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South Carolina Firefighters Memorial

Memorial

Each spring, the South Carolina State Association of Fire Chiefs holds a memorial service at the S.C. Fallen Firefighters Memorial, housed on the grounds of the S.C. Fire Academy.

The Fallen Firefighter Memorial Garden was constructed by the S.C. State Association of Fire Chiefs and the S.C. State Firefighters' Association in conjunction with the S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. The dedication ceremony was held Aug. 28, 1999.

The following South Carolina firefighters names have been placed on the memorial wall to honor their dedication, service, and sacrifice to the citizens of South Carolina, their communities, and departments:



Name Fire Department Year

James Wesley Sease

Ehrhardt

1956

John Revere Hodges

Inman Community

2021

Gary Lynn Burris

City of Gaffney

2021

Joseph Kenneth Barr

Anderson County

2020

Brian Stephen Mixson

Jasper County Fire

2021

William Edward "Eddie" McNeil

Campobello

2021

John David Durham, Jr.

Winnsboro Department of Public Safety

2020

Paul Edwin Quattlebaum, Jr.

Lexington County Fire Service

2019

Coleman Blease “Coley” Loadholt, Jr

Jasper County Fire-Rescue

2019

Dennis Straight

Charlotte Road-Van Wyck Volunteer Fire Department

2018

Christopher Gene Ray

Conway Fire Department

2016

Jeffery A. Worsham

Whitesville Fire Department

2016

Kenneth M. Stanton, Sr.

Sandy Springs Fire Department

2015

Tyron Weston

Columbia Fire Department

2015

Stuart G. Hardy

Burton Fire District

2015

Darryl Wayne Frost

Duncan Fire Department

2014

Kellen Fleming

Westview-Fairforest

2014

John Burns

Myrtle Beach

2014

Michael L. Broz

Dorchester County

2013

Rodney Clifton Hardee

Loris

2013

David Lee Crenshaw

Pendleton

2012

Dennis Cauthen

Elgin

2011

Robin West

Startex

2011

Charles Flintom

Pelham Batesville

2010

Chance Zobel

Columbia

2010

Dillon Denton

Charlotte Road/ Van Wyck

2010

James E. Cameron

South Chester

2009

W. Eugene Franklin, Jr.

Sumter Station 8

2008

Steve Hagen, Sr.

Blenheim

2008

Bradford Baity

Charleston

2007

Mike Benke

Charleston

2007

Melven Champaign

Charleston

2007

James Drayton

Charleston

2007

Michael French

Charleston

2007

William Hutchinson

Charleston

2007

Mark Kelsey

Charleston

2007

Louis Mulkey

Charleston

2007

Brandon Thompson

Charleston

2007

Jeffery Swartz

Wagener

2007

Kenneth P. Fahey

U.S. Forestry Service

2007

Shon E. Rice

Georgetown County

2006

Lee W. Walters

Sheldon

2006

Timmy Young

Columbia

2005

Edgar B. Rogers

Chesterfield

2004

Michael S. Martin

Anderson County

2004

Thomas E. Andersen

Surfside Beach

2002

Thomas W. Kickler

Laurens County

2002

Jeffery V. Chavis

Lexington County

2001

Timmy Rogers Dawson

Center Rock Volunteer

1999

Lewis E. Anderson

River Falls

1999

Randel Neal Sims

Antioch Volunteer

1998

Monty Harmon

Poplar Springs

1996

Lee Steele

Poplar Springs

1996

Ronald B. Lupo

Dillon County

1996

Jackson L. Capps

Glassy Mountain

1996

Jimmy Bryant

Indian Field Volunteer

1995

Thomas B. Buff, Jr.

Blaney

1995

Ronnie M. Fuller

Clinton

1994

Robert E. Browing, Jr.

U.S. Forestry Service

1994

James Rhett Lafon

Horry County

1993

Lloyd E. Horton, Jr.

Spartanburg

1992

William N. Jones, Jr.

