Summerville Journal-Scene

Mary Margaret Eiseman passed away peacefully at home on March 24, 2024 at age 97. She was originally from Springfield, Ohio and was married to Peter Eiseman for 54 years. Together, they lived in Ohio and Florida before settling in Summerville. Mary Margaret was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother as well as an exceptional friend and neighbor. Part of her life she dedicated to working as a counselor/social worker and always had a passion for fashion. She volunteered extensively, including at Middleton Place, the Edmonston- Alston house, Summerville Medical Hospital and Second Chance Thrift Store. Mary Margaret was also active for many years in the Daughters of the American...

Florence Joyce Messervy Cone, 89, of Summerville, wife of Joseph M. Cone, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at her home surrounded by her beloved family. Her funeral service will be held on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 3 pm in the Chapel at James A. Dyal Funeral Home with the burial to follow at Boone Hill UMC cemetery. A visitation will start at 2 pm, one hour prior to the service. She was born May 4, 1934 in Summerville, daughter of the late Eva Perry Messervy Knight and Wilkie Tilden Messervy. She devoted her life to her family and to the family business, Cone and Sons Logging, and she was a member of Summerville Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband and five children: ...

Martha Remington Scharnitzky died Tuesday, March 19, 2024 in Summerville, SC. Born in Augusta, Georgia, Martha was the daughter of Dr. John Wood Remington and Emily Henderson Remington. She attended Richmond Academy and Augusta College, where she earned a Certificate for Elementary Education. She also attended Salem College and the University of Georgia where she earned a Bachelor degree in Philosophy. Martha also received a BS in Accounting from Florida Southern University. One of her many highlights in life was her love of music. She sang in many choirs, the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Augusta GA, the Augusta College Choir, Grace Episcopal Church, now Cathedral, in Charleston,...

Marie White, 102 years young, of Summerville passed away on March 16, 2024 in the comfort of her home with her family, including her loving dog, Bogey. A service will be held on April 6, 2024 at 11:00 am at Parks Funeral Home Chapel, 130 West 1st Street, Summerville, SC 29483. The Whites will receive family and friends an hour before the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in honor of Marie White to Faith Sellers Senior Center, 312 N Laurel St., Summerville, SC 29483 or Intrepid Hospice, 201 Sigma Drive, Suite 130 A and B, Summerville, SC 29486. Marie was a Jersey girl born in Jersey City on July 5, 1921 to Maurice and Sadie Alexander. On November 22, 1942 she married PFC...