Obituaries

Melvin S. Commins, ’65

COLUMBIA (–) Services for Melvin St. John Commins, 57, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at Greenlawn Funeral Home Chapel, 845 Leesburg Road. The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening at the funeral home. Mr. Commins donated his body to the USC School of […]

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Daniel M. Fort, ’43

Daniel M. Fort, 82, of Munster, IN, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Fort of Munster, IN; daughter, Linda Pickett of Leawood, KS; brother, Robert (Phyllis) Fort of Claremore, OK; and sister, Marjorie (Harry) Geaslen of Avon, OH. Mr. Fort was a graduate […]

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Sam M. Savas III, ’79

The former cadet and Bishop Moore High School graduate was 27 when he was killed in a Corpus Christi, Texas, helicopter crash on Oct. 30, 1985 — almost 20 years to the day after the death of his father. His father, twice decorated with the Bronze Star for valor during […]

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Donald R. Bongiorno, ’55

DONALD BONGIORNO, 74, of Lake Worth, Fla., formerly of MANTOLOKING SHORES, died Tuesday, July 12, in Lake Worth, Fla., after a long illness. He was born in Passaic and lived in Little Falls, Wayne, and Mantoloking Shores before moving to Lake Worth four years ago. He was the owner of […]

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Robert J. Black, ’37

Dr. Robert J. Black died June 9, 2004 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Ga. at the age of 86. He was the son of the late Thomas A. Black and Annie Laurie Thomas Black of Ruffin, S.C. He was a graduate of the Citadel and Tulane Medical School. He […]

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Edward D. Dobson, ’42

Edward Dennis Dobson Sr., 83, of 103 W. Bearden St., died Feb. 27, 2004, at Allen Bennett Hospital. A native of Greer, son of the late Ruel Dennis and Virginia Hutchings Dobson, he was the former owner of Dobson Lumber Co., director of the Bank Of Greer, United Carolina Bank […]

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John L. Pennell, ’57

Entered into eternal rest on the morning of August 29, 2002, John Louis Pennell, husband of Ann Roberts Pennell. Residence, Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Louis Pennell are invited to attend the funeral services of the former, Saturday, at 10:30 a.m. in J. HENRY […]

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Philip E. Paine, ’45

Family graveside services for Philip E. Paine, 82, of Bryan and formerly of Richardson are set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. The Rev. Victor Kollman of Messiah Lutheran Church will officiate. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Messiah Lutheran Church in Plano. Arrangements […]

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Frederick L. Green, ’51

Frederick La Fayette Green, Jr. died Tuesday, April 8, 2003 at home, surrounded by his large and loving family. Fred was born January 4, 1929 in Gables, S.C., the son of the late Kathleen Gainey and Frederick La Fayette Green. He grew up at Pawley’s Island, S.C. and was a […]

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