Recent Obituaries

Helen Burnett Walker

Aug 5, 2014

Helen Burnett Walker, 84, of Oakley, wife of Jewell Walker, passed away Tuesday evening, August 5, 2014 in a Charleston hospital. Mrs. Walker was born October 10, 1929, in Blount County, Alabama, the daughter of Dewey Burnett and Letha Painter Burnett. She graduated as valedictorian of her senior class at Walnut Grove High School. Mrs. Walker served as an...

Clyde R. Metts

Aug 4, 2014

Clyde R. Metts, 83 of Givhans, SC, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2014 at Colleton Medical Center, Walterboro, SC, following an extensive stay at the Veterans Victory Nursing Home in Walterboro. Mr. Metts was born in Moncks Corner on September 17, 1930, the son of the late Oliver S. Metts and Eunice H. Metts. Following a long and...

Clarice Mundy Coghlan

Aug 3, 2014

Clarice Mundy Coghlan SUMMERVILLE - Clarice Mundy Coghlan's active life ended Sunday morning after more than 101 years. Originally from Greenwood, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Gertrude "Hootie" Collins Mundy and Robert Frank Mundy. A graduate of South Carolina State Hospital Nursing Program, she cared for patients and subsequently worked in research on malaria during world War...

Barrett Ervin Norris

Aug 2, 2014

The Reverend Barrett Ervin Norris, 80, of Goose Creek, SC, died early Saturday morning with his family by his side after a long battle with congestive heart failure. He was born to the late Paul and Loretta Norris on April 7, 1934 in Butler, Kentucky. Barrett graduated from Highlands High School in 1953. He earned a Bachelor of Arts...

Nancy L. Wilder

Aug 1, 2014

Nancy L. Wilder, 76, of Russellville, passed away Friday, August 1, 2014 at a local hospital. Nancy was born January 26, 1938, in Russellville, S.C., a daughter of Clarence J. Wilder and Minnie Barnett Wilder. She was a former machine operator at Santee River Wool Combing and St. Stephen Knitwear, and was a member of the Russellville Christian Church....

Joyce Kirwan Mullis

Jul 31, 2014

Joyce Kirwan Mullis, 67, of Bonneau, retired insurance underwriter, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014, in a Charleston hospital. Joyce was born February 28, 1947, in DuQuoin, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas Francis Kirwan and Connie Mae Ross Kirwan. Surviving are a son - Michael Todd Mullis; a daughter - Laurie Gay Mullis; a brother - Ross Kirwan;a sister...

Linda Peagler Davis

Jul 19, 2014

Linda Peagler Davis, 63, of Goose Creek, wife of Curtis Davis, passed away Saturday, at a Charleston Hospital. Mrs. Davis was born July 29, 1950, at Sumter, S.C., the daughter of Clint Walter Peagler and Leona Litchfield Peagler. Surviving are her husband; son – Christopher W. Peagler of Goose Creek; daughter – Tammy L. Davis, of Goose Creek; 3...

Mary Mims Hill

Jul 14, 2014

Mary Mims Hill, 84, of Moncks Corner, widow of Ernest Hill, Jr., passed away Monday at her residence. Mrs. Hill was born October 26, 1929, at Moncks Corner, a daughter of Joseph Clarence Mims and Catherine Roberta Sweatman Mims. She was a graduate of Berkeley High School and a member of First Baptist Church of Moncks Corner. Surviving are...

Dorothy Louise Hall Hadstate

Jul 1, 2014

Dorothy L. H. Hadstate, 90, of the Lebanon Community , passed away at Trident Hospital on July 1, 2014, as the result of a massive stroke. She was born June 23, 1924, the second daughter of Frank and Elsie Hall, in Waltham, Massachusetts. She graduated as a Registered Nurse from Columbia University in New York and embarked on a...

Roy Leland Farmer

Jun 28, 2014

Roy Leland Farmer, of Moncks Corner, husband of Marlene Mills Farmer, passed away at his home Saturday. Roy was born March 9, 1940, in Anniston Alabama, a son of Joe S. Farmer and Pauline Tune Farmer. He had retired as a manager with Walmart. Surviving are his wife; a son – John Smith; a sister – Ellen Williams; a...

Harold Norman West, Sr

Jun 18, 2014

A service of celebration will be held at 11:00 Saturday, the 21st of June, at First Baptist Church, Moncks Corner for Mr. H. Norman West, Sr. Interment will follow in St. John’s Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by Russell Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends at First Baptist Church from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of service. Mr. West...

Wade Hampton Ertzberger

Jun 15, 2014

Senior Chief Ships Serviceman (SHCS) Wade Hampton Ertzberger, USN, Retired, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the age of 85. Senior Chief was a 21 year Navy Veteran, serving on Destroyers which he loved. He was also retired Purchasing Agent for the Charleston County School System. Mr. Ertzberger was born August 28, 1928 in Cowarts N.C. son of...

Henry Clay Reel Jr

May 31, 2014

Reel , Henry Clay Jr Henry Clay Reel Jr.,73, of Moncks Corner, retired US Navy chief and military contractor, died Saturday, May 31, 2014 Henry was born April 28, 1941, in Hollywood Ca., the son of Henry Clay Reel Sr. and Virginia Hulsmon Reel. Surviving are his wife, Linda Saylor Reel; a son – Lee S. Reel and his...

Charles "Bob" Harris

May 29, 2014

Charles "Bob" Harris Sr., 89, of Moncks Corner, widower of Gwendolyn Klintworth Harris, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Harris was born March 25, 1925, in Kannapolis, N.C., son of Charles R. Harris and Odessa Blackmon Harris. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II and Korea, and a Federal Government retiree. He...

Juanita J. Warren Hammonds

May 23, 2014

Juanita J. Warren Hammonds, 78, of Bonneau, former food service manager, widow of Billy Joe Hammonds, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014, in Mt. Pleasant. Juanita was born May 8, 1936, in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Norman Henry Warren and Lily Mae Silver Warren. She was a member of Bonneau Baptist Church and a member of the Seniors...

Gail Hooks

May 7, 2014

HOOKS, Rhonda Gail Doyle

Rhonda Gail Hooks, 59, of North Charleston, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at her residence.

Gail was born September 18, 1953, in Conway, S.C., the daughter of Cleo Hubert Hooks and Gwendolyn Tyler Hooks Whitlow.

Funeral services for Gail will be held in RUSSELL FUNERAL CHAPEL, Moncks...

Lydia Benton Lankford

Apr 29, 2014

Lydia B. Lankford, 54, of Pinopolis, wife of William Michael (Mike) Lankford, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at her home after a brief illness. Lydia was born on January 23, 1960, in West Palm Beach, FL, the daughter of Thomas D. Benton and Lee Cooper Benton. She was a staff trainer for Victorious Ministry Through Christ, led worship,...

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...

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...

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...