Obituaries


Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Dottie Baker Thames

Dottie Baker Thames

Jan 25, 2021

Mrs. Dottie Baker Thames, 63, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday afternoon, January 25, 2021, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.

Born July 8, 1957, in Wake County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late James Curtis Baker and the late Dolly Mae Tutor Baker.  She dearly loved the Lord and was extremely dedicated...

Nancy Baggett

Nancy Baggett

Jan 22, 2021

Nancy Jane Baggett of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, January 22, 2021, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.

Arrangements will be announced by Brice Herndon's Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.

Steve Fralin

Steve Fralin

Jan 22, 2021

William Steven Fralin, 71, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, January 22, 2021, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Born July 26, 1949, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Harry Fenton Fralin and the late Joyce Lake Fralin.    Steve loved life on the water.  He was a boat...

Maryann Sessions Sparrow

Maryann Sessions Sparrow

Jan 21, 2021

Maryann Sessions Sparrow, 83, of Walterboro, SC passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 after a long and difficult battle with COPD. Maryann was born on November 8, 1937 in Loris, SC to William Jackson Sessions (Willie) and Mary Ann Stevens Sessions (Sissie) and one brother, Jessie Franklin Sessions (JF). She was the loving wife of Roderick Kinney Sparrow...

Willie Judy

Willie Judy

Jan 21, 2021

Mrs. Willie Breland Judy, 88, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Thursday evening, January 21, 2021 at Colleton Medical Center.  She was first married to the late William Dawson Breland and secondly to the late Rogers Lavern Judy.

Born September 28, 1932 in Bamberg, she was the daughter of the late Euley Monroe Crider and Queenie Elizabeth...

Angelina Payseur

Angelina Payseur

Jan 21, 2021

Ms. Angelina Potts Payseur, 81, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday evening, January 21, 2021 at her residence.

Born June 14, 1939 in Crenshaw, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late John Terry Potts and Sara Etta Reid Potts.  She was a retired Nurses Assistant at The Villages-Presbyterian Home.  She loved playing Bingo, going to...

Larry Nipper

Larry Nipper

Jan 20, 2021

Mr. Larry George Nipper, 67, of Bamberg, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.

Born September 23, 1953 in Americus, Georgia, he was a son of the late Lewis Pollis Nipper and Marion Calhoun Nipper.  Larry served his country in the United States Army where he was a Paratrooper...

Marie Rahn Hiers

Marie Rahn Hiers

Jan 20, 2021

Mrs. Marie Rahn Hiers, 83, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, January 20, 2021, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.

Born May 8, 1937, Colleton County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Carter and the late Ola Drawdy Carter.  She was a devoted homemaker who centered her life around her family...

Eldridge William Buckman

Eldridge William Buckman

Jan 18, 2021

Mr. Eldridge William Buckman, 88, of Bluffton, passed away at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, January 18, 2021.  He was married to the late Mrs. Ethel May Buckman.

Born April 22, 1932, in Baltimore Maryland, he was a son to the late Mr. William George Buckman. and the late Mrs. Frances Anna Vacek Buckman.  A simple man,...

Margie Elaine Kinard Pellum

Margie Elaine Kinard Pellum

Jan 18, 2021

Mrs. Margie Elaine Kinard Pellum, 68, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, January 18, 2021 at her residence.

Born August 3, 1952 in Walterboro, she was a daughter of Margie Elaine Hiers Kinard and the late Ralph Rendle Kinard, Sr. She was an Administrative Assistant for Triarco Industries.  She had worked as an insurance agent...

Lynn Bailey Ricker

Lynn Bailey Ricker

Jan 18, 2021

Mrs. Lynn Bailey Ricker, age 62, a longtime resident of Cottageville, entered into rest Monday morning, January 18, 2021, at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.   She was the loving wife of the late Mr. Josiah Tillman Ricker.

Born February 3, 1958, in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of Ernest Ray Bailey, Sr. and Frances...

Sergeant Edward John Marcurella

Sergeant Edward John Marcurella

Jan 16, 2021

Detective Sergeant Edward John Marcurella, Jr., 55, of Walterboro, a longtime friend and law enforcement officer with the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office, entered into rest Saturday evening, January 16, 2021, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro following a short and strong-willed battle against the Coronavirus.

Born August 31, 1965 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he was a...

Charles E. Smith, Sr.

Charles E. Smith, Sr.

Jan 16, 2021

Chief Petty Officer Charles E. Smith, Sr. United States Navy (Ret.), age 82, entered into rest Saturday morning, January 16, 2021, at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.

Born May 12, 1938, in Florence, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Herman Smith and the late Lucille Singletary- Smith.  He served faithfully in the United...

Duane Riley Cantey

Duane Riley Cantey

Jan 15, 2021

Duane Riley Cantey, 81, of Walterboro, South Carolina passed away peacefully on January 15, 2021 at his home in Walterboro.  Duane was born on September 1, 1939 in Charleston, South Carolina to Arthur Elliott and Sadie Jane Cantey.  He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, and a sister.

