Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Wanda Mccraw
Aug 14, 2023
Ms. Wanda Kay McCraw, 77, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, August 14, 2023, at Colleton Medical Center.
Born February 10, 1946, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Boyd Tillman McCraw and Francis Irene McCraw. She retired from the Spartanburg Housing Authority, where she had worked for 35 years. Ms. McCraw spent...
Edith Mason
Aug 14, 2023
Mrs. Edith Ackerman Mason, 87, of Walterboro, entered into rest at her home in Forest Hills Thursday morning, August 14, 2023. She was the loving wife of almost fifty years to the late Mr. Felix Lee Mason.
Born December 20, 1935, in Cottageville, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late George Vincent Ackerman and the...
Alice Robertson
Aug 13, 2023
Mrs. Alice Ackerman Robertson, 84, of Ridgeville, entered into eternal rest Sunday morning, August 13, 2023 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Charles Edward Robertson, Sr.
Born October 6, 1938, in Colleton County, she was a daughter of the late Nelie Cinclair Ackerman and Pearl Catherine Faulkner Ackerman. “Nana” dearly loved her grandchildren...
Richard Joseph Miles
Aug 10, 2023
Richard Joseph Miles, also known as "Joey" and his self proclaimed nickname "Skeeter" ,25, of Early Branch, went to be with Jesus Sunday, August 10, 2023.
Joey was born June 23, 1998 in Walterboro, South Carolina to Derrick Miles and Crystal Milam. He was a member of Pine Level Baptist Church, and was a graduate of Andrew...
Jesse Rapue
Aug 8, 2023
Jesse Rapue, 29, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at his residence.
Arrangements by: THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, 843.538.5408. Visit the registry online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.
Deborah Sparkman Walker
Aug 8, 2023
Mrs. Deborah Sparkman Walker, 68, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, August 8, 2023, at her home embraced by the love of her family after a long and fearless battle against cancer.
Born March 3, 1955 in Walterboro, South Carolina, she was the only child of the late Stanley “Sparky” Sparkman and the late Ethel Britt...
Logan Tripp
Aug 7, 2023
Mr. Damon Logan Tripp, 32, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Monday, August 7, 2023, at his residence.
Born May 26, 1991, in Beaufort, he was a son of Danny Lathon Tripp, Sr. and Vickie Lynn Payne Tripp. He loved swamp logging and was a skidder operator, having worked with many logging companies including Beasley Logging. He...
Dora Schaffer
Aug 7, 2023
Dora Ann Abbott Schaffer, 85, of Walterboro, South Carolina, died Monday August 7th, 2023 at Pruitt Home, Walterboro, S.C.. Born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Leon and Anna May Myers Abbott. She was predeceased by brother Kenneth, and sisters Bertha DeNoyelles and Gleora Payette. She was the wife of 50 years to...
Bud Long
Aug 7, 2023
Mr. Ervin Hickman Long, affectionately known to everyone as “Bud”, 61, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday evening, August 7, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
Born May 25, 1962, in Walterboro, he was a son of the late JoAnn Thompson Long. He was a retired carpenter and an avid outdoorsman who loved...
Tiller Jones
Aug 6, 2023
Mr. Tiller Esdorn Jones, Jr., 77, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Sunday evening, August 6, 2023, at his residence.
Born November 13, 1945, in Ruffin, he was a son of the late Tiller Esdorn Jones, Sr. and Rosa Lee Breland Jones. He served his country in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Germany....
Elaine Hinz
Aug 5, 2023
Mrs. Elaine Maureen Hinz, 78, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday evening, August 5, 2023, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Robert Michael “Mike” Hinz, to whom she was married 34 years.
Born September 18, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Hershall Evert Bledsoe and Elnorah Mary...
Rose Mary Taylor
Aug 4, 2023
Ms. Rose Mary Taylor, 64, of Fairfax, entered into eternal rest at 5:40, Friday morning, August 4, 2023, at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.
Born September 4, 1958, in Hampton, she was a daughter of the late Joe Blease Stevens and Corine Dixon Bowers. She was a former security guard when she lived in California, had been...
Christy Worley
Aug 3, 2023
Mrs. Christy Crosby Worley, 44, of Smoaks, passed away Thursday evening, August 3, 2023, at Summerville Community Hospice House.
Born August 18, 1978, in Charleston, she was a daughter of Debra Hudson Crosby and the late Eugene Theodore Crosby. Christy was a Hometown Hero, a 911 dispatcher, an Angel of the Airwaves, the calm voice during the...
Robert Russell Elsey, Sr.
Aug 2, 2023
Robert Russell Elsey, Sr., 87, of Round O, entered into rest Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.
