ASHTON – Mrs. Geneva Strickland, 90, of Ashton, entered into rest Monday evening, June 8, 2026, at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. She was twice married, first to the late Mr. Richard Wiggins
and secondly to the late Mr. Marvin Clyde Strickland.
Born February 7, 1936, in Colleton County, South
Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Lyons and
the late Agnes Knight Lyons. She was a retired seamstress
from Smoaks Manufacturing. The oldest member of Ashton
Baptist Church, she dedicated herself to the church’s work
having served as pianist for countless years. She centered her
life around her loving family and was a devoted homemaker,
taking great pride in the care she gave to her family’s home
which was over one hundred years old. She enjoyed traveling,
especially to the beach. She will always be remembered as
a great southern cook, known for her iconic fruit cakes and
Japanese pies. She also had a great love for her cat as well as
wild birds and flowers.
Surviving are: three children, Richard “Catfish” Wiggins,
Michael Wiggins (Elizabeth), and Myra Jones (Bobby); five
grandchildren, Lindsey Hiers, Michelle Dyches, Stephanie
Breland, Tracey McDonald, and Jeremy Jones; and eleven
great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two
children, Johnny Wiggins and Dianne Brelane; a grandson,
Jonathan Wiggins; and a daughter-in-law, Willie Mae Wiggins.
Memorial contributions may be directed in her memory to:
Ashton Baptist Church, 5156 Willow Swamp Road, Lodge,
South Carolina 29082.
Funeral services were held 11 o’clock Saturday morning,
June 12, 2026, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral
Chapel, Walterboro. The Reverend Chase McRae, The
Reverend Danny Fogle, and The Reverend Gordon Ackerman
officiated. Interment followed in Rice Patch Christian
Churchyard, Islandton.
Arrangements By: The Brice W. Herndon And Sons
Funeral Homes And Crematory, Walterboro Chapel, 1193
Bells Highway, Walterboro, 843.538.5408. Visit the registry
online at: www.briceherndon.com.