He is survived by his wife,...

Paul Hiers

Paul Hiers

Jan 14, 2021

Mr. Paul Leighton Hiers, Sr., 84, of Varnville, entered into eternal rest Thursday, January 14, 2021 at his residence.  He was married to the late Virginia Stanley Hiers and was the widower of the late Linda DeLoach Hiers.

Born January 6, 1937 in Olar, he was the son of the late Hansford Henry “Duncan” Hiers and Bertha...

Linda Linder

Linda Linder

Jan 13, 2021

Mrs. Linda Kay Viers Linder, 77, of Smoaks, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at her residence.  She was the widow of the late Franklin Daniel Linder.

Born December 5, 1943 in Valparaiso, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Dorotha Viers.  She was a former secretary for Huffines Company in Walterboro.  She was...

Gay Ella Miller

Gay Ella Miller

Jan 12, 2021

Mrs. Gay Ella Miller, 72, of Branchville, entered into rest Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.

Mrs. Miller was the wife of the late Randolph Alan Evans, a veteran of the Vietnam Era having served in the United States Navy and was a retired Inspector from Robert Bosch in Charleston.

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Danny Richard Chickering

Danny Richard Chickering

Jan 11, 2021

Mr. Danny Richard Chickering, 66, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday morning, January 11, 2021, at the Pruitt Health Care Center in Walterboro.

Born June 18, 1954 in Portland, Maine he had served in the United States Marine Corps.  He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting and fishing.  He also dearly loved his dogs.

Surviving...

Brantley Carter

Brantley Carter

Jan 11, 2021

Brantley Allen Carter, 64, of Bamberg, entered into eternal rest Monday, January 11, 2021 at his residence.

Born October 21, 1956 in Walterboro, he was the son of James Clyde Carter, Sr. and the late Mary Ellen Kinard Carter.  He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to farm and also enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening.  He also...

Thomas Henry "Scooter" Murray, Iii

Thomas Henry "Scooter" Murray, Iii

Jan 9, 2021

Mr. Thomas Henry Murray, III, known by all as “Scooter Murray”, age 69, of the Chessey Creek Community near Walterboro, entered into rest eternal Saturday morning, January 9, 2021, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.   He was the husband of forty-two years to the late Mrs. Audrey Nugent Murray who preceded him in death on February 13, 2020....

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

Dottie Baker Thames

Dottie Baker Thames

Jan 25, 2021

Mrs. Dottie Baker Thames, 63, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday afternoon, January 25, 2021, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.

Born July 8, 1957, in Wake County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late James Curtis Baker and the late Dolly Mae Tutor Baker.  She dearly loved the Lord and was extremely dedicated...

Nancy Baggett

Nancy Baggett

Jan 22, 2021

Nancy Jane Baggett of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, January 22, 2021, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.

Arrangements will be announced by Brice Herndon's Walterboro Chapel, 843.538.5408.

Steve Fralin

Steve Fralin

Jan 22, 2021

William Steven Fralin, 71, of Walterboro, entered into rest Friday evening, January 22, 2021, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Born July 26, 1949, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Harry Fenton Fralin and the late Joyce Lake Fralin.    Steve loved life on the water.  He was a boat...

Maryann Sessions Sparrow

Maryann Sessions Sparrow

Jan 21, 2021

Maryann Sessions Sparrow, 83, of Walterboro, SC passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 after a long and difficult battle with COPD. Maryann was born on November 8, 1937 in Loris, SC to William Jackson Sessions (Willie) and Mary Ann Stevens Sessions (Sissie) and one brother, Jessie Franklin Sessions (JF). She was the loving wife of Roderick Kinney Sparrow...

Willie Judy

Willie Judy

Jan 21, 2021

Mrs. Willie Breland Judy, 88, of Cottageville, entered into eternal rest Thursday evening, January 21, 2021 at Colleton Medical Center.  She was first married to the late William Dawson Breland and secondly to the late Rogers Lavern Judy.

Born September 28, 1932 in Bamberg, she was the daughter of the late Euley Monroe Crider and Queenie Elizabeth...

Angelina Payseur

Angelina Payseur

Jan 21, 2021

Ms. Angelina Potts Payseur, 81, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday evening, January 21, 2021 at her residence.

Born June 14, 1939 in Crenshaw, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late John Terry Potts and Sara Etta Reid Potts.  She was a retired Nurses Assistant at The Villages-Presbyterian Home.  She loved playing Bingo, going to...

Larry Nipper

Larry Nipper

Jan 20, 2021

Mr. Larry George Nipper, 67, of Bamberg, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.

Born September 23, 1953 in Americus, Georgia, he was a son of the late Lewis Pollis Nipper and Marion Calhoun Nipper.  Larry served his country in the United States Army where he was a Paratrooper...

Marie Rahn Hiers

Marie Rahn Hiers

Jan 20, 2021

Mrs. Marie Rahn Hiers, 83, of Walterboro, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, January 20, 2021, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.

