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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...
Albert "Bud" E. Snyder
Apr 26, 2017
EUTAWVILLE, SC -Albert E. "Bud" Snyder, devoted husband of Lillian Snyder for 51 years, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Bud, son of Albert Emerson Snyder and Christina Little Snyder, was born July 29, 1925 in Dushore, PA. Bud enlisted in the Navy during World War II, and after the war graduated from Penn State in 1951 with BS degrees in...
Gregory Myrle Craven
Apr 25, 2017
GREGORY MYRLE CRAVEN SANTEE - Gregory Myrle Craven, 67, passed away April 25, 2017. He was born May 4, 1949 in Charleston, SC, a son of Frank Edward Craven, Jr. and the late Ruth Johnson Craven. Mr. Craven was a graduate of Carlisle Military school as a 2nd Lt., worked many years at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, and served in...
Audis "Chuck" Martin
Apr 23, 2017
EUTAW SPRINGS, SC - Audis Hugo "Chuck" Martin, 85, died Sunday, April 23, 2017 in Roper Hospital in Charleston. He was born April 20, 1932 in Eutaw Springs, SC, a son of the late William McKinley Martin and Eloise Ellen Peagler Martin. Mr. Martin was a US Navy veteran, and retired from Santee Portland Cement Company in Holly Hill. He...
Lorraine Hughes Reynolds
Apr 22, 2017
SUMMERTON, SC - Lorraine Hughes Reynolds, 82, departed this world for heaven Saturday, April 22, 2017 at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence embraced by her loving daughter. Lorraine was born November 19, 1934 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Francis B. and Mary Annetta Phillips Hughes, Sr. After graduation from LaSalle High School, she married and...
Larry Lester Watson
Apr 14, 2017
HOLLY HILL - Larry Lester Watson, 67, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Summerville Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 17, 2017 at 3 pm in Grace Freewill Holiness Church, Holly Hill with Rev. Phillip Rowland officiating. Burial will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm Sunday at Grace Freewill Holiness...
Robert Joseph Fletcher
Apr 5, 2017
EUTAWVILLE - Robert Joseph Fletcher, 70, of Eutawville, husband of Julia Campbell Fletcher, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Fletcher was born August 10, 1946 in Ogden, UT, a son of Marjorie Bigler. He was US Army veteran serving as a helicopter medic in Vietnam. He was a member and ruling elder at Santee Presbyterian Church,...
James Vernon Adkins
Apr 5, 2017
EUTAWVILLE - James Vernon Adkins died Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at his home. Born in Orangeburg County, he was a son of the late Stephen G. and Justine Weatherford Adkins. He was employed with Bilton Ford of St. George for over 30 years and was a US Army veteran. He was a member of Pressley Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church, loved...
Johnny Bowzard
Apr 2, 2017
HOLLY HILL - John W. "Johnny" Bowzard, 71, husband of Libby Clary Bowzard, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Holly Hill, with Rev. Marshall Locke officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bubba Weatherford, Michael Smoak, Jason...
Joanna L. Pratt
Mar 31, 2017
SUMMERVILLE - Joanna L. Pratt, 63, of Summerville, wife of Carvin Pratt, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 in a Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Pastor Christopher Myles officiating. Burial will follow in the Scott Cemetery. Jody as she was known to family and friends was the daughter...
Lisa Garner Polk
Mar 30, 2017
LISA GARNER POLK HOLLY HILL - Lisa Garner Polk, 55, of Holly Hill, wife of Raymond Allen Polk, passed away March 30, 2017 in a Charleston hospital. Lisa was a self-employed Florist. Avinger Funeral Home assisted the family.
Wilma Shuler
Mar 28, 2017
Funeral services for Wilma Hutto Shuler, 94, of the Providence Community, Holly Hill, S.C. will be held Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 3:00 at Providence United Methodist Church, 4833 Old State Road, Holly Hill, S.C. Rev. Terry Martin will be assisted by Rev. Tom Ravan. Mrs. Shuler, widow of Joseph Clinton (Clint) Shuler, Sr., was born October 16, 1922 and...
Ruby Dell Young
Mar 25, 2017
VANCE - Ruby Dell 'Mee-Mee' Jackson Young, 73, of Vance, formerly of Charleston, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017, surrounded by her loved ones. Ruby was born on October 22, 1943 to Henry "Dutch" and Willie Mae Jackson on Jackson Belt Road in Holly Hill, SC. She graduated from Holly Hill High School in 1962. She married Edward Young...
Doris Cunningham
Mar 22, 2017
ELLOREE, SC - Doris White Cunningham, 71, of Elloree, SC, wife of Neil O. Cunningham, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at her home with her husband by her side. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. this Saturday at the residence in Elloree. Doris was born in Danbury, CT, a daughter of the late Charles White and Gertrude Schutte...