Joseph W. Kouten, Jr., MD, 90, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 13, 2023. His Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 PM, Friday, February 17, 2023, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will follow in the Churchyard. The family will receive friends between 5:00 […]
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Robert C. Momeier, ’54
Robert Momeier, Sr, 89, a former vice president of CNS Bank, of Cross, died Oct. 18, 2022, at his residence. A private Service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorials be made to the Berkeley County SPCA, 107 Saint James Avenue, […]
Read MoreCarroll E. Summers, Jr., ’54
Carroll Erwin Summers, Jr., of Laredo, Texas, died Dec. 17, 2022. He was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina to Anabel Hill Summers and Judge Carroll E. Summers. He learned to swim in the Edisto River, practiced his Southern manners in military fashion and solidified his gentlemanly ways via long reaching, […]
Read MoreMaye R. (Sonny) Johnson, Jr., ’54
Maye Redfearn “Sonny” Johnson, Jr., 90, husband of Martha Crosland “Motsy” Johnson, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022. Born on January 24, 1932 in Nichols, SC, Mr. Johnson was a son of the late Maye Redfearn and Katherine Peeler Johnson. He graduated from Bennettsville High School in 1950 and was […]
Read MoreHenderson Guerry, Jr., ’54
Henderson Guerry, Jr., 90, of Chapin, passed away Friday August 26, 2022 (cherished husband of nearly 65 years to beloved Mae Hutto Guerry). A funeral service will be held on Thursday September 1, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Union United Methodist Church, 7582 Woodrow Street, Irmo, S.C. Visitation with the […]
Read MoreCarmine A. Pecorelli, ’54
Carmine Anthony Pecorelli, 96, of Belfast, Maine, passed away on March 18, 2022. He was born, on June 27, 1925, in Jersey City, NJ son of the late Gerald Pecorelli and Madilyn (Santoro) Pecorelli. Carmine enlisted in the US Navy on June 25, 1943, and went to Naval Training Station […]
Read MoreHarrison W. Kimbrell, ’54
Lt. Colonel Harrison W. Kimbrell, of Fort Myers, Fla., succumbed to a Covid-related pneumonia after a brief illness and hospitalization on February 25, 2022. Predeceased by his wife, Joyce, by only 9 months. He navigated his illness with robust tenacity, clarity, and dignity. The Colonel, as he relished being called, […]
Read MoreHenry J. (Jerry) Thayer, ’54
COL Henry Jerome (Jerry) Thayer, USA, Ret., of Hampton, Va., passed into eternity on Christmas Morning at 1:10 AM at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, VA. He was born on Sept. 9, 1932 in New Castle, PA to Henry Donald Thayer and Nancy Iris (Taylor.) Jerry was a veteran […]
Read MoreCarl B. Bliesener, ’54
Carl Brownlo Bliesener, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on December 30, 2021 in Charleston, SC. Mr. Bliesener was born in Columbia, SC on April 4, 1932 to Major Arthur G. and Irene Bliesener. Throughout his youth, he travelled extensively with his parents and older brother, Arthur, to many areas […]
Read MoreDaniel E. Mengedoht, ’54
Daniel Edward Mengedoht, MD, of Charleston, husband of Marjorie Merritt Mengedoht, MD, died December 26, 2021. He was born September 25, 1932, son of Lanville Henry and Claudia Vincent Mengedoht. Siblings were Claudia (Dr. James) Cain, Lanville Mengedoht, Agnes (Timothy) Street, Ruth (David) Long, Barbara (Tom) Bell, and Patty ( […]
Read MoreKenneth W. Pearce, Sr., ’54
Lt. Col. Kenneth William Pearce Sr., 89, went home to be with the Lord on December 27, 2021. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Marianne York Pearce; son, Kenneth Pearce Jr. (Nancy); daughters, Gina Best and Rosemary Kross (David); and grandchildren, Will Best (Laura), Pearce Kross, Marianne Pearce, Tygen […]
Read MoreThaddeus B. Welch, Jr., ’54
Thaddeus Baynard Welch, Jr. Wilmington Island, GA Thad died at his home on Wilmington Island on Veterans Day, November 11, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Sally Osteen Welch for nine wonderful years of marriage. Preceding him in death was his adoring wife of almost fifty-five years, Ethel Sponseller […]
Read MoreJoel R. Steine, ’54
A memorial service for retired Lt. Col. Joel R. Steine, 87, of Killeen, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 2800 Trimmier Road, Killeen. Inurnment with military honors will follow at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery, Killeen. Mr. Steine died Sept. 26, 2021. He was born Sept. […]
Read MoreAllan P. Bruner III, ’54
Dr. Allan Preston Bruner, III, 88, of Sumter, widower of Helen Banks Bruner, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. He was born January 26, 1933, in Columbia, SC to Elsie Elaine Coffin Bruner formerly of Prince Edward Island, Canada and Captain Allan Preston Bruner, II of […]
Read MoreDonald B. Miller, ’54
Donald B. Miller, age 89, of Lakeville, Mass., formerly of Rye, New York, died on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at his home. Born in Mount Kisco, New York, he was the son of the late Paul & Marium (Barrett) Miller. Donald grew up in Rye, New York, attended Rye High […]
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