OBITUARIES
James D. Shannon, Sr.
Jul 2, 2019
On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, James D. Shannon, Sr., loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away unexpectedly at age 72 near his home in Bluffton, SC. He formerly lived in Staunton and Warrenton, VA.
Jimmy was born on June 20, 1947 in Plattsburg, NY to Edna and Warren Shannon. On March 22, 1969 he married Joyce Ann...
Mary Ann Bishop
Jul 2, 2019
Mary Ann Bishop, of Okatie and widow of Reynold Glenn Bishop, passed away on July 2, 2019 at Landmark Hospital, Savannah, GA at the age of 85.
Mrs. Bishop was born on March 27, 1934 in Ridgeland, SC to the late Charlie M. Browning Sr. and Willie Ada Scoggins Browning. She and her husband were residents of...
Gregory Thomas Lands
Jul 1, 2019
Gregory Thomas Lands, age 58, of Bluffton, SC passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at home surrounded by family. Greg was born on June 22, 1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Fred and Lou Lands, of Bluffton. He was a 1979 Graduate of Lakota High School in West Chester, Ohio. He attended ITT Technical college in Dayton, Ohio....
Richard Crockett Allard
Jun 30, 2019
A devoted husband, father, step-father and grandfather, Richard Crockett Allard, Dick, 88, passed away at his Bluffton, South Carolina home within the loving arms of his wife on June 30, 2019. Dick was born on May 11, 1931, to Katherine Crockett and John William Allard in Tacoma, Washington. Dick lived the majority of his life near the Seattle area...
Daniel Joseph Hoover
Jun 30, 2019
With deepest sorrow, we announce Daniel Joseph Hoover, 37, of Hilton Head Island, SC passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his close and loving family on Sunday, June 30, 2019.
Daniel was born on July 22, 1981 in London, England. He was a 1999 graduate of Hilton Head High School and continued his formal education at...
Douglas Morrow Robertson
Jun 29, 2019
Douglas Morrow Robertson, age 73, of Bluffton passed away at Coastal Carolina Hospital on June 29, 2019 after a long battle with Chronic Lymphoma Leukemia.
Doug was born in Thomasville, GA on November 14, 1945 to the late Harold Robertson and Ethel Morrow Robertson. He spent his childhood years in Sebring Florida where he graduated from Sebring...
Kenneth Martin Lavker
Jun 29, 2019
Kenneth Martin Lavker, age 75, husband of Barbara Lavker, passed away on June 29, 2019 at his home in Bluffton.
A Celebration Of Life will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Rd., Bluffton, SC.
Constance Ann Marchese
Jun 29, 2019
Constance Ann Marchese (Connie), age 82, of Bluffton, South Carolina died Saturday June 29, 2019 at her home after being ill for several months. Ms. Marchese was born on July 24, 1936 in Passaic, NJ. She was the daughter of the late Ignatius Potorenski and the late Mary Sudol. She had formerly resided in Edison, NJ for 45 years...
Judith Switzer Sofias
Jun 25, 2019
Judith Switzer Sofias, age 66, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Irvine, CA died Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at home.
Mrs. Sofias was born on October 23, 1952 in East Hartford, CT, the daughter of the late Richard and Carmilla Palowski. She was a graduate of Bryant College in Smithfield, RI where she earned a degree in...
Royal "Todd" Hicks
Jun 21, 2019
Royal “Todd” Hicks, 73, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Mooresville, NC, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Todd was born May 15, 1946, the son of the late James Dwight and Francis Todd Hicks. Todd grew up in Gastonia, NC and received...
John W. Burke
Jun 21, 2019
John W. Burke, 83, died Friday, June 21, 2019 at home. Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton is assisting the family with a private funeral service.
Norman “Ted” F. Mcneill
Jun 19, 2019
Norman “Ted” F. McNeill, age 77, of Hilton Head Island, SC and formerly of N. Easton, MA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA, surrounded by family.
Ted was born on October 27, 1941 in Brockton, MA, the son of late John and Arlene McNeill. He attended Massasoit Community...
Virginia Gale Williams
Jun 18, 2019
Virginia Gale Williams, 64, passed away on June 18, 2019 at MUSC in Charleston, SC.
Virginia was born on June 3, 1955 in Estill, SC, the daughter of the late John Ross Mason and Corrine Dean Mason. She was a member of the Gillisonville Baptist Church. Virginia was a homemaker, she enjoyed nothing more than spending time...
Barbara Libener Kirk
Jun 17, 2019
Barbara Libener Kirk passed away on June 17, 2019. She was born in an anthracite coal mining town of Hazelton, PA on April 30, 1940 to Otto J. Libener, MD and Eleanor Riillo Libener.
After primary education, she attended Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, PA culminating in many awards and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in...
Jane Clarke Gray
Jun 17, 2019
Jane Clarke Gray, age 91, of Hilton Head, SC and formerly of Clermont, FL and Woodbury, NJ died Monday, June 17, 2019 at Hilton Head Hospital.
Mrs. Gray was born on September 7, 1927 in Westville, NJ, the daughter of the late James Clarke Ferris and Carolyn Monroe Ferris. She was a member of the Order of...
Jacobine “Jakey” Houlberg Hanewinckel
Jun 16, 2019
Jacobine “Jakey” Houlberg Hanewinckel, age 83, of Dunnellon, FL and formerly of Harahan, LA and Port Charlotte, FL died Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Bluffton, SC.
Mrs. Hanewinckel was born on November 1, 1935 in Umatilla, FL, the daughter of the late John and Mary Houlberg. She was a graduate of Charity Hospital Nursing School. She practiced...
Cecelia Rose Catherine Stotts
Jun 15, 2019
Cecelia Rose Catherine Stotts, 90, passed away on June 15, 2019, at her home at Bloom, in Bluffton, SC. Her funeral service will be held in Iowa where she lived for most of her life. Cecelia was born in Primrose, Iowa on January 13, 1929. She was the daughter of John and Catherine Groene. Cecelia graduated High School at...
Diane Crowley
Jun 14, 2019
Diane is survived by her husband of 44 years Bob, Her daughter’s family, Erinn, Jim and Granddaughter Zoey.
Diane was a kind loving woman whose central focus in life was her family. When Erinn went off to school, she pursued her own education by graduating from what is now known as The College of New Jersey with...
Larry Jay Powell
Jun 14, 2019
Larry Jay Powell, 78, died Friday, June 14, 2019, after a brief yet valiant battle with cancer.
Larry was born in Muskegon, MI on October 14, 1940 to George A and Helen (Snyder) Powell. He and his wife Ann were residents of Sun City, SC, although they lived in many locations throughout the years.
After...
Dr. Billy Jack Baker
Jun 14, 2019
Dr. Billy Baker passed away on June 14th, 2019, at his home in Omaha, Nebraska, surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held to celebrate his 90th birthday in August on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
He is survived by his wife Norma; his children, Lane Baker (Karen), Lynlee Baker, and Leigh Charlan Hahn;...
