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Merle A. Battiste, 76, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday August 8th. He was born July 22nd, 1933 in Mobile, AL to David Theodore and Flossie (Older) Battiste. Merle attended The Citadel, then Columbia University, obtaining a PhD in Chemistry in 1959. He was a professor of Organic […]

James Philip Blalock, Jr., 83, of Charleston, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, SC. Mr. Blalock was born on November 22, 1925, in Charleston, a son of James Philip and Bertha Coward Blalock. He graduated from Charleston High School in 1942 and attended the […]

George William Brelsford VI A service celebrating the life of Dr. George William (Jeff) Brelsford VI will be held on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Aiken. Dr. Jeff Brelsford, who was born June 7, 1950, in Bridgeton, N.J., to Patricia Murphy Brelsford […]

Dr. Avery W. McMurry, 87, peacefully died on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, at Hospice Cleveland County, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 7, 1921, in Shelby, to the late Andrew Willis and Julia Ligon McMurry. He graduated from the Citadel in 1942 and received his MD Degree […]

David Robert Carroll, of Mariemont, OH, formerly of Charlotte, NC, died peacefully July 24, 2009 after a long battle with Congestive Heart Failure. He was born January 3, 1937 in Charlotte, to the late J. Robert and Mable O’Shields Carroll. A graduate of Charlotte Central High School Class of 1956, […]

Roland Andrew Loveless, 81, passed away on March 27, 2009. A native of Washington, D.C., Roland received his bachelor’s degree from The Citadel, his master’s degree from Boston University and did graduate work at the University of Notre Dame. He pursued a career in economic development at state, regional and […]

Charles (Tiny) Carson, of Columbia, died August 4, 2009. A memorial service for Charles Adams “Tiny” Carson, 83, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2009, at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 3200 Trenholm Road in Columbia. The family will receive friends in the church parlor following the service. A […]

Alan S. Montague, of North Bend, Ohio, had a knack for organizing, planning and problem-solving. He helped supervise construction of one of the county’s most ominous buildings – the $56 million Justice Center – before retiring in 1984 as director of public works for Hamilton County. Mr. Montague also kept […]

James S. Porter, 83, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at Beacon Place Hospice in Greensboro. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 31, 2009, at Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church with Dr. Ted Troutman and Greg Light officiating. Interment with Masonic Rites will follow in […]

John Arthur Tuten, Jr., 81, a retired banker and husband of Rebecca Hooper Tuten of Mt. Pleasant, SC passed away on Monday, August 3, 2009. The relatives and friends of Arthur Tuten are invited to attend his Memorial Service on Thursday, August 6, 2009 in Christ Episcopal Church, Mt. Pleasant […]

Mr. Edwin R. “Tink” Sanders, 83, of Main Street, New Ellenton, SC, entered into rest July 27, 2009. Graveside Services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Bethany Cemetery, Aiken. Father Jeffrey F. Kirby officiating. Mr. Sanders was born October 17, 1925 in Ellenton, SC to the late […]

Hugh Roberts Lehman, 88, of Kailua-Kona died July 15 at home. Born in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., he was a retired Air Force colonel, scientist with Los Alamos National Laboratory, member of White Rock Presbyterian Church, Big Island Retired Military Association, Military Order of the World Wars, Los Alamos Elks Club […]

Dr. Hans Robert Bloink, 85, died on Sunday, July 19, 2009, at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2009, at 10 a.m. at Higgins Home for Funerals, 752 Mountain Blvd., Watchung. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday […]