Obituaries


Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Libby Weatherford Coker

Libby Weatherford Coker

Aug 5, 2021

Janie Elizabeth Weatherford Coker, 63, of Cottageville, passed away on August 5, 2021, in Moncks Corner, SC.

Janie, also known as Libby to family and friends, was born in Charleston, SC to St. Elmo Glover Weatherford, Jr. and Sylvia Christine O’Quinn Weatherford on June 1, 1958. She married Cary Talmadge Coker on March 28, 1985 in Wadmalaw...

Raymond Craven

Raymond Craven

Aug 5, 2021

“My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.”  Psalm 73:26

Raymond Alvin Craven, peacefully entered into his heavenly home surrounded by his loving family on August 5, 2021.  He was 73 years old.

Raymond lived his life in Walterboro, SC.  He was married to his...

Nancy Godley Peeler

Nancy Godley Peeler

Aug 5, 2021

Mrs. Nancy Godley Peeler, 68, of Islandton, entered into rest Thursday morning, August 5, 2021, at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.  She was the wife of thirty years to the late Mr. Gerald Wayne “Jerry” Peeler.

Born October 24, 1952 in Hampton County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Edward Kenneth Godley and...

Sherry Rhode Carter

Sherry Rhode Carter

Aug 4, 2021

Mrs. Sherry Rhode Carter, 51, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Wednesday morning, August 4, 2021 at her residence.

Born September 24, 1969 in Charleston, she was a daughter of Bobby G. Rhode and Barbara McMillan Rhode.  She was a lifelong member of Spring Hill Baptist Church, where she had served as church clerk and served as...

Loraine Ayer

Loraine Ayer

Aug 3, 2021

Mrs. Loraine Jones Ayer, 87, of Olar, passed away Tuesday evening, August 3, 2021 at her residence.  She was the widow of Louis Martin Ayer, Sr. to whom she was married for 63 years.

Born August 31, 1933 in Orangeburg County, she was a daughter of the late Gary Lee Jones and Donie Crosby Jones.  She was...

Heather Strickland Petit

Heather Strickland Petit

Aug 2, 2021

Heather Strickland Petit, 40, of Charleston, entered into rest Monday, August 2, 2021, at her residence.

Born August 11, 1980, in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of Mrs. Bonnie Berry Sikes and the late Robert Gerald Sharpe.  She received her Bachelors degree from the University of South Carolina and was a registered nurse having worked...

Anne Goettee Boehm

Anne Goettee Boehm

Aug 2, 2021

Ms. Anne “Anna-Belle” or “Rabbit” Goettee Boehm, 99, of Hampton, South Carolina, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021, at Hampton Regional Medical Center.

Ms. Boehm was born June 6, 1922, in Hampton, South Carolina, to the late Mr. Abe Washington Goettee and the late Mrs. Viola McAlhaney Goettee.  She was given the name “Rabbit” by her brothers...

Paul Prentiss Hiott

Paul Prentiss Hiott

Jul 31, 2021

Paul Prentiss Hiott, 51, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 31, 2021.

Mr. Hiott was born in Walterboro to the late Peter Prentiss Hiott and Edna Harriett Cummings Hiott.  He was an alumnus of USC Salkehatchie and worked for USIC Locating Services, Inc.  Paul enjoyed hunting, fishing, and cooking on the grill.  He cherished...

Douglas Mcarthur Moore

Douglas Mcarthur Moore

Jul 31, 2021

Mr. Douglas McArthur Moore, 78, of Walterboro, South Carolina, passed away Saturday evening, July 31, 2021, at his residence.

Douglas was born August 23, 1942, in Charleston, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Woodrow Moore and the late Eloise Redman Moore.  He was a house painter and known for his particular ethics of hard...

Patricia Sutton Hawkins

Patricia Sutton Hawkins

Jul 31, 2021

Mrs. Patricia Sutton Hawkins, 79, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday morning, July 31, 2021, at Pruitt Health Care in Walterboro.

