Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Sandra Rhoad
Jul 22, 2022
Ms. Sandra Lee Rhoad, 75, of Branchville, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, July 22, 2022. She was the widow of John Rhoad.
Born October 21, 1946 in Washington, DC, she was a daughter of the late Harry O’Donnell and Jean Fitzgerald O'Donnell. She was a retired secretary for the United States Senate and was a member...
Cody Grubbs
Jul 20, 2022
Mr. George Cody Grubbs, 26, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
Born October 3, 1995 in Walterboro, he was the son of Stephanie Grubbs Boyles and the late Timmy Evans. He loved animals and enjoyed fishing and being on the water.
Surviving are: his mother, Stephanie Boyles; son, George Cody Grubbs,...
Lenora Hall Godwin
Jul 20, 2022
Mrs. Ruby Lenora Hall Godwin, 86, of Myrtle Street on Edisto Beach, entered into rest Wednesday morning, July 20, 2022, at her son’s home on Edisto Island.
Born January 20, 1936, in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Ambrose Ackerman Hiott and the late Ruby Smith Hiott Henderson. She worked a long a...
Roy F. Brabham
Jul 20, 2022
Senior Chief Roy Franklin Brabham, United States Navy (Ret.), age 87, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, July 20, 2022, at the Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia.
Born March 27, 1935, in Bamberg, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Willie J. Brabham and the late Emma Lee Bunch Brabham. He served our...
Kenneth M. Priester
Jul 19, 2022
Mr. Kenneth Maurice Priester, 83, of Davie, Florida, entered into rest Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
Born December 14, 1938, in Hampton, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland Priester and the late Lorraine Penouilh Priester. He served our country faithfully in the United States Coast Guard and was a retired electrician with IBEW...
Michael Fender
Jul 19, 2022
Mr. Michael Woodrow Fender, 75, of Lodge, entered into rest Tuesday evening, July 19, 2022, at his residence while under the care of Amedisys Hospice.
Born February 7, 1947, in Ruffin, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Woodrow Wilson Fender and the late Florence Crosby Fender. He served our country faithfully in the United...
Barbara Watson Durity
Jul 18, 2022
Mrs. Barbara Watson Durity, 76, of Walterboro, entered rest with her Savior Monday evening, July 18, 2022, at her residence.
Born June 26, 1946, in Salisbury, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late William Thomas Watson and the late Anna Mae Wilkins Watson. She was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker. She dearly loved the Lord...
Dan Edwards
Jul 18, 2022
Mr. Dan McCoy Edwards, 85, of Jacksonboro, entered into rest Monday evening, July 18, 2022, at his residence. He was the loving husband of the late Mrs. Florence Hickman Edwards.
Mr. Edwards was born July 22, 1936, in Jacksonboro, South Carolina and served our country faithfully in the United States Army. He was a retired Slasher Operator...
Keith Wayne Hiers
Jul 16, 2022
Mr. Keith Wayne Hiers, 39, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday morning, July 16, 2022, at his residence.
Born September 22, 1982, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of Mark Wayne Hiers and the late Tammara Schmitt French. He worked all of his life in tree service and was employed with Ace Basin Tree...
Shirley Watkins Cook
Jul 16, 2022
Ms. Shirley Watkins Cook, 71, of Varnville, entered into rest Saturday morning, July 16, 2022, at her residence. She was married to the late Mr. John Watkins.
Born March 10, 1951, in Varnville, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Freddie Marsh Edwards and the late Elise Devoe Smith Edwards. Ms. Shirley was a loving mother...
Nathubhai Patel
Jul 14, 2022
Mr. Nathubhai Ratanji Patel, 68, of St. George, entered into eternal rest Thursday evening, July 14, 2022 at Colleton Medical Center.
Born May 24, 1954 in Soyani, Gujarat, India, he was a son of the late Nathubhai Ratanji Patel and Jiviben Ratanji Patel. He was the manager of the St. George Motel.
Surviving are: his...
Amy Burbage
Jul 13, 2022
Ms. Amy Judith Burbage, 54, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Wednesday morning, July 13, 2022 at her residence.
Born November 20, 1967 in Charleston, she was a daughter of Lonnie David Burbage and Judith Ann Griner Burbage. She was a medical transcriptionist and had also worked at The Renaissance Hotel in Charleston. She loved art and...
Khaleel Akram Khabeer
Jul 11, 2022
Mr. Khalil Akram Khabeer, 90, of Goose Creek, entered into eternal rest Monday, July 11, 2022, at his residence.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by the S.W. Brown and Son Funeral Home in Nutley, New Jersey.
Emilio Fuentes Ramirez
Jul 10, 2022
Mr. Emilio Fuentes Ramírez, 35, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Sunday afternoon, July 10, 2022 from injuries sustained in automobile accident.
