Obituaries

Dorothy Hand Chambers

Dorothy Hand Chambers

May 18, 2011

PORT ROYAL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Dorothy Hand Chambers, 97, of Port Royal, South Carolina, widow of Colonel Owen A. Chambers, USMC, Ret., died Monday, September 26, 2011, at River Oaks Residential Care. Mrs. Chambers was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late William Lee Hand and the late Mary Withers Hand. She was educated in...

Luther William Cashdollar

Luther William Cashdollar

May 18, 2011

FRIPP ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - On September 15, 2011, Mr. Luther W. Cashdollar of Fripp Island passed away in his sleep. He had been under the care of Hospice Care of the Low Country and was with family members when he died. Mr. Cashdollar was born in Turtle Creek, PA., of August 9, 1913, to Jessie Scholick and William Cashdollar....

Glenda Mccomas

Glenda Mccomas

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Glenda McComas, 59, of Beaufort, wife of Pete McComas, died Friday, October 28, 2011 at Bayview Manor. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, November 12th at Gray's Hill Baptist Church. The family requests that anyone attending the service wear bright colored clothes in Glenda's memory. In lieu of flowers the family request...

Tera Thorson Newcomb

Tera Thorson Newcomb

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Tera Jean Thorson Newcomb, 37, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Friday, July 15, 2011, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Tera was a graduate of Goodridge High School in Goodridge, Minnesota.  She moved to Beaufort in 1991 after her graduation.  She was employed by Huddle House for eighteen years.  Tera was engaged to Dan Schell.  She was preceded...

John Franklin Walker

John Franklin Walker

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - John Franklin Walker, 59, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Theresa Crockett Walker, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. John was born in Erie, Pennsylvania to Sarah Stuck Walker and the late John E. Walker. He was a 1970 graduate of Fairview High School and was formerly employed with ATSI. John enjoyed...

David "D.J." Lucas,

David "D.J." Lucas,

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - David Jennings "D.J." Lucas, Jr. 78, of Beaufort, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Mr. Lucas was born June 21, 1934, in Columbia, S.C.  He was a son of Eleanor Simmons and David Jennings Lucas. In 1977, he retired as a Major after serving 25 years in the United States Marine Corps. After...

Leonard Patchin

Leonard Patchin

May 18, 2011

PORT ROYAL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Marine CWO-4 Leonard J. Patchin passed away on 5, February 2013, at his residence in Port Royal, SC. He is survived by his brother, Charles Patchin and his children, Kathleen, Lynn and Timothy along with his grandchildren Kiana and Josh. He was born in Auburn, NY. and soon after graduating from high school, joined the...

Pauline Hrenchuk Costello

Pauline Hrenchuk Costello

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Pauline Hrenchuk Costello, 85, of Callawassie, wife of Joseph Costello, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Costello will have a Memorial Mass, 10:30 a.m.,Thursday, August  18, 2011 at St Peters Catholic Church.

Thomas Joseph Babin

Thomas Joseph Babin

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Thomas Joseph Babin, 66, born in Savannah, GA on December 28, 1946, died after a lengthy and valiant fight with cancer, February 25, 2013, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort SC under hospice care with his family at his side. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee Roy and Effie Babin, his mother-in-law, Frances...

Allen Mcgovern

Allen Mcgovern

May 18, 2011

CALLAWASSIE - Allen McGovern, 84, of Callawassie and husband of Audrey Melchior McGovern, died Monday, September 24, 2012, at his residence. Surviving are his wife of 57 years; two sons, Todd of New Jersey and Drew and wife, Kathy, of Maryland, and a grandson, Douglas McGovern of New Jersey. A private memorial service will be held at a later date....

Arthur W. Schroeder,

Arthur W. Schroeder,

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Arthur W Schroeder, Jr., 80, formerly of Beaufort, husband of Suzanne Farley Schroeder, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at Methodist Oaks, Orangeburg, SC. A memorial service for Mr. Schroeder will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 28th at the Chapel of Copeland Funeral Service- 1 Copeland Drive, Beaufort.

Mary Zannie Meador

Mary Zannie Meador

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Mary Zannie Meador, 68, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Thursday evening, June 30, 2011, at Bayview Manor. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Mary Doane Russell

Mary Doane Russell

May 18, 2011

FRIPP ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Mary Jane Doane Russell, 81, of Fripp Island, South Carolina, husband of Thomas M. Russell, died Sunday morning, July 17, 2011, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Born in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Clarence E. Doane and the late Hilda McCready Doane. Mary Jane worked as a teachers' assistant at Springbrook High...

Joan Ann Meador

Joan Ann Meador

May 18, 2011

OKATIE, SOUTH CAROLINA - Joan Ann Meador, 69, of Okatie, South Carolina and wife of Leland Meador, died Thursday, June 28, 2012 at her residence. The family will receive friends from 3 until 5 o'clock and from 6 until 8 o'clock Monday, July 2nd, at Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive, Beaufort. The funeral service will be held at...

Mary Louise Reese

Mary Louise Reese

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Mary Louise A. Reese, 78, of Beaufort, wife of William N. "Bill" Reese, died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Mary Louise was born with a great deal of musical talent. She took piano lessons at an early age and won a full scholarship to Julliard, but was too young to accept it at...

Ssgt Corps (Ret.)

Ssgt Corps (Ret.)

May 18, 2011

PORT ROYAL, SOUTH CAROLINA - SSGT Howard Allen Platt, U.S.Marine Corps (Ret.), 70 of Port Royal, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Howard was born in Muskegon, Michigan. He was a son of the late Robert and Pearl Hitsman Platt. Howard was retired from the United States Marine Corps after twenty years of service. Surviving are a...

Leroy J. Starr

Leroy J. Starr

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Leroy J. Starr, 84, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Bettie Schussheim

Bettie Schussheim

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Bettie Schussheim, 92, of Beaufort, widow of Louis G. Schussheim, died Thursday, December 06, 2012 at Morningside. A private burial for Bettie will be held at Beaufort National cemetery at a later date.

Shirley Stevens Mulligan

Shirley Stevens Mulligan

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA -  Shirley Stevens Mulligan, 95, of Beaufort, widow of Robert Ray Mulligan, died Friday, December 09, 2011, at Bay View Manor. A memorial service for Shirley will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 30th at The Parish Church of St. Helena with the Rev. Mark Avera officiating.

Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips

May 18, 2011

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Michael Phillips, 68, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, died Thursday, November 1, 2012, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive, Beaufort.