Local Obituaries
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Elsie Elizabeth Holtslander
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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....
Martha Woodall Thornhill
October 20, 2021
Martha Woodall Thornhill, age 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
Martha was born September 27, 1932, in Augusta, Georgia to Velma and James Woodall. She graduated from The University of South Carolina and married Edwin “Ned” Jesse Thornhill. The two were happily married until Ned’s death in 2018. Martha suffered from dementia the last...
Jenifer Lynne Romanosky
October 17, 2021
Jenifer Lynne Romanosky died unexpectedly in her home on Johns Island Sunday, October 17, 2021, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.
Her Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 PM, Sunday, November 14, 2021, at her home on Johns Island.
Lynne was born July 7, 1956, to John and Nell Romanosky in Charleston....
Charlie Albert Peberdy, Jr.
October 16, 2021
Charles A. Peberdy, Jr, 70, affectionately known as Charlie, passed peacefully at home on Saturday, October 16, 2021, surrounded by his family, following a five-year battle with cancer. Charlie was born in Philadelphia to Mary McCabe Peberdy and Charles A. Peberdy, Sr. on March 14, 1951. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Deborah; his daughter, Melissa;...
Perry Mckevlin, Jr.
October 14, 2021
William Perry McKevlin, Jr., 79, of Johns Island, SC, husband of Ruth T. McKevlin, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 14, 2021.
His Litergy of the Word will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 21, 2021 at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC. The Rite of Committal will be private. The family...
Jane Martin Ries
October 10, 2021
Jane Martin Ries, former long serving and highly respected Food Critic for the Post & Courier, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021, having peacefully succumbed after a twenty-year battle with cancer.
Jane was born in the small river town of New Martinsville, West Virginia, to Elizabeth McEldowney Ries and George Martin Ries on May 16, 1944. She...
Amber Michele Pedigo
October 9, 2021
Amber Michele Pedigo, 42, of Charleston, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021.
Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 3:00 PM Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1695 Raoul Wallenberg Blvd., Charleston. The family will receive friends between 6:00 and 8:00 PM Tuesday at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway,...
