Local Obituaries for Families in Georgetown, South Carolina and surrounding areas
Ralph Paul Edwards
Jul 7, 2024
Ralph Paul Edwards, 88, husband of Agnes Biscan Edwards, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2024, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on November 14, 1935, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Ralph Washington Edwards and the late Anne Tamosaitis Edwards. Mr. Edwards was a member of St. Mary, Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church. He was...
Beulah Duncan Taylor
Jul 4, 2024
Beulah Duncan Taylor, 95, widow of Vernon Taylor, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2024, at The Landings. Born on January 28, 1929, in Georgetown County, she was a daughter of the late James Duncan and the late Eva White Elliott Duncan. Ms. Taylor was a cherished member of Screven Baptist Church where she served as the church secretary for many...
John Fullwood
Jul 2, 2024
John Henry Fullwood, 85, husband of Carolyn B. Fullwood, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at his home. Born on May 11, 1939, in Horry County, he was a son of the late Arthur C. Fullwood and the late Ellen Johnson Fullwood. Mr. Fullwood was a US Navy veteran having served in the Vietnam War and was a lifetime member...
Grace Wagnon
Jun 30, 2024
Grace Helen Wagnon passed away peacefully to go home to be with the Lord, on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Born on September 7, 1947, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Max D. Jones and the late Myrtie Cole Jones. Grace truly loved the Lord, and she leaves behind family and friends who loved her dearly. She...
Topsy Turner
Jun 29, 2024
Topsy Ann Stone Turner, 78, wife of Eugene Allen Turner, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024, at her home. Born on January 9, 1946, in Florence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph L. Stone and the late Gracie S. Stone. Mrs. Turner was a devoted member of Bloomingvale Pentecostal Holiness Church. Her unwavering faith and dedication to her...
William J. Evans, Jr.
Jun 29, 2024
William Joseph “Bill” Evans, Jr. of Pawleys Island, South Carolina passed peacefully on June 29, 2024 while surrounded by his family after a 10 week battle with a sudden heart condition. Bill was born in Washington, D.C. in 1945 to William J. Evans, MD and Katherine Sullivan Evans. Bill attended the University Maryland where he played offensive guard for the...
Nathalee Richardson
Jun 23, 2024
Nathalee Alma Johnson Richardson, 91, wife of Calvin Richardson, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2024, at her home. Born on November 4, 1932, in Williamsburg County, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Johnson and the late Lula Collins Johnson. “Nat” as she was affectionally called, was a cherished member of the Georgetown Church of God for more than...
Jeffery Slaybaugh
Jun 20, 2024
Jeffery Edward Slaybaugh, 43, passed away Friday, June 20, 2024, after a long illness. Born on January 7, 1981, in Wilmington, NC, he was a son of Clarence Edward Slaybaugh and Pauline Walker Musgrove. Jeffery lived a life brimming with bravery and dedication. Before being medically retired, Jeffery served his community with unwavering commitment and valor as a fireman and...
Shirley Gailey
Jun 16, 2024
Shirley Ann Lambert Gailey, 81, widow of Thomas D. Gailey, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Compass Post Acute Rehabilitation. Born on November 15, 1942, in Georgetown County, she was a daughter of the late Tillman Lambert and the late Frances Ward Lambert. Mrs. Gailey was a member of Saints Delight Pentecostal Holiness Church. When physically able, Mrs. Gailey’s...
David Allen Rowe
Jun 12, 2024
David A. Rowe, 86, beloved husband of Lucille Young Rowe, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on September 27, 1937, in Georgetown, he was a son of the late Andrew Melvin Rowe and the late Mildred Bullock Rowe. Mr. Rowe retired from the Harborwalk Marina after 55 years of service. He had a great...
Eric Taylor Talbert
Jun 9, 2024
Eric Taylor Talbert, infant son of Georgana Elizabeth Satterfield and Scott Eric Talbert, was born on June 9, 2024, at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital and passed away Sunday, June 9, 2024, at the Medical University of South Carolina. Survivors include his mother and father of Pawleys Island; maternal grandparents, Elizabeth Satterfield (James Kay) of Pawleys Island; paternal grandparents, Betty McKenzie...
Billy Swails, Iii
Jun 5, 2024
William Taylor “Billy” Swails, III, 54, husband of Carol Ann Swails, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on December 15, 1969, in Georgetown, he was a son of William Taylor Swails, Jr. and the late Theresa Ann Harper Manzolillo. Billy was an employee of International Paper Company, where he worked diligently and earned the...
David Clagett Waters
Jun 3, 2024
David Clagett Waters, 92, of Chapel Hill, NC peacefully passed away on Monday, June 3, 2024 surrounded by his family. He will be remembered for his deep faith in God, encyclopedic knowledge of sports, fascinating stories, and his kindness, generosity and service to others. Born in Germantown, MD, July 26, 1931, David was the son of Eugene Hill Waters and...
Dorothy Stafford King
May 24, 2024
Dorothy "Dottie" Stafford King, of Georgetown, SC and formerly of Dublin, VA went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 24, 2024. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul; her father, Joe Stafford; and her husband's parents, Hugh and Mabel King. Dottie leaves behind her daughter and son-in-law Heather and Rob O'Neal; one grandson, Robby O'Neal (Claudia);...
Holly Ann O'Bannon Wilder
May 20, 2024
Holly Ann O’Bannon Wilder, 57, wife of James Edward Wilder, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2024, at her home. Born on February 19, 1967, in Norfolk, VA, she was a daughter of the late James O’Bannon and the late Wendy Chandler O’Bannon. Holly was a retired rural carrier for the United States Postal Service and was a passionate gardener whose...
Linda Mae Cameron Bailey
May 17, 2024
Linda Mae Cameron Bailey, 86, widow of Herman Herbert “Herb” Bailey, Jr., passed away Friday, May 17, 2024, at Tidelands Community Hospital. Born on August 30, 1937, in Marion, she was a daughter of the late Julius Elmore Cameron and the late Tommie Bell Godbold Cameron. A graduate of Winyah High School, Mrs. Bailey was known for her athletic ability...
Ronnie Vardell Player
May 14, 2024
Ronnie Vardell Player, 73, beloved husband of Carolyn Kellahan Player, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at his home. Born on May 28, 1950, in Lake City, he was a son of the late Roy Vardell Player and the late Mildred Elizabeth McDaniel Player. After 49 years of service, Mr. Player retired from Georgetown Steel. During his nearly half-century career,...
Pastor Tommy Cox, Jr.
May 8, 2024
Pastor Thomas Roland “Tommy” Cox, Jr., 73, beloved husband of Ginny Mixon Cox, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at his home. Born on September 13, 1950, in Kingstree, he was a son of Aleen Driggers Cox Salter and the late Thomas Roland Cox, Sr. Pastor Tommy led the Maryville Pentecostal Holiness Church with unwavering faith, compassion, and a deep...
Thomas P. Martin
May 4, 2024
Thomas Phillip Martin, Sr., 84, husband of Wanda Hardwick Martin, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Prince George Healthcare Center. Born on March 8, 1940, in Berkeley County, he was a son of the late James Billy Martin and the late Madge Wyndham Martin. Mr. Martin was a man of simple pleasures, finding joy in the tranquility of fishing,...
Theresa Parsons
Apr 26, 2024
Carolyn Theresa Howard Parsons, 52, wife of Jodie Josiah Parsons, passed away Friday, April 26, 2024, at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born on February 28, 1972, in Georgetown, she was a daughter of James Frank Howard and Vergie Jane Pope Howard. Theresa’s life was not marked by lavish achievements or public accolades but by the quiet, steadfast manner in which...
