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Paul A. Pulver
Jun 19, 2013
SANTEE - Mr. Paul A. Pulver, 77, of Santee, husband of Ann Conrow Pulver, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Jerusalem United Methodist Church with Rev. Terry Fleming officiating. Burial will be private. Mr. Pulver was born in Newark, NY, a son of the late...
Ray Bittner, Jr
Jun 19, 2013
Ray Bittner, Jr., 74, of 395 Mill Creek Road, Vance, died Wednesday morning, June 19, 2013 at Providence Hospital in Columbia. A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Rev. Buddy Locke officiating. Burial will be private. Mr. Bittner was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of the late Ray Bittner...
Catherine F. Griggs
Jun 13, 2013
HOLLY HILL - Mrs. Catherine Foxworth Griggs, 89, of Holly Hill, widow of Robert A. "Bobby" Griggs, died Thursday, June 13, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Avinger Funeral Home with Rev. Cooper Stonestreet officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Griggs was born in Bishopville, a daughter of the late...
William F. Giese
Jun 13, 2013
EUTAWVILLE - Mr. William Frank "Bill" Giese, 85, of Eutawville, husband of Jean Giese, died Thursday, June 13, 2013 at his home. A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Avinger Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Hendrickson officiating. Burial will be private. Bill was born in Newark, NJ, a son of the late Paul Giese and Rose Giese. He...
Bower S. Gibson
Jun 10, 2013
EUTAWVILLE- Mrs. Bower Smith Gibson, 91, of Eutawville, died Monday, June 10, 2013 at her home. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the Eutawville Cemetery with Rev. Roy Guild and Rev. Philip Rorabaugh officiating. Mrs. Gibson was born in Orangeburg County, a daughter of the late John Morrison Smith and Bower Russell Smith. She was a graduate...
Stuart H. Cone
Jun 5, 2013
COLUMBIA - Stuart Harlan Cone, 29, of Columbia, husband of Kaitlin Humes Cone, died Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at Lexington Medical Center. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Avinger Funeral Home, 2274 Eutaw Rd., Holly Hill, SC. Burial will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30 until the hour...
Fred J. Johns
May 31, 2013
EUTAWVILLE - Mr. Fred James Johns, 84, of Eutawville, widower of Joyce Johnson Johns, died Friday, May 31, 2013 at his home. A funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany with Rev. Tom Hendrickson officiating. Burial will be at noon on Monday in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens in Thomson, GA. Mr. Johns was born...
Helen M. Doss
May 27, 2013
Mrs. Helen M. Doss, 77, of Cross, died Sunday morning.Funeral service will be private.
Kenneth Stephen Fischer
May 26, 2013
EUTAWVILLE - Kenneth Stephen Fischer, 51, of Eutawville, widower of Cynthia Marie Fischer, died Sunday, May 26, 2013 at his home. The family will have a private service as the deceased has requested with Rev. James Harper officiating. Kenny was born in Charleston, a son of Eleanor Kinard Fischer Jones and the late Julian B. Fischer. A 1980 graduate of...
Dana Stoudemire Helms
May 17, 2013
SUMMERVILLE- Dana Stoudemire Helms, 48, of Summerville, wife of Robert "Robby" Helms Jr., died Friday in a Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at the Holly Hill United Methodist Church with the Rev. Cooper Stonestreet officiating. Burial will be in the Holly Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Helms was born in Orangeburg, a daughter of H. Lee and Diana...
Fred K. Norris, Jr
May 11, 2013
EUTAWVILLE--Frederick Keating Norris, Jr., of St. Julien Plantation, Eutawville, S.C., entered the presence of his Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Born on February 25, 1928, he was the son of the late Fred K. Norris, Sr., and Gladys Udell Duggan. He was predeceased by a sister, Carolyn Norris Canupp of Anderson, S.C. He is survived by his...
Mary Roberta Nelson
Apr 27, 2013
SUMMERVILLE - Mary Roberta "Robbie" Nelson, 66, of the New Hope Community, wife of "Dickie" Chinners, died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, at New Hope United Methodist Church with Rev. Randall Horres and Rev. Bob Lee officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Everett Dantzler, Joey Dantzler,...
Mona N. Avinger
Apr 27, 2013
VANCE - Mona N. Avinger, 88, of Vance, died Saturday afternoon at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia. She had resided for the past year at Methodist Oaks in Orangeburg. For the most of her life she has lived in the Vance Community where she was well known and loved. She was an artist and taught many people to paint....
Richard S. Rickenbacker
Apr 27, 2013
HOLLY HILL - Richard Stokes Rickenbacker, 69, of Holly Hill, husband of Mary Jennings Rickenbacker, died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. A graveside service will be 4:30 p.m. Monday in the Holly Hill Cemetery with Rev. Buddy Locke officiating. A native of Holly Hill, Richard was a son of the late Robert Carroll Rickenbacker...
Norma K. Leneau
Apr 14, 2013
EUTAWVILLE - Mrs. Norma Kelley Leneau, 86, of Eutawville, wife of Walter N. Leneau, died Sunday, April 14, 2013 in Magnolias of Santee. A memorial service will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Avinger Funeral Home Chapel in Holly Hill with Rev. Kenny Bunch officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 6 p.m. Burial will be...
Charles A. Braswell
Apr 7, 2013
ELLOREE - Charles Archie Braswell, 81, of Elloree, died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Jerusalem United Methodist Church with Rev. Terry Fleming officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service beginning at 2 p.m....
Richard L. Matheny, Sr
Apr 7, 2013
HOLLY HILL - Richard Leroy Matheny, Sr., 64, of Holly Hill, husband of Brenda Bray Matheny, died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Roper Hospital in Charleston. Services will be private. Mr. Matheny was born in Detroit, Michigan, a son of the late Clyde Matheny and Evelyn Opal Hayden Matheny. He was a Marine Corps veteran, and former truck driver. Mr....
Arthur Leroy Watkins, Jr
Mar 30, 2013
Arthur Leroy Watkins, Jr., 64, of Summerton, entered into eternal rest Saturday, March 30, 2013 after a brief illness. The services will be private. He was born Oct. 19, 1948, a son of Ethel Watkins and the late Arthur L. Watkins, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn Gooch Watkins, and step-daughters, Deborah Burch and Danya Eason, all of...
Herbert M. Avinger
Mar 23, 2013
It is with heartfelt sorrow that we announce the death of our father, Herbert M. Avinger of Eutawville, who passed away at the VA Medical Center in Charleston on Saturday, March 23, 2013. He proudly served his country for 26 years, retiring as a Master Sergeant in 1975 from the U.S. Air Force. Herbert was born March 18, 1933 in...
Joseph Gombas
Mar 10, 2013
SANTEE - Joseph Gombas, 78, of Santee, husband of Doris L. Gombas, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Services will be private. A native of Oszko, Hungary, Mr. Gombas was the son of Mihaly Gombas and Rose Nagy Gombas. He enjoyed gardening and was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church. Surviving are his...


