Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Jean L. Wallace
October 8, 2018
Jean Anderson Luke Wallace, widow of Dr. Earl K. Wallace, Jr., died on October 8, 2018. The relatives and friends of Mrs. E. K. Wallace, Jr., are invited to attend her Memorial Service at 1:00 PM, Friday, October 12, 2018, at St. Philip's Church. Burial in the churchyard will be private. The family will receive friends following the service in...
Joseph Edward Sweeney
September 28, 2018
Joseph Edward Sweeney, 95, widower of Margaret Kathryn Gamble Sweeney entered into eternal rest on September 28, 2018. The relatives and friends of Joseph E. Sweeney are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM, Thursday, October 4, 2018, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will...
Ignacio Puertollano Marquez, Jr.
September 26, 2018
Mr. Ignacio Puertollano Marquez Jr., 80, widower of Shirley Marquez, entered into eternal rest September 26, 2018. The relatives and friends of Mr. I.P. Marquez are invited to attend his Liturgy of the Word 9:30 AM Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway, Charleston. The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Lawrence...
Kathryn Marie French
September 22, 2018
Kathryn Marie French, 59, widow of Michael French, entered into eternal rest on September 22, 2018. The relatives and friends of Kathryn M. French are invited to attend her Funeral Service on Friday, October 19, 2018 at 12:00 PM at the graveside, Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary Street, Beaufort SC. On July 9th 1959, Joe and Shay Ross welcomed their...
William Murphy, M.D.
September 12, 2018
William (Dee) Martin Murphy, Jr., 79, of Charleston, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital. The relatives and friends of Dr. and Mrs. William Martin Murphy are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 AM Thursday, September 20, 2018 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1695 Raoul Wallenberg Blvd., Charleston. The Rite of Committal will follow at...
Ethel Louise Svendsen
September 9, 2018
Ethel Louise Garrett Svendsen, widow of Halvor B. Svendsen, died at her residence on James Island, Sunday, September 9, 2018. The relatives and friends of Ethel L. Svendsen are invited to attend her Memorial Service at 11:30 AM, Friday, September 21, 2018, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway, Charleston. Burial at Live Oak Memorial Gardens will be...
Gerald Louis Johnson
September 8, 2018
Mr. Gerald 'Jerry' Louis Johnson, 86, widower of Ann Paulk Johnson, entered into eternal rest on the evening of September 8, 2018. The relatives and friends of Jerry Johnson are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 AM Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 120 Broad Street, Charleston. The Rite of Committal...
John William Pinto, Sr.
September 7, 2018
Entered into eternal rest on Friday, September 7, 2018, John W. Pinto Sr, widower of Marie Patton Pinto . The relatives and friends of John W. Pinto, Sr. are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. The...
David Allen Dunlap
September 6, 2018
David Allen Dunlap, 53, entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of September 6, 2018. The relatives and friends of David A. Dunlap are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, September 18, 2018. The family will receive friends between 6:00 and 8:00 PM, Monday evening, at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620...
Charlotte Louise Sheridan
September 2, 2018
Charlotte Louise Gaddis Sheridan, 94, of the Isle of Palms, SC, wife of the late John Corcoran Sheridan, 3rd, passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2018. Born April 30, 1924, in Macomb, Illinois, she was the daughter of Frederika Stephanie Harbert Gaddis and Hugh Lawrence Gaddis. Charlotte grew up outside Cleveland, OH where she graduated Cum Laude from Laurel School....
John Mcalister, Jr.
August 31, 2018
Entered into eternal rest on Friday, August 31, 2018, John McAlister, Jr. widower of Sara Harris McAlister. The relatives and friends of John McAlister, Jr. are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at Bethel United Methodist Church. Interment, St. Lawrence Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday between 5:00 and 7:00 PM...
David William Bell
August 28, 2018
David W. “Dave” Bell of Charleston, SC, formerly of Milford, OH, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at the age of 48. He is the father of three beautiful children- Madelyn, Brien and Avery Bell of Cincinnati, OH. Dave is the cherished son of Gary and Bonnie Bell of Charleston, SC, beloved brother...
Stephen Harry Slatton
August 24, 2018
The relatives and friends of Stephen H. Slatton and Timothy Nagle are invited to attend Stephen's Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 AM Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 5 St. Teresa Drive, Charleston. A private burial will take place at a later date.
Beverly Allen Asbury
August 22, 2018
Beverly Allen Asbury died on August 22, 2018, at age 89. He was born on Valentine's Day, 1929, in Elberton, Georgia. Several male ancestors had borne his given name. He lived as gracefully as he could with the gender confusion produced by his first name, but he had his limits. He married and became father to two daughters and a...
Elaine Speigle Blalock
August 22, 2018
Elaine Speigle Blalock, 93, widow of James Phillip Blalock, Jr., entered into eternal rest on August 22, 2018. The relatives and friends of Elaine S. Blalock are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 10:30 AM, Saturday, August 25, 2018, at the graveside, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Elaine was born on April 26,1925, in Chatham, Virginia a daughter of Chester...
Freda D. Rohloff
August 21, 2018
Freda Kathryn Dressner Rohloff, 82, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2018 after living with Alzheimer’s for many years. The relatives and friends of Freda Rohloff are invited to attend her Funeral Service 11:00 AM Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy., Charleston. The family will greet friends 30 minutes before the service. Burial...
Elizabeth Grace Norton
August 15, 2018
Elizabeth Grace Norton, (nee McMenamin), 85, longtime resident of James Island, passed into eternal rest on Wednesday August 15, 2018, after a long and difficult battle with Alzheimer’s. The relatives and friends of Elizabeth Grace (McMenamin) Norton are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at Nativity Catholic Church, 1061 Folly Road, Charleston....
Sinforoso Elefante
August 12, 2018
Mr. Sinforoso (Sammy) Elefante, 94, U.S. Navy Retired, peacefully joined our Creator on August 12, 2018, at his residence in Charleston. He was born on May 22, 1924, the son of Angel Elefante and Manuela Calip Elefante in Santiago, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, sisters and grandson, Samuel Cole Rowland. In 1946, he...
Naomi Bailey Welch Kennedy
August 12, 2018
Naomi Welch Kennedy, 98, of Charleston, widow of Henry A. Kennedy, Sr., entered into eternal rest on August 12, 2018, surrounded by her family. The relatives and friends of Naomi W. Kennedy are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy. Burial will follow at St....