Born January 5, 1987 in Amatlan de los Reyes, Veracruz, Mexico, he was a son of Gloria Ramírez García and the late Roberto Fuentes Hernandez. He was an employee of Mitchell Construction in Walterboro.
...Jeremiah Wiggins
Jul 8, 2022
Mr. Jeremiah Lee Wiggins, 41, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday, July 8, 2022 at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born June 14, 1981 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, he was a son of Bruce Wayne Wiggins and Regina Irvin Wiggins. Jeremiah was employed as an electrician at MUSC. He was a dedicated member...
Tommy O'Quinn
Jul 4, 2022
Mr. Thomas Everett O’Quinn, known to many as “Tommy”, age 89, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday evening, July 4, 2022, at his residence while under the care of Amedisys Hospice.
Born April 4, 1933, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Horace and Lyda Hiott O’Quinn. Tommy was a Magna Cum...
James W. "Jimmy" Williams, Sr.
Jul 2, 2022
Mr. James W. Williams, Sr., known by many as “Jimmy”, age 77, of Lodge, entered into rest Saturday evening, July 2, 2022, at his beloved waterfront home in Jacksonboro, South Carolina.
Born August 23, 1944, in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Jacob Wallace Williams and the late Lucille Norris Williams. In 1970,...
Kristin Christopher
Jul 2, 2022
Ms. Kristin Suzanne Sartain Christopher, 40, of Ridgeville, entered into eternal rest Saturday morning, July 2, 2022 at Summerville Hospice House.
Born September 23, 1981 in Charleston, she was a daughter of Gail Smith Sartain and the late Richard Douglas Sartain. Kristin was determined and a hard worker. She loved going to the Edisto River, the beach,...
Alice Barnes
Jul 1, 2022
Ms. Alice Chesser Barnes, 82, of Ehrhardt, entered into rest Friday evening, July 1, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Early Branch under the care of Amedisys Hospice. She was first married to the late William Charles Chesser and secondly to the late James “Jimmy” Floyd Barnes.
Born March 23, 1940 in Colleton County, she was a...
Marianne Frank Genson
Jun 27, 2022
Mrs. Marianne Frank Genson, 59, of Islandton, entered into eternal rest Monday, June 27, 2022 at Trident Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Arrangements by: THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Hwy, Walterboro, SC, 29488. Visit the guestbook online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Sandra Rhoad
Jul 22, 2022
Ms. Sandra Lee Rhoad, 75, of Branchville, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, July 22, 2022. She was the widow of John Rhoad.
Born October 21, 1946 in Washington, DC, she was a daughter of the late Harry O’Donnell and Jean Fitzgerald O'Donnell. She was a retired secretary for the United States Senate and was a member...
Cody Grubbs
Jul 20, 2022
Mr. George Cody Grubbs, 26, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
Born October 3, 1995 in Walterboro, he was the son of Stephanie Grubbs Boyles and the late Timmy Evans. He loved animals and enjoyed fishing and being on the water.
Surviving are: his mother, Stephanie Boyles; son, George Cody Grubbs,...
Lenora Hall Godwin
Jul 20, 2022
Mrs. Ruby Lenora Hall Godwin, 86, of Myrtle Street on Edisto Beach, entered into rest Wednesday morning, July 20, 2022, at her son’s home on Edisto Island.
Born January 20, 1936, in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Ambrose Ackerman Hiott and the late Ruby Smith Hiott Henderson. She worked a long a...
Roy F. Brabham
Jul 20, 2022
Senior Chief Roy Franklin Brabham, United States Navy (Ret.), age 87, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, July 20, 2022, at the Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia.
Born March 27, 1935, in Bamberg, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Willie J. Brabham and the late Emma Lee Bunch Brabham. He served our...
Kenneth M. Priester
Jul 19, 2022
Mr. Kenneth Maurice Priester, 83, of Davie, Florida, entered into rest Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
Born December 14, 1938, in Hampton, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland Priester and the late Lorraine Penouilh Priester. He served our country faithfully in the United States Coast Guard and was a retired electrician with IBEW...
Michael Fender
Jul 19, 2022
Mr. Michael Woodrow Fender, 75, of Lodge, entered into rest Tuesday evening, July 19, 2022, at his residence while under the care of Amedisys Hospice.
Born February 7, 1947, in Ruffin, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Woodrow Wilson Fender and the late Florence Crosby Fender. He served our country faithfully in the United...
Barbara Watson Durity
Jul 18, 2022
Mrs. Barbara Watson Durity, 76, of Walterboro, entered rest with her Savior Monday evening, July 18, 2022, at her residence.
Born June 26, 1946, in Salisbury, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late William Thomas Watson and the late Anna Mae Wilkins Watson. She was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker. She dearly loved the Lord...
