Recent Obituaries

Mar 28, 2013

Mrs. Wilma Leigh Curtis Roach of Moncks Corner, married for 60 years to the late Virgil James Roach, died peacefully on March 28, 2013. Mrs. Roach was born December 8, 1923, in Hayesville, NC, a daughter of Flora Curtis and Clyde Worth Curtis. Educated in NC schools, she was a lifelong lover of reading, always preferring a book to...

Mar 23, 2013

Jimmie O'Neal Hill, 66, of Ridgeville (Lebanon Community), passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014, at his residence.

Jimmie was born September 9, 1947, in Berkeley County, son of Ernest Fletcher Hill and Pearl Welch Hill. Surviving are two sons - Christopher Hill of Summerville; and Patrick Hill of Lebanon; two sisters -Christina Souther and her...

Mar 20, 2013

Gloria Salisbury Yerich of Lebanon, retired registered nurse, passed away Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013, at home. Ms Yerich was born April 25, 1931, in Berkeley County, the daughter of Eddie Hillard Salisbury and Decimer Grooms Salisbury. She was a graduate of Cross High School and was a 1952 graduate of St. Francis Xavier Nursing School. She had retired...

Mar 20, 2013

Mary Gonzales Beran, 84, of Moncks Corner, psychiatric nurse, widow of Arthur Beran, died Wednesday at her residence. Mary was born February 22, 1929, in New York, New York, daughter of Dominic Gonzales and Theresa Rumore Gonzales. Surviving are two daughters - Arlene Beran of Moncks Corner; and Valery Beran of New York; 2 grandchildren - Stacy Grainger of...

Mar 16, 2013

Walter McGregor Dennis, 95, of Moncks Corner, passed away Saturday evening, March 16, 2013. He was born February 4, 1918, in Berkeley County, a son of Walter M. Dennis, Sr. and Belle Thornley Dennis. During the time that he attended Berkeley High School, he played football and basketball in 1936 and 1937. Then in 1938 he worked as a...

Mar 11, 2013

Earl Junior Wilcox passed away on March 11, 2013, at his home in Moncks Corner, SC, after celebrating 84 years of life. He was born on March 10, 1929 in Roberson County, N.C., to Evander Wilcox and Lillian Cribb Wilcox. Earl was the second oldest of 10 children. He graduated from Orrum High School in Orrum, N.C., during which...

Mar 9, 2013

Patricia Elaine Hopgood Bradley, 67, of Moncks Corner, passed away Saturday morning, March 9, 2013, at Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC. She was born September 4, 1945, at Memphis, TN, a daughter of Adolph Hopgood, Sr, and Madeline Ivy Hopgood. Surviving are a son - Brad Michael Bradley of Moncks Corner and a sister - Peggy Diane Langston and her...

Mar 6, 2013

George Dale Cornor, 91, of Moncks Corner, widower of Marjorie Cornor, passed away March 6, 2013. Dale was born June 29.1921, in Takoma Park, MD, son of Glenn Cornor and Atrmione Tanner Cornor. Arrangements are incomplete.

Mar 4, 2013

Dolores M. Brackett, 89, of Summerville, first married to the late Ivan Lancaster, and widow of Roland Brackett, passed away March 4, 2013, at her residence. She was born January 15, 1924, in San Diego, CA, daughter of Peter William Kraemer and Mary Mello Kramer. Surviving are her daughter - Judith Hickman and her husband Kenny, of Summerville; 2...

Mar 1, 2013

Sarah Clarice Dupree, 81, of Semmes, Alabama formerly of Charleston, widow of James C. Dupree, passesd away Friday, March 1, 2013, in Alabama. Surviving are a daughter - Vickie Dupree Naron and her husband, Spence, of Mobile, AL; a son - James Craig Dupree of Knoxville, TN; former daughter-in-law - Lynn Falvo; two grandchildren - James A. Dupree and...

Feb 24, 2013

Sylvester Casselman 76, of St. Stephen, husband of Barbara Parrott Casselman, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013, in a Charleston hospital. He was born November 4, 1936, in Andrews, the son of Beauford Casselman and Hessie Fulton Casselman. Sylvester retired from Albany International and had retired from the Army National Guard after serving 32 years. Having a general love...

Feb 23, 2013

Georgia Newell Barnes, 92, of Moncks Corner, widow of Adville C. Barnes, passed away Saturday morning at home. Mrs. Barnes was born September 14, 1920, at Moncks Corner, the daughter of Norval N. Newell and Mattie Taylor Newell. A member of Moncks Corner United Methodist Church, she was a retired schoolteacher, a member of Berkeley Chapter 112 Order of...

Feb 21, 2013

Paul Edward Carlton, Sr., 80, of Bonneau, SC (formerly of Brooksville, FL), U.S. Air Force veteran, and widower of Elizabeth Matilda Prachar Carlton, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013, in Moncks Corner, SC, surrounded by family and friends. He was born August 29, 1932, in Mount Dora, FL, the son of Henry Leon Carlton, Sr., and Leola Key Carlton....

Feb 9, 2013

Terri Hood Springs, 58, of St. Stephen, a homemaker and widow of Wayne Springs, passed away Saturday at her residence. Terri was born October 20, 1954, in Summerville, a daughter of J. B. Hood and Olivia Russell Slaton. Surviving are her father, J. B. Hood and his wife, Lois, of St. Stephen; her mother – Olivia Russell Slaton of...

Feb 1, 2013

Lawton Alfred Beckett, Sr. 67, of Moncks Corner, self employed carpenter and truck driver, passed away Friday, February 1, 2013. Lawton was born June 20, 1945, in Charleston, a son of Jesse Beckett and Dorothy Brown Beckett Hilton. Surviving are his wife, Donna Davis Beckett; 6 daughters - Tiffaney Beckett and Kimberly Beckett, both of Moncks Corner; Mary Beth...

Feb 1, 2013

John M. “Jake” Jacobs, Jr , 52 years young, of Moncks Corner, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday, February 1, 2013. He was the son of the late John and Elsie Jacobs. Surviving are four sisters - Rose Story, Anne Centonze and Barbara Craig, all of North Charleston; and Debbie Johnson of Moncks Corner. Jake loved...

Jan 30, 2013

Paul Gonya, 74, passed away at his home in Cross, on January 30, 2013. Paul was born November 15, 1938, in Manhattan (the Bronx), New York, a son of Henry Gonya and Florence Lang Gonya. He was a retired Chief in the U.S. Navy and served for more than 50 years with the Fleet Reserve. After retiring from the...

Jan 13, 2013

Louise Mills Lyons 90, of Bonneau, widow of Richard Carl Lyons, passed away Sunday evening, January 13, 2013, in a St. Stephen Nursing Home. Mrs.Lyons was born August 26, 1922, in Berkeley County, a daughter of James Mills and Mary Maree Mills. She was a devoted Christian who dearly loved her Lord, and who devoted her life to her...

Jan 8, 2013

Betty Britt Gaskins, 69, of Jamestown, widow of Maywood Gaskins, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in a Charleston hospital. Betty was born August 17, 1943, in Moncks Corner, the daughter of Curly Jones and Doris Britt Craven. She was a homemaker who devoted her life to her family and friends. Surviving are her son – Maywood M. Gaskins...

Dec 18, 2012

Harry Hames Foster, 88, of Moncks Corner, retired shipping and receiving clerk, widower of Clelia L. Foster, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012, in Veterans Victory House, in Walterboro. Mr. Foster was born March 30, 1924, in Spartanburg, the son of Virgil Parker Foster and Fannie Hames Foster. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and...