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Claude Earle Thomas

Claude Earle Thomas

Dec 15, 2021

Claude Earle Thomas, 81, of Charleston, SC passed away on December 15, 2021. The relatives and friends of Claude and June Thomas are invited to attend his Funeral Service 2:00 PM Monday, December 20, 2021, from the Family Life Center of Fort Johnson Baptist Church, 1473 Camp Road, Charleston. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, 604 Fort Johnson...

Mary Ellen Budds

Mary Ellen Budds

Dec 10, 2021

Mary Ellen “Mingie” Tavel Budds, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 10, 2021, at the age of 94. She was the daughter of the late Robert LePage Tavel and Sarah Bailey Tavel. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 53 years, William “Billy” Baker Budds, her brother Edward Marion Tavel (Faye), and sisters Donella Tavel Inabinett (Louie) and...

Carolyn Stutler Poole

Carolyn Stutler Poole

Dec 10, 2021

Carolyn Anne Stutler Poole passed away early in the morning on Friday, December 10, 2021, entirely loved. The relatives and friends of Carolyn Stutler Poole are invited to attend her Funeral Service 5:00 PM Thursday, December 16, 2021, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway, Charleston. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends Thursday between...

Robert Samuel Tovey, Jr.

Robert Samuel Tovey, Jr.

Dec 2, 2021

Tovey, Sr. and Lucy Lockwood Tovey. He attended Porter Military Academy and St. Andrew’s High School before serving in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War as a combat controller. He retired from Siemens Medical Systems as a Senior Engineer. After retirement he spent much of his time teaching guitar to students of all ages. He was...

Rita Nolen Halterman

Rita Nolen Halterman

Nov 29, 2021

Rita Nolen Halterman, 81, entered into eternal rest on November 29, 2021.  Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 5 St. Teresa Dr, Charleston.  The family will receive friends between 5:00 and 7:00 PM Monday evening at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy.  ...

Robert Oswell Kann

Robert Oswell Kann

Nov 29, 2021

Robert Oswell (Bob) Kann, 93, entered into eternal rest on November 29, 2021. Born in Mt. Union, PA, on June 24, 1928, Bob was the son of the late Bernard Lloyd Kann and Nellie Briggs Kann. He was a World War II Veteran serving in the Navy on the USS Tidewater. In addition to his parents, Bob was preceded...

Elsie Elizabeth Holtslander

Elsie Elizabeth Holtslander

Nov 26, 2021

Elsie Elizabeth Sirisky Holtslander lived 100 years, five months, and twenty-six days. She began her life loved and ended her life loved. Elsie was born Monday, May 30, 1921, in Charleston, SC. She died Friday, November 26, 2021, in Charleston. Elsie was the sixth and last child of her parents John Joseph and Jennie Eugenia Bertocci Sirisky. In addition...

Marshall Thomas Lynch

Marshall Thomas Lynch

Nov 26, 2021

Marshall Thomas Lynch, 58, entered eternal rest on Friday November 26, 2021. Marshall, daughter of Beverly Marshall and the late Harold Thomas III, was born March 1,1963 in Charleston, SC. She was raised in Charleston where she was blessed with many lifelong friends. Marshall attended her beloved Ashley Hall and graduated in 1981. She earned her bachelor’s degree at...

Joan Evans

Joan Evans

Nov 26, 2021

Mrs. Joan (Joanie) Welsh Evans, aged 90, passed away on the evening of Friday, November 26, 2021, in Charleston, South Carolina.

Her Funeral Service will be held 12:00 PM Thursday, December 2, 2021, at St. James Anglican Church, 1872 Camp Road, Charleston, SC. Burial will be private. A reception will immediately follow the service in the worship...

Delia S. Reynolds

Delia S. Reynolds

Nov 23, 2021

Delia Reynolds, 88, of Charleston passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones. Delia was the daughter of Edgar A. and Elizabeth Long Smith. She graduated from Memminger School and Rice Business College. In high school, Delia served on student council, was voted “best looking” by her classmates, and later took the stage in the Miss Charleston...

Emily Durant Strider

Emily Durant Strider

Nov 15, 2021

Emily Durant Strider, 101, of Charleston, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021.

