ROUND O: Cleveland Columbus "Cole" Hiott IV passed away Wednesday July 27, 2016 in the Pisgah National Forest of North Carolina while hiking with close friends and camp counselors of Camp Ridgecrest for Boys. He was 18.

Cole was born February 24, 1998, a son of Cleveland C. Hiott III and Lydia Givens Hiott. Cole was a student for most of his life at Pinewood Preparatory Academy in Summerville, but was currently a rising senior at Ashley Ridge High School, where he was active in the Drama Club. For many years Cole had attended the Ridgecrest Camp for Boys at Black Mountain, NC and had created many friendships that he cherished, and never took for granted. He was a wonderful son and brother, and he possessed an incredible sense of humor…always able to lift the spirits of those around him. He enjoyed spending time outdoors in the mountains of North Carolina, and on the family farm in Round O, absorbing the beauty of God's creations. He was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church, where he was active in the youth group. He will truly be missed by all who knew him.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, John B. Hiott of Round O. He has one aunt, Gail Givens of Waterville, Maine, and a host of cousins and extended family.


Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10:00 in the First Baptist Church of Walterboro, with burial following in the Live Oak Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6-8 PM at Parker-Rhoden Funeral Home of Walterboro. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the Ridgecrest Camp for Boys Scholarship Fund, P.O.B. 279, Ridgecrest, NC 28770