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Norma Lea Brunson
May 24, 2020
Norma Lea Brunson, 84, of Summerville, SC entered into eternal rest, in her sleep on May 24, 2020. Born on August 26, 1935 in Othello, WA Norma was the daughter of Francis Xavier Rohlinger and Alice Irene Rohlinger. Norma was preceded in death by her parents, Francis and Alice Rohlinger. “Norma would like to let you know that her work...
CMSgt Robert Ernest " Bob " Chase (retired)
May 23, 2020
Robert Ernest Chase, age 87, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Bon Secour St. Francis Hospital. He was born on December 29, 1932 in Newton Massachusetts, the son of Charles Spaulding Chase and Margaret Olney Chase. He is preceded by his brother Donald and is survived by his brother Charles (Billie) of Wilmington, NC. Robert is a graduate...
Carolyn Sue Malone
May 21, 2020
Carolyn Sue Malone, 86, of Charleston, SC passed away on May 21, 2020. She was born on July 13, 1933 in Washington, Indiana to the late Odis and Mildred Wonder. She was a member of Garfield Park Baptist Church. She is survived by her sister; JoEtta Warner; children; Matt; Bret (Maria); Kathi; Mark; grandchildren; Stephanie (Sean); Paul (Logan); Joe (Sarah);...
Margaret S. Walter
May 20, 2020
Margaret (Peggy) Satterfield Walter, 83, passed away Wednesday, May 20, in her Mount Pleasant Home. Born in Charleston on January 28, 1937 as the oldest of 3 children of the Late John Roscoe Satterfield and Mildred Molony Satterfield, Peggy was raised in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. A 1955 Graduate of Mount Zion Institute, Peggy was selected by then Lieutenant...
Nakleh "Nick" Shihadeh Bir
May 20, 2020
Nakleh ”Nick” Shihadeh Bir, 79, of Charleston, SC entered into eternal rest on May 20, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 21, 1940 in Jaffa, Palestine; Nakleh was a son of the late Shihadeh Ibrahim and Farida Ibrahim (Joudeh). In addition to his wife, Ghada Renee Bir (Joudeh), he is survived by his four children: Shihadeh, Nader...
Betty J. Schmonsees
May 19, 2020
Betty J. Schmonsees, 93, of Charleston, SC, entered into eternal rest on May 19, 2020, surrounded by loving family members. Born on July 18, 1926 in Walterboro, SC, Betty was a daughter of the late Clarence Albert Johnson and Frances Elizabeth Johnson. She was the wife of the late William J. Schmonsees, Jr for 43 years. Betty was very independent....
Alice J Gilchrist
May 19, 2020
The family of Alice J. (Morris) Gilchrist, 86, of Goose Creek, SC widow of Bobby Wicker Gilchrist, regret to announce her passing into eternal rest, on the morning of Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Alice was born on January 6, 1934 in Bamberg, SC. Alice was the daughter of the late Henry E. and Neomia E. Morris of Charleston Heights, SC....
Deborah S Bergren
May 17, 2020
Deborah Sue (Hufford) Bergren, 71, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 17, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Due to the restrictions placed on gatherings, a private funeral service will be held in North Carolina, where Deborah will be laid to rest at Lake Toxaway United Methodist Church. Deborah was born in Lafayette, IN on March...
Jesse Gene Hammet, Sr.
May 15, 2020
Jesse Gene Hammet, 78, of Charleston, wife to Audrey Hammet (Koger), entered into eternal rest on May 15, 2020. Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted online at https://www.mcalister-smith.com. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to McALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL & CREMATION, West Ashley, 2501 Bees Ferry Rd, Charleston, SC 29414, (843) 722-8371.
Lois Gallagher O'Keefe
May 14, 2020
Lois Gallagher O'Keefe, 82, of Mount Pleasant, SC beloved wife to Gerard Peter O'Keefe, entered into eternal rest on May 14, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Lois was born December, 4, 1937 in Hackensack, NJ and later moved to Winston-Salem, NC where she grew up. She was a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill's School of Nursing, a National Merit...
Helen Hild
May 13, 2020
Helen Margaret Friedel Hild, 93, most recently of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, and formally of Stuart, Florida; Clark, New Jersey; and, Elizabeth, New Jersey, where she was born, passed away on May 13, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born on May 17, 1926, to Leonhard and Josephine Friedel. As per her wishes, Helen was cremated; her children...
Clinton E Walls
May 13, 2020
Clinton Eugene Walls, 74, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on May 13, 2020. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to McALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL & CREMATION, James Island, 347 Folly Rd., Charleston, SC 29412, (843) 614-8494.
Barry T Armitage
May 12, 2020
Barry T. Armitage, of Summerville, South Carolina passed away on May 12th. Barry was born on July 19, 1946 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from high school in Rye, New York and then received a degree in music education from the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam. Barry married his true love, the former Margaret Hall on July...
John J Mizelle
May 10, 2020
John J. Mizelle, 92, previously of Locust, NC, most recently from John's Island, SC, left this earth and entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 10, 2020. He was born in Windsor, NC in Bertie County in November of 1927, son of John D. Mizelle and Emily Mizelle, one of 10 brothers and sisters. His parents were farmers and he...
Ronald A Gallagher
May 9, 2020
Ronald A Gallagher, 68, of Moncks Corner, SC, husband to Jackie Kay Gallagher, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 9, 2020. Born on January 4, 1952 in Pittsburgh, PA Ronald was the son of Louis W. and Mary Lou Gallagher. He was a veteran and a retired corrections officer. Besides his wife, Jackie, Ronald is survived by his son,...
Robert Clyde Parish
May 8, 2020
Robert Clyde Parish, 83, entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 8, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Robert lived in Marion, NC and was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. Robert was born on September 4, 1936 in Long Beach, California. He was the son of the late Clyde Henry Parish and the late Mary Francis Graves Parish. Robert...
Dianne Lorraine Hurman
May 8, 2020
Dianne Lorraine Hurman, 78, from Danville, Iowa, reunited with her late husband, Charles Hurman, on May 8, 2020, and was surrounded by her loving family in Charleston, SC. Born on July 22, 1941, in Oakville, Iowa, Dianne was the daughter of the late Levi Lester Heinold and Alsace Lorraine Heinold (Charbonneau). As a young girl, Dianne had a desire to...
Nancy Hess
May 8, 2020
Nancy Lee Hess, 65, of Charleston, wife of the late Earl Hess entered into eternal rest on May 08, 2020, surrounded by her family. Born on March 20,1955 in York, Pennsylvania, Nancy was a daughter of the late Donald W Goodling and Rosetta (Leese) Goodling. Nancy was the life of the party. She enjoyed spending time at the beach with...
Kathleen Owings Kolaski
May 6, 2020
Kathleen Owings Kolaski, 71, of Johns Island, SC, wife to Steven Kolaski of 49 years, entered into eternal rest on May 6, 2020, quietly at home. Born on October 2, 1948 in Port Arthur, TX, Kathy was a daughter of the late James Blakely Owings and Ruth Langseth Owings of Woodville, Texas. Kathy attended Florida State University for 2 years...
Ivey Henry Joyner
May 5, 2020
Ivey “Skip” Henry Joyner, 75 years of age, passed away on May 5, 2020, at MUSC Hospital after a long illness. Born July 11, 1944 in McRae, Georgia, he was the only son of the late Ivey Hubert Joyner of Millen, Georgia and the late Sara Pearl Graham Joyner of McRae, Georgia. Ivey is accomplished as a graduate of 1969...

