Obituaries

Helen Ruth Kemmerlin Gaskins

Oct 8, 1923 - Jul 14, 2011

Helen Ruth Kemmerlin Gaskins, 87, of Hanahan, and former longtime resident of North Charleston, SC, wife of James Hugh Burns Gaskins, died Thursday, July 14, 2011, in the Hospice of Charleston Center in Mt. Peasant. Born October 8, 1923 in Cameron, SC she was the daughter of George David and Emma J. Parler Kemmerlin.  She…

Oliver Hart Jenkins

Sep 27, 1923 - Jul 14, 2011

Oliver Hart Jenkins entered into eternal rest on July 14, 2011.  Know as "Midge" by his family and friends, he was loved by everyone who knew him.Midge was the son of Charles Walter Jenkins and Laura Seabrook Jenkins born in Charleston, SC on September 27, 1923.  He graduated from the High School of Charleston and…

Helen Francis Willis Woodberry

Mar 13, 1921 - Jul 13, 2011

Helen Frances Willis Woodberry, age 90, widow of Stratford Gillman Woodberry entered into eternal rest on July 13, 2011. Mrs. Woodberry was born in West Union, South Carolina, March 13, 1921, the daughter of Rev. Joseph Ernest Willis and Elizabeth Bella Langford Willis. Growing up in upstate South Carolina, she graduated from Parker High School, Anderson…

Florence Byrd Simms Marlow

Oct 6, 1914 - Jul 13, 2011

Florence Byrd Simms Marlow, 96, of North Charleston passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. The relatives and friends of Florence Marlow are invited to attend her Funeral Service at the graveside on Saturday, July 16, 2011 in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens at 11:00 am.  The family will receive friends on Saturday, July 16, 2011…

Marion Hutson Sass

- Jul 12, 2011

Mr. Marion "Chick" Hutson Sass, 81, of Charleston, died Tuesday evening July 12th at his residence in Ashley Place.  Chick was born in Charleston on January 5, 1930, a son of noted Charleston Renaissance author Herbert Ravenel Sass and Marion McLeod Hutson Sass, and grew up on Legare Street. He started school at Miss Sadie…

Hazel Loskoski Siemers

Aug 17, 1918 - Jul 12, 2011

Entered into eternal rest on the evening of July 12, 2011, Hazel Loskoski Siemers, widow of Harold Henrics Siemers.  Residence, Summerville, SC; formerly of Charleston.  The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral services Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Christ St. Paul's Parish Church, 4981 Chapel Road, Yonges Island at 2 pm.  Burial…

Dorothy G. Mcilwain

Sep 27, 1926 - Jul 12, 2011

Dorothy G. McIlwain, 84, of North Charleston, SC, widow of Harold Eakin McIlwain, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in a local hospital. Born September 27, 1926 in Suffolk, VA she was the only child of Lawrence Gentile and Minnie Bell Branton Gentile.  She was a devoted wife and mother.Mrs. McIlwain is survived by her children:…

Susan Marie Watson

Aug 31, 1957 - Jul 12, 2011

Entered into eternal rest on the evening of July 12, 2011, Susan Marie Watson, of Charleston, SC.  The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral service this Thursday, July 14, 2011, at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL at 1 pm. Burial will follow in Live Oak Memorial Gardens.  The family will…

Leonard John Farrell

Jan 24, 1931 - Jul 12, 2011

Columbia, SC - Leonard J. Farrell, 80, formerly of Woonsocket, RI; North Smithfield, RI; and Mt. Pleasant, SC, entered into eternal peace on July 12, 2011 in Columbia, SC with his loving wife Pauline Guilbert Farrell and family by his side.  Leonard Farrell was born in Pawtucket, RI on January, 14, 1931, to the late…

Carlos Hodge

Feb 16, 1948 - Jul 12, 2011

SSgt Carlos Hodge, USAF Ret. 63, of North Charleston died Tuesday, July 12, 2011 a local hospital. Born February 16, 1948 in Maysville, Kentucky, he was raised in Ohio. His parents were Joe Cushard and Frances Alcorn Cushard.  Carlos chose a military career after high school and served 21 years in the USAF as a…