Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Gerald Mcalhany
Aug 9, 2025
Mr. Gerald Hutto McAlhany, 87, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday evening, August 9, 2025 at his residence.
Born May 21, 1938, in Branchville, SC, he was a son of the late Theodore and Esther Hutto McAlhany. He served in the United States Army for eight years. After serving, Gerald worked for SCE&G as a maintenance...
John Vinczi
Aug 8, 2025
Mr. John Dale Vinczi, 73, of Ruffin, entered into rest Friday evening, August 8, 2025, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born January 15, 1952, in Cherry Point, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Stephen John Vinczi and the late Wilhelmina Benton Vinczi. John retired following a long and dedicated career at Dayco...
Betty Joyce Wrenn Collins
Aug 5, 2025
Betty Joyce Wrenn Collins, age 92, of Lyons, Georgia, passed peacefully into the Arms of God surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, in Walterboro, South Carolina, following an extended illness.
She was born on October 24, 1932, in Tattnall County, Georgia, to the late Remer Lester Wrenn and the late Annie Betty Findley...
Samuel C. Fennessy
Jul 31, 2025
Mr. Samuel Charles Fennessy, affectionately known as “Mickey”, 85, of Mashawville, entered into eternal rest Thursday evening, July 31, 2025, at his residence under the care of Edisto Hospice. He was the husband of the late Carolyn Bailey Fennessy to whom he was married 52 years.
Born January 22, 1940, in Charleston, he was a son of...
Yvonne Crosby Bird
Jul 30, 2025
Ms. Lizzie Yvonne Crosby Bird, 97, of Walterboro, South Carolina, left us peacefully on July 30, 2025.
A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother, Yvonne will always be remembered for her kindness and her loving ways. Yvonne was a retired seamstress and a member of the First Christian Church in Walterboro. She devoted herself...
Terry R. Todd
Jul 29, 2025
Mr. Terry Russell Todd, 73, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Tuesday morning, July 29, 2025, at his residence.
Born May 19, 1952, in Whiteville, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Frank Johnson Todd and Mildred Irene Williamson Todd. He served his country in the United States Army. He was the owner of Edisto...
George Danny Cooler
Jul 28, 2025
Mr. George Danny Cooler, affectionately known as “Kool-Aid”, 75, of Bamberg, entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, July 28, 2025, at his residence.
Born July 22, 1950, in Bamberg, he was a son of the late Walter Douglas Cooler and Naomi Ruth Hodge Cooler. He was a retired roofing contractor. Danny attended Word of Life Pentecostal Holiness...
Charlie L. Roberts
Jul 25, 2025
Mr. Charlie Louis Roberts, 74, of Ruffin, entered into rest Friday morning, July 25, 2025, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. He was the loving husband of the late Shelly Hill Roberts.
Born June 14, 1951, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Louis James Roberts and the late Eve Nettles Roberts. ...
Cheryl Ray
Jul 25, 2025
Mrs. Cheryl Lynn Parrish Ray, 64, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, July 25, 2025, at her residence.
Born September 29, 1960, in Sacramento, California, she was a daughter of the late Robert L. Parrish and Nina Crosby Parrish. Cheryl’s great pride and joy was her family. She loved spending time with everyone and especially...
Kenneth Bowers
Jul 24, 2025
Mr. Kenneth Raymond Bowers, 68, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday morning, July 24, 2025, at Colleton Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Debbie Bowers.
Born March 23, 1957, in Melbourne, Florida, he was a son of the late Kenneth Monroe Bowers and Betty Jean Owensby Rooks. He was a retired maintenance technician...
Russell R. Kicklighter, Sr.
Jul 24, 2025
Mr. Russell Riley Kicklighter, Sr., 92, of Islandton, entered into rest Thursday morning, July 24, 2025, at Piedmont Midtown in Columbus, Georgia.
Born June 12, 1933, at home in Islandton, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Jessie Franklin Kicklighter and the late Gerheu Owings Kicklighter. Drafted into the United States Army on November 6,...
Mendel A. Martin
Jul 23, 2025
Mr. Mendel A. Martin, 82, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Mendel was the loving husband of 48 years to Veneta Iriel Martin.
Born March 13, 1943, in Colleton County, he was the son of the late Aimar Martin and the late Alma Kinard, and...
Patrick M. Britt
Jul 22, 2025
Mr. Patrick M. Britt, 30 of Jacksonville, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, July 22, 2025, alongside his father, William Carrol Britt, as the result of a very tragic automobile accident in Colleton County.
Patrick loved gaming and all things anime.
Surviving are: his mother Lora Lee Cordell of Wichita Falls, Texas and his maternal grandparents...
Gloria Godwin
Jul 21, 2025
Mrs. Gloria Jean Perkins-Godwin, 79, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday, July 21, 2025, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.
