Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Mar 31, 2020

Charles E. Dobler (Chuck), age 63,  passed away at his home in Bluffton, SC on  March 31, 2020 following complications from multiple system atrophy.   This is a rare neurodegenerative disease, and it was Chuck’s wish that his brain be procured for further research through the Brain Bank at MUSC in hope of finding a cure for this devasting disease....

Mar 29, 2020

James Joseph Gosselin, 83, of Bluffton, SC, husband of Alicia Gosselin, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton.

Jim was born December 21, 1936 in Whitinsville, MA to the late Oscar Gosselin and Lena Cote Gosselin. He joined the United States Air Force at 18 years old and served in Alaska as a...

Mar 29, 2020

Sharron Hager Coleman Austin, age 80, died peacefully in her home and surrounded by family on March 29, 2020, in Sun City Bluffton, South Carolina.

Sharron was born in Lincoln, NE, but spent a majority of her life in the South.  She attended Dobyns-Bennett High School (class of ’57) in Kingsport, TN; received her Master’s Degree from...

Mar 28, 2020

Nancy Anne (Shenk) McDonald was born in Charlottesville, Virginia on January 25, 1936. She was the youngest child of Helen (Early) and William Bryne Shenk. After a ten year arduous journey with Alzheimer’s disease, she joined her parents on March 28, 2020.

At the age of seven, her family moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. Upon graduating from...

Mar 26, 2020

Paulette Marie (Lane) Garcia, 75, of Bluffton SC passed away surrounded by family and friends after a brief illness on Thursday March 26, 2020 at her home in Bluffton SC.

She was born December 31, 1944 in Framingham, MA to the late Earl Red Lane and Mildred Giard Lane.

She resided in Marlboro Mass, attended...

Mar 26, 2020

Bill Newman passed away on March 26, 2020 after succumbing to an extended illness.  He resided in the Hilton Head Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Bill was born in Huntsville, Alabama in August of 1958.  At that time, his father, Col. John T. Newman, was working on the early Space Program at nearby Redstone Arsenal. His mother...

Mar 25, 2020

Clayton Lazarus Orum, age 35 of Ridgeland, SC passed away on March 25, 2020.  Clayton loved his family.  He was one of those people who never met a stranger.  Always helping someone else before himself even if he didn’t receive anything but a blessing in return.  Clayton lived his life to the fullest no matter the pain, trials and...

Mar 23, 2020

“To be absent from the body, is to present with the Lord.” II Corinthians 5:8

We have come together as family and friends to pay tribute to the life and legacy of Ms. Ruthie M. Jenkins of Ridgeland, SC.

Ruthie M. Jenkins was born April 11, 1946 to the late Wilbur and Caroline Singleton Jenkins...

Mar 23, 2020

Catherine J. (Kitty) Smagala, 91, died peacefully after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease at Bloom of Belfair in Bluffton, SC.  She was born on April 3, 1928 at Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts, the daughter of Antonio Zanuccoli and Maria Ceccarelli.  Kitty attended Beverly High School.  At the close of WW II, she married John Henry Smagala of...

Mar 23, 2020

Cynthia Ann Adams age 58, of Hilton Head Island and wife of Victor M. Adams passed away at Beaufort Memorial Hospital after a courageous fight with cancer.

Cynthia was born in Roanoke, Virginia on December 21, 1961 to the late Robert Edward Pollard and Janice Rayborne Musser Pollard.

Cynthia moved to the lowcountry in 1977...

Mar 22, 2020

Elena C. Coppa, 95, of Bluffton, SC passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loved ones.

Elena was born January 30, 1925 in Long Island, NY to the late Anthony Cuomo and Annunizata Martino Cuomo. In 2003, she moved to Bluffton, SC from Elizabeth, NJ. She was a member of St. Gregory the Great...

Mar 21, 2020

Sharon Arnold Shore, a resident of Dataw Island for nearly 14 years, passed away on March 21 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. She was 89 years old.

Sharon was born in Lansing, Michigan on May 28, 1930. Her young life was spent mostly in Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan for one year before enrolling...

Mar 17, 2020

David Wayne Mitcham of Greensboro, North Carolina, died Tuesday, March 17th, 2020.  He was born in 1946 in Cramerton, NC to Lloyd and Oveda Mitcham.  Brother to eight siblings, he began work from a young age at textile mills where his father worked in King’s Mountain and Lincolnton.  He was deeply supportive of his family through these early years...

Mar 16, 2020

Barbara Jean Scammell Carr Smith passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on March 16, 2020. She was 76 years old.  Barbara was born on February 15, 1944 in Bethel, VT to the late Forrestine and John Stanley Scammell.  She lived on a farm in Bethel, VT until moving to Montpelier, VT where she spent most of her...

Mar 16, 2020

On March 16, 2020, Rev. Tim Tomlinson, 61, went on to be with his Heavenly Father.  He was a devoted son, husband, father, papa, and friend who never met a stranger.  Tim dedicated his life to sharing God’s love as he pastored several churches around South Carolina, most recently as pastor of Okatee Baptist Church for the past 14...

Mar 15, 2020

Vincent Marino, 87, of Bluffton, SC passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville.

Vincent was born May 20, 1932 in Palermo, Italy to the late Dominick Marino and Mary Cusimano Marino. He was a custom tailor in Connecticut and Florida and a US Army Veteran. He loved any kind of sports, especially...

Mar 15, 2020

Cathy Elizabeth Schenk, 42, of Hilton Head Island, SC passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at MUSC of Charleston.

Cathy was born September 29, 1977 in Morristown, NJ to Kenneth Charles Schenk and the late Shirley Gail Eckert Schenk. She was a graduate of Randolph High School in NJ and was an active Presbyterian.

In...

Mar 14, 2020

Lorrene H. Sims, age 94, of Hilton Head Island, SC died Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Life Care Center of Hilton Head.

Lorrene was born in Carter, MS, the daughter of the late William Jackson Henderson and Annie Belle Austin Henderson Smith. She relocated to Hilton Head in the early 1990s and held a variety of jobs...

Mar 13, 2020

Julia Patterson Massey of Rock Hill, SC died March 13, 2020 at Piedmont Medical Center.  She was predeceased by her son, Lee Mayfield and husband Jack Massey.  She is survived by daughter, Charlotte Cushman; sisters, Mary Johnson and Jo Newman and brother, Sonny Dixon.  She also leaves behind many loving friends in Rock Hill and her beloved dog, Hattie...

Mar 13, 2020

Lloyd Jack Billard (Jack) passed away peacefully at his residence at Bloom in Belfair Memory Care in Bluffton, SC, March 13, 2020, with his wife and loved ones by his side. Tidewater Hospice and the staff of Bloom eased his transition for all.

Jack was born September 9, 1929, in Spring Valley, IL. After graduating high school,...