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Jo-Anne Jones
Mar 9, 2012
HOLLY HILL - Mrs. Jo-Anne Beaufort Jones, 57, wife of Britt Jones, died Friday in a Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Avinger Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Buddy Locke officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Hill Cemetery. Jo-Anne was born in Charleston, a daughter of the late Howard Beaufort and Lora Branch Beaufort. She...
Meta Rae Gooden
Mar 5, 2012
Meta Rae R. Gooden HOLLY HILL - Meta Rae R. Gooden, 90, widow of Stephen A. Gooden, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at her home. A graveside funeral will be 10:30 AM Thursday at Carolina Memorial Park, 7113 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, with Dr. David Brien officiating. Mrs. Gooden was born in Florence County a daughter of the late Moses...
Wallace Hughes, Sr
Mar 4, 2012
Wallace "Wally" Edward Hughes, Sr., 87, of Summerton SC, died Sunday morning at his home in Summerton, SC. He was born August 22, 1924, in Vienna, Maryland, a son of the late Ira M. and Edith Hughes. Wally was a retired glazier from Atlantic Plate Glass, New Jersey, and served in the US Navy during WWII. He was assigned to...
Dena Chubb Grooms
Feb 21, 2012
RIDGEVILLE, SC - Mrs. Dena Chubb Grooms, 90, of Ridgeville, widow of Leland K. Grooms, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in a North Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Spring Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Kenneth Burr, Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Grooms was born in Cross, a daughter of...
Sandra O. James
Feb 10, 2012
Sandra James EUTAWVILLE, SC - Sandra Obrochta James, 67, of Eutawville, SC died Friday, February 10, 2012 in a Greensboro, NC hospital. Her funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Eutawville with Rev. Tom Hendrickson officiating. Burial will be later in the churchyard. Sandra was born in Bath, New York, a daughter...
Ruth Lee Clark Strock
Jan 30, 2012
Ruth Strock ELLOREE - Ruth Lee Clark Strock, 88, of Elloree, widow of Homer Strock, died Monday, January 30, 2012 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Funeral services will 11 a.m. Wednesday at Jerusalem United Methodist Church with Rev. Terry Fleming and Pastor Randy Ardis officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jason Strock, Brad...
April L. Bair-Martin
Jan 15, 2012
April L. Bair-Martin VANCE - April Loraine Bair-Martin, 48, of Vance, wife of Terry Lee Martin, died Sunday, January 15, 2012 at her home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Rev. Paul Hirth and Rev. Jeff Bradley officiating. Burial will follow in the Hungerpiller Cemetery near Elloree. April was born in...
Sara W. Bull
Jan 11, 2012
Mrs. Sara W. Bull HOLLY HILL - Sara Mildred Watkins Bull, 89, of the Providence Community, widow of Roger Leroy Bull, her husband of over 50 years, died peacefully at her home January 11, 2012. Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Providence United Methodist Church with Rev. Karen Starr officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers...
Seki M. Wilson
Jan 6, 2012
Seki Wilson SANTEE - Mrs. Seki Mita Wilson, 82, of Santee, wife of Ivin Wilson, died Friday, January 6, 2012 at Calhoun Convalescent Center in St. Matthews. A Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Santee. Burial will be 1 p.m. at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia. Visitation will be 3 to 5...
Jane L. Shockley
Jan 6, 2012
Mrs. Jane Shockley SANTEE - Mrs. Jane Lindsey Shockley, 70, of Santee, widow of Austin Durant Shockley, III, died Friday, January 6, 2012 at Life Care Center of North Charleston. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Eutawville First Baptist Church with Rev. Dave Salvo and Rev. Mike Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers...
Hugh Moore
Jan 5, 2012
Thomas H. Moore, Jr. HOLLY HILL - Thomas Hugo "Hugh" Moore, Jr., 48, of Holly Hill, died Thursday, January 5, 2012. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Hope Lutheran Church, 10154 old Number Six Hwy., Vance with Pastor Wade Roof officiating. Burial will follow in Holly Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joel Steelmon, Ronnie Harbert, David Jones, Wayne...
Frankie L. Dallas
Jan 2, 2012
Frankie Dallas ST. GEORGE, SC - Frankie Lemuiel Dallas, 61, husband of Linda Kay Hart Dallas, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at his home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at St. George Church of God. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. this Wednesday at Avinger Funeral Home, Holly Hill. Frankie...
Ricky Richardson
Dec 31, 2011
Ricky Richardson EUTAWVILLE - Van Mercer "Ricky" Richardson, III, 55, of Eutawville, died Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Eutawville United Methodist Church with Rev. Peter Belec officiating. Burial will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Eutawville, Ricky was a son of Jean Anderson...
Catherine Byerly Collom
Dec 30, 2011
Mrs. Catherine Byerly Collom, 102, formerly of Holly Hill, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, in a Mount Pleasant nursing home. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, in the Holly Hill Cemetery, with the Rev. Philip Rorabaugh officiating. Visitation will be from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m. at Avinger Funeral Home. Mrs. Collom was born...
Robert E. Mitchum, Sr
Dec 24, 2011
Robert E. Mitchum, Sr., 71, of Abbeville, died peacefully Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home. He was born in Orangeburg to the late Everett S. Mitchum and Wilma Floyd Mitchum. Mr. Mitchum served his country as a member of the United States Army with the 101st Air Borne. He enjoyed many occupations throughout his lifetime, especially being a farmer...
Frederick Whitfield Dantzler
Dec 20, 2011
Frederick W. Dantzler Retired Holly Hill Postmaster HOLLY HILL - Frederick Whitfield Dantzler, 82, of Holly Hill, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at the Magnolias of Santee. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Holly Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Cooper Stonestreet and Rev. Albert Cox officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be...
John Hill Comstock
Dec 19, 2011
John H. Comstock SANTEE - Mr. John Hill Comstock, 86, of Santee, husband of Grace Anderson Comstock, died Monday, December 19, 2011 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with Rev. Michael E. Murdoch officiating. Mr. Comstock was born on April 23, 1926 in Clayville,...
Kathryn Tucker Massenburg
Dec 16, 2011
Kathryn T. Massenburg HOLLY HILL - Kathryn Tucker Massenburg, 68, of Holly Hill, wife of W. Bayly Massenburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011 at her home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Holly Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Cooper Stonestreet officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to...
Joyce Gean Abbott
Dec 11, 2011
Joyce G. Abbott SANTEE- Joyce Gean Abbott, 56, of Santee, wife of Charles N. Abbott died Sunday, December 11, 2011. Memorial services will be 1 o'clock Friday, December 16, 2011 in the Elloree United Methodist Church, officiated by the Rev. Terry Fleming. Burial will be private. Mrs. Abbott was born in Gary, IN, a daughter of the late William T....
Effie Mitchum Storie
Dec 8, 2011
Effie M. Storie EUTAWVILLE - Mrs. Effie Mitchum Storie, 91, of Eutawville, widow of Charlie Storie, died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at The Oaks in Orangeburg. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Eutawville United Methodist Church with Rev. Peter Belec officiating. Burial will be in the Eutawville Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. this Saturday at...