Beaufort County Obituaries South Carolina

GYSGT Raymond L. Cook, Jr., 77, husband of Ethel Kupske Cook, died Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at his residence. The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 9, 2008 from 3-5 at Anderson Funeral Home with Masonic Rites. Graveside funeral services will be held on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 2:00pm in Beaufort National Cemetery with full military honors. Mr. Cook was born on July 22, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the adopted son of the late Raymond Cook, Sr and Ethel Cook and the biological son of Mary Murtagh. Mr. Cook was a member of the Port Royal Masonic Lodge #242, a life member of the DAV and a member of AmVets. Mr. Cook served our country for over 24 years in the USMC and the US Army, earning the Good Conduct Medal w/4 stars, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Gallantry Cross w/Palm, Korean Service Medal w/3 Bronze Stars and Bronze Star Medal. Surviving in addition to his wife of Beaufort, SC; are two sons, Donald R. Cook of Beaufort, SC and Thomas J. Cook and wife Beverly of Pineland, SC; one daughter, Karen O'Neill of Beaufort, SC; two grandchildren, 1st SGT Sean P. O'Neill, USMC and SGT Shannon M. Sutton, USA and one great grandchild.The family suggests that donations be made to Friends of Caroline Hospice of Beaufort, 1110 13th Street, Port Royal, SC 29935. Anderson Funeral Home is serving the family. (Beaufort Gazette - March 9, 2008 ) Mrs. M. P. Cain Funeral service for Mrs. M. P. Cain, 75, who died shortly after noon yesterday at her residence, 102 Ribaut Road, after a lengthy illness, will be conducted Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from Morrall Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow in the National Cemetery.  Officiating will be Dr. George A, Jones, pastor of the Baptist Church of Beaufort, of which Mrs. Cain was a member. Prior to her last illness Mrs. Cain was also an active member of the Eastern Star.  Survivors include her husband, Sgt. M. P. (Pop) Cain, (ret.); one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Irena Tarr, Mossy Oaks, Beaufort; one grandchild, several nieces and nephews.  The Cains have been residing at their Ribaut Road home since Sergeant Cain's retirement in 1945. For 18 years prior to that time they resided on Parris Island, where he was stationed.  Since his retirement he has been connected with the U. S. Naval Hospital as gardener and grounds keeper. (Beaufort Gazette, p1, July 2 1958 - contributed by Lois Anderson) Helen Lawton Cain Mrs. Helen Lawton Cain, wife of Marlin P. Cain, of 102 Ribaut Road, died Wednesday in a Savannah nursing home.  Funeral was Friday at 2 p.m. At Baptist Church of Beaufort, directed by Anderson Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Evergreen Cemetery.  Mrs. Cain was born in Charleston, Oct. 29, 1903. She was a graduate of Roper Hospital Nursing School in 1924. She retired in 1945. Six years prior to retirement, she was associated with Beaufort Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the Baptist Church ofBeaufort.  Surviving are her husband; two sisters, Mrs. Sally Squire of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Cathleen Talbert of New York; one brother, Charles Blitch of New York. (Beaufort  Gazette, p3, December 28, 1967 - contributed by Lois Anderson) Marlin P. Cain Marlin Price Cain, 84, of 102 Ribaut Rd. died Thursday in a local hospital.  The funeral services were held at 11 a. m. Monday at the Anderson Funeral Chapel. Burial, with full military honors, was in the U. S. National Cemetery. Mr. Cain was born in Fort Deposit, Ala. Oct. 10, 1885, a son of the late William A. and Barbara Killough Cain. He was retired from the Marine Corps as a master sergeant after 31 years of service. He was in charge of the post farm on Parris Island. He retired from civil service work after 15 years as superintendent of roads and grounds at the U. S. Naval Hospital. He was a member of the Beaufort Baptist Church and Harmony Lodge 22 AFM. Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs. Helen Parr of Santa Maria, Calif; two brothers Paul M. Cain of Marietta, Ga., and James O. Cain of Bessemer, Ala., two sisters, Mrs. Frank Weldman of Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Nicklus Mavrideh of Mt. Shasta, Calif.  (Beaufort Gazette, p 9, may 13, 1971 - contributed by Lois Anderson)

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