Peter Bacot Read
Dec 31, 2024
PETER BACOT READ, 86, of Charleston, South Carolina, widower of Frances Evans Read entered into eternal rest Tuesday, December 31, 2024. His Funeral Service will be held Saturday, January 4, 2025 in the Chapel at Bishop Gadsden, 1 Bishop Gadsden Way at 11:00am. Burial will be private. A reception will be held immediately following the service. Arrangements by J. Henry...
Markus John Potter Kruesi, M.D.
Dec 30, 2024
Markus John Potter Kruesi, M.D., 75, passed peacefully at home in Isle of Palms, SC on December 30, 2024.
Born Oct. 14, 1949 in New York City to Dr. Oscar and Elizabeth Nott Potter Kruesi, Dr. Markus Kruesi was a renowned child psychiatrist and teacher, graduating from Columbia College and later Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
Dr. Kruesi dedicated his career to...
Sophia Lawandales Demos
Dec 30, 2024
Sophia Lawandales Demos, 89, of Charleston, South Carolina, wife of the late Peter Demos, Jr., entered into eternal rest Monday, December 30, 2024. Her Funeral Service will be held Saturday, January 11, 2025 in the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, 30 Race Street at 11:30 am. Burial will follow at Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...
Franklin Russell Peters
Dec 30, 2024
Franklin “Russell” Peters, 69, passed away peacefully on December 30 in Charleston, SC surrounded by his family after a hard-fought battle with cancer.
Russell was born on October 12, 1955 in Forsyth, GA to William Newton Peters and Mary Geneva Goodrum Peters. He was a mischievous child, known by “Bo” to his family, and would speak fondly of his childhood on...
Ronald "Ron" Larry Cole
Dec 30, 2024
Ronald Larry Cole, 81, passed away December 30, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife, Martha Savedge Cole. Also survived by daughters, Jennifer Cole Clark, and husband Brax Clark, of Gulfport, MS, and Kathryn Cole Brasher, and husband Kris Brasher, of Coffeeville, MS and five grandchildren, Cook and Caroline Clark, and Cooper, Caleb, and Colby Brasher.
Also survived by brother,...
Harriett Barron Burns
Dec 29, 2024
Harriett Barron Burns passed away on December 29, 2024, following a brief illness, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, where she has lived for the past eleven years. She was 80. Harriett will be remembered as a stylish hostess, a lover of history, a fabulous cook and a caring grandmother, mother and wife.
Harriett was born in Canton, North Carolina, the daughter...
Marley S. Drayton
Dec 29, 2024
Marley S. Drayton, 74, of Charleston, South Carolina, wife of Frank B. Drayton, Jr. passed away Sunday, December 29, 2024 after a courageous four-year battle with ALS. The family will receive friends Friday January 10, 2025 in the J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Downtown Chapel, 232 Calhoun Street from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm. Her Celebration of Live Service will be...
William Henry Porter, Jr.
Dec 29, 2024
William “Bill” Henry Porter, Jr., (age 70), of Mount Pleasant, husband of Kimberly “Kim” Collins Porter, died on December 29, 2024. Bill was born on March 12, 1954, to the late William H. Porter Sr., and Patricia Coleman Porter. He lived his formative years in a close-knit family in Winnsboro, SC. It was in Winnsboro on the same childhood street,...
Frances Miller Harrell
Dec 29, 2024
Frances Miller Harrell, 89, of Charleston, South Carolina, wife of Wylie Leslie Harrell, entered into eternal rest Sunday, December 29, 2024. Her Graveside Service will be held Friday, January 3, 2025 in the Live Oak Memorial Gardens, 3093 Ashley River Road at 12:00 pm. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. West Ashley Chapel.
Frances was born February 26, 1935 in Hemingway,...
Travis Hubert Richardson
Dec 29, 2024
Travis Hubert Richardson, 89, of Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Juanita Ann McLeod Richardson, entered into eternal rest Sunday, December 29, 2024. His Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, January 7, 2025 in the Live Oak Memorial Gardens, 3093 Ashley River Road at 1:00 pm. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. West Ashley Chapel.
Travis was born December 27, 1935 in...