OBITUARIES
James Joseph Mahoney Jr.
May 31, 2016
James Joseph Mahoney Jr. He was born in Middleboro, Mass on June 21, 1928 to Flo and James J Mahoney. He graduated from Middleboro High School in June 1946. He joined the US Navy and was discharged in April 1948. He won a WW2 victory medal. Because so many men were getting out of the service the colleges quickly...
Paul Brandon Barringer Ii
May 30, 2016
Paul Brandon Barringer II, 85, legendary hardwood industry pioneer, business leader, and dedicated family man, died peacefully at his home on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, May 30, 2016. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, August 22, 1930, Paul Barringer will be remembered for his immeasurable generosity, charismatic leadership and as a man who was larger than life. Armed with...
William “W.D.” Blackmon
May 28, 2016
William “W.D.” Blackmon, age 89, of Okatie, SC died Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Ridgeland Nursing Center. Mr. Blackmon was born on March 30, 1927 in Aiken, SC, the son of the late William D. Blackmon and Ethel Mae Scott Blackmon. He was a graduate of Beaufort High School and at the age of 16 enlisted in the United...
Friedrich August Beuerle
May 26, 2016
Friedrich August “Fritz” Beuerle, age 82, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Richmond, VA, peacefully passed away Thursday, May 26th, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA. Fritz Beuerle was born February 2, 1934 in Munich, Germany, the son of the late Friedrich Rudolph August Beuerle and Else Gregor Beuerle. Beginning his career as an accountant, Fritz proved...
Doris Elizabeth Lucas
May 23, 2016
Doris Smith Lucas (81), born November 5, 1934, passed away on May 23, 2016 at Coastal Carolina Hospital after a long illness. She was a long time member of Great Swamp Baptist Church and participated in the nursery program for many years. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph “Buddie” Lucas and her sister, Willa Lee Smith. She is...
Toian Bowser-Alexander
May 21, 2016
TOIAN BOWSER-ALEXANDER On March 13, 1938, Toian Sanita Bowser was born in Topeka, KS. She died in Bluffton, SC on May 21, 2016. She was the daughter of Pearl Lewis-Bowser and S.N. Bowser, owners of the Bowser mortuaries located in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Coffeyville, Parsons, Lawrence and Topeka, Kansas. Toian attended and graduated from Monroe Elementary School, (now on the...
Jeanne Walther Davidson
May 20, 2016
Jeanne Walther Davidson, 90 years old, passed away peacefully at home in Bluffton on May 20, 2016. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA to Marie and Howard Walther. Jeanne met her husband, William, at the University of Pittsburgh. They had a blessed marriage of 60 years when he passed. She was predeceased by her brother, Howard Walther. Jeanne is...
Charlotte Flora Keener
May 18, 2016
Charlotte Flora Keener, age 78, of Beaufort, SC died Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at home. Mrs. Keener was born on November 23, 1937 in San Bernardino, CA, the daughter of Wilbur and Selma Baulch. She worked as a waitress for Holiday Inn in Fort Mill, SC. She was a kind and loving person of Baptist faith who loved her...
Barbara H. Wallace
May 18, 2016
Barbara H. Wallace, 77, of Bluffton, SC, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. She was the wife of Robert S. Wallace. Born in Coatesville, PA she was the daughter of the late Lawrence L. and Helen McClure Horner. She was a graduate of Scott High School in Coatesville, PA. She was a loving wife, mother, and sister. She...
William F. “Bill” Wilson
May 18, 2016
William F. “Bill” Wilson, age 70, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of the San Francisco Bay area, CA and Clinton, MD died Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at his home. William was born on November 18, 1945 in Washington, DC. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving as an operating room technician during the Vietnam era. He...
Edna M. Dillon
May 16, 2016
Edna M. Dillon, 88, of Morgantown, WV died Monday, May 16, 2016 in Bluffton, SC. Ms. Dillon was born on August 18, 1927 in Baxter, WV, the daughter of James Oinos and Anna Less Oinos. She was a graduate of WVU and would retire from there as an associate professor. She was an experienced traveller who loved to tell...
Harold Boyd Risher
May 16, 2016
Harold Boyd Risher of Hilton Head Island, SC passed away peacefully at the age of 99 on Monday, May 16, 2016 after a brief illness. He was born May 9, 1917 in Richmond, VA to Thomas Raysor and Havlyn Utsey Risher and grew up in Charleston, SC. He attended Clemson University and graduated in 1938 with a degree in...
Thomas Hal Hallex, Jr.
May 15, 2016
Thomas Hal Hallex, Jr., 62, of Savannah, GA died Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah. Mr. Hallex was born on February 25, 1954 in Charleston, SC, the son of Thomas H. Hallex, Sr. and Roberta Perry Hallex. He was retired from Hilton Head Exterminators after 30 years of service. He was a Baptist. He was...
Stanley Lovell Morton
May 13, 2016
Stanley Lovell Morton, 45 years old, tragically passed away from a three vehicle hit and run on Friday, May 13, 2016. Stan was born Jan. 23, 1971, to Emma and William Morton, in Decatur. Illinois. Stan was one of four siblings from Emma; and also one of four from William and Step Mother Sharon Morton. Stan has seven surviving...
Wilma Jean Fender Bryan
May 13, 2016
Wilma Jean Fender Bryan, 84 of Levy, SC and former widow of J. Dan Bryan passed away on Friday, May 13, 2016 at her home. Wilma was born in Townsend, GA on May 30, 1931 to the late Mac Fender and Ava Carter Fender. Wilma was the Hostess with the Mostess at the Pink Pig Bar B-Que Restaurant; owner...
William Wilson Hendrickson, Iii
May 13, 2016
WILLIAM WILSON HENDRICKSON III Born November 15, 1945 to William and Vera Hendrickson in Cleveland, Ohio. Attended schools in Fairview Park, Ohio. Graduated Fairview High School in 1963. Graduated from Ohio State University in 1970 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Graduated from George Washington University in 1973 with a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration. Bill was a...
Josephine Bogaert
May 11, 2016
Josephine Bogaert, 95, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ died Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Mrs. Bogaert was born on August 14, 1920 in Carlstadt, NJ, the daughter of the late Gaetano Lombardo and Angelina Barrone Lombardo. She worked with Becton Dickinson in Rutherford, NJ for 51 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, John...
Sebastian Nungaray
May 11, 2016
Sebastian Nungaray, 59 of Hardeeville, SC passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at his home. Sebastian was born in Zacatecas, Mexico on January 28, 1957 to the late Jesus Nungaray and Beatriz Nungaray. Sebastian moved to Hardeeville in 1995. He was the owner of East Coast Construction Clean Up Company and a member of the Hardeeville Baptist Church....
Lawrence "Larry" Powell
May 10, 2016
Lawrence "Larry" Powell, 71, of Bluffton, SC passed away on Tuesday May 10, 2016 surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Albany, NY, he was the son of the late Fannie and Edward Powell, Jr. Larry was a longtime resident of Ravena, NY and retired to Bluffton, SC for the past thirteen years. Larry...
Jane M. Rhyan
May 10, 2016
Jane M. Rhyan of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Rhyan was born in Allentown, PA, the daughter of the late William F. O’Brien and Elizabeth Langham O’Brien. She is survived by her loving husband of 42 years, John Rhyan; son, Bill Cuppy; daughter, Peggy Cuppy Smith; step-daughter, Laurie Pope; sister, Catherine O’Donnell; grandchildren,...
