Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina
Sharon K. Grossie Bunton
Apr 2, 2020
Mrs. Sharon K. Grossie Bunton, 72, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday, April 2, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was a lifelong member of Hendersonville Baptist Church.
Born March 7, 1948 in Jacksonville, Florida, she was a daughter to the late Mr. Edmund Ezra Alexander Grossie and Mrs. Nellie Mae Ayers Grossie.
...Kaitlyn Kinard
Mar 22, 2020
Kaitlyn “KT” Marie Kinard of Babson Park passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 in Vero Beach, FL.
She was born January 9, 1998, in Walterboro, South Carolina to Stephen Todd Kinard and Ginny Marie Castle. She has been a resident of the area for 18 years, moving from South Carolina.
KT was preceded in...
Sandra Knight Jordan
Mar 22, 2020
Mrs. Sandra Knight Jordan, 77, entered into rest Sunday morning, March 22, 2020, at her home in Walterboro, surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Agape Hospice. She was the loving wife of the late Bobby Eddie Jordan, Sr.
Born October 9, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Tony DeBraccio and the...
Dawn Floyd Johns
Mar 22, 2020
Mrs. Dawn Floyd Johns, age 55, of Smoaks, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, March 22, 2020, at the Roper Hospital in Charleston.
Born May 22, 1964, in Maryville, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Bill Floyd and the late Jo Cole Floyd. After making the Lowcountry of South Carolina her home, she received her medical...
Mabel Bearden Crosby
Mar 19, 2020
Mrs. Mabel Bearden Crosby, 84, entered into rest Thursday morning, March 19, 2020, at the Saint George Health Care Center. She was the loving wife of the late Mr. William Edwin Crosby, Sr.
Born May 26, 1935, in Birmingham, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Bearden and the late Edgie Lee Spencer Bearden. She...
James "Junior" Hiers, Jr.
Mar 18, 2020
Mr. James Hiers, Jr., known by all as “Junior”, age 72, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday evening, March 18, 2020, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born July 14, 1947, in Lodge, South Carolina, he was a son of the late James Gus Hiers and the late Virginia Huff Davis. “Junior” was no stranger...
John Leslie Coleman
Mar 17, 2020
Mr. John Leslie Coleman, 64, of Charleston, entered into rest Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
Born November 5, 1955, in Cedar Bluff, Virginia, he was a son of the late John M. Coleman and the late Gaye McGraw Coleman. John worked as a salesperson and delivery driver for Barloworld Equipment. He also was a tow truck driver. He...
John Louie Wade
Mar 17, 2020
Mr. John Louie Wade, 53, entered into rest Tuesday evening, March 17, 2020, at his home in Walterboro.
Born September 5, 1966 in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a retired iron worker. He was of the Southern Baptist faith and will always be remembered for his love of fishing and Nascar Motor Sports Racing.
Surviving...
David Bryan Crockett
Mar 17, 2020
Mr. David Bryan Crockett, age 67, entered into rest Tuesday morning, March 17, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Smoaks.
Born January 20, 1953, a son of the late Larry Fulton Crockett and the late Charlesetta Graham Crockett, he was a native of New Port News, Virginia, having made South Carolina his home...
Otis Herbert Hadwin, Sr.
Mar 15, 2020
**ATTENTION** The funeral service will be live streamed tomorrow through the Open Arms Fellowship Facebook page.
Mr. Otis Herbert Hadwin, Sr., age 75, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, March 15, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Brunson under the care of Amedisys Hospice.
Born December 17, 1944, in Ridgeland, South Carolina,...
Anthony Ross Johnson
Mar 14, 2020
Mr. Anthony Ross Johnson, 58, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday morning, March 14, 2020, in Charleston County.
Born September 19, 1961, in Munich, Germany he was raised and lived in Manassas, Virginia until making South Carolina his home in 1988. He was a carpenter and mechanic by trade, who dearly loved football and was a huge...
John W. Hiles
Mar 13, 2020
Mr. John William Hiles, Jr, 82, of Round O, entered into rest Friday afternoon, March 13, 2020, at Vibra Hospital in Charleston.
Born February 10, 1938, a native of Pennsylvania, he made the Lowcountry of South Carolina his home following his time in service. He served faithfully in the United States Navy and Coastguard and was a...
Ruby Harriott
Mar 13, 2020
Mrs. Ruby Warren Harriott, age 74, of Winchester Road, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday, March 13, 2020, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Quillie Joe Harriott, Sr., to whom she was married for 48 years. Born April 20, 1945 in Walterboro, she was a daughter of the late Charles English Warren and Hattie Mae...
Jamie Jane Spinello
Mar 12, 2020
Ms. Jamie Jane Spinello, 42, of Varnville, daughter of Mr. David Lee Koch and the late Mrs. Joanne Marie Koch, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at her home in Varnville.
