Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

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,...

Mar 12, 2020

Philip Leroy Perry, III, 55, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at his home in Ridgeland, SC.

Philip was born July 22, 1964 in Binghamton, NY to Barbara Eldred Perry and the late Philip Leroy Perry, Jr. He was a Christian and loved boating, the ocean, and being out on the water. He enjoyed a successful life...

Mar 12, 2020

Earl W. Whittle, 86, passed away March 12, 2020 at home with his wife by his side.  Born in North Adams, Massachusetts to Harold and Lillian Whittle and grew up in Kearny, N.J.  Served in the U.S. Army and graduated from Newark College of Engineering (now New Jersey Institute of Technology).  Married Doris Carleton Whittle in 1956.  He was...

Mar 11, 2020

Wayne Ray Pitney, Sr., 77, of Bluffton, SC passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at his home.

Wayne was born December 6, 1942 in Rockville, CT to the late Raymond Pitney and Leona Rhodes Pitney. He worked as the lead custodian for the Somers, CT School District. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing, bowling, and traveling....

Mar 11, 2020

Mrs. Sharon Summerall, 63, of Okatie, SC passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at MUSC in Charleston with her beloved family by her side. Born in Camden, SC, she was the daughter of the late Howard Williams and Miriam Williams Powers. She was a devoted mother, wife, and friend to many. Her passions included caring for her two dogs,...

Mar 10, 2020

Russell Ellsworth Reynolds, aged 86, died in Hilton Head, South Carolina on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 after a prolonged illness.

Born in Rockport, MA on July 30, 1933, he was the son of Florence Gaudette and John Perry. Russell was the youngest of five siblings. He was married 64 years to Joanne Marie LeBlanc. Russell earned an...