Obituaries

Brenda Burlingame Armstrong

Brenda Burlingame Armstrong

Mar 30, 2016

Brenda Ann Burlingame Armstrong, 63, of Fripp Island and wife of Edmund C. Armstrong, died Sunday, October 23, 2016, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date to be announced.

James Force (Ret.)

James Force (Ret.)

Mar 30, 2016

James Anthony Snell, United States Air Force (Ret.), 55, of Meridian, Mississippi and formerly of Beaufort, died Monday, December 19, 2016, in Meridian. The funeral service will be held at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, December 28, 2016, in the chapel of Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. Interment, with United States Air Force honors, will be at 2 o'clock...

James Navy (Ret.)

James Navy (Ret.)

Mar 30, 2016

James Lester Warner, DTCS United State Navy Retired, 87, of Bluffton, died Thursday, September 29, 2016 at NHC-Bluffon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Charles W. Cross

Charles W. Cross

Mar 30, 2016

Charles W. Cross, 70, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Anne Cross, died Sunday, November 6, 2016, at his residence. No service is planned at this time. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions made be made to Chain Free Beaufort - Post Office Box 2496, Beaufort, South Carolina 29901 or to a local dog rescue of the donor's choice.

William Bailey Carter

William Bailey Carter

Mar 30, 2016

William "Bill" Bailey Carter, 64, of Beaufort and husband of James Slattin Martin IV, died Thursday evening, May 12, 2016, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Cynthia Jean Rivers

Cynthia Jean Rivers

Mar 30, 2016

Cynthia Jean Rivers, 69, wife of Alexander Roy Rivers, died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia, Georgia. A funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, January 4, 2017, in the chapel of Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. Burial will follow in Beaufort Memorial Gardens.

Ltc Army (Ret.)

Ltc Army (Ret.)

Mar 30, 2016

LTC Duane Michael Hennen, United States Army (Ret.), 76, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Judith P. Lewis, died Monday, January 2, 2017, at Bayview Manor. A funeral service will be held 11:30 o'clock Friday, January 6, 2017, at The Baptist Church of Beaufort with The Reverend Dr. Jim Wooten officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at...

James Maxwell Mccornock

James Maxwell Mccornock

Mar 30, 2016

James Maxwell McCornock - Jim, or Sandy as he was known by family, passed away at his home on Dataw Island on January 18, 2017 with his loved ones by his side. Jim was born December 17, 1938 in Long Beach, CA to Cdr S A McCornock and Jeane Laing McCornock. He lived many placed during his dad's military career...

Ranney Boy" Seigler

Ranney Boy" Seigler

Mar 30, 2016

Ranney Lanier "Fat Boy" Seigler, 30, of Beaufort, died Saturday, September 24, 2016. Survivors include his two sons, Jordyn Lanier Seigler and Devin, and two daughters, Trinity Leighann Seigler and Averi Noelle Siegler. A memorial service will be held at 11 o'clock Saturday morning, October 1, 2016, in the chapel of Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Robert L. Mattingly

Robert L. Mattingly

Mar 30, 2016

Robert L. Mattingly, 72, of Beaufort and formerly of Myrtle Beach, husband of Sonja Hamrick Mattingly, died Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Bay View Manor, Beaufort, South Carolina. He is survived by his wife and a stepson, Tom Hayzlett. A memorial service and burial will be held at a later date in Webster Springs, West Virginia.

Jane Mawby Ranger

Jane Mawby Ranger

Mar 30, 2016

Jane Mawby Ranger of Beaufort passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017, with family at her side. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, January 19th at Beaufort National Cemetery with Chaplain Ed Morgan officiating. Mrs. Ranger was born in 1927 in North Plainfield, New Jersey to Louise and Alfred Mawby. She is survived by her...

Coreen Collins Deering

Coreen Collins Deering

Mar 30, 2016

Coreen Catherine Deering passed away the morning of Thursday, January 5, 2017, in her robe and slippers; with her morning paper and computer nearby, and a cup of coffee in hand. Coreen was born August 29, 1939 in Oxford, Iowa. She graduated from the Marycrest College in Davenport, Iowa; with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and Music. She married...

Annabelle Shutt Hume

Annabelle Shutt Hume

Mar 30, 2016

Annabelle Shutt Hume, 94, of Beaufort, South Carolina and widow of P. Thomas Hume, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Gerard "Jerry"

Gerard "Jerry"

Mar 30, 2016

Gerard "Jerry" Boe, 80, of Lady's Island, died Saturday, October 22, 2016 at PruittHealth - Estill, South Carolina. Jerry was born in Washington, DC on January 20, 1936. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte Greene Boe; a sister, Nora Eileen Lankford; his son, Steven Allan Boe of Harlem, GA; a daughter, Christine Ann Laundon of Fuquay-Varina, NC; and a...

Frank J. Chmelik

Frank J. Chmelik

Mar 30, 2016

Frank J. Chmelik, 88, of Callawassie Island and husband of Diane Chmelik, died May 9, 2016, at MUSC- Charleston. Frank was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.  He was a veteran of the Korean War. Frank worked for Chubb and Sons, retiring after 46 years as Affiliate Manager of Chubb's North American Underwriting...

Alyene Gelzer Wright

Alyene Gelzer Wright

Mar 30, 2016

Alyene Cornelia Gelzer Wright, 102, of Summerville and formerly of James Island, widow of Thomas Johnson "T. J." Wright, Jr., died Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at the Presbyterian Home of South Carolina in Summerville. Mrs. Wright was born in New Hope, South Carolina. She was a daughter of the late George Edward Gelzer and the late Caroline Eliza Harvey Gelzer....

Lillian C. Walls

Lillian C. Walls

Mar 30, 2016

Lillian C. Walls, 78, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Morningside of Beaufort. Born June 13, 1938 in Chestertown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Julian and Florence Virginia Lee Crew. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Virginia "Ginny" Spencer. She is survived by her husband, James "Eddie" Walls of 57 years;...

P. Alan Rowland,

P. Alan Rowland,

Mar 30, 2016

P. Alan Rowland Jr, 78, of Seabrook and husband of Dorothy Ann Rowland, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends from 5 until 6:30 Monday, November 21, 2016, at Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. A prayer service will be held at 6:30 Monday in the Copeland Funeral Service Chapel. A Mass...

Victoria "Vicki" Schlobohm

Victoria "Vicki" Schlobohm

Mar 30, 2016

Victoria N. "Vicki" Schlobohm, 55, surrounded by her family, passed away peacefully at her residence in Beaufort, South Carolina on Friday, July 8th after a long battle with illness. Born January 24, 1961 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey to John Noyes and Jane Munning Noyes, Vicki grew to become an active member of the Glen Ridge community. An insatiable reader,...

Evelyn Dickson

Evelyn Dickson

Mar 30, 2016

Evelyn Dickson, 81, of Beaufort and wife of Emerson Dickson, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at NHC-Bluffton. The funeral service for Mrs. Dickson will be held in Hackettstown, New Jersey.