered into his rest Monday evening, September 26, 2011, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. He was a member of the Unitarian Church. Arrangements for the funeral service are incomplete at this time and will be announcted later by our Walterboro Chapel.
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Alice Mccolgan
Sep 25, 2011
Biography
Alice Lillian Gonyea Johnson McColgan, age 87, of Walterboro entered into her eternal rest at half past seven Sunday evening, September 25, 2011 while in the care of Heritage Health Care in Walterboro, SC after a lengthy illness. She was born on February 1, 1924 in Lake Placid, New York , and was the daughter of Julius and...

Rufus Chapman
Sep 25, 2011
Mr. Rufus Bernard Chapman, Sr., 93, of Beaufort, formerly of Green Pond, entered into eternal rest Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the Helena House in Port Royal. He was first married to the late Genevieve Eulalie Lighthart and secondly to the late Celeste Waters Chapman. The Funeral Mass will be held 1 o'clock, Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Saint Anthony...

Frank Coombs, Jr
Sep 25, 2011
Mr. Frank Coombs, Jr., 88, a resident of Colleton County, entered into his state of eternal rest Sunday afternoon, September 25, 2011, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. Arrangements for the funeral mass are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by our Walterboro Chapel.
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas

Marian Gawel
Oct 23, 2011
Mr. Marian Josef Gawel, 71, of Ruffin, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Colleton Medical Center. Mr. Gawel was born September 8, 1940 in Poland and was a son of Ludwik Gawel and Zofia Wieczorek. He was a retired welder and ship fitter. Surviving are his wife, Linda Martignetti Gawel of Ruffin; children, Marian Gawel, Jr. and wife Suzanne...

General Allen Hickman
Oct 22, 2011
Mr. General Allen Hickman, 57, of Junction Road, Lodge, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Roper Hospital. Funeral services will be held 1 pm, Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Carter's Ford Baptist Church in Lodge. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Hickman was born July 22, 1954 in Kingstree and was...
Flora Becker
Oct 21, 2011
Mrs. Flora Reynolds Becker, 84, of Edisto Island, entered into eternal rest Friday, October 21, 2011 at Roper Hospital. She was the widow of John Edward Becker. Funeral services will be held 4 pm, Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at St. Frederick and St. Stephen Catholic Church on Edisto Island. Interment will follow in Christ St. Paul Church Cemetery. Mrs. Becker...
Edgar Mendel Driggers
Oct 20, 2011
Mr. Edgar Mendel Driggers, 86, of Cottageville Highway, Round O, entered into eternal rest Thursday, October 20, 2011. Mr. Driggers was born November 18, 1924 in Round O and was a son of the late Edgar Eugene Driggers and Ruby Hill Driggers. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He...

Sharon Gilmore
Oct 16, 2011
Biography Mrs. Sharon Lofton Gilmore, 58, of Enoch Road, Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Roper Hospital in Charleston. A memorial service will be held 2 pm, Saturday, October 22, 2011 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro., with the Reverend Ronnie Lofton officiating. Mrs. Gilmore was born October 12, 1953 in Brookhaven,...

Brenda Abreo
Oct 15, 2011
Biography
Mrs. Brenda Jane Classen Abreo, 68, of Lakeshore Drive, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, October 15, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Abreo was born December 17, 1942 in Charleston,...

Hugh Hoats
Oct 13, 2011
Hugh "Buck" Hamilton Hoats, 95, of Walnut Heights Road, Dorchester SC, formerly of Colleton County went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 13, 2011. Mr. Hoats died peacefully at his home. He will be missed by all who knew him. He never met a stranger and made all welcome who came to any event he was involved...

Senie Brabham
Oct 13, 2011
Biography Mrs. Senie Crosby Brabham, 80, of Lodge, entered into eternal rest Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Colleton Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Lodge United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Brabham was born September 17, 1931 in Walterboro and was a daughter of the late...