In addition to her father, she is survived by her three children, Austin, Nicholas and Ethan; two grandchildren; and a sister, Tracy Weegman.
Arrangements...
Margie Crosby
Mar 10, 2020
Mrs. Margie Hudson Crosby, 87, of Green Pond, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Henry Charles Crosby.
Born December 5, 1932 in Colleton County, she was a daughter of the late James Lowdie Hudson and Sula Priester Hudson. She worked alongside...
Sonny Wilson
Mar 9, 2020
Mr. James Carroll “Sonny” Wilson, 78, of Walterboro, formerly of Gaston, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at Pruitt Healthcare in Walterboro.
Born May 2, 1941 in Richland County and was a son of the late Jesse Carroll Wilson and Gertie Mae Davis Wilson. He was a retired truck driver. He loved reading his Bible, enjoyed writing...
David Warren Brobst
Mar 8, 2020
Mr. David Warren Brobst, 50, of Islandton, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Colleton Medical Center.
Born October 5, 1969 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he was a son of Carol Beidleman Brobst and the late Ronnie Brobst. He was the office manager for Auto Glass Masters in Walterboro for 20 years. He was a member of Berea...
R.J. Tharpe
Mar 8, 2020
Mr. R.J. Tharpe, Jr., affectionately known to everyone as “Bo”, 91, of Ehrhardt, passed away Sunday, March8, 2020 at Pruitt Healthcare in Walterboro. He was the husband of the late Doris Vaughan Tharpe.
Born March 15, 1928 in Kingstree, he was a son of the late Renelda James Tharpe, Sr. and Ruby M. Bryant Tharpe. Bo served...
Russell Allison Jordan
Mar 8, 2020
Mr. Russell Allison Jordan, 87, of Lodge, South Carolina, passed away in the comfort of a family home surrounded by his daughters and family Sunday afternoon, March 8, 2020.
Russell was born in Lodge, South Carolina on April 10, 1932. He is preceded in death by his parents Raymond Wendell Jordan and Mabel Jones Jordan; a sister...
Baby Zander Shaw Hightower
Mar 8, 2020
Baby Zander Shaw Hightower, the baby son of Melisha April Lyons and Richard Bruce Hightower, was born sleeping on March 8, 2020, at Prisma Health Richland in Columbia.
Arrangements are entrusted to our Ehrhardt-Bamberg Chapel, 803.267.1971.
Local Obituaries in Walterboro, Ehrhardt, Varnville, and Surrounding Areas
Sharon K. Grossie Bunton
Apr 2, 2020
Mrs. Sharon K. Grossie Bunton, 72, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday, April 2, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was a lifelong member of Hendersonville Baptist Church.
Born March 7, 1948 in Jacksonville, Florida, she was a daughter to the late Mr. Edmund Ezra Alexander Grossie and Mrs. Nellie Mae Ayers Grossie.
...Kaitlyn Kinard
Mar 22, 2020
Kaitlyn “KT” Marie Kinard of Babson Park passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 in Vero Beach, FL.
She was born January 9, 1998, in Walterboro, South Carolina to Stephen Todd Kinard and Ginny Marie Castle. She has been a resident of the area for 18 years, moving from South Carolina.
KT was preceded in...
Sandra Knight Jordan
Mar 22, 2020
Mrs. Sandra Knight Jordan, 77, entered into rest Sunday morning, March 22, 2020, at her home in Walterboro, surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Agape Hospice. She was the loving wife of the late Bobby Eddie Jordan, Sr.
Born October 9, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Tony DeBraccio and the...
Dawn Floyd Johns
Mar 22, 2020
Mrs. Dawn Floyd Johns, age 55, of Smoaks, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, March 22, 2020, at the Roper Hospital in Charleston.
Born May 22, 1964, in Maryville, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Bill Floyd and the late Jo Cole Floyd. After making the Lowcountry of South Carolina her home, she received her medical...
Mabel Bearden Crosby
Mar 19, 2020
Mrs. Mabel Bearden Crosby, 84, entered into rest Thursday morning, March 19, 2020, at the Saint George Health Care Center. She was the loving wife of the late Mr. William Edwin Crosby, Sr.
Born May 26, 1935, in Birmingham, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Bearden and the late Edgie Lee Spencer Bearden. She...
James "Junior" Hiers, Jr.
Mar 18, 2020
Mr. James Hiers, Jr., known by all as “Junior”, age 72, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Wednesday evening, March 18, 2020, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Born July 14, 1947, in Lodge, South Carolina, he was a son of the late James Gus Hiers and the late Virginia Huff Davis. “Junior” was no stranger...
John Leslie Coleman
Mar 17, 2020
Mr. John Leslie Coleman, 64, of Charleston, entered into rest Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
Born November 5, 1955, in Cedar Bluff, Virginia, he was a son of the late John M. Coleman and the late Gaye McGraw Coleman. John worked as a salesperson and delivery driver for Barloworld Equipment. He also was a tow truck driver. He...
