Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Annaline Wilmer Lindsey
March 8, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 8, 2010, Annaline Dukes Lindsey, widow of Donald H. Lindsey, Sr. of Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Annaline D. Lindsey are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 3:00 PM. Thursday, March 11, 2010, at the First Baptist Church of Charleston with interment to follow at Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Friends...
Donald Claude Cowie
March 7, 2010
Donald Claude Cowie, 82, of Mt. Pleasant died peacefully on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Hospice Center of Charleston. He was the son of the late Edith Sharon Cowie and George Cowie. Don was born into a large extended family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 8, 1927. While growing up, he spent summers with family in Green Bay, Pembine,...
John Thomas Jenkins, Jr.
February 28, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday, February 28, 2010, John Thomas Jenkins, Jr., the widower of Patricia Dotterer Jenkins, The relatives and friends of Mr. John T. Jenkins, Jr., are invited to attend his funeral service at 3:00 pm Friday, March 5, 2010, at the Graveside, Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends after the service at the residence, 1224...
Tai Sugimoto
February 24, 2010
Tai Sugimoto, 65, of Wadmalaw Island, SC died peacefully on February 24 surrounded by his immediate family. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Sandra Burleson and his daughter, Miki Elise Sugimoto. Tai was born in Osaka, Japan on January 4, 1945 and came to the United States in 1964 to attend Stetson University on scholarship, where after,...
Anne Clary Nigels
February 21, 2010
"Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest". It is with great sorrow and joy that we inform those who knew her, Anne Clary Nigels that she has gone to be with Jesus on Sunday, Feb. 21st, 2010. Born July 18, 1931 in Union, SC she grew up in the West Ashley...
Lynda Burbage Mckay
February 21, 2010
Lynda B. McKay Lynda McDowell Burbage McKay, 63, of James Island, the wife of Robert Clement McKay, Jr., entered into eternal rest on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at a local hospital. She was born in Charleston, the daughter of Joel Leroy Burbage and Virginia Irene Singletary Burbage, on Tuesday, August 27, 1946. Lynda was a graduate of James Island High...
Laura Snowden Walker
February 21, 2010
Laura Snowden Walker, 61, of John's Island, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at the Hospice Center. She was born in Charleston, the daughter of James Gaillard Snowden II and Virginia Ann Hutchings Snowden, on Sunday, June 6, 1948. Ms. Walker attended Ashley Hall School and graduated from the High School of Charleston. She also attended the...
Frances Derrick
February 18, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Thursday, February 18, 2010, Frances Austin Derrick, 89, wife of E. L. Derrick, Residence, Mt. Pleasant, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Derrick are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 2:00 PM Saturday, February 20, 2010, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy. The family will receive...
Robert Otto Dempsey
February 11, 2010
Mr. Robert Otto Dempsey, 73, of Johns Island, the widower of Margie Johns Dempsey, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Ralph H. Johnson V A Medical Center, Charleston, SC. Mr. Demsey was born in Charleston, SC on Friday, October 2, 1936, the son of the late Simeon Otto and Gladys Raben Dempsey. He served our country...
Jack Ross Franklin
February 10, 2010
Mr. Jack R. Franklin, 83, of West Ashley, husband of Frieda Ann Franklin entered into eternal rest Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at the Veterans Hospital. Jack was born August 16, 1926 in Van Lear, Kentucky, the son of Sam and Goldie Mae Franklin. He answered his nations call to duty in the Navy during World War II, Korean War and...
Geraldine Buero Richards Shuler
February 7, 2010
Geraldine Buero Richards Shuler widow of Pierce Lee Irby Shuler, died Sunday, February 7, 2010 . The relatives and friends of Geraldine B.R. Shuler are invited to attend her funeral service at 11:00 AM Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral...
James Leray Botto
February 7, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday, February 7, 2010 James LeRay Botto, husband of Yelena Rijkova Botto of Wadmalaw Island, SC. He was born in Lakewood, OH, the son of. Claude L. Botto and Marie Grace Doyle Botto, a Charleston native, on Wednesday, August 23, 1941. He attended parochial schools and graduated from St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio,...
Donald Peter Mcewan
February 5, 2010
Donald Peter McEwan, (LCDR, USN retired) of Charleston, SC died Friday evening February 5, 2010. Beloved husband, father and grandfather, he was born in Springfield, MA on November 21, 1930, son of Peter McEwan and Anna Sullivan McEwan. He served twenty-four years in the U.S. Navy retiring in 1972. He graduated from the Citadel with a Master's Degree in 1975...
Christopher Allen Spivey
February 1, 2010
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Spivey are invited to attend his graveside funeral service at 11:00 am, Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Jackson Spivey Fund at any Heritage Trust Bank Chris was born in Charleston a son...
Eleanora Molinaroli
January 30, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 30, 2010, Eleanora Bernardin Molinaroli. The relatives and friends of Mrs.Eleanora B. Molinaroli are invited to attend her Memorial Mass at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at St. John Catholic Church, 3921 St. John's Ave., North Charleston, SC.Burial will be private. Born in Barre, Vt. in 1911 the eldest of three...
Charles Eugene Bishop, Sr.
January 27, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, Mr. Charles Eugene Bishop, Sr. Residence, James Island, SC. Funeral services and burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Operation Uplink, Rear Admiral J.J. Raby VFW Post 445, 1639 Camp Rd. James Island, SC 29412. Mr. Bishop was born in Asheville, NC. on September 25, 1933, the son...
Doris Louise Strahan
January 25, 2010
CHARLESTON- Doris Louise Conner Strahan passed away January 25, 2010. She was born in St. George, Ga, July 24, 1937 to Alfred Lee & Emily Crews Conner, raised in Jacksonville but spent most of her life in Charlston, SC. Mrs. Strahan is also predeceased by 2 brothers Albert Lee and John Edward Conner. Mrs. Strahan was a hairdresser for 35...
Helen Lucas Weston
January 24, 2010
CHARLESTON - Helen Lucas Weston entered into eternal rest at her residence on Sunday, January 24, 2010. The relatives and friends of Helen L. Weston are invited to attend her Funeral Servcice at 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 28, 2010, at the Graveside, Magnolia Cemetery. The family requests memorials be made to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 120 Broad...
Rev. Theodore Cilwick
January 24, 2010
The Rev. Theodore Cilwick, 94, a long-time Catholic priest in a number of South Carolina parishes, died Sunday, January 24, 2010. Father Cilwick came to South Carolina from his native New York in the 1940s, drawn by a desire to be a missionary priest. He told "The Catholic Miscellany" in a 2003 article that when he arrived, there were fewer...
Gayle Leslie Bulwinkle
January 23, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 23, 2010, Gayle Leslie Nelson Bulwinkle, wife of Bert H. Bulwinkle, Jr. Residence, James Island, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bert H. Bulwinkle, Jr. are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at the James A. McAlister Chapel. The family will receive friends...
