Obituaries

E.H. "Harry" Townsend, Jr.

Nov 19, 1941 - Jun 19, 2023

  E. H. “Harry” Townsend, Jr. passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023 after a brief battle with cancer.   Harry was born on November 19, 1941 in Charleston, SC, the son of Edward Henry Townsend and Mary Beckett Townsend. Growing up in the village of Rockville, SC, he enjoyed all the benefits the lowcountry…

Kaye S. Garris

Apr 2, 1953 - Jun 19, 2023

  Kaye S. Garris, 70, of North Charleston, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023.  Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. West Ashley Chapel.  Born in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas C. Sanders and Marjorie R. Sanders. Kaye was employed with the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Charleston for…

Thomas David Hill

Sep 7, 1967 - Jun 18, 2023

After a lifetime of unreserved and unashamed devotion to Jesus, Reverend Thomas David Hill, an honored and beloved husband, father, friend, and brother, graduated to heaven and saw his Heavenly Father on Father’s Day, June 18, 2023. Born in Charleston, South Carolina on September 7, 1967, David was the son of Thomas Marshall Hill and…

Virginia "Jennie" Reynolds

Oct 19, 1942 - Jun 18, 2023

There wasn’t a room, garden or event that Jennie Reynolds couldn’t vastly improve with a couple hours, and a dash of this and a bit of that. Her boundless creativity and ability to improvise were legendary. Jennie’s outward elegance, grace and charm, however, belied an inner toughness that was widely admired by her colleagues, family…

Theron Eugene Nabors

Mar 17, 1941 - Jun 18, 2023

Theron Eugene Nabors, Jr., 82, of Johns Island, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Sunday, June 18, 2023. His graveside service, with Navy Honors, will be June, 27, 2023 at Barancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, FL, at 10:00 am. Theron was born March 17, 1941 in Cordova, Alabama, son of the late Theron E Nabors…

Dana Elizabeth Wells

Jan 28, 1941 - Jun 17, 2023

Dana Elizabeth Wells, 82, of Wayzata, Minnesota, residing in Charleston, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Saturday, June 17, 2023. Her Memorial Service will be held Friday, June 30, 2023 in J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Downtown Chapel, 232 Calhoun Street at 5:00 p.m. where the service may be viewed via live-stream at https://youtube.com/live/ViHhSvB0060?feature=share.  The family…

Thomas Anthony Magnemi, Sr.

Jul 1, 1952 - Jun 17, 2023

Thomas Anthony Magnemi, Sr., 70, of Hanahan, SC, husband of Janet Ann Sharick Magnemi entered into eternal rest Saturday, June 17, 2023. His Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, June 29, 2023 in the Divine Redeemer Catholic Church, 1106 Fort Drive at 11:00 am. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Northwoods Chapel. Thomas was born…

Jules Kerness

Mar 21, 1940 - Jun 17, 2023

  Jules Michael Kerness, 83, of Charleston, South Carolina, husband of the late Phoebe Francis Eisenberg Kerness, his wife of 54 years, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2023.   Jules was born March 21, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, son of the late Thomas Kerness and Nettie Klein Kerness. He was a summa cum…

Barbara Kemp Smith

Dec 12, 1947 - Jun 16, 2023

Barbara  Kemp Ewing Smith, 75, of Charleston, South Carolina, wife of Roderick Ira Smith entered into eternal rest Friday, June 16, 2023. Her funeral service will be held, Monday June 19, 2023 in the J Henry Stuhr West Ashley Chapel, (3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway) at 3:00 where the family will receive friends from 1:00 pm…

Alene Guyton Williams

Oct 2, 1933 - Jun 16, 2023

  Alene Guyton Williams, 89, of Mt Pleasant, South Carolina, wife of Donald Eugene Williams, Sr. entered into eternal rest Friday, June 16, 2023. Her Funeral Service will be held Sunday, June 25, 2023, in the J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road at 11:00 am.  Interment will follow in Mt.…