Dan Edwards
Jul 18, 2022
Mr. Dan McCoy Edwards, 85, of Jacksonboro, entered into rest Monday evening, July 18, 2022, at his residence. He was the loving husband of the late Mrs. Florence Hickman Edwards.
Mr. Edwards was born July 22, 1936, in Jacksonboro, South Carolina and served our country faithfully in the United States Army. He was a retired Slasher Operator...
Keith Wayne Hiers
Jul 16, 2022
Mr. Keith Wayne Hiers, 39, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday morning, July 16, 2022, at his residence.
Born September 22, 1982, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of Mark Wayne Hiers and the late Tammara Schmitt French. He worked all of his life in tree service and was employed with Ace Basin Tree...
Shirley Watkins Cook
Jul 16, 2022
Ms. Shirley Watkins Cook, 71, of Varnville, entered into rest Saturday morning, July 16, 2022, at her residence. She was married to the late Mr. John Watkins.
Born March 10, 1951, in Varnville, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Freddie Marsh Edwards and the late Elise Devoe Smith Edwards. Ms. Shirley was a loving mother...
Nathubhai Patel
Jul 14, 2022
Mr. Nathubhai Ratanji Patel, 68, of St. George, entered into eternal rest Thursday evening, July 14, 2022 at Colleton Medical Center.
Born May 24, 1954 in Soyani, Gujarat, India, he was a son of the late Nathubhai Ratanji Patel and Jiviben Ratanji Patel. He was the manager of the St. George Motel.
Surviving are: his...
Amy Burbage
Jul 13, 2022
Ms. Amy Judith Burbage, 54, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Wednesday morning, July 13, 2022 at her residence.
Born November 20, 1967 in Charleston, she was a daughter of Lonnie David Burbage and Judith Ann Griner Burbage. She was a medical transcriptionist and had also worked at The Renaissance Hotel in Charleston. She loved art and...
Khaleel Akram Khabeer
Jul 11, 2022
Mr. Khalil Akram Khabeer, 90, of Goose Creek, entered into eternal rest Monday, July 11, 2022, at his residence.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by the S.W. Brown and Son Funeral Home in Nutley, New Jersey.
Emilio Fuentes Ramirez
Jul 10, 2022
Mr. Emilio Fuentes Ramírez, 35, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Sunday afternoon, July 10, 2022 from injuries sustained in automobile accident.
Born January 5, 1987 in Amatlan de los Reyes, Veracruz, Mexico, he was a son of Gloria Ramírez García and the late Roberto Fuentes Hernandez. He was an employee of Mitchell Construction in Walterboro.
...Jeremiah Wiggins
Jul 8, 2022
Mr. Jeremiah Lee Wiggins, 41, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday, July 8, 2022 at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born June 14, 1981 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, he was a son of Bruce Wayne Wiggins and Regina Irvin Wiggins. Jeremiah was employed as an electrician at MUSC. He was a dedicated member...
Tommy O'Quinn
Jul 4, 2022
Mr. Thomas Everett O’Quinn, known to many as “Tommy”, age 89, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday evening, July 4, 2022, at his residence while under the care of Amedisys Hospice.
Born April 4, 1933, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Horace and Lyda Hiott O’Quinn. Tommy was a Magna Cum...
James W. "Jimmy" Williams, Sr.
Jul 2, 2022
Mr. James W. Williams, Sr., known by many as “Jimmy”, age 77, of Lodge, entered into rest Saturday evening, July 2, 2022, at his beloved waterfront home in Jacksonboro, South Carolina.
Born August 23, 1944, in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Jacob Wallace Williams and the late Lucille Norris Williams. In 1970,...
Kristin Christopher
Jul 2, 2022
Ms. Kristin Suzanne Sartain Christopher, 40, of Ridgeville, entered into eternal rest Saturday morning, July 2, 2022 at Summerville Hospice House.
Born September 23, 1981 in Charleston, she was a daughter of Gail Smith Sartain and the late Richard Douglas Sartain. Kristin was determined and a hard worker. She loved going to the Edisto River, the beach,...
Alice Barnes
Jul 1, 2022
Ms. Alice Chesser Barnes, 82, of Ehrhardt, entered into rest Friday evening, July 1, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Early Branch under the care of Amedisys Hospice. She was first married to the late William Charles Chesser and secondly to the late James “Jimmy” Floyd Barnes.
Born March 23, 1940 in Colleton County, she was a...
Marianne Frank Genson
Jun 27, 2022
Mrs. Marianne Frank Genson, 59, of Islandton, entered into eternal rest Monday, June 27, 2022 at Trident Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Arrangements by: THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Hwy, Walterboro, SC, 29488. Visit the guestbook online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.


