Beaufort County Obituaries South Carolina

Eva G. Phillips, 87 Eva Greene Phillips, 87, of Hilton Head, S.C., died April 27, 2006, in Hilton Head, where she had lived for more than 24 years.  Mrs. Phillips was born Aug. 13, 1918, in Aline, Ga., and was a daughter of the late Lum and Annie Greene. She resided and worked in Metter, Ga. until her marriage. Throughout her 55-year marriage, she guided and supported her husband in his careers as an officer in the U.S. Army and as vice president of James Madison University. Before moving to Hilton Head, she resided in Georgia, Michigan, Kentucky, Germany, Kansas, Georgia for a second time, Maryland and Virginia. She was actively involved in every community where she lived holding leadership roles in garden clubs and women?s clubs. She organized and participated in service activities, taught Vacation Bible School, and volunteered with the Red Cross and in hospitals. Mrs. Phillips was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hilton Head, the Hilton Head Garden Club, the Military Officers Associations of American Ladies, and the Women's Association of Hilton Head Island. Her husband, Adolph H. Phillips, preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Dolphine Mullen of Hilton Head, and Clorisa Phillips of Charlottesville; a sister, Cora Lee Greene of Hilton Head, and two grandchildren. The funeral will be held 11 a.m. Monday, May 8, at the First Presbyterian Church in Hilton Head. Burial will be in the National Cemetery in Beaufort, S.C. The family will receive friends from 5-6 p.m. Sunday at the Island Funeral Home and Crematory in Hilton Head. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Care of the Low country, P.O. Box 24158, Hilton Head Island, SC 29925. (Daily News-Record – May 4, 2006) Death of Miss Elvira C. Porter Died suddenly on September second, Miss Elvira C. Porter, in Estill, S.C., at the home of her Cousin, Mrs. Paul Peeples. The funeral took place in Beaufort Friday afternoon, September 2, and she was laid to rest with her parents in the churchyard of her beloved St. Helena. (Beaufort Gazette, Sept. 22, 1927 - contributed by Lois Anderson) Julia Rhodes Porter One by one the older heads are passing away. The death last Friday of Mrs. Julia Rhodes Porter, aged 76, was not altogether unexpected, as she had been quite feeble for some time. Deceased was the relict of Mr. Joseph Porter, and was considered very beautiful in her youth. Even in her advanced age her gentle features retained the marks of early comeliness. Mrs. Porter left a daughter and numerous relatives. The greatest sympathy is felt for the lonely daughter, who had been all her life the companion of her mother. In the presence of a large number of friends, the last solemn rites of the church were conducted Saturday evening in St. Helena Church, the rector, Rev. W. L. Githens, officiating. The remains were laid to rest by the side of the partner of her youth. Tributes, in the form of beautiful floral designs were profuse. The pall bearers were Messrs. R. R. Sams, S.C. Cunningham, Thomas Talbird, J. M. Rheit, H. T. Danner and W. H. Lockwood, Jr. (Palmeto Post, May 2, 1901 - contributed by Lois Anderson) Roger Pinckney X BEAUFORT - Funeral services for Roger Pinckney X, 91, of Beaufort will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Helena's Episcopal Church. Interment will be the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. at Copeland Funeral Home. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Friends of Caroline Hospice, 1110 13th St; Port Royal, SC 29935 or to St. Helena's Episcopal Church, PO Box 1043, Beaufort, SC 29901. Mr. Pinckney died Saturday at his residence. Mr. Pinckney was born September 6, 1909, in Ritter, a son of the late Roger Pinckney IX and Fraser Dickinson Pinckney. He received a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Fine Arts and a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from the University of South Carolina. He was a US Army Artillery First Lieutenant serving during World War II in campaigns in Saipan, Tinian and Layte. He was a retired Master Dock Builder, engineer and wood craftsman. He was a pioneer of dock building in Beaufort County and was well known for his wood crafts that were sold for many years at St. Helena's Episcopal Church Annual Bazaar. He was one of the longest serving coroners in South Carolina having retired in 1980 after succeeding his father as coroner in 1945. Mr. Pinckney was a member of St. Helena's Episcopal Church and served that parish as Junior Warden, Vestryman, Lay Reader, Eucharist Minister and Sunday School teacher for more than 60 years. He was a Melvin Jones Fellow and lifetime member of the Beaufort Lions Club. He was a member and former board member and Past President of the Beaufort Historical Society. He was an invaluable source of knowledge to local and state historians, historical societies and had lectured at The University of South Carolina. He had fifteen years of dedicated service to the Child Abuse Prevention Association. September 6, 2000, was declared Roger Pinckney X Day by the City of Beaufort in recognition of a lifetime of service to the community. Surviving are: his wife of 58 years, Chloe Martin Pinckney; daughters, Eve P. White of Statesboro, Ga., and Allison G. Pinckney of Herndon, Va.; sons, Martin D. Pinckney of Naples, Fla., and Roger Pinckney XI of Daufauskei Island; sister, Major Gladys H. Pinckney, US Army ret; of Columbia; brother, T. Gaillard Pinckney of Beaufort; 10 grandchildren; 8 nieces and 3 nephews. (State, The (Columbia, SC) - July 15, 2001) Dorothy Peterson BEAUFORT - Dorothy Elizabeth Davis Peterson, 82, widow of Daniel Jason Peterson, died March 26, 2005, in Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Family will receive friends on Monday, March 28, from 7-9 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 29, at 10 a.m. at St. Helena's Episcopal Church with burial in the church's cemetery. Mrs. Peterson was born on June 2, 1922, in Savannah, GA, a daughter of the late Lafayette Davis and Margaret Brown Davis Mason. She was a homemaker, a member of Semper Fidelis Shrine Club Ladies Auxilliary, Omar Temple Daughters of the Nile, Salzburger Society, St. Helena's Episcopal Churchwomen and St. Helena's Episcopal Church. She is survived by two daughters, Jacqueline Peterson Newton of Beaufort, Margaret Patricia Peterson of Charleston; a sister, Carolyn Mason Bessinger of Beaufort; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, 950 W. Faris Rd., Greenville, SC 29605, or St. Helena's Episcopal Church Trust Fund, P.O. Box 1043, Beaufort, SC 29901. (State, The (Columbia, SC) - March 28, 2005) James Pinckney III BEAUFORT - Services for James Porcher Pinckney III, 84, are 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Helena's Episcopal Church, where he was a member, with burial in St. Helena's Episcopal New Cemetery. Anderson Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Charleston to the late James Jr. and Katherine Walpole Pinckney, he died Nov. 30, 2003. He was a U.S. Army WWII veteran. Surviving: wife, Dixie Pinckney; daughters, Katherine Vishy, Lynn Jones, Connie Pinckney; six siblings; seven grands. (State, The (Columbia, SC) - December 1, 2003)

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