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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...
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...