Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Angelyn Mcgill Ladue
Feb 21, 2012
Angelyn McGill Ladue, 76, of Charleston, SC died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. The relatives and friends of Angelyn McGill Ladue are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 11:00 AM Thursday, February 23, 2012, at St. Philip's Episcopal Church.. The family will receive friends in the parish hall following the service. The interment will be at 3:00 PM in...
Dessie Manning Davis
Feb 21, 2012
Charleston - Dessie Manning Davis, age 89 passed away at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, Tuesday, February 21, 2012. She was born in Charleston, SC on Wednesday, January 17, 1923 to the late James Robert Manning and Bevvie Orvin Manning. Dessie is preceded in death by her husband of seventy-one years, Alexander William Davis; two sisters, Mary Manning Kirby and Bevvie...
Helen P. Pharis
Feb 19, 2012
Helen Pharis, 87, of Charleston, SC, formerly of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, February 19, 2012, at her residence. A gentle soul who was loved by all, Helen lived life to the fullest and never said a harsh word about anybody. Born April 7, 1924 in Nanticoke, PA, she was the daughter of Joseph and Amelia Petroski....
George P Thorne
Feb 15, 2012
Colonel George P. Thorne George Patrick Thorne, age 90, of Charleston, South Carolina, died February 15, 2012. He was born September 16, 1921 in Savannah, Georgia. He was the President and Director of Carolina Ladder Company and Vice President and Director of Woodstock Manufacturing Company. He was also a founder and Director of Safestep Reinsurance, Ltd, and a past Secretary...
Timothy Mccormick
Feb 15, 2012
Timothy McCormick, 46, died February 15, 2012 with his family by his side after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Tim is survived by his wife of 20 years Kimberly, his two children Timothy and Kaitlin, his mother Kathleen McCormick, his father and stepmother Robert and Beverly McCormick, his siblings - Kathy, Moe and Tom McHugh, Eileen and John...
Elizabeth Rollins Larsen
Feb 13, 2012
Elizabeth Rollins Epperly Larsen, wife of Harold Samuel Larsen, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, February 13, 2012. She was born April 23,1921, in Amarillo, Texas. Her parents, James Proctor and Willa Mae Williamson Rollins, were children of pioneers of west Texas. "Liz" was a graduate of the University of South Carolina, where she was a vibrant member of Pi Beta...
Agnes Pratt Burns
Feb 11, 2012
Agnes Pratt Burns of Charleston departed this life on February 11, 2012. She was the widow of Lofton M. "Pappy" Burns. Aggie, as she was known to all her friends and family, was born in Atlanta, GA, on November 9, 1920, one of eight children to Julia Eberenz and Henry Joseph Pratt. She graduated from Sacred Heart School in Atlanta...
Kenneth Grady Bayne
Feb 6, 2012
JOHNS ISLAND, SC - BAYNE, Kenneth Grady, age 78, widower of Dorothy Mae Black Bayne, passed away Monday evening, February 6, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. A native of Greelyville, SC, he was a son of the late George Grady and Ruby Ella Mixon Bayne. A United Methodist, Mr. Bayne was also a very proud Mason, Shriner, and member...
Marie Evelyn Pinto
Feb 6, 2012
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, February 6, 2012, Marie Patton Pinto, the wife of John William Pinto. Marie was born on July 23, 1927, in Kansas City, Kansas (Wyandotte County). She attended Shawnee Mission School in Kansas City and graduated from St. Francis School of Nursing and worked at St. Francis Hospital. Marie lived all her married life in...
Polly Brock Baird
Jan 31, 2012
POLLY HAY BAIRD Polly Hay Baird, wife of Stanley Ernest Baird, died Tuesday evening at her home in Rockville on Wadmalaw Island, SC following a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, a daughter, Lora Ann Baird and a son, Brock Ernest Baird. She was born in Charleston on August 31, l955, the daughter of Eugene Gordon Hay and...
Leon Jackson Copeland, Jr.
Jan 29, 2012
Leon Jackson Copeland, Jr. 66 of Charleston, died Sunday, January 29, 2012, at a local hospital. Jackie was born in Charleston on May 21, 1945, a son of Leon Jackson and May France Copeland. He attended Blessed Sacrament School and graduated from Bishop England High School. Jackie honorably served his country in the U. S. Navy and US Marine Corps....
Claire Mclaughlin
Jan 23, 2012
McLaughlin, Claire Ann, age 86, of Charleston, SC, and widow of William Glennmore McLaughlin, passed away Monday, January 23, at her daughter's home. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Claire was the daughter of the late Alfred and Anna Elmendorf Zimmerman. A graduate of Adelphia University, she was a retired registered nurse, and spent a lifetime caring for others. Mrs....
Grace B. Elsey
Jan 21, 2012
Grace Brown Elsey widow of Thurman A. Elsey, Sr. of John's Island, S.C. entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at her home. Mrs Elsey was born May 31,1919, in Charleston, S.C. a daughter of Henry J. and Edith Sarkis Brown and graduated from Bishop England High School She was the last survivor of five children. Along with...
James Earle Deinarowicz
Jan 18, 2012
James Earle Deinarowicz Passed away January 18, 2012 at Medical University of SC in Charleston,SC A native of Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Romuld and Catherine Dienarowicz. Mr Deinarowicz was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, PA, and also attended Georgetown University in Kentucky. He was President and CEO of New Jersey Gasket...
James Frederick Pedersen, Sr.
Jan 12, 2012
PEDERSEN, SR., James Frederick, age 94, of Hollywood, SC, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012. A son of the late Hans Frederick and Alma Mayberry Pedersen, Mr. Pedersen was born in Columbia, SC on December 8, 1917, and was raised in Charleston, SC. He was a graduate of the High School of Charleston in 1937. He was the founder of...
Julian M. Simons, Jr.
Jan 11, 2012
Julian Mitchell Simons, Jr., 24, of Sullivan's Island, South Carolina passed away on January 11, 2012.Jules was born June 12, 1987 in Charleston, South Carolina and was the son of Deborah Martin and Julian M. Simons of Sullivan's Island, South Carolina.He is survived by his parents, his brother Robert D. Simons (Judith), nephews Thomas and Harrison of Mt. Pleasant, SC,...
Harold Joseph Leamond
Jan 9, 2012
Harold Joseph LeaMond, loving husband, father and grandfather entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 9, 2012, at Horizon Bay Retirement Community. Harold was born on August 31, 1930 in Charleston, SC, the son of F. Julian and Catherine D. LeaMond. He graduated from Bishop England High School in 1948, and received his Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering from...
