Herman “Brown” Thompson, age 88, of Carlton, died in his home August 23, 2008. Mr. Thompson, who had an avid affection for horses, was born in Elbert County to the late Dr. Dallas Thompson and Florence Brown Thompson. He retired as a Captain in the United States Air Force where […]

Charles Ellis, HARTSVILLE — A graveside service for Charles W. Ellis, 83, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 16, 2008, at New Providence Baptist Church. The Revs. Danny Pierce and Kenny Lynch will officiate and Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home is in charge. The family will receive friends Friday, August […]

Bruce F. Holland FOREST ACRES A memorial service for Bruce F. Holland, 79, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 16, 2008 at CAUGHMAN-HARMAN FUNERAL HOME, IRMO/ST. ANDREWS CHAPEL. The family will receive visitors immediately following the service with a reception at the funeral home. Memorials may be made […]

JOSEPH G. “JOE” U’Sellis, 84, of Louisville, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Baptist Hospital East. Born in Staten Island, NY, he attended St. Peter’s High School. He later attended The Citadel and the University of Louisville. He was a retired vice president of sales for Wisconsin Tissue Mills, […]

Angelo Joseph Punaro -ARLINGTON, VA – Angelo Joseph Punaro, 92, died Monday, August 4, 2008. A Rosary will be said at 6 P.M. Thursday at Snow’s Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street and the Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 A.M., Friday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with burial in Rose […]

John Henry Kelley WINSTON-SALEM – John Henry Kelley, 81, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2008, at Salemtowne Healthcare and Nursing Facility. The son of Gordon Randolph Kelley and Mary Lineberry Kelley, he was born in Winston-Salem on April 11, 1927. John was General Manager of Massey Motor Company, Kinston, N.C. […]

ANTHONY G. KURTH, 39, died on August 6, 2008 at the Stamford Hospital . Born on January 1, 1969 in Plainfield , NJ, he was the son of Gerry P. Kurth and the late Carol A. Kurth. He played football for Greenwich HS and also attended the Citadel Military College. […]

Jack Garris We mourn the loss of a wonderful husband, father, brother and friend. He was known by many as Smiling Jack for his beautiful smile. Others knew him as the Colonel. He was a graduate of the Citadel and received his MBA from Boston University. After serving two tours […]

William O. Britt III, of Thomaston, Ga., died Dec. 7, 2005. He served in the U.S. Air Force in Panama Canal zone and was honorably discharged in 1954. Britt worked briefly with Gulf Oil Distributors before becoming president of Britt Manufacturing in 1959. He was a life member of The […]

Col. (Ret.) Fletcher B. Smith, Jr., of Huntsville, passed away Monday. Fletcher was born in Georgetown, SC. He graduated from Barnwell High School, Barnwell, SC in 1953 and received his BS degree in Electrical Engineering at The Citadel, Charleston, SC in 1957. Upon graduation, he entered the US Army and […]

Dr. Roy John Butz, Brighton, MI, age 77, passed away at University of Michigan Hospital on Sunday, July 20, 2008. Born to Kurt and Alma Elizabeth (Stahl) Gruber Butz on February 23, 1931 in New York. He was a member of the Unitarian Univeralist Fellowship of San Miguel de Allende. […]

Rudolph “Jim” Schweizer, age 59, of Fenton, MI, passed away Monday, August 4, 2008 in Idaho from injuries due to a motorcycle accident. He was born September 21, 1948 in Long Island, New York, the son of Rudolph and Dorothy (Rankin) Schweizer. Beloved father of Ryan of Kansas and Jamie […]

Dr. Frank M. Kitchell, of Toms River, N.J., died July 28, 2008. He entered the U.S. Army as a lieutenant in 1942 and served with an anti-artillery unit during World War II where he earned the rank of captain. Kitchell received nine Battle Stars and the Purple Heart for his […]

James Dudley Benton died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, July 25, 2008, in Bethesda, Md., after a long struggle with kidney cancer. He was born in Port Hueneme, Calif., on Aug. 18, 1951, grew up in Baton Rouge and resided in West Feliciana Parish. Jimmy graduated from […]

Gordon W. Knight, of Winter Park, Fla., died July 25, 2008.  He was a former electronics engineer with NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., where he was the special launch team chief and played a key role in the launch of Apollo 10.  In 1987, Knight retired after 26 years with NASA […]