Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Mable Clarke Leopard
October 15, 2017
North Charleston-Mable Clarke Leopard, 96, widow of Benny Harold Leopard, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017. The relatives and friends of Mable C. Leopard are invited to attend her Funeral Service 11:00 AM Wednesday, October 18, 2017 in the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway. The burial will follow at Live Oak Memorial Gardens, 3093 Ashley River Road. The...
Margaret Sue Fike
October 15, 2017
Margaret Sue Fike of Charleston, born on November 14, 1946, passed away on October 15, 2017. The relatives and friends of Margaret Sue Fike are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at the Graveside, Magnolia Cemetery. She was born and raised in Charleston. Margaret Sue received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Coker...
Gail Elisabeth Mckenna
October 6, 2017
Gail Elisabeth McKenna, 81, widow of Robert Russell McKenna, Sr., was called home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 6, 2017. The relatives and friends of Gail E. McKenna are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 4:00 PM, Saturday, October 14, 2017, at St. Mark United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to...
Francis Alan Gould
October 1, 2017
Francis “Alan” Gould passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017, at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center. The relatives and friends of Francis Alan Gould are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 13, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 888 King Street. The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Lawrence Cemetery....
John Frampton
September 29, 2017
John Frampton, 67, husband of Gigi Plate Frampton, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2017.The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Frampton will receive visitors to celebrate his life between 4:00 and 6:00 PM, Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy. John was born in Charleston on December 6, 1949, the...
Maree M. Kann
September 25, 2017
A golden heart stopped on September 25, 2017. Gertrude Maree Melfi Kann, 92, of Wadmalaw Island, SC, entered into eternal rest on Monday. The relatives and friends of Gertrude Maree Melfi Kann are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 PM, Saturday, September 30, 2017, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will follow at...
Walter Randolph "Randy" Nelson
September 21, 2017
Walter Randolph “Randy” Nelson, passed away in his home in Westminster, SC on September 21, 2017. Randy, son of Ernest R. Nelson and Mary Ann Cotten, was born March 6, 1955 in Charleston, SC, where he lived most of his life. Following his lifelong love of the mountains and nature, he recently moved upstate, just outside of Clemson, SC. A...
William 'Red' Macpherson, Jr.
September 18, 2017
William (Red) MacPherson, Jr., 76, widower of Shirly Irene Ford MacPherson, entered into eternal rest on Monday, September 18, 2017. He was the beloved son of the late, William and Laura MacPherson. Surviving are his daughters, Jacqueline MacPherson of Chicago, IL and Pam Silvers of Summerville, SC; sister, Jeannette MacPherson of Goose Creek, SC; brothers, Robert and Cindy MacPherson of...
Myrick Eugene Searson
September 15, 2017
Myrick Eugene Searson, 102, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, of Charleston, SC, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017. The relatives and friends of Myrick Eugene Searson are invited to attend his Cryptside Funeral Service 10 AM Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at the Mausoleum of Magnolia Cemetery, Cunnington Ave, Charleston. The family will receive friends between 5 and 7 PM...
Louis Umile Pulicicchio Iii, M.D.
September 14, 2017
Captain Louis Umile Pulicicchio, M.D., USN (Ret.), entered into eternal rest Thursday, September 14, 2017. The relatives and friends of Capt. and Mrs. Louis Umile Pulicicchio III are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1695 Wallenberg Blvd., Charleston. The Rite of Committal will follow at the Mausoleum of...
John Joseph Kennedy, Sr.
September 11, 2017
John Joseph Kennedy, Sr., a retired Professional Civil Engineer and widower of Beatrice Bowman Kennedy, entered into eternal rest on Monday, September 11, 2017. The relatives and friends of John J. Kennedy, Sr. are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM, Friday, September 15, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will follow...
Robert James Sample
September 8, 2017
Robert James Sample, 78, passed away on September 9, 2017 in his home in Charleston, South Carolina. The relatives and friends of Robert James Sample are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 AM Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 5 St. Teresa Drive, Charleston. The Rite of Committal with military honors will take place...
Robin Marie Smith
September 6, 2017
Robin Marie Masschelin Smith, 58, of James Island, the wife of Charles Gerard Smith entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Smith are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Folly Beach....
Malcolm Bert Macgregor
September 5, 2017
Malcolm Bert MacGregor, 89, husband of Margaret Gorman MacGregor passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Malcolm was born in New York City on August 14, 1928, a son of the late Malcolm A. and Mildred Welling MacGregor. Malcolm grew up in New York City. He joined the Navy in 1946, was stationed in Charleston, SC where he met and...
Alva Vega
September 2, 2017
Alva Vega, of Charleston, passed away Saturday September 2, 2017.The relatives and friends of Alva Vega are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 2:00 PM, Thursday, September 7, 2017, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.Daughter of Elsa and...
Mary Lynch Mcqueen
September 1, 2017
Mary Lynch McQueen of Charleston, retired history teacher and widow of John Ross Copeland, died Friday, September 1 at the Hospice Center of Charleston. She was 88. She was a teacher in the public schools of Charleston and Berkeley Counties for over 25 years. In 1978 and for the next 16 years she taught history, economics, geography and government at...
George William Oliver
August 23, 2017
George William Oliver, 66, of Charleston passed away Wednesday August 23, 2017. The relatives and friends of George W. Oliver are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 11:00 AM, Tuesday August 29, 2017 in the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park, 7113 Rivers Avenue. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00...
Corrie Harper Duffy
August 23, 2017
Corrie Harper Duffy, 83, wife of James E. Duffy and mother of Jimmy, Charles, Billy and Framp entered eternal rest on Wednesday evening, August 23, 2017. The friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Duffy are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 1:00 PM, Monday, August 28, 2017, at St. Timothy's Anglican Catholic Church. Interment, Holy Cross...
Leon Anthony Rowland
August 22, 2017
On Tuesday, August 23, after a valiant fight with lung cancer, Leon Anthony Rowland - better known as “Papa Lee“ of Charleston passed away with his loving family and animals by his side. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Rowland are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM, Monday, August 28, 2017,...
Stephen Nelson Buffington
August 19, 2017
Stephen Nelson Buffington entered into eternal rest on August 19, 2017.
