Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Elmer Beach
Jul 6, 2008
WALTERBORO " Mr. Elmer Ervin Beach, 75, of 394 Quail Drive, Walterboro, died Sunday morning, July 6, 2008, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 3 oclock Tuesday afternoon, July 8, 2008, from Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 5277 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. Interment will follow in the churchyard. Mr. Beach was born July 26,...

David Shock
Jul 3, 2008
WALTERBORO- Mr. David Jackie Shock, I, affectionately known as "Jack", 65, of 717 Dorsey Street, Thursday, July 3, 2008 at his residence. A memorial service will be held 7 oclock, Tuesday evening, July 8, 2008 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Mr. Shock was born June 27, 1943 in Enon, West Virginia and was the...

Elijah Pellum
Jul 2, 2008
PELLUM, Bob WALTERBORO " Mr. Elijah Lish Bob Pellum, Jr., 58, of Walterboro, died Wednesday afternoon, July 2, 2008, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro following an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Saturday morning, July 5, 2008, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel with his brother, The Reverend James H. Pellum officiating....

Harold Pitts
Jun 30, 2008
PITTS, Harold WALTERBORO " Mr. Harold Robert Pitts, age 71, of 310 Enterprise Street in Walterboro, died Monday morning, June 30, 2008, in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 6 oclock Thursday evening, July 3, 2008, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro with The Reverend Daniel Cooper officiating. Mr. Pitts was born September 21, 1936, in...

Margaret Risher
Jun 29, 2008
WALTERBORO- Mrs. Margaret Howard Risher, 82, of Walterboro, SC, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2008 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home in Bainbridge, GA. She was the widow of Heyward T. Risher. The funeral service will be at 11:00 oclock, Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow at Evergreen Christian...

Edith Williams
Jun 28, 2008
Mrs. Edith Lucille Norris Williams, 88, a native of Darlington County, SC and resident of Poquoson, VA, went home to be with her Lord, Saturday, June 28, 2008. She was the widow of Jacob Wallace Williams Graveside funeral services will be held eleven oclock Thursday, July 3, 2008 at Hickory Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Brunson with Reverend Paul Creason...

Reverend Garris
Jun 27, 2008
SMOAKS- Reverend C. Grady Garris, 78, of 304 Garris Hill Loop, Smoaks, entered into eternal rest Friday, June 27, 2008 at Roper Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2 oclock, Monday, June 30, 2008 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment with Masonic Rites will follow in Smoaks Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Garris was born...

Shirley Houge
Jun 27, 2008
COTTAGEVILLE- Mrs. Shirley Ann Durr Houge, 68, formerly of Cottageville, died Friday, June 27, 2008 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of George Albert Houge, to whom she was married for fifty-one years. Funeral services will be held 11 oclock, Monday, June 30, 2008, at The Brice W. Herndon & Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow...

Mary Smith
Jun 27, 2008
WALTERBORO- Mrs. Mary Donna Estes Smith, 64, of 122 Wildwood Drive, passed away Friday, June 27, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born August 7, 1943 in Walterboro and was a daughter of the late Carter Estes and Mary Zena Ulmer Himes. She was first married to the late S.V. Callahan and secondly to the late Winston Smith. Mrs....

Joe Grace, Jr
Jun 25, 2008
WILLIAMS " Mr. Joe Joey Arthur Grace, Jr., 40, of 75 Stephens Street, Williams, died Wednesday morning, June 25, 2008, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Saturday morning, June 28, 2008, from Marion Baptist Church, 1810 George Warren Drive, Williams. Interment will follow in Williams Cemetery. Joe was born September 5, 1967, in Charleston County and...

Richard Leadley
Jun 25, 2008
LEADLEY, Richard ORANGEBURG " Mr. Richard Churchill Leadley, 90, of 311 Lovely Circle, The Oaks, Orangeburg, died Wednesday afternoon, June 25, 2008, at the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro. Mr. Leadley was a lifelong resident of the White Church Community in Troy, New York before moving to Orangeburg. A memorial service will be conducted 2 oclock Friday afternoon, June 27,...

Billy Chambers
Jun 25, 2008
CANADYS " Mr. Billy John Chambers, 79, of 11154 Jefferies Highway, Canadys, died Wednesday morning, June 25, 2008, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services with Masonic Rites will be held 11 oclock, Friday morning, June 27, 2008, at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Hendersonville Highway, Walterboro. Mr. Chambers was born August 20, 1928, in Warsaw, Georgia, and was...

Raymond Jones
Jun 23, 2008
WALTERBORO " Mr. Raymond Neal Jones, Jr., 59, of 984 McLeod Road, Walterboro, died Monday morning, June 23, 2008, at the Roper Hospital in Charleston. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Friday afternoon, June 27, 2008, from First Assembly of God, 2107 Hampton Street, Walterboro. Entombment will follow in Glendale Memorial Chapel Mausoleum, 2210 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. Mr....

