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Barry Sullivan Campbell

Barry Sullivan Campbell

January 11, 2018

Barry Sullivan Campbell, 64, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, January 11, 2018. The relatives and friends of Barry S. Campbell are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Nativity Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends between 5:00...

Patricia Dianne Jones

Patricia Dianne Jones

January 5, 2018

Patricia Dianne Jones, 71, of Charleston, SC, and widow of the late William H. Jones, Sr., entered into eternal rest Friday, January 05, 2018. The relatives and friends of Patricia Dianne Jones are invited to attend her Funeral Service 11:00 AM Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway, Charleston. Interment will follow at Holy...

Frances H. Davis

Frances H. Davis

January 4, 2018

Mary Frances Heaton Davis, 90, of Charleston, South Carolina, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018. The relatives and friends of Mary Frances Heaton Davis are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Johns Island Presbyterian Church, 2550 Bohicket Road. Interment will follow in the churchyard. The family will receive friends at the James...

Felicia Howell Morrison

Felicia Howell Morrison

January 3, 2018

Felicia Weston Howell Morrison of Charleston, wife of the late William McG. “Bo” Morrison died on January 3rd. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. on Saturday at St. Philip’s Church. The family will see visitors on Friday from 5 to 7 P.M. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hagood Morrison at 60 Barre Street. Felicia is survived...

Lois E. Davis

Lois E. Davis

December 28, 2017

Lois E. Davis, 89, of Johns Island, SC, entered into eternal rest Thursday, December 28, 2017. The relatives and friends of Lois E. Davis are invited to attend her Memorial Service at 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at Grace United Methodist Church, 1601 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Burial will be...

James Joseph Gorman, Jr.

James Joseph Gorman, Jr.

December 28, 2017

James Joseph Gorman, Jr., 89, recently of the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro, SC, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, December 28, 2017. The relatives and friends of James J. Gorman, Jr., are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 1200 PM, Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal, at Holy Cross...

Thomas Edward Scaffe

Thomas Edward Scaffe

December 27, 2017

Thomas Edward Scaffe, 68, husband of Teresa Magee Scaffe, died peacefully Wednesday, December 27, 2017, surrounded by his family. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Scaffe are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 PM, Thursday, January 4, 2018, at Christ Our King Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant. The Rite of Committal, at...

Louise Grubb Fabian

Louise Grubb Fabian

December 22, 2017

Louise Grubb Fabian, age 81, passed on Friday, December 22, 2017. Louise was born on December 5, 1936, in Wythville,VA, the daughter of Hobert Neil Grubb and Anne Rutledge Grubb. She was a graduate of Wythville High School and Sullins College and went on to teach elementary school in Roanoke, VA. “Weezie” married Dr. Charles Turner Fabian, moved to Charleston,...

Wilbur Stan Stan Brown

Wilbur Stan Stan Brown

December 21, 2017

Wilbur Stan Brown, 70, of Bluffton and formerly of John’s Island, husband of Gail Gibbons Brown, died Thursday, December 21, 2017, at his residence. Stan served in Viet Nam as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force. He was also owner and operator of Stan Brown Realty. Surviving in addition to his wife of 43 years is a...

Charles Carroll Sullivan, Jr.

Charles Carroll Sullivan, Jr.

December 19, 2017

Charles “Chuck” C. Sullivan, Jr., husband of Joyce Huthmacher Sullivan, passed away on December 19, 2017. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Sullivan, Jr., are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 23, 2017, at the First Baptist Church of St. Andrews Parish. Burial, with Military Honors, will be held at 2:00...

Michael Vincent Waters

Michael Vincent Waters

December 11, 2017

Michael Vincent Waters, a retired Army E8 Master Sergeant and Communications Specialist, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017, in Charleston South Carolina. Mike was 79 years old.Born in Roanoke, VA to Mary Elizabeth and John Thomas Waters. He attended St. Andrew's School before enlisting in the Air Force, thus beginning his career in the U. S. Military and commitment...

Gertrude V. Kennedy

Gertrude V. Kennedy

December 10, 2017

Gertrude Lillith Von Glahn Kennedy, 95, widow of Thomas W. Kennedy, Sr., passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. The relatives and friends of Gertrude V. Kennedy are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 14, 2017, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of...

Patricia Ann Mikell

Patricia Ann Mikell

December 9, 2017

Patricia Ann Mikell, age 79, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, December 9, 2017. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. McFarland H. Mikell are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial 11:30 AM Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 5 St. Teresa Drive, Charleston. The Rite of Committal will follow at Holy...

Gerald Joseph Quinn

Gerald Joseph Quinn

December 6, 2017

Gerald "Jerry" Quin, 81, husband of Elizabeth Ann Knisley Quinn, died peacefully surrounded by his family on the evening of December 6, 2017. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Quinn are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM, Monday, December 11, 2017, at the Church of Nativity. The Rite of Committal will...

Edward Hardin Oswald, Jr.

Edward Hardin Oswald, Jr.

December 6, 2017

Edward “Poofie” Oswald, Jr., 67, husband of Betty Woods Oswald, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Oswald, Jr., are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 10:30 AM, Saturday, December 9, 2017, the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy.  Burial at Live Oak Memorial Gardens will be...

Robert Tilghman Kronsberg

Robert Tilghman Kronsberg

December 6, 2017

Robert Tilghman Kronsberg passed away on December 6, 2017. Tilghman was born on October 22, 1982, in Charleston, SC to Jane Riles and the late Avram Kronsberg. He was a lifelong Charlestonian who grew up downtown and on Sullivan's Island. Tilghman loved spending time at the beach. He was a talented artist. He was dedicated to his family and had...

Robert Michael Badger, Sr.

Robert Michael Badger, Sr.

December 2, 2017

Robert Michael Badger, Sr., 65, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, December 2, 2017. His wife of 35 years, Catherine Scarborough Badger, was by his side. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Badger, Sr., are invited to attend his Memorial Service at 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 9, 2017, at St. Andrew's Church, Mt. Pleasant...

Brett Andrew Bethard

Brett Andrew Bethard

November 29, 2017

Brett Andrew Bethard, 40, husband of Jennifer Lynn Rutherford Bethard, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017.The family will receive friends to celebrate Brett's life from 4:00-6:00 PM Monday, December 4, 2017 at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway.Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 174 East Bay Street, Suite 300 A-B, Charleston, SC...

Donald Jones

Donald Jones

November 27, 2017

Donald Jones, 91, beloved father and grandfather, passed away Monday morning, November 27, 2017. The relatives and friends of Donald Jones are invited to attend his Funeral Service, at 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 30, 2017, at the graveside, Riverview Memorial Park. Don was born to George and Minnie Jones at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 24, 1926....

Elisabeth Northcutt Morgan

Elisabeth Northcutt Morgan

November 26, 2017

Margie Elisabeth Northcutt Morgan, 90, of Charleston, SC, widow of Thurman T. Morgan, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, November 26, 2017. Elisabeth, affectionately known as 'Cissi' to her family, was born April 28, 1927 in McBee, SC, a daughter of the late Alma Blackwell and Neal Wyman Northcutt. A graduate of Hartsville High School, Cissi attended Coker College before...

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