Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Greg Bennett, Jr
May 2, 2009
WALTERBORO " Mr. Greg Daniel Bennett, Jr., affectionately known as D, 20, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, May 2, 2009. Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Daniel was born June 13, 1988 in Walterboro and...

Ella Martin Rushton
May 1, 2009
WALTERBORO " Mrs. Ella Mae Jones Martin Rushton, 74, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday, May 1, 2009 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Monday, May 4, 2009 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Doctors Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Rushton was born October 18, 1934...

Dorothy Warren
Apr 27, 2009
WALTERBORO " Mrs. Dorothy M. Warren Ostrander, 80, of Walterboro, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009 after an extended illness. She was first married to the late Russell C. Warren of Walterboro and was the wife of the late Bert Ostrander of Michigan. Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Friday, May 1, 2009 at Sandy Dam United Methodist Church....

Clifton Lyons
Apr 27, 2009
SMOAKS- Mr. Clifton Terry Lyons, 48, of 5044 Berea Road, died Monday, April 27, 2009 at Bamberg County Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Buckhead Advent Christian Church. Burial will follow in Hagan Cemetery. Mr. Lyons was born July 31, 1960 in Bamberg County and was a son of Gerald Lyons Sr. and...

Bennie Phillips
Apr 21, 2009
Mr. Bennie Bailey Phillips, Sr., affectionately known as Ben, age 85, of 24917 Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin, died Monday evening, April 21, 2009, at his residence under the care of Hospice Care of South Carolina. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Helen Smyly Phillips. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Friday afternoon, April 24, 2009, from Saint Johns...

Robin Harrison
Apr 21, 2009
Mrs. Robin Smith Harrison, 52, of 1564 Winchester Road, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest, Tuesday morning, April 21, 2009, at her residence. The relatives and friends of the Harrison family are invited to attend her funeral services which will be conducted 3 oclock Sunday afternoon, April 26, 2009 from First Baptist Church of Walterboro, 124 South Memorial Avenue, Walterboro, with...

Tommy Reid
Apr 20, 2009
Nationally acclaimed singer and songwriter, Tommy Lee Reid died Monday afternoon, April 20, 2009, in Colleton County. He was 67. Tommy Lee Reid a native of Norfolk, Virginia was born June 9, 1941, and was a son of Bruno Moore Reid and Ruby Lois Karriker Reid. He was reared in Jacksonboro on Hope Plantation, near Edisto and as a child...

Evelyn Pellum
Apr 16, 2009
Mrs. Evelyn Bishop Pellum, 84, of Islandton, died Thursday, April 16, 2009 at her residence. She was the widow of Mr. W.R. Pellum, to whom she was married for sixty seven years. Funeral services will be held 4 pm, Saturday, April 18, 2009 in New Hope Advent Christian Church. Interment followed in Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Pellum was born...

Marie Craven
Apr 15, 2009
Mrs. Jennie Marie Drawdy Craven, 90, of 191 Tupon Lane in the Wiggins Community of Colleton County near Green Pond, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 15, 2009 at her granddaughters residence in Walterboro under the care of Winyah Hospice. She was the widow of Mr. Harry Henry Craven. Funeral services will be conducted 1 oclock Monday afternoon, April 20, 2009,...

Edna Bielen
Apr 14, 2009
Mrs. Edna Jane Bielen, 75, of 981 Cromwell Lane, Walterboro, passed away Tuesday morning, April 14, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Mrs. Bielen was born February 12, 1934, in Laurel, Mississippi and was a daughter of the late Caryle McCoy Crisp Henson and Hazel Marie Dillion Henson. She was of the Roman Catholic faith and was a...

Albert Bernier, Jr
Apr 11, 2009
Chief Albert Joseph Bernier, Jr., United States Navy (Ret.) age 57, of Walterboro, died Saturday afternoon, April 11, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Chief Bernier was born October 13, 1950 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, and was a son of the late Albert Joseph Bernier, Sr. and the late Alma Josephine Pelchat Bernier. He was a graduate of...

Edna Simmons
Apr 9, 2009
WALTERBORO- Mrs. Edna Reed Simmons, 72, of 335 Waverly Road, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, April 9, 2009 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, April 12, 2009 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Simmons was born December 28, 1936 in Cosby,...

Edna Stanley
Apr 8, 2009
HAMPTON- Mrs. Edna Chassereau Stanley, 84, of 826 Third Street NE, Hampton, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Unihealth Post Acute Care of the Lowcountry. She was the widow of Junior Hasting Stanley. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Saturday, April 11, 2009 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment will follow in St....

