Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Justin Alan Orenstein
Jul 29, 2020
Mr. Justin Alan Orenstein, 36, of Johns Island, entered into rest Wednesday evening, July 29, 2020.
Born August 1, 1983, in Miami, Florida, he was the son of Craig Barnett Orenstein and Kelly Parsons Orenstein. He received his Bachelors in Business from the University of West Georgia; having been a baseball player and team pitcher. It was...
Jack Leon Driver
Jul 28, 2020
Mr. Jack Leon Driver, 79, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, July 28, 2020, at his home in Walterboro.
Born November 22, 1940, a son of the late James and Louise Nichols Driver, he resided in Mississippi until making Walterboro his home nearly thirty years ago. He was a very talented diesel mechanic. Jack loved fishing and was...
Hicks Cornett
Jul 28, 2020
Hicks Cornett, 95, of Walterboro, South Carolina, passed away Tuesday morning, July 28, 2020 at the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro.
Born March 30,1925 in Metcalf, Illinois, he was the son of the late Mr. Eley Cornett and the Mrs. Clara Cornklin Cornett. He graduated with a Masters Degree from the University of Illinois. "Mr. Hicks" was...
Christine Mcalhaney
Jul 26, 2020
Mrs. Christine Zahler McAlhaney, 72, of Early Branch, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 at Blackville Healthcare and Rehab. She was the widow of Hiram Quillie McAlhaney.
Born February 7, 1948 in Hampton, she was a daughter of George Wesley Zahler and Ada Youmans Zahler. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church, attending faithfully until her...
Bonnie Mclauchlin
Jul 26, 2020
Ms. Bonnie Sue McLauchlin, 64, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Sunday morning July 26, 2020 at Summerville Community Hospice House.
Born July 5, 1956 in Horry County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. McLauchlin and Iris Victoria Geddings Bennett. She spent her life in Law Enforcement, beginning in the late ‘70’s with...
Iris Burke
Jul 24, 2020
Mrs. Iris Taylor Burke, 90, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, July 24, 2020 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family and under care of Amedysis Hospice. She was the widow of Ernest Rudolph Burke.
Born February 11, 1930 in Cordele, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late James Preston Taylor and Agnes...
Edith Fay Lesley
Jul 23, 2020
Mrs. Edith Fay Lesley, 83, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday morning, July 23, 2020, at Magnolias in Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Clinton Lesley.
Born April 5, 1937, in Delta County, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Homer Boren and the late Mary Ellen Edwards Boren. She was a lifelong resident...
Clarice Smoak Ross
Jul 20, 2020
Mrs. Clarice Smoak Ross, age 95, a longtime resident of Walterboro and wife of the late Mr. Forest J. “Pat” Ross, entered into rest Monday evening, July 20, 2020, at The Methodist Oaks in Orangeburg.
Born April 1, 1925, in Yemassee, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Gilbert L. Smoak and the late Adelphia...
Holly Nicole Smoak
Jul 19, 2020
Holly Nicole Smoak, 39, of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday morning, July 19, 2020, at her home.
Born December 1, 1980 in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of Curtis Anthony Smoak and Charlotte Beasley Floyd. Holly loved her children and enjoyed being with them and spending time with her friends. She enjoyed the outdoors and...
Eloise Elizabeth Goos
Jul 19, 2020
Eloise Elizabeth Goos, 85, of Branchville, South Carolina, passed away Sunday morning, July 19, 2020 at her residence.
Born May 13, 1935 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Henry Gunnells and the late Lottie Mae Johnson Gunnells. She was married to the late Lynnwood George Walker and the late Jacob William Goos....
Kathy Lynn Dennis
Jul 18, 2020
Mrs. Kathy Lynn Dennis, 62, of Round O, entered into rest Saturday afternoon, July 18, 2020, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Mr. Marshall Roy Dennis, Jr.
Born June 28, 1958, in Dorchester County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Troy O’Neil Elmore and the late...
Willie Lemacks
Jul 15, 2020
Mr. Willie Lemacks, affectionately known as “Pete”, 87, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Hampton Regional Medical Center.
Born July 12, 1933 in Colleton county, he was a son of the late Henry Cecil Lemacks and Willie Bazzell Lemacks. He worked for JP Stevens and Besteel. Pete loved to work and was...
Greg Knight
Jul 11, 2020
Mr. John Gregory Knight, 67, of Walterboro, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. He was the son of the late Harry Adam Knight, Jr. and the late Marion Ramsey Knight and was a lifelong resident of Walterboro.
He is survived by a brother, Steven Knight (Wanda) of Franklin, NC; nieces...
Glen Hiers
Jul 9, 2020
Mr. Glen Wyatt Hiers, 37, of Varnville, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020.
