Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Frank Heape
May 27, 2011
Charles Frank Heape, 90, of Charleston, the husband of Helen McCulloch Heape, entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 27, 2011. He was born in Charleston, the son of, John Madison Heape and Carlotta Rivers Heape, on Friday, August 20, 1920. Frank was a graduate of Murray Vocational High School and a US Army veteran. He was a retired Naval...
Lula Mildred Grice
May 18, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Lula McCarthy Grice, widow of Marion Evans Grice . She was born in Charleston a daughter of Patrick J. and Lula M. Bowick McCarthy on Friday, May 27, 1921. Lula was a graduate of Murray Vocational High School. Surviving are two children, Millie G. Brown and Randolph J. Grice and his...
Chief James Michael Howard, Sr.
May 17, 2011
Chief James Michael Howard, Sr., 57, of Edisto Island, the husband of Julie Lyons Howard, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. He was born in Key West, FL, the son of Ralph A. Howard and Veronica Gillin Howard on Saturday, April 10, 1954. Chief Howard was a graduate of Bishop England High School and Trident Technical College....
Elisabeth Ingeborg Licktieg Mcgee
May 15, 2011
ELISABETH L. McGEE CHARLESTON~Elisabeth Ingeborg Licktieg McGee, June 1956 - May 2011 resident of Charleston, South Carolina. After a courageous year-long battle with cancer, Elisabeth passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at the age of 54. Elisabeth was born in Mannheim, Germany, but lived most of her life in Charleston. She was fluent in German and English. Elisabeth...
Kelly Nugent Salmorin
May 15, 2011
Kelly Nugent Salmorin, 52 of James Island, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 15, 2011. She was born in Charleston, SC on Tuesday, October 14, 1958, the daughter of Charles William Nugent Sr. and Janet O'Neale Nugent. Kelly was a customer service agent with James Island County Park and a member of the Church of the Nativity. She was...
Massimo Giovanni Ubertini
May 15, 2011
Dr. Massimo "Max" Giovanni Ubertini, 69, of James Island, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 15, 2011. Max was born in Rome, Italy on Saturday, July 19, 1941, the son of the late, Mario Ubertini and the late Pierna Palazzoli Ubertini. He was baptized in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and educated at the University in Rome. Max was...
Alice Lucas Hutson
May 14, 2011
Alice Vaughan Lucas Hutson, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, the wife of Harry Colcock Hutson, Jr., entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Charleston, SC on Saturday, April 14, 1928, the daughter of the late Thomas Cordes Lucas and Alice May Vaughan Lucas. Mrs. Hutson was a graduate of Winyah High School...
Carol Renken Watson
May 11, 2011
Carol Renken Watson entered into eternal peace on May 11, 2011 surrounded by her family. She is the daughter of the late Walter A. Renken, Jr. and the late Dorothy Cosgrove Renken and the widow of Michael Glen Watson. Carol was a graduate of Bishop England High School and Massey Junior College, School of Fashion in Atlanta, GA. Carol, a...
Mark William Snowberger
May 6, 2011
Mark William Snowberger, 29, passed unexpectedly Friday, May 6, 2011. Born March 11, 1982 in Summit, NJ, Mark was an intellectual, artistic and sensitive being who saw the beauty in everything around him. An impressive gardener whose backyard was a beautiful haven, a skilled photographer who captured the moments of our lives together and an avid lover of music and...
Stephen Calhoun Hewitt
May 3, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Stephen Calhoun Hewitt, husband of Elizabeth McLaughlin Hewitt. Stephen was born Friday, February 29, 1952 a son of Morgan Edwin Hewitt and Ann Shaw Hewitt. He attended Cathedral School, Charleston High, and Trident Technical College. He married Elizabeth McLaughlin Hewitt on August 28, 1982. Stephen Calhoun Hewitt was a loving Husband...
James Robert Steffel, Sr.
April 30, 2011
James Robert "Jim" Steffel, Sr. 74, of James Island, the husband of Patricia "Peanut" Cluka Steffel, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 30, 2011. Jim was born in Defiance, OH on September 26, 1936, the son of the late Orville A. and Goldie Matthews Steffel. He honorably served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Jim was a...
Marian Carter Stroud
April 29, 2011
Mrs. Marian Fredrika Carter Stroud, wife of the late Carl G. Stroud, passed away into eternity with Christ Jesus on the morning of April 29, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Stroud was born in Charleston, South Carolina on November 8, 1924, a daughter of the late John Heyward Carter and Marian Beard King Carter. She was a devoted...
Edward Robbins Ball, Jr.
April 28, 2011
Edward Robbins Ball, Jr. left many things on Thursday, April 28, 2011. He left a family who adored him, friends who will miss his jocular wit, coworkers who loved him, and many people who only remained strangers for the briefest of seconds. But that's not all he left. He also left an indelible legacy of self-sacrificing love, of caring and...
Emily Ravenel Farrow
April 26, 2011
Emily Ravenel Farrow, widow of John Ashby Farrow, died peacefully at her home on April 26, 2011. Mrs. Farrow was born in Charleston, a daughter of Charles Jervey and Emily Legare Simmons Ravenel on February 13, 1915, and grew up on her family's farm which is now encompassed by the City of Charleston. She is survived by her two sons,...
Joan Barrineau Beckman
April 26, 2011
Mrs. Joan Barrineau Beckman, 80, of North Charleston, the widow of David Edward Beckman, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at her residence. Joan was born in Charleston on May 30, 1930, the daughter of the late Elmore Alonzo and Florence Estelle Daniels Barrineau. She retired from The Gingerbread House as a preschool teacher. Formerly, she was...
Vicky Lynn Cooper Horres
April 24, 2011
Vicky Cooper Horres, 62, of Folly Beach, the wife of the late Ernest G. Horres, DVM, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, April 24, 2011. Vicky was born in Charleston, the daughter of Wade H. Cooper and Dorothy Dixon Cooper on August 14, 1948.. Vicky is survived by her son, T. Dixon Horres and her mother, Dorothy Dixon Cooper. She...
Richard Carlton Kelly, Jr.
April 19, 2011
Richard Carlton Kelly, Jr.,63, of North Charleston, the husband of Margaret Jennelle O'Neal Kelly, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at his residence. Rick was born in Newark, NJ on Sunday, November 16, 1947 the son of Richard Carlton Kelly, Sr. and Marie Allee Jefferson Kelly. He faithfully served our country in the United States Army during...
Mary Reneau Jones
April 17, 2011
Mary R. Jones Mary Reneau Hunt Jones, 90, of Charleston, South Carolina lived a full and blessed life, with a peaceful passing, on Sunday April 17th, 2011. The family and friends of Mary are invited to attend her memorial service at The First Baptist Church of Charleston, at 48 Meeting Street, on Thursday at 2:00 in the afternoon. The family...
Kenneth Lee Martin
April 16, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 16, 2011 Kenneth Lee Martin. Mr. Martin was born in Beaufort, SC a son of the late Wilfred T. and Juanita M. Kennedy Martin on Tuesday, October 22, 1957. He was a member of Charleston Baptist Church and was employed at Publix Grocery. Surviving are a sister, Carolyn M. Watts; two nephews, Richard...
