CMDR Elias Venning, Jr., USN (Ret.) of Atrium Manressa Retirement Center, Annapolis, MD died December 8, 2009. He was born June 1, 1926 in Charleston, SC, son of Elias Venning and Rachael Doyle Venning. He was a graduate of Charleston High School Class of 1942 and attended The Citadel for […]

Major Jeffrey Coleman Graham, United States Air Force 4th Special Operations Squadron, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009, at 36 years of age. He is survived by his mother, Betty Graham of Chapin; his father, Jim (Connie) Graham of Irmo; sisters, Karen Graham Sheffield, Jill Graham Lasseter, Mandy Graham and […]

John Harry Chakides, 85, husband of the late Ruth Weekley Chakides, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Friday, December 18, 2009. The relatives and friends of John Chakides are invited to attend his funeral service at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, 30 Race Street, Charleston, Tuesday, December 22, […]

DR. MADISON LANGLEY (“”BILL””) BELL, JR. 1922 – 2009 Dr. Madison Langley (“”Bill””) Bell, Jr., 87, of Pensacola, passed away quietly in the morning on Friday, December 18, 2009 at his home. Dr. Bell was born on July 20, 1922 in Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Bell attended […]

Dr. Louis Edward Nesmith, 90, of Charleston, South Carolina, died Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Hospice Center of Charleston. Born in Lake City, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Louis E. Nesmith and Verne Floyd Nesmith. He was the descendant of the four Nesmith brothers who […]

Cecil Edward Jones Jr., 77, of Gainesville, GA, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, in the chapel at First United Methodist Church with interment to follow at Alta Vista […]

Henry Gooch Beckham, Jr., 83, of Lancaster, died Sunday, December 13, 2009 at his residence. Born April 26, 1926, in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Henry Gooch Beckham, Sr., and the late Annie Sue Broadwater Beckham. Mr. Beckham graduated from Lancaster High School as valedictorian in 1943 and graduated from the […]

W. Burke Watson, 83, of Sumter, widower of Jeanne Carr Watson, died Sunday, December 13, 2009, in Palmetto Health Richland Hospital in Columbia. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late William Burke Watson Sr. and Kate Brogdon Watson. Mr. Watson was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he was a […]

Samuel Moore Collins, 87, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, December 6, 2009, at his home. A native of Louisville, Ky., and raised in Shelbyville, Ky., he was a son of the late Wallace Crittenden and Lucile Hitt Collins and was the husband of the late Evelyn Cox Collins. He was a […]

Funeral services for William Thomas White, 83, of Valhermoso Springs, AL, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hartselle Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Owens officiating. Burial will be in Valhermoso Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. […]

Nicolas George Latto was born in Charleston in 1924, the son of George and Stamo Latto. He graduated from Charleston High, attended Furman University and then The Citadel as a veteran student after having served in the US Navy in the Pacific during World War II. He was general manager […]

Roderick Keith Ellsworth, 68, of Marietta, GA, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The body will be cremated. A private service will be held. Cremation Society of the South, Marietta. Roderick Keith Ellsworth Jr. is the brother of Teresa Corbett-Miller, he is survived by his wife Monica Corbett Ellsworth, three children […]

Lt. Col. Scott Marshall Lang, USAF, Ret, 47, of North Little Rock passed away Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004. He was born July 25, 1956 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was a retired Lt. Col. in the U.S. Air Force with 22 years of service and was the Assistant Service Chief of […]

Jonathan A. Taylor, 22, passed overseas defending our country in Afghanistan December 1, 2009. Born in Jacksonville, April 8, 1987, Jonathan graduated from Wolfson High School. He was a member of JROTC and sea cadets. He enjoyed politics, history, was an avid Gator fan, and most of all spending time […]

Michael Tyler (Mickey) Jones, 68, of Bowman, died Friday, November 27, at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, SC. Funeral Services will be held Monday, November 30, at 2:00 p.m., at Wightman United Methodist Church in Bowman, with the Rev. Robbie Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Bowman Cemetery. […]