Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Martha W Walder
Jul 7, 2011
Martha Louise Walkmeyer Walder, 96, widow of the late George Bartlett Walder died peacefully on July 7, 2011. Mrs. Walder was born March 19, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is survived by her daughter Virginia Orban and her husband Steven of Kiawah Island, SC; her son Thomas Walder and his wife Collin of Evanston, IL; four grandchildren, and ten great...
Wesley Fraser Mellard
Jul 7, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on July 7, 2011, Wesley Fraser Mellard, husband of Doris L. Workman Mellard. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley F. Mellard are invited to attend his Requiem Mass at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at the Church of the Holy Communion. Interment, St James Church, Goose Creek. The family will receive friends...
Barbara Netting
Jul 6, 2011
Barbara K. Netting entered into eternal rest on July 6, 2011. The relatives and friends of Ms. Barbara K. Netting are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 PM, Monday, July 11, 2011, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until...
Betty Gray Convertino
Jul 6, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, Betty Grey Edge Convertino, wife of Santo J. Convertino. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Santo J. Convertino are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 10:30 AM, Saturday, July 9, 2011, at the James A. McAlister Chapel. Entombment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends this...
Raymond James Sibbald, Jr.
Jul 1, 2011
Raymond James Sibbald, Jr., 87, of Charleston , entered into eternal rest on the evening of Friday, July 1, 2011 . The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Sibbald, Jr., are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 2:00PM Wednesday, July 6, 2011 , at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 5. St. Teresa Drive , Charleston...
Theresa Ann Bellavita
Jun 30, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Thursday, June 30, 2011 Theresa Ann Bellavita. She was born in Charleston a daughter of the late Jerry M. and Josephine Esposito Bellavita on Tuesday, May 4, 1915. Theresa was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and was a retired Customer Service Agent with several banks in the Charleston area. Surviving are a sister,...
Jack Joseph Detournillon, Sr.
Jun 30, 2011
Jack Joseph deTournillon, Sr. 71, of John's Island, the widower of Lillian "Gail" Waldrop deTournillon, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Born March 19, 1940, in Charleston, he was the son of the late Eugene Jerome and Josephine Beard deTournillon. Jack was a proud member of the James Island Fire Department and retired security officer from Trident...
Leslie William Pye
Jun 30, 2011
Leslie "Berle" William Pye, 65, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie "Berle" Pye, are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM, Wednesday July 6, 2011, at the Cathedral of St. John The Baptist, 120 Broad St . The family will receive friends...
George Jerry Moskos, Sr.
Jun 26, 2011
Mr. George Jerry Moskos, Sr., 86, of Charleston, the husband of June Green Moskos. George was born in Charleston, SC on Monday, February 9, 1925, the son of Kiriakos Moskos and Kiriaki Palassis Moskos. He was a retired retail merchant. He is survived by his loving wife, June Green Moskos of Hollywood, SC; a daughter, Christine M. Smith of Charleston,...
Geraldine Parker Deas
Jun 25, 2011
Gerry Deas Geraldine Parker Deas, died on Saturday, June 25, 2011. Mrs. Deas was born in Greenville, SC on Sunday, February 13, 1921, the daughter of the late Austin Smith Parker and Geraldine Buchanan Parker and step-daughter of Robert Stanley Thomson. She was predeceased by her husband, William Bowman Deas. She lived in Charleston throughout her adult life and lived...
Joseph Clement Kemper, Jr.
Jun 21, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Joseph Clement Kemper, Jr. Deacon Joe was born in Muenster Saskatchewan, Canada a son of Joseph Clement Kemper, Sr. and Anna Augusta Reverman Kemper on Saturday, May 29, 1909. He was encouraged by his wife of 21 years before she passed away in 1958 to someday follow his dreams of dedicating...
Eugene Carlton Woodall, Jr.
Jun 16, 2011
Eugene "Gene" C. Woodall, Jr., 58 of James Island, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, June 16, 2011. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 16, 1953, the son of Eugene C. Woodall and Willie Mae Stringer. Gene retired as Battalion Chief with the James Island Fire Department and was awarded the Medal of Valor in 1993 for his...
Ruth Roumillat Canady
Jun 11, 2011
Ruth Roumillat Canady, 82, of Charleston, the widow of James M. "Punky" Canady, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, June 11, 2011. Ruth was born in Charleston, SC on Saturday, October 13, 1928, the daughter of the late Austin Norman and Pearl (Mackey) Roumillat. A true animal lover, she was one of the founding members of the Frances R. Willis...
Jorge Antonio Marban
Jun 6, 2011
Jorge Antonio Marban, 75, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 6, 2011 in Mt. Pleasant, SC at the Hospice of Charleston Center after a valiant 9 month fight against lung cancer. His beloved wife Dottie was at his side then and throughout his ordeal. Jorge was a man of great honor, dignity, and courage with a sense of social and...
Eleanor Hill Green
Jun 4, 2011
Eleanor Hill Green, 95, of Charleston, the widow of Virgil Joseph Green, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Madisonville, OH, the daughter of William H. Hill and Katherine Fausz Hill on Thursday, December 2, 1915. Eleanor was a retired Legal Secretary with the United States Attorney's Office. She is survived...
Ralph Armand Nadeau
May 30, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, May 30, 2011, Ralph A. Nadeau, husband of Virginia Chevrier Nadeau. Ralph was born in Biddeford, Main on Tuesday, October 1, 1918, one of 12 children of Napoleon L. and Isabelle Masse Nadeau He was educated in the local schools in Biddeford and Sacred Heart College in Victoriaville, Canada. Ralph was a member of...
Frank Heape
May 27, 2011
Charles Frank Heape, 90, of Charleston, the husband of Helen McCulloch Heape, entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 27, 2011. He was born in Charleston, the son of, John Madison Heape and Carlotta Rivers Heape, on Friday, August 20, 1920. Frank was a graduate of Murray Vocational High School and a US Army veteran. He was a retired Naval...
Lula Mildred Grice
May 18, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Lula McCarthy Grice, widow of Marion Evans Grice . She was born in Charleston a daughter of Patrick J. and Lula M. Bowick McCarthy on Friday, May 27, 1921. Lula was a graduate of Murray Vocational High School. Surviving are two children, Millie G. Brown and Randolph J. Grice and his...
Chief James Michael Howard, Sr.
May 17, 2011
Chief James Michael Howard, Sr., 57, of Edisto Island, the husband of Julie Lyons Howard, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. He was born in Key West, FL, the son of Ralph A. Howard and Veronica Gillin Howard on Saturday, April 10, 1954. Chief Howard was a graduate of Bishop England High School and Trident Technical College....