Gloria was born on October 2, 1945, in Marianna, Florida. She was a member of Faith Church in Walterboro and The Baptist Church of Beaufort. She had a long career of 35 years...
Ronnie Connelly
Jul 20, 2025
Mr. David Ronnie Connelly, 74, of Ladson, entered into eternal rest Sunday evening, July 20, 2025, at Oakbrook Health and Rehab in Summerville.
Born February 14, 1951, in Walterboro, he was a son of the late Ralph Connelly and Christine Barnes Connelly. Ronnie graduated from Bells High School and received an Associate’s Degree from Orangeburg Technical College....
Joseph Marchant, Sr.
Jul 18, 2025
Joseph Marchant Sr. went to be with his Lord on July 18, 2025, at the age of 92 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was born on September 12, 1932, in Rosinville, South Carolina, to Joe and Mary Marchant, one of 15 children. After high school he served his country in the Korean War and graduated college from Clemson University.
...Leatrice Rodgers
Jul 18, 2025
Mrs. Leatrice Joyce Rodgers, affectionately known as “Tootie”, 97, of Ridgeville, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, July 18, 2025, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Albert Elliott Rodgers, to whom she was married 69 years.
Born November 27, 1927, in Harmony Township, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William French...
Edward Kirkland Smoak
Jul 16, 2025
Mr. Edward Kirkland Smoak, 53, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday, July 16, 2025, while in Orangeburg County.
Born December 23, 1971, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of Everette A. Smoak and Carol Patricia Colley Smoak. He was a draft operator with Right Way Tree Company in Orangeburg and will always be remembered for...
Thomas Addison Jones, Iii
Jul 15, 2025
Mr. Thomas Addison Jones, III, known as “Tommy”, 59, of Hendersonville, entered into rest Tuesday morning, July 15, 2025, in Ridgeland, SC.
Born February 4, 1966, in Beaufort, South Carolina, he was the son of Thomas A. Jones, Jr. and the late Mary Beverly Jones. He was preceded in death by his brother, Terry D. Jones and...
Wilfred W. Cambron
Jul 15, 2025
Mr. Wilfred Wallace Cambron, 62, of Hanahan, entered into eternal rest on July 15, 2025, at Lowcountry Community Hospice in Summerville. Born September 5, 1962, in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Mr. Frank Cambron and Mrs. Betty Ann Bazzle Cheever. He attended the Oakley Road Ministries and will always be remembered for his love of fishing and hunting....
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Gerald Mcalhany
Aug 9, 2025
Mr. Gerald Hutto McAlhany, 87, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday evening, August 9, 2025 at his residence.
Born May 21, 1938, in Branchville, SC, he was a son of the late Theodore and Esther Hutto McAlhany. He served in the United States Army for eight years. After serving, Gerald worked for SCE&G as a maintenance...
John Vinczi
Aug 8, 2025
Mr. John Dale Vinczi, 73, of Ruffin, entered into rest Friday evening, August 8, 2025, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born January 15, 1952, in Cherry Point, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Stephen John Vinczi and the late Wilhelmina Benton Vinczi. John retired following a long and dedicated career at Dayco...
Betty Joyce Wrenn Collins
Aug 5, 2025
Betty Joyce Wrenn Collins, age 92, of Lyons, Georgia, passed peacefully into the Arms of God surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, in Walterboro, South Carolina, following an extended illness.
She was born on October 24, 1932, in Tattnall County, Georgia, to the late Remer Lester Wrenn and the late Annie Betty Findley...
Samuel C. Fennessy
Jul 31, 2025
Mr. Samuel Charles Fennessy, affectionately known as “Mickey”, 85, of Mashawville, entered into eternal rest Thursday evening, July 31, 2025, at his residence under the care of Edisto Hospice. He was the husband of the late Carolyn Bailey Fennessy to whom he was married 52 years.
Born January 22, 1940, in Charleston, he was a son of...
Yvonne Crosby Bird
Jul 30, 2025
Ms. Lizzie Yvonne Crosby Bird, 97, of Walterboro, South Carolina, left us peacefully on July 30, 2025.
A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother, Yvonne will always be remembered for her kindness and her loving ways. Yvonne was a retired seamstress and a member of the First Christian Church in Walterboro. She devoted herself...
Terry R. Todd
Jul 29, 2025
Mr. Terry Russell Todd, 73, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Tuesday morning, July 29, 2025, at his residence.
Born May 19, 1952, in Whiteville, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Frank Johnson Todd and Mildred Irene Williamson Todd. He served his country in the United States Army. He was the owner of Edisto...
George Danny Cooler
Jul 28, 2025
Mr. George Danny Cooler, affectionately known as “Kool-Aid”, 75, of Bamberg, entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, July 28, 2025, at his residence.
