Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Samuel Barnes, Sr
Feb 1, 2009
Mr. Samuel Mikelett Barnes, Sr., 88, of 1172 Green Pond Highway entered into eternal rest on Sunday, February 1, 2009, at the Trident Medical Center in Charleston. Mr. Barnes was born March 29, 1920 in Hampton County and was the son of the late Samuel Hartwell Barnes and Leona Mitlda Rivers Barnes. He was a retired heavy equipment operator with...

Helen Black
Jan 31, 2009
Mrs. Helen Black, 83, of Mount Carmel Road in Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday evening, January 31, 2009, at the Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston. She was the widow of Mr. Henry Floyd Black. Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Monday morning, February 2, 2009, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow...

Joseph Craven
Jan 30, 2009
Mr. Joseph Norman Craven, Jr., 62, of 313 Rambler Way, Cottageville, died Tuesday, Janury 27, 2009, at his residence. The family will receive friends Friday evening, January 30, 2009 from 6:00 until 8:00 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Homes, Walterboro Chapel. Mr. Craven will be laid to rest in a private ceremony at Bedon Baptist Churchyard. Mr....

Mary Hiott
Jan 28, 2009
WALTERBORO- Ms. Mary Martin Hiott, 63, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at Trident Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held 4 pm, Friday, January 30, 2009 at Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Hiott was born July 11, 1945 in Colleton County and was a daughter of the late Joseph Cepfus Martin and Nettie Mae Nettles Martin. She was a...

Leon Ferguson
Jan 25, 2009
COTTAGEVILLE- Reverend Leon C. Ferguson, Jr., 84, affectionately known as Junior, of 61 Meeting House Lane, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, January 25, 2009, at his residence. Reverend Ferguson was born in the early morning of October 5, 1924 in Cottageville and was a son of the late Leon C. Ferguson and Sheppie F. Ferguson. He and his...

James Bazzle
Jan 21, 2009
Mr. James Edward Bazzle, 86, of 1316 Bazzle Road, Cottageville, died Wednesday morning, January 21, 2009, at his residence under the care of Odyssey Health Care Hospice. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Friday afternoon, January 23, 2009, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Bedon Baptist Churchyard, 2410 Cottageville Highway, Walterboro....

Freddie Fields, Jr
Jan 20, 2009
The Reverend Bishop Freddie Walter Fields, Jr., 70, of 306 East George Street, Saint George, departed this life to serve the Lord our God in his Heavenly Kingdom this past Tuesday evening, January 20, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 1 oclock Saturday afternoon, Janaury 24, 2009, from Edisto River House of Refuge at Givhans. Interment will...

Charles Long, Jr
Jan 18, 2009
Mr. Charles Oden Long, Jr., 84, of 213 Dorsey Street, Walterboro, died Sunday morning, January 18, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services, with Military Honors provided by the United States Marine Corps and Masonic Rites, will be conducted 6 oclock Tuesday evening, January 20, 2009, from Black Creek Baptist Church, 4931 Black Creek Road, Walterboro with...

Michael Smoak
Jan 17, 2009
Mr. Michael Leroy Smoak, 42, 126 Meeting House Lane, Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 3 oclock Monday afternoon, January 19, 2009, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Meeting House Cemetery, Cottageville. Mr. Smoak was born...

Ruth Drawdy
Jan 16, 2009
Mrs. Ruth Hogg Hiers Drawdy, 91, of 653 Hiers Farm Road entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 16, 2009 at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3:PM Sunday, January 18, 2009, at the Chapel of the Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Drawdy was...

James Peters
Jan 15, 2009
Mr. James Henry Peters, 55, of Ehrhardt died Thursday, January 15, 2009, in an automobile accident in Bamberg County. Funeral services will be private. Mr. Peters was born October 21, 1953 in Colleton County and was a son of the late Lamar Peters and Betty Long Peters. He was a Union Iron and Steel Erector and was an Army veteran....

Keith Benton
Jan 12, 2009
Mr. Keith Barrott Benton, 82, of 1610 Pine Grove Road, of the Hudson Mill Community in Ruffin, died Monday evening, January 12, 2009, at his residence under the care of Winyah Hospice. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Thursday afternoon, January 15, 2009, from Pine Grove Baptist Church No. 1, 99 Pine Grove Road, Walterboro, with The Reverend Ken...

Oleta Goodwin
Jan 11, 2009
Mrs. Oleta Smith Goodwin, 89, of 205 Rivers Street, Walterboro, died Sunday afternoon, January 11, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Mr. Robert C. Goodwin. Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Wednesday morning, January 14, 2009, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro with The Reverend Dr....

Earnest Cornett
Jan 10, 2009
A memorial service for Earnest H. Cornett, Sr. will be held 11 oclock Saturday morning, January 10, 2009, at the Truth Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1400 W. Evans Street, Florence, SC. He passed away Sunday morning, January 4, 2009. Earnie was born in New Edinburg, Arkansas on August 12, 1928. He proudly served the US Navy for 22 years during the...

