Obituaries

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

Rocky D Ward

Rocky D Ward

Mar 1, 2020

Rocky D. Ward, 65, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at his daughter’s home. Born on March 11, 1954, in Georgetown, he was a son of the late Clemons Ward and the late Audrey Wilson Lee. Mr. Ward was a member of St. Delight Pentecostal Holiness Church and enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren....

Ronald Gilpen Sims, Sr.

Ronald Gilpen Sims, Sr.

Feb 22, 2020

Ronald Gilpen Sims, Sr., 72, husband of Eloise Flowers “Ella” Sims, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on May 30, 1947, in Georgetown, he was a son of the late Robert L. Sims, Sr. and the late Evelyn Idell Hanna Sims. Mr. Sims was a member of North Hampton Baptist Church and retired from...

Linda Jane Todd Walker

Linda Jane Todd Walker

Feb 12, 2020

Linda Jane Todd Walker, 66, wife of Robert Lester Walker, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Georgetown Tidelands Memorial Hospital. Born on August 26, 1953, in Georgetown, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Todd and the late Viva Mae Marsh Todd. Mrs. Walker attended Sampit United Methodist Church and was manager at Days Inn. She enjoyed fishing,...

Margaret Bouchette

Margaret Bouchette

Feb 7, 2020

Evelyn Margaret Tilton Bouchette, 70, wife of Edtsel Bouchette, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020 at the Medical University of South Carolina. Born on September 28, 1949, in Williamsburg County, she was a daughter of the late Alexander Tilton and the late Annie Cox Tilton. Mrs. Bouchette was a member of Rhems Pentecostal Holiness Church where she served as the...

Janet Bellflower Ray Lambert

Janet Bellflower Ray Lambert

Feb 6, 2020

Janet Bellflower Ray Lambert, 85, widow of Charles Lambert, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Medical University of South Carolina. Born on October 16, 1934, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Grover Lee Bellflower and the late Mary Ethel McCormick Bellflower. Mrs. Lambert attended Sampit Pentecostal Holiness Church and managed Lambert Trucking. She enjoyed cooking,...

Lois Ann Fulton

Lois Ann Fulton

Feb 5, 2020

Lois Ann Fulton, 66, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Morningside of Georgetown. Born on March 27, 1953, in Andrews, she was a daughter of the late Robert Maring and the late Maude Marshall Maring. Ms. Fulton was a member of Ringel Heights Baptist Church and worked as a medical transcriptionist for more than 30 years, a majority of...

Gene Gossett

Gene Gossett

Feb 3, 2020

Elmer Eugene “Gene” Gossett, 78, husband of Shirley Arazie Gossett, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, February 3, 2020 following a brief illness, surrounded by family at Tidelands Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, SC. Born on May 1, 1941 in Columbia SC, the youngest son of the late Charles and Sara Finley Gossett, he was a graduate of Eau Claire High...

Ulmer James Michau

Ulmer James Michau

Feb 1, 2020

Ulmer James “Jim” Michau, 78, husband of Agnes Ellis Michau, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on November 27, 1941, in Hemingway, he was a son of the late Clemmons Michau and the late Lula Roberts Michau. Mr. Michau was a member of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church and the Men’s Fellowship. He was retired...

Pearl Mccoy  Avant

Pearl Mccoy Avant

Jan 25, 2020

Pearl McCoy Avant, 86, widow of Edward James Avant, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Prince George Healthcare Center. Mrs. Avant was born on September 25, 1933, in Anderson, and was a daughter of the late Clarence E. McCoy and the late Nell S. McCoy. She was a member of Ringel Heights Baptist Church and was a former cashier...

Carolyn Squires

Carolyn Squires

Jan 8, 2020

Harriet Carolyn Casselman Squires, 70, wife of Carl Patterson Squires, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at NHC Healthcare Garden City. Mrs. Squires was born on September 6, 1949, in Hemingway, a daughter of the late Eddie Casselman and the late Harriet Elaine Jacobs Casselman. She was a member of Pawleys Island Presbyterian Church and a former choir member. Mrs....

