Obituaries

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John  Bernard Cowart  Iii

John Bernard Cowart Iii

Mar 17, 2011

John Bernard Cowart, III, 42, of Bonneau, died Thursday, March 17, 2011, in a Charleston hospital. John was born November 1, 1968, in Elkhart, IN, the son of John B. Cowart, Jr., and Avis Shurlknight Cowart. He was a member of Hood’s Chapel United Methodist Church. A trade welder, he was a farmer and a avid hunter. Surviving are...

James  B Skinner

James B Skinner

Mar 9, 2011

SKINNER, James B. “Jimmy” James B. “Jimmy” Skinner, 75, of Pinopolis, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Skinner, or “Jimmy”, as he was known to family and friends, was born on March 25, 1935, in Oakley, S. C., the son of the late James B. Skinner and Lillian Wheeler Skinner. He was a retired employee...

Joyce  Rudloff Hyrne

Joyce Rudloff Hyrne

Mar 3, 2011

HYRNE, Joyce R., of Moncks Corner, retired Santee Cooper employee, and widow of Claude W. Hyrne, Sr. died March 3, 2011, at her residence. Born April 12, 1929, in Moncks Corner, she was the daughter of Clarence N. Rudloff and Mamie Caddell Rudloff. Mrs. Hyrne was a member of First Baptist Church of Moncks Corner. Surviving are three sons...

Dorothy  Phillips Moorer

Dorothy Phillips Moorer

Feb 20, 2011

Dorothy Phillips Moorer, 90, of Cordesville, widow of Richard P. Moorer, died Sunday, February 20, 2011, in St. Cloud, Florida. Mrs. Moorer was born January 31, 1921, in MacBeth, S. C., the daughter of W. Prayola Phillips and Violet Dennis Phillips. She had been a member of Berkeley Baptist Church and had attended Cordesville Baptist Church. Surviving are her...

Andrea  Smith Robison

Andrea Smith Robison

Feb 17, 2011

Andrea Smith Robison, 59, of Pinopolis, widow of Theodore Robison III, died Thursday, February 17, 2011. Andrea was born July 20, 1951, in Erwin, North Carolina, the daughter of Landis W. Smith and Ramona Sills Smith. She was a fifth grade teacher at St. John's Christian Academy, and attended First Presbyterian Church of Moncks Corner. Surviving in addition to...

Robert  Charles Partridge

Robert Charles Partridge

Jan 29, 2011

Robert Charles "Bob" Partridge, 67, of Jamestown, died Saturday, January 29, 2011, at his residence. Robert was born October 15, 1943, in Bunker Hill, IL, a son of Robert E. Partridge and Helen Muskgrove Partridge Clore. He was retired as a facilities manager with General Dynamics Services Company. He served three tours with the Army in Vietnam. Surviving are...

Lois  Hill Davis

Lois Hill Davis

Jan 29, 2011

Lois Hill Davis, 56, of Moncks Corner, died Saturday, Janaury 29, 2011, at her residence. Lois was born June 30, 1954, in Nashville, TN, a daughter of Thomas Landis Hill and Lois Beasley Hill. Survivors include her sister - Peggy H. Pinnell of Moncks Corner. Services will be private.

Ruth  E. Bracey

Ruth E. Bracey

Jan 27, 2011

Ruth E. Bracey, 88, of Pinopolis, widow of Monroe L. Bracey, passed away January 27, 2011. She was born September 7, 1922, in Amite, LA, the daughter of Clyde Ellzey and Maude Weathersby Ellzey. Mrs. Bracey attended schools in Louisiana and was a graduate of Mississippi College for Women. She was a retired school teacher for the Berkeley County...

Bruce  Eugene Evans,  Sr.

Bruce Eugene Evans, Sr.

Jan 25, 2011

Bruce E. Evans, Sr., 82, of Moncks Corner, formerly of Summerville, retired maintenance supervisor with South Bell, and husband of Evelyn Salvo Evans, died Monday, January 25, 2011, in Summerville Medical Center. Bruce was born July 6, 1928, in Chattanooga, TN, the son of Thomas Roy Evans and Lille Pritchett Evans. After retiring from Southern Bell, Bruce served as...

Dorothy  Pitstick Jordan

Dorothy Pitstick Jordan

Jan 21, 2011

Dorothy Frances Pitstick Jordan, 82, widow of Noah L. Jordan, died Saturday, January 21, 2010, in a Charleston hospital. She was born December 1, 1928, in Centerville, Ohio, the daughter of Francis Pitstick and Dorthea Emmert Pitstick. She was of the Catholic faith. Surviving are two sons - Burnie W. Jordan of Moncks Corner and Kenneth F. Jordan of...

