Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
C.G. Johnson
Jan 17, 2024
Mr. Cornell Goldsmith Fuller Johnson, known to everyone as “C.G.”, 76, of Walterboro, passed away at his residence on the morning of his 76th birthday, Wednesday, January 17, 2024, under the care of Pruitt Hospice.
C.G. was born January 17, 1948, in Columbia, and was the son of the late Richard Edgecomb Johnson and Elizabeth Mary Naylor...
Mildred Taylor
Jan 16, 2024
Mrs. Mildred Bell Taylor, 76, of North Charleston, entered into eternal rest Tuesday afternoon, January 16, 2024. She was the widow of the late Robert Wayne Taylor.
Mildred was born September 10, 1947, in Charleston, and was a daughter of the late James Peter Bell and Dorothy Humphries Bell Jeffcoat. She was a retired Accounting Manager for...
Jerry Gosnell
Jan 16, 2024
Peter Jerome Gosnell Jr., affectionately known as Jerry, age 54, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in his home on January 16, 2024, after a short but valiant battle with cancer.
Born January 7,1970, in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late Peter J. Gosnell Sr. and the late Betty Stanley Gosnell of Brunson,...
Carrie Bysshop
Jan 15, 2024
Ms. Carrie R. Bysshop, 82, of Hampton, entered into eternal rest Monday evening, January 15, 2024, at Caroline’s Cottage Hospice House in Ridgeland.
Carrie was born October 23, 1941, at Bull Point and was the daughter of the late Jeter Bishop and Fannie Wiggins Bishop. She graduated from Wade Hampton High School and retired from Westinghouse as...
Frances Mclean
Jan 13, 2024
Mrs. Frances Ruth Canaday McLean, age 85, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on January 13, 2024, in the comfort of her home after a long illness which she battled bravely.
Born October 27, 1938, at Roper Hospital in Charleston, she was the daughter of the late Richard D. Canaday and the late Vivian Perry Canaday of...
Sylvia O'Quinn
Jan 13, 2024
Ms. Sylvia Jean O’Quinn, 78, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday morning, January 13, 2024, at Trident Medical Center.
Sylvia was born May 28, 1945, in Walterboro and was the daughter of the late Elmer O’Quinn and Trudy Thompson O’Quinn. Sylvia had a great sense of humor and a great personality. She loved her family and...
Christina Mims
Jan 12, 2024
Christina Marie Tuten Mims, 76, of Hampton, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, January 12, 2024, at Magnolias of Walterboro.
Christina was born December 3, 1947, in Colleton County to her parents, Marie Shipes Tuten and Wilson Tuten. She grew up on a farm in northeast Jasper County in a community known as Horsegall. As a youth...
Mary Faye Steiger
Jan 9, 2024
Mrs. Mary Faye Sims Steiger, 86, of Ladson, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at Magnolias of Walterboro. She was the widow of Johann H. Steiger.
Born January 2, 1938, in Florence, she was a daughter of the late Rufus Dargen Sims and Mary Margaret Boyce Sims. She worked in sales for many years for...
Ryleigh Thomas
Jan 7, 2024
Miss Ryleigh Cecillia Nichole Thomas, age 2, entered into eternal rest Sunday, January 7, 2024. She was born January 20, 2021, in Knoxville, Tennessee and was the daughter of Austin Derek Smith and Heather Chassity Nichole Thomas Smith.
Ryleigh was a girly-girl who loved playing dress up, always changing outfits multiple times, playing with makeup and jewelry,...
Carol Hermann
Jan 7, 2024
Carol F. Hermann, 75, of Walterboro, was unexpectedly called to her eternal home on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
Carol was born January 5, 1949, in Hudson, Ohio to the late Caroline (nee Wurster) and Willard F. Stewart.
Educated in the schools of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Carol excelled in her studies as an honor graduate and...
Suzanna Cox
Jan 5, 2024
Ms. Suzanna Leigh Cox, 37, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday afternoon, January 5, 2024, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born December 30, 1986, in Mount Pleasant, she was the daughter of Daniel Len Cox, Sr. and Susan Strickland Cox. She attended Refuge Church in Walterboro. After completing the first cosmetology school...
Marshall Fisk
Jan 4, 2024
Mr. Eddie Marshall Fisk, 85, of Lodge, entered into rest eternal Thursday morning, January 4, 2024, at Colleton Medical Center.
Born September 7, 1938, in the Willow Swamp community of Colleton County, he was a son of the late Jacob Eddie Fisk and Lois McMillan Fisk. He served his country faithfully in the United States Navy and...
Donald Williams, Sr.
Jan 4, 2024
Mr. Donald Wayne Williams, Sr., 91, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday morning, January 4, 2024, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Mary Allred Williams, to whom he was married 68 years at the time of her passing in July of 2023.
Born March 13, 1932, in Bennettsville, he was the son of...
