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Alzina C Preston
Jan 18, 2014
RIDGEVILLE - Alzina Cooper Preston, 89, widow of Donald J. Preston, died Saturday. A graveside funeral will be 11 a.m. this Tuesday in the Holly Hill Cemetery, Holly Hill, SC. Mrs. Preston was born in Enid, OK, a daughter of the late Orval Clark Burdg and Gertrude Agnes Jones Cooper Burdg. She was retired from Lockheed Missile and Space Co....
Tibor P. Pinter
Jan 16, 2014
SANTEE, SC - Tibor Pal Pinter, 102, of Santee, SC, formerly of Hammond, IN, widower of Katalin Pinter, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at The Magnolias of Santee. A memorial mass will be held later in the Spring at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Chicago, IN. Tibor was born in Budapest, Hungary, he, his wife, and son, Gabor immigrated...
Liz Sweat
Jan 14, 2014
VANCE - Ruth Elizabeth "Liz" Sweat, 89, of Vance, widow of Charles W. "Bert" Sweat, Sr., went to be with her Lord Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Gerizim United Methodist Church in Vance with Revs. Ed Stiltz and Rev. Barry Allen officiating. Burial will follow in...
Chuck Arena
Jan 9, 2014
CROSS - Charles Michael "Chuck" Arena, 73, of Cross, husband of Dolores R. Arena, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 at his home. A funeral will be 6 p.m. Sunday at Avinger Funeral Home, Holly Hill, with Rev. Earl Behr officiating. Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia. Chuck was born in Brooklyn, NY, a...
Gene Gleaton
Dec 25, 2013
HOLLY HILL - Sellers Eugene "Gene" Gleaton, 78, of Holly Hill, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 in a North Charleston nursing home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Target United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Stiltz and Rev. Barry Allen officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the...
Sylvia Martin Strickland
Dec 19, 2013
VANCE - Sylvia Martin Strickland, 70, of Vance, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Lake Marion Nursing Facility in Summerton. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Gerizim United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Stiltz officiating. Visitation will follow the service. Sylvia was born in Orangeburg, a daughter of the late Joe Martin and Matilda Williams Martin....
Arnold Hutto
Dec 12, 2013
HOLLY HILL - Reginald Arnold Hutto, 70, of the Providence community, Holly Hill, died Thursday, December 12, 2013 in a Summerville hospital. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, December 15, 2013 in the Providence United Methodist Church with Rev. Terry Martin officiating. The family will receive friends after the service at the church. Arnold was born in...
Trudy Faye Grubbs Grooms
Dec 3, 2013
CROSS - Mrs. Trudy Faye Grubbs Grooms, 67, of Cross, wife of Alvin Grooms, died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Avinger Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Black Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. this Wednesday at the funeral home. Trudy was born...
Catherine Mims
Nov 29, 2013
CROSS - Mrs. Mary Catherine Brownlee Mims, 78, died Friday, November 29, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church with Pastors Mickey White and Tommy Dantzler officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Catherine was born in Berkeley County a daughter of the late James E. Brownlee and Fannie Smith...
Paul F. West
Nov 20, 2013
EUTAWVILLE - Paul Franklin West, III, 80, of Eutawville, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at his home. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Eutawville United Methodist Church with Rev. Billy Lewis officiating. Burial, with military rites, will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. Paul was born in Eutawville, a son of the late Reuben A. West, Sr., and...
Ernestine R. Carter
Nov 17, 2013
HOLLY HILL - Mrs. Ernestine Rhode Carter, 82, of Holly Hill, wife of William "Billy" Carter, widow of Joe S. Rhode, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Trident Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Zion United Methodist Church, 1194 Zion Road, Dorchester, with Rev. Ronald Brewer officiating. Burial will...
TL Scott
Nov 11, 2013
HOLLY HILL - Thomas Leon "TL" Scott, 78, of Holly Hill, husband of Mollie Platt Scott, died Monday, November 11, 2013 at his home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at The Church of God, Holly Hill, with Rev. Carl Shaffer officiating. Burial, directed by Avinger Funeral Home, will follow in the Platt Cemetery. Visitation will be at the...
Ann G. Moore
Nov 10, 2013
MT. PLEASANT - Mrs. Charlotte Ann Garrett Moore, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Holly Hill, widow of Lloyd S. Moore, Jr., died Sunday, November 10, 2013 in a Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Avinger Funeral Home Chapel in Holly Hill with Rev. Cooper Stonestreet officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Hill Cemetery. Ann...
Harvey D. Walker
Nov 9, 2013
EUTAWVILLE-Harvey DeWayne Walker, 76 of Eutawville, widower of Sandy Walker, died November 9, 2013 at the Methodist Oaks in Orangeburg, SC. A graveside service with full Military Rites will be at 11a.m. Thursday in the Eutawville Cemetery with the Rev. John F. Scott officiating. Visitation will follow the service at the cemetery. "Dee" was born on January 4, 1937 in...
Jo Horne
Nov 6, 2013
SANDRIDGE COMMUNITY, RIDGEVILLE - Martha "Jo" Little Horne entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, November 6th, at her residence in the Sandridge Community, Ridgeville, S.C. She was born on October 11, 1935 in Ashburn, Georgia, a daughter of the late Hammie Neal "Snip" Little, Virgie Rea Little and stepmother, Doris Bass Little. She attended Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl., majoring...
Thomas Gregory
Nov 5, 2013
EUTAWVILLE - Thomas Gregory, 72, of Eutawville, widower of Janice Gregory, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at his residence after an extended illness. Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Mr. Gregory was a native of Logansport, Indiana, a son of the late Robert Gregory and Betty Jean Joslin Gregory. A Navy veteran, he was a retired...
Mary Ann Shuler
Nov 4, 2013
HOLLY HILL - Mary Ann Shuler, 74, of the Providence Community, Holly Hill, died Monday, November 4, 2013 at The Magnolias in Santee. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Providence United Methodist Church with Rev. Terry Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Pete Robinson, Dan Harrigan, Drew Hudgens, Elias Preast, Woodie...
John R. Tota
Oct 16, 2013
SANTEE - John R. Tota, 78 formerly of Staten Island, NY, died peacefully Wednesday, October 16, 2013 after a short illness. He had lived in Santee, South Carolina for twenty three years. John was born and raised in Queens, NY. He graduated from City College N.Y. with a Bachelor of Science Degree and worked as a Civil Engineer for the...
Ethel Donnelly
Oct 9, 2013
SANTEE - Ethel Donnelly, 91, formerly of Staten Island, NY, died peacefully in Santee, SC Wednesday, October 9th. She relocated to Santee, South Carolina five years ago. There will be a visitation for family and friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 7 p.m. this Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill, SC...
Reta W. McLeod
Oct 6, 2013
Reta Way McLeod, 94, life-long resident of Holly Hill, SC and four-year resident of Summit Place, Anderson, SC went to live with our Lord on October 6, 2013. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Holly Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Cooper Stonestreet and Rev. Albert Cox officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Hill Cemetery. Reta was...


