Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Matthew Kendall Light
Aug 14, 2022
Matthew Kendall Light, 21, of Early Branch, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, August 14, 2022, at his residence.
Born April 18, 2001, in Colleton County, South Carolina he was a son of Michael Kendall Light and Stacey Mole Godley. Matthew worked with the maintenance department for the Town of Hampton as well as the Town of Varnville. ...
Louis J. Ramsey, Sr.
Aug 12, 2022
Mr. Louis Joseph Ramsey, Sr., 86, of Yemassee, entered into rest Friday evening, August 12, 2022, at his residence.
Born October 25, 1935, in Hendersonville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Paul Ramsey and the late Gladys Fisk Ramsey. He was a civil service electrical foreman, having retired from the Parris Island Marine Corp...
Ruby R. Kinard
Aug 12, 2022
Mrs. Ruby R. Kinard, 87, of Rum Gully, entered into eternal rest, Friday, August 12, 2022, at her residence.
Born April 30, 1935 in Varnville, SC, Ruby was a daughter of the late Hammie and Maggie Rahn of Islandton. She was a member of Peniel Baptist Church in Islandton, where in her younger years, she was dedicated...
Grover Wade Gibson
Aug 11, 2022
Grover Wade Gibson, 59, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Colleton Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held 5 o'clock Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Jones Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church, 320 Jones Swamp Road, Walterboro.
Fred Fraser, Sr.
Aug 10, 2022
Mr. Fred L. Fraser, Sr., 78, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday morning, August 10, 2022, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Doris Jennings Fraser.
Born December 10, 1943, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Witsell Fraser, Sr. and the late Essie Lou Evans Fraser. Fred served...
Brenda Ashley
Aug 7, 2022
Ms. Brenda Sue Ashley, 53, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Sunday morning, August 7, 2022 at Trident Medical Center.
Born February 20, 1969 in Anderson, she was a daughter of Arthur Levi “Pete” Ashley and the late Melba Brown Ashley. She was a graduate of Ruffin High School and was a waitress. Brenda loved owls and...
Ann Benton
Aug 7, 2022
Mrs. Ann Hatcher Benton, 89, of Smoaks, entered into rest Sunday morning, August 7, 2022, at her residence. She was the loving wife of seventy years to the late Mr. J.P. Benton, Sr.
Born January 9, 1933, in Pasco County, Florida, she was a daughter of the late John Hatcher and the late Ollie Goodman Hatcher. She...
Carole Hutchison
Aug 1, 2022
Mrs. Carole Elizabeth Hutchison, 87, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday morning, August 1, 2022 at her residence.
Born March 24, 1935 in Birmingham, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Virgil B. Fowler and Sarah Harn Fowler. Mrs. Hutchison was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. She loved to be involved in her church...
Julie Segura Craven
Jul 31, 2022
Mrs. Julie Segura Craven, 71, of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday morning, July 31, 2022, at her residence.
Born May 4, 1951, in Walterboro, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Eddie Warren and the late Betty Robertson Warren. She was a member of the sales and marketing team at US Foods where she worked...
Rodney Smyly, Sr.
Jul 31, 2022
Mr. James Rodney Smyly, Sr., 76, of Ruffin, entered into rest Sunday morning, July 31, 2022, at his residence while under the care of Heartland Hospice.
Born May 3, 1946, in Ruffin, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Ernest Webb Smyly, Sr. and the late Pearl Lorraine Carter Smyly. Rodney worked hard all of...
Julian Mayhall Andrews
Jul 30, 2022
Mr. Julian Mayhall Andrews, 87, passed away on July 30, 2022 in Ruffin, South Carolina. Julian was born in Limestone County, Alabama on October 12, 1934 to George and Jewel Andrews.
While serving in the U.S. Airforce, he married Martha Lane, and they began their lives together in Morocco, where Julian was stationed as a radar technician. ...
William Elmo Humphries
Jul 30, 2022
Mr. William Elmo Humphries, 73, of Smoaks, entered into rest Saturday, July 30, 2022, at his residence. He was the loving husband of Tina Ilene Steigler Humphries.
Born March 6, 1949, in Charleston, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Richard Elmo Humphries, Jr., and Emma Louis Postell. Mr. Humphries was known for his love...
Darlene Hartley
Jul 28, 2022
Ms. Darlene Walker Hartley, 60, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday evening, July 28, 2022 at her residence.
Born April 1, 1962 in Walterboro, she was a daughter of William George Walker and the late Gladys Craven Walker. She was a member of Welch Creek Baptist Church. She loved doing volunteer work at Northside Elementary School...
