Obituaries

Ruth Henderson Hood Smith

Sep 20, 1914 - Aug 30, 2014

Ruth Henderson Hood Smith, of Charleston, S.C., devoted wife of Fred Harden Smith for 54 years, entered into eternal rest Saturday, August 30, 2014. Her funeral service will be Wednesday, September 3, 2014, in St. Philip's Church, 142 Church Street, at 11:00 a.m. Interment, Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday, September 2, 2014,…

Donald K. Vance

Nov 24, 1924 - Aug 30, 2014

Donald Kenneth Vance, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, SC and formerly of Urbanna, VA passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at Somerby Assisted Living.Don was born on November 24, 1924 in Jenkinjones, WV, the son of Jesse L. Vance and Katherine Bowling Vance. He married Gloria Lou VanStavern on May 31, 1946; they were married for…

Ernest Ray Shokes

Nov 13, 1927 - Aug 30, 2014

Ernest Ray Shokes, 86, of Johns Island, South Carolina, husband of Joyce Burdick Shokes entered into eternal rest Saturday, August 30, 2014. His Funeral Service will be held Thursday, September 4, 2014 in J. HENRY STUHR INC WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway at 4:00 pm. The family will receive friends immediately following the…

Pauline Watkins Purcell

Mar 31, 1919 - Aug 29, 2014

Pauline Watkins Purcell, 95, of the Presbyterian Home in Summerville, South Carolina, widow of Benjamin Douglas Purcell passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014. Her Funeral Service will be held Saturday, August 30, 2014 in Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1157 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard at 2:00 pm. Interment will follow in Carolina Memorial Park. The family will…

James Arthur Sieber

Mar 23, 1944 - Aug 29, 2014

James Arthur Sieber, Sr., 70, of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, husband of Carol Ann Keller Sieber, entered into eternal rest Friday, August 29, 2014. His Graveside Service with Military Honors will be held Tuesday, September 2, 2014 in Live Oak Memorial Gardens, 3093 Ashley River Road at 10:30 am. The family will receive friends Monday…

Debby Larkin Coleman

Jul 23, 1943 - Aug 29, 2014

Debby Larkin Coleman, 71, of Charleston, SC, succumbed to a long, very difficult battle with MS Friday, August 29, 2014, at her residence in the Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Home. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral services Wednesday, September 3, 2014, in The Chapel at Bishop Gadsden, 1 Bishop Gadsden Way, at 2:00…

George Henry Orvin

Aug 6, 1922 - Aug 29, 2014

George Henry Orvin, M.D., 92, of Charleston, SC, husband of Rosalie Salvo Orvin, entered into eternal rest Friday, August 29, 2014. His Funeral Service will be held Monday, September 1, 2014 in St. Philips Church, 142 Church Street, at 11:00 a.m. Interment, Churchyard. The family will receive Sunday, August 31, 2014 in J. HENRY STUHR,…

Roberta Kistner

Apr 20, 1931 - Aug 28, 2014

Roberta Westbury Kistner, 83, of Charleston, SC, entered into eternal rest Thursday, August 28, 2014. Her funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at Martin Luther Lutheran Church, at 11:00 a.m. Interment, Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the church. Arrangements by J. HENRY…

Jewel "Barbara" Smith

May 28, 1934 - Aug 28, 2014

Jewel Steen Smith, 80, of Dorchester, South Carolina, widow of Robert C. Smith, entered into eternal rest Thursday, August 28, 2014. Her Funeral Service will be held Sunday, August 31, 2014 in J. Henry Stuhr Inc., West Ashley Chapel, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway at 3:00 pm. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family will receive…

Manubhai C. Patel

Mar 5, 1947 - Aug 28, 2014

Manubhai C. Patel, 67, of Abingdon, Virginia, Widower of Saroj Patel passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2014. His Funeral Service will be held Saturday, September 6, 2014 in J. HENRY STUHR INC., NORTHWOODS CHAPEL, 2180 Greenridge Road, North Charleston, SC, at 2:00 p.m. Manubhai was born March 5, 1947, in the village of Vaghasi…