Born May 8, 1937, Colleton County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Carter and the late Ola Drawdy Carter.  She was a devoted homemaker who centered her life around her family...

Eldridge William Buckman

Eldridge William Buckman

Jan 18, 2021

Mr. Eldridge William Buckman, 88, of Bluffton, passed away at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, January 18, 2021.  He was married to the late Mrs. Ethel May Buckman.

Born April 22, 1932, in Baltimore Maryland, he was a son to the late Mr. William George Buckman. and the late Mrs. Frances Anna Vacek Buckman.  A simple man,...

Margie Elaine Kinard Pellum

Margie Elaine Kinard Pellum

Jan 18, 2021

Mrs. Margie Elaine Kinard Pellum, 68, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, January 18, 2021 at her residence.

Born August 3, 1952 in Walterboro, she was a daughter of Margie Elaine Hiers Kinard and the late Ralph Rendle Kinard, Sr. She was an Administrative Assistant for Triarco Industries.  She had worked as an insurance agent...

Lynn Bailey Ricker

Lynn Bailey Ricker

Jan 18, 2021

Mrs. Lynn Bailey Ricker, age 62, a longtime resident of Cottageville, entered into rest Monday morning, January 18, 2021, at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.   She was the loving wife of the late Mr. Josiah Tillman Ricker.

Born February 3, 1958, in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of Ernest Ray Bailey, Sr. and Frances...

Sergeant Edward John Marcurella

Sergeant Edward John Marcurella

Jan 16, 2021

Detective Sergeant Edward John Marcurella, Jr., 55, of Walterboro, a longtime friend and law enforcement officer with the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office, entered into rest Saturday evening, January 16, 2021, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro following a short and strong-willed battle against the Coronavirus.

Born August 31, 1965 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he was a...

Charles E. Smith, Sr.

Charles E. Smith, Sr.

Jan 16, 2021

Chief Petty Officer Charles E. Smith, Sr. United States Navy (Ret.), age 82, entered into rest Saturday morning, January 16, 2021, at the Veteran’s Victory House in Walterboro.

Born May 12, 1938, in Florence, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Herman Smith and the late Lucille Singletary- Smith.  He served faithfully in the United...

Duane Riley Cantey

Duane Riley Cantey

Jan 15, 2021

Duane Riley Cantey, 81, of Walterboro, South Carolina passed away peacefully on January 15, 2021 at his home in Walterboro.  Duane was born on September 1, 1939 in Charleston, South Carolina to Arthur Elliott and Sadie Jane Cantey.  He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, and a sister.

He is survived by his wife,...

Paul Hiers

Paul Hiers

Jan 14, 2021

Mr. Paul Leighton Hiers, Sr., 84, of Varnville, entered into eternal rest Thursday, January 14, 2021 at his residence.  He was married to the late Virginia Stanley Hiers and was the widower of the late Linda DeLoach Hiers.

Born January 6, 1937 in Olar, he was the son of the late Hansford Henry “Duncan” Hiers and Bertha...

Linda Linder

Linda Linder

Jan 13, 2021

Mrs. Linda Kay Viers Linder, 77, of Smoaks, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at her residence.  She was the widow of the late Franklin Daniel Linder.

Born December 5, 1943 in Valparaiso, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Dorotha Viers.  She was a former secretary for Huffines Company in Walterboro.  She was...

Gay Ella Miller

Gay Ella Miller

Jan 12, 2021

Mrs. Gay Ella Miller, 72, of Branchville, entered into rest Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.

Mrs. Miller was the wife of the late Randolph Alan Evans, a veteran of the Vietnam Era having served in the United States Navy and was a retired Inspector from Robert Bosch in Charleston.

...

Danny Richard Chickering

Danny Richard Chickering

Jan 11, 2021

Mr. Danny Richard Chickering, 66, of Walterboro, entered into rest Monday morning, January 11, 2021, at the Pruitt Health Care Center in Walterboro.

Born June 18, 1954 in Portland, Maine he had served in the United States Marine Corps.  He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting and fishing.  He also dearly loved his dogs.

Surviving...

Brantley Carter

Brantley Carter

Jan 11, 2021

Brantley Allen Carter, 64, of Bamberg, entered into eternal rest Monday, January 11, 2021 at his residence.

Born October 21, 1956 in Walterboro, he was the son of James Clyde Carter, Sr. and the late Mary Ellen Kinard Carter.  He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to farm and also enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening.  He also...

Thomas Henry "Scooter" Murray, Iii

Thomas Henry "Scooter" Murray, Iii

Jan 9, 2021

Mr. Thomas Henry Murray, III, known by all as “Scooter Murray”, age 69, of the Chessey Creek Community near Walterboro, entered into rest eternal Saturday morning, January 9, 2021, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.   He was the husband of forty-two years to the late Mrs. Audrey Nugent Murray who preceded him in death on February 13, 2020....