Local Obituaries for Families in Georgetown, South Carolina and surrounding areas
Faye Elizabeth Howell Hewitt
Jun 1, 2022
Faye Elizabeth Howell Hewitt, 72, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Born on June 11, 1949, in Georgetown County, she was a daughter of the late Nathan Theodore Howell and the late Lula Blanche Ray Howell. Ms. Hewitt was a member of Williams Hill Free Will Baptist Church and enjoyed reading, coloring, word search puzzles, playing BINGO and watching her...
Joan Mims Mckenzie
May 24, 2022
Joan Marilyn Mims McKenzie, 82, widow of Carl Roland McKenzie, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Ms. McKenzie was born on May 17, 1940, in Andrews, a daughter of the late John Walker Mims and the late Mellie Etheridge Mims. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Marion. Ms. McKenzie enjoyed gardening, cooking, and spending time with her...
Alton Benjamin Wiggins
May 14, 2022
Alton Benjamin Wiggins, 90, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Embrace Hospice House. Mr. Wiggins was born on May 22, 1931, in Georgetown. He was an US Army veteran and was a retired maintenance analyst, having worked for more than 30 years at International Paper Company. He also worked as a real estate agent. Mr. Wiggins was a member...
Billie Lambert
May 12, 2022
Lamer Lee “Billie” Fulton Lambert, 86, widow of Rev. Snooks V. Lambert, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022, at her son’s home. Born on September 7, 1935, in Georgetown County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas R. Fulton and the late Katie T. Powell Fulton. Mrs. Lambert attended Sampit Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was a simple lady that...
Helen Elizabeth Richburg Johnson
May 9, 2022
Helen Elizabeth Richburg Johnson, 90, widow of Jimmie Johnson, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on February 1, 1932, in Florence, she was the daughter of the late Earl Richburg and the late Virginia Mussellwhite Richburg. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Screven Baptist Church where she was a part of the Esther Sunday...
Judith Jones Depratter
May 2, 2022
Judith Jones DePratter, 75, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, at Blue Ridge in Georgetown. Ms. DePratter was born on April 25, 1947, in Conway, a daughter of the late Eugene William Jones and the late Beulah Cribb Jones. She was a retired hairstylist. Ms. DePratter enjoyed watching NASCAR, riding motorcycles, water skiing, and going on cruises. She lived life...
Mark Louis Hess
Apr 24, 2022
Mark Louis Hess, 86, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on April 24, 2022. Mark was born on December 12, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland. After graduating from City College in Baltimore, he went on to study Philosophy and Religion at University of Pennsylvania. After college graduation, Mark served as a Captain in the United States Air Force before entering...
Carlton Leonard Watson
Apr 20, 2022
Carlton Leonard Watson, 59, husband of Chao-Yee Wong Watson, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on June 29, 1962, in Georgetown, he was the son of Betty Edwards Raines and the late Leonard Paul Watson. Mr. Watson had a great love for music. He enjoyed playing the guitar and toured with numerous bands in...
Ann Richardson
Apr 19, 2022
Gracie Ann McCormick Richardson, 62, beloved wife of Douglas Leroy “Doug” Richardson, passed away Monday, April 19, 2022, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on October 17, 1959, in Georgetown, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Ray McCormick and the late Elease Jordan McCormick. A pillar of the Georgetown Community, Ann was a righteous warrior of God. She...
Larry Clifford Jacobs
Apr 15, 2022
Larry Clifford Jacobs, 66, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022, at his home. Mr. Jacobs was born on May 2, 1955, in Georgetown County, a son of the late Charlie Clifford Jacobs and the late Mellie Lucille Sessions Jacobs. He attended Georgetown Church of God and retired after working 38 years at Santee Cooper – Winyah Generating Station. Mr. Jacobs...
Steve Coker
Apr 14, 2022
Steven Wendall “Steve” Coker, 58, husband of Carol Anne Rogers Coker, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on December 27, 1963, in Lake City, he was a son of the late Douglas Mack Arthur Coker and the late Connie Hutchinson Coker Lee. Mr. Coker was a member of Ringel Heights Baptist Church and retired...
Aaron Hardwick Efird
Apr 3, 2022
Aaron Hardwick Efird was born on January 12, 1954, to Catharine (Kitty) Hardwick Efird Johnston and Hugh Martin Efird at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. Aaron was all brawn and described himself as being a “terror” of the Myers Park neighborhood he grew up in during his formative years – throwing water balloons at cars on Providence Road from...
Joseph Thomas "Jt" Martin
Mar 26, 2022
Joseph Thomas “JT” Martin, 94, husband of Miriam Prevatte Martin, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 at NHC Healthcare Garden City. Mr. Martin was born on December 19, 1927, in Horry County, to the late M. Goodwin Martin and the late Addie Pope Martin. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and was a US Army veteran. Mr. Martin...
Ronda Renee Cunningham Hayes
Mar 21, 2022
Ronda Renee Cunningham Hayes, 59, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022. Born on February 19, 1963, in Kershaw County, she was a daughter of Wanda Kay King Galloway and the late Mackey Cunningham. Ms. Hayes enjoyed cooking, spending time at the beach, riding motorcycles and most of all spending time with her family. Survivors include her mother of Hartsville; three...
David Smith
Mar 21, 2022
David James Smith, 76, widower of Patsy Williams Smith, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, at his home. Born on August 9, 1945, in Georgetown County, he was a son of the late James Harley Smith and the late Louise Johnson Smith. Mr. Smith was of the Baptist faith and was a US Navy veteran. He had a great love...
Donald Ray Poston, Jr.
Mar 13, 2022
Donald Ray Poston, Jr., 53, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2022, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on February 19, 1969, in Georgetown, he was the son of Patricia A. Poston and the late Donald R. Poston, Sr. Mr. Poston had a great love for being on the water and worked as a commercial fisherman. Survivors include his mother of...
Franklin "Yogie" Laverne Wheeler
Mar 7, 2022
Franklin ”Yogie” Laverne Wheeler, 65, husband of Sharon Kay Michau Wheeler, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022 at his home. Born on January 29, 1957, in Williamsburg County, he was a son of Sara Elizabeth Johnson “Libby” Wheeler and the late Waymond Lamont Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was a long-distance truck driver for many years, and enjoyed hunting, fishing and spend...
Karen Ann Smith Biddy
Mar 6, 2022
Karen Ann Smith Biddy, 57, wife of John Carol Biddy, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022 at her father’s home. Born on December 28, 1964, in Georgetown, she was the daughter of David James Smith and the late Patsy Ann Williams Smith. Mrs. Biddy was a member of Georgetown Baptist Church and enjoyed cooking, fishing and spending time on the...
Daniel Lee Webb
Mar 1, 2022
If you ever wondered who Daniel Lee Webb was, you would know upon listening to his story that he was a person that spent his life serving others. Dan was born in Chicago on July 25, 1952, he spent his first years of his life in Chittenango NY but his father’s job moved him to the West Indies where he...
Margaret O'Quinn Muns
Feb 15, 2022
Margaret O’Quinn Muns, 79, wife of James A. “Jim” Muns, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Trident Medical Center. Born on April 20, 1942, in Colleton County, she was a daughter of the late Winford O’Quinn and the late Mamie Drawdy O’Quinn. Mrs. Muns was a member of First Baptist Church where she served on several committees and was...
