Coroner says Charleston County’s list of unclaimed people grows

A 68-year-old West Ashley woman who died at her home earlier this year while estranged from her family has joined a growing list of 119 people whose unclaimed cremated remains are in the custody of the Charleston County Coroner’s Office.

Each year, about 10 people are added to the list of people whose cremated remains or “cremains” have not been given to a relative or friend for burial, Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal said.

The coroner’s office also has the remains of 34 people whose identities are not known, she said…

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