Joseph Belger
Jan 3, 2024
Joseph “Joe” Hugh Belger, Sr., 92, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away January 3, 2024, at home. He was born in Hemingway, South Carolina on November 17, 1931, to the late William Jake Belger, Sr. and Wista Haselden Belger. He married Dorothy McMillian on June 26, 1955, and she preceded him in death on March 17, 2007.
Those...
Sadie Frances Muller Murdaugh
Jan 3, 2024
Sadie Frances Muller Murdaugh heard the Master’s call on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at her residence in Smoaks, and touched the hand of God, leaving earth for a home above. Her wings were ready; we were not.
Ms. Sadie, or “Nana” as she was called by her family and friends, was born in Colleton County on June...
Savannah Morrison
Jan 2, 2024
Miss Savannah Dawn Morrison, 29, of Round O, entered into rest Tuesday, January 2, 2023, at her residence.
Born April 27, 1994 in Walterboro, South Carolina, she was a daughter of Mrs. Laura Jean Putman and the late Mr. Douglas McCarthy Morrison. In her younger years, Savannah always played softball for the teams that was under the...
Damen Hiers
Dec 30, 2023
Damen Storm Hiers, age 3, entered into eternal rest Saturday, December 30, 2023.
Born January 7, 2020, in Colleton County, he was the son of Shanon Storm Hiers and Alicia Marie Truax. Damen, who was lovingly called “Mini Hero” by his mother, was a little ray of sunshine who was bold, intelligent, intuitive, and loving.
...
Billy Strickland
Dec 30, 2023
Billy Carl Strickland, 66, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, December 30, 2023, at his residence.
No arrangements will be held.
Arrangements by: THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, South Carolina, 29488. Visit the guestbook online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.
Shay Shuford
Dec 30, 2023
Ms. Mica Shaynelle Shuford, affectionately known as “Shay”, 35, of Cottageville, entered into rest Saturday, December 30, 2023. She was born March 3, 1988, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Surviving are: her mother and stepfather, David and Dawn Shough of Des Moines, Iowa; children, Austin Mixon of Great Falls, Keirston Mixon of Great Falls, Gabbi Mixon of Great...
Mark Ruppe
Dec 29, 2023
Mr. Mark Eric Ruppe, 59, of Bamberg, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, December 29, 2023, at Colleton Medical Center.
Born March 2, 1964, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Johnny Thomas Ruppe, Sr. and Nancy Anders Ruppe. He served his country in the United States Navy. He enjoyed fishing and...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
C.G. Johnson
Jan 17, 2024
Mr. Cornell Goldsmith Fuller Johnson, known to everyone as “C.G.”, 76, of Walterboro, passed away at his residence on the morning of his 76th birthday, Wednesday, January 17, 2024, under the care of Pruitt Hospice.
C.G. was born January 17, 1948, in Columbia, and was the son of the late Richard Edgecomb Johnson and Elizabeth Mary Naylor...
Mildred Taylor
Jan 16, 2024
Mrs. Mildred Bell Taylor, 76, of North Charleston, entered into eternal rest Tuesday afternoon, January 16, 2024. She was the widow of the late Robert Wayne Taylor.
Mildred was born September 10, 1947, in Charleston, and was a daughter of the late James Peter Bell and Dorothy Humphries Bell Jeffcoat. She was a retired Accounting Manager for...
Jerry Gosnell
Jan 16, 2024
Peter Jerome Gosnell Jr., affectionately known as Jerry, age 54, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in his home on January 16, 2024, after a short but valiant battle with cancer.
Born January 7,1970, in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late Peter J. Gosnell Sr. and the late Betty Stanley Gosnell of Brunson,...
Carrie Bysshop
Jan 15, 2024
Ms. Carrie R. Bysshop, 82, of Hampton, entered into eternal rest Monday evening, January 15, 2024, at Caroline’s Cottage Hospice House in Ridgeland.
Carrie was born October 23, 1941, at Bull Point and was the daughter of the late Jeter Bishop and Fannie Wiggins Bishop. She graduated from Wade Hampton High School and retired from Westinghouse as...
Frances Mclean
Jan 13, 2024
Mrs. Frances Ruth Canaday McLean, age 85, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on January 13, 2024, in the comfort of her home after a long illness which she battled bravely.
Born October 27, 1938, at Roper Hospital in Charleston, she was the daughter of the late Richard D. Canaday and the late Vivian Perry Canaday of...
Sylvia O'Quinn
Jan 13, 2024
Ms. Sylvia Jean O’Quinn, 78, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday morning, January 13, 2024, at Trident Medical Center.
Sylvia was born May 28, 1945, in Walterboro and was the daughter of the late Elmer O’Quinn and Trudy Thompson O’Quinn. Sylvia had a great sense of humor and a great personality. She loved her family and...
Christina Mims
Jan 12, 2024
Christina Marie Tuten Mims, 76, of Hampton, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, January 12, 2024, at Magnolias of Walterboro.
