Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
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...
Kenneth Grady Bayne
February 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
February 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
January 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.
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 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.
January 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.
January 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
January 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...
Selma E. Chadbourne
January 7, 2012
CHADBOURNE, Selma Woods, age 81, of Charleston, SC, formerly of North Berwick, Maine, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, January 7, 2012. A native of Rochester, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of the late John and Charlotte Bridges. Selma was an avid member of the Greater Berwick Horsemen's Association. Her greatest passions in life were her...
Robert S. Tovey, Sr.
January 4, 2012
Mr. Robert S. Tovey, Sr. entered into eternal rest on January 4, 2012. Mr. Tovey was born on January 16, 1918, in Summerville, SC, a son of Henry M. and Annie Renneker Tovey and graduated from Murray Vocational School. He was employed by the Charleston Naval Shipyard, from which he retired in 1972. He was a former member of Mariner...
Elfriede Maria Smith
January 1, 2012
Elfriede Maria Reisinger Dinger Smith of Mt. Pleasant passed away 01/01/2012. Mrs. Smith was born in Munich, Germany, June 15, 1927, and came to the United States in 1952. She was a naturalized US citizen and very proud of being an American. Mrs. Smith's working career was spent in the Navy Resale System in Virginia, California, Maryland and South Carolina....
