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Recent obituaries in South Carolina
Dr. Joseph Robert Cooper
Oct 26, 2012
Dr. Joseph R. Cooper, age 64, of Essex Fells, New Jersey, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, October 26, 2012 after a brief illness, at Harlem Hospital in New York City, NY. Dr. Cooper was a respected, committed and loving man. He was raised in a Christian home where family, pride, diligence and education became the backbone of his...
William Washington
Oct 21, 2012
William Washington was the youngest of thirteen children born to Thomas Washington and Martha Bryant Washington on July 8, 1920 on Broughton Hill in Berkeley County, South Carolina. Preceding him in death were: Lillie Louise, Rena, Lillie Mae, Rebecca, Mattie, Thomas, George, Louis, Johnnie, Joseph, Beulah and Robert. William was raised in a Christian home which was evident in his...
Lillie Mae Jackson
Oct 14, 2012
Sunday afternoon, October 14, 2012, God dispatched His angels to gather one of His very own, one who labored in God's vineyard and went about doing good for so many years. Lillie Mae Adkinson Jackson, the daughter of the late John Adkinson and Mary Kelly Adkinson, was born on February 22, 1919, in Alvin, South Carolina. Coly, as she was...
William Gourdine
Oct 10, 2012
William Gourdine, son of the late Tillman Gourdine and Annie Simmons Gourdine, was born on July 15, 1943 in Russellville, South Carolina. He entered into eternal rest on October 10, 2012 at the family residence. William received his education in the public schools of Berkeley County, graduating from Russellville High School in 1961. Upon graduation, he joined the United States...
Elijah Walter Thompson
Oct 8, 2012
Elijah Walter Thompson, son of the late Jim Bash and Rosa Thompson Bash, was born on June 29, 1927 in Berkeley County, South Carolina. On Monday, October 8, 2012, Walter entered into eternal rest at home with his family. Walter attended the public schools of Berkeley County. Walter found Christ at an early age, and joined Wesley United Methodist Church...
Patricia Ann Gissentanner
Sep 16, 2012
Patricia Hall Gissentanner, daughter of the late Leroy and Wilhemina Hall, was born January 15, 1953, in Charleston, South Carolina. On Sunday, September 16, 2012, God called her name. She answered and entered into eternal rest. She attended Baltimore City Public Schools and earned her GED at Adult Education in Moncks Corner, SC. She was employed at Berkeley Manor as...
Edward T. Powell, Jr.
Sep 15, 2012
Edward Thomas Powell, Jr., affectionately known as "Brown", departed this life September 15, 2012. He was born September 21, 1935 in McClellanville, South Carolina, son of the late Edward and Emma Powell. Edward graduated from Lincoln High School, McClellanville, SC. He attended Bethel AME Church as a child. After graduation, he moved to New York and started his working career...
Clyde W. Gadsden
Sep 11, 2012
Clyde Willis "Tokey" Gadsden, son of the late Johnny Gadsden and Ethel Lee Gadsden, was born on January 18, 1954 in Cordesville, South Carolina. He departed this life on September 11, 2012 at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Clyde graduated from Berkeley High School, Moncks Corner, South Carolina. He was a member of Holy Comforter Reformed...
William "Punkie" Smalls
Sep 8, 2012
After Glow I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I'd like the tears of those who grieve to dry before the sun....
Omar Jamin Mcghee
Aug 27, 2012
Omar Jamin McGhee, also known as "Mack" or "Bubba", son of Benjamin Mackie McGhee and Rev. Robin Smalls McGhee-Frazier, was born on August 5, 1979 in Charleston, South Carolina. He departed this life on Sunday, August 26, 2012 in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Omar was educated in the public schools of Berkeley County, graduating from Berkeley High School, Class of...
Maybell Davis
Aug 26, 2012
Mrs. Maybell Davis was the fourth of six children born to the late Mr. Moses Langley and Mrs. Rebecca Morrison Langley on April 12, 1913 in Jamestown, South Carolina. She enjoyed a happy and prosperous childhood surrounded by her mother's family in Jamestown. Mrs. Maybell was baptized in her home church, Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, Jamestown, South Carolina...
Estell Redd
Aug 22, 2012
On May 7, 1928, Reverend John Morrison and Mrs. Addie Morrison were blessed with the birth of a beautiful baby girl, Estell. Estell was the seventh of ten children. With her father being a minister, Estell was reared in a Christian home. She never strayed away from her religious teachings. There was nothing she liked better than serving the Lord...
William D. Diggs
Aug 21, 2012
On January 5, 1932, Joseph David Diggs and Jessie E. Bell Diggs were blessed with a handsome baby boy, William David Diggs in Washington, DC. He grew up in a loving home where he was always taught the word of God. He departed this life on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 in Charleston, South Carolina. William received his formal education in...
Alberta L. Fields
Aug 18, 2012
A TIME TO BE BORN: Alberta Loretta Fields, best known as "Jibbie", the daughter of the late John and Carrie Belle Fields, was born on July 28, 1937, in Harlem, New York. A TIME TO LIVE: Alberta received her education in the New York City School System. She graduated from Julia Richmond School of the Arts, where she cultivated her...
George Smith, Jr.
Aug 12, 2012
George Smith, Jr., affectionately known as "Junior", was born August 13, 1963, in Aiken, South Carolina, a son of Mrs. Sarah Ella Smith and the late Mr. George Smith, Sr. George departed this life on August 12, 2012, at Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia, SC. George received his education in the public schools of the Berkeley County School District, Moncks...
Leroy William Aiken
Aug 9, 2012
Leroy William Aiken, the ninth child of the late Emma and Joe Aiken, was born on January 29, 1929 in the Pinopolis Community of Moncks Corner, South Carolina. On Thursday, August 9, 2012, he made a triumphant entry into glory. Leroy attended secondary schools in the Moncks Corner community, and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Columbia, SC....
Jacob J. Pou
Aug 3, 2012
Jacob Jerome Pou, known as "Jake", was born November 11, 1953, in Berkeley County, South Carolina. He was the son of the late OB Pou, Sr. and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Smith Pou. Jake received his golden wings Friday morning, August 3, 2012, as he entered into eternal rest at the Hospice Center in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. At an early age,...
Ruby Moultrie Greene
Jul 22, 2012
Ruby Moultrie Greene, affectionately called "Mother", was born on May 20, 1926 in Alvin, South Carolina. She departed this earthly life on Sunday, July 22, 2012 at her home, surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren. She was educated in the Laurel Hill Schools and baptized at an early age at Bethlehem Baptist Church under the leadership of the late...
Robert Rodney Rivers
Jul 21, 2012
Robert Rodney Rivers, the son of Ruby Reid Rivers and the late Robert Rivers, was born April 5, 1966, in Charleston, South Carolina. He was reared in Moncks Corner, SC. At an early age, Rodney joined Anderson Baptist Church, Moncks Corner, SC. There he met and received Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. Rodney received his education in the Berkeley...
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