Obituaries

Susan E. Bass

Susan E. Bass

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Susan E. Bass, 53, of Beaufort, died Monday, December 15, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Born in Cheraw, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Carroll Bass and the late Miriam Gibson Bass. Surviving are a sister, Sheila Sofaly and her husband, Bob, of Beaufort, and a brother, Charlie Bass and his wife, Lana, of Ayden,...

Nancy Duke Mceachern

Nancy Duke Mceachern

Oct 8, 2014

LADY'S ISLAND - Nancy Duke McEachern died suddenly Monday Feb. 2, 2015 at home, which she dearly loved, on Broomfield Creek, Lady's Island, South Carolina. She was born Nov. 2, 1923 in Wellsville (Allegheny County) New York,  the daughter of Harold and Ruth Miller Duke. She was predeceased by her brother, Philip Hastings Duke. Nancy was married to the late...

David P. Howe,

David P. Howe,

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - David P. Howe Sr., 54, of Beaufort, died Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. David was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on July 4, 1960 to Julius and Mary LaPlante Howe. He attended school in Beaufort and was employed at Palmer-Dickerson Inc. for many years. David loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing and camping. He...

Rudolph "Rudy" Schlobohm

Rudolph "Rudy" Schlobohm

Oct 8, 2014

LADY'S ISLAND - Rudolph Grant Schlobohm of Glen Ridge, New Jersey passed away peacefully on Monday, June 22, 2015 at his residence on Lady's Island, South Carolina. Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey to Arthur F. Schlobohm II and Marilea Deetjen Schlobohm, Rudy raised his family in Montclair, New Jersey before moving to his beloved Beaufort, South Carolina with his...

Emma Nell Thompson

Emma Nell Thompson

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Emma Nell Thompson, 82, a lifelong resident of Beaufort, joyfully passed through Heaven's Gate this third day of December, 2014. Nell, as she was affectionately known to all her family and friends, was beneficently caring and empathetically compassionate for all her lovely days and in so many wondrous ways. Nell is survived by her loving daughter Kathy and...

John P. Cruikshank

John P. Cruikshank

Oct 8, 2014

LADY'S ISLAND - John P. Cruikshank, 78, of Lady's Island and husband of Lee Cruikshank, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Born Hartford, CT, son of Earle Ogden and Sally Urban Cruikshank - leaves wife Lee A. Cruikshank, Nichola Helen Crombie, Esther Cruikshank Stieska, Carolyn Davin Bowman, and Brian Scott Cruikshank and 5 grandchildren. Funeral mass will...

William (Sonny) Foster

William (Sonny) Foster

Oct 8, 2014

William Harrell (Sonny) Foster passed away on December 3, 2014, with his family by his side at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Born in Westminster, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Grace and William Foster. He was a graduate of Clemson University and held additional degrees from Western Carolina University and the University of...

Heather Lynn Villegas

Heather Lynn Villegas

Oct 8, 2014

Heather Lynn Villegas, 30, of Beaufort, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Beaufort. A memorial service will be held at 7 o'clock Monday evening, May 18, 2015, at First United Pentecostal Church - 484 Laurel Bay Road, Beaufort.

Corrie Strickland Boyd

Corrie Strickland Boyd

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Corrie Strickland Boyd, 73, of Beaufort and widow of Howard R. Boyd, died Saturday, November 22, 2014, in Hickory, North Carolina. A graveside service will be held at 12 noon Tuesday, December 2, 2014, in Beaufort National Cemetery.

The Thomas Harrigan

The Thomas Harrigan

Oct 8, 2014

DATAW ISLAND - The Honorable Clifford T. Harrigan of Dataw Island, SC and formerly of Schenectady, NY died on December 17, 2014 holding the hand of his wife and best friend Gracie. He was 86 years old. He is survived by his wife of 61 years Grace A. Harrigan, his five children Kevin (Nancy) Harrigan of Schenectady, NY, William (Jill)...

Sarah "Anne" Leslie

Sarah "Anne" Leslie

Oct 8, 2014

Sarah "Anne" Leslie passed away on February 11, 2015, at the Morningside Assisted Living Center in Beaufort, South Carolina at the age of 90. Anne was born in LaGrange, Georgia on December 22, 1924. She moved to Atlanta area early in life. There she married J. Thomas Welch in 1946 and remained married until his death in 1982. She subsequently...

Mabel Irene Coleman

Mabel Irene Coleman

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Mabel Irene Coleman, 93, of Beaufort, died Monday, March 2, 2015, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Roachdale, Indiana.

Virginia "Ginny" Spencer

Virginia "Ginny" Spencer

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Virginia Lee Walls "Ginny" Spencer, 54, of Beaufort, died Monday, January 12, 2015 at MUSC- Charleston. Ginny was born May 29, 1960 at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Beaufort. She was a daughter of James Edward Walls, SgtMaj United States Marine Corps Retired and Lillian Crew Walls. She was a graduate of Sheldon Academy. Ginny worked for TCL Business...

Martin Stearns

Martin Stearns

Oct 8, 2014

ST. HELENA ISLAND - Martin Stearns, 81, of St Helena Island, died Thursday evening, November 6, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

George B. Post,

George B. Post,

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - George Post, the real estate appraiser, musician and past Chairman of the Beaufort Housing Authority Board, Beaufort's Board of Architectural Review and Zoning Board of Appeals, died peacefully February 27 surrounded by his family. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of George and Linda Post, grew up in Darien, Connecticut, and was educated at St. Marks...

Brenda J. Astin

Brenda J. Astin

Oct 8, 2014

PORT ROYAL - Brenda J. Astin, 57, of Port Royal and wife of Stephen M. Pikiel, died Friday, November 14, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Colonel Army (Ret.)

Colonel Army (Ret.)

Oct 8, 2014

Cecil D. "Doug" McDaniel Jr., Colonel United States Army Retired, 82, husband of Mary Bell McDaniel, died Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Doug was born in Albany, New York and was a son of the late Cecil D. and Esther Jones McDaniel. Doug was a 30 year Veteran of the United States Army after graduating from the...

Robert Harvey Kitchen,

Robert Harvey Kitchen,

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Robert Harvey Kitchen, Jr, 88, of Beaufort, South Carolina, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Beaufort Memorial Hospital on Monday, January 12, 2015. Robert was born April 1, 1926 in Beech Creek, PA, the firstborn child to the late Guila (Wagner) Kitchen and Robert Harvey Kitchen, Sr.Robert was a master mechanic by trade and the bulk of...

Sgt. Marine Corps

Sgt. Marine Corps

Oct 8, 2014

While serving his country, Sgt. Ward Mark Johnson IV, United States Marine Corps, 29, stationed at Camp Pendleton, California and husband of Haley Lynn Vaughters Johnson, died as a result of a helicopter crash in Nepal on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of Ward Mark Johnson III and Eva Aucoin Curtis. Mark...

Mozelle "Tooka" Helms

Mozelle "Tooka" Helms

Oct 8, 2014

PORT ROYAL - Mozelle Beverly "Tooka" Helms age 86 died Tuesday 3/10/15 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Services will be held at St Helena Episcopal Church Friday March 20th at 2:00 pm. Mrs. Helms was born March 3, 1929 in Columbia, SC daughter of William Banks Dove and Mozelle Sox Dove. Tooka was past President Lady's Island Country Club Women's Golf...