Born July 22, 1950, in Bamberg, he was a son of the late Walter Douglas Cooler and Naomi Ruth Hodge Cooler. He was a retired roofing contractor. Danny attended Word of Life Pentecostal Holiness...
Charlie L. Roberts
Jul 25, 2025
Mr. Charlie Louis Roberts, 74, of Ruffin, entered into rest Friday morning, July 25, 2025, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. He was the loving husband of the late Shelly Hill Roberts.
Born June 14, 1951, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Louis James Roberts and the late Eve Nettles Roberts. ...
Cheryl Ray
Jul 25, 2025
Mrs. Cheryl Lynn Parrish Ray, 64, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, July 25, 2025, at her residence.
Born September 29, 1960, in Sacramento, California, she was a daughter of the late Robert L. Parrish and Nina Crosby Parrish. Cheryl’s great pride and joy was her family. She loved spending time with everyone and especially...
Kenneth Bowers
Jul 24, 2025
Mr. Kenneth Raymond Bowers, 68, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday morning, July 24, 2025, at Colleton Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Debbie Bowers.
Born March 23, 1957, in Melbourne, Florida, he was a son of the late Kenneth Monroe Bowers and Betty Jean Owensby Rooks. He was a retired maintenance technician...
Russell R. Kicklighter, Sr.
Jul 24, 2025
Mr. Russell Riley Kicklighter, Sr., 92, of Islandton, entered into rest Thursday morning, July 24, 2025, at Piedmont Midtown in Columbus, Georgia.
Born June 12, 1933, at home in Islandton, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Jessie Franklin Kicklighter and the late Gerheu Owings Kicklighter. Drafted into the United States Army on November 6,...
Mendel A. Martin
Jul 23, 2025
Mr. Mendel A. Martin, 82, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Mendel was the loving husband of 48 years to Veneta Iriel Martin.
Born March 13, 1943, in Colleton County, he was the son of the late Aimar Martin and the late Alma Kinard, and...
Patrick M. Britt
Jul 22, 2025
Mr. Patrick M. Britt, 30 of Jacksonville, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, July 22, 2025, alongside his father, William Carrol Britt, as the result of a very tragic automobile accident in Colleton County.
Patrick loved gaming and all things anime.
Surviving are: his mother Lora Lee Cordell of Wichita Falls, Texas and his maternal grandparents...
Gloria Godwin
Jul 21, 2025
Mrs. Gloria Jean Perkins-Godwin, 79, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday, July 21, 2025, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.
Gloria was born on October 2, 1945, in Marianna, Florida. She was a member of Faith Church in Walterboro and The Baptist Church of Beaufort. She had a long career of 35 years...
Ronnie Connelly
Jul 20, 2025
Mr. David Ronnie Connelly, 74, of Ladson, entered into eternal rest Sunday evening, July 20, 2025, at Oakbrook Health and Rehab in Summerville.
Born February 14, 1951, in Walterboro, he was a son of the late Ralph Connelly and Christine Barnes Connelly. Ronnie graduated from Bells High School and received an Associate’s Degree from Orangeburg Technical College....
Joseph Marchant, Sr.
Jul 18, 2025
Joseph Marchant Sr. went to be with his Lord on July 18, 2025, at the age of 92 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was born on September 12, 1932, in Rosinville, South Carolina, to Joe and Mary Marchant, one of 15 children. After high school he served his country in the Korean War and graduated college from Clemson University.
...Leatrice Rodgers
Jul 18, 2025
Mrs. Leatrice Joyce Rodgers, affectionately known as “Tootie”, 97, of Ridgeville, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, July 18, 2025, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Albert Elliott Rodgers, to whom she was married 69 years.
Born November 27, 1927, in Harmony Township, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William French...
Edward Kirkland Smoak
Jul 16, 2025
Mr. Edward Kirkland Smoak, 53, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday, July 16, 2025, while in Orangeburg County.
Born December 23, 1971, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of Everette A. Smoak and Carol Patricia Colley Smoak. He was a draft operator with Right Way Tree Company in Orangeburg and will always be remembered for...
Thomas Addison Jones, Iii
Jul 15, 2025
Mr. Thomas Addison Jones, III, known as “Tommy”, 59, of Hendersonville, entered into rest Tuesday morning, July 15, 2025, in Ridgeland, SC.
Born February 4, 1966, in Beaufort, South Carolina, he was the son of Thomas A. Jones, Jr. and the late Mary Beverly Jones. He was preceded in death by his brother, Terry D. Jones and...
Wilfred W. Cambron
Jul 15, 2025
Mr. Wilfred Wallace Cambron, 62, of Hanahan, entered into eternal rest on July 15, 2025, at Lowcountry Community Hospice in Summerville. Born September 5, 1962, in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Mr. Frank Cambron and Mrs. Betty Ann Bazzle Cheever. He attended the Oakley Road Ministries and will always be remembered for his love of fishing and hunting....