Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

"Rusty" James Russell Seay

"Rusty" James Russell Seay

Apr 4, 2012

James Russell “Rusty” Seay, 48, of Moncks Corner, died Wednesday, as the result of injuries received in a vehicle accident. Rusty was born August 12, 1963, in Charleston County, the son of Richard W. Seay and Irma Wrenn Seay. Rusty was self employed in property management. Surviving in addition to his mother and her husband, Bobby Collins, of Summerville,...

Esther  Hood Lewis

Esther Hood Lewis

Apr 1, 2012

Esther Hood Lewis,90, of York, S.C., formerly of Shulerville, widow of Walter A. Lewis, died Sunday, April, 1, 2012, in York. Mrs. Lewis was born April 7, 1921, in Shulerville, the daughter of Willie J. Hood and Shellie Fort Hood. She was the retired owner of The Magnolia Restaurant in Shulerville and was a member of Bethany Pentecostal Holiness...

Marion  S. Browder

Marion S. Browder

Mar 31, 2012

BROWDER, Marion Sullivan, 94, of Moncks Corner, Army veteran of World War II, retired painter from Charleston Naval Shipyard, and husband of Letha Ried Browder, died March 31, 2012, in Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston. Mr. Browder was born November 13, 1917, in Sumter, S.C., son of James W. Browder and Julia Barfield Browder. An Army...

Jimmie  S Beaty

Jimmie S Beaty

Mar 23, 2012

Jimmie S. Beaty, 79, of Moncks Corner, U.S. Navy, retired, husband of Mary Elizabeth “Sister” Williams Beaty, passed away Friday, March 23, 2012, in a North Charleston Hospital. Jim was born May 7, 1932, in Jamestown, TN, the son of McMillan Beaty and Ollie Reagan Beaty. He was a retired Navy CPO, having served in the Korean War; also...

Margaret  Bradley Foley

Margaret Bradley Foley

Mar 17, 2012

Margaret Bradley Foley, wife of Martin Thomas Foley, Jr., of New Bern, N.C., formerly of Moncks Corner, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012, at home. Margaret was born May 22, 1939, in Berkeley County, the daughter of James Britt Bradley and Frances Allen Bradley. Surviving in addition to her husband, are a brother - James B. Bradley, Jr., and...

Ronnie Newberry

Ronnie Newberry

Mar 16, 2012

Ronnie Lee Newberry, 65,of Jamestown, husband of Judy Young Pruitt Newberry, died Friday, March 16, 2012, in a Charleston hospital. Ronnie was born March 27, 1946, in Richlands, VA., the son of Dell Newberry and Pansy Hess Newberry. He was an Army veteran and had been employed at Roper Berkeley Hospital. Surviving in addition to his wife, are a...

Styles Orvin ("Bozie")  Bilton

Styles Orvin ("Bozie") Bilton

Mar 15, 2012

Styles Orvin “Bozie” Bilton, 67, of Bonneau, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, in Berkeley County. Bozie was born June 24, 1944, in Moncks Corner, son of Will Rowell Bilton and Dolan Orvin Bilton. He was a construction crane operator and had been employed at Westvaco. Surviving are a daughter – Marnie Bilton Funk and her husband, Mike, of Moncks...

Chester  A. Klock

Chester A. Klock

Mar 15, 2012

Chester Allen Klock, 75, of Moncks Corner, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, in a Summerville hospital. He was born June 17,1936, in Trevorton, PA., son of Harvey Klock and Mabel Portsline Klock. Surviving are a son - Charles A Klock and his wife, Nicole, of Roswell, GA; a daughter - Stephanie Klock of Media, PA; and 2 grandchildren -...

Marvin  Lee Thomas

Marvin Lee Thomas

Mar 7, 2012

Marvin Lee Thomas, Sr., 77, of Orangeburg, widower of Betty Byrd Thomas, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in a Charleston hospital. Marvin was born May 17, 1934, in Huntington, W. VA., the son of John Charles Thomas and Lillian Ray Pollack Thomas. He served in the U.S.Air Force and had retired as a truck driver. Surviving are his...

Clarence  S. Gramling

Clarence S. Gramling

Mar 1, 2012

Clarence Smith Gramling, 86, of Moncks Corner, retired Sr. V-P of Santee Cooper and U. S. Navy WWII and Korean War Veteran entered into eternal rest on March 1, 2012. He was the widower of Sara Lee Guess Gramling. Mr. Gramling was born December 6, 1925, in Orangeburg, S. C., the son of Andrew Copes Gramling and Era Sheriff...