Robert Mcpherson
Jun 23, 2008
Mr. Robert Joseph McPherson, 90, originally of Kershaw and later of Hartsville, died Monday, June 23, 2008 at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. He was the widower of his beloved Dorothy Simpson McPherson originally of Pendleton, S.C. Mr. McPherson was born April 23, 1918 in Kershaw and was a son of the late Herbert Leach McPherson and Allyne Langston McPherson....

Ellen Dewitt
Jun 20, 2008
WALTERBORO- Mrs. Ellen V. Crosby DeWitt, 92, of 2283 Beach Road, died Friday, June 20, 2008 at Colleton Medical Center. She was the widow of Eugene Wesley DeWitt. Funeral services will be held 3 oclock, Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Tabor United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. DeWitt was born December 7, 1915 in Colleton...

Ronald Rohde
Jun 16, 2008
Mr. Ronald Joseph Rohde, 48, of Walterboro, died Monday, June 16, 2008 at Trident Medical Center. Mr. Rohde was born April 22, 1960 in Honolulu, Hawaii and was the son of Janie Price Rohde and the late Homer Robert Rohde. He was a carpenter and enjoyed fishing and gardening. Surviving are: his mother, Janie P. Rohde of Walterboro; brothers, Richard...

Wendell Iii
Jun 15, 2008
ROUND O- Wendell William Will Nettles, III, also affectionately known as Trey, 16, of 3004 Coolers Dairy Road, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held 2 oclock, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at The Brice W. Herndon & Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Will was...

Everett Mendenall
Jun 6, 2008
Everett E. "Butch" Mendenall, originally of Decatur, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008, at the Burn Unit in Augusta, Georgia due to work related injuries. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 18, 2008 in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home in Decatur, Illinois. Burial followed in Graceland Cemetery. He was born May 3, 1968 in St. Mary's Hospital. He attended school...

Franklin Roop
Jun 4, 2008
ROOP, Franklin EDISTO ISLAND " Mr. Franklin Eugene Roop, 82, of 46 Battery Park Road, Edisto Island, died Wednesday afternoon, June 4, 2008, at his residence under the care of Winyah Hospice. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Sunday afternoon, June 7, 2008, from Trinity Episcopal Church, 1589 Highway 174, Edisto Island, South Carolina with The Reverend Father Wey...

Noah Priester
Jun 4, 2008
PRIESTER, Noah RUFFIN- Noah Allen Priester, son of Kelvin and Tasha Hunt Priester, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at Duke University Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11 oclock, Saturday, June 7, 2008 at North Walterboro Baptist Church, 2177 Jefferies Highway, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery. In addition to his parents of Ruffin, he...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas

Elmer Beach
Jul 6, 2008
WALTERBORO " Mr. Elmer Ervin Beach, 75, of 394 Quail Drive, Walterboro, died Sunday morning, July 6, 2008, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 3 oclock Tuesday afternoon, July 8, 2008, from Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 5277 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. Interment will follow in the churchyard. Mr. Beach was born July 26,...

David Shock
Jul 3, 2008
WALTERBORO- Mr. David Jackie Shock, I, affectionately known as "Jack", 65, of 717 Dorsey Street, Thursday, July 3, 2008 at his residence. A memorial service will be held 7 oclock, Tuesday evening, July 8, 2008 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Mr. Shock was born June 27, 1943 in Enon, West Virginia and was the...

Elijah Pellum
Jul 2, 2008
PELLUM, Bob WALTERBORO " Mr. Elijah Lish Bob Pellum, Jr., 58, of Walterboro, died Wednesday afternoon, July 2, 2008, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro following an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Saturday morning, July 5, 2008, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel with his brother, The Reverend James H. Pellum officiating....

Harold Pitts
Jun 30, 2008
PITTS, Harold WALTERBORO " Mr. Harold Robert Pitts, age 71, of 310 Enterprise Street in Walterboro, died Monday morning, June 30, 2008, in Walterboro. Funeral services will be conducted 6 oclock Thursday evening, July 3, 2008, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro with The Reverend Daniel Cooper officiating. Mr. Pitts was born September 21, 1936, in...

Margaret Risher
Jun 29, 2008
WALTERBORO- Mrs. Margaret Howard Risher, 82, of Walterboro, SC, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2008 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home in Bainbridge, GA. She was the widow of Heyward T. Risher. The funeral service will be at 11:00 oclock, Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow at Evergreen Christian...

Edith Williams
Jun 28, 2008
Mrs. Edith Lucille Norris Williams, 88, a native of Darlington County, SC and resident of Poquoson, VA, went home to be with her Lord, Saturday, June 28, 2008. She was the widow of Jacob Wallace Williams Graveside funeral services will be held eleven oclock Thursday, July 3, 2008 at Hickory Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Brunson with Reverend Paul Creason...

Reverend Garris
Jun 27, 2008
SMOAKS- Reverend C. Grady Garris, 78, of 304 Garris Hill Loop, Smoaks, entered into eternal rest Friday, June 27, 2008 at Roper Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2 oclock, Monday, June 30, 2008 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment with Masonic Rites will follow in Smoaks Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Garris was born...

