Obituaries

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James  William Yates,  Sr

James William Yates, Sr

Sep 16, 2013

James William Yates, Sr., 87, of Moncks Corner, husband of Katie "Betty" Jackson Yates, passed away Monday, September 16, 2013, at home. Mr. Yates was born March 4, 1926, in Red Fork, Arkansas, the son of the late Willie Ephriam Yates and Lyda Mae Rowe Yates. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and was a member of Ebenezer...

Delorise  Burbage Nerber

Delorise Burbage Nerber

Sep 15, 2013

Delorise Burbage Nerber of Moncks Corner, first married to the late Clifton Eugene Wolff, Sr. and widow of Linton Nerber, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013, at her home. Born February 4, 1919, at Charleston, she was the daughter of Arthur Danner Burbage and Marie Parler Burbage. Mrs. Nerber was a charter member of St. Michael Lutheran Church and...

Joseph  A. Pitstick

Joseph A. Pitstick

Sep 7, 2013

Arrangements are incomplete at this time

Bill Watts

Bill Watts

Sep 5, 2013

William A. Watts, 89, of Moncks Corner, S.C., died on September 5, 2013, at a North Charleston hospital. Bill was born in Cordesville, S.C. on March 12, 1924, the son of Daisy Anderson Watts and Walter J. Watts. He was first married to the late Ruth Roberts Watts and widower of Dorothy Womack Watts. He was a graduate of...

Linwood  Elsie Mitchum

Linwood Elsie Mitchum

Aug 23, 2013

Linwood Elsie Mitchum, 79, of Bethera, Navy veteran of the Korean War, and widower of Loraine Martin Mitchum, passed away Saturday morning, August 24,2013, in a St. Stephen nursing home. Elsie was born November 24, 1933, in Berkeley County, a son of Lemuel H. Mitchum and Eula Francis Mitchum. Elsie was a retired Civil Service employee of the Charleston...

Marlene  Janette Eargle

Marlene Janette Eargle

Aug 13, 2013

Marlene Janette Eargle, 43, wife of Roger D. Yates, of Moncks Corner, passed away at her home on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Born January 10, 1970, in Charleston County, she was the daughter of Harold Eargle and Marlene Wiseman Eargle. Surviving in addition to her husband and her parents of Bonneau, are: a son - Anthony Fisher of Florida;...

Arinda  C. Weik

Arinda C. Weik

Aug 9, 2013

Arinda Camp Weik, 86, of Bonneau, wife of Russell C. Weik, passed away Friday, August 9, 2013, at her residence. She was born February 8, 1927, at Hazard, KY. Arinda was a former dietician assistant with Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center at Charleston. Surviving in addition to her husband, are her daughter - Rita Clark and her husband,...

Etta  Chance Wyndham

Etta Chance Wyndham

Aug 9, 2013

Etta Mae Chance Wyndham, 82, of Macedonia, passed away Friday, August 9, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Wyndham was born February 15, 1931, in Berkeley County, the daughter of Jerry Wilson Chance and Ella Mae Mills Chance. She was a retired wire wrapper with William Heller, Reliable Electric and Santee River Wool Mill. Mrs. Wyndham had been a member...

Elizabeth  Raines Bailey

Elizabeth Raines Bailey

Aug 8, 2013

Elizabeth Raines Bailey, 88, of Moncks Corner, widow of Reverend Ernest Bailey, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2013. Mrs. Bailey was born May 11, 1925, in Columbia, S.C., the daughter of Loyd William Raines and Elizabeth Gardner Raines. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Winthrop College and her Master's Degree in English from the Citadel. She taught English...

Robert A "Bob" Berry

Robert A "Bob" Berry

Aug 4, 2013

Robert Allen Berry, 88, of Moncks Corner,S.C., was born on November 26, 1924, and passed from this life into God's hands on August 4, 2013. Bob was a devoted family man, loving husband of Ellen Glass Berry for 63 years, and a wonderful father of five children and eleven grandchildren. He was an avid tennis player, outdoorsman and storyteller,...

