Recent Obituaries

Robert L. Lipsey Sr.

Apr 24, 2014

Robert L. Lipsey Sr., 93, of Moncks Corner, retired Boilermaker with Charleston Naval Shipyard, died Thursday, April 24, 2014. He was first married to the late Ethel Neal Lipsey and is the widower of Paula Radford Lipsey. Robert was born July 9, 1920, in Norfolk, Va., the son of A. Madison Lipsey and Buleah Moore Lipsey. He was...

Richard Perpruner

Apr 20, 2014

Richard Lewis Perpruner, 76, of Ladson, widower of Gail Caldwell Perpruner, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014, in a North Charleston nursing home.

Mr. Perpruner was born November 11, 1937, in Hibbing, Minnesota, the son of Andrew Perpruner and Romola Bertelli Perpruner.

Following service in the U.S. Navy, he had been an employee...

Arthur B Metcalf

Apr 20, 2014

Arthur B. Metcalf, 82, of Moncks Corner, husband of Nettie P. Metcalf, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014, in a St. Stephen nursing home.

Mr. Metcalf was born March 22, 1932, in Boise, Idaho, a son of Charles A. Metcalf and Alma Louise Brumback Metcalf.

He was an U.S. Army veteran and was...

Patricia Anne Watson

Apr 19, 2014

WATSON, Patricia Anne, 80, of Pinopolis, retired teacher from Central Piedmont College, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014, in a Moncks Corner nursing home. Pat was born March 24, 1934, in Spartanburg, S.C., daughter of Theodore M. Watson and Dorothy Moore Watson. Surviving are her sister - Michael L. Lewis and her husband, Jerry, of Pinopolis; 2 brothers...

Christopher Paul Kuffel

Apr 13, 2014

Christopher Paul Kuffel, 44, of Moncks Corner, residential construction worker, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014. at his residence. Christopher was born February 23, 1970, in Summerville, son of David S. Kuffel and Marie Kyle Kuffel. Surviving in addition to his parents, are his fiance - Amiee Ledwell; a daughter - Barbara Gail Kuffel of North Carolina; 2 brothers...

Precious Carter Gregory

Apr 5, 2014

Precious Carter Gregory, 84, of Moncks Corner, widow of Robert F. Gregory, Sr., passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Hospice of Charleston.

Precious was born in Charleston on November 26, 1929, daughter of Briley H. Carter and Gladys Halshall Carter.

She was a graduate of Memminger High School and attended Rice Business...

Jacqueline Tucker Baxley

Apr 3, 2014

Jacqueline Tucker Baxley, of Cordesville, widow of Clifford C. Baxley, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014, in Hospice of Charleston in Mt. Pleasant.

Mrs. Baxley was born April 25, 1931, in Givhans, a daughter of Lawrence Tucker and Mattie Gleaton Tucker.

She was a former employee of American Tobacco Company and was a...

Helen Coleman Chaplin

Mar 30, 2014

Helen Coleman Chaplin, 88, of North Charleston, wife of Charles L. Chaplin, passed away Sunday evening, March 30, 2014, in a North Charleston hospital.

Mrs. Chaplin was born November 13, 1925, in Florence, a daughter of Maxcey Coleman and Ella Turner Coleman. Surviving in addition to her husband, are two sons - Paul Chaplin of...

Jimmie O'Neal Hill

Mar 23, 2014

Jimmie O'Neal Hill 66, of Ridgeville (Lebanon Community), passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014, at his residence. Jimmie was born September 9, 1947, in Berkeley County, the son of Ernest Fletcher Hill and Pearl Welch Hill. Surviving are two sons - Christopher Hill of Summerville; and Patrick Hill of Lebanon; two sisters - Christina Souther and her husband, Charles,...

Mary Gladys Ulmer Austin

Mar 16, 2014

Mary Gladys Ulmer Austin, 89, of Moncks Corner, a homemaker, widow of Judson D. (J.D.) Austin passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014, in a Charleston hospital. Mrs. Austin was born June 21, 1924, in Moncks Corner, a daughter of Pinckney K. Ulmer and Daisy Belle Metts Ulmer. She had been a Sunday School teacher for many years at Wassamassaw...