Born November 11, 1982 in Colleton County, he was a son of Tatnell Oswald Zahler, III and June Hiers Zahler. He was employed at Ferguson Forest Products. He loved mechanic work and could work on anything. Glen loved his family and friends and was...
Mary Lou Bennett
Jul 8, 2020
Mrs. Mary Lou Mosley Bennett, 90, of Hampton, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, North Carolina. She was the widow of Mr. Percy Tyson Bennett.
Born February 14, 1930 in Beaufort, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Ben Mosley and Gertrude Wilson Mosley. She was a faithful...
Joan Davis
Jul 5, 2020
Mrs. Joan Valerie Northcutt Davis, 71, of Yemassee, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at her residence.
Born April 9, 1949 in National City, California, she was a daughter of the late Virgil Lee Northcutt and Joan Martin Northcutt Buckley. She loved crafting, was very artisitc, enjoyed reading and was a movie buff, especially of murder mysteries. ...
Laurie Copeland
Jul 4, 2020
Cecil Laurie Copeland, 47, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at his home in Ehrhardt. Born on June 25, 1973, Laurie was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Laurie Wingard Copeland, III and was named for his two grandfathers. He graduated from Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School, the John Deere Technical School at Beaufort (NC) County Community College and the Technical College...
Furman Parnell
Jul 2, 2020
Mr. Furman Russell Parnell, 79, of Lodge, entered into eternal rest Thursday morning, July 2, 2020, at the Roper Hospital in Charleston.
Born September 11, 1940, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Ewell Clinton Parnell, Sr. and the late Ottie Fralix Parnell. Furman was no stranger to hard work and was...
Robert Tarcen
Jul 1, 2020
Mr. Robert Howard Tarcen, 86, of Hollywood, entered into enteral rest Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. He was the husband of Marian Allston Tarcen. He served his country in the United States Air Force and was a retired engineer.
Arrangements by The Brice Herndon Funeral Chapels and Crematory, Walterboro Chapel.
Michael Stanfield
Jun 30, 2020
Mr. Furman Michael Stanfield, 36, of Ehrhardt, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, June 30, 2020.
Born October 23, 1983 in Orangeburg, he was a son of John Richard Stanfield and Kelly McMillan Godley. He enjoyed fishing and could do anything with his hands that he put his mind to.
Surviving are: his wife, Amanda Bishop...
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Justin Alan Orenstein
Jul 29, 2020
Mr. Justin Alan Orenstein, 36, of Johns Island, entered into rest Wednesday evening, July 29, 2020.
Born August 1, 1983, in Miami, Florida, he was the son of Craig Barnett Orenstein and Kelly Parsons Orenstein. He received his Bachelors in Business from the University of West Georgia; having been a baseball player and team pitcher. It was...
Jack Leon Driver
Jul 28, 2020
Mr. Jack Leon Driver, 79, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, July 28, 2020, at his home in Walterboro.
Born November 22, 1940, a son of the late James and Louise Nichols Driver, he resided in Mississippi until making Walterboro his home nearly thirty years ago. He was a very talented diesel mechanic. Jack loved fishing and was...
Hicks Cornett
Jul 28, 2020
Hicks Cornett, 95, of Walterboro, South Carolina, passed away Tuesday morning, July 28, 2020 at the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro.
Born March 30,1925 in Metcalf, Illinois, he was the son of the late Mr. Eley Cornett and the Mrs. Clara Cornklin Cornett. He graduated with a Masters Degree from the University of Illinois. "Mr. Hicks" was...
Christine Mcalhaney
Jul 26, 2020
Mrs. Christine Zahler McAlhaney, 72, of Early Branch, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 at Blackville Healthcare and Rehab. She was the widow of Hiram Quillie McAlhaney.
Born February 7, 1948 in Hampton, she was a daughter of George Wesley Zahler and Ada Youmans Zahler. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church, attending faithfully until her...
Bonnie Mclauchlin
Jul 26, 2020
Ms. Bonnie Sue McLauchlin, 64, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Sunday morning July 26, 2020 at Summerville Community Hospice House.
Born July 5, 1956 in Horry County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. McLauchlin and Iris Victoria Geddings Bennett. She spent her life in Law Enforcement, beginning in the late ‘70’s with...
Iris Burke
Jul 24, 2020
Mrs. Iris Taylor Burke, 90, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, July 24, 2020 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family and under care of Amedysis Hospice. She was the widow of Ernest Rudolph Burke.
Born February 11, 1930 in Cordele, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late James Preston Taylor and Agnes...
Edith Fay Lesley
Jul 23, 2020
Mrs. Edith Fay Lesley, 83, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday morning, July 23, 2020, at Magnolias in Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Clinton Lesley.
