Obituaries

James L. Haynsworth, ’47

Name Residence: James L. Haynsworth III – Rembert,SC Date of Death: 01/09/2007 Notice James Haynsworth III REMBERT Memorial services for James Lafayette Haynsworth III, 79, will be held Thursday, January 11, 2007, at 3:30 at the Church of the Ascension, Hagood. The family will receive friends following the service at […]

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H. W. Cordes, ’44

Name Residence: William Cordes Jr – Ridgewood,NJ Date of Death: 06/17/2007 Notice Cordes Jr., William CORDES. William Jr. of Ridgewood, NJ died June 17, 2007 at the age of 85. He was the beloved husband of 58 years to Virginia (nee Nolden) and loving father of Geoffrey Cordes of Ketchum, […]

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Howard F. Blackwood, ’44

Name Residence: Howard F. Blackwood Jr. Greenville,SC Date of Death: 02/06/2007 Notice Blackwood Jr., Howard HOWARD BLACKWOOD, Jr. GREENVILLE, SC Howard Franklin Blackwood, Jr., 85, of Richmond Hills Subdivi sion, died Tuesday, February 06, 2007, at Oakmont East Nursing Center. Born in Winston-Salem, NC, he was the son of the […]

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Ralph T. Dabbs, ’49

Name/Residence: Ralph T. Dabbs (Brief) Atlanta,GA Approx. Date of Death: 08/31/2006 Notice LT. COL. RALPH T. DABBS Lt. Col. Ralph T. Dabbs, Retired U.S. Army, of College Park died August 31, 2006. Col. Dabbs had a long and distinquished Army career serving in WWII and Korea. He was honored with […]

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Wilson A. McElveen, ’49

Notice W. Ashby Bubba McElveen Jr., 78, husband of Barbara Moore McElveen, was promoted to glory on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, at the Carolinas Hospital System in Florence. Born at his home, 208 N. Purdy St. in Sumter, he was a son of the late Wilson Ashby McElveen Sr. and […]

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Hubert A. Osterkamp, ’57

OSTERKAMP, Hubert Entered into eternal rest on the evening of December 17, 2005, Hubert A. Osterkamp, of Mt. Pleasant, SC. The relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service in Johns Island Presbyterian Church Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at eleven o’clock. Interment, Johns Island Presbyterian Churchyard. Friends may […]

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Donald L. Peters, ’61

Peters, Donald L. San Antonio, Tex. -Donald L. Peters, retired colonel, 67, pulled pitch for his final flight on May 3, 2006, going peacefully at home with his family at his side. He is survived by his wife, Claire; his children, Donald, David, Daren, Dawn; and seven grandchildren. Col. Don […]

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Harry L. Purdy, ’75

Purdy,HarryLee PURDYHARRY LEE PURDYOn September 15, 2007, of Alexandria, VA, HARRY LEE PURDY. Loving husband of Nami Purdy; father of Michael Roy Purdy; brother of Laura Howard and Linda Sharpe. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, September 17, 2007 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 7401 St. […]

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E. C. Rice, ’50

RICE, JR., E. Carew BEAUFORT, S.C. – E. Carew Rice, Jr., 81, widower of Beverly Beach Rice, died Wednesday, September 7, 2005, at the home of his daughter in Beaufort. Graveside services will be Friday at 12:00 PM at the Rice Family Cemetery, Brickhouse Plantation, Wiggins, South Carolina, directed by […]

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Robert F. Spires, ’71

Robert F. Spires Williams, SC N/A Age Approx. Date of Death N/A 12/20/2007 Notice Spires,Robert SPIRES, Robert WILLIAMS – Mr. Robert Franklin Spires, 78, or 462 Till Lane, Williams, died Thursday morning, December 20, 2007, at the Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. Funeral services will be held 3 o’clock […]

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John E. Rogers, ’53

ROGERS, JR., John John Ellsworth Rogers, Jr., 74, died peacefully Saturday, August 6,at Hospice Savannah after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Rogers, a 1957 graduate of the University of South Carolina, was a civil engineer for more than 40 years.The son of the late Col. John E. Rogers and […]

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Samuel E. Anderson, ’43

Samuel Edgar Anderson, Jr., 85, of 140 Eastwood Circle, died Monday, December 10, 2007, at Skylyn Place. Born September 26, 1922, in Iva, SC, and reared in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Samuel Edgar Anderson, Sr. and Louise Elizabeth Jackson Anderson and the husband of the […]

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