Obit Headlines
Rita D. Smith, 88, of Goose Creek, widow of William J. Smith, died Tuesday morning, February 19, 2008 at her residence.
Funeral Mass was held Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 2 o'clock at St. John the Beloved Catholic Church, Summerville.
Henry S. Droze, 62, of Summerville, husband of Rhounette Droze, died Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at Hospice Center of Charleston.
Graveside services were held Friday, February 22, 2008 at 11 o'clock at White Church Cemetery, Ravenel.
Teresa Lavonne "MiMi" Barba, 57, of Goose Creek, wife of Michael S. Barba died Thursday, February 14, 2008.
Funeral services were held Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 2 o'clock at Miles Road Baptist Church, Summerville.
          William L. “Bill” Goshorn, 87, of Summerville, husband of Edna Murray Goshorn, died Tuesday, April 29.
            Funeral services were held May 2 at Bethany United Methodist Church in Summerville, with burial at Summerville Cemetery.
William Francis Panos of Moncks Corner, husband of Wanda Panos, died Thursday, May 1. He was 65.
Born Sept. 15, 1942 in Cresco, IA, he was the son of William Charles Panos and Alice Cecelia Bouska Panos. Mr. Panos entered the Navy in 1962; he retired in 1983 from his last duty station, Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity in Charleston after 21 years of service. He was the past president of the Pimlico Community Club and was active in youth sports.  He coached footfall and baseball and also was a referee.      
Betty Jean Hamby Price, 74, of Goose Creek, wife of the late Demus Riley Price, died Thursday, May 1. She was 74.
Born on Dec. 31, 1933 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, she was one of nine children of John Hamby and Annie Mae Holder Hamby.  She was homemaker and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Gayle Griffin Bunch of Goose Creek, a retired beautician, died Feb. 24. She was 63.
Born on Feb. 24, 1945 in Charleston, she was the daughter of Dannie E. Griffin and Mary Cherry Griffin.  She was a hairdresser in Hanahan.  She loved to spoil her grandchildren.
Rita D. Smith, of Goose Creek, died Feb. 19. She was 88. Mrs. Smith was married to the late Williams J. Smith.
Funeral Mass was held Feb. 23 at St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in Summerville. Rite of Committal with Final Commendation followed in Dorchester Memory Gardens.
Herbert Nolan Cobilla, 34, of Goose Creek, SC, died Sunday, January 20, 2008 at a local hospital. Born August 24, 1973 in Grand Prairie, Texas, Mr. Cobilla was the son of Bernabe Robles and Herminia Soyangco Nolasco Cobilla. He was a contractor and installed security systems. He is survived by his parents, brother, Neil Cobilla and his fiancé, Sarah Geiger all of Goose Creek; aunts, Jovita Villannueva, Adelina Cube, Petronila Antonio, Eunice Banag, Ester Valles, Nativida Passive and uncle, Rafael Cobilla, all of the Philippines; aunt and uncle, Zenaida and Jerry Espiritu and uncle, Tito Valdez, all of Goose Creek; uncle Josefina Snaer of Guam. Also included among the survivors is his girlfriend, Tara and cousins, Joy Espiritu of Ridgeville, SC, Jeremy Espiritu of Goose Creek, Theresa Malone of Johns Island, Jeffrey Valdez of Philadelphia, PA, Edgar Villanueva of Goose Creek and many others in the Philippines.
Pearly Victoria Cales Mitchum, 94, of Cross, a retired employee of the former Berkeley County Hospital, died Feb. 16.
Services were held at Monday at Russell Funeral Chapel in Moncks Corner, with graveside services Tuesday, at Southland Memorial Gardens in Columbia.
Madlyn Louise Torbett, 80, of Goose Creek, died Feb. 13.
Mrs. Torbett was married to the late Donald Torbett.