Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Robert Lee Kmett
Aug 19, 2013
Robert "Bob" Lee Kmett of John's Island, SC, loving husband of Donna Musarra Kmett, passed away peacefully at home early Monday morning, August 19, 2013. He courageously fought his battle with cancer and is certain to be celebrating the end of his battle with our Heavenly Father and family and friends who have preceded him in death. In addition to...
Josie C. Demeuse
Aug 19, 2013
Josie Crosby DeMeuse, 81, of Charleston, widow of Francis A. DeMeuse, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2013, of natural causes . Josie was born November 13, 1931 in Savannah, GA, a daughter of the late Clifford C. Crosby and Mildred Wall Crosby. She was a retired secretary for the Charleston Country School District. Josie is survived by her son,...
Nicholas Adrien Valcourt
Aug 18, 2013
Nicholas Adrien Valcourt, 33, of Summervile, husband of Michelle N. Valcourt and father to Aiden N. Valcourt passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2013. The relatives and friends of Nicholas Adrien Valcourt are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 2:00 PM Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Highway. The family will receive friends...
Thomas Mcdowell Coppedge
Aug 18, 2013
Thomas McDowell Coppedge (Tim), 94, went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 18, 2013. Thomas was born on October 30, 1918 in Orlando, Florida, a son of Thomas M. Coppedge, Sr. and Winifred Boring Coppedge. He is survived by two daughters and a son. Thomas was predeceased by his wife, Vera Plowden, whom he married on August...
Harry "Hank" Decker, Jr.
Aug 12, 2013
Harry "Hank" Decker, 70, husband of Olga Decker, passed after illness on Monday, August 12, 2013 in Charleston, SC. Hank was born February 14, 1943 in Miami, FL. Hank served with the U.S. Coast Guard for over 5 years and was discharged in 1967 as an Engineman, Third Class. He worked for Florida Power for many years, and while in...
Dr. Louise Mosimann Smith
Aug 12, 2013
Entered into eternal rest on August 12, 2013, Louise deVineau Mosimann Smith, widow of Edmund J. (Jack) Smith. Mrs. Smith was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of Thomas F. Mosimann and Elise deVineau Mosimann. She was a member of Christ Our King Catholic Church, grew up in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist and was very active...
Charlie Chaplin Cellars
Aug 9, 2013
Charlie (Charles) Chaplin Cellars, 80, of Charleston, died August 9, 2013. The family will receive friends on Sunday, August 11, 2013 from 6-7:30 PM at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway. Funeral Services will be private. Charlie was born October 1, 1932, in Sylamore, Arkansas to the late Josie Maybelle Cellars and Samuel W. Cellars, Sr. He...
Enid Joyce "Dumpy" Towles Cave
Aug 8, 2013
Mrs. Joyce "Dumpy" Towles Barnwell Cave, 92, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, August 8, 2013. Miss Dumpy was born September 18, 1920, at Quigley Plantation, the daughter of Mary Enid Mixson and Daniel Quigley Towles. She attended Furman University, graduated from Rice Business School and was a former employee of the Charleston Produce Association. "I had a...
Joann Lasseter Ashfield
Aug 7, 2013
Jo Ann Lasseter Ashfield, 78, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Jo Ann was the daughter of the late John M. Lasseter and Alma Canaday Lasseter Caswell. She was a graduate of Chicora High School and worked as a long distance telephone operator with Southern Bell Telephone. In her later years, Jo Ann managed the Hickory Farms...
Evelyn Francis Kennally
Aug 6, 2013
Evelyn (Lynn) Aytes Kennally, 67, of Charleston, SC died Monday, August 5, 2013. Lynn was born on August 11, 1945, in Charleston, a daughter of the late George E. Aytes, Sr. and Mary Francis Aytes. She is a graduate of Andrew R. Murray Vocational School. Lynn worked for the Charleston Credit Bureau as a credit analyst and for the Charleston...
Dora Lassiwe Johnson
Aug 4, 2013
Charleston, SC Dora Else Lassiwe Johnson, 85, of Charleston, widow of TSgt. Ermon S.Q. Johnson, entered into eternal rest on August 4, 2013. Dora was born in Breslau, Germany on February 28, 1928, a daughter of the late George and Else Lassiwe and was a former sales associate with Dillard's Department store. Dora is survived by her daughters, Elvy E....
Mary Margaret Limehouse
Aug 3, 2013
Charleston, SC - Mary Margaret Limehouse, 87, entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of Saturday, August 3, 2013. A native of Charleston, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Earl and Marian Jennings Limehouse. Mary was educated at Sacred Heart parochial school, and worked as a courier for a retail drug store. She was a member of Sacred...
Renee Rivers Rudloff
Jul 25, 2013
Renee Rivers Rudloff, 47, of Charleston, died Thursday, July 25, 2013. Renee was born in Charleston on February 25, 1966, daughter of Gail and the late John "Jack" Rudloff, Jr. She graduated from St. Andrews High School in 1984. Renee attended Lander University and was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority, graduated with an accounting degree from Florida Metropolitan University...
Mary Sturcken Mclain
Jul 25, 2013
Mary S. McLain, 82, widow of Jack R. McLain, entered into eternal rest on morning of Thursday, July 25, 2013. A native of Charleston, SC, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Eulalie Sturcken. A graduate of Bishop England High School, Mary was a member of Blessed Sacrament for over forty years. A loving mother and grandmother, Mrs....
Paul Henry Fouchecourt, Jr.
Jul 23, 2013
Paul H. Fouchecourt Jr., 65, a retired Laboratory Technician for Sullivan's Island Water Department and a veteran of the United States Navy, died at his residence Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The relatives and friends of Mr. Paul H. Fouchecourt are invited to attend a Gathering of Friends between the hours of 2:00 & 4:00 PM Sunday, July 28, 2013, at...
Patricia N Danehey
Jul 22, 2013
Patti entered her eternal realm July 22, 2013. No services per her request. She will be cremated and divided among friends and family. Born Jan. 23, 1949, in Piedmont, SC, to William and Bernice Nation, now deceased. Survived by her spouse, Mark of 46 years, sister and brother in law Anne and Ray Fortner, niece June Cane, grand-niece Ashleanne Cane...
Emily W. Christian
Jul 19, 2013
Charleston, SC - Emily W. Christian Emily W. Christian, 84, of Charleston, fell asleep in death on Friday, July 19, 2013, at her residence. A native of Charleston, SC, she was a daughter of the late Darley and Jessie Riggs Welch. Emily was a Certified Public Accountant, and worked in the accounting profession for 62 years, having followed in her...
David Michael Jones
Jul 17, 2013
The brother and sisters of David Michael Jones, sadly announce his passing on the evening of July 17, 2013. He was born on September 22, 1942, to the late Ralph and Mary Jones of Charleston. David was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia Sharp Jones. He is survived by his daughter, Mary McEvoy Jones, his sisters; Mary Banaszewski, JoAnne...
Thomas Norton
Jul 13, 2013
Thomas J. Norton, Jr., 89, husband of Elizabeth G. Norton, passed peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Born December 25, 1923, in West Newton, Massachusetts, he was the son of Thomas J. Norton, Sr. and Grace Reilly Norton. Tom served with the US Marines in W.W.II and went on to graduate from Boston College. He married the...
