Obituaries

Wilbur Henry Jackson

Wilbur Henry Jackson

Jan 6, 2022

W. Henry Jackson, 87, of Beaufort, SC passed away on January 5, 2022. He was born in Orangeburg, SC, on July 11, 1934, to the late E.K. and Virginia Buckheister Jackson. Henry's family moved to Beaufort when he was 6 months old, and he spent his entire life enjoying water activities in his idyllic home with many happy days spent...

William Henry Shouse,

William Henry Shouse,

Jan 6, 2022

William Henry Shouse, Sr., 94, of Seabrook, SC, joined his beloved wife of 75 years, in Heaven, January 6, 2022. Pappaw, as he was known to his Grands, Great Grands and the many children that loved him, was a devoted Christian, Husband, Father and Grandfather. He will be missed by all. He was born in Winston Salem, NC on September...

Donald Roger Lamont,

Donald Roger Lamont,

Jan 5, 2022

Donald Roger LaMont Jr., 77, of St. Helena Island, husband of Teresa Banahan LaMont, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at his residence after a long battle of cancer. Donald was born in Albany, New York and was a son of the late Donald Roger LaMont Sr. and Beatrice Irene Hollings LaMont. He was a project manager with IBM. Donald enjoyed...

Nancy "Missy" Trumpore

Nancy "Missy" Trumpore

Jan 3, 2022

Nancy Jane (Missy) Trumpore of Beaufort, SC passed away at her home Christmas Eve. Missy was born March 5th 1959 in Nashville, Tennessee to Art and Jane Trumpore. Missy graduated from St. Mary Academy in Monroe, Michigan. She went on to attend the University of Tennessee where she was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority and a Sigma Alpha Epsilon...

Oveda Fisher Gaudreaux

Oveda Fisher Gaudreaux

Jan 3, 2022

Oveda (Ve) Fisher Gaudreaux, 89, passed away January 2, 2022 at her home in Hilton Head Island, SC. A native of Whiteville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo Long Fisher and Margie P. Fisher. Her husband, Retired U.S. Navy Captain Laurence F. Gaudreaux, predeceased her, as did her four siblings Eunice F. Brown, Elizabeth F. Wells, Herbert...

Lcdr Navy (Ret.)

Lcdr Navy (Ret.)

Dec 27, 2021

Lieutenant Commander Jackie Lee Clark, United States Navy (Ret.), 84, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Marcia Coxe Clark, died Sunday, December 26, 2021, at his residence. A burial at sea will take place at a later date.

Martha Pierce Morris

Martha Pierce Morris

Dec 26, 2021

Martha Pierce Morris, age 93, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Sunday, December 26th, 2021. On September 26th, 1928, Martha was born to James Henry and Willie Mae McMichael Pierce. Martha was the youngest of ten siblings and grew up along the Ashley River just outside Charleston, South Carolina. Martha was a talented singer who studied voice and music...

Frances Doehring Shelton

Frances Doehring Shelton

Dec 18, 2021

Frances Lynn Shelton, 80, of Beaufort, and widow of Richard Calvin Shelton, died Friday, December 17, 2021 at Ridgeland Nursing Center. Frances was born January 8, 1941 in Morocco, Indiana to Harold and Blanche Doehring. Frances loved to spend time with family, cook, go to AMVETS post 70 for karaoke, and spend time with her best friends, Lillie and Betty....

Frederick Graham Trask

Frederick Graham Trask

Dec 16, 2021

October 6, 1945-December 15, 2021 Fred G. Trask shuffled off this mortal coil on December 15, 2021, at his home in Beaufort, South Carolina. He was 76 years old. He was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, to Flora Graham Trask and John Maurice Trask, Sr. and brought home to an idyllic childhood on Bay Street overlooking the Beaufort River. He...

David Allen Boyle

David Allen Boyle

Dec 13, 2021

David Allen Boyle, 87, of Lady's Island, husband of Margery Boyle, died Sunday, December 12, 2021 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Martha Wilkinson Monson

Martha Wilkinson Monson

Dec 13, 2021

Martha Frances Wilkinson Monson, 89, of Lady's Island, died Sunday, December 12, 2021 at the Retreat at Lady's Island. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Joanne Bonneville Moses

Joanne Bonneville Moses

Dec 9, 2021

Joanne B. Moses, 89, passed away on December 9 after a brief illness. She spent her childhood in Chevy Chase, MD, graduated from National Cathedral School and Duke University, and spent the first 30 years of her adult life in New Jersey. Nearly 30 years ago she moved to the Low Country, where she fell in love with the area...

Marye Kennedy

Marye Kennedy

Dec 9, 2021

Marye Kennedy, 90, of Beaufort, wife of James Kennedy, died Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. No services are planned at this time.

Cdr Navy (Ret.)

Cdr Navy (Ret.)

Dec 7, 2021

Glenn Ithamar Miller, the only child of Margaret Hauck Miller and Edgar Warren Miller, grew up on Long Island, NY in the village of Valley Stream. He received a B.S. from Tusculum College, a B.D. from Yale Divinity School, an S.T.M. from New York Theological Seminary along with a certificate in pastoral counseling from the New York Post Graduate Center...

Dorothy "Dottie" Eakin

Dorothy "Dottie" Eakin

Dec 2, 2021

Dorothy Ellen "Dottie" Eakin, 79, of Beaufort, passed away on Thursday, December 2nd, 2021, after a long illness. Dottie was born in Abbeville, SC in 1942 to the late Ollie Nickles Eakin and Ellen Ferguson Eakin. After graduating from Beaufort High School in 1960, she received a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Erskine College. She retired from John C....

Robert Mitchel

Robert Mitchel

Nov 28, 2021

Robert McKinney Mitchel July 29, 1933- November 27, 2021 'Don't cry for me now I have died, for I'm still here I'm by your side, My body's gone but my soul is here, please don't shed another tear.' Robert McKinney Mitchel, age 88, of St. Helena Island, South Carolina, passed away peacefully, Saturday, November 27, 2021. He will be best...

Oscar "Sonny" Bishop

Oscar "Sonny" Bishop

Nov 25, 2021

On November 7, 1934, Oscar Rudolph Bishop and Ruth Steinmeyer Bishop welcomed their first child - a tiny, premature baby boy that they named Oscar Rudolph Bishop, Jr. They kept him warm in a small dresser drawer by the oven in their home, the old Fuller Plantation caretaker's house on St. Helena Island. As their baby grew into a little...

Joan F. Haskett

Joan F. Haskett

Nov 15, 2021

Joan F. Haskett, 91, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Sunday, November 14, 2021, at Beaufort Nursing and Rehab. No service is planned at this time.

Joanne Lewis Schaekel

Joanne Lewis Schaekel

Nov 9, 2021

Ms. Joanne 'Cookie' Cecelia Lewis Schaekel, 74, of Chapin, South Carolina passed away on November 6, 2021. She was born February 1, 1947, in Quantico, VA, the second of four children born to Raymond Eugene and Josephine Lewis. A Beaufort High School graduate, she went on to receive her Bachelor of Science from East Carolina University. She returned home to...

Nancy Beverly Phillips

Nancy Beverly Phillips

Nov 5, 2021

Nancy Ann Beverly Phillips, 70, of Port Royal, died Friday, November 5, 2021, at her residence. Nancy was retired, after 30 years with the Beaufort County Sherriff's Department as a Corporal with the E-911 Emergency Telecommunications System. Nancy is survived by a son, Donnie Phillips Jr., and a sister, Betty Heath. A graveside service will be held at 2 o'clock...