U.S. Army Maj. Brian Michael Mescall, Citadel Class of 1997, died Jan. 9 in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense announced on Jan. 12 his death along with that of two others who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Mescall and the other two soldiers died in the Zabul Province of Afghanistan, […]

Frank Ronald “Ron” Thrift, 64, died January 5th, 2009 at a local hospital. He was born in Charleston SC on January 23rd, 1944 to the late Frank Thrift and Mary Latimer Thrift. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Ron served his country in the United States Air Force. […]

Lt. Col. Charles Elmer Parker, Jr., USA, Ret., of Charlotte, died December 29, 2008 at Presbyterian Harris Hospice Unit after a lengthy illness. Born on March 7, 1934, Mr. Parker was the only child of the late Charles E. Parker and Mary Ames Moore. His early education was in the […]

Norman Selby Richardson, Jr., entered into eternal rest on the morning of January 4, 2009, Norman Selby Richardson, Jr., M.D., widower of Margaret Allston Gilreath Richardson. Residence, Hilton Head Island, SC. A private graveside service will be held in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC. Dr. Richardson, was born October 13, 1931 […]

Ferd Olbert Lawson, Jr., of Wilmington and Blowing Rock, North Carolina, died peacefully on Monday, December 29, 2008. He was born in Sumter, South Carolina on September 10, 1925. He was the son of Ferdinand Olbert Lawson and Lalla Duncan Lawson. Mr. Lawson is survived by his wife of 58 […]

Stephen Louis Guice, 88, of Diamondhead, MS, died Friday, January 2, 2009, peacefully at home. Mr. Guice was born in Biloxi, MS and remained a lifelong resident of the Coast. He attended Lopez Elementary School and was a graduate of Biloxi High School. He attended Mississippi State University before completing […]

Walter W. Herbert, Jr. Master Gunnery Sergeant, USMC Retired, died Tuesday, January 6, 2009. Born in Newberry, South Carolina on October 30, 1920, he was the son of Walter W. and Charlotte Jackson Herbert, and was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church since his family moved to James Island […]

Kevin Alexander Burr, was born July 3, 1964, in Columbia, SC, and died at the age of 44, December 14, 2008, in Jacksonville, FL. Kevin was the son of Luther Vester Burr and the late Delores Lemmons Burr. He is survived by his wife, Cylena Burr and her two children, […]

Robert A. Rosenblum died peacefully on December 23, at the age of 83, after a long and debilitating illness. He born October 11, 1925 in New York, son of Rose L. Rosenblum and Col. Abraham J. Rosenblum. He attended The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina; New York University and received […]

Graveside service for Charles Malloy Lamont, 93, will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Greenlawn Memorial Park with a memorial service to be held at 2 p.m. at Shandon Presbyterian Church. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family. Mr. Lamont, husband of the late Athole Johnson […]

Alvah H. Chapman Jr., the former publisher of The Miami Herald and chairman of the Knight Ridder newspapers and one of South Florida’s most influential philanthropic and civic leaders, died on Thursday at his home in Miami. He was 87. Mr. Chapman died of pneumonia, said his son-in-law Bob Hilton. […]

James M. Garrett, of Little Rock, Ark., died Dec. 7, 2008. He was an engineer for 28 years with the Arkansas Highway Department. Garrett was an active member of the United Methodist Church, the church choir and the Diamond State Chorus. He enjoyed participating in the Osceola and Little Rock […]

Pelham (Buddy) L. Felder III, Colonel, US Army Retired, passed away the evening of December 8, 2008. A memorial service will be held at St. Phillips Episcopal Church, 142 Church St., Charleston, S.C., on December 22, 2008 at 2:30 pm. Reception following in the parish hall. Interment will be in […]