Stephen Wayne Sease

Stephen W. Sease, 61, died Friday, October 31, 2008 at his home in Ridgeland, SC.He was born in Barnwell, SC on July 25, 1947. He was the son of the late Eugene and Ruby Morris Sease.He moved to Ridgeland in 1958 from Barnwell, SC. He retired from Hargray Telephone Company in 2003 after 37 years. He was a US Army veteran of Vietnam. He was retired from the Air National Guard, 165th Air Lift during the first Gulf War and Operation Desert Storm. He loved cooking and he was a Methodist.He is survived by his son, Joe Sease of Ridgeland, SC; two brothers, Bill (Murray) Sease and David Sease both of Bluffton, SC; one sister, Donna Wriggley of Ridgeland, SC; one nephew and one niece.Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Rd., Bluffton, SC with burial in the Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, SC. The family will receive friends from 6 til 8, Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Sauls Funeral Home.In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations to the Hospice Care of America, 21 Professional Village Circle, Beaufort, SC 29907 or the American Cancer Society, Suite 101, 59 Pope Avenue, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928.Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton, SC is assisting the family with their arrangements. (www.saulsfh.com)