Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Mar 19, 2018

Lindsey Jane Hickey, age 33, a lifelong resident of Bluffton died Monday, March 19, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah after a courageous 14 year battle with multiple sclerosis. Lindsey was born on December 21, 1984 in Savannah, GA. She attended Thomas Heyward Academy in Ridgeland, SC. She had a passion for cooking. She truly had a great...

Mar 17, 2018

Elmer “Sonny” Fischer, 55, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Bellmawr, NJ and Fairview, NJ died Saturday, March 17, 2018 at home. Mr. Fischer was born on July 4, 1962 in Camden, NJ. He worked as a HVAC technician for many years and was currently working with Lang 72 Degrees. Sonny was a member of LowCountry Community Church. He...

Mar 16, 2018

David Lee Huprich passed away on March 16th in the loving care of his family while in hospice at Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head, South Carolina. David was born in Dover, Ohio on August 2nd, 1933. He spent much of his childhood in Caldwell, Ohio, where his parents operated the old Roxy Theater. David cherished fond memories of participating...

Mar 16, 2018

Jean Fowlkes of Bluffton, S.C., died on March 16th at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Ga. She was born on July 13th, 1935, in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1961 she moved to Atlanta, Ga. where she was employed with Eastern Airlines and later America Express. She and her husband, Jere, retired to Bluffton in 1998. She was a member of Low...

Mar 15, 2018

Margaret A. Bonner, age 73, wife of Larry J. Bonner and resident of Bluffton passed away on March 15, 2018 at Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hardeeville, SC. Mrs. Bonner was born in Centralia, PA on March 14, 1945 to the late William Creamer and Anna Kennedy. Mrs. Bonner was a School Teacher in Pennsauker, NJ; graduate of Misericordia College in...

Mar 15, 2018

Juhan Doyle Pinholster, 80, celebrated his welcome into heaven on March 15, 2018 after a valiant battle with cancer. His devotion to his family was beyond compare, and his steadfast belief in Jesus supported him throughout his lifetime and his illness. J. Doyle was born to the late James and Luelle Pinholster in Pavo, GA on December 3, 1937....

Mar 12, 2018

Charles Edward Deal III died at his home in Lady’s Island on March 12. Charlie was born and raised in New Jersey. He received his degree in electrical engineering from Florida State University. He was an Air Force veteran and worked on the Apollo 11 project, among other achievements. Charlie loved to fish and work on his boat. He...

Mar 10, 2018

Caroline Tison O’Neal 93, Beaufort, SC Caroline went to be with the Lord Saturday March 10th, 2018. She was born in Ridgeland, SC on February 13, 1925 to James C. Tison and Mattie Jackson Tison. She had two brothers, now deceased, James and Gerald and two sisters, also deceased, Mattie and Leila Fripp Tison Street. After graduating from Coker...

Mar 10, 2018

David S. Gauer, age 82, of Bluffton died peacefully at his home after a long illness of throat cancer and bladder cancer. He lived in Hanover Park, Illinois for 36 years and moved to South Carolina in 2005 to join his wife, Angela. He was an exceptional RC 5th scale aircraft modeler and received many notorieties about his aircraft...

Mar 10, 2018

James Walter Stockman, Jim, of Bluffton, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on March 10th, 2018. He is survived by Nancy Murray Stockman, his devoted wife of 61 years. Jim and Nancy raised five children; daughter Cynthia Koehler (Stephen Koehler), son William Stockman, daughters Amy Stockman, Rebecca Bandy (Lawrence Bandy), and Karen Hobgood (Raymond Hobgood), nine...

Mar 9, 2018

Percy Lee Weldy Jr, of Savannah, GA, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018 at his home in Bluffton, SC. He is survived by his wife Norma (Boroughs) Weldy, his children Tracy L. Leatherman, Jay S. Weldy, C. Amber Weldy and Jenny L. Weldy, and his six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father Percy Lee Weldy Sr.,...

Mar 8, 2018

Bernard F. Drake, age 81, of Bluffton and formerly of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey died Thursday, March 8, 2018.

Bernard was born on March 31, 1936 in Newark, NJ, the son of the late Bernard and Estelle Dranikowski. After proudly serving in the United States Marine Corps, he worked as a draftsman and engineer with Becton, Dickinson...

Mar 6, 2018

Ellen Marie (O'Keefe) Berry, age 77, of Bluffton, South Carolina, formerly of Hampton, New Hampshire, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Coastal Carolina Hospital. Mrs. Berry was preceded in death by her husband of 23 years, Dr. Robert Albert Berry. She was born on September 12, 1940 in New York City, New York, the daughter of the late Keith...

Mar 3, 2018

Sheila Esther Sill-Poto, 72, of Hardeeville, SC, wife of Robert A. Poto, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Landmark Hospital in Savannah, GA.

Mrs. Poto was born January 22, 1946 in Nebraska to the late Fred Gross and Sally Halpern Gross. She was a bookkeeper for Gross Financial of Scottsdale, AZ and enjoyed crafts, especially...

Mar 2, 2018

John (“Jack”) Harvie Rennie, 79, was born on July 27, 1938 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, and died on March 2, 2018 at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, South Carolina. He is predeceased by parents James and Margaret Rennie, sister Nan and brother “Wee Jim.” Jack graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music in Glasgow, and taught music in...

Feb 27, 2018

Ronald Edward Welch, age 83, of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Coastal Carolina Hospital. Mr. Welch was born on November 26, 1934 in Waterbury, CT, the son of the late Margaret Kelleher Welch and Thomas Joseph Welch. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving honorably in the Korean War. Following his military...

Feb 27, 2018

Lawrence “Larry” Edmondson, age 80, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Kettering, OH died Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA. Mr. Edmondson was born on December 19, 1937 in Dayton, OH, the son of the late Howard and Josephine Edmondson. He began his formal education at the University of Dayton where he earned a...

Feb 25, 2018

Joseph P. Polito, Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force, Ret age 84 died peacefully with family by his side on Feb 25, 2018. He was born in Johnstown, PA to the late Peter and Catherine Polito and was predeceased by brother, Nicholas Polito and sister, Antoinette Polito Patterson. He is survived by wife, Betty Hockey Polito, children Joseph R., Nancy, Ronald,...

Feb 25, 2018

Bobbie Lee Grace, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Retired), passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2018 and is once again soaring amongst the clouds. He was born on October 1, 1938 in Clinchburg, VA and graduated from Saltville High School in 1957. Bobbie aspired to spread his wings and was a member of the third graduating class of the United States...

Feb 24, 2018

Mary Ann Smith, age 70, of Walterboro, SC died Saturday, February 24, 2018, at the Ridgeland Nursing Home in Ridgeland, SC. She was born in Ridgeland, SC, on October 29, 1947, the daughter of John F. Williams and Lois Gaylord Williams. She was a teacher and educator. At Boulder Bluff Elementary and Westview Middle School in Goose Creek and...