Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Ann Gould Mccrary
October 8, 2012
Elizabeth Ann Gould McCrary, 76, of Mount Pleasant, SC, wife of George A. McCrary Jr., passed away Monday, October 8, 2012 at home. Ann was born November 7, 1935 in Charleston, SC, the daughter of the late Annie and Albert Gould. Ann is survived by her husband, five children: Tim (Stephanie) McCrary, Beth (James) Liberatos, Patty (Charlie) Montgomery, Eileen (Jack)...
Charlotte Whaley Small
October 3, 2012
Ms. Charlotte Whaley Small passed on October 3, 2012. She was a native Charlestonian. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, October 9 at 3:00pm Magnolia Cemetery. The Family will receive friends following the service at 26 Church Street. Born on August 16, 1961, she was the daughter of the late James Hampden Small III and Dolly Myers Small. A...
Ralph Lindsey Ogden
October 1, 2012
Ralph Lindsey Ogden, 71, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2012, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Ralph was born on May 12, 1941, in Jesup, GA, the son of Audrey Poppell Ogden Cribbs, deceased, and Ralph Willard Ogden, deceased. He had two siblings, Carolyn Ogden Highsmith of Jesup, GA, deceased, and Sandy James Ogden of Mount Pleasant, SC. His...
Philip Gregory Cignavitch
September 30, 2012
Entered into eternal rest on September 30, 2012, Philip Gregory Cignavitch, widower of Loretta Rose Cignavitch, of Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. Philip G. Cignavitch are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 AM, Thursday, October 4, 2012, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Philip...
Joseph E. Spann, Jr.
September 29, 2012
Joseph Elliott Spann, Jr. 91 of Isle of Palms died Saturday, September 29, 2012 peacefully in his home. Mr. Spann was born in Bamberg, SC on August 9, 1921, a son of the late Joseph Elliott Spann, Sr. and Thelma Lewis Spann. He was a graduate of The Citadel class of 1942 and was weeks away from attending his 70th...
C. Juanita Driggers
September 29, 2012
Juanita (Nita) Bendt Driggers, 92, of Charleston, SC entered into eternal rest with her heavenly Father on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at The Hospice Center of Mt. Pleasant. The family will receive friends between 5:00 & 7:00 PM on Monday, October 1, 2012 at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM...
Thomas S. Cliff
September 22, 2012
Thomas Cook, age 21, of West Ashley, died in the early morning of Saturday, September 22, 2012. A native of Hollywood, Florida, he was a son of Peter and Lisa Cook. An easy-going person who was loved by all, Thomas worked as a cook in a local restaurant. In addition to his parents, he is also survived by his two...
Cambridge Munro Trott
September 20, 2012
Cambridge Munro Trott, Jr. , known as Budge by his family and friends, died at the age of 88 on Wednesday, September 19, 2012. Budge was a true lover of life with an infectious grin and hearty laugh. He loved his family, the river, sailing, oystering, shrimping, a good joke, good bourbon and good friends. A Charlestonian by birth, he...
Andrew Charles Untener, Jr.
September 15, 2012
Andrew Charles Untener, Jr. beloved husband of Hope Livingston Untener, passed into Eternal Grace on September 15, 2012, after a prolonged illness. Devoted father of Luanne Untener, Andrew Charles Untener, III, Mary Suzanne Long (Bernard) and Hope Carolyn Moore (Terry). One grandchild, Marie-France Perrel. First child of Anna and Andrew Charles Untener, Sr., of Detroit, Michigan. Loving brother of Robert...
Thomas Anthony Garrett, Jr
September 14, 2012
Charleston-Entered into eternal rest on Friday, September 14, 2012, Thomas Anthony Garrett, Jr. widower of Helen Heiterer Garrett of Charleston, South Carolina The relatives and friends of Mr. Thomas Anthony Garrett, Jr. are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM Monday, September 17, 2012, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will follow at...
William Legare Ferrell, Sr.
September 14, 2012
Charleston, SC - FERRELL, William Legare, age 81, and husband of Beatrice Shirley Johnson Ferrell, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, he was the son of the late William R. Ferrell and Mattie Sweatman Ferrell Knight. Mr. Ferrell worked hard all of his life, and was a true American who joined the United States...
Elizabeth Conway Lawler
September 12, 2012
Elizabeth Cecelia Conway Lawler, 85, of Charleston entered into heavenly life on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. The relatives and friends of Elizabeth Conway Lawler are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 15, 2012, in the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy. The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Saturday Morning from 10:00...
Jennings B. Knight
September 4, 2012
Entered into eternal rest on September 4, 2012, Mr. Jennings Bryan Knight, husband of Betty Johnston Knight, of Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jennings B. Knight are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 11:30 AM, Thursday, September 6, 2012, at the Graveside, Riverview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the James A....
Josephine M. Ketcham
September 1, 2012
Josephine E. (Metz) Ketcham, 96, of Ladson and formerly of James Island, entered into eternal rest on Saturday evening, September 1, 2012. She was born in New York City, NY on August 20, 1916, the daughter of Adam Metz Jr. and Josephine M. (Schupp) Metz. Mrs. Ketcham, along with her late husband Bert Ketcham, were the former owners of the...
Margie E. Pooser
September 1, 2012
Margie Elizabeth Drawdy Pooser, 87, passed away September 1, 2012 at her home on James Island. She was born January 26, 1925 in Walterboro, SC. Margie was the daughter of the late Jeff Blanchard Drawdy and Mary Elizabeth Crosby. She was predeceased by her husband of sixty-three years, Ira D. Pooser, Jr., sons Donald and Robert Pooser. She is survived...
Alvin Wall
August 31, 2012
Alvin J. Wall, 86, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest Friday, August 31, 2012. Mr. Wall is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. His interest in academic and career enrichment programs began decades ago, first as a teacher in a small private college, then as an instructor in the Dale Carnegie Organization. Al served and was chairman of...
Gloria Hoffman
August 26, 2012
Gloria Kinlaw Hoffmann, 64, of Charleston, passed away August 26, 2012. Mrs. Hoffmann was born in Charleston, SC and graduated from James Island High School. She worked in the insurance industry for decades, working for The Olasov Agency, Heffron, Ingle, McDowell and Cooper, Alexander and Alexander Insurance Agents and C.T. Lowndes and Company. Later in her career, she worked for...
Martha B. Dicus
August 26, 2012
Our beloved Martha Browning Dicus died on Sunday, August 26, 2012, at Roper Hospital in Charleston, SC, as courageous in death as she was in living with cancer. Martha was born on July 18, 1949, to Dorothy May Liles Dicus ("Dot") and Col. William Anderson Dicus, Jr. She was the oldest of three children in a family that moved from...



