Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Jo S. Fetzer
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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.
November 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
November 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
October 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
October 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
October 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.
October 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.
October 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
October 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...
Addie O'Neil Courtney
October 17, 2009
Addie O'Neil Bradshaw Courtney of North Charleston entered into the glory of her eternal life Saturday, October 17, 2009. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends. She was the widow of John Blease Courtney, Sr. The relatives and friends of Addie B. Courtney are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 1:30 PM Wednesday, October 21, 2009,...
Terri Lynne Gaillard
October 16, 2009
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, October 16, 2009, Terri Lynne McGuire Gaillard. The relatives and friends of Ms. Terri Lynne Gaillard are invited to attend her memorial service at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 26, 2009, at the James A. McAlister chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway. Terri was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of Robert Lynn and Ann...
Georgette Pepper Hanckel
October 15, 2009
CHARLESTON - Entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 15, 2009, Georgette Pepper Pinckney Hanckel, widow of Francis Stuart Hanckel, Jr. The relatives and friends of Georgette P. Hanckel are invited to attend her Memorial Service at 4:00 PM, Sunday, October 18, 2009, at Holy Cross Episcopal Church on Sullivan's Island. Private interment will be at Old St. Andrew's Episcopal...
Katherine Duc Mitchell
October 11, 2009
Katherine D. Mitchell CHARLESTON - Entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 11, 2009, Katherine Elizabeth Duc Mitchell, widow of James Ulmont Mitchell. She was born in Charleston a daughter of Harry Alexander and Lillian T. McGuiness Duc on Sunday, January 16, 1921. Mrs. Mitchell attended Mitchell Elementary and Bishop England High School. Katherine was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...
Lesley Schoepf Cabell
October 10, 2009
Lesley Ann Schoepf Cabell, died on October 10, 2009. She was born September 4, 1956 in Concord, Massachusetts to the late John Graves Schoepf and the late Joyce LeJune Schoepf and spent the majority of her childhood in Greenville, South Carolina. She was the wife for thirty years of Nathaniel Wilson Cabell, Jr. of James Island, SC and mother of...
Richard Leroy Ramsdell
October 10, 2009
Richard Leroy Rasmdell, 80, of Charleston, died Saturday, October 10, 2009. Mr. Ramsdell was born on August 12, 1929, in Portland, Oregon, the only child of the late Clarence Leroy Ramsdell and Wanda Mae Dixon Ramsdell. A Korean War veteran, he enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve and was honorably discharged in 1951. He graduated from the University of Oregon...
Frank Patrick Kanapaux Iv
October 5, 2009
Frank Patrick Kanapaux IV of Mt. Pleasant, entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 5, 2009. Frank was born in Charleston, a son of the late Frank Patrick Kanapaux III and Constance Finnegan Kanapaux, on Wednesday, February 5, 1958. He was a graduate of Wando High School in 1976 . Frank was a sea man at heart and grew up...
Janet Claire Redmond
October 1, 2009
Entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 1, 2009, Janet Claire Odell Redmond, wife of James Leonard Redmond of Seabrook Island, SC. Jan was born Rockville Centre, Long Island, NY a daughter of Elmer William and Virginia M. Schill Odell on Saturday, June 22, 1946. She was a elementary school teacher in Wheaton, IL and member of Holy Spirit Catholic...
