Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Joan Hiers
Jun 17, 2021
Mrs. Joan Kessler Hiers, 84, of Ehrhardt, entered into eternal rest Thursday morning, June 17, 2021 at Colleton Medical Center.
Born November 11, 1936 in the Lowcountry of Berkeley County, she was a daughter of the late Fred Kessler and Essie Estelle Wilson Kessler. She was a graduate of Orangeburg Nursing School. Mrs. Joan began her nursing...
Daniel Lee Brown
Jun 16, 2021
Mr. Daniel Lee Brown, 62, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday evening, June 16, 2021 at Trident Medical Center.
Born May 19, 1959 in Burlington, Wisconsin, he was a son of the late Thomas Gordon Brown and Audrey Marie Jasniewski Brown. He was an excellent truck driver. He was always known and a kindhearted person who had...
Tant Ehrhardt
Jun 15, 2021
Lewis “Tant" Ehrhardt, 65, of Ehrhardt, SC, went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
He leaves behind his best friend and wife, Sharon, whom he wedded at the age of 17 and stayed happily married and committed to for 49 years. He leaves behind his #1 son, Lewis Richard (Sonya) and #1...
Jose Luis Quinones
Jun 12, 2021
Mr. Jose Luis Quinoñes, age 69, of Walterboro, SC went to be the lord on June 12th, 2021. He was born in Manhattan, New York, He was the son of the late Luisa Elena and the late Jose Luis Quinoñes. Though Jose grew up in the city, he later relocated and fell in love with the south, where he...
Billy Murdaugh
Jun 11, 2021
Mr. William Donald Murdaugh, known to everyone as “Billy”, 59, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, June 11, 2021 at his residence.
Born January 29, 1962 in Walterboro, he was a son of the late Donald Olin Murdaugh and Lucille Moore Murdaugh. Billy was a lifetime resident of Colleton County where he attended Walterboro High...
Reese Smith
Jun 11, 2021
Mr. Charles Reese Smith, 71, of Hampton, entered into rest Friday, June 11, 2021 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born November 17, 1949 in Hampton, he was a son of the late Pious Reese Smith and Viola Wooten Smith. He served his country in the United States Navy. Mr. Reese retired from Westinghouse/Nevamar...
Douglas Smith
Jun 7, 2021
Mr. Douglas MacArthur Smith, Jr., 58, of Springfield, Georgia, passed away June 7, 2021 at his home. He was the husband of the late Kathy Smith.
Born April 3, 1963 in Beaufort, he was a son of the late Douglas MacArthur Smith, Sr. and Mary Alene “Marlene” Thames Smith. He was one of the sweetest people you...
Shirley Sue Plumley
Jun 4, 2021
Shirley Sue Plumley, 57, of Walterboro, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Friday evening, June 4, 2021, at Colleton County Medical Center.
Born September 20, 1963, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she was a daughter to the late Mr. James Everett Blackburn and the late Mrs. Margaret Lucille Stuart Blackburn.
Shirley was best known as the angel...
Doris Brabham Benton
Jun 2, 2021
Mrs. Doris Brabham Benton, 96, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, June 2, 2021, at her residence in the Forest Hills area of Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Mr. Paul Revere Benton.
Born June 12, 1924, Lodge, South Carolina and was a daughter of the late Jesse DuBoise Brabham and the late Laura Mae Ulmer...
Ronald Edward Demers, Sr.
Jun 2, 2021
Mr. Ronald Edward Demers, 68, of Varnville, entered into rest Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at his residence.
Born October 26, 1952 in Rutland, Vermont, he was a son of the late Amos Eloise Demers and Dorothy Viola O’Brien. He served in the Army National Guard and was a retired general contractor. He loved the outdoors, hunting, and...
Sandra Polk Harrelson
Jun 2, 2021
Mrs. Sandra Polk Harrelson, 74, of Varnville, entered into rest Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Larry Paul Harrelson.
Born September 9, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Elliot Calvin Polk and Verlee DeLoach Polk. She was a retired clerk and treasurer for the Town of...
Arnold Smoak
Jun 1, 2021
Mr. Albert Arnold Smoak, 69, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at his residence.
Born April 12, 1952, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Josh Kirk Smoak and the late Kathryn Kicklighter Smoak. He was a member of Hendersonville Baptist Church. Arnold will always be remembered as a “Jack...
Joseph Garafano, Jr.
Jun 1, 2021
Mr. Joseph Garafano, Jr. entered into rest eternal Tuesday afternoon, June 1, 2021, at NHC in West Ashely.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.
Tommy Jones
May 31, 2021
Mr. Thomas Cooper “Tommy” Jones, 71, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday evening, May 31, 2021, at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born May 18, 1950, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Raymond Neal Jones, Sr. and the late Emmadell Hiott Jones. Tommy was a walking encyclopedia of the...
