Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
M. Dreher Gaskin, Jr.
Apr 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
Apr 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
Apr 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
Apr 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.
Mar 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
Mar 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
Mar 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
Mar 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,...
Edith Risher Todd
Mar 13, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 13, 2011, Edith Risher Todd, the widow of H. Allan Todd. She was born April 9, 1917 in Charleston, to Ashley Johnson Risher and Harriett Carter Risher. Edith was a graduate of Memminger High School and retired secretary of the Robert F. Knoth and Company. She was an honorary member of the Garden...
Coleen Elizabeth Turner
Mar 12, 2011
Mrs. Coleen Elizabeth Cumbee Turner, 72, of Ravenel, the widow of Fred Jimmie Turner, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at her residence. Coleen was born in Charleston, SC on Saturday, February 4, 1939, the daughter of the late Mack and Minnie (Johnson) Cumbee. She was the owner and operator of Turner Cleaning. Coleen is survived by...
Sister Cecilia Paula Livingston
Mar 11, 2011
CHARLESTON-Entered into eternal rest on Friday, March 11, 2011, Sister Cecilia Regina Livingston of the Daughters of St. Paul. The relatives and friends of Sr. Cecilia are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 2:00 PM, Monday, March 14, 2011, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 89 Hassell St. The Rite of Committal will be at the Daughters of...
Harry Kyle Gindhart, Sr
Mar 11, 2011
CHARLESTON-Harry Kyle Gindhart, Sr. widower of Jeanne Fisher Gindhart, entered into eternal rest on Friday, March 11, 2011. The relatives and friends of Harry K. Gindhart, Sr. are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 11:00 AM Monday, March 14, 2011, Cryptside, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Harry Gindhart was born in Newport News, VA on February 15, 1922, a son...
Eula Hannah Moyer Michael
Mar 7, 2011
Eula Hannah Long Moyer Michael, 90, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on Monday evening, March 7, 2011. The relatives and friends of Ms. Eula Michael are invited to attend her Memorial Service on Thursday, March 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Ashley River Baptist Church. Burial will be Saturday, March 12, at 10:30 AM in Germantown Cemetery, Germantown, Ohio. Eula...
Robert E. Kruger
Mar 6, 2011
CHARLESTON - Mr. Robert E. Kruger passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011. Born April 10, 1937 in Elmhurst, NY, he was a son of the late Irene Schippers Trumpbour and Ernest Kruger. He attended New York University, served in the United States Air Force and was devoted to his family, church, and friends. Surviving are his sons Steven and Kirk...
Lucille Oldmixon Zwingmann
Mar 5, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on Saturday morning, March 5, 2011, Lucille Elizabeth Oldmixon Zwingmann, the widow of Edward George Zwingmann. The relatives and friends of Lucille O. Zwingmann are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. The...
Alexander William Davis
Mar 4, 2011
Alexander (Aleco) William Davis, age 91 passed away at Lexington Hospital Friday, March 4, 2011. He was born in Charleston, SC on Sunday, May 9,1920 to the late William Alexander Davis and Ada Kolb Davis. He is preceded by two sisters Marie Davis Jones and Georgia Davis and one brother Louis William Davis. He was married to his childhood sweetheart...
Robin Herschel Crusenberry
Mar 4, 2011
Robin Herschel Crusenberry, 41, of James Island, entered into eternal rest on Friday, March 4, 2011. He was born in Charleston, the son of Carol Ann Cates Crusenberry and the late Harold David Crusenberry on August 4, 1969. He was a graduate of Ft. Johnson High School on James Island and a self employed shell fisher. Robin also worked in...
Terry Alan Calhoon
Mar 3, 2011
Terry Alan Calhoon, 60, beloved husband of Barbara Hathaway Calhoon, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, March 3, 2011. He was born in Washington, D.C., the son of John Hunter Calhoon and Mary Anne Brickerd Calhoon on January 3, 1951. Terry attended the prestigious DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, MD playing varsity football and baseball and earning a full football...
Meghan Elizabeth Corbett
Feb 15, 2011
Meghan Elizabeth Corbett, 19, of Charleston, S.C. died on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. Born on April 11, 1991, in Charleston, South Carolina, Meghan was the daughter of Elizabeth (Beth) Corbett Kennerty and the late Michael Carlyle Corbett. She was a 2009 graduate of Bishop England High School who attended Trident Technical College and...
Glenda Miller Summerford
Feb 14, 2011
Entered into eternal rest on February 14, 2011, Glenda Miller Summerford, 60, Minister of Music at Pinecrest Baptist Church and wife of George Alan Summerford. Residence, Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Summerford are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 11:00 AM, Friday. February 18, 2011, at Pinecrest Baptist Church. Interment, Live Oak...