Shirley Houge
Jun 27, 2008
COTTAGEVILLE- Mrs. Shirley Ann Durr Houge, 68, formerly of Cottageville, died Friday, June 27, 2008 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of George Albert Houge, to whom she was married for fifty-one years. Funeral services will be held 11 oclock, Monday, June 30, 2008, at The Brice W. Herndon & Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow...

Mary Smith
Jun 27, 2008
WALTERBORO- Mrs. Mary Donna Estes Smith, 64, of 122 Wildwood Drive, passed away Friday, June 27, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born August 7, 1943 in Walterboro and was a daughter of the late Carter Estes and Mary Zena Ulmer Himes. She was first married to the late S.V. Callahan and secondly to the late Winston Smith. Mrs....

Joe Grace, Jr
Jun 25, 2008
WILLIAMS " Mr. Joe Joey Arthur Grace, Jr., 40, of 75 Stephens Street, Williams, died Wednesday morning, June 25, 2008, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Saturday morning, June 28, 2008, from Marion Baptist Church, 1810 George Warren Drive, Williams. Interment will follow in Williams Cemetery. Joe was born September 5, 1967, in Charleston County and...

Richard Leadley
Jun 25, 2008
LEADLEY, Richard ORANGEBURG " Mr. Richard Churchill Leadley, 90, of 311 Lovely Circle, The Oaks, Orangeburg, died Wednesday afternoon, June 25, 2008, at the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro. Mr. Leadley was a lifelong resident of the White Church Community in Troy, New York before moving to Orangeburg. A memorial service will be conducted 2 oclock Friday afternoon, June 27,...

Billy Chambers
Jun 25, 2008
CANADYS " Mr. Billy John Chambers, 79, of 11154 Jefferies Highway, Canadys, died Wednesday morning, June 25, 2008, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. Funeral services with Masonic Rites will be held 11 oclock, Friday morning, June 27, 2008, at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Hendersonville Highway, Walterboro. Mr. Chambers was born August 20, 1928, in Warsaw, Georgia, and was...

Raymond Jones
Jun 23, 2008
WALTERBORO " Mr. Raymond Neal Jones, Jr., 59, of 984 McLeod Road, Walterboro, died Monday morning, June 23, 2008, at the Roper Hospital in Charleston. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Friday afternoon, June 27, 2008, from First Assembly of God, 2107 Hampton Street, Walterboro. Entombment will follow in Glendale Memorial Chapel Mausoleum, 2210 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro. Mr....

Robert Mcpherson
Jun 23, 2008
Mr. Robert Joseph McPherson, 90, originally of Kershaw and later of Hartsville, died Monday, June 23, 2008 at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. He was the widower of his beloved Dorothy Simpson McPherson originally of Pendleton, S.C. Mr. McPherson was born April 23, 1918 in Kershaw and was a son of the late Herbert Leach McPherson and Allyne Langston McPherson....

Ellen Dewitt
Jun 20, 2008
WALTERBORO- Mrs. Ellen V. Crosby DeWitt, 92, of 2283 Beach Road, died Friday, June 20, 2008 at Colleton Medical Center. She was the widow of Eugene Wesley DeWitt. Funeral services will be held 3 oclock, Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Tabor United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. DeWitt was born December 7, 1915 in Colleton...

Ronald Rohde
Jun 16, 2008
Mr. Ronald Joseph Rohde, 48, of Walterboro, died Monday, June 16, 2008 at Trident Medical Center. Mr. Rohde was born April 22, 1960 in Honolulu, Hawaii and was the son of Janie Price Rohde and the late Homer Robert Rohde. He was a carpenter and enjoyed fishing and gardening. Surviving are: his mother, Janie P. Rohde of Walterboro; brothers, Richard...

Wendell Iii
Jun 15, 2008
ROUND O- Wendell William Will Nettles, III, also affectionately known as Trey, 16, of 3004 Coolers Dairy Road, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held 2 oclock, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at The Brice W. Herndon & Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Will was...

Everett Mendenall
Jun 6, 2008
Everett E. "Butch" Mendenall, originally of Decatur, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008, at the Burn Unit in Augusta, Georgia due to work related injuries. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 18, 2008 in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home in Decatur, Illinois. Burial followed in Graceland Cemetery. He was born May 3, 1968 in St. Mary's Hospital. He attended school...

Franklin Roop
Jun 4, 2008
ROOP, Franklin EDISTO ISLAND " Mr. Franklin Eugene Roop, 82, of 46 Battery Park Road, Edisto Island, died Wednesday afternoon, June 4, 2008, at his residence under the care of Winyah Hospice. Funeral services will be conducted 2 oclock Sunday afternoon, June 7, 2008, from Trinity Episcopal Church, 1589 Highway 174, Edisto Island, South Carolina with The Reverend Father Wey...

Noah Priester
Jun 4, 2008
PRIESTER, Noah RUFFIN- Noah Allen Priester, son of Kelvin and Tasha Hunt Priester, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at Duke University Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11 oclock, Saturday, June 7, 2008 at North Walterboro Baptist Church, 2177 Jefferies Highway, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery. In addition to his parents of Ruffin, he...