Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Marian Carter Stroud
April 29, 2011
Mrs. Marian Fredrika Carter Stroud, wife of the late Carl G. Stroud, passed away into eternity with Christ Jesus on the morning of April 29, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Stroud was born in Charleston, South Carolina on November 8, 1924, a daughter of the late John Heyward Carter and Marian Beard King Carter. She was a devoted...
Edward Robbins Ball, Jr.
April 28, 2011
Edward Robbins Ball, Jr. left many things on Thursday, April 28, 2011. He left a family who adored him, friends who will miss his jocular wit, coworkers who loved him, and many people who only remained strangers for the briefest of seconds. But that's not all he left. He also left an indelible legacy of self-sacrificing love, of caring and...
Emily Ravenel Farrow
April 26, 2011
Emily Ravenel Farrow, widow of John Ashby Farrow, died peacefully at her home on April 26, 2011. Mrs. Farrow was born in Charleston, a daughter of Charles Jervey and Emily Legare Simmons Ravenel on February 13, 1915, and grew up on her family's farm which is now encompassed by the City of Charleston. She is survived by her two sons,...
Joan Barrineau Beckman
April 26, 2011
Mrs. Joan Barrineau Beckman, 80, of North Charleston, the widow of David Edward Beckman, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at her residence. Joan was born in Charleston on May 30, 1930, the daughter of the late Elmore Alonzo and Florence Estelle Daniels Barrineau. She retired from The Gingerbread House as a preschool teacher. Formerly, she was...
Vicky Lynn Cooper Horres
April 24, 2011
Vicky Cooper Horres, 62, of Folly Beach, the wife of the late Ernest G. Horres, DVM, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, April 24, 2011. Vicky was born in Charleston, the daughter of Wade H. Cooper and Dorothy Dixon Cooper on August 14, 1948.. Vicky is survived by her son, T. Dixon Horres and her mother, Dorothy Dixon Cooper. She...
Richard Carlton Kelly, Jr.
April 19, 2011
Richard Carlton Kelly, Jr.,63, of North Charleston, the husband of Margaret Jennelle O'Neal Kelly, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at his residence. Rick was born in Newark, NJ on Sunday, November 16, 1947 the son of Richard Carlton Kelly, Sr. and Marie Allee Jefferson Kelly. He faithfully served our country in the United States Army during...
Mary Reneau Jones
April 17, 2011
Mary R. Jones Mary Reneau Hunt Jones, 90, of Charleston, South Carolina lived a full and blessed life, with a peaceful passing, on Sunday April 17th, 2011. The family and friends of Mary are invited to attend her memorial service at The First Baptist Church of Charleston, at 48 Meeting Street, on Thursday at 2:00 in the afternoon. The family...
Kenneth Lee Martin
April 16, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 16, 2011 Kenneth Lee Martin. Mr. Martin was born in Beaufort, SC a son of the late Wilfred T. and Juanita M. Kennedy Martin on Tuesday, October 22, 1957. He was a member of Charleston Baptist Church and was employed at Publix Grocery. Surviving are a sister, Carolyn M. Watts; two nephews, Richard...
Huger Sinkler, Jr.
April 13, 2011
Huger Sinkler, Jr., of Charleston, died April 13, 2011 in the presence of his loved ones. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Huger Sinkler, Jr., are invited to attend his Memorial Service at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 16, 2011, at St. John's Parish Church on Maybank Hwy. John's Island. The family will receive friends this Friday evening between...
Inez Leary Simonin
April 11, 2011
Mrs. Inez Leary Simonin, 87, of James Island, the wife of Leo Lawrence Simonin, Jr., entered into eternal rest on Monday, April 11, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Simonin was born in Old Trap, NC on Thursday, October 11, 1923, the daughter of the late Clarence R. and Bettie (Mitchell) Leary. She was a graduate of John's Island High School...
