Obituaries
Betty Clay Light
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Betty Jo Clay Light, 68, of Beaufort, South Carolina and widow of John Livingston Light, died Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Summit Place of Beaufort. Mrs. Light was born in Glen Daniel, West Virginia. She was a daughter of the late Sherman and Annis Daniel Clay. Mrs. Light was a retired social worker for the Salvation...
William "Jerry" Morgan
May 16, 2013
PORT ROYAL - William C. "Jerry" Morgan, 73, of Port Royal, died Sunday, January 19, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, January 22, 2014, at Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. A graveside service, with United States Navy honors, will be held 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, January 22,...
Franklin Puppy" Chandler
May 16, 2013
LADY'S ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Franklin Thomas "Mud Puppy" Chandler, 62, of Lady's Island, died Thursday, April 17, 2014, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 11 o'clock Friday morning, April 25, 2014, at Cornerstone Christian Church.
Peter M. Bednar
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Mr. Peter M. Bednar, Sr., 68, of Beaufort, died on June 14 after a 21 year battle with cancer. He was born July 30, 1944 to Mary and Peter Bednar of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Bednar is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Marilyn Bednar of Beaufort, SC and his son Peter M Bednar, Jr....
Shirley Gleason Dillon
May 16, 2013
DATAW ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Shirley Gleason Dillon, a vivacious redhead, lifelong volunteer and leader, passed away on September 28, 2013. Her zest for life, interest in preserving history and bettering the communities in which she lived made her a leader of many organizations both in Lake Forest, Illinois and then in Beaufort, South Carolina. One of four red-haired sisters,...
Ilona "Helen" Stewart
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT - Ilona "Helen" Stewart, 93, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Sunday morning, August 31, 2014, at Summit Place. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.
Robert C. Bailey
May 16, 2013
CALLAWASSIE ISLAND - Robert "Bob" C. Bailey, of Callawassie Island, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital after a courageous battle against cancer. He was born in Hagerstown, Maryland on October 19, 1935 to Reginald T. and Katherine E. (nee Wisegarver) Bailey. After graduating from Hagerstown High School, he attended Capital Radio Engineering Institute (CREI) in Washington...
Jean Marie Mastroberti
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT - It is with great sorrow that the family of Mrs. Jean Mastroberti, 81, of Beaufort, South Carolina, announces her passing from this life on Monday, August 18, 2014. Jean was born in 1933 in Haines City, Florida. Jean is preceded by her parents Frank and Catherine Bowein and her daughter Carol Mastroberti-Mayo. Surviving are her husband, Mike; daughter,...
Mg Army (Ret.)
May 16, 2013
LADY'S ISLAND - Retired Major General Charles Echols "Pete" Spragins, age 90, of Beaufort, SC died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at home. He was born on April 11, 1923 in Colon, Panama to the late MG Robert L. Spragins and Marguerite Spragins. He graduated from West Point in 1945 and proudly served his country for 32 years in the U.S....
Rella Mae Kimble
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Rella Mae Kimble, 85, of Beaufort, South Carolina and widow of Kenneth E. Kimble Sr., died Monday, September 30, 2013, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 11 o'clock Monday morning, October 14, 2013, at Beaufort National Cemetery.
Sally Justine Mitchell
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Sally Justine Mitchell of Beaufort, South Carolina passed away at her home on Sunday, August 25, 2013. She was born July 2, 1929 in New York City, daughter of Henry Coggeshall Howells and Lilly Ward Ruperti. After graduating from the Chapin School in New York City, she attended Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia, PA, graduating in...
Roberto Rivera-Nieves
May 16, 2013
LADY'S ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Roberto Rivera-Nieves, 80, of Lady's Island, died Sunday, August 4, 2013 at his residence. A graveside service will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 9th at Beaufort National Cemetery with Army Honors.
Margaret S. Brown
May 16, 2013
SEABROOK - Margaret S. Brown, 97½, of Seabrook, South Carolina, died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends from 2 until 4 o'clock Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. In lieu of flowers the family request that memorials be made to Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
Elizabeth "Betty" Mcnall
May 16, 2013
LADY'S ISLAND - Elizabeth Mary "Betty" - McNall, beloved wife, devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on Tuesday, November 19, at home. Betty was born in Beverly Farms, MA., and she attended school in Medford, MA. She graduated from Fisher Secretarial School in 1941, and worked as a secretary for Revere Sugar Co. until 1943. In that year she...
Med Cleveland Smith,
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Med Cleveland Smith, Jr., 80, of Beaufort, South Carolina and widower of Neva Mitchell Smith Smith, died Thursday morning, July 25, 2013, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Med Cleveland Smith, Sr. and the late Rita Cook Smith. Mr. Smith was of the Christian faith. He...
John Hugh Jones
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT - John Hugh Jones, 69, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Caroline Ann Bolek Jones, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Mr. Jones was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, a son of the late Robert D. Jones Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Curry Jones. He was a long time employee of the City of Chicopee, Massachusetts. Mr....
Joseph "Joe" Perkins
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT - Joseph Carroll Perkins, 76, of Beaufort, South Carolina, passed away in the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro, South Carolina, on March 11, 2014. He was born on December 7, 1937, in Mission, Texas, to the late Jesse Brooks Perkins and Erma Gosch Perkins. Surviving in addition to his wife, Priscilla Sandel Perkins, are his children, Susan Peterson, Leslie...
Stanley Humphries,
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Stanley Humphries, Sr., 56, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Anita Eckler Humphries, died Wednesday morning, April 23, 2014, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.
George Usmc (Ret.)
May 16, 2013
HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA - George Hayden Savage, Jr., SSgt. USMC (Ret), 72, of Hardeeville, South Carolina, died Saturday, July 13, 2013, at his residence. A graveside service, with full Marine Corps honors, will be held at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, July 17, 2013, at Beaufort National Cemetery.
Samuel Laurence Svalina
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT - Samuel "Sam" Lawrence Svalina, 78, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died peacefully at the Cleveland Clinic on November 16, 2013, after a well fought battle with kidney cancer. Sam was born on July 2, 1935 to his parents Genevieve Gaskowski Svalina and Nicholas Svalina of Chicago, Illinois. After his mother's death, he was raised by his maternal aunt, Jane...
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