Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Mary Louise Schill
November 29, 2011
Mary Benedikt Schill, 96, of Charleston and Sullivan's Island SC entered into eternal rest at her home on Tuesday November 29, 2011. Mary was born in Charleston SC. on September 29,1915. She was the daughter of Gustave Herman Benedikt and Marie McDougall Benedikt and was a 1933 graduate of Bishop England High School. Mary was the stenographer for the Charles...
Vance Grady
November 28, 2011
R. Vance Grady-Hollywood Entered into eternal rest on Monday, November 28, 2011, Robert Vance Grady, husband of Gemma Geilfuss Grady. Vance was born in Rocky Mount, NC on February 20, 1948, a son of Michael E. and Mildred Casteen Grady. He graduated from Rocky Mount High School and East Carolina University. Vance was a business consultant for the USC Small...
Bernard Robert Bevis, Sr.
November 19, 2011
Bernard Robert Bevis of Charleston, SC, passed into eternal life on November 19, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with illness. His wife and children were in attendance. Born January 26, 1934 in Charleston, SC, Bernard was the son of John Henry Bevis of Jonesville, SC and Mamie Welch Bevis of Charleston, SC. Bernard was educated in Charleston schools...
Edward Horn Boinest, Sr.
November 19, 2011
Edward Horn Boinest Jr. 80, of Charleston, died peacefully on Saturday, November 19th surrounded by his entire family. "Ted" was born on November 10th 1931, the only son of Edward Horn Boinest and Lucy Green Pringle Boinest. He graduated from Murray Vocational School and started Boinest Construction Company in 1949 when he was 18 years old. Ted was a founding...
Vernada Webber
November 18, 2011
Vernada Moore Webber, 95, passed away at Sandpiper Nursing Home in Mt. Pleasant, SC., on November 18, 2011. Mrs. Webber was born on May 22, 1916 in Clarkton, MO to the late William Bertram and Opal New Moore. Vernada was an LPN with the Oakland County Hospital in Pontiac, MI until retiring to Ft. Walton Beach, FL. As a widow,...
Philip Brooks Cannon, Jr
November 11, 2011
Lt. Col. Philip Brooks Cannon, Jr.(USA Ret.), 86, entered into eternal rest on November 11, 2011 at the Veterans Victory House. He was born on January 1, 1925 in Jacksonville, FL. a son of Philip Brooks Cannon, Sr. and Ernestine Bailey Cannon. He attended Charleston County Schools and upon graduation from Edisto Island High School, he enlisted in what was...
Frances Maynard Bonsal
November 10, 2011
Frances Maynard. Bonsal, 71, of Charleston died Thursday, November 10, 2011. She was born in New York, NY, a daughter of Warwick Potter and Frances Canfield Bonsal on February 19, 1940. She attended The Chapin School and graduated from Smith College in 1961. Frances was the Director of Louise Hanahan's Little School and taught there for forty-six years. She is...
Charles Luther Kneisley
November 5, 2011
Charles Luther Kneisley of Charleston, S.C. died Saturday, November 5, 2011. Charles was born in Charleston, WVa on November 20, 1924, the son of the late Charles and Oneida Meador Kneisley. He was a veteran of the US Army serving as a medic in the 75th Division in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. Charles graduated from...
Kenneth Edward Harder
November 3, 2011
Kenneth Edward Harder, 78, of Charleston, SC, the husband of Sadie Rosalie (Martinez) Harder, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, November 3, 2011. Mr. Harder was born in New York City, NY on September 8, 1933, a son of the late Elizabeth Rose (Kiss) and Robert Charles Harder. He honorably and faithfully served our country as a Mineman in the...
Virginia Theresa Svendsen
November 3, 2011
The relatives and friends of Virginia Theresa Svendsen are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM Monday, November 7, 2011, at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The Rite of Committal will be at St. Lawrence Cemetery. Friends may call at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home 1620 Savannah Hwy. this Sunday evening between 5:00...
Edward B. Lockwood
November 1, 2011
Edward Blohme Lockwood, 91, husband of Dorothy McAlister Lockwood, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2011. Born in Charleston, SC on September 29, 1920, Eddie was the second son of The Honorable Henry Whilden Lockwood, Mayor of Charleston and Emma Blohme Lockwood. After graduating from Charleston High School in 1937, he entered the Citadel where he excelled in sports and academics....
Shawn Eric Lowe
October 29, 2011
Shawn Eric Lowe, 40, of Summerville, SC, the husband of Lola Megan Connor Lowe, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at a local hospital. He was born in Charleston on Wednesday, September 29, 1971, a son of Mary Elizabeth Keenum Lowe-Murphy and John Clark Lowe, Jr. Shawn was the Manager of the Advanced Auto Parts Store in...
James Waverly Wells
October 23, 2011
James Waverly "Jimmy" Wells, 42, of James Island, died Sunday, October 23, 2011. Jimmy was born in Sumter, South Carolina on June 22, 1969, a son of Diane E. Wells and the late Waverly M. "Sam" Wells. He was a 1987 graduate of St. Andrew's High School and received his Bachelors degree in Political Science and History from the University...
Maynard Henry Parmenter
October 22, 2011
Maynard H. Parmenter, of Charleston, SC, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2011. He was born in 1924 in Weeks Mills, Maine, and was the son of Stanley and Grace Parmenter.Maynard joined the Marine Corps in 1941. He was a member of the 4th Marine Division, stationed on the islands of Roi Namur and Saipain, and Tinian, Mariana. He was...
Joan Roseann Finnerty
October 18, 2011
Joan Roseann Beresford Finnerty,85, of Charleston, widow of Edward Joseph Finnerty entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, October 18, 2011. Joan was born in Brooklyn, NY. on September 6, 1926, a daughter of the late Rose Helen McGurgan Beresford and Henry Aloysius Beresford. She was a graduate of Notre Dame College of Staten Island and worked for AT&T in N.Y....
Mary Alice Craft
October 17, 2011
Mary Alice Thompkins Craft, 69, of Ridgeville, wife of William J. Craft., Jr., passed away Monday, October 17, 2011 at her home. The relatives and friends of Mrs. Mary Alice Craft, are invited to attend her graveside funeral service at 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until...
Doris Workman Mellard
October 16, 2011
Doris Lee Workman Mellard, 90, of Charleston, SC, the widow of Wesley Fraser Mellard, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 16, 2011, just three months after her beloved husband's passing.. Mrs. Mellard was born in Davidson County, NC on August 19, 1921, a daughter of the late Vallie Viola Kennedy Workman and Grady Comodore Workman. She came to Charleston...
Richard Lee Vanderlan
October 12, 2011
Richard Lee Vanderlan, 82, husband of Barbara, father of two and grandfather of four, has departed for a much finer place and our prayers are with him. Born August 15th, 1929 in Bristow, Iowa, he served 20 years in the U.S. Navy and retired as an E8 Storekeeper. Preceded in death by his parents William and Jennie, two brothers Dale...