Frank J. Reitz
Jul 26, 2022
Mr. Frank J. Reitz, 76, of Fort Mill, entered into eternal rest Tuesday morning at the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
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.
Elizabeth Farrell
Jul 26, 2022
Mrs. Elizabeth Martin Farrell, 100, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday morning, July 26, 2022 at her residence under the care of Agape Hospice. She was the widow of the late Madison Elliott Farrell, Sr.
Born September 4, 1921 in Islandton, she was a daughter of the late James Duncan Martin and Annie Eliza Herndon Martin. ...
Myrtle Linder
Jul 25, 2022
Mrs. Myrtle Kinard Linder, 91, of Smoaks, entered into eternal rest Monday evening, July 25, 2022 at Magnolia’s of Walterboro. She was the widow of the late Harley Reed Linder.
Born October 4, 1930 in Colleton County, she was a daughter of the late Henry Norman Kinard and Annie Laurie Lyons Kinard. Myrtle and her late husband,...
Martha Faulkner
Jul 24, 2022
Mrs. Martha Moore Faulkner, 75, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Sunday morning, July 24, 2022, at Colleton Medical Center.
Born November 3, 1946, in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Francis James Moore and Valaree Howell Moore. She was a retired medical office assistant with Lowcountry Orthopedics for twenty-six years. She was...
Heather Rogers
Jul 23, 2022
Ms. Heather Marie Rogers, 50, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, July 23, 2022. Born February 20, 1972 in New London, Connecticut, she was a daughter of Leslee Ellen Howard Johnson and the late Wayne Arthur LeClaire.
Heather was known for being one of a kind. She had a passion for cooking, arts and crafts. Heather...
Henry C. Shumpert
Jul 23, 2022
Graveside Services for Henry C. Shumpert, 80, will be conducted 2:00 pm Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Smyly Family Cemetery in Ruffin, SC. Visitation will be Monday evening from 6:00pm-7:00pm at Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Historic B-L Chapel In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the ASPCA, 199 Willow Rd., Aiken, SC 29801
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Robbie Keith
Jul 22, 2022
Mr. Robert Daniel “Robbie” Keith, 55, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, July 22, 2022, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born March 27, 1967, in Walterboro, he was a son of the late Robert Allen Keith and the late Annette “Bobby” Herndon Keith. He was a member of Grace Advent Christian Church. Robbie will...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Matthew Kendall Light
Aug 14, 2022
Matthew Kendall Light, 21, of Early Branch, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, August 14, 2022, at his residence.
Born April 18, 2001, in Colleton County, South Carolina he was a son of Michael Kendall Light and Stacey Mole Godley. Matthew worked with the maintenance department for the Town of Hampton as well as the Town of Varnville. ...
Louis J. Ramsey, Sr.
Aug 12, 2022
Mr. Louis Joseph Ramsey, Sr., 86, of Yemassee, entered into rest Friday evening, August 12, 2022, at his residence.
Born October 25, 1935, in Hendersonville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Paul Ramsey and the late Gladys Fisk Ramsey. He was a civil service electrical foreman, having retired from the Parris Island Marine Corp...
Ruby R. Kinard
Aug 12, 2022
Mrs. Ruby R. Kinard, 87, of Rum Gully, entered into eternal rest, Friday, August 12, 2022, at her residence.
Born April 30, 1935 in Varnville, SC, Ruby was a daughter of the late Hammie and Maggie Rahn of Islandton. She was a member of Peniel Baptist Church in Islandton, where in her younger years, she was dedicated...
Grover Wade Gibson
Aug 11, 2022
Grover Wade Gibson, 59, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Colleton Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held 5 o'clock Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Jones Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church, 320 Jones Swamp Road, Walterboro.
Fred Fraser, Sr.
Aug 10, 2022
Mr. Fred L. Fraser, Sr., 78, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday morning, August 10, 2022, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Doris Jennings Fraser.
Born December 10, 1943, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Witsell Fraser, Sr. and the late Essie Lou Evans Fraser. Fred served...
Brenda Ashley
Aug 7, 2022
Ms. Brenda Sue Ashley, 53, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Sunday morning, August 7, 2022 at Trident Medical Center.
Born February 20, 1969 in Anderson, she was a daughter of Arthur Levi “Pete” Ashley and the late Melba Brown Ashley. She was a graduate of Ruffin High School and was a waitress. Brenda loved owls and...
Ann Benton
Aug 7, 2022
Mrs. Ann Hatcher Benton, 89, of Smoaks, entered into rest Sunday morning, August 7, 2022, at her residence. She was the loving wife of seventy years to the late Mr. J.P. Benton, Sr.
