Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Georgetown, South Carolina and surrounding areas

Leonard Franklin Williams

Leonard Franklin Williams

Sep 5, 2022

Leonard Franklin Williams, 72, husband of Lisa Rae McCormick Williams, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022, at his home. Born on May 8, 1950, in Georgetown, he was the son of the late Ulyssus Smith “Frank” Williams and the late Bernice Inez Player Williams. Mr. Williams retired from International Paper Company after 48 years of service. During his time at...

Betty Jo  Smith Johnson

Betty Jo Smith Johnson

Aug 27, 2022

Betty Jo Smith Johnson, 88, widow of Frankie Jerald Johnson, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022, at her home. Born on February 2, 1934, in Marion, she was a daughter of the late Rhedin Smith and the late Maude Mae Richardson Smith. Mrs. Johnson had a great love for playing tennis and gardening. She was the past president of the...

Anthony  James "Aj" Carter

Anthony James "Aj" Carter

Aug 13, 2022

Anthony James “AJ” Carter, 28, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on January 5, 1994, in Georgetown, he was the son of Shelia Diane Zurcher Davis and Anthony Earl Carter. AJ was a member of Ringel Heights Baptist Church and was employed with Thompson Construction Group. He enjoyed spending time outdoors, whether it was...

Todd Benjamin Tyrrell

Todd Benjamin Tyrrell

Aug 13, 2022

Todd Benjamin Tyrrell, a long time Littleton and Bethlehem New Hampshire resident, died on August 13,2022 at his home in South Carolina. Todd was born at Kaiser Memorial Hospital in Bellflower, California on October 4, 1975. He moved to New Hampshire at the age of 4, where he attended elementary school in Lincoln, NH. His family moved to Bethlehem, NH...

Elia Silva "Lea" Meador

Elia Silva "Lea" Meador

Aug 11, 2022

Elia Silva “Lea” Meador, 80, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Pawleys Island. Born on August 15, 1941, in San Isidro, TX, she was a daughter of the late Marcelo Silva and the late Juliana Pena. Ms. Meador was a member of North Freeway Baptist Church in Houston, TX. She was a caregiver at heart,...

Kathy Y. Lee

Kathy Y. Lee

Aug 7, 2022

Kathy Yankousky Lee, 69, wife of Elbert Carlos Lee, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on March 22, 1953, in Georgetown County, she was a daughter of the late Edward Yankousky and the late Recia Loretta Lambert Yankousky. Mrs. Lee was a member of Saints Delight Pentecostal Holiness Church, where she was a part...

Naomi Parker Legrand

Naomi Parker Legrand

Aug 3, 2022

Naomi Parker Legrand, 71, wife of William B. Parker, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Roper Hospice Cottage. Born on July 29, 1951, in Georgetown, she was a daughter of the late Solomon Lambert and the late Lena Mae Michou Lambert. Mrs. Legrand was a member of Georgetown Church of God and enjoyed cooking and baking, and spending time...

Herman Herbert "Herb" Bailey, Jr

Herman Herbert "Herb" Bailey, Jr

Aug 1, 2022

Herman Herbert “Herb” Bailey, Jr., 86, husband of Linda Cameron Bailey, passed away Monday, August 1, 2022 at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on September 5, 1935, in Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Herman Herbert Bailey, Sr. and the late Clara Dutton Bailey. Mr. Bailey was a member of Georgetown Presbyterian Church and served in the...

Richard  John  Rossi

Richard John Rossi

Jul 28, 2022

Richard John Rossi, 74, husband of Judith A. Biegner, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022. Born on June 8, 1948, in Manhattan, NY, he was a son of the late Emile Fernando Rossi and the late Rose Costella Rossi. Mr. Rossi grew up in the Bronx, the only child of Italian immigrants. He was a 1970 graduate of Marist College,...

Brenda  Baylor

Brenda Baylor

Jul 23, 2022

Brenda S. Baylor, 63, of Andrews, passed away July 23, 2022, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on July 19, 1959, in Williamsburg County, she was a daughter of the late Susie Tisdale and the late Otis Baylor. Brenda was a tomboy who loved animals big and small, she could tame wild animals and charm bees. She had many pets...