Irvin Smith
Apr 8, 2009
WALTERBORO " Longtime Radio Personality and friend to all, Doc Holiday of Walterboro, died Wednesday morning, April 8, 2009, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Born as Irvin Smith in Charleston County, South Carolina on July 6, 1931, he was a son of the late Norman Smith and the late Eva Driggers Smith. He served his country...

Will Pellum
Apr 6, 2009
Mr. Will Ryan W.R. Pellum, 87, of Islandton, died Monday, April 6, 2009 at Colleton Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 4 pm, Wednesday, April 8, 2009 in New Hope Advent Christian Church. Interment will follow in Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Pellum was born January 11, 19922 in Colleton County and was a son of the late William...

Fannie Dopson
Apr 3, 2009
Mrs. Fannie Bowers Dopson, 78, of 16224 Sniders Highway, Islandton, died Friday evening, April 3, 2009, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. She was married to the late Mr. Joe Harold Dopson, Sr., Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Tuesday afternoon, April 7, 2009, from the Adnah United Methodist Church, Islandton, with The Reverend David Cox officiating....

Howard Groves
Mar 30, 2009
Mr. Howard Groves, 58, of 372 Industrial Road, Walterboro, died Monday evening, March 30, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 4 oclock Friday afternoon, April 3, 2009, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery, 2210 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. Mr. Groves was born...

Willa Strickland
Mar 29, 2009
Mrs. Dean Thomas Strickland, 83, of Goldspring Lane, Spring, Texas, a former longtime resident of Walterboro, died Sunday evening, March 29, 2009, at Golden Years in Conroe, Texas. She was the wife of retired Colleton County Auditor the late William Glen Strickland. Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Friday morning, April 3, 2009, from Bethel United Methodist Church, 355...

Martha Carter
Mar 29, 2009
WALTERBORO- Mrs. Martha Polk Carter, 90, of Walterboro, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Cordelia Manor in Cordele, Georgia. Graveside funeral services will be held 11 am, Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Carter was born February 13, 1919 and was the daughter of Marion and Anna Polk. She was a retired federal employee, a member of...

The Leon Smoak
Mar 28, 2009
The Reverend Leon Tillman Smoak, 82, a servant of God, departed this life and entered into his eternal rest in thy Kingdom above, Saturday morning, March 28, 2009, surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Tidewater Hospice at his residence, 225 Pine Forest Loop, Ridgeland. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Birdie Lee Craven Smoak....
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas

Greg Bennett, Jr
May 2, 2009
WALTERBORO " Mr. Greg Daniel Bennett, Jr., affectionately known as D, 20, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, May 2, 2009. Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Daniel was born June 13, 1988 in Walterboro and...

Ella Martin Rushton
May 1, 2009
WALTERBORO " Mrs. Ella Mae Jones Martin Rushton, 74, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday, May 1, 2009 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Monday, May 4, 2009 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Doctors Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Rushton was born October 18, 1934...

Dorothy Warren
Apr 27, 2009
WALTERBORO " Mrs. Dorothy M. Warren Ostrander, 80, of Walterboro, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009 after an extended illness. She was first married to the late Russell C. Warren of Walterboro and was the wife of the late Bert Ostrander of Michigan. Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Friday, May 1, 2009 at Sandy Dam United Methodist Church....

Clifton Lyons
Apr 27, 2009
SMOAKS- Mr. Clifton Terry Lyons, 48, of 5044 Berea Road, died Monday, April 27, 2009 at Bamberg County Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Buckhead Advent Christian Church. Burial will follow in Hagan Cemetery. Mr. Lyons was born July 31, 1960 in Bamberg County and was a son of Gerald Lyons Sr. and...

Bennie Phillips
Apr 21, 2009
Mr. Bennie Bailey Phillips, Sr., affectionately known as Ben, age 85, of 24917 Lowcountry Highway, Ruffin, died Monday evening, April 21, 2009, at his residence under the care of Hospice Care of South Carolina. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Helen Smyly Phillips. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Friday afternoon, April 24, 2009, from Saint Johns...

Robin Harrison
Apr 21, 2009
Mrs. Robin Smith Harrison, 52, of 1564 Winchester Road, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest, Tuesday morning, April 21, 2009, at her residence. The relatives and friends of the Harrison family are invited to attend her funeral services which will be conducted 3 oclock Sunday afternoon, April 26, 2009 from First Baptist Church of Walterboro, 124 South Memorial Avenue, Walterboro, with...

Tommy Reid
Apr 20, 2009
Nationally acclaimed singer and songwriter, Tommy Lee Reid died Monday afternoon, April 20, 2009, in Colleton County. He was 67. Tommy Lee Reid a native of Norfolk, Virginia was born June 9, 1941, and was a son of Bruno Moore Reid and Ruby Lois Karriker Reid. He was reared in Jacksonboro on Hope Plantation, near Edisto and as a child...

