David MacPherson Reid, 72, of Weems passed away after a long illness on Wednesday, October 29, 2008. He was born in Richmond, Virginia on February 25, 1936 and attended The Citadel and the University of Richmond. Mr. Reid spent his career in the private aviation industry and retired from Flight […]

T. Proctor Pace, a retired professional engineer, passed away October 30, 2008. He was preceded in death in 2005 by his wife of 57 years, Regina B. Pace. He was born in Charleston, SC October 26, 1925; graduated from The Citadel in March, 1948, after serving in the US Navy […]

William “Billy” Bentley Gibson, 91, husband of Eleanor Barwick Michalowski Gibson, departed for his heavenly home on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, at his home. Born in Kingstree, he was a son of the late Francis Ewing and Frances Vause Gibson. Mr. Gibson was a member of First Baptist Church and […]

Beatty Jennings White Jr., 85, of 553 Meadowbrook Lane died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2008, at Carolinas Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, at Forest Hills Cemetery, with Dr. Shelton P. Sanford officiating. A native of Rock Hill, S.C., Mr. White was the son of […]

Dr. Christopher D. King, faculty member in the School of Education at The Citadel, died October 26, 2008, at his home in North Charleston. Dr. King was born in Charleston and graduated from James Island High School.  He graduated from The Citadel and received a Bachelor of Science degree in […]

Allan T. Vail, of Arnold, Md., died Aug. 30, 2008. He served with the U.S. Marines in World War II. No further information is available. Tags: 1949 Posted in: Posted on: Link to original obituary:

John Patrick Hughes, Sr., 87, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at his home. Born March 26, 1921, in Greenville, SC, and raised in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Maynard Bryant and Teresa Scruggs Hughes. A 1938 graduate of Spartanburg High School, he was a 1942 […]

Donald Arthur Kelly, native Floridian, retired NASA engineer, and long-time resi dent of Orlando and Merritt Island, died Saturday, October 18, at his home in Merritt Island where he had lived for over 45 years. He had pancreatic cancer and was 78 years old. Mr. Kelly was a man who […]

Luis R. Reguero, Class of 1950, passed away on the third of this month. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He received a B.S. in Business Administration with a major in management from the University of Puerto Rico and worked for the Ferre Enterprises in Puerto […]

M. Peter Moser, a Baltimore attorney who became a prominent advocate of ethics law, died of cancer Friday at his home at The Towers at Harbor Court condominium downtown. He was 80. Mr. Moser was born in Baltimore and attended McDonogh School from the first grade until he graduated just […]

Dr. Earl Haltiwanger died in Atlanta, Saturday, October 11, 2008, after a brief illness. Dr. Haltiwanger was born and raised in Lake City, Florida. Upon completion of the high school he attended, The Citadel, before enlisting in the Navy during World War II. He served in the Hospital Corps and […]

On October 8, 2008, Miguel Alfhado Benitez, beloved son of Virgil Griffin and Marisol Benitez. Loving brother of Pedro Garcia, Carlos Griffin Benitez, Jose Griffin Benitez and Carmen Griffin Benitez. Cherished grandson of Carmen Diaz, Jose Nicolas Benitez, Sr., Jeremiah Griffin and Geraldine Griffin. Miguel is also survived by many […]

Robert J. Hamilton, Jr., 68, died Oct. 3 at Winter Haven Hospital as a result of renal and respiratory failure. He was born Nov. 22, 1939 in Winter Haven, FL to the late Robert and Mary (Lang) Hamilton. Having previously lived in New York City, Miami, FL and Maitland, FL, […]

Michael Troy Westmoreland, 71, passed away Tuesday, October 7, after a lengthy illness and declining health. He was the son of the late Sanford Troy Westmoreland and Helen Beaman Westmoreland. Mike graduated from The Citadel, Class of 1959 with a business administration degree. He served as an officer in the […]

Walter “Wally” B. Updike, owner of Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors, died Friday of complications from diabetes.He was 65. Opened in 1954, the bar became an Orlando institution in the Colonialtown neighborhood. Updike took over the family business in the 1970s and, after his father’s death in the late 1980s, the […]