Charleston

Entered into eternal rest on April 12, 2005, FRANK NEWTON MEACHER JR., husband of Eunice Holladay Meacher. Residence, Charleston, SC. Frank was born in Charleston, SC, October 17, 1923, the son of Frank Newton Meacher, Sr., and Helen Elizabeth Mazyck Meacher. He was a retired Leading Man from the Charleston Naval Shipyard and a member of the Charlestowne Methodist Church. He served in the Navy during WWII and Korea, he was a graduate of Murray Vocational High School and attended the Citadel, and he was a member of the R.S.C.

The Rev. Janie Elizabeth Harrington, a retired United Methodist assistant pastor, died of heart failure March 29 at a nursing home in Charleston, W.Va. The former West Baltimore resident was 101. Born Janie Elizabeth White in Lynchburg, Va., she taught elementary school before moving to Turners Station in 1935. She was church secretary at St. Matthew's United Methodist Church there and led Bible classes. She earned a pastoral degree at Bennett College at Greensboro, N.C., and joined Ames Memorial United Methodist Church.

On Monday, March 28th, DR. STUART NATHAN RICHARDSON died following a characteristically courageous struggle against lung cancer. Dr. Richardson was born in Charleston, S.C. in 1931 to Evelyn and Nathan Richardson. Dr. Richardson is remembered as a caring, distinguished, and determined husband, father, grandfather, physician, and scholar. He served as a hematologist in Charleston for twenty years and then as the Chief of Ambulatory Care at the Veteran's Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, PA until his retirement in 1991.

On February 20, 2005, CHARLESTON "CHARLOTTE" L.; beloved wife of Joseph R. Sr.; also survived by four sons, Joseph R. Jr., John R., James R., Jerry R.; three daughters, Mariana L. Hurtt-Speights, Martha "Elaine" Hurtt-Robinson, Charlotte "Dee" Hurtt; one brother, Richard L. Rowe; grandchildren, great-grandchiidren, and a host other family members. Family will receive friends on Friday, 10:45 A.M., funeral 11 A.M. at Chapel of Wylie Funeral Home, P.A. of Baltimore County, 9200 Liberty Rd. Interment following.

Dr. W. Leigh Thompson, a former Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty member who was a pioneer in developing intensive care units and a leading clinical pharmacologist, died of pulmonary fibrosis Feb. 11 at a hospital in Charleston, S.C. He was 66. Born in Charleston, he earned a degree in biology at the College of Charleston and a master's degree and a doctorate at the Medical University of South Carolina. He earned his medical degree in 1965 from Johns Hopkins and remained at the hospital for his residency and several years of research.

WILMER LEIGH THOMPSON, Ph.D. MD Sc D(hc) FACP FCCM, age 66, of Charleston, S.C. died of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis on Friday, February 11, 2005 at a local hospital. Leigh was a native of Charleston, S.C. He was born June 25, 1938 to Wilmer L. Thompson EE JD and Mrs. Mary Bissell Mc Iver Thompson. Leigh attended the College of Charleston (B.S. Biology 1958, Honor Alumnus 2004), the Medical University of South Carolina (M.S. 1960, Ph.D. Pharmacology 1963, Sc D honorary 1995 and Distinguished Alumnus 1999)

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The sign in the window of Max's Clothing Store is a symbol of a dying tradition in the South. The clothing shop, opened by the owner's Jewish immigrant father 70 years ago, is going out of business. It wasn't supposed to happen so soon. Maurice Krawcheck, 68, had planned to pass the company to his sons, just as his father, Max, had done. But one of his boys became a lawyer and the other, a clothing manufacturer. There was no one left to mind the store. Family-owned retail stores, many started by Jews who settled in the South as peddlers, have helped fuel the economies of Southern towns for 300 years.

You can excuse Towson University coach Pat Kennedy if his short-range plans didn't focus on the long-range shooting of the College of Charleston. Facing a team that had begun its season shooting dismally from the perimeter, the Tigers quickly learned that first impressions can be deceiving. The Cougars connected on their first five three-point attempts, building a 25-point lead by halftime and cruising to a 78-58 win over the host Tigers. "They were shooting 19 percent from the three coming into the game, so obviously one of the things we wanted to do was protect their dribble drive," said Kennedy.

On August 28, 2004, ELIZABETH ELLEN (nee Carter) age 97 1/2; devoted mother of George E. Milbert; dear mother-in-law of Bonnie Milbert; devoted grandmother of Tyson Milbert and his wife Tracey and April Young; devoted great-grandmother of Nathaniel, Brandon and Ashton. Also survived by other loving relatives and friends. Elizabeth is preceded in death by her husband, Edward Milbert and her brothers, John and Robert Carter. Announcement will be made for a Memorial Service at a later date.

The Rev. James E. Cantler, a longtime rector at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, died Aug. 21 of pulmonary fibrosis at a Charleston, S.C., hospital. He was 78. Born in Baltimore, Mr. Cantler was a 1943 graduate of St. Paul's School, which he attended on a choral scholarship. Upon graduation, he served in the Navy during World War II. In 1950, he graduated from Washington and Lee University in Virginia. He was ordained a priest in 1954 after attending seminary in Virginia. He later earned a master's degree in education from the Johns Hopkins University and did advanced study at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore.