Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Timothy Dwayne Linker
September 12, 2021
Timothy Dwayne "Timmy" Linker, 63, of Charleston, SC, entered into eternal rest Sunday, September 12, 2021. The relatives and friends of Timmy Linker are invited to attend a memorial gathering in his honor 6:00 PM Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at the St. Andrew’s Parks and Playgrounds Brinker Picnic Shelter. His Funeral Service will be held 11:30 AM Thursday, September...
Samuel Gary Hammond
September 11, 2021
Samuel Gary Hammond, 72, of James Island, SC died Saturday, September 11, 2021. His Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, September 23, 2021, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy, Charleston. Gary was born in Chattanooga, TN to Samuel and Elizabeth Hammond. He attended Shorter College in Rome, Ga. then joined the United States...
Philip Arnold Chevrier
September 10, 2021
Philip A. 'Flip' Chevrier, 91, of Charleston, SC, died Friday, September 10, 2021. The relatives and friends of Philip A. Chevrier are invited to attend his Graveside Funeral Service 2:00 PM Monday, September 13, 2021 at Live Oak Memorial Gardens, 3093 Ashley River Road, Charleston.
Flip was born April 27, 1930, son of the late Joseph and...
Robert John Sauers
September 6, 2021
Robert John Sauers, 72, of Charleston, SC, died September 06, 2021. He was born in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa on November 5, 1948, a son of Robert Charles Sauers and Madeleine Leone French Sauers.
Mr. Sauers was a graduate of South Kent School in Connecticut, and The College of Charleston, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in...
Louis Stephen Roehm
September 1, 2021
Prevailing winds and fair seas swept a submariner to sea for his last and greatest deployment to a spacious place. The spirit of Louis Stephen Roehm, Jr., LCDR (USN, Ret.) left our presence on September 1, 2021. Lou joined the Navy just after his eighteenth birthday, fulfilling his childhood dream of being a member of the silent service. He...
Eunice Mae Oliver
August 31, 2021
Eunice Mae Platte Oliver, 97, passed away at her home in Charleston on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. A private Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at the graveside, St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, 4981 Chapel Road, Hollywood, SC. Mrs. Oliver was born in Walterboro, South Carolina on December 13, 1923, the daughter of Tillman...
Shirley Speed Smith
August 31, 2021
Shirley Rose Speed Smith, widow of Julian E. Smith, Jr. entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
Her Funeral Service will be at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at the Graveside, Holy Cross Cemetery, James Island. The family will receive friends between 5:00 and 7:00 PM Monday, September 6, 2021, at the James A....
Kelly Jean Gilson
August 29, 2021
Kelly passed away in Charleston, South Carolina where she was attending the College of Charleston. Born in San Francisco and raised in nearby Lafayette, CA, she graduated from Robert Louis Stevenson High School in Pebble Beach, CA. Kelly is survived by her mother Catherine Blake, father Michael Gilson and sister Sarah Gilson, along with many beloved aunts, uncles, and...
Paul Mackenzie Groetzinger
August 28, 2021
Paul 'Mac' Mackenzie Groetzinger, a well-known Fairfield County restaurateur, died suddenly on Saturday, August 28th, 2021 at his home on Kiawah Island, South Carolina surrounded by his loving life partner, Gina Zangrillo and close childhood friends. He was 69 years old.
At 19 he went by steamer ship to the South Pacific, landing in Perth and traveling...
Robert Gerald Snyder
August 28, 2021
Robert G. Snyder Jr., 61, of Cottageville, SC passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021. The relatives and friends of Robert G. 'Yogi' Snyder, Jr. are invited to attend his Funeral Service 11:00 AM Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Miles Road Baptist Church, 816 Miles Jamison Road, Summerville.
Yogi, as he was affectionately known to family and friends,...
Victor Svendsen
August 23, 2021
James Victor Svendsen “Vic”, 69, of James Island, entered eternal rest on Monday, August 23, 2021, peacefully at home.
Vic was born in Charleston, SC on August 30, 1951, son of the late Hal and Ethel Svendsen. A lifelong Charleston man, he attended Blessed Sacrament and James Island High School. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business...
Col. Larry Neill Ward, Usmc (Ret)
August 23, 2021
Larry Neill Ward passed on August 23, 2021 in Charleston, SC at the age of 86. He lived an incredible life and will be remembered as a husband, father and decorated Marine Corps Colonel. In recent years, he faced his final battles with serious medical issues with a smile, displaying his lifelong courage in facing challenges. Larry was preceded...
Ruth Shier Gerth
August 22, 2021
Ruth Gerth, 80, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning August 22, 2021, at the Lowcountry Hospice House. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Saturday, August 28, 2021, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 4255 SC-165, Yonges Island, SC 29449.
Ruth was born in her childhood home in downtown Charleston on July 4, 1941....
Virginia Seawright Brook
August 22, 2021
Virginia S. Brook, 92, known by friends and siblings as "Ginny", passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021, in Charleston, SC.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara B. Sherrer; her son, J. Matthew (Susan) Brook; grandchildren, Ryan (Cheryl) Sherrer, Ashley (T.A.) Blackwell and Brian Fuchs; great-grandchildren, Brook Blackwell, Reed Sherrer, Luke Blackwell and Cecilia Sherrer; sister,...
Thomas J. Lawton
August 21, 2021
Thomas Joseph Lawton, Jr., of Huntsville, Alabama, died on August 21, 2021. He was born on March 4, 1948, in Charleston, South Carolina, the oldest of the eight children of Thomas Joseph Lawton, Sr., and Celestine Smith Lawton. He attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Bishop England High School in 1966. He won a Charleston city scholarship to...
Carla Darlene White
August 19, 2021
Carla White, 62, of Summerville, wife of Timothy M. White entered into eternal rest on Thursday, August 19, 2021.
Carla was born on March 23, 1959, in Akron, Ohio to the late Robert “Jerry” and Rita Gregory Snyder. She was a 1977 graduate from Lewis County High School in Weston, WV. Carla worked for many years in...
Florence Fender Mason
August 10, 2021
Florence Fender Mason, 83, wife of Howard S. Mason, Sr., died peacefully at her home in Charleston, SC on August 10, 2021.
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Mason, Sr., are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 12:00 PM, Monday, August 16, 2021, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy,...
Richard Oliver Haughey
August 9, 2021
Richard O. Haughey passed away on August 9, 2021, at home in Charleston, SC.
At 17, Richard left the family home in Brooklyn, NY to attend the US Coast Guard Academy where he made lifelong friends. Richard went on to earn two graduate degrees from MIT and then began to travel the world including two trips to...
Theresa Karin Whitney
August 9, 2021
Theresa Karin Whitney, 56, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021.
The relatives and friends of Theresa K. Whitney are invited to attend her Liturgy of the Word at 11:00 AM Saturday, August 28, 2021, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC. The Rite of Committal will follow at Holy...
Lewis Turner
August 8, 2021
“Life is like an ice cream cone, you have to lick it one day at a time.“ - Charles M. Schultz Lewis William Turner, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, friend, and jokester, 87 years young, passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021 from stroke complications. His Celebration of Life will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, August 15, 2021 at James...
