Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Dorothy Irene Eason
March 19, 2012
Dorothy S Eason CHARLESTON- Dorothy Irene Saul Eason, 89, widow of Herbert Clarence Eason, Jr., entered into eternal rest Monday, March 19, 2012 after an extended illness. Dorothy was born on July 12, 1922 in Newburgh, NY, the daughter of the late Cecil L Saul and Major Leslie Thomas Saul. A graduate of College of Charleston, she was a homemaker...
Cdr Robert L. Howell, Us Navy, Retired
March 19, 2012
CDR. Robert L. Howell, US Navy, Ret. died March 19, 2012. CDR. Howell was born in Minden, LA. on April 23, 1936. He lived in Charleston, SC for the past 38 years and served in the US Navy for 28 years. Following his military service, CDR Howell was employed at the Citadel for 17 years. He was also a member...
Sallie Enders Simons
March 16, 2012
Sallie Enders Simons died Friday March 16, 2012. Her Relatives and Friends are invited to attend her Funeral Service at St. Michael's Episcopal Church at 11:00 AM Thursday March 22, 2012. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive guests at a reception from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday March 21, 2012, at The Confederate Home and...
Rosemarie Diane Rast
March 9, 2012
Rosemarie Robinson Rast, 52, died on the morning of Friday, March 9th, 2012 at MUSC in Charleston, SC. Her family and close friends were by her side in her hard-fought battle with lung cancer. Rosemarie "Rosie" was born in Charleston, SC, a daughter of Michael Craig Robinson and Mary Ellen Robinson. Rosie worked in Mt. Pleasant as a cosmetologist and...
Lt. Col. John Bunyan Amaker, Ii Usa (Ret)
March 8, 2012
Lt.Col John B. (J. B.) Amaker II U. S. Army retired died March 8, 2012. Col. Amaker was the son of the late State detective John B. Amaker Sr. and Clara Hazel Amaker. Col. Amaker a loving husband, caring father and grandfather was born and grew up in Columbia, S. C. He lived in Charleston, S. C. for the parst...
St. Clare Celestine Bazzell
March 5, 2012
St. Clare E. Bazzell- Charleston Entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 5, 2012, St. Clare Celestine Easterling Bazzell. The relatives and friends of St. Clare E. Bazzell are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 PM Thursday, March 8, 2012, at The Church of the Nativity. The Rite of Committal at Holy Cross Cemetery will be...
Charles William Kisabeth
March 4, 2012
Charles William (Chuck) Kisabeth, MD, husband of Anne Daniel Kisabeth and father of Amy K. Triana (Ben), Emily K. Sobczak (Joey), Robert S. Kisabeth, and C. Matthew Kisabeth, entered into eternal rest on the evening of March 4, 2012. Born in Plymouth, Michigan on August 1, 1950, Chuck was a son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Kisabeth...
Frances Owens
March 1, 2012
Flora Frances Westbury Owens, age 75 and widow of David Reginald Owens, passed away peacefully in her home on James Island Thursday, March 1, 2012. She was surrounded by her loving children as she entered into eternal rest. Frances was born July 2, 1936 in Montgomery, Alabama. She was predeceased by her parents Jared Frank Westbury & Flora Bremer Westbury...
Doris May Miller
February 27, 2012
Doris M. Miller passed away on the morning of February 27, 2012. She celebrated 86 years of life with wonderful friends and family, had a devoted husband who loved her dearly for 62 years of marriage and a daughter and grandson of whom she was so proud. Mrs. Miller was born in 1925 in Bessemer, Al and was predeceased by...
John Martin Moseley
February 24, 2012
Entered into eternal rest on Friday, February 24, 2012, John Martin Moseley, husband of Phyllis Dawson Moseley, of Charleston, SC Marty was born on January 18, 1932, a son of Ethel Napier and James Roland Moseley, Jr., in Charleston, SC. He graduated from Bishop England High School ,The Citadel and attended USC for graduate studies. Marty taught at Macedonia High...
David E. Rykowski
February 24, 2012
Mr. David Eric Rykowski , 48, of Folly Beach, entered into eternal rest on February 24, 2012. Born in Manayunk, Pennsylvania on March 13, 1963, David was the son of the late Marybeth Monahan-Rykowski and James Bernard Rykowski. He was a 1981 graduate of the Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia PA and served in the United States Air Force....
Orville E. Sherwood
February 22, 2012
Orville Sherwood, age 71, of Hanahan, formerly of New York state, died suddenly on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. A native of Wellsville, NY, he was the son of the late Glenn and Lula Greene Sherwood. Mr. Sherwood was an auto mechanic by trade. He is survived by his son Scott Sherwood, of Cottageville, SC. Burial will be at a later...
Angelyn Mcgill Ladue
February 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
February 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
February 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
February 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
February 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
February 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
February 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...
