Obituaries
Mary Steele Matthews
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Mary Jane Steele Matthews of Beaufort, S.C., and recently of Fernandina Beach, Fl., died Wednesday, July 3, in Florida. She was born July 21, 1922 in Waterville, Kansas to the late Charles Guy Steele and Alice Green Steele. She grew up in rural Kansas on the family owned cattle farm, Steele Ranch, the youngest of six...
Mary Ann Sorbello
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT - Mary Ann Sorbello, 97, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Thursday morning, December 5, 2013, at Morningside of Beaufort. No services are planned at this time.
Med Cleveland Smith,
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Med Cleveland Smith, Jr., 80, of Beaufort, South Carolina and widower of Neva Mitchell Smith Smith, died Thursday morning, July 25, 2013, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Med Cleveland Smith, Sr. and the late Rita Cook Smith. Mr. Smith was of the Christian faith. He...
Mg Army (Ret.)
May 16, 2013
LADY'S ISLAND - Retired Major General Charles Echols "Pete" Spragins, age 90, of Beaufort, SC died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at home. He was born on April 11, 1923 in Colon, Panama to the late MG Robert L. Spragins and Marguerite Spragins. He graduated from West Point in 1945 and proudly served his country for 32 years in the U.S....
Michelle Annette Bennett
May 16, 2013
BLUFFTON - Michelle Annette Bennett, 47, of Bluffton, South Carolina and wife of Dennis K. Bennett, died Friday, June 13, 2014, at her residence. A memorial service for Michelle will be held at a later date in Michigan.
Msgt Corps (Ret.)
May 16, 2013
COOSAW ISLAND - MSgt Robert Lee Butler, United Stated Marine Corps (Ret.), 77, of Coosaw Island and husband of Mary Taber Butler, died Saturday morning, March 15, 2014, at his residence. Robert was born in Kokomo, Indiana and was a son of the late Alvin Lewis and Stella Heinman Butler. Robert was an avid outdoorsmen and golfer. He was a...
Myrna Elaine Brown
May 16, 2013
Myrna Elaine Brown, 91, of Beaufort, South Carolina and widow of Bill James Brown, died Wednesday evening, January 1, 2014, at her home. Born July 15, 1922 in Bazine, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Bill Beltz and the late Hermina Mauth Beltz. Mrs. Brown worked at the bank and Boeing during World War II. She married Bill...
Nalda Ann Lagakis
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT - Nalda Ann Lagakis, 84 of Beaufort, South Carolina and wife of Constantine Lagakis, passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Lagakis was born May 7, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY. She was the daughter of the late Harry and Grace de Riesthal. She graduated from the Katharine Gibbs School in New York City. She...
Olga Chavis
May 16, 2013
Olga Chavis (formerly Lorris), age 97 ½, departed gently from Port Royal, South Carolina on May 7th, 2014. In 1916, Olga Alexandrovna Poprukeilo, was born in Chicago, of Russian immigrants. Olga was a resident of Cambridge, MA for 30 years and of Newton, MA for 45 years. She moved to Beaufort, South Carolina in 2008. Her daughter Alexandra Ruggieri predeceased...
Patricia Cooper Thompson
May 16, 2013
FRIPP ISLAND - Mrs. Patricia Anne Cooper Thompson, 77, of 1 Ibis Court, was received into the loving arms of Jesus on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, from Beaufort Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Laurens County, S.C., on Jan. 9, 1936, Pat was a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Allie Anderson Cooper. Growing up, she was...
Patricia Ann Tiger
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT - Patricia Ann Tiger, 74, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends from 1 until 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, January 11th, at Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. The funeral service will be held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, January 11th, in the chapel of Copeland Funeral...
Paul Yantis
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Paul L. Yantis, Jr., 87, of Beaufort, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Helena Housein Port Royal, South Carolina. Paul was born in Westerville, Ohio and was the son of the late Paul Yantis Sr. and Mary Bruce Yantis. He was a graduate of the University of Alabama in 1950, where he received a BS in...
Peter M. Bednar
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Mr. Peter M. Bednar, Sr., 68, of Beaufort, died on June 14 after a 21 year battle with cancer. He was born July 30, 1944 to Mary and Peter Bednar of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Bednar is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Marilyn Bednar of Beaufort, SC and his son Peter M Bednar, Jr....
Peter Hartman Moore
May 16, 2013
Peter Hartman Moore, 1 year old son of Michael and Laura Moore, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. The funeral service will be held at 11 o'clock Saturday morning, December 14, 2013, at Grace Coastal Church in Oaktie, South Carolina. Burial will follow in Beaufort Memorial Gardens.
R. Randolph Elliott
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT - R. Randolph Elliott, 75, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Luanne Elliott, died Thursday, September 04, 2014, at his residence. Born in Rome, Georgia, he grew up in the Panhandle of Florida and then earned an industrial engineering degree at Georgia Tech. Shortly after graduating, he married Luanne Harper of Dothan, Alabama. He served two years in...
Radm Navy (Ret.)
May 16, 2013
FORMERLY OF BEAUFORT - Rear Admiral James C. Yeargin, United States Navy (Ret.), 77, formerly of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Bunny Ogletree Yeargin, died August 7, 2014, in Florida. A graveside memorial service will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, August 27, 2014, at The Baptist Church of Beaufort Cemetery.
Ralph Davis,
May 16, 2013
LADY'S ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Ralph Davis Jr., died Sunday, September 29, 2013, at home on Lady's Island, SC after a long illness. The son of the late Ralph Davis Sr. and Anna Lee Glover Davis , he was born in Charleston, SC and grew up on Wadmalaw Island. He is preceded in death by a son, William Clinton Davis,...
Rella Mae Kimble
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Rella Mae Kimble, 85, of Beaufort, South Carolina and widow of Kenneth E. Kimble Sr., died Monday, September 30, 2013, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 11 o'clock Monday morning, October 14, 2013, at Beaufort National Cemetery.
Robert C. Bailey
May 16, 2013
CALLAWASSIE ISLAND - Robert "Bob" C. Bailey, of Callawassie Island, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital after a courageous battle against cancer. He was born in Hagerstown, Maryland on October 19, 1935 to Reginald T. and Katherine E. (nee Wisegarver) Bailey. After graduating from Hagerstown High School, he attended Capital Radio Engineering Institute (CREI) in Washington...
Robert W. Bebber
May 16, 2013
BEAUFORT - Robert W. Bebber, 73, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Daurel Brown Bebber, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. The family will have a private memorial service.
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