Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Donna Alvin Ives
Aug 6, 2011
Donna Alvin Ives, 57, of Charleston, SC, the wife of Daniel James Ives, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, August 6, 2011. She was born in Camden, NJ on March 31, 1954, a daughter of the late Nellie and Jerome Alvin. Donna was a member of the Messianic Congregation, Netzer Matai Edah and volunteered with Israel Always. She worked as...
Caroline Conklin Burn
Aug 5, 2011
Caroline Conklin Burn, 81, of Charleston, SC, the widow of Robert James Burn, Sr., entered into eternal rest on Friday, August 5, 2011. She was born in Charleston, SC on May 2, 1930, a daughter of the late Mary Frances Molony and Harry C. Conklin. Caroline was a dedicated mother and grandmother who loved her family very much. She is...
Betty Cockerill Wichmann
Aug 4, 2011
Betty Jean Wichmann Betty Jean Wichmann JAMES ISLAND - Betty Jean Wichmann, 80, of James Island, passed on peacefully, Thursday, August 4th, in Charleston. Betty was born June 11th, 1931 in Edinburg, Texas, the daughter of the late James Clifton Cockerill and Lucille Clark Cockerill. She moved to Charleston as a young girl and spent her life here raising five...
Madelene Barrineau Baggett
Aug 3, 2011
Madelene "Dickie" Barrineau Baggett, of Charleston, SC, the widow of Capt. John C. Baggett (Ret. USMC), entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Madelene was born in Charleston, SC on October 27, 1925, a daughter of the late Rena (Mitchum) and John Jefferson Barrineau. After graduating from St. Francis School of Nursing, she left Charleston and went to...
Margaret Ficken Walker
Jul 31, 2011
Margaret Ficken Walker, age 96, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, July 31, 2011, in Bedford, Massachusetts. Mrs. Walker was born in Charleston, South Carolina on April 6, 1915, the daughter of the late Henry Horlbeck Ficken and Julia Ball Ficken. She attended Ashley Hall until she left to attend Saint Mary's School. Mrs. Walker was predeceased by her...
Carol Ann Buchanan
Jul 30, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Saturday, July 30, 2011, Carol Ann Buchanan. She was born on Saturday, August 19, 1944, in Indianapolis, Indiana, a daughter of the late William James and Helen Cecelia McKay Buchanan. Carol graduated from Bishop England High School and attended Palmer Business College. Carol was an active member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church where she served...
Harry Legare Rumph
Jul 29, 2011
Harry L. Rumph - Charleston - Entered into eternal rest on Friday, July 29, 2011, Harry Legare Rumph, 84, the husband of Nathalie Sanders Rumph. Harry was born in Charleston on Thursday, October 21, 1926, a son of Harry and Bessie Lee Rumph. Harry served with the US Merchant Marines during and after WW II. He worked on the waterfront...
Elizabeth Alberta Poole
Jul 27, 2011
Elizabeth Albertha Droppert Poole N. CHARLESTON - Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, Elizabeth Alberta Droppert Poole, first married to the late Ervin Wilson Rourke and the widow of Carl E. Poole, Sr. The relatives and friends of Elizabeth D. Poole are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 Noon Wednesday, August 3, 2011,...
Charlotte Brown Sottile
Jul 27, 2011
CHARLOTTE B. SOTTILE CHARLESTON ~ Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, Charlotte Brown Sottile, widow of Nicholas Joseph Sottile. She was born on September 20, 1915 in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of John Howell Brown and Mary Charlotte (Lottie) Hobbs Brown. Charlotte received her degree as a registered nurse from Church Home Hospital in Baltimore, MD and...
William John Hanna
Jul 21, 2011
HANNA, William John William John Hanna, 53, affectionately known as Billy, entered into eternal rest in the company of his loving family on July 21, 2011, after a courageous battle against colon cancer. Billy was born in Charleston on September 10, 1957, the son of Ronald E. Hanna Sr. and Charlotte Irwin Hanna. He was the grandson of the late...
Helen Nemeckay Bohac
Jul 20, 2011
Helen Bohac, aged 96, died on July 20, 2011, at her son's home in North Charleston. She was born on March 13, 1915, in Doch, Czechoslovakia. She immigrated to the United States in 1937. She was married to the late Paul Bohac of Czechoslovakia, for 43 years. Helen lived a wonderful life. She had a zest for life and a...
Carly Donohue
Jul 20, 2011
Carly Donohue, of Mount Pleasant, SC, died in an amphibious aircraft accident on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, she was 27 years old. She was born Cara Lee Donohue, known as Carly in Cincinnati, Ohio on Wednesday, August 10, 1983, a daughter of Deborah A. Hitchcock Eye and James W. Donohue. She was a graduate of the University of Louisville and...
Geraldine Smith
Jul 13, 2011
CHARLESTON-Entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 14, 2011, Geraldine Mazzell Smith, widow of William Epp "Billy" Smith. The relatives and friends of Geraldine M. Smith are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Nativity Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive...
James Ebbie Vick
Jul 12, 2011
Mr. James Ebbie Vick, 77, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at a local hospital. James was the widower of Sybil Ann Poplin Vick who predeceased him on February 9, 2011. They were married for fifty-six years. He was born in Morven, NC on August 30, 1933, the son of the late Fannie Louise Grooms...
Gregory Demond Harris
Jul 9, 2011
Mr. Gregory "Dobbie" Harris, 38 entered into eternal rest on Saturday, July 9, 2011. Residence, 1252 Oakcrest Rd. James Island, SC. He leaves to cherish his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Flemmon and Carol Harris; daughter, Miss Porcha L. Harris; wife, Mrs. Yolanda Harris; loving brother and best friend, Mr. Keith (Rhoda) Harris, and a host of relatives and friends. All...
Eleanor "Skipper" Clark Thompson
Jul 9, 2011
Eleanor Clark Thompson "Skipper", 90, of James Island, the widow of John Rhodes Thompson "Tommy", entered into eternal rest on Saturday, July 9, 2011. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Hal Beck Clark and Wilna Beam Clark on March 30, 1921. Eleanor attended Iowa State University just prior to her marriage to the love of her...
Andrea A Sullivan
Jul 7, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 7, 2011, Andrea Marie Angers Sullivan, widow of Francis K. Sullivan. Andrea was born in Sue St. Marie, Ontario, Canada, a daughter of the late George F. and Laurenza C. Angers. She was a graduate of St. Ignatious High School and the Great Lakes Beauty College. Andrea was a member of Blessed Sacrament...