Evelyn Pellum
Apr 16, 2009
Mrs. Evelyn Bishop Pellum, 84, of Islandton, died Thursday, April 16, 2009 at her residence. She was the widow of Mr. W.R. Pellum, to whom she was married for sixty seven years. Funeral services will be held 4 pm, Saturday, April 18, 2009 in New Hope Advent Christian Church. Interment followed in Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Pellum was born...

Marie Craven
Apr 15, 2009
Mrs. Jennie Marie Drawdy Craven, 90, of 191 Tupon Lane in the Wiggins Community of Colleton County near Green Pond, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 15, 2009 at her granddaughters residence in Walterboro under the care of Winyah Hospice. She was the widow of Mr. Harry Henry Craven. Funeral services will be conducted 1 oclock Monday afternoon, April 20, 2009,...

Edna Bielen
Apr 14, 2009
Mrs. Edna Jane Bielen, 75, of 981 Cromwell Lane, Walterboro, passed away Tuesday morning, April 14, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Mrs. Bielen was born February 12, 1934, in Laurel, Mississippi and was a daughter of the late Caryle McCoy Crisp Henson and Hazel Marie Dillion Henson. She was of the Roman Catholic faith and was a...

Albert Bernier, Jr
Apr 11, 2009
Chief Albert Joseph Bernier, Jr., United States Navy (Ret.) age 57, of Walterboro, died Saturday afternoon, April 11, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Chief Bernier was born October 13, 1950 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, and was a son of the late Albert Joseph Bernier, Sr. and the late Alma Josephine Pelchat Bernier. He was a graduate of...

Edna Simmons
Apr 9, 2009
WALTERBORO- Mrs. Edna Reed Simmons, 72, of 335 Waverly Road, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, April 9, 2009 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 3 pm, Sunday, April 12, 2009 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Simmons was born December 28, 1936 in Cosby,...

Edna Stanley
Apr 8, 2009
HAMPTON- Mrs. Edna Chassereau Stanley, 84, of 826 Third Street NE, Hampton, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Unihealth Post Acute Care of the Lowcountry. She was the widow of Junior Hasting Stanley. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Saturday, April 11, 2009 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel. Interment will follow in St....

Irvin Smith
Apr 8, 2009
WALTERBORO " Longtime Radio Personality and friend to all, Doc Holiday of Walterboro, died Wednesday morning, April 8, 2009, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Born as Irvin Smith in Charleston County, South Carolina on July 6, 1931, he was a son of the late Norman Smith and the late Eva Driggers Smith. He served his country...

Will Pellum
Apr 6, 2009
Mr. Will Ryan W.R. Pellum, 87, of Islandton, died Monday, April 6, 2009 at Colleton Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 4 pm, Wednesday, April 8, 2009 in New Hope Advent Christian Church. Interment will follow in Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Pellum was born January 11, 19922 in Colleton County and was a son of the late William...

Fannie Dopson
Apr 3, 2009
Mrs. Fannie Bowers Dopson, 78, of 16224 Sniders Highway, Islandton, died Friday evening, April 3, 2009, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. She was married to the late Mr. Joe Harold Dopson, Sr., Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Tuesday afternoon, April 7, 2009, from the Adnah United Methodist Church, Islandton, with The Reverend David Cox officiating....

Howard Groves
Mar 30, 2009
Mr. Howard Groves, 58, of 372 Industrial Road, Walterboro, died Monday evening, March 30, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 4 oclock Friday afternoon, April 3, 2009, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery, 2210 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. Mr. Groves was born...

Willa Strickland
Mar 29, 2009
Mrs. Dean Thomas Strickland, 83, of Goldspring Lane, Spring, Texas, a former longtime resident of Walterboro, died Sunday evening, March 29, 2009, at Golden Years in Conroe, Texas. She was the wife of retired Colleton County Auditor the late William Glen Strickland. Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Friday morning, April 3, 2009, from Bethel United Methodist Church, 355...

Martha Carter
Mar 29, 2009
WALTERBORO- Mrs. Martha Polk Carter, 90, of Walterboro, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Cordelia Manor in Cordele, Georgia. Graveside funeral services will be held 11 am, Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Carter was born February 13, 1919 and was the daughter of Marion and Anna Polk. She was a retired federal employee, a member of...

The Leon Smoak
Mar 28, 2009
The Reverend Leon Tillman Smoak, 82, a servant of God, departed this life and entered into his eternal rest in thy Kingdom above, Saturday morning, March 28, 2009, surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Tidewater Hospice at his residence, 225 Pine Forest Loop, Ridgeland. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Birdie Lee Craven Smoak....