Mr. Elsey was born February 16, 1936 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a son of late Lawton Ansel Elsey and Anzie Burbage Elsey.
He was an airplane engineer for Lockhead Martin...
Betty Jean Throckmorton
Aug 1, 2023
Mrs. Betty Price Throckmorton, 92, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday morning, August 1, 2023, at Summerville Community Hospice.
Born March 21, 1931, in Meigs County, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Chester Pruden Price and the late Elsie Mae Woodrum Price. She served as the Chief Financial Officer at a senior citizens center and...
James Calvin Ferguson,Ii
Aug 1, 2023
James Calvin Ferguson, II, 53, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
Born March 21, 1970, in Richmond, Virginia, he was a son of James Calvin Ferguson and the late Kathleen “Kitty” St. Clair Ferguson. He was of the Catholic faith.
James also known as “Fergie” to his friends, loved boating and fishing....
Carter Alivia Greene
Jul 30, 2023
Little Miss Carter Alivia Greene, at the age of 3, left this world with a heart full of love on Sunday afternoon, July 30, 2023, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Carter, the daughter of Daniel Paul Greene and Ashley Taylor Greene, made her grand entrance at Summerville Medical Center bright and early one...
Barney Beach
Jul 28, 2023
Mr. Barney Wayne Beach, 65, of Walterboro, passed away Friday evening, July 28, 2023, at his residence.
Born April 5, 1958, in Colleton County, he was a son of the late Donald Beach and Jacqueline Smoak Pellum. He retired from Dayco where he worked for over 40 years. After retirement from Dayco, he went to work at...
Franklin Thompson
Jul 26, 2023
Mr. Franklin Delano Thompson, Sr., 86, of Round O, passed away Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, at Hallmark Healthcare Center in Summerville. He was the husband of the late Ruth White Thompson, to whom he was married 62 years.
Born September 29, 1936, in St. George, he was a son of the late Richard D. Thompson and...
Lisa Needham
Jul 25, 2023
Ms. Lisa Rae Hardee Needham, 63, of Walterboro, passed away Tuesday evening, July 25, 2023, at Trident Medical Center.
Born August 3, 1960, in Walterboro, she was a daughter of the late Jerry Wayne Hardee and Betty Ruth Jones Hardee. Lisa was a cosmetologist for many years and was the owner and operator of O’Hair by Lisa...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Wanda Mccraw
Aug 14, 2023
Ms. Wanda Kay McCraw, 77, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, August 14, 2023, at Colleton Medical Center.
Born February 10, 1946, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Boyd Tillman McCraw and Francis Irene McCraw. She retired from the Spartanburg Housing Authority, where she had worked for 35 years. Ms. McCraw spent...
Edith Mason
Aug 14, 2023
Mrs. Edith Ackerman Mason, 87, of Walterboro, entered into rest at her home in Forest Hills Thursday morning, August 14, 2023. She was the loving wife of almost fifty years to the late Mr. Felix Lee Mason.
Born December 20, 1935, in Cottageville, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late George Vincent Ackerman and the...
Alice Robertson
Aug 13, 2023
Mrs. Alice Ackerman Robertson, 84, of Ridgeville, entered into eternal rest Sunday morning, August 13, 2023 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Charles Edward Robertson, Sr.
Born October 6, 1938, in Colleton County, she was a daughter of the late Nelie Cinclair Ackerman and Pearl Catherine Faulkner Ackerman. “Nana” dearly loved her grandchildren...
Richard Joseph Miles
Aug 10, 2023
Richard Joseph Miles, also known as "Joey" and his self proclaimed nickname "Skeeter" ,25, of Early Branch, went to be with Jesus Sunday, August 10, 2023.
Joey was born June 23, 1998 in Walterboro, South Carolina to Derrick Miles and Crystal Milam. He was a member of Pine Level Baptist Church, and was a graduate of Andrew...
Jesse Rapue
Aug 8, 2023
Jesse Rapue, 29, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at his residence.
Arrangements by: THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, 843.538.5408. Visit the registry online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.
Deborah Sparkman Walker
Aug 8, 2023
Mrs. Deborah Sparkman Walker, 68, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, August 8, 2023, at her home embraced by the love of her family after a long and fearless battle against cancer.
Born March 3, 1955 in Walterboro, South Carolina, she was the only child of the late Stanley “Sparky” Sparkman and the late Ethel Britt...
Logan Tripp
Aug 7, 2023
Mr. Damon Logan Tripp, 32, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Monday, August 7, 2023, at his residence.
Born May 26, 1991, in Beaufort, he was a son of Danny Lathon Tripp, Sr. and Vickie Lynn Payne Tripp. He loved swamp logging and was a skidder operator, having worked with many logging companies including Beasley Logging. He...
