Local Obituaries for Families in Georgetown, South Carolina and surrounding areas
Lynda Lambert
Feb 14, 2025
Lynda Joyce Lambert, 76, passed away Friday, February 14, 2025, at her home.
Born on January 28, 1949, in Andrews, she was a daughter of the late Tillman Monroe Lambert and the late Mary Lee Flowers Lambert. Ms. Lambert attended Saints Delight Pentecostal Holiness Church and enjoyed the simple things in life that included reading, sewing and being around family and...
Larry Glenn Michau
Feb 13, 2025
Larry Glenn Michau, 74, husband of Mary Elizabeth Anderson Michau, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2025, at his home.
Born on November 26, 1950, in Georgetown, he was a son of the late Clemmons Michau and the late Lula Roberts Michau. Mr. Michau was a member of Georgetown Presbyterian Church where he was an Elder and served on the property committee....
Jessica Renee' Elliott
Feb 1, 2025
Jessica Renee’ Elliott, 39, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
Jessica was born on November 7, 1985, in Charleston, the daughter of John Henry Elliott, Jr. and the late Zeta Kathryn Blake Elliott. She graduated from Socastee High School and attended Horry Georgetown Technical College. Jessica sought joy in every moment and possessed a remarkable ability...
Paula Ann Davis
Jan 30, 2025
Paula Ann Davis, 69, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025, at her home.
Born on October 6, 1955, in Richmond, VA, she was a daughter of the late Paul Barnabas Hurtle and the late Debra Moore Hurtle.
Mrs. Davis enjoyed sewing and spending time with her family. She will be greatly missed.
Survivors include her daughter, LaVon Etonya Davis; one grandchild; two great-grandchildren;...
George Francis Hanson
Jan 30, 2025
George Francis Hanson, 92, widower of Florence Hanson, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Grand Strand Medical Center.
Born on June 28, 1932, in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Bernard F. Hanson and the late Frances Henderson Hanson. Mr. Hanson was a member of St. Mary, Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church and was a US...
John E. Benford, Sr.
Jan 23, 2025
John Erie Benford, Sr., 81, husband of Jean Benford, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2025, at his home.
Born on May 8, 1943, on the family farm in Andrews, he was a son of the late Henry Agnes Benford and the late Reba Parsons Benford. Mr. Benford was a United States Army veteran, serving his country with honor and dignity. His...
Cindy Bone-Morris
Jan 23, 2025
Cynthia Pearl “Cindy” Bone-Morris, widow of Nicholas Christopher “Nick” Morris, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2025, at her home.
Born on November 29, 1978, in Georgetown, she was a daughter of Nancy Jean Nicholas Bone and the late William Leonard “Penny” Bone. Cindy grew up with a love for life’s simple pleasures. Her creative spirit was evident in her passion for...
Jane Andrews Burkette
Jan 21, 2025
Jane Andrews Burkette, 73, wife of Ronald Burkette, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
Born on August 21, 1951, in Georgetown County, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Berry Andrews and the late Cecile Mary Lessard Andrews. Mrs. Burkette spent her career in the service industry, working at the River Room for many years,...
Katherine Lawson Johnson
Jan 17, 2025
Katherine Lawson Johnson, 82, widow of William C. Johnson, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at her home.
Born on November 16, 1942, in Aynor, she was a daughter of the late John Henry Lawson and the late Izzy Barnhill Lawson. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Johnson Chapel Baptist Church where she served on the hospitality committee and worked with...
Jan Rogers Terry
Jan 15, 2025
Jan Rogers Terry, 67, widow of Kerry L. Terry, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Conway Medical Center.
Born on July 18, 1958, in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Rupert Benjamin Rogers, Sr. and the late Katiebelle Marion Harrelson Rogers. Mrs. Terry enjoyed the simple pleasures in life that included working, reading, watching movies and spending time...
Carolyn Lynette Platt-Royal
Jan 11, 2025
Carolyn Lynette Platt-Royal, 72, wife of Jerry A. Royal, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital from complications post-surgery.
She is preceded in death by her father, Hubert C. Platt; her mother, Bee Flegel Platt. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Royal; her son, Jeremy Hickman; two brothers, Hubie Platt (Cindy) and Allen Platt (Anna); and...
Kerry Terry, Sr.
Jan 11, 2025
Kerry Levon Terry, Sr., 62, husband of Jan Rogers Terry, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025, at this home.
Born on April 26, 1962, in Georgetown, he was a son of the late Shirley Ann Lambert Gailey and the late Robert Lee Terry. Kerry was a member of Saints Delight Pentecostal Holiness Church and was known for his love of nature...
Sharon Hearl
Jan 8, 2025
Sharon Lambert Hearl, 78, widow of Daniel D. Hearl, Jr., passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
Born on December 23, 1946, in Georgetown, she was a daughter of the late Archie W. Lambert, Sr. and the late Josie Ruth Ray Lambert. Mrs. Hearl was a long-time member of Georgetown Pentecostal Holiness Church, a church where she...
Virginia Dale Martin Hewitt
Jan 6, 2025
Virginia Dale Martin Hewitt, 70, widow of Rev. Joseph Kurtis Hewitt, passed away Monday, January 6, 2025, at the McLeod Hospice House.
Born on October 20, 1954, in Conway, she was a daughter of the late James Clarance Martin and the late Vivian Anna Barnhill Martin. Mrs. Hewitt was a faithful servant of God, whose dedication to her church and community...
Betty Jones Todd
Jan 5, 2025
Betty Ann Jones Todd, 69, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.
Born on September 2, 1955, in Conway, she was a daughter of the late James H. Jones and the late Sarah Vernon Jones. Ms. Jones was of the Pentecostal faith and enjoyed watching the Gamecocks play football, shopping, movies and spending time with her...
Barry Lynn Chandler
Jan 1, 2025
Barry Lynn Chandler, 73, husband of Melanie Hemingway Chandler, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at his home.
Born on October 27, 1951, in Charlotte, NC, he was a son of the late Sherod Thomas Chandler and the late Bettie Mae Watts Chandler. Mr. Chandler was a US Air Force veteran and was a member of Union United Methodist Church where...
James Edward Carter
Dec 31, 2024
Mr. James Edward Carter (Jimmy) left us to go to his heavenly home 12-31-1924 @ 12:57am. He was born on the side of the road over Easter weekend on April 4, 1949, in Williamsburg County SC to Jack Leroy Carter and Sadie Inez Ard of Hemingway, SC. Seventy-five years later, he died at his home in Georgetown County, SC in...
John Michael Harris
Dec 31, 2024
John Michael Harris, 55, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at his home.
Born on April 5, 1969, in Charleston, he was a son of the late Harold Harris and the late Ida Mae Hardee Phillips. Mr. Harris was born and raised in the close-knit community of Lamberttown, where he spent his life surrounded by family and friends. A man of...
Norma Wheeler Bruorton
Dec 27, 2024
Norma Wheeler Bruorton, 92, widow of Henry William Bruorton, Sr., passed away Friday, December 27, 2024, at her son’s home.
Born on October 2, 1932, in Williamsburg County, she was the daughter of the late Norman Wheeler and the late Ruby Ackerman Wheeler. Mrs. Bruorton was a devoted member of Earle Methodist Church, where she shared her musical talents by playing...
Barbara Jeffcoat
Dec 22, 2024
Barbara R. Jeffcoat, 75, widow of Colie Lee Jeffcoat, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2024, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
Born on January 25, 1949, in Flint, MI, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Rowley and the late Myrtle Virginia Newton Rowley. Mrs. Jeffcoat enjoyed traveling to the mountains, spending time at the beach and being with her family,...
