We proudly acknowledge the commitment and contributions of our members who have gone to their eternal rest. Please click on their name for the obituary if one is available.
Dr. Árpád A. Darázs was born July 7, 1922 in Jászberény, Hungary. In 1981 he founded The Palmetto Mastersingers. The last concert conducted by Dr. Darázs was the Columbia Bicentennial tribute at the Carolina Coliseum on October 18, 1986.
Dr. Darázs entered into eternal life on December 16, 1986 at the age of 64.
Walter Edward Cuttino was born October 21, 1957. In 1996 he became the Director of The Palmetto Mastersingers. The last concert conducted by Walter was our Spring Concert at Irmo High School on May 13, 2016. Walter entered into eternal life on April 25, 2021 at the age of 64.
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Alex Counts - December 25, 2023 Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Jones - Septembe r 2, 2023 Tommy Moore - December 21, 2022 Thomas Clarence Alewine, Sr. - October 27, 2022 Jim Counts - September 24, 2022 Leslie "Les" Ray Carter - May 11, 2022 David Mahrer - March 23, 2022 David Ruddle - February 12, 2022 Leo Cardosi - April 29, 2021 Bob Bly - January 27, 2021 John Sutusky - November 17, 2020 Bill Allen - August 6, 2020 Luke Fant - April 11, 2020 Jim Younts - January 30, 2020 Gerald Floyd - February 17, 2019 Wilton Fowler - January 18, 2018 Sam Jefcoat - December 12, 2017 Robert Thompson - March 15, 2017 Jim Mooney - April 21, 2016 Ben Connell - August 5, 2015 Bob Russell - May 23, 2015 Whetsell McDaniel - January 20, 2015 Bill Itter - May 14, 2014 William Milhous - August 2, 2012 Dana Sawyer - July 10, 2011 Raphe Jones - March 8, 2011 Larry Arehart - November 25, 2010 Bill Van Alstyne - September 28, 2009 Frank Hite - February 21, 2009 Terry McCoy - December 7, 2008 Phillip Walker - September 6, 2007 Carl Witt - January 23, 2007 Paul Whitaker - November 28, 2005 Don Lamphere - May 5, 2004 Tony Walker - June 9, 2003 Joe McGarity - January 24, 2002 Bill Price - December 23, 2000 John Humphries - December 12, 1999 Kenneth Kyre - October 6, 1998 Gerald Bradley - March 23, 1997 Glenn Franklin - December 26, 1995 Jeffrey Seel - January 20, 1995 Jack Byers - January 7, 1992 Fred Ridenhour - September 29, 1991
Rick Kirkland - November 29, 2023 Bobby Ed ward Horton - June 29, 2023 Eric Rex Hennington - January 4, 2023 Gary Hodgin - December 2, 2022 Gene Allen - August 28, 2022 Charles McNeill - August 26, 2022 Richard Demarest - January 28, 2022 Harold Haddox - October 9, 2021 Bert Gornto - June 22, 2021 Walter Cuttino - April 25, 2021 Truman Teed - March 3, 2021 Dewey Waters - January 24, 2021 Robert Taylor - September 12, 2020 Steve Felsberg - May 7, 2020 James Dorsett - March 29, 2020 Roland Young - August 5, 2019 Virgil Autry - March 24, 2018 John Brown - December 20, 2017 Billy Hicks - September 12, 2017 Eric Johnson - September 20, 2016 Tom Groetzinger - August 22, 2015 George Johnson - June 8, 2015 Harold Reynolds - April 7, 2015 Bob Stone - January 4, 2015 Anders Kaufmann - February 17, 2014 Dick deMontmolllin - November 23, 2011 E. T. Smith - March 21, 2011 Marion Pope - January 27, 2011 Charlie Jones - November 17, 2009 Lindsay Robinson - September 2, 2009 Norman Rotholz - January 18, 2009 John Simmons - April 11, 2008 Lem Vaughan - August 14, 2007 Richard Veale - December 19, 2006 Marc Westbrook - September 14, 2005 Charles Padgett - September 5, 2003 Charles Whitner - January 30, 2003 Joe Mitchum - May 3, 2002 David Padgett - December 21, 2001 Stephen Price - March 21, 2000 Kenneth Lott - June 9, 1999 George Markert - February 8, 1998 James Bailey - March 31, 1994 David Rinker - March 15, 1992 Ed Bellamy - July 11, 1990