Obituaries

Elizabeth Louise Mazarin

Elizabeth Louise Mazarin

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Elizabeth Louise Mazarin, 90, of Beaufort, died Monday, August 05, 2013 at Bay View Manor. Burial will be held at Boca Raton Cemetery and Mausoleum, Boca Raton, Florida.

Deidre E. Dubose

Deidre E. Dubose

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - Deirdre E. DuBose, 82, of Beaufort, South Carolina died Monday, September 29, 2014 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at a late date to be announced by Copeland Funeral Service. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to Mayo Clinic - 200 First Street South West, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905; Shriners Hospital for Children -...

Lex Edward Elkins

Lex Edward Elkins

May 16, 2013

ST. HELENA, SOUTH CAROLINA - It is with great sadness that Lex Elkins, age 56, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013, after a short and fierce fight with cancer. Lex was a well-known veteran of the office products sector, with accomplishments that shaped an industry.  He began his career in 1977 and quickly rose from sales to sales management...

Runelle George

Runelle George

May 16, 2013

FRIPP ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Runelle George, 93, of Fripp Island and wife of Richard George, died Monday, April 14, 2014, at River Oaks Assisted Living. The funeral service will be held in Monore, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fripp Island All Faiths Chapel.

Earl Matthew Henry

Earl Matthew Henry

May 16, 2013

BURTON - Earl Matthew Henry, 61, of Burton, South Carolina and husband of Rena Henry, died Friday, June 27, 2014 at the Ralph Johnson V.A. Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina. Earl is survived by his wife of 40 years, Rena Henry; a son Shane Henry; a daughter Katie Dickman; and fourteen grandchildren. A memorial service for Earl will be held...

Gainie Daniel Bennett,

Gainie Daniel Bennett,

May 16, 2013

Gainie Daniel Bennett, Sr., 72, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Sunday, December 22, 2013, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 11 o'clock Thursday morning, January 2, 2014, at Gospel Light Christian Ministries.

Cecil Wilbur Martin,

Cecil Wilbur Martin,

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - Cecil Wilbur Martin Jr., Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather, age 79, of Beaufort, passed in his sleep the morning of Friday, December 6th, 2013 at home. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Janice Wynne Martin of Beaufort, his children, Dr. Ron Martin DVM, and Teresa Martin Seigler, both of Beaufort,  his grandson,  CPT...

Marilea Deetjen Schlobohm

Marilea Deetjen Schlobohm

May 16, 2013

Marilea Deetjen Schlobohm died Monday, January 27th at Summit Place of Beaufort, SC.   She was 87. The daughter of a successful Wall Street executive and philanthropist, Rudolph H. Deetjen, Marilea was born and raised in Belleville, NJ, and attended schools in Newark.   During World War II she graduated from Vassar College in three years.   It was at this time while...

Harriet M.

Harriet M.

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - Harriett M. Joy, 87, of Beaufort, South Carolina died Monday, June 09, 2014 at Morningside of Beaufort. A memorial service for Mrs. Joy will be held at a later date at Morningside of Beaufort.

Ceceile Richman

Ceceile Richman

May 16, 2013

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Ceceile Richman of Savannah, Georgia passed away Monday, January 27, 2014, at her home at Buckingham South. Born July 15, 1914, in Beaufort, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Richman and the late Annie Lipsitz Richman. Ceceile was educated in the Beaufort schools and graduated from Emory University. She received her Masters in...

Adelia C.

Adelia C.

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - Adelia C. Gay, 89, of Beaufort, South Carolina and widow of Jimmy T. Gay, died Friday, August 22, 2014, at her residence. Born in Jenkins County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late John C. Clifton and the late Carrie Bell Newton Clifton.  Adelia was a member of The Baptist Church of Beaufort, where she was a...

James "Jim" Brown

James "Jim" Brown

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - James K. "Jim" Brown, 81, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Norma Fink Brown, died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Born in Toledo, Ohio on August 16, 1932, he was the son of the late Robert and Lucile Brown and brother of the late Richard Brown.  Jim was an engineering graduate of University of...

Marion Paone Gamache

Marion Paone Gamache

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Marion Paone Gamache, 94, of Beaufort, died Monday, June 17, 2013 at her residence.     Marion Paone was born in Utica, NY on August 3, 1918.  She married Charles Gamache and the couple moved to Washington DC where Marion became the personal hair stylist of Mami Eisenhower where she developed a love of politics.  Owner and operator...

Ltcol Corps (Ret.)

Ltcol Corps (Ret.)

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - LtCol Darrell Max Smith, United States Marine Corps (Ret.), 86, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Shirley June Smith, died Friday, June 13, 2014, at his residence. Colonel Smith was born, in Tipton, Indiana, January 3, 1928, to Vern and Edna Smith. After graduating from Tipton High School, he joined the Army and was sent to Japan. ...

Jean Lagakis Benner

Jean Lagakis Benner

May 16, 2013

PORT ROYAL - Jean Norma Lagakis Benner, 94, of Port Royal, South Carolina and widow of Royal Daniel Benner, died Thursday afternoon, September 25, 2014, at National HealthCare in Bluffton. Born in Hempstead, New York, she was a daughter of the late Louis Lagakis and the late Olive Cornelia Schwicker Lagakis. Mrs. Benner was a member of the First Presbyterian...

Betty L. Marcy

Betty L. Marcy

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT -  Betty L. Marcy, 81, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Friday, July 25, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Copeland Funeral Service is assisting the family with arrangements.

Olga Chavis

Olga Chavis

May 16, 2013

Olga Chavis (formerly Lorris), age 97 ½, departed gently from Port Royal, South Carolina on May 7th, 2014. In 1916, Olga Alexandrovna Poprukeilo, was born in Chicago, of Russian immigrants. Olga was a resident of Cambridge, MA for 30 years and of Newton, MA for 45 years. She moved to Beaufort, South Carolina in 2008. Her daughter Alexandra Ruggieri predeceased...

Earnest Von Harten,

Earnest Von Harten,

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - Earnest Carl F. "Skip" Von Harten. Jr., 82,  of Beaufort, South Carolina passed peacefully on January 18, 2014 at MUSC, Charleston, following a brief illness. Born on February 27, 1931, Skip was the only child of Earnest Carl F. Von Harten, Sr. and his wife Mary Adams Von Harten, both deceased and also from Beaufort. A local icon,...

Virginia Ingraham Baker

Virginia Ingraham Baker

May 16, 2013

SEABROOK - Virginia Ingraham Baker, 91, of Seabrook and widow of Roland D. Baker, died Monday, April 7, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Peabody, MA. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorials be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research - Grand Central Station,...

Malcom Airforce (Ret.)

Malcom Airforce (Ret.)

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - Malcom A. McNall Jr., Lt. Col United States Air Force (RET.), 93, of Beaufort, South Carolina, and husband of Effie Greene McNall, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at his residence. Joe was born in Burlington, Vermont, on April 5, 1921, a son of the late Malcolm A. McNall and the late Mary H.  McNall.  Joe and his sister...