Local Obituaries for Families in Georgetown, South Carolina and surrounding areas

Jan 3, 2018

Floyd Baine Deeter, SSG (Ret), 83, husband of Margaret “Peggy” Smiley Deeter, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Prince George Healthcare Center.

Born on June 29, 1934, in Polk, PA, he was a son of the late Donald M. Deeter and the late Kathryn Greenlee Aley. SSG Deeter was a member of Lakewood Baptist Church and...

Jan 2, 2018

Helen Edwards Moore, 98, widow of William L. Moore, Sr., passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Prince George Healthcare Center.

Born on September 16, 1919, in Hancock County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Carl Edwards and the late Esther Ivie Edwards. Mrs. Moore was a member of First Baptist Church and the Esther...

Jan 1, 2018

Edna C. "Bobbie" Newman Fore, 90, widow of Malcolm B. Fore, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at her daughter’s home.

Born on April 18, 1927, in Hemingway, she was a daughter of the late John Percy Newman and the late Emma Constantine Buffkin Newman. Mrs. Fore was a member of Messiah Baptist Church and was a...

Dec 27, 2017

Marvadine Brown Forehand, 83, widow of Ronald Cameron Forehand, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital.

Born on February 10, 1934, in Conway, she was a daughter of the late Morris Cleveland Brown and the late Pennie Alford Brown. Mrs. Forehand was a very active member of First Baptist Church where she was...

Dec 19, 2017

Marion Faye Elliott Barrineau, 70, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at The Medical University of South Carolina.

Born on September 30, 1947, in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Francis Marion Elliott and the late Ivey Shelley Elliott. Ms. Barrineau grew up in Georgetown and attended Winyah High School. She was a member...

Dec 12, 2017

Rev. Themos Jesse Cribb, 79, beloved husband of Frances Thompson Cribb, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at his home resting in the arms of his devoted wife, the two surrounded by his children and grandchildren, all singing his favorite hymns.

Born on July 25, 1938, in the Pleasant Hill Community, he was one of 9 children...

Dec 11, 2017

Sandra Blakeley Walker-Grant, 78, widow of James S. Grant, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at The Medical University of South Carolina.

Born on October 1, 1939, in Orangeburg, she was a daughter of the late Muldrew Lee Blakeley, Sr. and the late Margaret Porter Blakeley. Mrs. Walker-Grant was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where...

Nov 27, 2017

Robert Gatlin Boatwright, 73, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017 at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital.

Born on July 1, 1944, in Hemingway, he was a son of the late Robert W. Boatwright and the late Desdie Cuzack Boatwright. Mr. Boatwright worked at Georgetown Memorial Hospital for more than 40 years. He enjoyed working in the yard, decorating...

Nov 24, 2017

DB Belcher, 61, beloved husband of Renay Jacobs Belcher, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017 at his home.

Born on January 19, 1956, in Bell County, KY, he was a son of the late Alfred Belcher and the late Martha Taylor Belcher. Mr. Belcher was a member of Saints Delight Pentecostal Holiness Church and was a Master...

Nov 21, 2017

Hazel Jones Lee, 83, widow of Glenn Lee, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at her home.

Born on August 8, 1934, in Horry County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Jones and the late Mary Richardson Jones. Mrs. Lee attended New Hope Pentecostal Holiness Church and enjoyed playing the guitar, writing music, singing, sewing...

Oct 29, 2017

Eva Pearl Norton Ward, 83, widow of Robert James Ward, Sr., passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 at her home.

Born on January 18, 1934, in Andrews, she was a daughter of the late Chandler Norton and the late Harriett Stalvey Norton. Mrs. Ward was a member of Screven Baptist Church and the Deborah Sunday School Class....

Oct 24, 2017

Maj. Roy Victor Oberg (Ret), 83, husband of Dale Dearman Oberg, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at his home in Pawleys Island.

Born on February 19, 1934, in Portland, OR, he was the son of the late Roy Albert Oberg and the late Katherine Willson Oberg. Maj. Oberg retired​​ from the US Army, having served in...

Oct 22, 2017

Allen Keith Biggers, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 22, 2017.  He passed away peacefully at his home in Georgetown, SC.

Keith was the son of the late Joe Allen and Eloree Rogers Biggers of Monroe, NC.  He was born on May 25, 1939 in Charlotte, NC.  He attended Wingate College in...

Oct 13, 2017

Tracie Mctwain Ray, 50, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017 at The Medical University of South Carolina.

Born on February 10, 1967, in Georgetown, he was the son of the late Buck Holmes and the late Cecelia Ray Holmes. Mr. Ray was a member of Ringel Heights Baptist Church and enjoyed music and fishing.

Survivors...

Oct 7, 2017

William Sirignano, MGySgt. (Ret.), 93, widower of Harriett Palms Sirignano, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Embrace Hospice House.

Born on July 6, 1924, in Everett, MA, he was a son of the late Stefano Sirignano and the late Michelina Candle Sirignano. Mr. Sirignano was a member of Infant of Prague Catholic Church and was a...

Oct 6, 2017

Bennett Laverne Gibson, 80, beloved husband of Elizabeth Sue Baker Gibson, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at his home.

Born on January 31, 1937, in Georgetown, he was the son of the late Bennett Elijah Gibson and the late Edna Elliott Gibson. Mr. Gibson attended Messiah Baptist Church and was retired from Coburg Dairy.

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Oct 6, 2017

Margaret Alda Kennedy Dillon, 97, widow of Willis Dillon, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at her daughter’s home.

Born on December 14, 1919, in Wagoner, Oklahoma, she was a daughter of William Blanchard Kennedy and the late Anna Meisner Kennedy. Mrs. Dillon was a member of Roseville Presbyterian Church in Sacramento, CA and was a founding...

Sep 7, 2017

Thomas Michael Sheridan, 75, widower of Georgia Dowling Sheridan, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at his home.

Born on February 11, 1942, in Butler, PA, he was the son of the late James Sheridan and the late Helen Scully Sheridan. Mr. Sheridan was a member of Georgetown Frist Assembly of God and was a United States...

Sep 3, 2017

Maryann Stuckey White, 74, widow of Lancelot White, Jr. passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 at her home.

Born on December 28, 1942, in Coward, she was a daughter of the late Odell Stuckey and the late Geneva Ann Etheridge Dyson. Mrs. White enjoyed walking and was an excellent caregiver.

Survivors include three children, Rocky...

Aug 18, 2017

Grady Randolph “Bubba” Cooper, Jr., 36, passed away Friday, August 18, 2017.

Born on February 12, 1981, in Georgetown, he was a son of Louann Chavis Cooper and Grady Randolph Cooper, Sr. Bubba lived life to the fullest and enjoyed fishing, shrimping and crabbing.

Survivors include his mother and father of Georgetown; maternal grandmother, Ethel...