Born January 9, 1933, in Pasco County, Florida, she was a daughter of the late John Hatcher and the late Ollie Goodman Hatcher. She...
Carole Hutchison
Aug 1, 2022
Mrs. Carole Elizabeth Hutchison, 87, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday morning, August 1, 2022 at her residence.
Born March 24, 1935 in Birmingham, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Virgil B. Fowler and Sarah Harn Fowler. Mrs. Hutchison was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. She loved to be involved in her church...
Julie Segura Craven
Jul 31, 2022
Mrs. Julie Segura Craven, 71, of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday morning, July 31, 2022, at her residence.
Born May 4, 1951, in Walterboro, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Eddie Warren and the late Betty Robertson Warren. She was a member of the sales and marketing team at US Foods where she worked...
Rodney Smyly, Sr.
Jul 31, 2022
Mr. James Rodney Smyly, Sr., 76, of Ruffin, entered into rest Sunday morning, July 31, 2022, at his residence while under the care of Heartland Hospice.
Born May 3, 1946, in Ruffin, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Ernest Webb Smyly, Sr. and the late Pearl Lorraine Carter Smyly. Rodney worked hard all of...
Julian Mayhall Andrews
Jul 30, 2022
Mr. Julian Mayhall Andrews, 87, passed away on July 30, 2022 in Ruffin, South Carolina. Julian was born in Limestone County, Alabama on October 12, 1934 to George and Jewel Andrews.
While serving in the U.S. Airforce, he married Martha Lane, and they began their lives together in Morocco, where Julian was stationed as a radar technician. ...
William Elmo Humphries
Jul 30, 2022
Mr. William Elmo Humphries, 73, of Smoaks, entered into rest Saturday, July 30, 2022, at his residence. He was the loving husband of Tina Ilene Steigler Humphries.
Born March 6, 1949, in Charleston, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Richard Elmo Humphries, Jr., and Emma Louis Postell. Mr. Humphries was known for his love...
Darlene Hartley
Jul 28, 2022
Ms. Darlene Walker Hartley, 60, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday evening, July 28, 2022 at her residence.
Born April 1, 1962 in Walterboro, she was a daughter of William George Walker and the late Gladys Craven Walker. She was a member of Welch Creek Baptist Church. She loved doing volunteer work at Northside Elementary School...
Frank J. Reitz
Jul 26, 2022
Mr. Frank J. Reitz, 76, of Fort Mill, entered into eternal rest Tuesday morning at the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
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.
Elizabeth Farrell
Jul 26, 2022
Mrs. Elizabeth Martin Farrell, 100, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday morning, July 26, 2022 at her residence under the care of Agape Hospice. She was the widow of the late Madison Elliott Farrell, Sr.
Born September 4, 1921 in Islandton, she was a daughter of the late James Duncan Martin and Annie Eliza Herndon Martin. ...
Myrtle Linder
Jul 25, 2022
Mrs. Myrtle Kinard Linder, 91, of Smoaks, entered into eternal rest Monday evening, July 25, 2022 at Magnolia’s of Walterboro. She was the widow of the late Harley Reed Linder.
Born October 4, 1930 in Colleton County, she was a daughter of the late Henry Norman Kinard and Annie Laurie Lyons Kinard. Myrtle and her late husband,...
Martha Faulkner
Jul 24, 2022
Mrs. Martha Moore Faulkner, 75, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Sunday morning, July 24, 2022, at Colleton Medical Center.
Born November 3, 1946, in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Francis James Moore and Valaree Howell Moore. She was a retired medical office assistant with Lowcountry Orthopedics for twenty-six years. She was...
Heather Rogers
Jul 23, 2022
Ms. Heather Marie Rogers, 50, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Saturday, July 23, 2022. Born February 20, 1972 in New London, Connecticut, she was a daughter of Leslee Ellen Howard Johnson and the late Wayne Arthur LeClaire.
Heather was known for being one of a kind. She had a passion for cooking, arts and crafts. Heather...
Henry C. Shumpert
Jul 23, 2022
Graveside Services for Henry C. Shumpert, 80, will be conducted 2:00 pm Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Smyly Family Cemetery in Ruffin, SC. Visitation will be Monday evening from 6:00pm-7:00pm at Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Historic B-L Chapel In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the ASPCA, 199 Willow Rd., Aiken, SC 29801
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Robbie Keith
Jul 22, 2022
Mr. Robert Daniel “Robbie” Keith, 55, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, July 22, 2022, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born March 27, 1967, in Walterboro, he was a son of the late Robert Allen Keith and the late Annette “Bobby” Herndon Keith. He was a member of Grace Advent Christian Church. Robbie will...


