Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
James Miles Culpepper
Dec 13, 2009
James Miles Culpepper, director emeritus with more than 60 years of service with First Financial Holdings Inc. and former president of Copleston's Klendry Inc., died Sunday. He was 91. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McAlister Funeral Home at 1620 Savannah Highway. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the...
Catherine Elizabeth O'Donnell
Dec 7, 2009
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, December 7, 2009 Catherine Elizabeth Cushing O'Donnell, beloved wife of Roger E. O'Donnell, of Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. O'Donnell are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM Friday, December 11, 2009, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be...
Raymond Francis Thompson
Dec 5, 2009
Raymond F, Thompson entered into eternal rest on December 5, 2009. The beloved husband of Josephine Chiello Thompson for 53 years. The loving father of Antoinette (Clint) Milner, Raymond A. (Lana), Randal, and Maria (Randy) Lovdal, his loyal son-in-law, Randy Simonis and best friend Harry Sirigos. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Jesse (Melissa), Jodi, Nicholas, Jonathan, Elizabeth and...
Margie J. Dempsey
Nov 26, 2009
Margie J. Johns Dempsey, 63, of John's Island, the wife of Robert O. Dempsey, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, November 26, 2009. She was born in Olar, SC, the daughter of Henry Clarence Johns and Myrtle Horton Johns, on Friday, June 14, 1946. Mrs. Dempsey was a graduate of Denmark Olar High School and a Registered Nurse. She loved...
James Rice Lawler
Nov 19, 2009
CHARLESTON - Entered into eternal rest on Thursday, November 19, 2009 James Rice Lawler widower of Mary Elizabeth O'Leary Lawler. He was born in Reading, MA a son of James H. Lawler and Elizabeth Riley Lawler on Thursday, February 12, 1920. Mr. Lawler honorably served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a a retired attorney...
Kenneth Young
Nov 18, 2009
CHARLESTON, SC - Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, Mr. Kenneth Young, husband of Maria H. Young. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on Friday, January 29, 1926, a son of George Douglas and Elizabeth McCubbin Young. Mr. Young honorably served our country in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and the U.S. Air...
Charles Alton Taylor
Nov 14, 2009
Entered into eternal rest Mr. Charles Alton Taylor, widower of Elinor McIntosh Taylor, of Charleston, SC The relatives and friends of Mr. Charles A. Taylor are invited to attend his funeral service at 11:30 AM Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy Burial will be in the French Huguenot Churchyard. The family will receive...
Jo S. Fetzer
Nov 9, 2009
Mary Jo Smith Fetzer passed away on November 9, 2009. Jo was born in Savannah, Georgia, on November 17, 1935, the child of Leon and Nancy Smith, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her sister, Gloria Smith Overstreet; her nieces, Linda A. Thomas and Claire T. Boinest and her husband Edward; a nephew, Michael L. Thomas; a...
Capt. George F. Lisle
Nov 6, 2009
Captain George Frenger Lisle, USN (Ret.)75, Submariner, of Headquarters Island, Charleston, SC, took his last cruise when he succumbed to cancer on Friday, November 6, 2009, after many years of resisting the disease. He was the beloved husband of the former Carolyn Powell Herndon of Walterboro, SC, for 15 years. Captain Lisle was born on October 26, 1934, in Schenectady,...
Allen Randall Martin
Nov 3, 2009
Entered into eternal rest on November 3, 2009, Allen R. Martin, Sr. 74, husband of Patricia Gayle Doyle Martin of Johns Island. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Allen R. Martin are invited to attend his Memorial Service at 11:00 AM Friday, November 6, 2009 at Stono Baptist Church, John's Island. The family will receive friends at the...
Gene Trayser Dunaway
Nov 3, 2009
GENE TRAYSER DUNAWAY Charleston, SC - Commander Gene Trayser Dunaway (USN, Ret.), 81, died November 3, 2009 at the Hospice Center in Mount Pleasant, SC after a prolonged illness with Parkinson's disease. Gene Dunaway was born in Pine Bluff, AR on December 30, 1927 to Witt Allen and Dorothy Trayser Dunaway. His Dunaway ancestors settled the Arkansas Territory. He attended...
George Dewey Wells, Jr.
Nov 2, 2009
George Dewey Wells Jr. CHARLESTON - George, 78, passed away November 2, 2009 after an 8 year battle with cancer. The relatives and friends of George D. Wells Jr. are invited to attend a Memorial Service on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home ,1620 Savannah Highway at 3:00 P.M. Visitation will be 1:00 PM until...
Martha Lacy Hall
Nov 1, 2009
Martha Lacy Hall died at The Presbyterian Homes of Summerville, South Carolina Sunday, November 1, 2009. Mrs. Hall, a writer of short fiction and an editor, remained active in both fields into the twenty-first century. She was the daughter of William Monroe and Elizabeth Goza Lacy and was born in Magnolia, MS, on August 19,1923. She was graduated from the...
Caroline Elise Condon
Oct 26, 2009
Caroline Ehrhardt Condon died Monday, October 26, 2009. Caroline was born September 4, 1934 in Charleston, a daughter of Bernard Theodore and Elisabeth Prince Ehrhardt. She was a graduate of Bishop England High School and attended the University of South Carolina where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. In 1955 Caroline married James Mathewes Condon and together...
John Francis Malloy
Oct 25, 2009
Entered into eternal rest on Saturday, October 24, 2009 Cmdr. John Francis Malloy, Sr., USNR (Ret), husband of Mary Ellen Reddy Malloy, of Charleston, SC The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Malloy, Sr. are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM Friday, October 30, 2009, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Rite...
Karen Ann Joseph
Oct 24, 2009
Karen Ann Joseph, mother, daughter, sister entered into enternal life Saturday morning following complications from surgery. She is survived by her beloved daughter, Megan, her parents Dr. and Mrs. Carium Joseph; her sister, Kathy Macaron, her husband Elie and their daughter, Elise; her brother, Kevin and his daughter, Jennifer; her sister, Dr. Molly Joseph, her husband Scott Pressler and their...
James Patrick Toma, Jr.
Oct 21, 2009
James Patrick Toma, Jr. 54, of Charleston, South Carolina passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, October 21, 2009 after a long battle with lung cancer. James a disabled veteran served his country honorably in the United States Army. Known for being a generous, gentle soul who always looked out for others, James played the guitar passionately, collected coins and loved...
Robert Eustace Register, Jr.
Oct 21, 2009
Robert Eustace Register, Jr., 88, of Charleston, the husband of Mary Condon Montgomery Register, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. He was born in Kingstree, SC, the son of Robert Eustace Register, Sr and Lois Bruner Register, on May 30, 1921. Mr. Register spent a great part of his life in Columbia. His studies at the University...
Mildred Jean Cottone
Oct 19, 2009
Mildred J. Cottone, widow of Gerard J. Cottone, formerly of Merrick, NY died peacefully at her home in South Carolina. Private Funeral Services will be held later. Mildred was predeceased by a daughter, Francine Rizzi and is survived by three daughters: Rosanne Cottone, Donna J. Vila and Barbara Buffalino and her husband, Joseph, as well as eight loving grandchildren. In...
