Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Aug 28, 2017

John P. Briody, age 50, of Bluffton and formerly of LaGrangeville, NY died Monday, August 28, 2017 at Hilton Head Hospital. Mr. Briody was born on January 5, 1967 in Jamaica, NY. He was a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY and following his graduation began his career in New York and Connecticut. He...

Aug 27, 2017

Carson Hopkins, age 90, of Miamisburg, OH died Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Hilton Head Hospital. Mr. Hopkins was born on July 7, 1927 in Washington Court House, OH, the son of the late George Wiley Hopkins and Elizabeth Nora Napier Hopkins. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during World War II. He retired from...

Aug 26, 2017

Michael Francis Jureka, 66, of Hilton Head Island died Saturday, August 26, 2017 at home. A graveside funeral service will take place at 12:00 noon, Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC 29902. Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton is assisting the family.

Aug 26, 2017

Landis N. Perry, 88 of West Columbia, SC and husband of Dorothy Stutts Perry, passed away on August 26, 2017 at Providence Hospital in Columbia, SC after a short illness. Landis was born in Southport, NC on June 28, 1929, to the late Nelson Edward Perry and Grace Fox Perry, known for her book, “The Moving Finger of Jasper...

Aug 24, 2017

Dan passed away peacefully at his parents home in Sun City on Thursday, August 24th surrounded by his family after a ten month struggle with colon cancer. He was 47. Dan was born in NYC and grew up in Orange County, NY and served as a member of the Circleville Volunteer Fire Department. He graduated from Pine Bush High...

Aug 23, 2017

Elwood “Tiff” Tiffany, age 83, of Bluffton died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at home. Mr. Tiffany is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Jacqueline; children, Carlton (Lumiere) and Keith; grandson, James. He is also survived by his brother, Bruce. Tiff was a man of great integrity and honor. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m.,...

Aug 22, 2017

Jeffrey M. Newton, age 75, of Hilton Head Island, SC died Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at home. Mr. Newton was born on January 20, 1942 in Reading, PA, the son of the late Frances and Johnny Newton. He is survived by his loving companion, Dr. Carolyn Ballard; son, Richard “Ric” Newton; step-daughter, Suzanne McCollum (Brian); brothers, Dr. Mark Newton...

Aug 21, 2017

Having had a full life with no remaining bucket list, Harry G. Johnson died peacefully at his home in Moss Creek on August 21, 2017. Having been instructed not to advise on his life as if he had lived “on the wings of angles”, here is a humble reminiscence of his rather remarkable life. Harry was born in Dayton,...

Aug 21, 2017

Kathleen Chaney Singleton, 90 of Ridgeland and widow of Junior Singleton passed away on August 21, 2017 at Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hardeeville, SC.

Mrs. Singleton was born in Ridgeland, SC on December 6, 1926 to the late Dave Chaney and Rosa Bell Flint Chaney. She was a graduate of Jasper County High School, a nanny, and a...

Aug 20, 2017

Pauline L. Martin, 81, of Bluffton died Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Coastal Carolina Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton, SC 29910.

Aug 20, 2017

Virginia Mary Fischer, 89, of Bluffton, SC, passed away at NHC Healthcare Bluffton on Sunday, August 20, 2017. Virginia was born January 26, 1928 in San Francisco, CA to William and Mary Kathleen Sugrue. Her parents moved their young family to Alameda, CA when Virginia was 2, where they raised her and her siblings. She graduated from Notre Dame...

Aug 19, 2017

Gregory William Karasick, 39 of Bluffton, SC passed away on August 19, 2017 in Savannah, GA as the result of automobile accident.

He was born in Flint, Michigan on September 24, 1977 to Kenneth Karasick and Laura Gregory Karasick.

Mr. Karasick was a Sales Manager for Dan Vaden Chevrolet in Savannah, GA; enjoyed his family;...

Aug 19, 2017

Mr. Bobby Gene Massengale, 50, of Ridgeland, SC died on August 19, 2017. Mr. Massengale was a US Army veteran. He was born in Panama City, Florida to Bobby Joe Massengale and Vena Foster Massengale.

Aug 17, 2017

Robert (“Bob”) McKinnon Griffeth, Jr., 66, died August 17, 2017 in Savannah, GA, due to complications from cancer. Bob was born in Savannah, GA, on May 18, 1951, and was a resident of Bluffton, SC. He graduated from Newberry College in 1973. He was an active member in the 315th Airlift Wing as a C-141 pilot in the United...

Aug 16, 2017

James H. “Jim” Schleuss, age 81, of Sun City-Bluffton, SC and formerly of New Jersey died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 peacefully at home. Mr. Schleuss was born on July 27, 1936 in Salamanca, NY, the son of the late Henry W. and Lucille Mae Schleuss. He was a graduate of the University of Buffalo and while in college served...

Aug 13, 2017

Eun Bu "Euni" Kim, 60, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2017 in Bluffton. Euni is survived by her loving husband of 40 years, Chong Se, her son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Megan, her two grand-daughters, Sophie and Sarah, and her two canine companions, Hana and Azura. She enjoyed over a decade of service at the United States Post...

Aug 13, 2017

Frank J. Orians, age 74, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Raeford, NC died Sunday, August 13, 2017 at home. Mr. Orians was born on May 29, 1943 in Detroit, MI. He was a graduate of Campbell University in Lillington, NC. Frank was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during Vietnam and retired as Major. During his...

Aug 12, 2017

Lowell Quitman ‘Boy’ Reed, III, 34, of Hardeeville, SC passed away August 12, 2017 at the Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup, GA after a water sports accident. Boy was born April 26, 1982 in Savannah, GA to Claude Anthony Warren and Arrie G. Brabham Warren. He was a lead installer for EAC Heating & Air in Hilton Head, SC....

Aug 12, 2017

Robert ‘Bob’ Stephen Lamatina, 74 of Bluffton passed away on August 12, 2017 at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Mr. Lamatina was born in Jersey City, NJ on June 29, 1943 to the late Edward Lamatina and Gertrude Cordts Lamatina. Mr. Lamatina was a construction manager for Schiavone Construction Company for over 35 years; enjoyed playing golf,...

Aug 10, 2017

Edwin Neeley Hinckley, age 78, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Plano, TX and Roswell, GA died Thursday, August 10, 2017 at home. Mr. Hinckley was born on November 16, 1938 in Salt Lake City, UT, the son of the late George and Fern Johnson Hinckley. After graduating high school Edwin enlisted with the United States Marine Corps. Following...