Jt  Mccants

Jt Mccants

Jul 22, 2022

John Taylor "JT" McCants, 84, husband of Lessie Mae Thomas McCants, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 22, 2022, surrounded by his beloved family at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on March 30, 1938, in Williamsburg County, he was the firstborn of six children to the late John Titus McCants and the late Mary Dell Taylor McCants. Mr. JT was...

Linda Ann Merritt

Linda Ann Merritt

Jul 15, 2022

Linda Ann Jordan Merritt, 67, widow of Larry Merritt, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at the Medical University of South Carolina. Born on April 5, 1955, in Georgetown, she was a daughter of the late Leon Jordan and the late Dorothy Moore Jordan. Mrs. Merritt enjoyed gardening, watching hummingbirds and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Survivors...

John Thomas Miller

John Thomas Miller

Jul 12, 2022

John Thomas Miller, 90, husband of Erma Lee Capps Miller, quietly went to be with his heavenly father, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, after a courageously fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on March 17, 1932, in Georgetown County, he was a son of the late Girley Sylvester Miller and the late Kathrine Rose Langel Miller. Mr. Miller was born...

Donald Ray Mitchem

Donald Ray Mitchem

Jul 7, 2022

Donald Ray Mitchem, 80, husband of Darlene Mitchem, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022. Born on April 6, 1942, in Spartanburg, he was a son of the late John Ransom Mitchem and the late Lizzie Duncan Mitchem. Mr. Mitchem attended Six Mile Crossing Church of God. He enjoyed fishing and joking around. He always had a story to tell. Mr....

Joshua  Smoak

Joshua Smoak

Jul 6, 2022

Joshua Allman Smoak, 38, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Born on April 6, 1984, on the side of Highway 17 in Wilmington, NC, he was the son of Gary Anthony Smoak and Christie Jane Cederberg Smoak. Joshua attended 4 Pillars Church in Surfside Beach and enjoyed BMX biking, skateboarding, playing video games and most of all, spending time with...

Jerry Larue Prosser

Jerry Larue Prosser

Jul 3, 2022

Jerry Larue Prosser, 67, widower of Elnita Claire Creel Prosser, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022. Born on May 10, 1955, in Georgetown, he was a son of the late Sam O. Prosser and the late Doris Virginia Jordan Prosser. Mr. Prosser worked for International Paper Company for more than 40 years. He lived life to the fullest and had...

Reagan  Anne  Roughton

Reagan Anne Roughton

Jun 24, 2022

Reagan Anne Roughton, 19, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022, at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital. Born on February 5, 2003, in Murrells Inlet, she was the daughter of Dean Scott Roughton and Lauren McKenzie Roughton. Reagan was a graduate of St. James High School and enjoyed playing soccer, surfing and driving her dad’s jeep. Survivors include her father and mother;...

Jake Wall

Jake Wall

Jun 23, 2022

Jacobb Timothy “Jake” Wall, 29, husband of Carson Elizabeth Owens Wall, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022. Jake was born on February 10, 1993, in Georgetown, a son of Timothy Alex Wall and Mary Bell Wall. He was a 2011 graduate of Georgetown High School and graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Forest Resource Management and a minor...

Margarete K. Radcliffe

Margarete K. Radcliffe

Jun 6, 2022

The Lord welcomed Margarete Josephine K. Radcliffe, 93, into heaven on Monday, June 6, 2022. She was born in Munich, Germany on February 5, 1929, and was the only child of the late Johann and Josephine Hochenrieder Keil. She was the granddaughter of the late Jacob and Margarete Hochenrieder of Schleissheim, Germany and the late Johann and Therese Keil of...

Lt. Col. Warner B. Cole

Lt. Col. Warner B. Cole

Jun 5, 2022

Warner Booton Cole, Lt Colonel, US Army (Retired), 84, passed quietly in his sleep on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at his home in Pawleys Plantation, Pawleys Island, SC. Warner was born in Columbus, Ohio on January 28, 1938 to Allen A. Cole and Anne Booton Cole. The son of a physician, Warner grew up in Macon, Georgia and graduated from...

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