Richard  Lee Zimmerman

Richard Lee Zimmerman

Jan 19, 2011

Richard Lee "Dick" Zimmerman, 77, of Bonneau, husband of Thelma Hood Zimmerman, died Wednesday evening, January 19, 2011, in Trident Medical Center, Charleston. Dick was born June 11, 1933, in Sandusky, OH, the son of Robert R. Zimmerman and Olive Duran Zimmerman. He served 20 years in the U.S. Navy, and then retired after 20 years from SCDNR as...

St.  Clair Orvin

St. Clair Orvin

Jan 16, 2011

St. Clair "Pop" Orvin, 97, of Moncks Corner, founder of Orvin's Piggly Wiggly and Orvin's Furniture and Appliance, passed away January 16, 2011. He was the widower of Ganelle Smith Riley Orvin. St Clair was born in the Wassamassaw area of Berkeley County, the last surviving child of twelve. He was the son of John Wesley Orvin and Martha...

Robert  S. Mckenzie,  Sr.

Robert S. Mckenzie, Sr.

Jan 10, 2011

Robert S. McKenzie, Sr., 73,of St. Matthews, formerly of Moncks Corner, died Monday, January 10, 2011, in Hospice Center of Charleston. Robert was born April 8, 1937, in Camden, the son of Joseph S. McKenzie and Tina Lee Hartzog McKenzie. He was a 1955 graduate of Berkeley High School, served his country in the Air Force, and was an...

Margo  M Jacumin

Margo M Jacumin

Jan 7, 2011

Margo M Jacumin, 64, of Bonneau, retired librarian's assistant, died Friday, January 7, 2011, in Trident Medical Center. She was born November 10, 1946 in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada, a daughter of James Gibson and Jenne Milliard Gibson. Surviving are 3 sons - Keith Jacumin of Bonneau; Kurt Jacumin of Mt. Pleasant; and Kris Jacumin and his wife, Melissa,...

Claude  Morris Gunnels

Claude Morris Gunnels

Jan 3, 2011

Claude Morris Gunnels, 79, of North Charleston, formerly of Kingstree, entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 3, 2011, at Trident Medical Center. Mr. Gunnels was born March 25, 1931, in North Charleston, a son of the late Roy Lee Gunnels and Mary Bray Gunnels. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, playing...

Allan Pernigotti

Allan Pernigotti

Jan 3, 2011

Allan C. Pernigotti, 69, of Eutawville, died Monday, January 3, 2011, in a Moncks Corner nursing home. Allan was born May 27, 1941, in Hartford, CT., a son of Charles Joseph Pernigotti and Mary Field Pernigotti. He was a retired lab technician for research and development. Surviving are his wife, Linda Brodrib Pernigotti, of Eutawville; 2 daughters - Kathleen...

Jennifer  Steen Heath

Jennifer Steen Heath

Dec 29, 2010

Jennifer Steen Heath of Moncks Corner, retired AT&T telephone operator and presently employed at Embassy Suites, widow of Brian Gifford Heath, Sr., died Wednesday, December 29, 2010, in a Moncks Corner hospital. Jennifer was born in Charleston, S.C., the daughter of James Edward Steen and Sarah Barnett Steen. She had been very involved with Pioneers of America with AT&T....

Earle Pitman "Fritz" Seay  Iii

Earle Pitman "Fritz" Seay Iii

Dec 28, 2010

Earle Pitman “Fritz” Seay III, 55, of Pinopolis, retired Sr. Engineering Associate with Santee Cooper, husband of Sabrina DeLoach Seay, died Tuesday morning at his residence. Fritz was born August 19, 1955, in Charleston, S.C., the son of Earle Pitman Seay II and Virginia Sayre Seay. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church; a 1973 graduate of Berkeley...

Maywood Gaskins

Maywood Gaskins

Dec 27, 2010

Maywood Gaskins, 73, of Shulerville, a drywall contractor, and husband of Betty Britt Gaskins, died Monday evening, December 27, 2010, at his residence. Maywood was born July 15, 1937, in Berkeley County, son of Ernest Gaskins and Lottie Ackerman Gaskins. He was an avid sportsman who loved to hunt and fish. Surviving in addition to his wife are a...

Miriam Ann Bishop Whittemore

Miriam Ann Bishop Whittemore

Dec 17, 2010

Miriam Ann Bishop Whittemore, 79, of Orange City, Florida, died Friday in Orange City Hospice. Mrs. Whittemore was born April 19, 1931, in Walterboro, S. C., the daughter of Pledger M. Bishop and Jessie Padgett Bishop. She was the widow of Robert G. "Bobby" Whittemore. Surviving are her children: Sandra Lynn Gearon and her husband, Ken, of Deltona, FL;...