Born April 5, 1937, in Delta County, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Homer Boren and the late Mary Ellen Edwards Boren. She was a lifelong resident...
Clarice Smoak Ross
Jul 20, 2020
Mrs. Clarice Smoak Ross, age 95, a longtime resident of Walterboro and wife of the late Mr. Forest J. “Pat” Ross, entered into rest Monday evening, July 20, 2020, at The Methodist Oaks in Orangeburg.
Born April 1, 1925, in Yemassee, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Gilbert L. Smoak and the late Adelphia...
Holly Nicole Smoak
Jul 19, 2020
Holly Nicole Smoak, 39, of Walterboro, entered into rest Sunday morning, July 19, 2020, at her home.
Born December 1, 1980 in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of Curtis Anthony Smoak and Charlotte Beasley Floyd. Holly loved her children and enjoyed being with them and spending time with her friends. She enjoyed the outdoors and...
Eloise Elizabeth Goos
Jul 19, 2020
Eloise Elizabeth Goos, 85, of Branchville, South Carolina, passed away Sunday morning, July 19, 2020 at her residence.
Born May 13, 1935 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Henry Gunnells and the late Lottie Mae Johnson Gunnells. She was married to the late Lynnwood George Walker and the late Jacob William Goos....
Kathy Lynn Dennis
Jul 18, 2020
Mrs. Kathy Lynn Dennis, 62, of Round O, entered into rest Saturday afternoon, July 18, 2020, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. She was the wife of the late Mr. Marshall Roy Dennis, Jr.
Born June 28, 1958, in Dorchester County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Troy O’Neil Elmore and the late...
Willie Lemacks
Jul 15, 2020
Mr. Willie Lemacks, affectionately known as “Pete”, 87, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Hampton Regional Medical Center.
Born July 12, 1933 in Colleton county, he was a son of the late Henry Cecil Lemacks and Willie Bazzell Lemacks. He worked for JP Stevens and Besteel. Pete loved to work and was...
Greg Knight
Jul 11, 2020
Mr. John Gregory Knight, 67, of Walterboro, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. He was the son of the late Harry Adam Knight, Jr. and the late Marion Ramsey Knight and was a lifelong resident of Walterboro.
He is survived by a brother, Steven Knight (Wanda) of Franklin, NC; nieces...
Glen Hiers
Jul 9, 2020
Mr. Glen Wyatt Hiers, 37, of Varnville, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020.
Born November 11, 1982 in Colleton County, he was a son of Tatnell Oswald Zahler, III and June Hiers Zahler. He was employed at Ferguson Forest Products. He loved mechanic work and could work on anything. Glen loved his family and friends and was...
Mary Lou Bennett
Jul 8, 2020
Mrs. Mary Lou Mosley Bennett, 90, of Hampton, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, North Carolina. She was the widow of Mr. Percy Tyson Bennett.
Born February 14, 1930 in Beaufort, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Ben Mosley and Gertrude Wilson Mosley. She was a faithful...
Joan Davis
Jul 5, 2020
Mrs. Joan Valerie Northcutt Davis, 71, of Yemassee, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at her residence.
Born April 9, 1949 in National City, California, she was a daughter of the late Virgil Lee Northcutt and Joan Martin Northcutt Buckley. She loved crafting, was very artisitc, enjoyed reading and was a movie buff, especially of murder mysteries. ...
Laurie Copeland
Jul 4, 2020
Cecil Laurie Copeland, 47, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at his home in Ehrhardt. Born on June 25, 1973, Laurie was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Laurie Wingard Copeland, III and was named for his two grandfathers. He graduated from Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School, the John Deere Technical School at Beaufort (NC) County Community College and the Technical College...
Furman Parnell
Jul 2, 2020
Mr. Furman Russell Parnell, 79, of Lodge, entered into eternal rest Thursday morning, July 2, 2020, at the Roper Hospital in Charleston.
Born September 11, 1940, in Colleton County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Ewell Clinton Parnell, Sr. and the late Ottie Fralix Parnell. Furman was no stranger to hard work and was...
Robert Tarcen
Jul 1, 2020
Mr. Robert Howard Tarcen, 86, of Hollywood, entered into enteral rest Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro. He was the husband of Marian Allston Tarcen. He served his country in the United States Air Force and was a retired engineer.
Arrangements by The Brice Herndon Funeral Chapels and Crematory, Walterboro Chapel.
Michael Stanfield
Jun 30, 2020
Mr. Furman Michael Stanfield, 36, of Ehrhardt, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, June 30, 2020.
Born October 23, 1983 in Orangeburg, he was a son of John Richard Stanfield and Kelly McMillan Godley. He enjoyed fishing and could do anything with his hands that he put his mind to.
Surviving are: his wife, Amanda Bishop...