Walter I. Chapman
April 11, 2011
Walter I. "Buck" Chapman, Jr., 89, of Charleston, SC and Summerton, SC passed away on April 11, 2011. He was in the presence of family and the care and comfort of Hospice. Walter was born June 14, 1921 in Charleston, SC to his parents Walter I. Chapman, Sr. and Sarah Mood Chapman. Upon Graduating from Charleston High School in 1939,...
M. Dreher Gaskin, Jr.
April 11, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, April 11, 2011 Marion Dreher Gaskin, Jr., husband of Helen Mandich Gaskin. Dreher was born in Orangeburg, SC on Friday, June 19, 1931, a son of Marion Dreher Gaskin, Sr. and Maude Sharpe Gaskin . He was a graduate of Orangeburg High School and Clemson University Class of 1954. He was a retired Financial...
Robert Leslie Blyth
April 6, 2011
Robert Leslie Blyth, loving husband and father, passed away peacefully in his sleep in his own home on April 6,2011. He was a joyous Christmas gift for Leslie Armstrong and Catherine Angela Roddy Blyth born on Christmas Day in 1921 in Charleston. Les is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Evelyn Soubeyroux Blyth, three sons, Robert , James...
Georgia Geraldine Lavia
April 5, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on April 5, 2011, Geraldine Meteraud Lavia. The relatives and friends of Georgia Geraldine LaVia are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM, Friday, April 8, 2011, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends this Thursday evening between 6:00...
Stacy Lloyd Hull
April 3, 2011
Stacy Lloyd Hull of Charleston, SC went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 3, 2011. Mr. Hull was 97 years old and the devoted husband of Phyllis Lowell Hull for 68 years. Surviving in addition to his wife are four children and their spouses: Stacy Lowell Hull (Nan), Charles A. Hull (Sanae), Martha H. White (Dennis), Peter...
James Presley Detreville, Sr.
March 29, 2011
James Presley DeTreville, Sr., beloved husband of Ruth Alberta "Bertie" Kasell DeTreville for 64 years, he was born on April 14, 1921 in Columbia, SC to Richard Henry DeTreville and Hazel Glenn Jean DeTreville. He was raised in Camden, SC and graduated from Camden High School. He served in the US Army Air Force during World War II, including service...
Elsie M. Ivanitz
March 26, 2011
Elsie M. Ivanitz, 85, of Myrtle Beach, SC, formerly of Scotch Plains, NJ, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, March 26, 2011 in Charleston, SC. She was born in Perth Amboy, NJ, the daughter of Albert Dolinich and Anna Szirak Dolinich, on March 14, 1926. Mrs. Ivanitz was a retired book keeper with The Chelsea Senior Living. She is survived...
William Thomas Mcqueeney
March 24, 2011
WILLIAM T. McQUEENEY Charleston - Entered into eternal rest on Thursday, March 24, 2011 William Thomas McQueeney, the husband of Charlotte Aimar Simmons McQueeney. William T. "Bully" McQueeney was born into the harsh pulses of adversity on Tuesday, February 3, 1925, a son of Charles A. and Mittie Elizabeth Reynolds McQueeney. His Depression Era childhood was further impaired by the...
Virginia "Ginger" Elaine Thaoue
March 17, 2011
Virginia ElaineThaoueof Charleston, SC entered into eternal restwhile surrounded byherfamilyon March 17, 2011.She was born inherchildhood home onSullivansIsland (Ft. Moultrie)to Velma McBroomWhrayRentzand PaulWhray, Sgt(WWI and WWII).She issurvived by her loving husband William PhillipThaoue(veteran of WWII),children, Lynn Jennings (David), Debora Nolen (RalphSr.),HaroldFerree,Karen Conner (Michael),James Zimmerman,DannyThaoue,MichaelThaoue,andMauriSopko.Grandchildren,VirginiaFerree,Elizabeth Swain (Ron),April Jennings,andRalph Nolen Jr.Great-Granchildren,Brittany Tidwell, Bobby Taylor,CedronSwain Jr.,andJacob Jennings. BrotherPaulWhrayJr.(Grace)ofFlordia. She ispredeasedby a daughter,Elizabeth M.Ferreeandsiblings,...