She was born November 7, 1920 in Cottageville, South Carolina. She was a daughter of Harry Augustus Durant and Eve Addison Durant. She leaves behind her beloved husband of seventy years, James Winston Strider, and a son, James W. Strider, Jr.

Mrs. Strider was predeceased by her parents and...

Robert George Wilcox Ii

Robert George Wilcox Ii

Nov 10, 2021

Robert G. Wilcox II, 59, of Charleston SC passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021, after battling Stage 4 Colon Cancer. Born in Plattsburg, NY, he was the son of Major Robert G. Wilcox, USAF (Ret.) and Diane Hill Wilcox Williams. He graduated from St Andrew's Parish High School in 1980, alongside his wife and high school sweetheart Renee Shaw...

Vicki Bee Barnes

Vicki Bee Barnes

Nov 9, 2021

Vicki Meggett Bee Barnes, 59 of Ladson, South Carolina entered into eternal rest Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Vicki was born March 27, 1962, a daughter of W. Gresham Meggett, Jr. and the late Nancy Harralson. An avid outdoorswoman, she enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with family and friends. She is survived by her husband of 17 years, Charles...

Sally Klump Ward

Sally Klump Ward

Nov 5, 2021

Sally Klump Ward, beloved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend, died peacefully on Friday, November 5, 2021, at her home in Mount Pleasant, SC. Sally Alison Klump was born July 19, 1958, in Gulfport, MS, to George Karl and Sue Pepper Klump. Typical of military life, Sally’s family moved around the country. She looked forward to the annual summer...

Jeffrey Alan Corbett

Jeffrey Alan Corbett

Nov 3, 2021

Jeffrey Alan Corbett, 56, of Charleston, SC, entered into eternal rest Wednesday evening , November 3, 2021.  The relatives and friends of Jeffrey Alan Corbett are invited to his Funeral Service 3:00 PM Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway, Charleston. The family will receive friends immediately after the service at the funeral...

Sandra Mccormack Condon

Sandra Mccormack Condon

Nov 1, 2021

Entered into eternal rest on Monday, November 1, 2021, Sandra Joan McCormack Condon, wife of Thomas C. Condon.

She was born January 20, 1951, in Birmingham, Alabama, a daughter of Carroll R. McCormack and Vivian Lowery McCormack. Sandra attended high school at Banks in Birmingham and  has a degree in Nuclear Medicine from the Medical University of...

Helen Cecile Peoples Buty

Helen Cecile Peoples Buty

Oct 30, 2021

Helen Cecile Peoples Buty peacefully passed away on October 30, 2021. She was born in Hankow, China in 1929, to Lewis Jackson Peoples and Marguerite Ann Tahaney. Helen was a wife, mother, friend, businesswoman, athlete and world traveler. She spent her early childhood in China but with the onset of WWII, the family was forced to return to San...

Gerry Dickinson

Gerry Dickinson

Oct 29, 2021

Gerald “Gerry” Potter Dickinson, Jr., 58, of Columbia, SC passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021, after an extended illness. Born on February 15, 1963, in Charleston, SC, Gerry was the son of the late Caroline Pinckney and Gerald Potter Dickinson. Gerry grew up along the waterfront of the Old Village of Mount Pleasant where he was surrounded by...

Bud Garforth

Bud Garforth

Oct 29, 2021

Ezra (Bud) Garforth Jr., 95, of Charleston, SC, former owner of Gingiss Formalwear in North Charleston and Greenville, died peacefully on Friday, October 29, 2021. His Funeral Service will be held 2:30 PM Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the Chapel at Bishop Gadsden, 1 Bishop Gadsden Way. Inurnment will follow at the Bishop Gadsden Columbarium. Mr. Garforth was born...

George Philip Higdon Iii

George Philip Higdon Iii

Oct 21, 2021

The man, the myth, the legend, the cowboy and flashlight connoisseur, Airborne Ranger George Philip Higdon III (61 years young) transcended to the next adventure of existence during the changing of the celestial guards on Thursday, October 21, 2021 surrounded by his loved ones & AWESOME tunes.

He is survived by his incredibly loving parents George P....

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