Robert Jones
Jan 9, 2009
Mr. Robert Wayne Jones, 56, of San Angelo, Texas, passed away Friday, January 9, 2009 at San Angelo Community Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 11 oclock Thursday, January 15, 2009 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel, with Reverend Buck Reeves and Reverend Ralph Warren officiating. Interment, with military honors, will follow in Ackerman...

James Bladh
Jan 8, 2009
Mr. James Carl Bladh, Jr., affectionately known to everyone as Jimmy, age 59, of 1023 Cromwell Lane, Walterboro, died Thursday morning, January 8, 2009, at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. Funeral services with Military Honors provided by the United States Navy will be conducted 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, January 13, 2009, from the graveside at Beaufort National Cemetery, 124 Boundry...

Walter Allen
Jan 7, 2009
Mr. Walter James Allen, 77, of 506 Lightsey Way, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday evening, January 7, 2009, while attending nightly service at Bedon Baptist Church in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Saturday afternoon, January 10, 2009, from Bedon Baptist Church, 2410 Cottageville Highway, Walterboro with The Reverend Eric Bjork officiating. Interment will follow in the...

Gladys Vanderpool
Jan 5, 2009
Mrs. Gladys Mixson Vanderpool, 82, of Hanahan, passed away Monday, January 5, 2009 at Roper Hospital. Graveside services will be held 1 pm, Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Sand Hill Cemetery, Pocotaligo Road, Varnville. Mrs. Vanderpool was born December 1, 1926 in Varnville, SC and was a daughter of the late Lewis and Lena Mixson. She was a retired employee...

Emaline Smith
Jan 5, 2009
Mrs. Emaline Murdaugh Smith, 65, of Walterboro, died Monday evening, January 5, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Thursday afternoon, January 8, 2009, from North Walterboro Baptist Church, 2177 Jefferies Highway, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Williams Cemetery, Williams. Mrs. Smith was born June 21, 1943, in Williams, and was a...

Turner Canady
Jan 2, 2009
Turner Logan Canady, Jr., 66, of 8928 Canady Road, Adams Run, died unexpectedly Friday evening, January 2, 2009, in Orangeburg. Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Monday morning, January 5, 2009, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Hendersonville Highway, Walterboro. Mr. Canady was born November 27, 1942, in...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas

Samuel Barnes, Sr
Feb 1, 2009
Mr. Samuel Mikelett Barnes, Sr., 88, of 1172 Green Pond Highway entered into eternal rest on Sunday, February 1, 2009, at the Trident Medical Center in Charleston. Mr. Barnes was born March 29, 1920 in Hampton County and was the son of the late Samuel Hartwell Barnes and Leona Mitlda Rivers Barnes. He was a retired heavy equipment operator with...

Helen Black
Jan 31, 2009
Mrs. Helen Black, 83, of Mount Carmel Road in Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday evening, January 31, 2009, at the Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston. She was the widow of Mr. Henry Floyd Black. Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Monday morning, February 2, 2009, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow...

Joseph Craven
Jan 30, 2009
Mr. Joseph Norman Craven, Jr., 62, of 313 Rambler Way, Cottageville, died Tuesday, Janury 27, 2009, at his residence. The family will receive friends Friday evening, January 30, 2009 from 6:00 until 8:00 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Homes, Walterboro Chapel. Mr. Craven will be laid to rest in a private ceremony at Bedon Baptist Churchyard. Mr....

Mary Hiott
Jan 28, 2009
WALTERBORO- Ms. Mary Martin Hiott, 63, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at Trident Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held 4 pm, Friday, January 30, 2009 at Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Hiott was born July 11, 1945 in Colleton County and was a daughter of the late Joseph Cepfus Martin and Nettie Mae Nettles Martin. She was a...

Leon Ferguson
Jan 25, 2009
COTTAGEVILLE- Reverend Leon C. Ferguson, Jr., 84, affectionately known as Junior, of 61 Meeting House Lane, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, January 25, 2009, at his residence. Reverend Ferguson was born in the early morning of October 5, 1924 in Cottageville and was a son of the late Leon C. Ferguson and Sheppie F. Ferguson. He and his...

James Bazzle
Jan 21, 2009
Mr. James Edward Bazzle, 86, of 1316 Bazzle Road, Cottageville, died Wednesday morning, January 21, 2009, at his residence under the care of Odyssey Health Care Hospice. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Friday afternoon, January 23, 2009, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Bedon Baptist Churchyard, 2410 Cottageville Highway, Walterboro....

Freddie Fields, Jr
Jan 20, 2009
The Reverend Bishop Freddie Walter Fields, Jr., 70, of 306 East George Street, Saint George, departed this life to serve the Lord our God in his Heavenly Kingdom this past Tuesday evening, January 20, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 1 oclock Saturday afternoon, Janaury 24, 2009, from Edisto River House of Refuge at Givhans. Interment will...

