Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Raymond Victor Hunter, Sr.
January 27, 2011
Raymond V. Hunter, Sr. of Mt. Pleasant, husband of Jimmie Lou Hunter for 13 years, died on January 27, 2011 at the age of 92. He was predeceased by his first wife of 55 years, Esther Jones Hunter. Raymond was born in Savannah, Georgia on May 8, 1918. He graduated from St. Paul's High School and was a 1941 graduate...
Pamela Fox Gamble
January 21, 2011
amela Fox Gamble, 64, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 21, 2011. She was born in Charleston, SC, the daughter of the late John Carlton Fox, Sr. and Dorothy Louise Tharin Fox on Sunday, November 10, 1946. She played the piano and had a love of music. Pamela has now the found peace she so rightfully deserves....
Stephen Parks Royster
January 14, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 14, 2011 Stephen Parks Royster, husband of Joanna Seckman Royster. Stephen was born in Dayton, Ohio a son of Franklin Parks Royster and Clara Virginia Watkins Royster on Thursday, June 23, 1955. He was a Estimator with a carpet company. Stephen honorably served in the United States Air Force for over ten years...
Thomas Lester Bell, Jr.
January 14, 2011
Mr. Thomas Lester Bell, Jr., 81, of Summerville, the widower of Elizabeth Davey Bell, entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 14, 2011. Mr. Bell was born in Savannah, Ga. on April 3, 1929, the son of the late Thomas Lester Bell, Sr. and Blonnie Shuman Bell. He was a Security Officer at Murray Guard Company a member of the...
Lawrence Vernon Marcey
January 12, 2011
Mr. Lawrence Vernon Marcey, 81, of Charleston, the husband of Carolyn Convertino Marcey, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. He was born in Arlington, VA on Wednesday, November 6, 1929, the son of the late Samuel Lawrence Marcey and Elsie Virginia Morris Marcey. Mr. Marcey served our country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He...
A.A. Lonnie Burris Jr.
January 12, 2011
Alonzo "Lonnie" Anderson Burris, Jr., 83, husband of Elizabeth Young Burris, passed away during the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Born in Charleston, SC on September 28, 1927, Lonnie was the second child of the late Alonzo A. Burris, Sr., and Eva Viard Burris. After graduating from Porter Military Academy in 1944, he volunteered for the V-5...
Mary Elizabeth Mcfadden
January 10, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Hoppmann McFadden, 86, widow of James Patrick McFadden, entered into eternal rest on the evening of Monday, January 10, 2010, in Charleston. The relatives and friends of Mrs. Mary H. McFadden are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM, Friday, January 14, 2011 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be...
Eugene Michael Irwin, Sr.
January 10, 2011
Eugene Michael Irwin, 84, of Charleston, the husband of Dero DeLoach Irwin, entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 10, 2011. Mr. Irwin was born in Charleston on August 11, 1926, the son of the late John Jackson and Lillian Hunakler Irwin. A graduate of Murray Vocational High School, he served in the United States Navy during World War II....
Katherine "Kitty" Pardee
January 7, 2011
Kitty Pardee passed away Friday, January 7, 2011. She was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 24, 1945, to the late L. Marion Schmonsees and Frances Edwards Schmonsees. Kitty was the Charter President of the James Island Opti-Mrs Club, Past President the St. Paul's Exchange Club Auxiliary, Past President of the Edgewater Park Garden Club, Past President and Past...
Robert Arthur Jenkins, Sr.
December 31, 2010
Robert Arthur Jenkins, Sr (Bobby), 73 of Charleston, retired Vice President of Micah Jenkins Nursery, and husband of Sarah Moody Jenkins died December 31, 2010 at Roper Hospital. Mr. Jenkins was born in Charleston, SC, the son of E. Micah Jenkins and Eloise Rosback Jenkins. He was a member of the St. Cecelia Society, Agricultural Society of SC and the...
Mary Elizabeth Halsey
December 30, 2010
Mary Elizabeth Elliott Halsey, 92, of Charleston, SC, the widow of Eugene Loeb Halsey, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, December 30, 2010. She was born in New York, NY on Sunday, January 20, 1918. Mrs. Halsey was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church from the inception, their Women's Guild and Perpetual Adoration. She was a volunteer at Blessed Sacrament...
Bess Smith Burrows
December 30, 2010
Bess Sanders Smith Burrows, 88, of Charleston, beloved wife of John E. Burrows, died Thursday, December 30, 2010, at Roper Hospital. Mrs. Burrows was born in Charleston, SC, on December 1, 1922, the daughter of Bessie Sanders Smith and Eugene Yates Smith. She attended Memminger School, Ashley Hall, and the College of Charleston. She was a member of the Ivy...
Croix Stephen Killermann
December 26, 2010
Croix Killermann, 46, of James Island, beloved son of Joan Kintzing-Killermann, brother to Adam Killermann and brother-in-law to Lark McDonald Killermann passed away on Dec. 26, 2010. An avid boater, fisherman and talented carpenter, Croix will be greatly missed by all. A small private family ceremony will be performed and Ms. Kintzing has requested that in lieu of flowers, a...
Sarah Reynolds Fosberry
December 26, 2010
Sarah Reynolds Fosberry, wife of 49 years to Martin James Fosberry, passed peacefully at her home on Wadmalaw Island the morning of December 26, 2010. Sarah was born April 5, 1939, in Charleston, the eldest child of the late Lola Anderson and T. Willard Reynolds, MD. She was a graduate of Bishop England High School and The St. Francis School...
Carolyn Elizabeth Pendarvis
December 22, 2010
Carolyn Elizabeth Pendarvis Charleston, SC - Carolyn Elizabeth Pendarvis, 67, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Charleston, SC on Saturday, February 6, 1943, the daughter of Viola Griffith Pendarvis and the late James Smoak Pendarvis. Carolyn was a graduate of St. Andrews High School, a member of Holy...
Elizabeth Anne Terry Thompson
December 22, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Elizabeth (Betty) Terry Thompson wife of Lynn B. Thompson. Betty was born in Charleston a daughter of Frank S. and Virginia T. Terry on June 7, 1929. She was a graduate of Memminger High School and the College of Charleston, where she played basketball. After college she opened her own dancing...
Elizabeth Michel Porter
December 19, 2010
Elizabeth Michel Weikert Porter entered into eternal rest early in the afternoon of Sunday, December 19, 2010, after a very courageous sixteen year battle with ovarian cancer. She is survived by her loving husband Michael E. Porter and their son Justin M. Porter. She also leaves behind a sister, Minette W. Hutto and her sons of Walterboro; a brother, Bernard...
Thomas O'Quinn
December 19, 2010
Thomas O'Quinn, 73, of James Island, the husband of Patricia Ida Beckenstein O'Quinn, entered eternal rest on Sunday, December 19, 2010 with his family by his side. He was born in Branchville, SC, the son of Robert Benjamin O'Quinn and Minnie Lee Carter O'Quinn, on Thursday, April 8, 1937. Mr. O'Quinn honorably served our country in the United States Army...
Ruth Semmler Brown
December 17, 2010
Ruth S. Brown-Charleston Entered into eternal rest on December 17, 2010, Ruth Semmler Brown, the widow of Heinz Gerhard Brown. Ruth was born on Tuesday, August 16, 1910, a daughter of Louis and Rosa Schoenholz Semmler in New York, NY. Ruth lived a long, interesting and energetic life, especially for a woman of her generation. After graduating from college at...
