OBITUARIES
Roy John Padolik
Feb 5, 2017
Roy John Padolik, age 87, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Chagrin Falls, OH died Sunday, February 5, 2017.
Mr. Padolik was born on December 10, 1929 in Cleveland, OH, the son of the late John Philip Padolik and Julianna Stroeder Padolik. He was a graduate of Western Reserve University where he earned a degree in Architecture....
T. Edison Smith
Feb 5, 2017
Mr. Thomas Edison Smith passed away peacefully at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, on Sunday, February 5, 2017, under the care of Tidewater Hospice. Born July 28, 1930, he was a son of the late Livingston O. Smith and Nancy Mixson Smith.
Edison Graduated from Grays Consolidated High School, and shortly thereafter, began a 40-year career that he truly...
John Chapman Pinckney
Feb 5, 2017
John Chapman Pinckney, Senior, Colonel USAR, (88) died in Pittsboro, NC on February 5th, 2017.
Mr. Pinckney was born in Beaufort County on 11 July 1928 to Mary Agnes Chapman and Clarence Andrew Pinckney. He was predeceased by his wife of nearly 55 years, Hannah McCord “Nancy” Wright, his son John C. Pinckney, Jr., and his sister...
Joy Hatfield Cargill
Feb 4, 2017
Joy Hatfield Cargill, age 76, of Hilton Head Island, SC died peacefully under hospice care on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Hilton Head Hospital. Mrs. Cargill was born on October 4, 1940 in Savannah, GA, the daughter of the late Joel Hatfield and Mildred Crabb Ambos. She was a former employee of Hargray Communications and Travel Host Magazine. She...
Fred B. Valenstein
Feb 2, 2017
Fred B. Valenstein, age 73, of Bluffton, SC died Thursday, February 02, 2017 at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center. Mr. Valenstein was born on May 11, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Harold and Elaine Valenstein. Fred graduated Madison High School then served in the United States Army. Fred was a great athlete, grew up playing...
Laura Helen Messex
Jan 31, 2017
Laura Helen Messex, 88, of Bluffton, SC passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Hospice of Charleston, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
Mrs. Messex was born October 12, 1928 in Hendersonville, NC to the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pulley. She was a homemaker and worked with her husband and son at Messex Service Center. She was a member...
Kelly Allison Tan
Jan 29, 2017
Kelly Allison Tan, 58 and wife of Alex A. Tan passed away on January 29, 2017 at the Medical University of Charleston, SC.
Kelly was born in Charleston, SC on July 26, 1958 to the late Joseph Johns and Nancy Hoats Johns. She was a Registered Nurse who graduated from Radford School of Nursing in Radford, VA....
Richard Joseph Paris
Jan 29, 2017
Richard Joseph Paris, 80, of Bluffton, SC died Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, SC surrounded by his family. Mr. Paris was born on December 12, 1936 in Flushing, NY, the son of the late Patsy and Josephine Paris. After graduating from New York University, Mr. Paris began his career as a mechanical engineer with...
Earl Frederick Wheeler
Jan 28, 2017
Earl Frederick Wheeler, 83, was called to his heavenly home on January 28, 2017, after a valiant battle with cancer. His firm belief in God as his Lord and Savior gave him ultimate peace. Earl was born to the late Raymond and Gladys Wheeler in Albany, New York on September 6, 1933. At an early age Earl gave his...
Roberta Inez Burroughs
Jan 28, 2017
Roberta Inez Burroughs, 91 of Hardeeville, SC and widow of Gerald W. Oakes and William E. Burroughs passed away on January 28, 2017 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort, SC.
Mrs. Burroughs was born in Shamrock, OK on May 13, 1925 to the late Willis Powell and Faye Hill Powell. She moved to California during her high school...
John P. Mack
Jan 27, 2017
John P. Mack, age 81, of Bluffton, SC died Friday, January 27, 2017 at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, SC. Mr. Mack was born on November 19, 1935 in Jersey City, NJ, the son of the late John and Ruth Mack. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Greenland. He was a retired Jersey City,...
Thomas John Armond
Jan 25, 2017
Thomas John Armond, age 76, of Bluffton, SC died Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the Medical University of South Carolina. Mr. Armond was born on December 16, 1940 in Waterbury, CT, the son of the late John Armond and Helen (Kalvaitis) Armond. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He worked for 45 years as a...
Christopher “Chris” Rosa
Jan 25, 2017
Christopher “Chris” Rosa, 69 of Sun City, Hilton Head, South Carolina, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at his home. He was born January 28, 1947, in Latrobe, a son of the late Rudolph J. Rosa and Anne L. DeFlavio Rosa. After graduating from Latrobe High School in 1965, Chris worked at Vanadium Alloy Steel Co. before enlisting in the...
Sandra Jean Doerr
Jan 24, 2017
Sandra Jean Doerr, 70, widow of Clyde Allen Doerr passed away at her home in Hardeeville on January 24, 2017.
Sandra was born in Toledo, OH on November 29, 1946 to the late Robert C. Rausch and Dorothy Tandler Rausch. She retired from the Building and Zoning Department of Beaufort County; was a member of Faith Lutheran...
Lorraine Lepre
Jan 23, 2017
Lorraine LePre, age 92, of Bluffton, SC died Monday, January 23, 2017 at her home.
Mrs. LePre was born on November 23, 1924 in Bronx, NY the daughter of the late Daniel and Mary Carney Harty. She retired as a hospital administrator after twenty years of service. She was a member and active volunteer with St. Andrew’s...
Ike George Batalis
Jan 23, 2017
Ike G. Batalis, 70, of Bluffton, South Carolina, formerly of Carmel and Noblesville, Indiana, passed away on January 23, 2017. He was born on October 17, 1946, in South Bend, Indiana, to the late George C. and Efthalia (Lambrou) Batalis. On January 18, 1970, he married Sarah E. (Bartle) Batalis, who survives, along with two sons, George C. Batalis...
John Michael Mcbride
Jan 21, 2017
John Michael McBride, 81 of Stanley, NY and Bluffton, SC passed away on January 21, 2017 at Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head, SC. Mr. McBride was born in New York City on August 18, 1935 to the late Charles T. McBride and Mary G. Butler McBride. He graduated from Delhi Technical College of Delhi, NY, served in the National...
Lynn T. Roberts
Jan 21, 2017
Lynn Roberts departed this earth on January 21st, 2017. She is survived by her husband, Lewis Hankins; her children, Darla Campbell, Daryl Campbell, Juda McGannon; her grandchildren, Zachary Campbell, Olga Campbell; and her dogs, Woody and Madison.
She was surrounded by her husband, children, and so many beautiful friends who all loved her deeply. The impact she...
John “Robin” Harris
Jan 19, 2017
John “Robin” Harris, age 75, of Bluffton, SC died Thursday, January 19, 2017 at his home. Robin was born on September 8, 1941 in Elizabeth, NJ, the son of the late James Home Harris, Jr. and Ann Louise Whitlock Harris. Upon graduating from Westfield High School, he attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. At Bucknell, he was captain of...
Elizabeth Ann ("Betty") Campbell
Jan 19, 2017
Elizabeth ("Betty") Ann Campbell, 84, of Hilton Head Island, SC, died peacefully on January 19, 2017 at home in the loving company of her family. Born on May 23, 1932 in Ardmore, PA, she was the daughter of Arnold and Elizabeth Mary (Denver) Peck. She often reminisced about her wonderful childhood spent in Pennsylvania with her extended family. Betty...