Christina was born December 3, 1947, in Colleton County to her parents, Marie Shipes Tuten and Wilson Tuten. She grew up on a farm in northeast Jasper County in a community known as Horsegall. As a youth...
Mary Faye Steiger
Jan 9, 2024
Mrs. Mary Faye Sims Steiger, 86, of Ladson, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at Magnolias of Walterboro. She was the widow of Johann H. Steiger.
Born January 2, 1938, in Florence, she was a daughter of the late Rufus Dargen Sims and Mary Margaret Boyce Sims. She worked in sales for many years for...
Ryleigh Thomas
Jan 7, 2024
Miss Ryleigh Cecillia Nichole Thomas, age 2, entered into eternal rest Sunday, January 7, 2024. She was born January 20, 2021, in Knoxville, Tennessee and was the daughter of Austin Derek Smith and Heather Chassity Nichole Thomas Smith.
Ryleigh was a girly-girl who loved playing dress up, always changing outfits multiple times, playing with makeup and jewelry,...
Carol Hermann
Jan 7, 2024
Carol F. Hermann, 75, of Walterboro, was unexpectedly called to her eternal home on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
Carol was born January 5, 1949, in Hudson, Ohio to the late Caroline (nee Wurster) and Willard F. Stewart.
Educated in the schools of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Carol excelled in her studies as an honor graduate and...
Suzanna Cox
Jan 5, 2024
Ms. Suzanna Leigh Cox, 37, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday afternoon, January 5, 2024, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born December 30, 1986, in Mount Pleasant, she was the daughter of Daniel Len Cox, Sr. and Susan Strickland Cox. She attended Refuge Church in Walterboro. After completing the first cosmetology school...
Marshall Fisk
Jan 4, 2024
Mr. Eddie Marshall Fisk, 85, of Lodge, entered into rest eternal Thursday morning, January 4, 2024, at Colleton Medical Center.
Born September 7, 1938, in the Willow Swamp community of Colleton County, he was a son of the late Jacob Eddie Fisk and Lois McMillan Fisk. He served his country faithfully in the United States Navy and...
Donald Williams, Sr.
Jan 4, 2024
Mr. Donald Wayne Williams, Sr., 91, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday morning, January 4, 2024, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Mary Allred Williams, to whom he was married 68 years at the time of her passing in July of 2023.
Born March 13, 1932, in Bennettsville, he was the son of...
Joseph Belger
Jan 3, 2024
Joseph “Joe” Hugh Belger, Sr., 92, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away January 3, 2024, at home. He was born in Hemingway, South Carolina on November 17, 1931, to the late William Jake Belger, Sr. and Wista Haselden Belger. He married Dorothy McMillian on June 26, 1955, and she preceded him in death on March 17, 2007.
Those...
Sadie Frances Muller Murdaugh
Jan 3, 2024
Sadie Frances Muller Murdaugh heard the Master’s call on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at her residence in Smoaks, and touched the hand of God, leaving earth for a home above. Her wings were ready; we were not.
Ms. Sadie, or “Nana” as she was called by her family and friends, was born in Colleton County on June...
Savannah Morrison
Jan 2, 2024
Miss Savannah Dawn Morrison, 29, of Round O, entered into rest Tuesday, January 2, 2023, at her residence.
Born April 27, 1994 in Walterboro, South Carolina, she was a daughter of Mrs. Laura Jean Putman and the late Mr. Douglas McCarthy Morrison. In her younger years, Savannah always played softball for the teams that was under the...
Damen Hiers
Dec 30, 2023
Damen Storm Hiers, age 3, entered into eternal rest Saturday, December 30, 2023.
Born January 7, 2020, in Colleton County, he was the son of Shanon Storm Hiers and Alicia Marie Truax. Damen, who was lovingly called “Mini Hero” by his mother, was a little ray of sunshine who was bold, intelligent, intuitive, and loving.
...
Billy Strickland
Dec 30, 2023
Billy Carl Strickland, 66, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, December 30, 2023, at his residence.
No arrangements will be held.
Arrangements by: THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, South Carolina, 29488. Visit the guestbook online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.
Shay Shuford
Dec 30, 2023
Ms. Mica Shaynelle Shuford, affectionately known as “Shay”, 35, of Cottageville, entered into rest Saturday, December 30, 2023. She was born March 3, 1988, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Surviving are: her mother and stepfather, David and Dawn Shough of Des Moines, Iowa; children, Austin Mixon of Great Falls, Keirston Mixon of Great Falls, Gabbi Mixon of Great...
Mark Ruppe
Dec 29, 2023
Mr. Mark Eric Ruppe, 59, of Bamberg, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, December 29, 2023, at Colleton Medical Center.
Born March 2, 1964, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Johnny Thomas Ruppe, Sr. and Nancy Anders Ruppe. He served his country in the United States Navy. He enjoyed fishing and...


