Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
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....
Angelo Albert Melchiorre
May 5, 2016
Angelo Albert Melchiorre, 78, of Seabrook Island, SC, a retired Commodities Trader and husband of Kathleen Downing Melchiorre, died Thursday, May 05, 2016, at Hospice Care Center of Charleston in Mount Pleasant, SC. The relatives and friends of Angelo Melchiorre are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 AM Friday, May 13, 2016, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church,...
Frances Kelly Thornhill
April 27, 2016
Frances Kelly Thornhill, 90, of Charleston, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and loved ones on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. The relatives and friends of Frances Kelly Thornhill are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at the Graveside, Magnolia Cemetery.Frances was born in Charleston, SC on June 25, 1925 to the...
Ginny Catherine Summerford
April 25, 2016
Ginny Catherine Summerford entered into eternal rest Monday, April 25, 2016 at her home in Charleston, SC. Ginny was born March 14, 1990, in Pensacola, Florida. She graduated from Charleston County School of the Arts, attended the College of Charleston, and worked in hospitality. She had a generous heart, a contagious smile, and a love for music.She is survived by...
Carolyn C. Marcey
April 25, 2016
Carolyn C. Marcey, widow of the late Lawrence V. Marcey, passed away on the morning of Monday, April 25, 2016. The relatives and friends of Carolyn C. Marcey are invited to attend her Funeral Service 10:30 AM Thursday, April 28, 2016, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy. The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Lawrence Cemetery....
James F. Umland
April 23, 2016
James F. Umland, artist, teacher, beloved husband and father was born December 5, 1928, in Appleton, Wisconsin and died April 23, 2016, in Charleston, South Carolina. After attending schools in Wisconsin and Washington state, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in Seoul, Korea, serving as a radio announcer. James subsequently enrolled at the University of Iowa,...
Frances Martin Oxner
April 15, 2016
Frances Jenkins Martin Oxner died Friday, April 15, 2016. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. Carlisle Oxner, Jr. are invited to attend her Memorial Service at 1:00 PM, Monday, April 18, 2016, at First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, 53 Meeting Street, Charleston. A reception will follow in Molly Wier Hall. Interment, at Magnolia Cemetery, will be private.. Frances...
Louis Frederick Flade
April 11, 2016
Louis Frederick Flade, 86, of Walterboro, passed away Monday April 11, 2016, surrounded by his family at the Veterans' Victory House.The relatives and friends of Louis F. Flade are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 11:00 AM, Friday, April 15, 2016, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends...