Dora Schaffer
Aug 7, 2023
Dora Ann Abbott Schaffer, 85, of Walterboro, South Carolina, died Monday August 7th, 2023 at Pruitt Home, Walterboro, S.C.. Born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Leon and Anna May Myers Abbott. She was predeceased by brother Kenneth, and sisters Bertha DeNoyelles and Gleora Payette. She was the wife of 50 years to...
Bud Long
Aug 7, 2023
Mr. Ervin Hickman Long, affectionately known to everyone as “Bud”, 61, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday evening, August 7, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
Born May 25, 1962, in Walterboro, he was a son of the late JoAnn Thompson Long. He was a retired carpenter and an avid outdoorsman who loved...
Tiller Jones
Aug 6, 2023
Mr. Tiller Esdorn Jones, Jr., 77, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Sunday evening, August 6, 2023, at his residence.
Born November 13, 1945, in Ruffin, he was a son of the late Tiller Esdorn Jones, Sr. and Rosa Lee Breland Jones. He served his country in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Germany....
Elaine Hinz
Aug 5, 2023
Mrs. Elaine Maureen Hinz, 78, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday evening, August 5, 2023, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Robert Michael “Mike” Hinz, to whom she was married 34 years.
Born September 18, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Hershall Evert Bledsoe and Elnorah Mary...
Rose Mary Taylor
Aug 4, 2023
Ms. Rose Mary Taylor, 64, of Fairfax, entered into eternal rest at 5:40, Friday morning, August 4, 2023, at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.
Born September 4, 1958, in Hampton, she was a daughter of the late Joe Blease Stevens and Corine Dixon Bowers. She was a former security guard when she lived in California, had been...
Christy Worley
Aug 3, 2023
Mrs. Christy Crosby Worley, 44, of Smoaks, passed away Thursday evening, August 3, 2023, at Summerville Community Hospice House.
Born August 18, 1978, in Charleston, she was a daughter of Debra Hudson Crosby and the late Eugene Theodore Crosby. Christy was a Hometown Hero, a 911 dispatcher, an Angel of the Airwaves, the calm voice during the...
Robert Russell Elsey, Sr.
Aug 2, 2023
Robert Russell Elsey, Sr., 87, of Round O, entered into rest Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.
Mr. Elsey was born February 16, 1936 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a son of late Lawton Ansel Elsey and Anzie Burbage Elsey.
He was an airplane engineer for Lockhead Martin...
Betty Jean Throckmorton
Aug 1, 2023
Mrs. Betty Price Throckmorton, 92, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday morning, August 1, 2023, at Summerville Community Hospice.
Born March 21, 1931, in Meigs County, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Chester Pruden Price and the late Elsie Mae Woodrum Price. She served as the Chief Financial Officer at a senior citizens center and...
James Calvin Ferguson,Ii
Aug 1, 2023
James Calvin Ferguson, II, 53, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
Born March 21, 1970, in Richmond, Virginia, he was a son of James Calvin Ferguson and the late Kathleen “Kitty” St. Clair Ferguson. He was of the Catholic faith.
James also known as “Fergie” to his friends, loved boating and fishing....
Carter Alivia Greene
Jul 30, 2023
Little Miss Carter Alivia Greene, at the age of 3, left this world with a heart full of love on Sunday afternoon, July 30, 2023, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Carter, the daughter of Daniel Paul Greene and Ashley Taylor Greene, made her grand entrance at Summerville Medical Center bright and early one...
Barney Beach
Jul 28, 2023
Mr. Barney Wayne Beach, 65, of Walterboro, passed away Friday evening, July 28, 2023, at his residence.
Born April 5, 1958, in Colleton County, he was a son of the late Donald Beach and Jacqueline Smoak Pellum. He retired from Dayco where he worked for over 40 years. After retirement from Dayco, he went to work at...
Franklin Thompson
Jul 26, 2023
Mr. Franklin Delano Thompson, Sr., 86, of Round O, passed away Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, at Hallmark Healthcare Center in Summerville. He was the husband of the late Ruth White Thompson, to whom he was married 62 years.
Born September 29, 1936, in St. George, he was a son of the late Richard D. Thompson and...
Lisa Needham
Jul 25, 2023
Ms. Lisa Rae Hardee Needham, 63, of Walterboro, passed away Tuesday evening, July 25, 2023, at Trident Medical Center.
Born August 3, 1960, in Walterboro, she was a daughter of the late Jerry Wayne Hardee and Betty Ruth Jones Hardee. Lisa was a cosmetologist for many years and was the owner and operator of O’Hair by Lisa...


