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Donald "Donnie" Jones, Jr.
Aug 26, 2017
ELLOREE- Donald "Donnie" E. Jones Jr., 49, widower of Marie K. Jensen Jones, passed away on August 26, 2017 at home. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at the Jerusalem United Methodist Church Cemetery with Charles Ackerman officiating. Friends may call at the home. Mr. Jones was born in Orangeburg, SC, a son of Beverly Steen and...
Jack L. Burbage, Sr.
Aug 5, 2017
SANTEE, SC -Jack L. Burbage, 85, passed away at home on Saturday, August 5, 2017 surrounded by family and friends. Jack was born on May 27th, 1932 in Charleston, SC. He was the middle son of Mamie and Thomas Burbage. After serving in the Korean War, he located to Aliquippa, PA, where he lived for 63 years before returning to...
Eleanor Bilton
Aug 3, 2017
HOLLY HILL, SC - Eleanor G. Bilton, 84, died Thursday, August 3, 2017 at her home. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Holly Hill United Methodist Church, with Rev. Cooper Stonestreet officiating. Burial will follow in Holly Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30-2:45 at the church prior to the...
Patsy P. Johnson
Aug 1, 2017
EUTAWVILLE, SC -Patsy Ann Pardue Johnson, 80, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at her home in Eutawville. The family will receive friends at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill on Monday, August 7, 2017 from 1:00-2:00 PM, followed by a graveside funeral service at 2:30 PM in the Eutawville Cemetery. Rev. Peter Belec will conduct the service. Patsy...
Charles H. Hughes
Jul 26, 2017
MT. PLEASANT, SC - Charles H. 'Charlie' Hughes was born in Eutawville, SC to George H. and Edna Croft Hughes on February 23, 1939. He attended schools in Eutawville and Holly Hill as well as the University of South Carolina. He attended the South Carolina Banker's School and the School of Banking of the South in Louisiana. He joined CS...
Dwight Oliver Weathers, Jr.
Jul 21, 2017
BOWMAN - Dwight Oliver Weathers, Jr., 78, of Bowman, husband of Sandra "Sandi" Brunson Weathers, passed away July 21, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be 4 PM Sunday at the Bowman Southern Methodist Church. The Rev. Dr. Bill Davidson will officiate. Burial will be in the Bowman Memorial Cemetery. Family will receive friends 5 - 7 PM Saturday...
Lewis Earl Rourk
Jul 10, 2017
ELLOREE - Lewis Earl Rourk, 65, of Elloree passed away Monday, July 10th, 2017, at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Born February 9th, 1952, in Orangeburg, Lewis was the son of Mrs. Emily Wiles Rourk and the late James Isaac Rourk, Sr. He was a graduate of Elloree High School and received his business degree from the University of...
Sonya V Harvison
Jul 1, 2017
Sonya Vey Harvison, born Sonya Vey Walseth, died Saturday,July 1, 2017in a Columbia hospital.Friends may call at Avinger Funeral Home, Holly Hill, SC, on Thursday, July 20 from 5 to 7 PM. A brief graveside service will be held Friday,July 21, 2017at 11:00 AM at Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, SC. https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/beaufort.asp Sonya Harvison was born in Missoula, Montana daughter...
Providence R. Tota
Jun 27, 2017
SANTEE - Providence Tota, 88, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at her daughter's home in Myrtle Beach. A funeral Mass will be held 10 AM, Saturday, July 1st at St. Ann Catholic Church, Santee, officiated by Father Mazimino Tria, Jr. Inurnment will be private. Visitation will be 5 - 7 PM Friday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill....
Watson "Watty" Williams
Jun 24, 2017
HOLLY HILL, SC -Watson "Watty" Williams, Jr., 93, died Saturday, June 24, 2017 in Warriors Walk at the Brian Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, July 1, 2017 with Rev. Barry Owens and Rev. John Courson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Edna Martin Hill
Jun 24, 2017
RIDGEVILLE, SC -Edna Martin Hill, 81, widow of Melvin B. Hill and a resident of the Lebanon Community, died Saturday, June 24, 2017 at home. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, July 1 in the Gerizim United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Stiltz officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive...
Evelyn Pugh
Jun 23, 2017
SANTEE, SC -Evelyn Nix Pugh, 88, beloved wife of Leslie L. Pugh, Jr., peacefully entered eternal rest Friday, June 23, 2017 at Magnolias of Santee. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Monday, June 26, 2017 at the Elloree United Methodist Church, with Rev. Dr. Barry A. Allen presiding. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the...
Lillie Mae Shuler
Jun 21, 2017
HOLLY HILL - Lillie Mae Rickenbaker Shuler, 98, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in Columbia. She was the widow of Rutledge E. Shuler, Sr. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 on Sunday, June 25 in the chapel of Avinger Funeral Home. The family will greet friends for one hour prior to the service, and burial will follow in...
Robert Michael Doyle
Jun 20, 2017
CSM Robert Michael Doyle (USA Ret.), age 79, passed away on June 20, 2017 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born in Charleston, SC, he grew up in Holly Hill, SC and has lived in Savannah since 1963. After an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army in 1963, he resumed his college education. However, his passion for service to our...
Charles "Chuck" N. Abbott
Jun 19, 2017
SANTEE, SC Charles Nelson Abbott Chuck Abbott of Santee, SC had a final tee time on Monday, June 19, 2017 on the course of his dreams (after Augusta National, of course) that he could not pass up. He most certainly parred every hole and theatrically counted his winnings. Chuck died at age 82 years in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Born January...
Lewis Milton "Bookum" Weatherford
Jun 8, 2017
ORANGEBURG - Lewis Milton "Bookum" Weatherford, 70, husband of Joyce Weatherford passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 in an Augusta, GA hospital. Funeral services will be 3 PM Sunday at Avinger Funeral Home with Bishop Douglas Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, Orangeburg. Visitation will begin at 2 PM. "Bookum" was born in Orangeburg County, a son...
Furman Green Hood
Jun 8, 2017
VANCE - Furman Green Hood, 88, husband of Evelyn SnellHood, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 at his home. Graveside services will be 11 AM Saturday in the Santee Cemetery, Elloree with Pastor Esta Gilley, officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery. Mr. Hood was born in Elloree, a son of the Late Mack Neal...
Darlene Ruth Ward
May 26, 2017
VANCE- Darlene Ruth Ward, 76, died Friday, May 26, 2017 at The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC. A visitation will be 3 to 5 PM Sunday at Avinger Funeral Home, Holly Hill, SC. Mrs. Ward was born in Dayton, Ohio, a daughter of the Late Robert L. Temple and Frances Johnson Temple. She was a former member of the Eastern...
Eddie Stroman Hutto
May 15, 2017
HOLLY HILL - Eddie Stroman Hutto, wife of John L. Hutto of the Providence Community, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017, in a Charleston Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 PM, Wednesday, May 17th at the Providence United Methodist Church with the Rev. Terry Martin officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will begin at the church at...
Franklin "Frankie" Myers
May 2, 2017
RIDGEVILLE, SC -Oscar Franklin "Frankie" Myers, 64, died at his home. A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Spring Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Kenny Burr officiating. The family will receive friends after the service. He was born January 25, 1953 in Berkeley County, a son of the late...