Charles Moody Beaver, 76, of 309 Ann St., Kannapolis, N.C., died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at his home after a period of declining health. He was born Sept. 30, 1932, in Iredell County, N.C., the son of the late Coy Douglas Beaver and Jennie Mae Rippy Beaver. He was a […]

George E. Meagher, founder and director of the American Military Museum in downtown Charleston, died Wednesday morning at a local rehabilitation center. Meagher, 76, of James Island, had been under doctors’ care since back surgery Sept. 16, and he recently developed pneumonia, said his wife, Randi Meagher. “It’s a shock […]

Lt. Col. John Crawford Ellerbe III, USAF, Ret., 57, loving husband and father died February 28. Born in Joliet, Illinois, he was the son of the late Capt. John C. Ellerbe, Jr. and Louise Milne Ellerbe of Greenwood, South Carolina. He was a distinguished AF ROTC graduate of The Citadel […]

Robert R. Berry, of Billingsley, AL passed away on Sunday, March08, 2009. He graduated in the top ten percent of his 1959 class from The Citadel Military. He is survived by his wife, Betty Berry, Billingsley, AL; eight children; Chris Berry, Atlanta, GA; Susan Berry, Panama City, IA; Lisa Berry, […]

Dr. James Stuart Levi, 68, died Sunday, March 8, 2009, after an extended illness. The son of the late Col Alan W Levi (ret) and Inez Huffstetler Levi, Stuart was born in Charlotte, NC and attended public schools in Greenville, SC. He excelled at an early age in both academics […]

John B. Taylor, Jr., 69, of Louisville, died February 21, 2009. He was a retired Major in the U. S. Army and a retired computer programmer with University of Louisville. Major Taylor served in Korea, Vietnam, and Okinawa, was a paratrooper and received the Purple Heart. He was also a […]

Robert Royall O’Neal, 72, of Charleston died on Monday, March 2, 2009 at his home. Mr. O’Neal was born on September 9, 1936 in Mullins, South Carolina, the son of the late Harrllee Royall O’Neal and Harryett Noland O’Neal. He was a graduate of Porter Military Academy and the Citadel […]

Wendell E. Reeve Sr., 76, of Lynn Haven, Fla., passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at a Panama City, Fla., hospital. Wendell graduated from Citadel College, Class of 1954, and served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church. He is survived by his loving […]

Memorial service for Lee Fagan Brinkley, Jr, 78, will be held Sunday, March 1, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with burial in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Saturday from 4 – 6 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Mr. Brinkley […]

John Philip Southerland, 81, of Greenville, died Saturday, February 28, 2009. Born in Wilmington, N.C., a son of the late William J. and Edith B. Southerland. The family moved to Myrtle Beach, S.C., in 1933, where he graduated from Myrtle Beach High School. John attended The Citadel, served in U.S. […]

Memorial services for Colonel Morris B. Rubenstein USAF (Ret), 80, will be held Sunday at 5 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, conducted by close friend, Dr. Arie Kandel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service. Morris died at his residence December 19, […]

James Gadsden Holmes, 87, a retired Columbia business leader who devoted much of his life to civic, community and church service, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his home after a long illness. A native of Columbia, he was the eldest son of James Gadsden and Minnie Lee Farmer Holmes. […]

The funeral service for Mr. Charles Lee Hightower, Jr., 93, of Columbia, SC, will be held 11 o’clock Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at Eau Claire Baptist Church (4427 Main St., Columbia) with The Rev. James A. Goudelock and The Rev. Yu-Fong Chong, Chaplain of Agape Senior, officiating. Interment will follow […]

John Carson Hay Steele, Sr., of Summerville, entered into eternal rest February 23, 2009. He was born in faculty quarters on the campus of Porter Military Academy in Charleston June 30, 1920, to Carson and Lena St. Clair Steele. He attended Porter and graduated from the Citadel in 1941. He […]