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