James L. “Jimmy” Lester Jr., a war veteran, Augusta, Ga., civic leader and seven-term state senator, died Monday. He was 88. Born Jan. 12, 1932 to William McMorris and Elizabeth Miles Lester, he was a lifelong resident of Augusta. After graduating from Richmond Academy, he attended The Citadel, graduating in […]

Milton M. Appel, 97, a lifetime resident of Key West, passed away in his home on Duval Street on Feb. 15. Born in Key West on Nov. 19, 1922, he was the second of four children of Lillie and Rubin Appel. He was predeceased by his parents and by his […]

Paul Williams Curlee, Sr., 71, of Greenville, S.C., passed away on February 16, 2020 in Greenville. Paul was born in Greenville to Thomas Oscar Curlee and Elizabeth Williams Curlee on May 8, 1948. He graduated from The Citadel, Class of 1971, where he received his degree in business. He was […]

Ernest “Ernie” Clifton Stroman, Jr., 91, of Sumter, husband of Emily Boone Stroman, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the National Healthcare Center. Born in Charleston, SC, he was a son of the late Ernest Clifton Stroman, Sr. and Louise Johnson Hammond. Mr. Stroman was an active member of Trinity […]

Lee Clark Detenbeck, 79, of Horseshoe Bay, Texas unexpectedly passed away on February 13, 2020. Lee was born on February 24, 1940 to Earl and Virginia Detenbeck in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. At a young age, with his family, Lee moved to Houston, Texas. After graduating from The Citadel, The […]

Col. Frederic John Vanous, USMC (Ret), 86, of Stafford County, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at his home. Fred served 26 years as a Marine Corps Officer and for Stafford County as the Director of Emergency Management for 16 years. Survivors include his wife, Alice A. “Nan” Vanous; […]

Matthew C. Kraft, of Washington, Conn., is presumed dead after disappearing in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in February 2019. Posted in: ActionNewsNow.com Posted on: 2019-04-12 Link to original obituary: https://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/news/Marine-presumed-dead-in-Sierra-Nevada-Mountains-508501161.html

Wayne Mitchell Stewart, age 80, of Woodbridge, Virginia passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at his residence. He was born on July 19, 1937 in Alexandria, Virginia the son of the late Rupert M. and Mary (Davis) Stewart. He retired as an insurance claims adjuster. He loved the outdoors. Survivors […]

John Merriotte Eaves, 70, of Sumter, husband of Josephine Burgess Eaves, died Sunday, February 9, 2020, at his home. Born October 14, 1949, a lifelong resident of Sumter, South Carolina, he was the son of the late James M. Eaves and the late Johnnie Mae Floyd Eaves. John was a […]

John Christopher Castanes, 92, of Fayetteville, NC, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. He is survived by his daughter, Maria Kresho and husband, Mark of Middletown, PA; his son, Chris Castanes and wife, Amy of N. Myrtle Beach, SC; four granddaughters, Elena Castanes […]

Anthony Burroughs Jones, age 75, of Cave Junction, Ore., died September 11, 2019 at his home. Posted in: Hull and Hull Funeral Directors Posted on: 2019-09-11 Link to original obituary: https://www.since1928hull.com/obituaries/Anthony-Burroughs-Jones?obId=7219231

Dr. Walter Earle Larisey III, age 74, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., passed from this life on February 1, 2020 after a prolonged illness. Walter, AKA Butch, was born in Charleston, SC to the late Walter and Virginia Larisey. Walter was a hard working and very bright student. He graduated from St. […]

James Blakeney Jackson, Jr., age 82, of North Myrtle Beach, passed away peacefully, February 3 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. He was born January 14, 1938, the son of the late James Blakeney Jackson, Sr. and Billie Walters Jackson, in Kannapolis, NC. Blakeney and his sister, Nancy began their […]