Obituaries

Wesley Fluegel

Wesley Fluegel

Mar 3, 2021

Wesley Fluegel, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Frederick Bertolet

Frederick Bertolet

Feb 27, 2021

Frederick Bertolet, 83, of Spring Island and husband of Glenda Davies Bertolet, died Friday, February 26, 2021, at his residence. No service is planned at this time.

Gertrude Snowe

Gertrude Snowe

Feb 26, 2021

Gertrude Snowe, 99, of Port Royal, died Friday, February 26, 2021, at Helena House in Port Royal, South Carolina. Mrs. Snowe is survived by her daughter, Linda Klotz; a son, Kenneth Snowe, and her daughter-in-law, Ingrid Snowe. No service is planned at this time.

Colonel Army (Ret.)

Colonel Army (Ret.)

Feb 20, 2021

Colonel (Retired)Don Owen Stovall passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on February 20, 2021 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born November 25, 1927, Don is the only son of Aaron Earl and Mildred Aileen Stovall. He is predeceased by his sisters, Jessie Mae Stovall and Maxine Lois Hovorka. Don grew up in Rossville, Kansas, where...

Shirley Yvonne Featherly

Shirley Yvonne Featherly

Feb 9, 2021

Shirley Yvonne Featherly, 81, of Beaufort, South Carolina and wife of George Edward Featherly, died Saturday, February 6, 2021, at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, February 16, 2021, in Beaufort National Cemetery.

Robert Davis

Robert Davis

Feb 9, 2021

Robert Davis, 82, husband of Linda Galland Davis, died Friday, February 5, 2021, at his residence. No service is planned at this time.

Thomas Irvine Busbee,

Thomas Irvine Busbee,

Feb 5, 2021

Thomas Irvine Busbee, Jr., 69, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Thursday, February 4, 2021, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. No local service will be held at this time.

First Corps (Ret.)

First Corps (Ret.)

Feb 1, 2021

Richard Grant Hall, First Sergeant United States Marine Corps (Ret.), 65, husband of Barbara Kay Thompson Hall, died Monday, February 1, 2021, at his residence. Grant was born in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Robert A. and Virginia Snodgrass Hall. He was a United States Marine Corps Veteran, Retired, and was also retired as a Deputy Sheriff with the...

Thomas Alban Gillespie

Thomas Alban Gillespie

Jan 27, 2021

Thomas Alban Gillespie, 82, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at Beaufort Nursing and Rehab. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Anita Eckler Humphries

Anita Eckler Humphries

Jan 24, 2021

Anita Eckler Humphries, 62, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Friday, January 22, 2021, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. No service is planned at this time.

Toomer Vanderhorst Aimar

Toomer Vanderhorst Aimar

Jan 21, 2021

Toomer Vanderhorst Aimar, a longtime resident of Beaufort, South Carolina, died peacefully, January 20, 2021 at Morningside Assisted Living in Savannah, Georgia, under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. He was born in Thunderbolt, Georgia on December 1926 to the late William Washington Aimar, Sr. and Eugenie Toomer Aimar. He moved to Beaufort in 1939. Mr. Aimar attended Clemson University...

Catherine O\'Keefe Snell

Catherine O\'Keefe Snell

Jan 20, 2021

Catherine Josepha (O'Keefe) SNELL, 90, of Beaufort, SC, daughter of the late Dennis Francis and Catherine Josepha (Loughran) O'Keefe\ died Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at her home she shared with her daughter Linda and Mark. Catherine was born on October 8, 1930 in Providence, Rhode Island. She was predeceased in death by her husband, Gunnery Sgt. USMC Warren L. Snell...

Kyle Robert Smith

Kyle Robert Smith

Jan 16, 2021

Kyle Robert Smith, 71, passed away in his home in Lady's Island, South Carolina on January 15, 2021. He was born May 18, 1949 in Olney, IL to the late Thomas Kyle and June Adele Blackburn Smith. Kyle graduated from Edison High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma with the class of 1967 and attended Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri from 1967-1968....

Ellen Waughtel

Ellen Waughtel

Jan 16, 2021

Ellen M. (Murphy-Falsetti) Waughtel 75, of Cuba passed away at 5:51 p.m. Friday, January 15, 2021 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort SC. She was born Sept 18, 1945, in Cuba, the daughter of Charles C. and Emma Cline (Mowery) Murphy. She married Clayton L. Waughtel Jr., Feb 15, 1997. He preceded her in death Aug 30, 2020. She was...

Linda Jean Halteman

Linda Jean Halteman

Jan 16, 2021

Linda Jean Halteman, 60, of Beaufort, South Carolina and wife of Greg Halteman, died Saturday, January 16, 2021, at her residence. A Celebration of Life service will be held 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Tidal Creek Fellowship - 290 Brickyard Point Road South, Lady's Island. The service will also be live streamed at facebook.com/decibelchurch.

Frederick "Fritz" Diehl

Frederick "Fritz" Diehl

Jan 9, 2021

Frederick 'Fritz' Diehl died peacefully of natural causes Friday, January 8, 2021 in his home. He was 96 and lived a long full life. He will be missed by Ruth, his wife of 74 years, his daughters, grandson, and friends. He was lovingly cared for in his last years by James and Melissa Driscoll and their family. Fritz was born...

Evelyn Blanche Koth

Evelyn Blanche Koth

Jan 7, 2021

Evelyn Blanche Koth, 75, gently passed from this world on Jan 4, 2021 in the company of loved ones in her home in Beaufort, SC, less than 10 miles from where she drew her first breath on Parris Island in the Naval Hospital. She was eternally her daddy's girl, a daughter of the south, and a child of spring, wearing...

James S. Mcmullan

James S. Mcmullan

Jan 7, 2021

James S. McMullan, 86, died January 5, 2021 at residence in Beaufort, SC. He was born February 26, 1934, in Union, MS, son of Spurgeon McMullan and Catherine Hunter. Jim graduated from Murphy High School, Class of 1951, in Mobile, AL. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 11 years as an Airborne Radio Operator. Following military service, he...

Richard Leslie Schulze

Richard Leslie Schulze

Jan 2, 2021

Richard 'Rick' Leslie Schulze, 65, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Thursday, December 31, 2020, at his residence. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. A funeral service for Rick will be held 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 5, 2020, in the chapel of Copeland Funeral Service.

Linda Kay Wilson

Linda Kay Wilson

Dec 20, 2020

Linda Kay Wilson, 72, of Beaufort, South Carolina and wife of Howard Wilson, died Sunday, December 20, 2020, at her residence. In addition to her husband of 52 years are four daughters, Tina Steele (Darryl), Sheila Glazewski (Chet), Jamie Everett, and Elizabeth Young (Paul); 17 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning,...