Obituaries

Msgt Corps (Ret.)

Msgt Corps (Ret.)

May 16, 2013

COOSAW ISLAND - MSgt Robert Lee Butler, United Stated Marine Corps (Ret.), 77, of Coosaw Island and husband of Mary Taber Butler, died Saturday morning, March 15, 2014, at his residence. Robert was born in Kokomo, Indiana and was a son of the late Alvin Lewis and Stella Heinman Butler. Robert was an avid outdoorsmen and golfer. He was a...

Captain Corps (Ret.)

Captain Corps (Ret.)

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - Captain John James McGinty III, United States Marine Corps (Ret.) and Medal of Honor recipient, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Friday, January 17, 2014, at his residence. The funeral service, with full military honors, will be held at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon, January 23, 2014, at the graveside, Beaufort National Cemetery.

Dorothy J. Calvi

Dorothy J. Calvi

May 16, 2013

PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA - Dorothy J. Calvi, 76, of Port Charlotte, Florida, died Sunday, February 9, 2014, at Harbour Health Center. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday moring, April 9, 2014, at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Burial will be at 12 noon in Beaufort National Cemetery.

June Hughes

June Hughes

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - June Hughes, 89, of Decatur, Georgia and formerly of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Saturday, February 1, 2014, in Decatur, Georgia. The family will receive friends from 10 until 11:30 o'clock Saturday morning, February 8, 2014, at Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. A graveside service will be held at 12 noon Saturday, February 8, 2014, at the...

William George Ballard

William George Ballard

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - William (Bill) George Ballard, Sr., 83, of Beaufort, South Carolina died at home on February 7, 2014. Bill is the son of the late James Hervie and Willie Vivian Ballard. He was born on March 10, 1930 in Meridian, MS. His beloved wife of 55 years, Suzanne, passed in 2011. He is survived by one son, William G....

R. Randolph Elliott

R. Randolph Elliott

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - R. Randolph Elliott, 75, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Luanne Elliott, died Thursday, September 04, 2014, at his residence. Born in Rome, Georgia, he grew up in the Panhandle of Florida and then earned an industrial engineering degree at Georgia Tech. Shortly after graduating, he married Luanne Harper of Dothan, Alabama. He served two years in...

Kenneth Oakley Bush

Kenneth Oakley Bush

May 16, 2013

BEAUFORT - Kenneth Oakley Bush, 66, of Beaufort South Carolina, and husband of Jenny Hurley Bush died on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at his home. He was born on April 11, 1948 to the late Mr. Oakley Bush and the late Ms. Shirley Wood Bush. He received his BA from Wake Forest University in 1970 and then proudly served his...

Thomas A. Grewenig

Thomas A. Grewenig

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA -  Thomas A. Grewenig, 68, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Kathleen Grewenig, died Friday, April 12, 2013 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. The family request that memorials be made to Folds of Honor Foundation, 5800 N Patriot Drive, Owasso, OK,...

Robert L. Carpenter

Robert L. Carpenter

May 18, 2011

SUN CITY, SOUTH CAROLINA -Robert L. Carpenter, 82, of Sun City, South Carolina and husband of Rita Frattali Carpenter, died Tuesday evening, March 27, 2012, at NHC Bluffton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive, Beaufort.

John "Jack" Keener,

John "Jack" Keener,

May 18, 2011

SEABROOK, SOUTH CAROLINA - John (Jack) Leroy Keener, Jr. of Beaufort, SC, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2012.  He was born in Bethesda, MD at Bethesda Naval Hospital, the son of Dr. John Leroy Keener, Sr., and Catherine Elizabeth Young Keener.  As a Navy military dependent, he had lived in the Territory of Hawaii, Quantico, VA; Dahlgren, VA; Warwick,...

Mable F. Jones

Mable F. Jones

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Mable F. Jones, 86, of Beaufort, died Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Arrangements for Mrs. Jones are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Ross Macdonald Sanders

Ross Macdonald Sanders

May 18, 2011

ST. HELENA ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Ross Macdonald Sanders, 80, of St. Helena Island, husband of Martha Graham Sanders, died Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, June 19, 2011, at St. Helena Episcopal Church with The Reverend Jeffrey S. Miller officiating.

Sara Mckenzie Funk

Sara Mckenzie Funk

May 18, 2011

PORT ROYAL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Sara McKenzie Funk, 91, of Beaufort, SC died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Ms Funk was born May 4, 1921 in Warrior, AL. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ret Colonel Glenn Charles Funk, USMC, her parents, James Monroe McKenzie and Carrie McCannally McKenzie, her brothers, James Barton McKenzie, and Kenneth Franklin McKenzie....

Dylan Christopher-Peter Ford

Dylan Christopher-Peter Ford

May 18, 2011

BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - Dylan Christopher-Peter Ford, 5, of Bluffton, South Carolina, son of Derrick Demetre Ford and Samantha Jean Pringle Ford, died Friday, June 24, 2011 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 12 noon Friday, July 1, 2011, at Bethesda Christian Fellowship - 32 Martin Luther King Jr., St. Helena Island, with Pastor Kenneth...

Damien Medina

Damien Medina

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Damien Medina, infant son of Luis and Ashley Medina, died Monday, August 15, 2011, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, August 17, 2011, at Beaufort National Cemetery.

Jane Elizabeth Mccausland

Jane Elizabeth Mccausland

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Jane Elizabeth McCausland, 70, of Beaufort, died Saturday, July 21, 2012 at her residence. She was born March 8, 1942, in Charlotte, N.C., daughter of the late William Ross McCausland and Helen Moss McCausland. Jane spent her early years in York, South Carolina and later raised her two sons in West Islip, New York. She was...

Julie Clifton Powell

Julie Clifton Powell

May 18, 2011

EARLY BRANCH, SOUTH CAROLINA -  Julie Patricia Clifton Powell, 51, of Early Branch, South Carolina, wife of Louis Powell Jr., died Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at Hampton Regional Medical Center. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Ruby Justine Marshall

Ruby Justine Marshall

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Ruby Justine Marshall, 53, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Thursday, September 1, 2011, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 11 o'clock Thursday morning, September 8, 2011, at Bible Community Church with Dr. Carl Broggie officiating.

Cheryl Toman

Cheryl Toman

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Cheryl Toman, 51, of Beaufort, South Carolina and wife of George Toman, died Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Bay View Manor. Surviving in addition to her husband of 27 years are three daughters, Anita Hedge, Bethany Hopkins, and Stephanie Toman; and two grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon, February 28,...

Stephen Brent Rich

Stephen Brent Rich

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Stephen Joseph Brent Rich, 59, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Anita Miller Rich, died Thursday, August 23, 2012, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.