Douglas Doran Anderson
May 29, 2021
Mr. Douglas Doran Anderson, age 67, of Varnville, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Saturday, May 29, 2021, at his residence.
Mr. Douglas was born June 24, 1953, in Roseville, California, to the late Mr. Gary Hart Anderson and the late Mrs. Clara Stella Zander Anderson. He was married to Mrs. Kathy Frances Jenkins Anderson of Varnville....
William "Danny" Daniel Cook
May 29, 2021
Mr. William “Danny” Daniel Cook, 75, of North Charleston, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Saturday morning, May 29, 2021, at his residence.
Danny was born September 12, 1945, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was the son to the late Mr. Herman Ray Cook and the late Mrs. Merle Katherine Walsh Cook. After the passing of his...
J. Clyde Carter
May 29, 2021
Mr. James Clyde Carter, 90, of Howell’s Mill Road, Bamberg, entered into rest Saturday morning, May 29, 2021, at his residence. He was the loving husband of fifty-six years to the late Mrs. Mary Kinard Carter.
Born October 18, 1930, he was raised by his grandparents, the late Bub and Mattie Carter in the Berea Community of...
Elois Kinsey
May 28, 2021
Mrs. Elois “Lois” Bunch Kinsey, 91, formerly of Ehrhardt, entered into rest Friday, May 28, 2021 at NHC in Garden City. She was the widow of the late Charles Maxwell Kinsey, Jr., to whom she was married for 47 years.
Born April 8, 1930 in Charleston, she was a daughter of the late Hilton Waring Bunch and...
Monika Woodward
May 27, 2021
Ms. Monika Martha Balzer Woodward, 78, of Walterboro, passed away May 27, 2021 under the care of Amedisys Hospice. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Wayne Woodward.
Born August 19, 1942 in Hanover, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Albert Adolf Waldman and Kathe Martha Balzer. She was a retired buyer in the...
Voncil Cooke
May 27, 2021
Mrs. Voncil Winn Cooke, 80, of Varnville, entered into rest Thursday, May 27, 2021, at her daughter’s residence. She was the widow of the late Wyman Cooke.
Born November 26, 1940 in Hampton County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Winn and Eunice Ginn Winn. She retired from the dietary department at Hampton Regional Medical...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Joan Hiers
Jun 17, 2021
Mrs. Joan Kessler Hiers, 84, of Ehrhardt, entered into eternal rest Thursday morning, June 17, 2021 at Colleton Medical Center.
Born November 11, 1936 in the Lowcountry of Berkeley County, she was a daughter of the late Fred Kessler and Essie Estelle Wilson Kessler. She was a graduate of Orangeburg Nursing School. Mrs. Joan began her nursing...
Daniel Lee Brown
Jun 16, 2021
Mr. Daniel Lee Brown, 62, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday evening, June 16, 2021 at Trident Medical Center.
Born May 19, 1959 in Burlington, Wisconsin, he was a son of the late Thomas Gordon Brown and Audrey Marie Jasniewski Brown. He was an excellent truck driver. He was always known and a kindhearted person who had...
Tant Ehrhardt
Jun 15, 2021
Lewis “Tant" Ehrhardt, 65, of Ehrhardt, SC, went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
He leaves behind his best friend and wife, Sharon, whom he wedded at the age of 17 and stayed happily married and committed to for 49 years. He leaves behind his #1 son, Lewis Richard (Sonya) and #1...
Jose Luis Quinones
Jun 12, 2021
Mr. Jose Luis Quinoñes, age 69, of Walterboro, SC went to be the lord on June 12th, 2021. He was born in Manhattan, New York, He was the son of the late Luisa Elena and the late Jose Luis Quinoñes. Though Jose grew up in the city, he later relocated and fell in love with the south, where he...
Billy Murdaugh
Jun 11, 2021
Mr. William Donald Murdaugh, known to everyone as “Billy”, 59, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, June 11, 2021 at his residence.
Born January 29, 1962 in Walterboro, he was a son of the late Donald Olin Murdaugh and Lucille Moore Murdaugh. Billy was a lifetime resident of Colleton County where he attended Walterboro High...
Reese Smith
Jun 11, 2021
Mr. Charles Reese Smith, 71, of Hampton, entered into rest Friday, June 11, 2021 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born November 17, 1949 in Hampton, he was a son of the late Pious Reese Smith and Viola Wooten Smith. He served his country in the United States Navy. Mr. Reese retired from Westinghouse/Nevamar...
Douglas Smith
Jun 7, 2021
Mr. Douglas MacArthur Smith, Jr., 58, of Springfield, Georgia, passed away June 7, 2021 at his home. He was the husband of the late Kathy Smith.