Gary  L. Zink

Gary L. Zink

Aug 3, 2013

Gary Lee Zink, 68, of Moncks Corner, husband of Debra Godbee Zink, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013, at Roper Hospital. Gary was born November 10, 1944, at Findlay, Ohio, the son of Ira C. Zink and Kathleen Concannon . He was an Air Force Veteran of Vietnam. Gary was a bass player and had been a member of...

Robert  B. Caison  Jr.

Robert B. Caison Jr.

Aug 2, 2013

Robert B "Sonny" Caison, Jr., 80, of Macedonia, affectionately known as "Honey" by his grandchildren, was surrounded by his family when he went to be with our Lord on August 2, 2013. Mr. Caison was born May 22, 1933 in Macedonia, S.C., a son of Robert Benjamin Caison, Sr. and Pauline Judy Caison. After graduating from Macedonia School, he...

Lois  Sage Hood

Lois Sage Hood

Jul 29, 2013

Lois Sage Hood, 80, of St. Stephen, owner of Hood's Insurance Service, wife of J. B. Hood, passed away Monday, July 29, 2013, in a Charleston hospital. Born July 4, 1933, at Joliet, Il, she was a daughter of Arthur Olin Sage and Lucille Bargo Sage. She was honored to have served as a Elder in St. Stephen Presbyterian...

Sherrie Louise Kinney Hell

Sherrie Louise Kinney Hell

Jul 27, 2013

"An Angel gained, A distance apart, Our friendship lives on, A place in our hearts" Sherrie Hell died July 27, 2013, peacefully at her home in Bonneau Beach, S.C., surrounded by her extended family and friends. Sherrie was born June 24, 1949, at Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Raymond Adolph Kinney and Patricia Carole Johnson Kinney. Surviving are her...

Ruth  Moore Parker

Ruth Moore Parker

Jul 24, 2013

Ruth Moore Parker, 85, of Ladson, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, widow of Ralph Elliott Parker, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at her home. She was born December 14, 1927, at Alvin, the daughter of Gilbert Benjamin Moore and Lessie Lee Rogers Moore. Mrs. Parker was a graduate of Macedonia High School where she played basketball. A former member...

Ramona Elsey

Ramona Elsey

Jul 13, 2013

Ramona M. Elsey, 77, of Moncks Corner, wife of Gary R. Elsey, passed away at Trident Regional Medical Center on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Ramona was born October 2, 1935, at Trout Lake, Michigan, the daughter of Carl Wice and Lydia Celia Vertz Wice. She was a member of Wassamassaw Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to her husband, are...

Daniel  Lee Beckham

Daniel Lee Beckham

Jul 10, 2013

Daniel Lee (Danny) Beckham, 59, of Moncks Corner, husband of Michal Umphlett Lance, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at a Charleston hospital. Mr. Beckham was born on May 13, 1954, in Trenton, New Jersey. He was the son of Wallace Beckham and Ann Sietz Beckham. Danny was a master carpenter. Surviving in addition to his wife and his mother,...

Laura  Crabtree Grooms

Laura Crabtree Grooms

Jul 10, 2013

Laura Crabtree Grooms, 77, of Moncks Corner, widow of William T. Grooms, Sr. died Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at a North Charleston hospital. Mrs. Grooms was born on July 22, 1935, in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was the daughter of James H. Crabtree, Sr. and B. Nell Loper Crabtree. She was a member of the Moncks Corner United Methodist Church...

Arnold  Paul Fish

Arnold Paul Fish

Jul 8, 2013

Arnold Paul Fish, 87, of Moncks Corner, Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II, passed away at his home Monday morning, July 8, 2013. Arnold was born September 30, 1925 at Somerset, KY, the son of Paul Arnold Fish and Ola Dickerson Fish. Mr. Fish was a retired civil engineer with CSX Railroad (formerly L&N Railroad). He was...

Marie May Stark Nelson

Marie May Stark Nelson

Jul 5, 2013

Marie May Stark Nelson, of Moncks Corner, 69, a homemaker, wife of Donald V. Nelson passed away Friday, July 5, at Medical University Hospital. Mrs. Nelson was born April 26, 1944, in Cincinnati, Ohio, a daughter of Joseph Stark and Ellen Brown Stark. Surviving in addition to her husband, are two daughters - Doyleen White and her husband, Thomas,...