Charles Long, Jr
Jan 18, 2009
Mr. Charles Oden Long, Jr., 84, of 213 Dorsey Street, Walterboro, died Sunday morning, January 18, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services, with Military Honors provided by the United States Marine Corps and Masonic Rites, will be conducted 6 oclock Tuesday evening, January 20, 2009, from Black Creek Baptist Church, 4931 Black Creek Road, Walterboro with...

Michael Smoak
Jan 17, 2009
Mr. Michael Leroy Smoak, 42, 126 Meeting House Lane, Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 3 oclock Monday afternoon, January 19, 2009, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Meeting House Cemetery, Cottageville. Mr. Smoak was born...

Ruth Drawdy
Jan 16, 2009
Mrs. Ruth Hogg Hiers Drawdy, 91, of 653 Hiers Farm Road entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 16, 2009 at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3:PM Sunday, January 18, 2009, at the Chapel of the Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Drawdy was...

James Peters
Jan 15, 2009
Mr. James Henry Peters, 55, of Ehrhardt died Thursday, January 15, 2009, in an automobile accident in Bamberg County. Funeral services will be private. Mr. Peters was born October 21, 1953 in Colleton County and was a son of the late Lamar Peters and Betty Long Peters. He was a Union Iron and Steel Erector and was an Army veteran....

Keith Benton
Jan 12, 2009
Mr. Keith Barrott Benton, 82, of 1610 Pine Grove Road, of the Hudson Mill Community in Ruffin, died Monday evening, January 12, 2009, at his residence under the care of Winyah Hospice. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Thursday afternoon, January 15, 2009, from Pine Grove Baptist Church No. 1, 99 Pine Grove Road, Walterboro, with The Reverend Ken...

Oleta Goodwin
Jan 11, 2009
Mrs. Oleta Smith Goodwin, 89, of 205 Rivers Street, Walterboro, died Sunday afternoon, January 11, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Mr. Robert C. Goodwin. Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Wednesday morning, January 14, 2009, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro with The Reverend Dr....

Earnest Cornett
Jan 10, 2009
A memorial service for Earnest H. Cornett, Sr. will be held 11 oclock Saturday morning, January 10, 2009, at the Truth Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1400 W. Evans Street, Florence, SC. He passed away Sunday morning, January 4, 2009. Earnie was born in New Edinburg, Arkansas on August 12, 1928. He proudly served the US Navy for 22 years during the...

Robert Jones
Jan 9, 2009
Mr. Robert Wayne Jones, 56, of San Angelo, Texas, passed away Friday, January 9, 2009 at San Angelo Community Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 11 oclock Thursday, January 15, 2009 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel, with Reverend Buck Reeves and Reverend Ralph Warren officiating. Interment, with military honors, will follow in Ackerman...

James Bladh
Jan 8, 2009
Mr. James Carl Bladh, Jr., affectionately known to everyone as Jimmy, age 59, of 1023 Cromwell Lane, Walterboro, died Thursday morning, January 8, 2009, at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. Funeral services with Military Honors provided by the United States Navy will be conducted 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, January 13, 2009, from the graveside at Beaufort National Cemetery, 124 Boundry...

Walter Allen
Jan 7, 2009
Mr. Walter James Allen, 77, of 506 Lightsey Way, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday evening, January 7, 2009, while attending nightly service at Bedon Baptist Church in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Saturday afternoon, January 10, 2009, from Bedon Baptist Church, 2410 Cottageville Highway, Walterboro with The Reverend Eric Bjork officiating. Interment will follow in the...

Gladys Vanderpool
Jan 5, 2009
Mrs. Gladys Mixson Vanderpool, 82, of Hanahan, passed away Monday, January 5, 2009 at Roper Hospital. Graveside services will be held 1 pm, Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Sand Hill Cemetery, Pocotaligo Road, Varnville. Mrs. Vanderpool was born December 1, 1926 in Varnville, SC and was a daughter of the late Lewis and Lena Mixson. She was a retired employee...

Emaline Smith
Jan 5, 2009
Mrs. Emaline Murdaugh Smith, 65, of Walterboro, died Monday evening, January 5, 2009, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Thursday afternoon, January 8, 2009, from North Walterboro Baptist Church, 2177 Jefferies Highway, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Williams Cemetery, Williams. Mrs. Smith was born June 21, 1943, in Williams, and was a...

Turner Canady
Jan 2, 2009
Turner Logan Canady, Jr., 66, of 8928 Canady Road, Adams Run, died unexpectedly Friday evening, January 2, 2009, in Orangeburg. Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Monday morning, January 5, 2009, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Hendersonville Highway, Walterboro. Mr. Canady was born November 27, 1942, in...