Born April 3, 1963 in Beaufort, he was a son of the late Douglas MacArthur Smith, Sr. and Mary Alene “Marlene” Thames Smith. He was one of the sweetest people you...
Shirley Sue Plumley
Jun 4, 2021
Shirley Sue Plumley, 57, of Walterboro, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Friday evening, June 4, 2021, at Colleton County Medical Center.
Born September 20, 1963, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she was a daughter to the late Mr. James Everett Blackburn and the late Mrs. Margaret Lucille Stuart Blackburn.
Shirley was best known as the angel...
Doris Brabham Benton
Jun 2, 2021
Mrs. Doris Brabham Benton, 96, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, June 2, 2021, at her residence in the Forest Hills area of Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Mr. Paul Revere Benton.
Born June 12, 1924, Lodge, South Carolina and was a daughter of the late Jesse DuBoise Brabham and the late Laura Mae Ulmer...
Ronald Edward Demers, Sr.
Jun 2, 2021
Mr. Ronald Edward Demers, 68, of Varnville, entered into rest Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at his residence.
Born October 26, 1952 in Rutland, Vermont, he was a son of the late Amos Eloise Demers and Dorothy Viola O’Brien. He served in the Army National Guard and was a retired general contractor. He loved the outdoors, hunting, and...
Sandra Polk Harrelson
Jun 2, 2021
Mrs. Sandra Polk Harrelson, 74, of Varnville, entered into rest Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Larry Paul Harrelson.
Born September 9, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Elliot Calvin Polk and Verlee DeLoach Polk. She was a retired clerk and treasurer for the Town of...
Arnold Smoak
Jun 1, 2021
Mr. Albert Arnold Smoak, 69, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at his residence.
Born April 12, 1952, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Josh Kirk Smoak and the late Kathryn Kicklighter Smoak. He was a member of Hendersonville Baptist Church. Arnold will always be remembered as a “Jack...
Joseph Garafano, Jr.
Jun 1, 2021
Mr. Joseph Garafano, Jr. entered into rest eternal Tuesday afternoon, June 1, 2021, at NHC in West Ashely.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by our Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.
Tommy Jones
May 31, 2021
Mr. Thomas Cooper “Tommy” Jones, 71, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday evening, May 31, 2021, at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Born May 18, 1950, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Raymond Neal Jones, Sr. and the late Emmadell Hiott Jones. Tommy was a walking encyclopedia of the...
Douglas Doran Anderson
May 29, 2021
Mr. Douglas Doran Anderson, age 67, of Varnville, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Saturday, May 29, 2021, at his residence.
Mr. Douglas was born June 24, 1953, in Roseville, California, to the late Mr. Gary Hart Anderson and the late Mrs. Clara Stella Zander Anderson. He was married to Mrs. Kathy Frances Jenkins Anderson of Varnville....
William "Danny" Daniel Cook
May 29, 2021
Mr. William “Danny” Daniel Cook, 75, of North Charleston, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Saturday morning, May 29, 2021, at his residence.
Danny was born September 12, 1945, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was the son to the late Mr. Herman Ray Cook and the late Mrs. Merle Katherine Walsh Cook. After the passing of his...
J. Clyde Carter
May 29, 2021
Mr. James Clyde Carter, 90, of Howell’s Mill Road, Bamberg, entered into rest Saturday morning, May 29, 2021, at his residence. He was the loving husband of fifty-six years to the late Mrs. Mary Kinard Carter.
Born October 18, 1930, he was raised by his grandparents, the late Bub and Mattie Carter in the Berea Community of...
Elois Kinsey
May 28, 2021
Mrs. Elois “Lois” Bunch Kinsey, 91, formerly of Ehrhardt, entered into rest Friday, May 28, 2021 at NHC in Garden City. She was the widow of the late Charles Maxwell Kinsey, Jr., to whom she was married for 47 years.
Born April 8, 1930 in Charleston, she was a daughter of the late Hilton Waring Bunch and...
Monika Woodward
May 27, 2021
Ms. Monika Martha Balzer Woodward, 78, of Walterboro, passed away May 27, 2021 under the care of Amedisys Hospice. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Wayne Woodward.
Born August 19, 1942 in Hanover, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Albert Adolf Waldman and Kathe Martha Balzer. She was a retired buyer in the...
Voncil Cooke
May 27, 2021
Mrs. Voncil Winn Cooke, 80, of Varnville, entered into rest Thursday, May 27, 2021, at her daughter’s residence. She was the widow of the late Wyman Cooke.
Born November 26, 1940 in Hampton County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Winn and Eunice Ginn Winn. She retired from the dietary department at Hampton Regional Medical...


