Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Mary Pringle Gilbreth
August 15, 2017
Mary Pringle Manigault Gilbreth, 92, of Charleston, SC, widow of Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr., died August 15, 2017, at her residence. The relatives and friends of Mary M. Gilbreth are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 10:00 AM this Wednesday morning, August 16, 2017, at the Graveside, Magnolia Cemetery. The daughter of Mary Pringle Hamilton and Edward Manigault, she...
John Kennedy Billings
August 11, 2017
John Kennedy Billings, 63, of Charleston passed away on Friday August 11, 2017.The relatives and friends of John K. Billings are invited to attend his Memorial Service at 6:00 PM Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at the James A. McAlister Funeral Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.John was born in Charleston on...
Mary L. Roberts
August 7, 2017
Mary Beth Leasure Bridges Roberts, 62, of Charleston, passed away at home on Monday August 7, 2017.  The relatives and friends of Mary L. Roberts are invited to attend her Memorial Service at 2:00 PM Saturday, August 19, 2017 in the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.  Mary...
John Benjamin (Jb) Wilson
August 2, 2017
John Benjamin (JB) Wilson, 92, of Adams Run, SC, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, August 2, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. The relatives and friends of Mr. Wilson are invited to attend his Visitation between 5 and 7 PM on Sunday Aug. 6. at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy., Charleston, SC. The Funeral Service...
Jane Mclachlen Baker
July 27, 2017
Jane McLachlen Baker, 87, of Charleston, South Carolina, widow of Charles Joseph Baker, Jr., entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 27, 2017. The relatives and friends of Jane McL. Baker are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 1, 2017, in St. Michael’s Church. Burial, at Gregorie-Venning Cemetery, will be private. The family will receive...
Nicholson Unger Tucker
July 24, 2017
Nicholson Unger Tucker, 83, of Myrtle Beach, SC, died Monday, July 24, 2017. Nick was born August 13, 1933, raised in Charleston, SC, the son of Richard Dabney Tucker and Dorothy Hemphill Tucker. He graduated from Carlisle Military School and in 1958 earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina. He was a mortgage banker and land developer...
Elias Sathurin Lobo
July 18, 2017
Elias Sathurin Lobo entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The relatives and friends of Mr. Elias S. Lobo are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM, Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Â The oldest of nine children, Mr. Lobo was...
Sha Lynn Molony
July 16, 2017
Sha Lynn Daleure Molony, wife of Michael A. Molony, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 16, 2017.The relatives and friends of Sha Molony are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 11:00 AM, Friday, July 21, 2017, at Sunrise Presbyterian Church on Sullivan's Island. A reception will follow the Service. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends...
Doris Diane Manning
July 15, 2017
Doris Diane Manning, age 69, passed away Saturday July 15, 2017 at the Medical University of South Carolina after a brief battle with cancer. She was born April 2, 1948 in Charleston, SC to Doris Ridgeway Flood and the late Charles Jervey Flood, Sr. Diane was the eldest of six children. She is survived by her mother, Doris Flood; her...
Sherrill Lynn O'Brien
July 15, 2017
Sherrill Lynn O’Brien, of James Island, South Carolina, beloved wife of Thomas J. O’Brien, passed away after a prolonged illness on Saturday, July 15, 2017. The relatives and friends of Thomas J. and Sherrill Lynn O'Brien are invited to attend her Visitation between 5:30 and 7:30 PM Monday, July 17, 2017, at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah...
Constance Agatha Kanapaux
July 12, 2017
Constance A. Kanapaux, age 78, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Kingstree, SC. The relatives and friends of Constance A. Kanapaux are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM, Monday, July 17, 2017 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 3871 Betsy Kerrison Pkwy., Johns Island. The Rite of Committal will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family...
Lydia Renee Shokes
July 11, 2017
Lydia R. Shokes, 57, wife of Glenn Q. Shokes, of Walterboro, SC into eternal rest on July 11, 2017, in Charleston, SC. She was born May 9, 1960 in Savannah, GA, a daughter of the late William and Lois Cameron Renfro. Lydia resided in the Charleston area most of her life and was a 1978 graduate of Stall High School....
Jay Scott Thomas
July 9, 2017
After a brave battle against a rare cancer, Jay Scott Thomas, Sr., 67, husband of Nancy Lowe Thomas, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 9, 2017, surrounded by his family that loved him dearly. The relatives and friends Mr. and Mrs. Jay Scott Thomas are invited to attend his Memorial Service 11:00 AM, Friday, July 14, 2017, at...
Geraldine 'Gerry' Ann Pastelak
July 8, 2017
Geraldine 'Gerry' Ann Pastelak, 82, of Johns Island, SC, wife of Eugene Pastelak, died July 08, 2017. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Geraldine A. Pastelak are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM, July 14, 2017, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The family will receive friends immediately following Mass in the parish hall....
Sam King, Jr.
July 6, 2017
Sam King, Jr., at age 87, passed away at Roper Hospital in Charleston, SC on July 6th, 2017. He was born May 19th, 1930 in Charleston, SC. He remained there his entire life. He attended Charleston County Schools and graduated from Burke High School in the year 1947. He went on to have a brief stay in the Air Force....
John 'Jack' Francis Fleming
July 5, 2017
John Francis 'Jack' Fleming, 87, husband of Mary Alice Hunter Fleming, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at his beloved Edgewater Park home, where he lived for the past 77 years. The family will receive friends between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM, Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy. Jack was born on Christmas...
Lea H. Qualey
July 5, 2017
Lea Holt Qualey passed away on the morning of July 5, 2017, at Roper Hospital when sudden complications from a stroke quietly ended her life. Lea was born in 1930 in Conway, SC one of four children. She studied business at Winthrop College, moved to Charleston seeking employment, found it at the State Port Authority, where she also found her...
Pat C. Steffel
July 1, 2017
Patricia 'Peanut' C. Steffel, widow of James R. Steffel, Sr., entered into eternal rest Saturday, July 1, 2017. The relatives and friends of Patricia C. Steffel are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM, Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Center St., Folly Beach. Rite of Committal will follow at...
