Obituaries

Walter Morgan Pharr, Jr.

Jun 8, 1944 - Sep 6, 2024

Walter Morgan Pharr, Jr., 80, of Charleston, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest on Friday, September 6, 2024. His Funeral Service will be held Thursday, September 12, 2024 in the J. Henry Stuhr Inc., West Ashley Chapel at 11:00 am, and the family will receive friends beginning one hour prior. Burial will follow in Live…

Lorraine Cox Easterby

Aug 30, 1929 - Sep 6, 2024

Lorraine Cox Easterby, 95, widow of Frank Calhoun Easterby, of Charleston, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Friday, September 6, 2024. Her Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, September 10, 2024 in Bethel United Methodist Church, 57 Pitt Street at 11:00 am. Interment immediately following in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr,…

Caroline Collins Gaffney

Apr 18, 1975 - Sep 5, 2024

Caroline Collins Gaffney, 49 of Charleston, SC, peacefully passed away on September 5, 2024, with loved ones by her side. Born April 18, 1975 in Georgetown, SC, she spent most of her life raising a family in Charleston, SC. After attending Waccamaw High School, she went on to earn an Associate in Public Service Legal Assistant…

Charles Wellmon

Mar 23, 1936 - Sep 5, 2024

Charles Wellmon, 88, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, husband of Jean Johnson Wellmon entered into eternal rest Thursday, September 5, 2024. His Funeral Service will be held Monday, September 9, 2024 in the J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road at 2:00 pm. Interment will follow in Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens.…

Carl Niles Masonberg

Aug 17, 1938 - Sep 4, 2024

Carl Niles Masonberg 86, died on Wednesday, September 4th succumbing to metastatic pancreatic cancer.  Born August 17,1938 in Englewood, N.J. Carl was the son of Irene Kotick Masonberg Hennin and Harvey Masonberg and loving brother to Stanley Masonberg and Margie Masonberg - all preceding him in death. Carl leaves behind his loving wife of 34 years,…

Gloria A. Lowder

Aug 3, 1937 - Sep 4, 2024

Gloria A. Lowder, 87, of Charleston, SC, widow of Randolph S. Lowder, Passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Her Graveside service will be held September 7, 2024, at Holy Cross Cemetery, 604 Fort Johnson Rd, at 11:00 am. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., West Ashley Chapel.Gloria was born August 3, 1937 in Charleston, SC,…

Carole Scholl Davie

May 27, 1947 - Sep 3, 2024

Carole Scholl Davie, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on September 3, 2024, after a long battle with ALS. Carole was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in the Hollis Hills neighborhood of Queens. A diligent student, she excelled in school and became an English teacher after graduating from Queens College.…

Stephen Allan Hawkins

Apr 8, 1941 - Sep 3, 2024

Stephen Allan Hawkins, 83, of Johns Island, SC, formerly of Kiawah Island, SC and Wilbraham, MA, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. West Ashley Chapel.Mr. Hawkins attended Huntington Prep School in Boston in 1959 and won honors in economics and chemistry. He then entered Babson College…

Barbara Ann Riddle Hesse

Sep 18, 1947 - Sep 3, 2024

Barbara Ann Riddle Hesse, 76, of Charleston, SC, wife of Eugene William Hesse, Jr., entered into eternal rest Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Her Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Live Oak Memorial Gardens, 3093 Ashley River Road at 12:00 pm. The family will receive friends Tuesday, from 10:00 am to 11:30…

Charles "Chuck" Henry Sonnenberg

Aug 17, 1942 - Sep 3, 2024

Charles "Chuck" Henry Sonnenberg was born on August 17, 1942, in Wilkinsburg, PA to Charles and Ruth Steinert Sonnenberg. He lived through early adulthood in Pittsburgh , PA and east of the Mississippi throughout his life. Chuck died peacefully on September 3, 2024, in Mount Pleasant, SC, home since 2008. A cherished husband, father, brother, and…