Obituaries

Dean Joseph Bender

May 15, 1949 - Oct 8, 2012

Dean Joseph Bender, 63, of Folly Beach, South Carolina, died Monday, October 8, 2012. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, October 31, 2012 in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, 232 Calhoun Street, at 10:00 am. Inurnment, Holy Cross Cemetery. Dean was born May 15, 1949, in New York, New York, son of the…

Barbara "Boo Boo" Johnson

Feb 17, 1932 - Oct 8, 2012

Barbara "Boo Boo" McCaskill Johnson, 80, of Johns Island, SC, widow of James "Jim" Henry Johnson died Monday, October 8, 2012. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:00pm in J. HENRY STUHR INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Barbara was born February 17,…

Ada Frances Edwards (Deedie) Melchers

Sep 20, 1924 - Oct 8, 2012

Ada Frances Edwards (Deedie) Melchers, 88, entered heaven on Monday, October 8, 2012. She was born in Hawthorne, Florida on September 20, 1924, daughter of the late O. M. and Bertie Rae Hieronymus Edwards. Her family settled at Good Acres Farm on McCants Drive when she was 11 years old. She attended Memminger Elementary School…

Joseph Hill Simms

Feb 24, 1927 - Oct 7, 2012

Joseph Hill Simms, 85, widower of Milan Sarah Simms of Hanahan, SC, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, October 10, 2012 in the J. HENRY STUHR, INC., NORTHWOODS CHAPEL, 2180 Greenridge Road at 11:00 am. Interment, Carolina Memorial Park with military honors. The family will receive friends Tuesday…

Charles Vance Peery, II

Jun 22, 1941 - Oct 6, 2012

Dr. Charles Vance Peery, II, 71, died Saturday October 6 at home in the arms of his wife Elaine after a long battle with illness. He was born June 22, 1941 in Kinston, North Carolina, the son of Dr. Vance Price Peery and Elizabeth Woodley Peery. He is preceded in death by his sister, Elizabeth…

Isaac David Smith

Sep 29, 1930 - Oct 6, 2012

Isaac D. Smith, Jr., 82, of Charleston, SC, husband of JoAnn Stokes-Smith, entered into eternal rest Saturday, October 6, 2012. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, October 10, 2012, in J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel, 1494 Mathis Ferry Rd., at 2:00 pm. Interment will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. The family…

Cecelia Hall Dunleavy

Feb 24, 1961 - Oct 6, 2012

Cecelia Hall Dunleavy, 51, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, wife of George J. Dunleavy died Saturday, October 6, 2012. The relatives and friends of Cecelia Dunleavy are invited to attend her Memorial Service on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 302 Hibben Street, Mt. Pleasant at 4:00 pm. A Celebration of…

Annie Steenken Shier

Mar 22, 1926 - Oct 4, 2012

Annie Steenken Shier, 86, of Charleston, South Carolina, widow of Robert Francis Shier entered into eternal rest Thursday, October 4, 2012. Her funeral services will be held Saturday, October 6, 2012 in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL at 2:30 p.m. Interment, Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday from 5:00 to 7:00…

Eugenia Bass Rhodes

Feb 24, 1922 - Oct 4, 2012

Eugenia Bass Rhodes, 90, of Charleston, South Carolina, widow of Ralph E. Rhodes entered into eternal rest Thursday, October 4, 2012. Her Funeral Service will be held Monday, October 8, 2012 in Fort Johnson Baptist Church, 1473 Camp Road at 11:00 a.m. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday in J.…

John Joseph Cordray

Aug 24, 1937 - Oct 4, 2012

John Joseph "Joe" Cordray, 75, of North Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Catherine "Kitty" Reynolds Cordray, entered into eternal rest Thursday, October 4, 2012. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 6, 2012 in J. HENRY STUHR INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway at 9:30 am. Interment, Carolina Memorial Park. The family will…