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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...
Richard Sherman Geiter, Sr
Nov 18, 2011
Richard S. Geiter, Sr. SANTEE - Richard "Dick" Sherman Geiter, Sr., 89, of Santee, died Friday, November 18, 2011 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. He was surrounded by his loving wife, Frances, his adoring daughter, Deb, his son-in-law, Jeff, and his sister-in-law, Lavinia. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Jerusalem United Methodist Church with Rev....
Harold B. Barfield
Nov 13, 2011
Harold Barney Barfield, 82, of Eutawville, widower of Esther Baker Barfield, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, at his sister's home in Summerville. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, at the Eutawville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Peter Belec officiating. Burial, with military rites, will be in the Eutawville Cemetery. Mr. Barfield was born in Sumter, a son...
Mary D. Shuler
Nov 9, 2011
Mrs. Mary D. Shuler ORANGEBURG - Mrs. Mary Deaton Shuler, 92, of the Methodist Oaks, Orangeburg, and formerly of Elloree, widow of Henry Glenn Shuler, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Jerusalem United Methodist Church with Rev. Terry Fleming officiating. Burial will follow in the church...
George B. Lewis
Oct 15, 2011
SANTEE - George Benton Lewis, Jr., 79, of Santee, husband of Joan Genry Lewis, died Saturday, October 15, 2011 at his home. A graveside funeral will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Elloree Hillcrest Cemetery, SC Hwy 6, west of Elloree with Rev. Terry Fleming officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly...
Deborah Ann Preston
Oct 13, 2011
Deborah Preston RIDGEVILLE - Deborah Ann Preston, 53, died Saturday, October 15, 2011 at her home. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Holly Hill Cemetery with Robert Hoover officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery. Deborah was born in Santa Monica, Cal., a daughter of Alzina Cooper Preston and...
Randy Garrett
Oct 13, 2011
HOLLLY HILL - Randolph Lee "Randy" Garrett, Sr., 80, husband of Betty Sue Brunk Garrett, passed into eternal glory Thursday, October 13, 2011 at his home in Holly Hill after a prolonged illness. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Pressley Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1689 County Line Rd., Cross with Rev. Ron Causey and Rev. Dale Phillips officiating....
Cecil F. Long
Oct 4, 2011
Cecil F. Long, Jr. EUTAWVILLE - Cecil F. Long, Jr., 83, of Eutawville, widower of Virginia Maull Long, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at his home. A memorial service with Masonic rites will be 1 p.m. Friday at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill with the Rev. Barry Allen and Rev. Ken Phelps officiating. Mr. Long was born in Renovo,...
Calvin A. "Buddy" Moore, Jr
Oct 4, 2011
Calvin A. "Buddy" Moore, Jr. HOLLY HILL - Calvin A. "Buddy" Moore, Jr., 62, of Holly Hill, widower of Leona Myers Moore, died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 in a Florence hospital. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Thursday at Avinger Funeral Home with Rev. Todd Hodges and Mr. John Bunch officiating. Burial will follow in the New Hope Baptist Church...
Virginia Weatherford Metts
Sep 26, 2011
Virginia Metts HARLEYVILLE - Virginia Weatherford Metts, 61, wife of Ronald G. Metts, of the Duncan Chapel Community, Harleyville, died Monday, September 26, 2011 at the Trident Medical Center. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Avinger Funeral Home Chapel,Holly Hill, with the Rev. Craig Crosby officiating. Burial will follow in the Duncan Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Metts was born...
Gordon V. Houlberg
Sep 26, 2011
Gordon V. Houlberg SANTEE, SC - Gordon Vance Houlberg, 82, of Bradford Village, Santee, SC, husband of Jeannette Spahl Stebbins Houlberg, died Monday, September 26, 2011 at MUSC hospital in Charleston, SC. No formal services are planned at this time. Mr. Houlberg was born in Southbridge, Mass., a son of the late Francis Houlberg and Thelma Christiansen Houlberg. A Navy...
George Cullen Dyches, Sr
Sep 19, 2011
G. Cullen Dyches, Sr. HOLLY HILL - George Cullen Dyches, Sr., 85, widower of Evelyn Watkins Dyches, died September 19, 2011, at his home at 1857 Branchdale Highway in Holly Hill surrounded by his family after a brief illness. The funeral will be held at Target United Methodist Church, Holly Hill, on Thursday, September 22, 2011, at 11:00 A.M. conducted...
John R. Zonca
Sep 10, 2011
John R. Zonca HOLLY HILL - John Richard Zonca, 46, of Holly Hill, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Avinger Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be private. John was born in Waltham, Mass., a son of the late Henry Richard Zonca and Judith Anne...
Dennis W. Martin
Sep 10, 2011
Dennis W. Martin EUTAWVILLE - Dennis W. Martin, 68, of Eutawville, husband of Julie Plourde Ketchum, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Martin was born in Connecticut, attended Clemson University, and was an Air Force veteran. He was a retired detective from the...
George W. Hamma
Sep 3, 2011
George W. Hamma SANTEE - George William Hamma, 70, of Santee Cooper Resort, Santee, South Carolina, husband of Dee Hamma, entered into eternal rest on the evening of September 3, 2011. He was born May 3, 1941, in Yakima, Washington, the son of the late Pete and Katherine Hamma. While his accomplishments are many, he was especially proud of his...
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