Mabry  Allen Miller, Sr

Mabry Allen Miller, Sr

Jan 3, 2020

Mabry Allen Miller, Sr, 76, widower of Grace Marie Hartley Miller, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020 at his home. Born on October 28, 1943, in Georgetown County, he was a son of the late Henry Walter Miller and the late Stella Owens Miller. Mr. Miller was a member of the Georgetown Church of God and retired from the Georgetown...

Betty Matthews Creel

Betty Matthews Creel

Jan 3, 2020

Betty Matthews Creel, 88, widow of Solomon Carl Creel, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020 at her daughter’s home. Mrs. Creel was born on September 24, 1931, in Hemingway, and was a daughter of the late John Thomas Matthews and the late Eva Irene McAlister Matthews. She was a member of Ringel Heights Baptist Church and served as a former...

Amanda Ruth Roberts Vincent

Amanda Ruth Roberts Vincent

Dec 30, 2019

Amanda Ruth Roberts Vincent, 55, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at her home. Born on February 27, 1964, in Georgetown, she was a daughter of the late Leroy W. Roberts, Jr. and the late Susan Enter Lee. Mrs. Vincent enjoyed going to the drag strip, spending time on the river during the summer, working and spending time with her...

Janice Schoepf Bennett

Janice Schoepf Bennett

Dec 22, 2019

Janice Schoepf Bennett, 72, widow of James Graham Bennett, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at her home. Born on May 4, 1947, in Cincinnati, OH, she was a daughter of the late Jack Graves Schoepf and the late Joyce LeJune Schoepf. Mrs. Bennett was a retired flight attendant, a realtor and a very talented artist. She served as a...

Danette Miller Dease

Danette Miller Dease

Dec 21, 2019

Danette Miller Dease, 54, widow of Donald Ray Dease, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at her home. Born on September 22, 1965, in Georgetown County, she was a daughter of William H. Miller, Jr. and Gracie Gertrude Marlowe Miller. Mrs. Dease loved PEPSI, roses and enjoyed going to the beach, watching TV, listening to Elvis Pressley, and spending time...

Hollis  Young

Hollis Young

Dec 11, 2019

Hollis Young, 76, husband of Alice Faye Poston Young, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at his home.

Born on July 19, 1943, in Georgetown, he was a son of the late Dayton Young and the late Sudie Coker Young. Mr. Young was retired from International Paper Company, Woodlands Division and had a great love for hunting...

Mary Lynne Gailey Rogerson

Mary Lynne Gailey Rogerson

Dec 10, 2019

Mary Lynne Gailey Rogerson, 68, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Born on January 17, 1951, in Georgetown, she was a daughter of the late Thomas W. Gailey and the late Lou Doris Turner Gailey. Ms. Gailey was a talented hair dresser, cake decorator, floral designer, and enjoyed antiquing, decorating,...

Dean Pope

Dean Pope

Nov 29, 2019

Harry Dean Pope, 63, husband of Julie Dianne Gray Pope, passed away Friday, November 29, 2019 at his home.

Born on April 9, 1956, in Georgetown, he was a son of Claudette Elliott Barber and the late Harry Pope. Mr. Pope was a member of Georgetown Church of God and enjoyed playing Santa Claus, traveling to the...

Suzanne Hays Brown

Suzanne Hays Brown

Nov 28, 2019

Suzanne Walker Hays Brown, 82, widow of Charles Kenneth Brown, II, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019 at her daughter’s home.

Born on July 13, 1937, in Pittsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Fredrick Hays and the late Betty Hutchinson Hale. Mrs. Brown was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and the Junior...

Wanda Cribb Bass

Wanda Cribb Bass

Nov 27, 2019

Wanda Cribb Bass, 72, widow of William David Bass, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Roper Hospital.

Born on November 24, 1947, in Georgetown County, she was a daughter of the late Marvin B. Cribb, Sr. and the late Edna Port Cribb. Mrs. Bass enjoyed cooking, baking and doing for others. She was of the Baptist...

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