Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Katherine G. Theos
April 12, 2014
Katherine G. Theos- Charleston The relatives and friends of Katherine G. Theos are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 1:00 PM Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, 30 Race Street. Burial will follow at Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM this Monday afternoon...
Sister Mary Helen Grobusky
April 11, 2014
Sister Mary Helen Grobusky, a Sister of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy, died at May Forest, on April 11, 2014. Sr. Helen, formerly Frances Anne Theresa Grobusky, was born in Anderson, SC on June 10, 1915 to Joseph Thomas and Mary Catherine Sokol Grobusky. A graduate of St. Angela Academy, Aiken, SC she earned an RN from St. Catherine...
Robert "Bob" F. Shenck Ii
April 10, 2014
Entered into eternal rest on April 10, 2014, Robert "Bob" Shenck II, husband of Cheryl Shenck of Ravenel, SC. The family will receive friends at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway, on Monday, April 14, 2014 from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM with a time of sharing at 4:00 PM. Bob was born on September 2, 1957...
Edwin H. Poulnot Iii
April 9, 2014
Edwin Huger Poulnot III, husband of Joan Hutcheson Poulnot, died at his residence on April 9, 2014. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Poulnot III are invited to attend his Memorial Service at 11:00 AM Monday, April14, 2014, at Grace Episcopal Church. Interment will be Private. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon between 5:00 and...
Gerald Lawrence Heissenbuttle, Sr
April 8, 2014
Mr. Gerald "Jerry" Heissenbuttle, 80, died April 8, 2014. The relatives and friends of Jerry Heissenbuttle are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 10:00 AM Saturday, April 12, 2014, from the chapel of James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway. The family will receive friends Friday evening between 5:00 & 7:00 PM at the Funeral Home. Interment will...
James H. Mcculloch
April 6, 2014
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday, April 6, 2014, James Harold McCulloch, 76, husband of Beatrice Burkhardt McCulloch. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. James H. McCulloch are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 10:00 AM, Thursday, April 10, 2014, at the James A. McAlister Chapel. Interment, with military honors, will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The...
Edith F. Peyton
April 4, 2014
Edith Peyton beloved mother, grandmother, and aunt passed away at age 84 on April 4, 2014. The relatives and friends of Edith F. Peyton are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 12:00 Noon, Friday, April 11, 2014 in the Chapel of James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway. The burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family...
Laurence Stanislaus Bolchoz
April 2, 2014
Laurence S. Bolchoz, husband of Alice Degnan Bolchoz, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. The son of Frederick and Elizabeth Manning Bolchoz, Larry was born on August 15, 1923, in Charleston, South Carolina. A graduate of Bishop England High School, he received his Bachelor's Degree from the College of Charleston and his Master's Degree in Education Administration...
Alfred Joseph Gatch
April 2, 2014
Alfred Joseph Gatch, 85, of Adams Run, SC entered into eternal rest on April 2, 2014. The relatives and friends of Alfred J. Gatch are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Adams Run Baptist Church, 8112 Highway 164, Holywood. Interment will follow in Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Adams Run. The family will receive...
Roland Lester Hicks, Jr.
April 1, 2014
Roland L. Hicks, Jr. December 19, 1950-April 1, 2014 SURFSIDE BEACH Predeceased by his parents Roland L. Hicks, Sr. and Helen L. Force. Survived by his brother, Byron L. Hicks, of Rock Hill, SC. Leaving behind his wife of 17 years, Elizabeth Noaeill-Hicks, daughter, Ivy "Jackie" Gladden-Hicks, and son, Parker K. Hicks of Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Roland was very...
Robert M. Hollings, Jr.
March 28, 2014
Robert Meyer Hollings, Jr., 63, of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, March 28, 2014. He was the husband of Karen Williams Hollings. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hollings, Jr. are invited to attend his Memorial Service at 9:30 AM, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at St. John's Lutheran Church, 5 Clifford St. Interment will be private. The...
Carl Samuel Woods
March 27, 2014
Charleston, SC - Mr. Carl "Sam" Woods, Sr., 59, entered into eternal rest at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. The relatives and friends of Carl "Sam" Woods are invited to attend his Memorial Service at 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 1, 2014, from the chapel of James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway, Charleston. The family will greet...
Frank Elam
March 24, 2014
Frank Irvin Elam, 86, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret) and husband of Mary Gale Elam, entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 24, 2014. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Frank I. Elam are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 12:00 PM Friday, March 28, 2014, in the Chapel of the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah...
Irma Grubbs Garrett
March 8, 2014
Irma Grubbs Garrett, 98, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, March 8, 2014. The relatives and friends of Mrs. Garrett and her family are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 PM Saturday, March 15, 2014, from Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Savannah Hwy., Charleston. The Rite of Committal will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery on James Island....
Malcolm Brennan, Phd
February 28, 2014
Malcolm M. Brennan Sr., PhD, died at his home on Friday, February 28, 2014. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm M. Brennan Sr. are invited to attend the Requiem Mass for the former at 11:00 AM Tuesday, March 4, 2014, from Stella Maris Catholic Church on Sullivan's Island. The Rite of Committal will follow at Holy Cross...
Jessie T. Liddy
February 23, 2014
Jessie "Jerry" Thomas Liddy entered into eternal rest Sunday, February 23, 2014. The relatives and friends of Jessie Thomas Liddy are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, February 26, 2014 in the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway, Charleston. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Tuesday at the funeral home....
Jacqueline F. Rowland
February 23, 2014
Jacqueline Flynn Rowland entered into eternal rest on Sunday, February 23, 2014. Jackie was born in Charleston, SC on August 6, 1981, a daughter of Leon Anthony and Patricia Flynn Rowland. She attended Bishop England High School and was a 2004 graduate of the University of South Carolina, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She was employed...
Jane Vogt Groh
February 15, 2014
Jane Vogt Groh, 82, of Charleston, died on Saturday, February 15, 2014. The relatives and friends of Jane V. Groh are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 7:00 PM Friday, February 21, 2014 at Bethany United Methodist Church, 1853 Maybank Highway on James Island. The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be private. Jane...
Saphira Mercado-York
February 14, 2014
Charleston, SC - Saphira Mercado-York, infant daughter of Tiffany Mercado and Kendal York, went home to Jesus on Friday, February 14, 2014. The relatives and friends of Tiffany and Kendal are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial for their beloved daughter at 10:00 AM Monday, February 17, 2014, from Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Savannah Highway, Charleston. The Rite...
