Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home, Inc. has been serving the families of Hampton County and the surrounding Lowcountry area for over 100 years.
Founded by Mr. Eugene M. Peeples in 1924 (with some sources even saying 1916), who had previously served as Hampton County Clerk of Court, and originally known as Peeples Funeral Service, it is one of the first funeral homes in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. When the business began, they made their own burial vaults out of cement and operated the local ambulance service, being one of the last funeral homes in the state to relinquish that responsibility to the county in 1978. In the early 1950's, while under the direction of Jimmy Holland and Earl Peeples, son of Eugene Peeples, the name was changed to Peeples-Holland Funeral Home. In 1975, after the untimely death of Jimmy Holland, Gordon L. Rhoden, Sr., joined the firm as general manager. Soon after, Gordon acquired the business, and the name was then changed to Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home, Inc. His brother, John B. Rhoden, Jr., joined Gordon in the business and remained a member of the firm until his retirement in 2004. The original business was located in Hampton on the corner of First Street and Elm Street until 1985, when the decision was made to construct a new facility at 300 Mulberry Street, approximately 3 blocks from the original business. On April 21, 1986, the new structure was complete, and the physical move was made.
Gordon L. Rhoden, Sr. and his wife Brenda Rice Rhoden, who passed away in March of 2025, owned and operated the business located in Hampton, as well as the Chapel located at 330 Clarke Avenue in Estill. In December of 2003, Gordon and his son, Lee Rhoden, purchased Parker Funeral Home, now Parker-Rhoden Funeral Home, in Walterboro. Lee now owns and operates that firm. Gordon also proudly served 8 terms as Hampton County Coroner, making him one of the longest-serving coroners in South Carolina at the time.
Gordon passed away in November of 2025. Since his passing, Preston M. Altman, a native of Hampton County who worked several years with Gordon and is a licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer, operated the firm as its general manager with the support of members of the Rhoden Family. In July of 2026, Preston purchased the firm and became the President, sole Owner & Operator. . . operating the firm with devoted staff members and his wife, Elisabeth Christie Altman, a native of McCormick County, who is also a licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer.
Today, as it was in the past, we continue to be a family serving the needs of bereaved families in a compassionate, caring, and dignified manner.
