Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Benjamin Thomas Peters
May 1, 2009
Entered into eternal rest on May 1, 2009, Mr. Benjamin Thomas Peters, husband of Vera Carter Peters, of Charleston, SC. He was born in Columbia, SC on September 26, 1929, a son of William Theron and Pearl Crowder Peters. Ben graduated from Columbia High School and honorably served our country in U.S. Air Force. He was the President and owner...
Earl William Nelson
May 1, 2009
Entered into eternal rest on May 1, 2009, Earl William Nelson of Cape Coral, Fl. He was born in Northfield, MN on May 27, 1915 a son of Thomas and Hannah Pearson Nelson. Earl was a graduate of St. Olaf College,received his Masters and Doctorate from Perdue University and was a retired chemical engineer. He is survived by his daughter...
Ernest W. Hilton Sr.
May 1, 2009
Entered into eternal rest on May 1, 2009, Mr. Ernest Willard Hilton, Sr. husband of Tammy Fleming Hilton, of Ravenel, SC. Mr. Hilton was born in Savannah, GA a son of Willard and Mary King Hilton. He was the owner of Hilton Paint and Body Shop. Ernest was active in stock car racing, antique cars and enjoyed camping. He was...
Daniel Ernest Nolan Sr
April 30, 2009
Entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 30, 2009, Daniel Ernest Nolan, Sr., husband of Dorothy Bentz Nolan, of Charleston, SC. Mr. Nolan was born in Pittsburgh, PA, a son of John Francis and Anna Cecilia Hilbert Nolan on Monday, February 18, 1924. He was a graduate of Epiphany High School and attended the College of Charleston. Mr. Nolan was...
Martha Elvina Rabb Moran
April 30, 2009
Martha Elvina Rabb Moran, 78, of James Island, formerly of Folly Beach and the wife of Joseph Edward Moran, Sr., entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 30, 2009. She was born in Charleston, on Tuesday, February 17, 1931, the daughter of the late Joseph Anthony Rabb and the late Teresa Clare Redmond Rabb. Martha attended Cathedral School and graduated...
Carl Deidrich Petit
April 27, 2009
Carl "Dick" Deidrich Petit, 83, of James Island, the husband of Dorothy Beattie Petit, entered into eternal rest on Monday, April 27, 2009. He was born in Charleston, the son of Francis "Frank" Wickliffe Petit and Dora Augusta Koster Petit on Monday, August 31, 1925. Mr. Petit graduated from Murray Vocational High School and was a semiprofessional baseball pitcher for...
Marvin "Skipper" Doyle Monroe, Jr.
April 23, 2009
Marvin "Skipper" Doyle Monroe, Jr., 51, of Charleston, passed on April 23, 2009. He was born in Macon, GA, the son of Marvin D. Monroe, Sr and Arrahwannah Brown Monroe on May 18, 1957. Mr. Monroe was a graduate of Stratford Academy in Macon, Mercer University and Officers Candidate School in Quantico , VA for the U.S. Marine Corps. He...
Leah Sturcken Altine
April 21, 2009
Entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, Leah Sturcken Altine, beloved wife and partner of Michel Michael Altine, Sr. of Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Michel M. Altine, Sr. are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am, Friday, April 24, 2009, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of...
Eleanor Masilonis Jaskunas
April 16, 2009
Eleanor Masilonis Jaskunas, 86, of James Island, the widow of Alphonse Stanley Jaskunas, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 16, 2009. She was the mother of the late Alan and Thomas Jaskunas, grandmother of Taryn Dominguez (Daniel) and Elena McBride (Henry) and the great grandmother of Thomas McBride. The relatives and friends of Eleanor M. Jaskunas are invited to...
Bertha Wright Altine
April 12, 2009
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday, April 12, 2009, Bertha Orie Wright Altine, wife of George Altine, of James Island. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. George Altine are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at the James A. McAlister Chapel. Interment, Bethany Cemetery. Friends may call at the James A....
Nathaniel Wilson Cabell
July 1, 2004
Entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 1, 2004, Mr. Nathaniel Wilson Cabell widower of Jean Witsell Cabell, of Charleston, SC. Mr. Cabell was born in Charleston on Sunday, March 15, 1914 a son of John R. Cabell of Callands, Virginia and Mary Ellison Robinson of Rowesville, South Carolina. Mr. Cabell honorably served his country during World War II in...
Irma Lee Meyers Harper
May 27, 1927
Irma Lee Meyers Harper, widow of Walter Curtis Harper went to her heavenly home early Wednesday morning, May 25, 2022, at Somerby of Mount Pleasant.
Irma was born March 27, 1927, and was a native of Charleston, South Carolina. She was raised by her mother Azalea Meyers after her father John C. Meyers, a Charleston Policeman, was killed in...
Ronald Emmett Ferrara
Ronald Emmett Ferrara died at the family residence on Daufuski Island. Ronnie was born in Charleston, SC on October 17, 1960. He graduated from College Preparatory High School and attended Guilford College in North Carolina where he played football and lacrosse. Ronnie was a contractor specializing in historic renovations. He is survived by his mother, Dr. Emily McDuffie Ferrara, his...
Thomas Henry Carey, Sr.
Thomas Henry Carey of Raleigh, NC, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in the care of his endearing wife of 68 years, Frances Wham Carey. Survived by two sons, Thomas H.Carey, Jr. and wife Dale, of Cary, NC, and James M. Carey and wife Kathy of Newark, DE, and two daughters, Susan C. Koon and husband James F. Koon, III, of...
William Edward Carr
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