Marty  B. Fort

Marty B. Fort

Feb 26, 2012

Martin Banks Fort, Jr. (Marty), 56, of Macedonia, S.C. died Sunday, February 26 at his home. Marty was born October 13, 1955, in Charleston, S.C., the son of Martin Banks Fort, Sr., and Gertrude Ann Welch Fort. He had been a sheet metal mechanic in construction most of his life. Surviving are his wife – Monica Timberlake Fort –...

William "Bill" James Jones,  Jr.

William "Bill" James Jones, Jr.

Feb 17, 2012

William "Bill" James Jones, Jr., entered into eternal rest on Friday, February 17, 2012, at home with his loving children. Bill was born November 21st 1952 in Mullens, West Virginia. He was the son of Thelma Perdue Sperlich and Milton E. Sperlich. After graduation from Hanahan High School, he spent many years as a truck driver, driving all over...

Vermell  Crawford Binnarr

Vermell Crawford Binnarr

Feb 12, 2012

Vermell Mills Crawford Binnarr, 85, of Bonneau, first married to the late Livingston Crawford and widow of Lawrence Binnarr, died Sunday, February 12, 2012, at Hospice Center of Charleston in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Mrs. Binnarr was born July 15, 1926, in Moncks Corner, the daughter of Jim Mills and Mary Maree Mills. She was retired as a dispatcher with...

Dianne  Wyndham Turbeville

Dianne Wyndham Turbeville

Feb 11, 2012

Dianne Wyndham Turbeville, 69, of Moncks Corner, passed away Saturday evening, February 11, 2012, at her home. Dianne was born August 27, 1942, in Berkeley County, daughter of Calhoun Wyndham and Gertrude Morris Wyndham. She recently celebrated 25 years as an administrative assistant with Home Telecom in Moncks Corner. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

John  Ervin Fondren  Jr.

John Ervin Fondren Jr.

Feb 5, 2012

John Ervin Fondren Jr., formerly of Moncks Corner, died at his home in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Sunday, February 5, 2012. He was 85 years old. Mr. Fondren was born December 15, 1926, in Talledega County , Alabama, the son of John Ervin Fondren Sr., and Vera Billingsley Fondren. He served eight years in the U.S.Navy and was a...

Virgil Johnson

Virgil Johnson

Feb 3, 2012

Virgil Johnson, 70, of Moncks Corner, widower of Barbara Ramsey Johnson, died Friday, February 3, 2012, at his residence. Virgil was born April 2, 1941, in Barnesville, Georgia. He was retired from the U.S. Navy, and was a Life Member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, USA. Surviving are his daughter – Vicki Rosenzweig of Jacksonville, Fl.; and five grandchildren...

Burnard Guerry

Burnard Guerry

Jan 20, 2012

Charles Burnard Guerry, 73, of Macedonia, died Friday, January 20, 2012, at Trident Medical Center, following a battle with cancer. Burnard born November 30, 1938, in Charleston, S.C., son of Fenner Guerry and Louise Morris Guerry. He was a former business owner of Guerry’s Auto Supply. He attended Clemson University, served in the U.S. Air Force, and is a...

Jessie B "Donnie" Orvin

Jessie B "Donnie" Orvin

Jan 11, 2012

Jessie B. "Donnie" Orvin, 88, of Moncks Corner, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012, in a North Charleston Hospital. Donnie was born 9 August 1923 in Macedonia, Berkeley County, S.C., son of Joseph James Orvin, Jr. and Jessie Mae Wyndham Orvin. He was the husband of Evelyn Guerry Orvin whom he wed on June 11, 1950. He proudly served...

Gregg  Phillip Davis

Gregg Phillip Davis

Jan 11, 2012

Gregg Phillip Davis, 59, of Pinopolis, passed away at his home on January 11, 2012. Gregg was born December 16, 1952 in Charleston, the son of Douglas Davis and Dorothy Hadden Davis. He was a retired civil service employee and the owner of G. P. Davis Electric. Surviving are his wife, Peggy Barnette Davis; his son, Brett Phillip Davis...

Beatrice  Bariteau Wilcox

Beatrice Bariteau Wilcox

Jan 9, 2012

Beatrice Bariteau Wilcox, 75, of Goose Creek, died Monday, January 9, 2012, at her son's residence. Beatrice was born February 7, 1936, in Westerly, R.I., the daughter of Romeo Bariteau and Beatrice Driver Bariteau. Surviving are her children: James A. Wilcox, Jr., (Lori) of Pennsylvania; Susan M. DuBose of Sumter; Michael A. Wilcox of Goose Creek; and David W....