James Thorpe, former director of the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens who helped raise the public profile of the institution, turning it into one of Southern California’s leading educational and cultural centers, has died. He was 93. Thorpe, a scholar of English literature and former Princeton University professor, […]

LTC Benjamin F. Cox, USA, Ret., of Seoul, South Korea, died Jan. 14, 2009. Born as the youngest of 3 siblings, 2 sisters and a brother in Frankfurt Germany, Ben grew up mostly in Reidsville, North Carolina and graduated from Reidsville Senior High School in 1978. He was a graduate […]

Charles F. Kreischer, 86, of Augusta, Ga., Atlanta, Ga. and formerly of Dalton, Ga., passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Jane Taylor Poulnot Kreischer and son, Charles Francis Kreischer. He was a longtime member […]

James Dickson DeVane III, of Fayetteville, died quietly Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, in his home following a 16-year battle with cancer. This was the fourth time Jim DeVane encountered death. At age 6, Jim contracted lockjaw from a pet rabbit. His family was advised that he was not expected to […]

Adam Kevin Riley, 21, beloved son of Carol and Kevin Riley, Centerville, died on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, in Charleston, S.C. Adam was a Gold Star honors student at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, where he was completing his third year as an Army cadet. A member […]

John Leiston Cobb, Sr., 77, of 191 Longleaf Drive, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Born in Spartanburg, he was a son of the late James Wiley and Ethel Greenewald Cobb. Mr. Cobb was a graduate of The Citadel, class of 1952 where he played varsity golf and basketball. Upon graduation […]

The Rev. Charles Alvin Boland, 70, died Sunday, January 11, 2009 at Piedmont Medical Center. A Requiem Eucharist and Committal service will be 2:00 pm, Thursday, January 15, 2009 at The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour with the Rt. Rev. Dorsey F. Henderson, Jr., Bishop of Upper South Carolina as […]

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 […]