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James Patrick McClemens, Jr
Mar 15, 2018
James Patrick McClemens, Jr. of Santee, South Carolina passed away on March 15th, 2018. He was a loving father and grandfather and will be greatly missed. He enjoyed reading. He held a Bachelors degree in Engineering from Newark College of Engineering and was a retired Civil Engineer . He served his country in the United States Air Force and served...
James Lamar Day
Mar 12, 2018
HOLLY HILL - James Lamar "Slim" Day, 57, husband of Becky Day, passed away on March 12th in a Columbia hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Lamar was an employee of Holcim Cement for 38 years. He enjoyed piloting his own airplane, riding his Harley and riding in his '55 Chevy. Lamar was a "jack of all trades"....
Mary Adkins Weatherford
Mar 11, 2018
CROSS-Mary Louise Adkins Weatherford, of Cross, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at WhiteOak Manor. Funeral service will be 11 am Thursday, March 15 at Avinger Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Burr officiating. Burial will follow in the Black Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5pm until 7pm at the funeral...
Ethel Rousso Courtney
Feb 26, 2018
EUTAWVILLE- Ethel Rousso Courtney, 89, of Eutawville, S.C., widow of James Edward Courtney, entered her eternal home on Monday, February 26. Mrs. Courtney, born on July 14, 1928 in Charleston, was the seventh of nine children born to first-generation Greek immigrants John M. and Eleni Y. Rousso. Mrs. Courtney had an unwavering faith in God and lived a life serving...
Mary Jane Cox
Feb 22, 2018
Elloree- Mary Jane Cox of Elloree died on February 22 at Madison Health Rehabilitation in Mars Hill, NC. Miss Cox was born February 4,1932 in Parler, SC, the younger daughter of the late F. Glenn Cox and Dorothy Moorer Cox. Granddaughter of R. Q. Moorer and Eliza Avinger Moorer of Parler and W. A. Cox and Lunda Black Cox of...
Sharon Renee Coker Rose
Feb 18, 2018
BRANCHVILLE- Sharon Renee Coker Rose, 38, wife of Damon Martin Rose, passed away February 18 at home. Funeral service will be 1 pm Friday, February 23 at Target United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5 pm until 7 pm at Avinger Funeral Home. Mrs. Rose was born in Charleston,...
Georigia Kay B Myzell
Feb 16, 2018
HOLLY HILL- Georgia Kay Barrs Myzell, 72, wife of James Marion Myzell, passed away Friday, February 16 at home. Funeral service will be 11 am Monday, February 19 at Sandridge First Baptist Church with the Rev. Owen Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 5 pm until 7 pm at Avinger...
Louise Latronico Belekis
Feb 15, 2018
SANTEE- Louise Latronico Belekis, 87, widow of Charles Belekis, passed away Thursday, February 15 at Riverside Nursing and Rehab Facility in North Charleston. A memorial service will be 11 am Saturday, February 24 at St. Ann Catholic Church. The family will receive friends after the service in the social hall. Mrs. Belekis was born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the...
Esther Ruth Shuler
Feb 13, 2018
SANTEE-Esther Ruth Shuler, 76, wife of Harry Shingler Shuler, Jr. died on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Mrs. Shuler was born July 14, 1941. She was the daughter of the late Jesse Allen Shuler and Alberta Bair Shuler. She was first and foremost a wonderful wife and mother. She and her husband enjoyed traveling around the world. Mrs. Shuler was the...
Frances M Fields
Feb 11, 2018
HOLLY HILL- Frances M. Fields died in Charleston on February11,2018, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be at 11 am Thursday, February 15 at the graveside in the Holly Hill Cemetery, with Rev.CooperStonestreet officiating. Frances Mae Matthews was born on October 22, 1927, in Sampit, SouthCarolina, at the home of her maternal grandparents, and was the first child of...
Nelida Alberty Vititoe
Feb 7, 2018
EUTAWVILLE- Nelida Alberty Vititoe, 87, died February 7, 2018 at her home in Eutawville, SC. She was born February 28th, 1930 in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico to Lirita Hernandez Alberty. She worked as a seamstress making clothing as well as costumes for productions, including those of the Robert Ivy Ballet in Charleston. She was devoted to her sewing and crafting,...
Gerald Francis Dufresne
Feb 5, 2018
EUTAWVILLE- Gerald Francis Dufresne, 76, husband of Terrance "Terry" Dufresne, passed away February 5 at his residence. Mr. Dufresne was born in Marinette, Wisconsin, a son of the late Laura Bartlet Dufresne and Lloyd Dufresne. He was a member of The Historic Church of The Epiphany and he enjoyed woodworking. He is survived by his wife; sons, Scott Dufresne of...
Mary Garner Tindal
Jan 31, 2018
HOLLY HILL- Mary Klugh Garner Tindal, widow of James E. Tindal, was born on June 15, 1920 in Union, South Carolina, the daughter of Edwin Maurice Garner and Mary Klugh Garner. She was a 1937 honor graduate of Union High School and a 1941 graduate of Winthrop College where she earned a BS in Music withmajors in piano performance andEnglish....
Vera Mildred Ott Crowe
Jan 30, 2018
HOLLY HILL- Vera Mildred Ott Crowe, 91, widow of Martin G Gipe, Sr. and Elmer Crow, passed away Tuesday, January 30 at Ashley River Plantation. Funeral service will be held 11 am February 2 at Avinger Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Santee Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 am until the time of service. Mrs. Crowe...
John Harvey Bozard
Jan 29, 2018
EUTAWVILLE-John Harvey Bozard was born Dec 24, 1934 in Orangeburg SC the son of Ruth Hogan Bozard Jenness and John Lee Bozard. In 1951, John enlisted in the United States Air Force. As a young airman, he was instructed in the maintenance of some of the United States most valuable assets - its military airplanes and jets. He was initially...
Minnie Schmidt Smith Craigie
Jan 29, 2018
SUMMERVILLE- Minnie Schmidt Smith Craigie, 99, passed away Monday, January 29 at the Village of Summerville. All services will be private.
Samuel Jason Mains
Jan 28, 2018
Samuel J. Mains, 60, of Eutawville died at his residence at Blount's Landing on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Sam was born July 18, 1957, the son of William Stanley Mains, Sr. and Virginia Josephine Todd Mains. He grew up in North Charleston and attended Bonds-Wilson High School and Trident Tech. Sam worked all over the country as a skilled ironworker...
Mary W Pritcher
Jan 26, 2018
HOLLY HILL- Mary Wiles Pritcher, 97, widow of O. D. Pritcher, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be 2:30 pm Sunday, January 28 at Corinth Baptist Church with the Rev. Dan Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5pm until 7pm Saturday at Avinger...
Tom H Collins
Jan 26, 2018
SANTEE, SC- Tom Humphrey Collins, a Presbyterian minister and husband of Leslie Collins, died on January 26 at McLeod Regional Hospital Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina. He was 74. Mr. Collins had suffered ill health for the past year due to Wegener's disease, a rare auto-immune disorder, coupled with cardiovascular disease in the final months of his life. Tom...
Mary Linda Reynolds Frost
Jan 24, 2018
EUTAWVILLE- Mrs. Mary Linda Reynolds Benton Frost, 68, wife of Gerald W Frost, passed away Tuesday, January 24 at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Funeral service will be 2 pm Saturday, January 27 at Pressley Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Jonathan Lampley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from...