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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...
Jim Logan
Mar 18, 2017
EUTAWVILLE - James W. "Jim" Logan III, 76, of Eutawville, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Funeral services will be 1 p.m.Tuesday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Pastor Tommy Wolpert officiating. Burial will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. Jim was born in Beaufort, a son of the late James W....
Beverly Evans
Mar 16, 2017
Beverly Bull Evans, 89, of Vance, widow of David Lee Evans, Sr., passed away, Thursday, March 16, 2017 in a St. Stephen nursing home. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Corinth Baptist Church with Rev. Dan Johnson and Rev. Dr. David Brien officiaiting. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the...
Esther Coker
Mar 15, 2017
HOLLY HILL - Esther Cagle Coker, 86, of Holly Hill, widow of David G. Coker, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Target United Methodist Church in Holly Hill with Rev. Dr. Barry Allen officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Melvin...
Rich Peck
Mar 11, 2017
HOLLY HILL - Richard Martin "Rich" Peck, 69, husband of Cathi Peck, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Dorn VA hospital in Columbia. There will be a visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Avinger Funeral Home with a service of remembrance at 8 p.m. Rich was born in Ohio, a son of the late John Joseph Peck...
Becky Jeffers
Mar 2, 2017
CHARLESTON - Sarah Elizabeth "Becky" West Jeffers, 42, of Charleston, wife of Jim Jeffers, Jr., passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 in a Charleston hospital. Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Eutawville United Methodist Church with Rev. Billy Lewis officiating. Entombment will be later at Bethel UMC Cemetery in Harleyville. Becky was the daughter of the late David...
Dawn "Rebe" Matte
Feb 21, 2017
EUTAWVILLE - Dawn "Rebe" Katsaros Matte left us on February 21, 2017 unexpectedly. She was the daughter of Dee Cole Wesinger, the late Robert M. Katsaros and the late Richard R. Wesinger. Dawn is the beloved mother of Elisa Katsaros, Stacy Katsaros, and Kenneth St. Amand. She is survived by her mom, Dee Cole Wesinger. Dawn is also survived by...
Charles R. Ayers, Sr.
Feb 20, 2017
SANTEE - Charles Robert "Bobby" Ayers, Sr., 87, husband of Lula Ann 'LouAnn' Mizell Ayers, passed away, Monday, February 20, 2017 at Pruitt Health in Bamberg. There will be a visitation of family and friends this Saturday, February 25, 2017 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Avinger Funeral Home, Holly Hill. Bobby was born in Holly Hill, a son of...
Jimmy J. Martin
Feb 16, 2017
RIDGEVILLE - Jimmy Joseph Martin, 70, of Ridgeville, passed away, Thursday, February 16, 2017 at his home. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Avinger Funeral Home with Rev. Buck Reeves officiating. Burial will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. Jimmy was born in Berkeley County, a son of the late Sidney L. Martin and Jannie Weatherford Martin. He was...
Mattie Beatty
Feb 7, 2017
HOLLY HILL - Mattie Mae Smith Beatty, 92, of Holly Hill, died Tuesday, February 7. The funeral will be Saturday, February 11 at 11:00, at Corinth Baptist Church in Vance, SC, with Rev. Dan Johnson officiating. There will be a visitation at 10:00 prior to the service in the fellowship hall. Mattie was born June 11, 1924, in Eutawville, SC,...
James Henry Boyd, Sr.
Feb 5, 2017
SUMMERVILLE - James Henry Boyd, Sr., 82, of Summerville, husband of Liz Celler Boyd, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 in a Charleston hospital. A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Fellowship of Praise, 8280 Old Number Six Hwy., Santee, with Pastor Ronnie Spires officiating. The family will receive friends prior the service beginning at 2 p.m....
James Eugene McNair
Jan 31, 2017
MURRELLS INLET - James Eugene McNair, 78, of Murrells Inlet, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 in a Beaufort nursing home. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Holly Hill with Rev. Marshall Locke and Rev. Earl Behr officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1...
Darlene Shuler
Jan 19, 2017
HOLLY HILL - Darlene Kinsey Shuler, 59, of Holly Hill, wife of Don R. Shuler, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the Regional Medical Center. A Graveside funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the Holly Hill Cemetery with Pastor Roy Dean Knight officiating. The family will receive friends before the service from 12:30 to 1:30 at Avinger...
Ida Lou Hanks
Jan 16, 2017
Ida Lou Hanks, 98, of Holly Hill, formerly of Honea Path, died Monday, January 16, 2017 at home. A funeral service will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Rev. Terry Martin and Rev. Ken Hay officiating. Burial will be 1 p.m. Friday in the Keowee Baptist Church Cemetery, 4640 Keowee Road, Honea Path, with...
Juanita Rhame
Jan 13, 2017
Juanita Way Rhame, beloved Mom, Mimi, friend, neighbor, and community leader, died in her personal-design-inspired home on January 13, 2017 surrounded by family. A third generation native and life-long resident of Holly Hill, she was born on September 6, 1927 to Elois Breland Way and Lawrence Olin Way. Juanita Rhame was the valedictorian of her Holly Hill High School class...