Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Preston Brooks Zeigler, Sr.
Apr 26, 2022
Mr. Preston Brooks Zeigler, Sr., 76, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday morning, April 26, 2022 at his residence.
Born August 29, 1945 in Colleton County, he was the son of the late Percy McRae Zeigler and Leona Berry Zeigler. He had a passion for working and loved to talk to people. In his spare time,...
John Ridgle
Apr 25, 2022
Mr. John Bernard Ridgle, 78, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Monday evening, April 25, 2022 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Donna Bray Ridgle.
Born September 2, 1943 in Georgetown County, he was the son of the late Johnnie McDuffie Ridgle and Eliza Jane Castleman Ridgle. He was a retired automotive mechanic...
John Mike Winn
Apr 23, 2022
John Mike Winn, 87, passed away on Saturday, April 23rd at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Spartanburg, under the care of hospice. He was born to parents John Mike Winn and Clara Peeples Winn on October 31, 1934 in Hampton County. Mike’s parents died when he was five years old, and his younger brother was three. Mike’s oldest brother,...
Betty C. Dehnert
Apr 22, 2022
Betty Chalker Dehnert,90, of Summerville, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, April 22, 2022.
She was born September 6, 1931 in Swainsboro, Georgia to the late Gozie Fletcher and Iler Brown Chalker. She was preceded in death by her loving husband George E. Dehnert in Sun City, Arizona. She retired from the U.S. Department of...
Marie Cecelia Sullenger Ellis
Apr 22, 2022
Marie Cecelia Sullenger Ellis, 96, formerly of Hampton, SC entered into Eternal Rest on April 22, 2022. She was the widow of Edgar Priester “E.P.” Ellis, Jr. Born March 28, 1926, in Nashville, TN, she was the only child of Mary Cecelia O’Brien and William Henry Sullenger. She graduated from Winthrop College in 1948 and completed post-grad work at...
Dennis Soule
Apr 22, 2022
Mr. Dennis Edward Soule, 74, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Friday, April 22, 2022 at Roper Hospice Cottage in Mount Pleasant. He was the husband of the late Nancy Pilialoha Soule.
Born April 27, 1947 in St. Albans, Vermont, he was the son of the late George Edward Soule and Bernadette Morrits Soule. He served his...
Jeanne King
Apr 19, 2022
Ms. Jeanne Rae King, 83, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Pruitt Healthcare in Walterboro.
Born December 3, 1938 in Maine, she was a daughter of the late Harold Donnell and Mary Lucille Lozo Donnell. She was a retired secretary. She loved birds and working with her flowers and especially loved her...
Patricia Smith
Apr 19, 2022
Mrs. Patricia Nettles Smith, 77, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Trident Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Ellis Lloyd Smith.
Born February 16, 1945 in Colleton County, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Nettles and Bertha Bunton Nettles. She was a retired home health aide and...
Malda Jones Taylor
Apr 17, 2022
Mrs. Malda Jones Taylor, 71, of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, April 17, 2022, at her residence while under the care of Amedysis Hospice.
Born March 29, 1951, in Walterboro, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Sigsbee and Alma Lee Hiers Jones. She worked most of her life in office management. She was...
George Salsberry
Apr 16, 2022
George W. Salsberry, 71, of Walterboro, South Carolina, died Saturday, April 16, 2022. He was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, to George and Hope Salsberry. For decades, he was a reporter for The Alliance Review in Ohio, then The Press and Standard in Walterboro, covering local government and writing features on many events and individuals.
He is...
Rosaanne Nettles
Apr 15, 2022
Mrs. RosaAnne Burris Nettles, 70, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, April 15, 2022, at Colleton Medical Center.
Born February 29, 1952, in Trenton, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Richard Anderson Burris, III and Barbara Genevieve Wilson Burris. She was a member of Bedon Baptist Church and the Eastern Star.
...Leslie Brown
Apr 13, 2022
Mrs. Alice Leslie Sanders Brown, 77, of Ehrhardt, entered into eternal rest Wednesday morning, April 13, 2022 at her residence.
Born September 5, 1944 in Barnwell, she was a daughter of the late Robert Edmund Sanders and Loretta Fletcher Sanders. She graduated from Barnwell High School and Palmer Business College in Augusta, Georgia. She retired from Clemson...
Talbert Burley Black, Jr.
Apr 11, 2022
Mr. Talbert Burley Black, Jr., 78, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday evening, April 11, 2022, at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born December 26, 1943, in Denmark, South Carolina, he was the youngest of nine children born to the late Talbert Burley Black, Sr. and the late Mary Jane Hutto Black. He served...
Evelyn Grace Simmons
Apr 10, 2022
Baby Girl Evelyn Grace Simmons was born an angel on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Colleton Medical Center. She was the daughter of James Christopher Simmons and Jennifer Lynn Hiott Simmons.