Ila Haselden Shuler

Mar 11, 2014

Ila Haselden Shuler, 82, of Jamestown, homemaker and widow of James A. “Jack” Shuler, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in a St. Stephen nursing home.

Mrs. Shuler was born November 9, 1931, in Berkeley County, daughter of Clarence D. Haselden and Annie Florence Ackerman Haselden.

She was a homemaker whose favorite pastimes...

Rosemary Guerry Jones

Mar 4, 2014

Rosemary Guerry Jones, 73, of Bonneau, wife of Jerry Lynn Jones, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at her son's residence in Summerville. Mrs. Jones was born August 30, 1940, in Charleston Heights, S.C., daughter of Edward M. Guerry and Mary Caison Guerry. She was a graduate of Lander University School of Nursing, later working with Roper Home Health...

Elizabeth Franciscaech Murphy Sr

Mar 4, 2014

Elizabeth Francisca Srech Murphy, 86, of Moncks Corner, widow of Adam Murphy, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in a North Charleston hospital. Mrs. Murphy was born May 5, 1927, in Hoensbroek, Holland, daughter of Ignatius Srech and Helene Rutlkowski Srech. She was a former teachers’ assistant at Macedonia Middle and High Schools and was a member of Victory...

Betty Jo Wiggins Clark

Mar 3, 2014

Betty Jo Wiggins Clark, 71, of Cross,wife of Samuel Clark, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014, in a Mt. Pleasant hospital. Betty Jo was born June 19, 1942, in Berkeley County, a daughter of Gilbert Walter Wiggins and Sadie Dehay Wiggins. A graduate of Berkeley High School, she was retired from the S. C. Forestry Commission and as a...

Patricia Ann Pofi Leyland

Mar 2, 2014

Patricia Ann Leyland, 69, of Goose Creek,widow of Elywn Leyland, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Leyland was born December 2, 1944, at Allegheny County, PA, a daughter of Mario Pofi and Josephine Constantino Pofi. Surviving are her son, Sean Leyland and his wife, Liza, of Goose Creek; her daughter - Heather Leyland of Goose...

Evelyn Guerry Orvin

Jan 27, 2014

Evelyn Guerry Orvin was born on August 20, 1928 in Bonneau, S.C. to Henderson and Maude Morris Guerry. She attended Berkeley High School and then graduated from Winthrop College with an education degree. In 1950, she married Donnie Orvin and they lived a very happy life together in Moncks Corner before Donnie’s passing in 2012. Evelyn spent her entire...

John Barton "Bart" Varner

Jan 22, 2014

John Barton "Bart" Varner, 52, grocery manager with Moncks Corner Piggly Wiggly, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014, in a North Charleston Hospital. Bart was born May 17, 1961, in Berkeley County, the son of John Wayne Varner and Jean Wyndham Varner. Surviving in addition to his parents are his sister - Candace J. Varner of Moncks Corner; 2...

John Fleetwood Dennis

Jan 21, 2014

John Fleetwood Dennis, 63, of Summerville, construction supervisor with Mundy Construction, husband of Maxine Clark Dennis, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at Veterans Hospital. John was born July 23, 1950, in Berkeley County, the son of John F. Dennis, Sr and Evelyn Brinson Dennis Paige. He was a member of Berkeley Hunting Club. Surviving in addition to his...

Harvey Cain Richardson

Jan 12, 2014

Harvey Cain Richardson, 76, of Moncks Corner, husband of Frances Cannon Richardson, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014, in a North Charleston hospital. Harvey was born October 7, 1937, in Mullins, S.C., a son of Edward Clyde Richardson and Mary Byrd Richardson. He was retired as a finishing superintendent with Georgia-Pacific and had been employed with Central True-Value for...

Nicholas James Maxfield

Jan 9, 2014

Nicholas James Maxfield, 21, of Ridgeville, passed away January 9, 2014, following a long illness. Nicholas was born June 8, 1992, in Centralia IL, the son of Charles E. Maxfield and Janice Wiggins. Surviving are his mother and father; his brother - Ryan Maxfield; 3 sisters - Crystal Imig; Tiffany Maxfield and Ronnie Kathleen Maxfield; step-father - Anguris Wiggins;...