Louise Spell
Oct 13, 2011
Biography
Mrs. Jessie Louise Thomas Spell, 80, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Roper-St. Francis Hospital in Charleston. She was the widow of Mr. Thomas B. Spell. Mrs. Spell was born November 29, 1930 in Jacksonville, Florida and was a daughter of the late Marty Simmons and Jessie Viola Thomas. She was a loving...
Marilyn Herndon Holmes
Oct 11, 2011
Biography
Mrs. Marilyn Elizabeth Ayer Herndon Holmes, 85, of 5733 Hunters Chapel Road, entered into her eternal rest on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Holmes was first married to the late H.W. "Stud" Herndon and is the wife of Wilbur Blanton Holmes. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, Friday, October 14, 2011 at Spring...
Myra Bazzle Green
Oct 9, 2011
Biography Mrs. Myra Bazzle Green, 84, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Trident Medical Center. She was first married to the late Lonnie Bazzle, Jr. and secondly to the late Walter Green, Sr. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel....

Carolyn Hicks
Oct 2, 2011
Biography Mrs. Carolyn Jean Hicks, 68, of Smoaks, entered into eternal rest Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Colleton Medical Center. She was first married to the late Ernest McDaniel Myers and secondly to the late George Michael Hicks. Funeral services will be conducted 3 pm, Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Little Swamp United Methodist Church, Hunters' Chapel Road, Smoaks. Interment...

Jack Griffin, Jr
Oct 1, 2011
Mr. Jack Perry Griffin, Jr., affectionately known as "Uncle Jack", 69, of Shawnee Lane, Smoaks, entered into eternal rest Saturday, October 1, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held 3 o'clock, Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Jones Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church in Walterboro. Mr. Griffin was born January 11, 1942 in Smoaks,...

Elouise Dewitt
Sep 29, 2011
Biography
Mrs. Elouise Jenkins DeWitt, 76, of Cane Branch Road, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest, Thursday, September 29, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Monday, October 3, 2011 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. DeWitt was born March 16, 1935...

Billie Card
Sep 27, 2011
Biography Mrs. Billie Lois Fraley Card, 83, of Walterboro, South Carolina died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Card was the wife of the late Edward L. Card and was a homemaker. Mrs. Card was born December 5, 1927 in Tiny, Virginia and was a daughter of the late Ellis Clinton Fraley and Louise Large Fraley. She was...

Marjorie Belger
Sep 26, 2011
Biography
Mrs. Marjorie Matthews Belger, 84, of Lightsey Street Extension, Hampton, entered into eternal rest Monday, September 26, 2011. She was the widow of Raymond A. Belger, Jr. Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment will follow in Crocketville Cemetery. Mrs. Belger was...

Dr. Robert Chess
Sep 26, 2011
Biography
Dr. Robert L. Chess, of Pawley's Island, husband of Marjorie Meyer Chess, entered into his rest Monday evening, September 26, 2011, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. He was a member of the Unitarian Church. Arrangements for the funeral service are incomplete at this time and will be announcted later by our Walterboro Chapel.
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Alice Mccolgan
Sep 25, 2011
Biography
Alice Lillian Gonyea Johnson McColgan, age 87, of Walterboro entered into her eternal rest at half past seven Sunday evening, September 25, 2011 while in the care of Heritage Health Care in Walterboro, SC after a lengthy illness. She was born on February 1, 1924 in Lake Placid, New York , and was the daughter of Julius and...

Rufus Chapman
Sep 25, 2011
Mr. Rufus Bernard Chapman, Sr., 93, of Beaufort, formerly of Green Pond, entered into eternal rest Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the Helena House in Port Royal. He was first married to the late Genevieve Eulalie Lighthart and secondly to the late Celeste Waters Chapman. The Funeral Mass will be held 1 o'clock, Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Saint Anthony...

Frank Coombs, Jr
Sep 25, 2011
Mr. Frank Coombs, Jr., 88, a resident of Colleton County, entered into his state of eternal rest Sunday afternoon, September 25, 2011, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. Arrangements for the funeral mass are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by our Walterboro Chapel.