In addition to her parent, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, David “Sammy” Hiott and Tammy Bazzle Hiott; paternal grandparents, James “ Jamie” Simmons, Jr....
Stephen E. Bishop
Apr 8, 2022
Stephen Eric Bishop, 53, of Walterboro, passed away Friday afternoon, April 8, 2022, at the Trident Medical Center.
He was born September 3, 1968, in Hampton, South Carolina. He was a son to the late Mr. Paschal Liston "Sonny" Bishop, Jr., and the late Mrs. Mary "Terry" Teresa Garceau Bishop.
Mr. Bishop was proud to...
Randall S. Parker
Apr 7, 2022
Mr. Randall Steve Parker, 67, of Walterboro, passed away Thursday night, April 7, 2022, at the Simpsonville Post and Acute Rehab Center.
Randall was born February 15, 1955, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was the son to the late Mr. Roy L. Dillard and the late Mrs. Francis Lois Parker. He worked for many years as a...
Rita Priester Banks
Apr 4, 2022
Mrs. Rita Priester Banks, 67, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday afternoon, April 4, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family.
She was born April 25, 1954, in Walterboro, South Carolina. She was a daughter to the late Mr. Alvertis Priester and Mrs. Virginia Nettles Priester. Mrs. Banks lived her life for the Lord and was...
Charles Rodger Pierce, Sr.
Apr 3, 2022
Mr. Charles Rodger Pierce, Sr., 61, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Sunday morning, April 3, 2022, at his residence.
Born October 2, 1960, in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Mr. George Harold Pierce and Mrs. Ann Shelton Pierce. He worked as a mechanic at Boeing for many years.
Mr....
Homer M. Stallings, Sr.
Apr 2, 2022
Mr. Homer Martin Stallings, Sr., 81, of Jacksonboro, entered into rest Saturday afternoon, April 2, 2022, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Helen McMillan Stallings.
Born January 16, 1941 in LaGrange, Georgia, he was a son of the late Quillan Carroll Stallings and the late Mary Arrington Stallings. Homer dedicated most of...
Lawrence Boykin Smith
Apr 1, 2022
Mr. Lawrence “Larry” Boykin Smith, 78, of Varnville, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, April 1, 2022 at his residence.
Born March 14, 1944, he was a son of the late Desmond Smith and Mildred Boykin Smith. Mr. Larry was a true servant to his beloved community. He served as a Reserve Officer for 27 years for...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Preston Brooks Zeigler, Sr.
Apr 26, 2022
Mr. Preston Brooks Zeigler, Sr., 76, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday morning, April 26, 2022 at his residence.
Born August 29, 1945 in Colleton County, he was the son of the late Percy McRae Zeigler and Leona Berry Zeigler. He had a passion for working and loved to talk to people. In his spare time,...
John Ridgle
Apr 25, 2022
Mr. John Bernard Ridgle, 78, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Monday evening, April 25, 2022 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Donna Bray Ridgle.
Born September 2, 1943 in Georgetown County, he was the son of the late Johnnie McDuffie Ridgle and Eliza Jane Castleman Ridgle. He was a retired automotive mechanic...
John Mike Winn
Apr 23, 2022
John Mike Winn, 87, passed away on Saturday, April 23rd at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Spartanburg, under the care of hospice. He was born to parents John Mike Winn and Clara Peeples Winn on October 31, 1934 in Hampton County. Mike’s parents died when he was five years old, and his younger brother was three. Mike’s oldest brother,...
Betty C. Dehnert
Apr 22, 2022
Betty Chalker Dehnert,90, of Summerville, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, April 22, 2022.
She was born September 6, 1931 in Swainsboro, Georgia to the late Gozie Fletcher and Iler Brown Chalker. She was preceded in death by her loving husband George E. Dehnert in Sun City, Arizona. She retired from the U.S. Department of...
Marie Cecelia Sullenger Ellis
Apr 22, 2022
Marie Cecelia Sullenger Ellis, 96, formerly of Hampton, SC entered into Eternal Rest on April 22, 2022. She was the widow of Edgar Priester “E.P.” Ellis, Jr. Born March 28, 1926, in Nashville, TN, she was the only child of Mary Cecelia O’Brien and William Henry Sullenger. She graduated from Winthrop College in 1948 and completed post-grad work at...
Dennis Soule
Apr 22, 2022
Mr. Dennis Edward Soule, 74, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Friday, April 22, 2022 at Roper Hospice Cottage in Mount Pleasant. He was the husband of the late Nancy Pilialoha Soule.
Born April 27, 1947 in St. Albans, Vermont, he was the son of the late George Edward Soule and Bernadette Morrits Soule. He served his...
Jeanne King
Apr 19, 2022
Ms. Jeanne Rae King, 83, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Pruitt Healthcare in Walterboro.
