Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Doris Patricia Walsh (Kowalski)
Jun 8, 2013
Doris Patricia "Pat" Walsh (Kowalski) entered into eternal rest on Saturday, June 8, 2013. Pat was born March 5, 1934 to the late Lawrence Torlay and Beatrice Meyers of Charleston, SC. She was preceded in death by her sisters Loretta Courtney and Agnes Sandburg and is survived by her sister Mary Bromley of Florida; her four children Raymond, Casimer, Marc...
Mary Ellen Duffy
Jun 3, 2013
Mary Ellen Duffy's life ended June 3, 2013 the way she wished, with dignity, courage, an abundance of faith, and an enduring sense of humor. The foundations of her life were her faith, family, and friends. Her last days were spent at The Hospice Center in Mt. Pleasant, where she received wonderful care and earned the respect and admiration of...
Rachael L. Causey
May 24, 2013
Rachael Louise Causey, age 39, daughter of Julia Peeples Causey and the late Dr. James B. Causey, died Friday May 24, 2013 in Charleston, SC. She is survived by a sister Rebecca (Jim Best), a brother Allen Causey (Paren Causey), and four nieces and nephews: O'Neal Best, Rence Best, P.J. Causey, and Bella Causey. There are also many aunts, uncles,...
Roger Hamann
May 20, 2013
Entered into eternal rest on May 20, 2013, Roger James Hamann, husband of Andrea, of Charleston, SC. Roger was born March 18, 1941, in Fairbolt, MN, a son of the late Reuben and Rose Mary Hamann. He was a retired Bricklayer. Roger was an active member of the Elk's Lodge 242 before his illness. He was a great man who...
David Gerard Cantwell
May 11, 2013
David Gerard Cantwell, 51 , of James Island, passed away on Sat. May 11, 2013, of natural causes. David was born in Charleston, SC, at Saint Francis Hospital on August 3, 1961, to the late James R. Cantwell, III and Patricia E. Cantwell. David was a graduate of Saint. Andrews High School. He worked as a chemical operator for Rhodia...
Pharen Elaine Johnson
May 9, 2013
Pharen Elaine Knabl Johnson entered into eternal rest on May 9, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Terry Allan Johnson. Dear mother of Jason Key-Smith of Michigan. Brian (Myra) Johnson of Australia, and Carie (Dan) Copeland of Missouri. Grandmother of Stephanie Key-Smith of Michigan, Nicholas and Nathan Copeland of Missouri. Daughter of the late George and Dorothy (Lindenmuth) Knabl. Little...
Elbridge L. Derrick, Sr.
May 6, 2013
Elbridge Lamar Derrick Sr. Charleston - Elbridge Lamar Derrick Sr., 98, died Monday morning, May 6, 2013. Born January 22, 1915 in Richland County, SC, he was the son of Rev. Theodore Elbridge Derrick and Susan Bauknight Derrick. He spent his early years in several lowcountry towns, moving with his family as required by the Methodist minister's itinerant system. Mr....
Mildred Towles
May 3, 2013
Mildred Katherine Essick Towles, 84, of Charleston, South Carolina, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013, at her home. Mildred was the daughter of Julie Kraft Essick and Harry Charles Essick. She was born May 9, 1928. Mildred graduated from Memminger High School. She worked for the Charleston Naval Shipyard as a data processor. Mildred is survived by three children:...
Mayme Platt Pitts
Apr 28, 2013
Mayme Platt Pitts, 97, wife of the late Joseph L. Pitts, Sr. passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Hospice of Charleston. Mayme was born on November 15, 1915, in Meggett, SC., a daughter of Pinckney Elias and Mary Davis Platt. Mayme was a 1931 graduate of Memminger High School. She loved to bowl and was an avid bridge player....
Theodore Hostetter, Jr.
Apr 28, 2013
Theodore L. Hostetter passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013, at his home. Ted was the son of Theodore Leroy Hostetter and Virginia O'Brien Hostetter. He was born in Charleston, May 31, 1946. Ted graduated from Bishop England High School and the University of South Carolina, which he attended on a full scholarship. He was commissioned in the United States Navy...
Judy B. Leifeld
Apr 26, 2013
Charleston, SC - Ms. Judy B. Leifeld, age 65, passed away April 26, 2013, in Tampa, Florida. A native of Spruce Pine, NC, she was the daughter of the late Brown Edley and Zola Pitman Buchanan. Mrs. Leifeld was retired from the United States Post Office, where she served as a Data Entry Clerk. She was perhaps best-known by Charlestonians...
Margaret Karchner Lambert
Apr 25, 2013
Margaret Karchner Lambert, 80, of St. George, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013. Margaret was born in Charleston on September 4, 1932, a daughter of the late George S. and Mary O'Connor Karchner. She attended Bishop England High School and was a homemaker. Mrs. Lambert is survived by her son, John Lambert and wife Tammy of Walterboro, SC; daughter, Frances...
Ronald Douglas Hall
Apr 24, 2013
Entered into eternal rest on April 24, 2013, Ronald Douglas Hall, husband of Eleanor Magee Hall, of Charleston, SC. Ron was born May 12, 1942, in Columbia, S.C., a son of the late Hazel P. Hall and Mildred R. Hall. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Jacquelyn H. Smith and his beloved dog, Oakley. He was the...
Brenda R. Kinard
Apr 24, 2013
Brenda Marie Rumph Kinard, 56, of Charleston, beautiful, beloved, wife and high school sweetheart of Paul J. Kinard entered the Kingdom of God on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Brenda was born in Charleston on Monday, October 15, 1956, daughter of Nathalie Sanders Rumph and the late Harry Legare Rumph, Jr. Brenda graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic School, Bishop England High...
Gerald M. Carter
Apr 24, 2013
Captain Gerald Michael Carter, Jr., USN (Ret.), died on April 24, 2013. He was born in Charleston, SC on November 11, 1931 to the late Gerald M. Carter and Elizabeth B. Carter. Captain Carter attended Bishop England High School and was a graduate of Porter Military Academy, the US Naval Academy in 1954, Naval Post Graduate School, Naval War College...
Barbara Merrill Nickles
Apr 21, 2013
Barbara Merrill Nickles entered into eternal rest on April 21, 2013. She was born in Charleston on August 31, 1940, a daughter of Walter E. and Frances Von Cannon Merrill. Barbara graduated from Chicora High School. She went on to attend and graduate from Lander University and soon after married Dr. Roy Nickles. She lived in Hendersonville, NC, New Orleans,...
Mary Santos Blanchard
Apr 20, 2013
Mary Santos Blanchard, 85, widow of Claude Wright Blanchard , Jr. passed away Saturday morning April 20, 2013, at home. Mary was the daughter of the late Captain William A. and Catherine Conlon Santos of Charleston, S.C. Born in Charleston, she was a graduate of Bishop England High School, Sacred Heart Junior College and the Roper Hospital Radiologic Technician Program....
David C Diehl
Apr 17, 2013
Major David Charles Diehl, 34, of Summerville, SC passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. He was born on March 23, 1979 in Rochester, NY. David grew up in Colorado and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2001. He was a pilot in the United States Air Force stationed at Joint Base Charleston. He is survived by...
