All Obituaries

Rev. Ronald Ralph Herring, Sr., 96, of Summerville passed away peacefully on Friday, May 3, 2024. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 3 o’clock at New Covenant Church of God,  304 South Pine Street, Summerville, SC 29483.  The family will receive friends for a visitation an hour before the service. Burial will follow at Summerville Cemetery, 1128 Boonehill Road, Summerville, SC 29483. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be...

Meredith William Bunch Sr., 93, husband of the late Mary Baldwin Bunch, of Ridgeville, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The relatives and friends of Meredith Bunch are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 12 Noon, Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Parks Funeral Home Chapel, 130 W. 1st North Street, Summerville, SC 29483. Burial will follow in Plantation Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until the time of service on Saturday. Flowers accepted Meredith was...

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Terrance “Terry” Dring, 77, of Summerville passed away peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2024. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, May 3, 2024 at 12 o’clock noon at Parks Funeral Home, 130 West 1st North Street, Summerville, SC 29483. The family will receive friends for a visitation the night before from 6 o’clock to 8 o’clock at Parks Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Summerville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Wounded Warriors...

Louise Marks Locklair, 94, wife of the late William Locklair, Sr., of Summerville, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024. All services will be private. Louise was born in Charleston, South Carolina on October 18, 1929. She was the daughter of Chrysostom and Louise Marks. Louise, fondly known to family and friends as “Sissie”, worked for her husband’s family business as a secretary/bookkeeper. After retiring, she worked part time for the credit bureau in Summerville. Sissie...

Thomas Henry Peterson, III, 82, husband of Mary Ellen Bowen Peterson, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The relatives and friends of Thomas Peterson are invited to attend his Memorial Service at 3:00 PM, Saturday, April 27, 2024 at The Church of the Epiphany Episcopal Church, 212 Central Ave., Summerville, SC 29483. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Alzheimer's Association at alz.org or Paralyzed Veterans of America at pva.org. Thomas was...

Debra “Debbie” Lynn Bristow, 56, of Summerville, SC, loving wife of Matthew Henry Bristow, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Services will be private. Debbie was born September 10, 1967 at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL. She worked as an office manager and loved to socialize with her friends. She also enjoyed riding horses, dancing, and spending time with her family. In addition to her husband Matt Bristow of SC, Debbie leaves behind two daughters, Olivia Roberts and...

Emily Jane Strickland, 35, of Summerville, SC passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at her residence. Emily was born July 22, 1988, in Peterborough, NH. From an early age, Emily was drawn to art. She trained in drawing, painting, sculpture and other mediums but her true passion was tattooing. She worked as a tattoo artist, creating custom-designed pieces for her clients. Her whimsical artistic style often drew inspiration from folklore, mythology, and nature. Her artistic interests also...

Mary Jean Tully Sloan Riggs of Dandridge, TN passed away peacefully at home on April 19, 2024. Jean was born in Peoria, Illinois November 19, 1946.  She attended the Academy of Our Lady High School and graduated from Bradley University where she majored in English, prepared to become a high school teacher, and was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority. She married Douglas Sloan in 1969 and taught English until giving birth to their first child.  Then she stayed home for over a decade to...

Sherril Lavon Shingler, 68, of Ladson, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The relatives and friends of Sherril Shingler are invited to attend her Memorial Service at 12 Noon, Friday, April 26, 2024, at Parks Funeral Home Chapel, 130 W. 1st North Street, Summerville, SC 29483. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until the time of service. Flowers will be accepted; home arrangements and green plants are requested. Sherril was born in Columbia, South Carolina on October 26, 1955....