Born December 3, 1938 in Maine, she was a daughter of the late Harold Donnell and Mary Lucille Lozo Donnell. She was a retired secretary. She loved birds and working with her flowers and especially loved her...
Patricia Smith
Apr 19, 2022
Mrs. Patricia Nettles Smith, 77, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Trident Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Ellis Lloyd Smith.
Born February 16, 1945 in Colleton County, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Nettles and Bertha Bunton Nettles. She was a retired home health aide and...
Malda Jones Taylor
Apr 17, 2022
Mrs. Malda Jones Taylor, 71, of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, April 17, 2022, at her residence while under the care of Amedysis Hospice.
Born March 29, 1951, in Walterboro, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Sigsbee and Alma Lee Hiers Jones. She worked most of her life in office management. She was...
George Salsberry
Apr 16, 2022
George W. Salsberry, 71, of Walterboro, South Carolina, died Saturday, April 16, 2022. He was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, to George and Hope Salsberry. For decades, he was a reporter for The Alliance Review in Ohio, then The Press and Standard in Walterboro, covering local government and writing features on many events and individuals.
He is...
Rosaanne Nettles
Apr 15, 2022
Mrs. RosaAnne Burris Nettles, 70, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, April 15, 2022, at Colleton Medical Center.
Born February 29, 1952, in Trenton, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Richard Anderson Burris, III and Barbara Genevieve Wilson Burris. She was a member of Bedon Baptist Church and the Eastern Star.
...Leslie Brown
Apr 13, 2022
Mrs. Alice Leslie Sanders Brown, 77, of Ehrhardt, entered into eternal rest Wednesday morning, April 13, 2022 at her residence.
Born September 5, 1944 in Barnwell, she was a daughter of the late Robert Edmund Sanders and Loretta Fletcher Sanders. She graduated from Barnwell High School and Palmer Business College in Augusta, Georgia. She retired from Clemson...
Talbert Burley Black, Jr.
Apr 11, 2022
Mr. Talbert Burley Black, Jr., 78, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday evening, April 11, 2022, at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born December 26, 1943, in Denmark, South Carolina, he was the youngest of nine children born to the late Talbert Burley Black, Sr. and the late Mary Jane Hutto Black. He served...
Evelyn Grace Simmons
Apr 10, 2022
Baby Girl Evelyn Grace Simmons was born an angel on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Colleton Medical Center. She was the daughter of James Christopher Simmons and Jennifer Lynn Hiott Simmons.
In addition to her parent, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, David “Sammy” Hiott and Tammy Bazzle Hiott; paternal grandparents, James “ Jamie” Simmons, Jr....
Stephen E. Bishop
Apr 8, 2022
Stephen Eric Bishop, 53, of Walterboro, passed away Friday afternoon, April 8, 2022, at the Trident Medical Center.
He was born September 3, 1968, in Hampton, South Carolina. He was a son to the late Mr. Paschal Liston "Sonny" Bishop, Jr., and the late Mrs. Mary "Terry" Teresa Garceau Bishop.
Mr. Bishop was proud to...
Randall S. Parker
Apr 7, 2022
Mr. Randall Steve Parker, 67, of Walterboro, passed away Thursday night, April 7, 2022, at the Simpsonville Post and Acute Rehab Center.
Randall was born February 15, 1955, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was the son to the late Mr. Roy L. Dillard and the late Mrs. Francis Lois Parker. He worked for many years as a...
Rita Priester Banks
Apr 4, 2022
Mrs. Rita Priester Banks, 67, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday afternoon, April 4, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family.
She was born April 25, 1954, in Walterboro, South Carolina. She was a daughter to the late Mr. Alvertis Priester and Mrs. Virginia Nettles Priester. Mrs. Banks lived her life for the Lord and was...
Charles Rodger Pierce, Sr.
Apr 3, 2022
Mr. Charles Rodger Pierce, Sr., 61, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Sunday morning, April 3, 2022, at his residence.
Born October 2, 1960, in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Mr. George Harold Pierce and Mrs. Ann Shelton Pierce. He worked as a mechanic at Boeing for many years.
Mr....
Homer M. Stallings, Sr.
Apr 2, 2022
Mr. Homer Martin Stallings, Sr., 81, of Jacksonboro, entered into rest Saturday afternoon, April 2, 2022, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Helen McMillan Stallings.
Born January 16, 1941 in LaGrange, Georgia, he was a son of the late Quillan Carroll Stallings and the late Mary Arrington Stallings. Homer dedicated most of...
Lawrence Boykin Smith
Apr 1, 2022
Mr. Lawrence “Larry” Boykin Smith, 78, of Varnville, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, April 1, 2022 at his residence.
Born March 14, 1944, he was a son of the late Desmond Smith and Mildred Boykin Smith. Mr. Larry was a true servant to his beloved community. He served as a Reserve Officer for 27 years for...