OBITUARIES
Sue Ellen Stickley
Dec 9, 2025
In Loving Memory of Sue Ellen Stickley
Sue Ellen Stickley, 76, of coastal South Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on December 9, 2025, surrounded by her husband of 48 years and their daughter.
She loved Jesus, and she was prepared to meet Him.
Born in Memphis and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, Sue Ellen was adventurous, warm-hearted, and full of life. She had...
Catherine R. McCoy
Dec 8, 2025
Catherine Rose McCoy, 71, of Bluffton, SC passed away Monday, December 8, 2025 at her home.
Cathy was born January 15, 1954 in Dexter, MI to the late Charles R. Van Aken and Rosemary Matthews Van Aken. She graduated from Dexter High School and received a Bachelor’s Degree from Eastern Michigan University. She then began her lifelong career as a Certified...
John Berton Hubbard
Dec 7, 2025
John Berton Hubbard, 64, beloved son, brother, uncle and friend of Beaufort, South Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on December 7, 2025. He was born in Fayette, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 1961. John lived most of his life in Beaufort and graduated with the Beaufort High School Class of 1980, where he made many lifelong friends. He attended the University of...
Sandra Lynn Tomko
Dec 4, 2025
Sandra Lynn Tomko, 82, of Bluffton, SC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at Vineyard of Bluffton.
Born January 3, 1943, in Scranton, PA, Sandra was the daughter of the late Edward McCracken and Evelyn Brownell Watkins. She grew up in Scranton and later settled in North Andover, MA, with her beloved husband, Richard Tomko, where they raised their...
Robert "Bob" J. Schutz
Dec 4, 2025
Robert “Bob” J. Schutz, 79, died peacefully on December 4, 2025, with his wife, Tracey, by his side.
Bob is survived by his adoring wife, Tracey (Jelstrom) Schutz; his brother, Jim (Nancy) Schutz; his children, Erin Alston, Lauren Alston, Hannah Rice (Rob), Jake Schutz, and Jenna Schutz; and his stepdaughter, Chelsey Blake (Alyssa). He was loved well by his grandchildren, especially...
Annette Marie Helms
Dec 2, 2025
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm, Monday, December 15, 2025 at Sauls Funeral Home, 310 W. Adams St., Ridgeland. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.
The service will be livestreamed below:
Albert M. Sramek II
Dec 2, 2025
Albert M. Sramek II (Al) died in his home in Bluffton, SC on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at the age of 84. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Margaret Sramek, his son, Michael Sramek, and his daughter, Amanda Sramek. His youngest son, Jeffrey Sramek, preceded him in death. Al is also survived by his daughter-in-law, Jane Hyatt...
David Henry Jenkins
Dec 1, 2025
It is with both sorrow and deep gratitude for a life well lived that we announce the passing of David Henry Jenkins, a devoted husband, loving father and stepfather and "Papa Dave" to his grandchildren. A faithful servant of God, David left this world on December 1, in Bluffton, SC at the age of 87. He left behind a legacy...
Carey A. Clark Jr. (Buddy)
Nov 27, 2025
Carey A. Clark, Jr., known as Buddy, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2025. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Buddy lived a life full of curiosity, love, and creativity. Over the years, he called many places home, including Silver Spring, MD; Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; and most recently, Port Royal, SC.
A proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at...
Robert Hutton
Nov 27, 2025
Robert Allen Hutton, of Hilton Head, SC, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 82. Bob was born in Detroit to the late George and Edith (nee Rogers) Hutton. He was proud of his service in the US Air Force, his career in the machine tool industry, and most of all, of his family. Bob never met...
Carl T. Butzbach, III
Nov 25, 2025
Carl T. Butzbach III, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Southbury, CT, passed away on November 25th surrounded by his loving family.
He was born July 4, 1945, in Paterson, NJ, to the late Carl Theodore Butzbach Jr. and Elizabeth (Leimbacher) Butzbach. He was raised in Clifton, NJ and graduated from Clifton High School in 1962 at the age of 16. Carl...
Diana Fitzgerald
Nov 25, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Diana Fitzgerald, age 69, who passed away peacefully at Hilton Head Hospital on November 24, 2025. Diana was born in New York and raised in Port Washington, Long Island to the late Reinhold and Velta Bekeris, both Latvian emigrants. Diana was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and an...
Stanley J. Gefen
Nov 25, 2025
Stanley Jerome Gefen of Hilton Head, SC, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones. He was 94 years old.
Stan was born in Boston, MA. He served as a cryptographer in the United States Fareast Command during the Korean War and then earned his degree in pharmacy from Northeastern University. Soon thereafter, in 1959,...
Jerry Clark Owens
Nov 24, 2025
Jerry Clark Owens, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2025 in Bluffton, South Carolina, at the age of 86. He was born on March 20, 1939, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, to the late Ethel Leigh Killebrew and Abram Columbus Owens.
Jerry is survived by his devoted wife of 60 years, Sylvia Ann Ray Owens,...
Cheryl L. Pearce
Nov 23, 2025
Cheryl L. Pearce, 76, of Bluffton, SC passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025 at Canterfield Senior Living of Bluffton.
Cheryl was born March 31, 1949 to the late Joe Basco and Mary Compel Basco. She was raised in Aliquippa, PA, and lived in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA until moving to Hilton Head Island, SC in 1991 and then to Bluffton...
David Alan Hart
Nov 21, 2025
David Alan Hart, 76, of Bluffton, SC, left this earthly home on Friday, November 21, 2025, 6 weeks after his diagnosis of glioblastoma (brain cancer) to go fix the universe as only David could.
He was born on February 23, 1949 in Danville, IL, to Elmer and Betty (Huddleson) Grimes. His birth father died of polio when he was three and...
Beverly Rowe
Nov 21, 2025
Beverly Rowe, 70, of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Born to the late Carson and Jessaphine Wheeler, Beverly lived a life marked by grace, generosity, and unwavering love for her family and community.
She is survived by her devoted husband, Gary Rowe, of Bluffton; her children Jenny McCall and son-in-law...
Gail W. Moyers
Nov 21, 2025
She was a oner.
She will be dearly missed by her husband of nearly 60 years, Michael Craig Moyers (Bluffton, SC), her son, Brent William Moyers (Stamford, CT & Walpole, NH), her daughter, Amy Eloise Moyers-Knopp & Darryl Knopp (Okatie, SC), grandchildren Cameron, Brooke and Lila Moyers (Stamford, CT) as well as all of the Wilkes’ and Moyers’ in-laws, nephews, nieces...
Viola I. Hobbs
Nov 20, 2025
Viola I. Hobbs, 91, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2025 in Bluffton, South Carolina with her two children by her side. Born in her grandmother’s house in Thomas, Oklahoma on October 6, 1934 in the middle of The Great Depression , Vi was the oldest child of Mildred (Dewey) Barton Walker and Loy Barton. She is preceded in death...
Gail Davis Boggs
Nov 20, 2025
Gail Davis Boggs was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Russell and Genevieve Davis on June 5, 1937. She had two siblings – Nelson Davis (D) and Joan Davis (Walker). Gail grew up in Timberlake, Ohio – a far eastern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. Education for Gail was the Willoughby/Eastlake School System. She graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio...
