Obituaries

Sally Ten Eyck

Sally Ten Eyck

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA -  Sally Landon Fuller Ten Eyck, 73, of Beaufort, wife of William B. Ten Eyck, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Sally was born in Waycross, Georgia on January 25, 1938. She was the daughter of the late Paul Hamilton Fuller III and the late Julia Elizabeth Vann. She grew up in De Land...

Jean Taylor Tuck

Jean Taylor Tuck

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Jean B. Tuck of Bluefield, Virginia, and wife of Bill Tuck, passed away Monday, October 22, 2012 in Beaufort, South Carolina after a long battle with cancer. Jean was born on April 1, 1934, to the late Charles Russell and Eunice Byrd Taylor of Suffolk, Virginia. She was a registered nurse for 34 years, with the ...

Therese Colquhoun Reed

Therese Colquhoun Reed

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Therese "Terry" Colquhoun Reed, 60, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Thursday, October 4, 2012, at her childhood home after a long illness. Terry was the daughter of Therese Sams Colquhoun and the late John "Jack" Colquhoun.  She is survived by her mother "Ting", four children Dawn Marie Tisdale and husband Doug, Clayton John Jones and wife...

Kenneth Ewell Conklin

Kenneth Ewell Conklin

May 18, 2011

LADY'S ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Kenneth Ewell Conklin passed away quietly in his home on Sunday evening, September 2, 2012.  He was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 28, 1937 to Warren H. & Christina Conklin. His brother Warren Conklin predeceased him.  Ken is survived by his sister Georgia Riordan, her husband Bill and brother Clark Conklin; and his...

Freddie W. Gramling

Freddie W. Gramling

May 18, 2011

LADY'S ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA -  Freddie W. Gramling, U.S. Army Colonel Retired, 92, of Lady's Island, widower of Elizabeth Shuler Gramling, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011. Graveside service for Mr. Gramling will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 18, at Beaufort National Cemetery with the Rev. Susan Ulmer officiating.

Augusta Evalee Vella

Augusta Evalee Vella

May 18, 2011

PORT ROYAL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Augusta Evalee Vella, 88, of Port Royal, died March 2, 2013 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Augusta was born in Chesterfield County, SC, the daughter of the late John Benjamin Gaddy Johnson and the late Blanche Letha Alexander Johnson. She graduated from McBee High School, McBee, SC, attended the University of South Carolina, and had nurses...

Charles Jenkins West

Charles Jenkins West

May 18, 2011

PORT ROYAL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Charles Jenkins West, 63, of Port Royal, South Carolina, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at his residence. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Ruth Detreville Spieler

Ruth Detreville Spieler

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Ruth de Treville Spieler died peacefully on her birthday, January 15, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.  Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, on January 15, 1927, the daughter of the late B. Ellis de Treville Sr. and Ruth Claghorn Saffold de Treville, she was a true Beaufort native. Miss Ruth, as she was...

Dian Lynn Kerkering

Dian Lynn Kerkering

May 18, 2011

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA -  Dian Lynn Kerkering passed away peacefully at home on November 9, 2011 after a long and courageous struggle with cancer. She has been surrounded by many friends and family who love her. Dian wanted to spare her family of the details of taking care of 'unfinished business'. So, she prepared the following obituary for...

Nancy Cameron Myers

Nancy Cameron Myers

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Nancy Jean Cameron Myers, of Beaufort SC and Highlands NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 21, 2012 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.  Her three daughters and her stepson were by her side.  She was a month shy of her 89th birthday.  Born in Electra, Texas, she graduated from Abilene High School in 1941 and attended Texas...

Lt. Corps (Ret.)

Lt. Corps (Ret.)

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Lt. Col. Tilden Ura Click, USMC Retired, 72, of Beaufort, husband of Lillian Ginn Click, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at his residence. Lt. Col. Click was born in Pikeville, KY., and was a son of Issac and Virginia Click.  Lt. Col. Click was a 31 year Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Lt. Col....

Dr. J. Boyland

Dr. J. Boyland

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Dr. Colum J. Boyland, 94, passed peacefully in his sleep at home surrounded by his loving family on March 20, 2012.  Born on December 7, 1917 in Newark, New Jersey, he was the son of John W. Boyland and Elizabeth Salter Boyland.   John Boyland had immigrated to the United States from Wallasey, England in 1910 and...

Robert E. Sutton

Robert E. Sutton

May 18, 2011

KINGSLAND, GEORGIA - Robert (Bob) E. Sutton, 81, of Kingsland, Ga., died August 21, at the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro, S.C. Mr. Sutton was born January 6th, 1930 in Kingsland, Ga. He was the son of Raymond L. Sutton and Lillian Mills Sutton of Kingsland, Ga. he was predeceased by two sisters Willa Mills Gillette and Annette Sutton Taylor....

Shirley Rose Talbert

Shirley Rose Talbert

May 18, 2011

ST. HELENA ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Shirley Rose Talbert, of St. Helena Island, died Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Charles Gordon Mccarty

Charles Gordon Mccarty

May 18, 2011

DATAW ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Charles Gordon McCarty, 75, of Dataw Island, South Carolina, husband of Robin DeWeese McCarty, died Monday morning, June 20, 2011, at his residence. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

B. Ellis Detreveille

B. Ellis Detreveille

May 18, 2011

LADY'S ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - B. Ellis De Treveille, 88, of Lady's Island, South Carolina died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 o'clock Monday at The Parish Church of St. Helena. A reception will follow the service at St. Helena's Parish.

Mary Lou Schuster

Mary Lou Schuster

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA -  Mary Lou Schuster, 82, of Beaufort and formerly of Florence, SC, and Clinton, Iowa, died Friday, June 29, 2012, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston after a fall at home. Mary Lou was born February 11, 1930, in Clinton, Iowa, to the late Ira and Norma Huenhold Iversen. Lou attended Clinton High School...

Freeman "Bill" Berne,

Freeman "Bill" Berne,

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Freeman A. "Bill" Berne, M. D., of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Sunday, January 22, following a short illness. Bill is survived by his wife, Billie Jean; three sons; five grandsons, and two sisters. Originally from Columbia, Bill was a graduate of Dreher High School in Columbia, The University of South Carolina, and Duke University Medical School....

Robert "Pete" Mccomas,

Robert "Pete" Mccomas,

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Robert D. "Pete" McComas, Sr., 68, of Beaufort, South Carolina and widower of Glenda McComas, died Friday, October 12, 2012, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock Friday evening, October 19, 2012, at Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. The family request that memorials be made to a...

Dr. Rufus Ausband

Dr. Rufus Ausband

May 18, 2011

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Dr. John Rufus Ausband of Beaufort, South Carolina died on May 13, 2012. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on October 14, 1920, he was the son of C. C. (Clarence) and Estelle Crowell Ausband.  Dr. Ausband was married to the late Geraldine Trent of Winston-Salem on June 25, 1949 for 59 years. They were the parents...