Anderson County

1992

Jerry Brooks

North Greenville

1991

Robert Lee

Cowpens

1990

Anthony Boyert

St. Pauls

1990

Adell R. Potts

St. Stephens Volunteer

1989

John L. Headrick

Parker

1988

Ray A. Hayness

Pauline Rural

1988

Thomas H. Brown

Sumter County

1987

Strother Paysinger, Jr.

Friendly

1987

Benjamin Ryans, Jr.

Promised Land

1987

Terry Lee Dobbins

Macedonia

1987

Frank P. Hut

Hilton Head

1987

Randy S. Branch

Jasper County

1986

Warren F. Morris

Johnsonville

1986

John M. Barry

Columbia

1986

John J., Jr. Rhodes

Estill

1986

Gilbert Wiggins

Westvaco Paper Co.

1985

Vemon W. Gaines

West Laurens County

1985

Richard E. Webb

Whitney

1985

Ozakie Knotts

Columbia

1985

James T. Flangan

Florence

1985

George Kuharsky

Oconee County Rural

1984

Robert B. Tucker

Lake City

1984

Perry Crowley

Teal Mills

1982

Brandon Foster

Bethel

1982

William E. Goude

S.C. Forestry Commission

1981

Robert B. Casselman

International Paper Co.

1981

David Leon Clark

Dillon County

1980

Michael Harvey

Aiken

1978

Steve Sellars

Hilton Head

1976

Don Smith

Westview-Fairfoster

1976

Earl P. Patton

Jackson

1976

Robert L. Norman

Clover

1975

Henry Christian

Hilton Head

1974

Henry C. Martin

Fairview Volunteer

1973

Walter Bryant Varella

North Charleston Fire Department

1973

Joe M. Kee

Columbia

1971

Henry Oliver Cannon

Spartanburg

1970

James Foster, Jr.

Liberty

1970

Cecil Griggs

South Carolina Forestry Commission

1970

Harold C. Lewis

Liberty

1970

Monroe Wilkes

South Carolina Forestry Commission

1970

Otis Wilkes

South Carolina Forestry Commission

1970

Jessie Ray Sims

Florence

1968

Oscar F. Baker

Gantt

1967

George O. LaMott

West Columbia

1967

Henry T. Fosberry

Charleston

1965

Douglas C. Ferrell

Darlington

1964

Corbin Eugene Thomas

Charleston

1961

Robert M. Bunch, Sr.

Summerville

1958

J.T. Haynes

Camden

1955

Earle B. Wilson, Sr.

Darlington

1953

Major Summerford, Sr.

Florence

1947

Clarence R. Malphrus

South Carolina Forestry Commission

1949

L.E. Bramlett

Greenville

1941

E.H. Turner

Greenville

1941

J. Thomas Davis

Anderson City

1934

William Warren

Columbia

1927

Carl W. Miller

Greer

1927

J.C.F. Burns

Greenville

1926

William E. Campbell

Anderson City

1913

Robert Dodd, Jr.

Anderson City

1913

Will S. Graham

Sumter City

1907

Henry Joniken

Eagle Reel Company (Newberry)

1900

Thomas N. Bramlett

Hector Fire Company (Laurens)

1889

Daniel B. Carrington

Columbia

1868

Frank H. Hamilton

Rock Hill

1939

John G. Scott

Greenville Fire

1946

John Doscher

German Fire Engine Co. (Charleston)

1863

Theodore Goff

Charleston

1901

George H. Sanders

Charleston

1902

Edward Parson

Charleston

1902

William Nelson

Charleston

1902

Otto G. Marjenhoff

Charleston

1906

Albert L. Knickmeyer

Charleston

1910

Michael Morris

Charleston

1915

Joseph F. Brainovich

Charleston

1915

George H. Zwingmann

Charleston

1915

Markley L. Prince

Charleston

1916

Louis Behrens

Charleston

1932

James W. Hendricks, Sr.

Charleston

1957

Francis W. Sheppard

Charleston

1985

Robert Dale Morris

Charleston

1991

Aubrey R. Tillman, Jr.

Charleston

1999