Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Eugene Keith Abernathy Ii
June 19, 2016
Eugene Keith Abernathy, II, 52, of Charleston, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Keith Abernathy, II, are invited to a gathering of friends from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway. Eugene, or "Rooster" as he was...
Betty S. Lee
June 18, 2016
Betty Sparks Lee departed this life on Saturday, June 18, 2016. The relatives and friends of Betty Sparks Lee are invited attend her Memorial Service at 2:00 PM Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, 53 Meeting Street, Charleston. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends between 5:00 and 7:00 PM Monday at the James A....
Rosemary Walters
June 14, 2016
Rosemary 'Rosie' Hendricks Sabback Walters, 75, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, June 14, 2016. The relatives and friends of Rosemary H. Walters are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 AM Friday, June 17, 2016, at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church, 1102 Fort Drive, Hanahan, SC. The Rite of Committal will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery on James Island....
William "Bill" Winfield Keniston
June 13, 2016
William W. Keniston, 74, husband of Gayle Keniston, died Monday, June 13, 2016. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. William Keniston are invited to attend hisMemorial Service at 2:00 PM, Saturday, June 18, 2016 at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. William was born July...
Terri Marie Skinner
June 11, 2016
Terri Ward Skinner, 58, died after a long struggle with cancer on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at her home in Ravenel, S.C. She was born on June 7, 1958 in Charleston, S.C. to Leon and Doris Ward. Terri attended Ashley Hall School and St. Andrews High School. She developed a love of horses at a young age and excelled as...
Claire Thomas Boinest
June 11, 2016
Nancy Claire Thomas Boinest, died peacefully on the morning of Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Roper Hospital after a long, courageous battle with cancer. During her fight, she never complained but always looked ahead to a day when she would be cancer free. Claire has won! The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Boinest III, are invited...
Donna W. Keating
June 7, 2016
Donna Ware Keating, 84, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The relatives and friends of Donna W. Keating are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial, at 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 5 St. Teresa Dr., Charleston. The Rite of Committal will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will...
Harriette Smythe Gantt
June 5, 2016
Graveside services for Harriette "Cutie" Smythe Gantt will be held Tuesday, June 7, at 4:00 pm in the cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina.Mrs. Gantt died Sunday, June 5, 2016. Born March 28, 1928, in Laurens, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Robert Wade Smythe and the late Harriette Hughes Smythe Huff. A...
Beverly Clem Goolsby
June 5, 2016
Beverly Clem Goolsby, husband of Dianne Stone Goolsby, died peacefully on Sunday, June 5, 2016. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Beverly C. Goolsby are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 1:30 PM, Wednesday, June 8,2016, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Elizabeth "Beth" Marie Jones Taylor Murphy
June 4, 2016
Elizabeth "Beth" Marie Jones Taylor Murphy, 65, of Charleston, wife of Joseph Murphy, died Saturday, June 4, 2016 at her home.The relatives and friends of Mrs. Elizabeth J. Taylor Murphy are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 11:00 AM Friday, June 10, 2016 at Northbridge Baptist Church, 1160 Sam Rittenberg Blvd, West Ashley. Burial will follow at Riverview Memorial...
Lorena J. Maher
June 1, 2016
Lorena J. Maher, 103, of Charleston, SC, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, June 1, 2016. The relatives and friends of Lorena J. Maher are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 AM Thursday, June 9, 2016 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 5 St. Teresa Drive, Charleston. The family will receive friends in the Parish Hall immediately following the...
Gordon Douglas Long
May 31, 2016
Gordon Douglas Long, husband of Betsy N. Long, passed away onTuesday, May 31, 2016. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Douglas Long are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 4, 2016 at St. Mary's Catholic Church,4255 SC-165, Yonges Island, SC 29449. The Rite of Committal will be at sunset on...
Richard Allen Larsen
May 31, 2016
Richard Allen Larsen, 61, of Charleston, SC passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Allen Larsen are invited to attend his funeral service at 10:30 AM, Friday, June 3, 2016 at the Graveside, Magnolia Cemetery.Rick was born August 28, 1954 in Charleston, SC and was a graduate of Southern Illinois University at...
William Saunders Cooper
May 16, 2016
William Saunders Cooper, 34, of Charleston, SC, died Monday, May 16, 2016, of cystic fibrosis. The relatives and friends of Catherine McLoud and David Cooper are invited to attend the Memorial Service for their son Will at 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 19, 2016, at James Island Presbyterian Church, 1632 Ft. Johnson Road, Charleston, SC. A reception will follow at the...
Reverend James Parker
May 11, 2016
The Reverend James Parker, a retired priest of the Diocese of Charleston, formerly a priest of the Episcopal Church and the first married man ordained a priest for the Latin-rite (Roman Catholic) Church in modern times, died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in hospice care near his family in Georgia. Despite the physical location of his death, Father Parker never "left"...
Lena A. Williams
May 7, 2016
Lena Antley Williams, 92, of Charleston, South Carolina, widow of the late Clayton M. Williams, Sr. passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016. The relatives and friends of Lena A. Williams are invited to attend her Funeral Service 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 11, 2016, from the Graveside at Live Oak Memorial Gardens, 3093 Ashley River Road, Charleston. The family will...
Richard Elliott Hutson
May 6, 2016
A Celebration of Life will be held for Richard Elliott Hutson at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at High Tide on BrickHouse Plantation, Edisto Island. The relatives and friends may call between 5:00and 6:30 PM, Monday, May 9, 2016 at The James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway. Richard had the courage to live life the way he...
Eleanor Pabst Slagle
May 6, 2016
Eleanor Pabst Slagle, 85, widow of David Allen Slagle, Sr., entered into eternal rest Friday, May 06, 2016. The relatives and friends of Mrs. Eleanor P. Slagle are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 11:00 AM, Monday May 9, 2016 at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy. Rite of Committal will follow at Live Oak Memorial Gardens....