John Louie Wade
Mar 17, 2020
Mr. John Louie Wade, 53, entered into rest Tuesday evening, March 17, 2020, at his home in Walterboro.
Born September 5, 1966 in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a retired iron worker. He was of the Southern Baptist faith and will always be remembered for his love of fishing and Nascar Motor Sports Racing.
Surviving...
David Bryan Crockett
Mar 17, 2020
Mr. David Bryan Crockett, age 67, entered into rest Tuesday morning, March 17, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Smoaks.
Born January 20, 1953, a son of the late Larry Fulton Crockett and the late Charlesetta Graham Crockett, he was a native of New Port News, Virginia, having made South Carolina his home...
Otis Herbert Hadwin, Sr.
Mar 15, 2020
**ATTENTION** The funeral service will be live streamed tomorrow through the Open Arms Fellowship Facebook page.
Mr. Otis Herbert Hadwin, Sr., age 75, entered into rest Sunday afternoon, March 15, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Brunson under the care of Amedisys Hospice.
Born December 17, 1944, in Ridgeland, South Carolina,...
Anthony Ross Johnson
Mar 14, 2020
Mr. Anthony Ross Johnson, 58, of Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday morning, March 14, 2020, in Charleston County.
Born September 19, 1961, in Munich, Germany he was raised and lived in Manassas, Virginia until making South Carolina his home in 1988. He was a carpenter and mechanic by trade, who dearly loved football and was a huge...
John W. Hiles
Mar 13, 2020
Mr. John William Hiles, Jr, 82, of Round O, entered into rest Friday afternoon, March 13, 2020, at Vibra Hospital in Charleston.
Born February 10, 1938, a native of Pennsylvania, he made the Lowcountry of South Carolina his home following his time in service. He served faithfully in the United States Navy and Coastguard and was a...
Ruby Harriott
Mar 13, 2020
Mrs. Ruby Warren Harriott, age 74, of Winchester Road, Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday, March 13, 2020, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Quillie Joe Harriott, Sr., to whom she was married for 48 years. Born April 20, 1945 in Walterboro, she was a daughter of the late Charles English Warren and Hattie Mae...
Jamie Jane Spinello
Mar 12, 2020
Ms. Jamie Jane Spinello, 42, of Varnville, daughter of Mr. David Lee Koch and the late Mrs. Joanne Marie Koch, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at her home in Varnville.
In addition to her father, she is survived by her three children, Austin, Nicholas and Ethan; two grandchildren; and a sister, Tracy Weegman.
Arrangements...
Margie Crosby
Mar 10, 2020
Mrs. Margie Hudson Crosby, 87, of Green Pond, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Henry Charles Crosby.
Born December 5, 1932 in Colleton County, she was a daughter of the late James Lowdie Hudson and Sula Priester Hudson. She worked alongside...
Sonny Wilson
Mar 9, 2020
Mr. James Carroll “Sonny” Wilson, 78, of Walterboro, formerly of Gaston, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at Pruitt Healthcare in Walterboro.
Born May 2, 1941 in Richland County and was a son of the late Jesse Carroll Wilson and Gertie Mae Davis Wilson. He was a retired truck driver. He loved reading his Bible, enjoyed writing...
David Warren Brobst
Mar 8, 2020
Mr. David Warren Brobst, 50, of Islandton, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Colleton Medical Center.
Born October 5, 1969 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he was a son of Carol Beidleman Brobst and the late Ronnie Brobst. He was the office manager for Auto Glass Masters in Walterboro for 20 years. He was a member of Berea...
R.J. Tharpe
Mar 8, 2020
Mr. R.J. Tharpe, Jr., affectionately known to everyone as “Bo”, 91, of Ehrhardt, passed away Sunday, March8, 2020 at Pruitt Healthcare in Walterboro. He was the husband of the late Doris Vaughan Tharpe.
Born March 15, 1928 in Kingstree, he was a son of the late Renelda James Tharpe, Sr. and Ruby M. Bryant Tharpe. Bo served...
Russell Allison Jordan
Mar 8, 2020
Mr. Russell Allison Jordan, 87, of Lodge, South Carolina, passed away in the comfort of a family home surrounded by his daughters and family Sunday afternoon, March 8, 2020.
Russell was born in Lodge, South Carolina on April 10, 1932. He is preceded in death by his parents Raymond Wendell Jordan and Mabel Jones Jordan; a sister...
Baby Zander Shaw Hightower
Mar 8, 2020
Baby Zander Shaw Hightower, the baby son of Melisha April Lyons and Richard Bruce Hightower, was born sleeping on March 8, 2020, at Prisma Health Richland in Columbia.
Arrangements are entrusted to our Ehrhardt-Bamberg Chapel, 803.267.1971.


