Entries from May 2009

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Death of Edward J. Ferdon, Sr. ’50

Edward James Ferdon Sr., 79, of Conway, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in Conway Hospital after complications caused by a series of blood clots. His departure was as peaceful as his soul. Ed was born in Georgetown, South Carolina, on June 24, 1929, a son of the late Richard James Ferdon Sr. and Maggie Camlin [...]

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Death of Emogene T. Lacey CGC ’74

Emogene T. Lacey, 81, of Ravenel, wife of Artie P. Lacey died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital. A graveside service will be held Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 11 o’clock at Christ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, Hollywood. Friends may visit at James A. Dyal Funeral Home, Summerville from 6 until 8 [...]

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Death of Herbert F. Stackhouse ’42

Herbert F. Stackhouse of Pensacola, Florida, died on May 11, 2009. He was born on December 16, 1921, in Dillon, South Carolina. He attended The Citadel, where he was a Southern Conference Boxing Champion, and graduated in 1942. He received his U.S. Army commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in January 1943, and he served for [...]

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Death of William H. Hobson III ’53

William Henry Hobson III, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. and Asheville, N.C. died Saturday (May 23, 2009) after a short illness at his home. Born in Salisbury, N.C., he was the son of the late Edwin Morris Hobson and Helen Sumner Hobson. He graduated from the Citadel in Charleston, S.C. in 1956. He went to [...]

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Death of Brian G. Goodson ’77

Brian George Goodson, of Burke, Va., entered into eternal rest on May 21, 2009, Major Brian George Goodson, USMC (Ret.). Residence, Burke, VA. The relatives and friends of Major Brian G. Goodson are invited to attend his funeral services in Providence Baptist Church., Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at eleven o’clock. Interment, Beaufort National Cemetery at [...]

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Death of Toni C. Battey CGC ’82

Toni Carson Battey, 53, of Hanahan,entered into eternal rest on May 23, 2009; wife of William C. Battey and a teacher at Hanahan Elementary School. The relatives and friends of Bill and Toni Battey are invited to attend a memorial service for the latter, Wednesday, May 27, at three-thirty in the afternoon at St. Thomas [...]

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Death of J. Harrison Mangan ’40

J. Harrison “”Harry”” Mangan Sr., 89, a highly decorated Air Force colonel who retired in 1965 and began a second career painting watercolors and teaching art, died April 21, 2009, at Falcons Landing military retirement community in Potomac Falls. He had bladder cancer. Col. Mangan’s military career began in 1938 when he joined the Army [...]

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Death of Horace B. Phillips II ’42

Horace B. Phillips, II of Hardeeville, SC, died peacefully at his home in Asheville, NC on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. A private service will be held for family members. Memorial contributions may be made to: Care Partners, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28803 or Friends of the Smokies, 160 South Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786. [...]

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Death of Austin J. Kennedy, Jr. ’39

Austin J. (A.J.) Kennedy, Jr., Captain, Supply Corps, U.S.N. Ret., age 90, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Roper-St. Francis Memorial Hospital in Charleston, SC. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Bernadette Soubeyroux Kennedy. Visitation with family and friends 5:00PM – 7:00PM, Wednesday, May 20, 2009 [...]

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Death of George K. Webb ’43

George Kenneth Webb, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on the evening of May 12, 2009, Colonel George Kenneth Webb, widower of Frances Cameron Scarborough Webb. Residence, Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral services in The Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul, Saturday, May 16, 2009 at eleven [...]