OBITUARIES
Albert A. Thiess, Jr.
Feb 17, 2017
Albert A. Thiess, Jr., 70, of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed peacefully on Friday, February 17, 2017, at his home with his family by his side. Mr. Thiess was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late Helen and Albert A. Thiess, Sr. He was preceded in death by his sister, Connie Rapp. Mr. Thiess graduated from Michigan State University with...
Samuel Coleman (Sam) Cutshaw
Feb 16, 2017
Sam Cutshaw, 25, died tragically on Thursday, February 16, 2017, at the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, from injuries he sustained while doing the work he loved. Sam joined Allcare Tree Surgery of Bluffton SC as an arborist in October of 2016. He worked enthusiastically to restore the Hilton Head Island area from damage caused by Hurricane...
Eleanor Ward Purdy Gregory Tillman
Feb 16, 2017
Eleanor Ward Purdy Gregory Tillman, 77, passed over on February 16, 2017, at her home in Beaufort, SC. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mildred Alice Ward Purdy and Henry Klugh Purdy, Jr., and her brother, Henry Klugh (Rock) Purdy, III of Ridgeland, SC. She was a graduate of Columbia College. She is survived by her husband,...
Deweese Weaver
Feb 16, 2017
Deweese Weaver, 78, of Hilton Head Island, SC passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 as a result of an accident.
Ms. Weaver was born December 10, 1938 in Sylvania, GA to the late Norman P. Weaver and Earleen Boyd Weaver. She was a well-known horse-trainer and a Christian. She loved the beach, drinking coffee, and riding her...
Mr. Louis (Lou) Hart
Feb 13, 2017
Mr. Louis (Lou) Hart, 86 passed away on February 13, 2017 at Hospice Savannah, GA. Mr. Hart was born on June 15, 1930 to Edwin L. and Agnes L. Hart in Cohocton, NY. He was the President and owner of Ed Hart’s Gun Supply in Bath, NY until selling the business in 1996. He then became a Realtor retiring...
George Alexander Simpson
Feb 12, 2017
George Alexander Simpson, age 81, of Hilton Head, SC and formerly of Silver Spring and Rockville, MD died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Brookdale, Hilton Head Court after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Mr. Simpson was born on September 29, 1935 in Aberdeen, Scotland, the eldest son of the late John Simpson and Doris Weymouth Simpson. He earned...
Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Kennedy
Feb 10, 2017
Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Kennedy, 89 of Hilton Head, SC passed away on February 10, 2017. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Edward G. Kennedy. She is survived by her daughters Peggy Barsness (Edward) Hilton Head, SC; Kathy Boerner (Mark) Bluffton, SC; her grandchildren Shawn, Rachel, Ethan, Luke, Emma, and Jackson. A private service will be held...
Ryan Patrick Meade
Feb 9, 2017
Ryan Patrick Meade passed away suddenly in his home February 9, 2017 at the age of 28. He is survived by his two sons, Dean Coleman Meade, age 4, Jameson Michael Meade, age 2, and the love of his life, Kelly Littlejohn. He is also survived by his parents, Brian and Jana Meade of Bluffton; his brother, Nolan Meade,...
Matthew Taylor Rose
Feb 8, 2017
Matthew Taylor Rose was born on August 25, 1986 in Plainfield, New Jersey to Robert & Jennifer Rose. Matthew passed on February 8, 2017 at the age of 30.
Matthew was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Louis & Arlene Rose of Port Orange Florida and his maternal grandmother, Sally Kathleen White. Matthew is survived by...
Daniel F. O'Hara, Jr.
Feb 8, 2017
Daniel F. O’Hara, Jr. of Bluffton, formerly of Montclair, NJ passed away on February 8 at the age of 83. The party started for Dan on the day Prohibition was repealed, December 5, 1933. Raised in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York, he was the second of five children and the eldest son of Daniel F. O’Hara,...
Marcella Helen Sabol
Feb 6, 2017
Marcella Helen Sabol (nee Thomas), age 97, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of McKees Rocks, PA died Monday, February 6, 2017 in Walterboro, SC.
Mrs. Sabol was born on November 26, 1919 in Pittsburgh, PA, the daughter of the late Paul and Sophia Thomas. She was a graduate and communicant of St. Mark’s Parish.
Mrs....
Jean Conger Atherton
Feb 6, 2017
Jean Conger Atherton, 91, of Beverly Hills, MI and Hilton Head, SC died on Monday, February 6, 2017 at NHC-Bluffton.
Mrs. Atherton was born on May 21, 1925 in Cleveland, OH, the daughter of the late Paul Carnes Conger and Ellen Lucille Conger. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1947 where she met Neil Pierce Atherton....
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...
