Obituaries

Henry K. Thayer, ’37

Henry Kibby Thayer Jr., resident of 1110 Marshall Road, widower of Caroline Lomax Thayer, died May 9, 2006, at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, May 27, 1916, he was a son of the late Henry K. Thayer Sr. and Parnell Abney Thayer. He was a 1933 graduate of […]

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Kenneth C. Honkanen, ’88

HONKANAN, Ken Ken C. Honkanen, 53, of Mount Pleasant passed away on Friday, March 16, 2007. He was a graduate of The University of Indiana, Bloomington and received his Masters from The Citadel. Until recently he practiced as a clinical counselor specializing in the problems of children and young adults. […]

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Comer C. Pierce, ’55

Jacksonville native and former long-time Atlanta resident Comer Crittenden Pierce, Jr. died Wednesday, January 22 in Asheville, North Carolina. He is survived by his wife Mary Williams Pierce, of Asheville; and daughter Sarah Bailey Pierce, son Cooper Cubbedge Pierce, daughter-in-law, Robbie Whyte Pierce, grandchildren, Myers and Fairlie Pierce, of Atlanta. […]

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James P. Jervey, ’36

James Postell Jervey Jr., 88, of 1000 Live Oak Drive, 304 Walsh Building, Orangeburg, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2002, at the Methodist Oaks. The memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, with the Rev. Chuck Owens officiating. Burial will […]

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John R. Baker, ’50

John Baker Sr. BAKER, SR., John John Randall Baker, Sr., 77, of Summerville, SC, husband of Sue Baker, died Saturday, April 7, 2007. Funeral services will be held at Bethany United Methodist Church, Summerville, SC Tuesday afternoon, April 10, 2007 at 2 o’clock. A burial service will be held graveside […]

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John P. Richardson, ’69

John Peter Pete Richardson, Jr., son of the late John Peter and Dorothy Carrigan Richardson, died Wednesday, February 22, 2006, in Palmetto Baptist Hospital in Columbia. Born October 29, 1945, Mr. Richardson was a lifelong resident of Clarendon County. Upon graduating from The Citadel, he was self-employed as owner of […]

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Joseph W. Chitty, ’48

Joseph William Chitty Jr., 75, died Friday, August 8, 2003, in the Lexington Medical Center. Born in Olar, he was the son of the late Joseph W. and Maggie Rosalee Milhous Chitty. He was a graduate of Fairfax High School, and a 1948 graduate of The Citadel. He was a […]

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Robert L. Knight, ’75

KNIGHT, Robert Robert L. Knight, Jr., 54, of Bealeton, VA, died on October 2, 2007 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA. Mr. Knight was born in Charleston, SC, on March 16, 1953. He was a graduate of The Citadel, Class of 1975. He had served with the US Marines […]

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