Born February 7, 1942, in Ripley, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late William Franklin Sutton and the late Agnes Hutchenson Sutton.   She retired from the Walterboro Sears where over the years she became an...

Russell Moore

Russell Moore

Jul 31, 2021

Mr. Russell Coleman Moore, 80, of Summerville, passed away Saturday morning, July 31, 2021 at Summerville Medical Center.

Born November 20, 1940 in Hendersonville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Lawrence Olynn “Lynn” Moore and Lucia Varn Moore.  He served his country in the United States Army as well as the United States Air...

Sonya Elaine Gunter Carter

Sonya Elaine Gunter Carter

Jul 27, 2021

Mrs. Sonya Elaine Gunter Carter, 57, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at her residence.

Born in Columbia, South Carolina, she was a daughter of Ann Hair Strickland and Jerry Gunter.  She was a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro and was a member of the Walterboro Branch of the...

Jill F. Hebert

Jill F. Hebert

Jul 26, 2021

Jill F. Hebert, 58, of Walterboro, South Carolina, was called home by her heavenly Father on Sunday, July 25, 2021, after a courageous battle with ALS. (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

Jill was born in Atlanta, GA where she was raised to share her love of life with her friends and family. As a teenager she moved to the...

Ann Hass Hager

Ann Hass Hager

Jul 25, 2021

Mrs. Ann Hass Hager, 57, of Cottageville, entered into rest Sunday, July 25, 2021, at her residence.  She was the loving wife of the late Mr. Robert Bradley “Brad” Hager.

Born January 23, 1964, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Charles Hass, Sr. and Alice Ann Beyer Schweri.  She made Cottageville her home...

Frank Jump

Frank Jump

Jul 25, 2021

Mr. Frank Marion Jump, 78, of Round O, passed away Sunday morning, July 25, 2021 at his residence.

Born September 5, 1942 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late William Centenial Jump, Sr. and Mildred Crowder Jump.  He retired from NAPA Auto Parts where he had worked for 16 years.  He loved...

Lawrence Linder

Lawrence Linder

Jul 25, 2021

Mr. Lawrence O. Linder, 79, of Smoaks, passed away Sunday afternoon, July 25, 2021 at Trident Medical Center.  He was the husband of the late Gail Blume Linder.

Born July 31, 1941 in Bamberg County, he was the son of the late Clyde Goodwin and Marie Linder Wright, and was raised by his grandparents, James Wesley Linder...

Crystal Bell

Crystal Bell

Jul 24, 2021

Ms. Crystal Lynn Bell, 40, formerly of Walterboro, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021.

Born February 28, 1981, she was a daughter of Earl Anthony Bell and the late Elizabeth Veronica Woodruff Bell.  Chrissy loved everyone and if she ever met you, you became her family.  She dearly loved children and helped raise many that she considered...

Evelyn Simmons

Evelyn Simmons

Jul 23, 2021

Mrs. Evelyn Smith Simmons, 79, of Walterboro, passed away Friday evening, July 23, 2021 at her residence under the care of Amedisys Hospice.

Born June 11, 1942 in Walterboro, she was a daughter of the late Bennie Lee Smith and Gladys Crosby Smith.  She was a retired bookkeeper for Novits-Siegel.  She was a longtime member of Grace...

Bobby Rich

Bobby Rich

Jul 23, 2021

Bobby Rich, 89, of Walterboro, South Carolina, passed away on Friday evening, July 23, 2021, at home surrounded by family.

Bobby was born in Whiteville, North Carolina on April 24, 1932. He joined the Navy in November 1951 and served as a Gunner’s Mate on the USS Mount McKinley. He received 4 service medals, participated in the...

Nick Stratton

Nick Stratton

Jul 22, 2021

Mr. Weston Bowen Stratton, II, known by all as “Nick”, age 62, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday afternoon, July 22, 2021, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.

Born November 9, 1958 in Charleston, South Carolina, Nick was the son of the late Weston Bowen Stratton and the late Catherine Gibbs Stratton.  He attended Walterboro High...

Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas

Libby Weatherford Coker

Libby Weatherford Coker

Aug 5, 2021

Janie Elizabeth Weatherford Coker, 63, of Cottageville, passed away on August 5, 2021, in Moncks Corner, SC.

Janie, also known as Libby to family and friends, was born in Charleston, SC to St. Elmo Glover Weatherford, Jr. and Sylvia Christine O’Quinn Weatherford on June 1, 1958. She married Cary Talmadge Coker on March 28, 1985 in Wadmalaw...

Raymond Craven

Raymond Craven

Aug 5, 2021

“My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.”  Psalm 73:26

Raymond Alvin Craven, peacefully entered into his heavenly home surrounded by his loving family on August 5, 2021.  He was 73 years old.

Raymond lived his life in Walterboro, SC.  He was married to his...

Nancy Godley Peeler

Nancy Godley Peeler

Aug 5, 2021

Mrs. Nancy Godley Peeler, 68, of Islandton, entered into rest Thursday morning, August 5, 2021, at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.  She was the wife of thirty years to the late Mr. Gerald Wayne “Jerry” Peeler.

Born October 24, 1952 in Hampton County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Edward Kenneth Godley and...

Sherry Rhode Carter

Sherry Rhode Carter

Aug 4, 2021

Mrs. Sherry Rhode Carter, 51, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Wednesday morning, August 4, 2021 at her residence.

Born September 24, 1969 in Charleston, she was a daughter of Bobby G. Rhode and Barbara McMillan Rhode.  She was a lifelong member of Spring Hill Baptist Church, where she had served as church clerk and served as...

Loraine Ayer

Loraine Ayer

Aug 3, 2021

Mrs. Loraine Jones Ayer, 87, of Olar, passed away Tuesday evening, August 3, 2021 at her residence.  She was the widow of Louis Martin Ayer, Sr. to whom she was married for 63 years.

Born August 31, 1933 in Orangeburg County, she was a daughter of the late Gary Lee Jones and Donie Crosby Jones.  She was...

Heather Strickland Petit

Heather Strickland Petit

Aug 2, 2021

Heather Strickland Petit, 40, of Charleston, entered into rest Monday, August 2, 2021, at her residence.

Born August 11, 1980, in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of Mrs. Bonnie Berry Sikes and the late Robert Gerald Sharpe.  She received her Bachelors degree from the University of South Carolina and was a registered nurse having worked...

Anne Goettee Boehm

Anne Goettee Boehm

Aug 2, 2021

Ms. Anne “Anna-Belle” or “Rabbit” Goettee Boehm, 99, of Hampton, South Carolina, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021, at Hampton Regional Medical Center.

Ms. Boehm was born June 6, 1922, in Hampton, South Carolina, to the late Mr. Abe Washington Goettee and the late Mrs. Viola McAlhaney Goettee.  She was given the name “Rabbit” by her brothers...

Paul Prentiss Hiott

Paul Prentiss Hiott

Jul 31, 2021

Paul Prentiss Hiott, 51, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 31, 2021.

Mr. Hiott was born in Walterboro to the late Peter Prentiss Hiott and Edna Harriett Cummings Hiott.  He was an alumnus of USC Salkehatchie and worked for USIC Locating Services, Inc.  Paul enjoyed hunting, fishing, and cooking on the grill.  He cherished...

Douglas Mcarthur Moore

Douglas Mcarthur Moore

Jul 31, 2021

Mr. Douglas McArthur Moore, 78, of Walterboro, South Carolina, passed away Saturday evening, July 31, 2021, at his residence.

Douglas was born August 23, 1942, in Charleston, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Woodrow Moore and the late Eloise Redman Moore.  He was a house painter and known for his particular ethics of hard...

Patricia Sutton Hawkins

Patricia Sutton Hawkins

Jul 31, 2021

Mrs. Patricia Sutton Hawkins, 79, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday morning, July 31, 2021, at Pruitt Health Care in Walterboro.

Born February 7, 1942, in Ripley, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late William Franklin Sutton and the late Agnes Hutchenson Sutton.   She retired from the Walterboro Sears where over the years she became an...

Russell Moore

Russell Moore

Jul 31, 2021

Mr. Russell Coleman Moore, 80, of Summerville, passed away Saturday morning, July 31, 2021 at Summerville Medical Center.

Born November 20, 1940 in Hendersonville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Lawrence Olynn “Lynn” Moore and Lucia Varn Moore.  He served his country in the United States Army as well as the United States Air...

Sonya Elaine Gunter Carter

Sonya Elaine Gunter Carter

Jul 27, 2021

Mrs. Sonya Elaine Gunter Carter, 57, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at her residence.

Born in Columbia, South Carolina, she was a daughter of Ann Hair Strickland and Jerry Gunter.  She was a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro and was a member of the Walterboro Branch of the...

Jill F. Hebert

Jill F. Hebert

Jul 26, 2021

Jill F. Hebert, 58, of Walterboro, South Carolina, was called home by her heavenly Father on Sunday, July 25, 2021, after a courageous battle with ALS. (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

Jill was born in Atlanta, GA where she was raised to share her love of life with her friends and family. As a teenager she moved to the...

Ann Hass Hager

Ann Hass Hager

Jul 25, 2021

Mrs. Ann Hass Hager, 57, of Cottageville, entered into rest Sunday, July 25, 2021, at her residence.  She was the loving wife of the late Mr. Robert Bradley “Brad” Hager.

Born January 23, 1964, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Charles Hass, Sr. and Alice Ann Beyer Schweri.  She made Cottageville her home...

Frank Jump

Frank Jump

Jul 25, 2021

Mr. Frank Marion Jump, 78, of Round O, passed away Sunday morning, July 25, 2021 at his residence.

Born September 5, 1942 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late William Centenial Jump, Sr. and Mildred Crowder Jump.  He retired from NAPA Auto Parts where he had worked for 16 years.  He loved...

Lawrence Linder

Lawrence Linder

Jul 25, 2021

Mr. Lawrence O. Linder, 79, of Smoaks, passed away Sunday afternoon, July 25, 2021 at Trident Medical Center.  He was the husband of the late Gail Blume Linder.

Born July 31, 1941 in Bamberg County, he was the son of the late Clyde Goodwin and Marie Linder Wright, and was raised by his grandparents, James Wesley Linder...

Crystal Bell

Crystal Bell

Jul 24, 2021

Ms. Crystal Lynn Bell, 40, formerly of Walterboro, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021.

Born February 28, 1981, she was a daughter of Earl Anthony Bell and the late Elizabeth Veronica Woodruff Bell.  Chrissy loved everyone and if she ever met you, you became her family.  She dearly loved children and helped raise many that she considered...

Evelyn Simmons

Evelyn Simmons

Jul 23, 2021

Mrs. Evelyn Smith Simmons, 79, of Walterboro, passed away Friday evening, July 23, 2021 at her residence under the care of Amedisys Hospice.

Born June 11, 1942 in Walterboro, she was a daughter of the late Bennie Lee Smith and Gladys Crosby Smith.  She was a retired bookkeeper for Novits-Siegel.  She was a longtime member of Grace...

Bobby Rich

Bobby Rich

Jul 23, 2021

Bobby Rich, 89, of Walterboro, South Carolina, passed away on Friday evening, July 23, 2021, at home surrounded by family.

Bobby was born in Whiteville, North Carolina on April 24, 1932. He joined the Navy in November 1951 and served as a Gunner’s Mate on the USS Mount McKinley. He received 4 service medals, participated in the...

Nick Stratton

Nick Stratton

Jul 22, 2021

Mr. Weston Bowen Stratton, II, known by all as “Nick”, age 62, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday afternoon, July 22, 2021, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.

Born November 9, 1958 in Charleston, South Carolina, Nick was the son of the late Weston Bowen Stratton and the late Catherine Gibbs Stratton.  He attended Walterboro High...