All Obituaries

Mr. Hiram Mack Lowther, Jr., 75, of Ridgeland, SC, passed away on June 21, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Lowther was born on July 8, 1946, in Ridgeland, SC to the late Mr. and Mrs. Hiram M. and Louise Mills Lowther.   Mack was a lifelong hunter and fisherman. He started the Tarboro Hunt Club and enjoyed the youth hunts for young hunters. He was known as the Local Seafood Legend and always met his customers with a friendly smile. He always supported the Shriners...

         Ralph Cope Smith, 60, of Grays SC, departed this life on June 11, 2022. Ralph was born on July 4, 1961, to the late Eddie Ralph Smith Jr. and Dorothy Cope Dean.    Ralph went to school at Grays School and Thomas Heyward Academy. He was a member of Pine Level Baptist Church and loved to sing for the Lord as much as he could. He learned how to paint at a young age and that became his career for most of his life. He loved the outdoors - anything to...

Melton “Tripp” Fogle, III, of Ridgeland, South Carolina, departed this life on June 3, 2022. Tripp was born on March 9, 1960, to the late Mr. Melton Fogle, Jr. and Mrs. Augusta Nettles Fogle in Cheraw, S.C. Tripp was a self-employed master carpenter with a great work ethic and enjoyed building. He enjoyed making people laugh through his story telling. Tripp enjoyed time spent with his children taking them crabbing and fishing. Left to cherish his memory are his son, Troy Fogle...

   Rhonda Turner Mestey, 52, of Ridgeland SC, passed away peacefully at her home on May, 28, 2022.  She was born on January 23, 1970, to the late Mr. Freddie Crouse, and to Mrs. Neta Wesson Horry.    Rhonda grew up on the river and loved being with family and friends. She was proud to tell people that her father was a commercial shrimper. She attended Calvary Christian School and Thomas Heyward Academy, graduating high school in 1988. Rhonda received her...

John Butler Baker, 86, of Ridgeland, SC passed away on May, 26, 2022 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. He was born in Knoxville, TN on August 5, 1935, to the late Obediah Baker and Charlotte Vowell Baker.  Mr. Baker was an avid outdoorsman.  He loved to fish, play golf, and hunt.  His greatest joy was to make people laugh.  He loved to tell jokes and play pranks on family and friends. Left to cherish his memory are his children: Cheri Hughes (Roy), Lisa Baker, and John...

Henry Frankie King, 82, passed away at his home on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Henry was born on January 24, 1940, in Florida to the late Henry Lee and Nellie Ingles King. Mr. King enjoyed farming, gardening, fishing, hunting, and just being outdoors. He was a true farmer at heart. In his later years he enjoyed watching his garden grow and tending to his farm animals. Henry was a loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He leaves to cherish his memories two daughters, Cheryl Goswick...

       Albert “Al” Winfield Day, Jr., 81, of Hardeeville, SC, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bar Harbor, Maine, on July 27, 1940, to the late Albert Winfield Day, Sr. and Mary Cody Day. He was a dedicated husband, father, son, brother, grandfather “Pa”, and friend. He loved his family but especially enjoyed his grandchildren and great grands.     ...

William Joseph Sterling of Ridgeland, SC departed this life on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at the Ridgeland Nursing and Rehab Center, Ridgeland, SC.  He was the son of the late Isaac Jenkins, Sr. and Hannah Frazier Jenkins born April 14, 1941, in Beaufort, SC. William attended the public schools in Beaufort, SC. He obtained a Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate from the Beaufort-Jasper Career Education Center and an Associate Degree in Bible Doctrine at Ekklesia Bible Institute,...

Norman Eugene Sherrod, 79, of Tillman, SC passed away April 21, 2022.  He was born on February 26, 1943, in Savannah, GA to the late Mr. Samuel N. and Mrs. Mary Youmans Sherrod. Mr. Sherrod served in the United States Air Force and was a Vietnam Veteran. An automotive guru and a genius mechanic, Mr. Norman had a love for Volkswagen, Audi and other foreign cars, he also worked as a Boeing Aircraft mechanic. Mr. Sherrod traveled the world, and he spoke three languages. Everyone who knew...

Dorothy Elizabeth Sauls Tindal, 83, passed away surrounded by her children on April 7, 2022, in Manchester, TN.  She was born June 6, 1938, in Ridgeland, SC to the late Ms. Maude Sauls. Dorothy was employed by Best Manufacturing Company until her retirement. She was a member of Great Swamp Baptist Church for many years, until1982, when Faith Baptist Church was founded, and she played an integral part in the founding of that church. Dorothy served in many capacities...