Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Dec 31, 2016

Robert Joseph Lesak, 81 of Bluffton passed away on December 31, 2016 at Life Care of Hilton Head, SC. Mr. Lesak was born August 30, 1935 in Jersey City, NJ to the late Joseph Lesak and Ann Kerelak Lesak. He was a 37 year employee of Western Electric Corporation; a US Marine Corps veteran during the Korean era; he...

Dec 30, 2016

Mark Childs, 54, of Ridgeland, SC died Friday, December 30, 2016 at his home.

Mr. Childs was born March 1, 1962 in Bridgeport, CT to the late Prestor Childs and Henrietta Wright Childs. He was a saw operator for Cleland Construction Company and attended New Road Baptist Church. He loved to dance and was life of any...

Dec 29, 2016

Clyde R. Tackett, 63, of Hardeeville, SC passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort, SC.

Mr. Tackett was born April 3, 1953 in West Point, NY to the late Garrett Tackett and Carylle Welch Tackett. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the U.S. Army and a Baptist. He was a welder and enjoyed...

Dec 28, 2016

Hazel M. Burger, 105, passed away on December 28, 2016. Hazel was born January 8, 1911 in Elkhart, Indiana. She was one of eight children born to George F. Byerly and Bertie L. Snyder. She had fond memories of her childhood, one that was centered on a strong Christian faith and included a love of learning. Hazel earned a...

Dec 28, 2016

Anne Marion Riley, 78 of Bluffton, SC passed away on December 28, 2016 at home with her family.

Anne was born in Arlington, MA on December 2, 1938 to the late Herbert F. Silva and Anne Hogan Silva. She was employed by the public school system of Wayland, MA and moved to SC in 2004 from Cape...

Dec 28, 2016

Arthur W. “Butch” Cochran III Butch Cochran, 70, of Sun City, SC and formerly of Auburn, NH succumbed to his seven month battle with brain cancer, on December 28th at his home, surrounded by his family. Butch was born July 10, 1946 in Manchester, NH, the son of the late Arthur W. Cochran Jr. and Ruth Fontaine Cochran. He...

Dec 27, 2016

Darlene Raye Hinely, 72, of Bluffton, SC passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at her home.

Mrs. Hinely was born June 22, 1944 in Johns Town, PA to the late Raymond Lytie and Pearl Daugherty Lytie. Mrs. Hinely is survived by her husband, Thomas D "Tim" Hinely of Bluffton, SC; and daughters, Raylene Lynn Hinely-Schroeck (Paul) of...

Dec 27, 2016

Michelle Lynn Haumesser-Elliott, 33, of Charleston, SC, passed away December 27, 2016.

Ms. Elliott was born on April 26, 1983 in Killeen, TX to Sheila McShane Able and the late Robert F. Haumesser. She was catholic; a customer service representative for Waste Pro. She loved to sing and wrote many short stories. Ms. Elliott loved her children...

Dec 26, 2016

Margaret Letitia (Lettie) Phillips Niston Love Arrington, of Hilton Head Island, SC, formerly of Mount Airy, NC, for 92 years, passed away December 26, 2016, at Hilton Head Regional Hospital. Her loving daughter, Rhonella (Ronnie) Niston Gray, was at her side.

She is predeceased by her parents, Daniel Paul & Sallie Emma Shropshire Phillips, a brother, Thomas...

Dec 26, 2016

Noreen Ann Hines passed away on December 26, 2016 at Treasure Cove Hospice in Stuart, FL.

Ms. Hines was born January 23, 1938 in Bronx, NY to the late John Joseph Walsh and Olga Carlson Walsh. She was a long former resident of N.Y.C., later residing in Sebastian, FL, Ft. Pierce, FL, and Jensen Beach, FL, where...

Dec 25, 2016

Robert Richard Murch, 34 of Bluffton, SC passed away on December 25, 2016 at Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head, SC.

Mr. Murch was born in Fairfax, Virginia on March 4, 1982 to the late Richard Murch and Paula Welch Murch. He was employed at Spinnaker Resorts of Hilton Head Island; a member of the LowCountry Community Church;...

Dec 24, 2016

Gerald W. Lynes, 91, of Rock Hill, SC passed away on December 24, 2016.He was the only child of the late Oscar Adolph and Corine Bryan Lynes. He was born in Savannah, Ga., and grew up Ridgeland, SC. After graduating from high school, he entered the U. S. Navy and was appointed Lieutenant in 1951. While in the Navy,...

Dec 23, 2016

Richard W.S. Lee, 89, died at his home in Bluffton SC on December 23, 2016. He was born November 24, 1928 to the late Bernard and Grace Lee. Eventually, the family settled in Hong Kong and lived under Japanese occupation during World War II. He studied aeronautical mechanics at the Far East Flight Training School in Hong Kong before...

Dec 22, 2016

John Dennis Leonhardt, 81 of Bluffton, SC passed away on December 22, 2016 at the Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC.

John was born in New York City, New York on July 23, 1935 to John George Leonhardt and Margaret Murtag. John was a franchise owner in the food supply industry.

John is survived...

Dec 21, 2016

William Charles Lortz, 79, of Sheldon, South Carolina, passed away at home on December 21. Born on January, 27, 1937, in St. Louis, Missouri, Bill lived his life in St. Louis, Atlanta, and at his beloved home on Brays Island, South Carolina, with his wife and family where he embraced the beautiful splendor of the Low Country. Bill attended...

Dec 16, 2016

Richard Burt Meyer, age 86, died Friday, December 16, 2016 at his home in Bluffton, SC. Mr. Meyer was born on November 11, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Frank Meyer and Bertha Durks Meyer. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. He worked for many years with Union Oil as a Oil...

Dec 15, 2016

Janis Keith Shoffner passed away peacefully on December 15, 2016, surrounded by family, after a valiant three year battle with breast cancer. Janis was born on December 3, 1937 in Port Arthur, TX to Judge Quentin and "Peachie" Keith and spent her childhood in Beaumont, TX. After graduating from Beaumont High School in 1955, Janis attended the University of...

Dec 14, 2016

Mary Wilsbach Hulbert, age 89, of Hilton Head Island, SC died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Hilton Head Hospital. Mrs. Hulbert was born on January 12, 1927 in Oneonta, NY, the daughter of the late Honus and Lucille Wilsbach. Mrs. Hulbert was married to J Burton Hulbert who preceded her in death on July 18, 2011. The Hulbert’s made...

Dec 14, 2016

The Lord peacefully took Bette to Heaven on December 14, 2016. She was born in the Chicago area, on June 21, 1930 to the late Garfield and Margaret Hennen along with three other siblings. She married her high school sweetheart, James George Weldon on May 27, 1950 and remained married until James lost his battle to cancer, 1n 1999....

Dec 13, 2016

Sadly we announce that Charles (Charlie) R. Johnson Sr. lost his courageous four year battle with ALS on December 13, 2016. Charlie passed away peacefully with Gloria his beloved wife of 55 years by his side at their home in Moss Creek Plantation, Hilton Head.

Charlie was the proud father to Wendy Yeager (Bruce) and Rick Johnson...