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William P. Bilger
Mar 28, 2016
ELLOREE, SC - William Plummer Bilger, 71, of Elloree, formerly of Tyrone, PA, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 at home. There will be a memorial service Sunday, April 3, 2016 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Santee. Bill, as he was known, was born January 23, 1945 (1-23-45), at home in Alexandria, PA, a son of the...
Al Belk
Mar 15, 2016
Allan Ray Belk, 69, of Holly Hill, SC, entered into eternal rest on March 15, 2016. Mr. Belk was born on March 3, 1947, in Angleton, TX, to Lloyd Ray Belk and Priscilla (Shell) Belk Goehring. He attended a community college in Hawaii and served sixteen years in the US Coast Guard. After retiring from the US Coast Guard, he...
Cindy H. Robinson
Mar 9, 2016
EUTAWVILLE - Cynthia Hutto Robinson, 54, of Eutawville, passed away, Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at her home. A funeral service will be 4 p.m. Monday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Billy Cain officiating. Burial will be private in the Holly Hill Cemetery. Cindy as she was known, was born in Holly Hill, the daughter of Inez Clark...
Caroline Hart Kinsey
Mar 9, 2016
HOLLY HILL - Mrs. Caroline "Carolyn" Hart Kinsey, 81, of Holly Hill, widow of Doris Ray Kinsey, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 morning at her home. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the Holly Hill Cemetery with Pastor Roy Dean Knight officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday evening at Avinger Funeral...
Mary Jane Zink
Mar 3, 2016
SANTEE - Mary Jane Zink, 87, of Santee, widow of Richard "Dick" Zink, died Thursday, March 3, 2016 at The Magnolias in Santee. All services will be private. Mrs. Zink was born in Franklin, IN, the daughter of the late Harry W. Booher and Ethel Hamm Booher. Mrs. Zink was a member of Jerusalem United Methodist Church in Santee, and...
Gerald W. Smith
Feb 28, 2016
SANTEE - Mr. Gerald Wilburn Smith, 90, of Santee, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at The Church of the Epiphany in Eutawville with Rev. Tom Hendrickson officiating. Burial, with military rites, will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive...
Johnny G. Platt
Feb 20, 2016
HOLLY HILL - Johnny Glatin Platt, 54, of Holly Hill, died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Avinger Funeral Home with Brother Clinton Crummie presiding. Entombment will follow in the Platt Cemetery. Johnny was born in Holly Hill, the son of Tommie Platt and Deseree Platt. He was...
James C. Gowan, Jr
Feb 17, 2016
SANTEE - James C. "Shadow" Gowan, Jr., 74, of Santee, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in a Lexington hospital. A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Rev. Jim Palmer officiating. The family will receive friends after the funeral service at the funeral home. Another funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday...
Rocky Moore
Feb 17, 2016
HOLLY HILL - Walker T. "Rocky" Moore III, 60, of Holly Hill, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 VA hospital in Charleston. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Rev. Buddy Locke officiating. Burial will be private. Rocky was born in Orangeburg County, a son of the late Walker T. "Duck" Moore,...
Rocky Moore
Feb 17, 2016
HOLLY HILL - Walker T. "Rocky" Moore III, 60, of Holly Hill, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 VA hospital in Charleston. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Rev. Buddy Locke officiating. Burial will be private. Rocky was born in Orangeburg County, a son of the late Walker T. "Duck" Moore,...
W.H. "Billy" Rhame, Jr
Feb 12, 2016
HOLLY HILL - Wilton Henry Rhame, Jr., known as Billy to his friends, Daddy to his children and Poppop to his grands, was born on November 30, 1926 and died on February 12, 2016 after a life well lived and enjoyed. He was proud to have been born on the same day as the great Winston Churchill. A third generation...
Joy Atkinson Horger
Feb 3, 2016
SANTEE - Joy Davenport Atkinson Horger, 92, of Santee, died Tuesday, February 3, 2016 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 13, 2016 in the Holly Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Cooper Stonestreet and Rev. Tom Wall officiating. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends after...
Jean H. Hill
Jan 26, 2016
COLUMBIA - Mrs. Jean Hartzog Hill, 82, of Columbia, formerly of Holly Hill, widow of I. F. "Fox" Hill, Jr., died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 in a Columbia hospital. A memorial service will be 12 noon Saturday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Rev. Michael Ritter officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Hill Cemetery. The family will...
Eva Claire Furches
Jan 19, 2016
HOLLY HILL - Eva Claire Furches, 88, of Holly Hill, widow Joseph M. Furches, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Pruitt Health Nursing Home in Orangeburg. A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Avinger Funeral Home with Rev. Cooper Stonestreet officiating. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends after the service at the funeral home. Eva...
Richard L. Zink
Jan 19, 2016
SANTEE - Richard Leonard Zink, 88, of Santee, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. All services will be private. Mr. Zink was born in Salem, IN, a son of the late Harry H. Zink and Mabel Colglazier Zink. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a retired Quality Control Manager from...
Alice Turner Norris
Jan 19, 2016
SUMTER - Alice Theresa Turner Norris died on Tuesday, January 19, at Covenant Place in Sumter, SC, where she had resided for the past seven years. The family will receive friends at 1:30 PM, Saturday, January 23, prior to a Celebration of Life service at 2:30 PM at Corinth Baptist Church, 1910 Camden Road, Holly Hill, SC. Burial will follow...
Rosalyn Hutto Weathers
Jan 2, 2016
BOWMAN - Mrs. Rosalyn Hutto Weathers, wife of James M. "Jimmy" Weathers, Jr., passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at their home in Bowman.Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bowman Southern Methodist Church with Rev. Billy Griffith and Pastor Ronnie Spires officiating. Burial will follow in the Bowman Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Randy Boland, Larry Smith, Craig...
Joan L. Moss-Fagan
Jan 1, 2016
SANTEE - Mrs. Joan L. Moss-Fagan, 82, of Santee, wife of Eugene Fagan, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday, January 4, 2016 at Santee Presbyterian Church with The Reverend Doctor Tom Collins officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the fellowship hall...
Stanley A. Waite
Dec 29, 2015
HOLLY HILL, SC - Stanley Andrew Waite, Sr., 78, husband of Margaret Noel Waite, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be one o'clock Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Avinger Funeral Home, Holly Hill, SC. officiated by Pastor Aaron Abreu. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at eleven o'clock Saturday. Burial will...
Walter N Leneau
Dec 26, 2015
EUTAWVILLE, SC - Walter N. Leneau, 87, of Eutawville died Saturday, December 26, 2015. Services will be private. Mr. Leneau was born in Hanover, NH, a son of the late Oscar W. Leneau and Hazel A. Monroe Leneau. He served in the Navy, retired from the Air Force and was a Korean War Veteran. Survivors are a daughter Rhonda (Tommy)...


