Obituaries

Mar 7, 2017

Janice Willbur, 54, of Crystal River, FL and wife of Mark Willbur, died, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. She was born on April 4, 1962 in , North Branch, MI to the late Earl Walker and Ellen Klauka Walker. Janice passed away peacefully after a 3 year struggle with ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease. Her remaining years were spent focused on the...

Mar 5, 2017

Mary Kathleen Dempsey, 94, of Johns Island, South Carolina passed away on, Sunday, March 5, 2017. She was born on September 16, 1922 in Harco, Illinois, daughter of the late Virgil Dooley and the late Bula Boatright Dooley. Kathleen enjoyed flowers, cooking, crocheting and watching cowboy movies at 2 AM. Her family will remember her as a loving mother and...

Mar 5, 2017

Bill Crews, Sr., 82, of Summerville, passed away March 5, 2017. Born in Hampton, SC, he was the son the last Archie and Lila Crews and husband to the late Carolyn Crews. Bill was a carpenter by trade and was known to be able to fix anything. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends and all who knew...

Mar 5, 2017

Garvey, Mary Jo age 93, of St. Louis, MO., passed peacefully Sunday March 5, 2017, in Charleston, S.C., fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church. Mary Jo was preceded in death by her husband William John Garvey (Bill), her parents Vincent Zucchero, and Winifred Vincenza (nee Catanzaro) Zucchero, her sister Antoinette Dorothy Caito (Lee), and her brothers Cosimo Rudolf,...

Mar 4, 2017

Sandra Patrick, 79, of James Island, South Carolina, died, Saturday, March 4, 2017. She was born on December 2, 1937 in Kingstree, SC to the late James T. and Jennie Lou Bradham McClary. She was a retired Vice President of Cameron and Barkley. She was a graduate of Kingstree High School and Palmer College. Survivors include her daughters, Glenda Brunette...

Mar 4, 2017

Mar 4, 2017

Edna A. Roberts, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away March 4, 2017. Born in Sumter, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Edna Epperson and wife to the late Charles Ernest Roberts. She is survived by her sons, Charles Michael Roberts and wife Carol of Charleston and Jeffrey Alan Roberts and wife Debbie of Mt. Pleasant and ;...

Mar 3, 2017

Parker Joseph Brownlee, Jr., 69, of Johns Island, South Carolina passed away on Friday March 3, 2017. He was born on October 27, 1947 in Charleston, South Carolina to the late Dessie Clardy Brownlee and Parker Joseph Brownlee, Sr. Joe is a graduate of the Charles Webb Center and he worked for the Hope Center. He enjoyed feeding the ducks...

Mar 2, 2017

Phyllis Jetter, 89, of 2136 Tall Grass Cir., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466, peacefully passed away on March 2nd, 2017. She was born January 17th, 1928 in the Bronx, NY to the late Agnes W. LaCiel and the late John E. LaCiel. Phyllis spent most of her adult life in Northford CT, where she lived on Cedar Lane for approximately 55...

Mar 1, 2017

Stephen Langton Thomas, 77, of Columbia, SC, Lieutenant, United States Navy, Retired, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the WJB Dorn VA Medical Center. He was born on January 30, 1940 in Charleston, South Carolina, son of the late Elinore Jeanne Scout Thomas and the late John Anthony Thomas, Sr. Stephen graduated from The High School of Charleston...

Mar 1, 2017

Eliane M Taylor of Summerville, South Carolina entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Arrangements by McAlister-Smith Funeral Home Goose Creek.

Feb 27, 2017

Born April 18, 1937 in Saint Louis MO, Ruth Robbins passed away peacefully on February 27th 2017, surrounded by her devoted husband Richard of 54 years and her two daughters, Becky and Beth. Ruth was the daughter of William and Blanche Girard of Saint Louis MO. Surviving besides her Husband and daughters are: grandchildren Piper, Genevieve, and Sebastian. Her brother...

Feb 25, 2017

Matthew E. Murphy Jr. 87, of Charleston, SC and husband to Lillian Griffith Murphy, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Born on June 11, 1929 in Charleston, SC, he was a son of the late Matthew E. Murphy Sr. and Cecilia Donovan Murphy. Matthew was a member of Christ Our King Catholic Church and the Knights of...

Feb 25, 2017

Isabel Grau Hamrick, 80, of Goose Creek, SC, went home to be with Jesus, Saturday, February 25, 2017. Born in Sueca, Spain to the late Fernando Grau Oviedo and Asunción Carbonell Benet. She is survived by her husband Joseph Hamrick; daughters, Diana Lynn Spatz and Sonya Spatz Craig; step-son, Steve Hamrick; the grandson that she raised, Corey Allen Craig; brothers,...

Feb 25, 2017

Fred C. Bricka, 51, of Summerville, SC, passed on Saturday, February 25, 2017. He was born in Rota, Spain, to Ric and Carolyn Bricka of Virginia Beach, VA. He is survived by his loving wife Helen and his beautiful stepdaughter Logan; his parents and his brother Ed; his beloved nephew Addison and niece Eden; and his precious fur-babies. His family...

Feb 25, 2017

Cory Walter Harville was born in Watertown, NY on April 22, 1988 to Ann and Lee Harville. In 2006 he graduated from Stratford High School, Goose Creek, SC. Soon after, he became a master laborer and carpenter with a passion for fixing and improving many things. There was no job around the house or his car, he couldn’t take on...

Feb 22, 2017

Patricia Ellen Maas, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, SC entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. She was born in 1939 in Brooklyn, New York to the late John Doherty and the late Margaret (Carnes) Doherty. Patricia was a graduate of Hunter College of NY City, and pursued a career as a legal secretary for over fifteen years. She...

Feb 16, 2017

Kella Ann Boothe, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, SC died, Thursday, February 16, 2017. She was born on April 15, 1935 in Bluefield, WV to the late Alfred and Minnie (Harvey) Perdue. Kella was a successful shoe store manager in Parkersburg, WV, raised her family and devoted much of her life to her church. She enjoyed reading, fishing, camping and spending...

Feb 14, 2017

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Esophageal Cancer Action Network OR Cypress Gardens, 3030 Cypress Gardens Rd, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 Cypress Gardens Geoffrey Martin Rioux, 66, of Moncks Corner, South Carolina passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 with his family by his side. Born in Bristol, Connecticut to the late John and Dolores...

Feb 14, 2017

Larry Lee Pharaoh, 81, of North Charleston, passed away February 14, 2017. Born in Peru, Nebraska, he was the son of the late Wilbur and Vida Pharaoh and husband to Emma Pharaoh. Larry served in the United States Navy and did two tours in Vietnam. He retired from the Navy as an Engineman Petty Officer First Class after twenty one...