OBITUARIES
Leslie Clair "Bud" Rankin Jr.
May 9, 2016
Leslie Clair “Bud” Rankin Jr., 78 of Coosawhatchie, SC and husband of Frances Wilson Rankin passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016 at his home. Bud was born in Huntington, Long Island, NY on March 26, 1938 to the late Leslie C. Rankin Sr. and Mildred Monks Rankin. Bud was a truck driver and farmer associated with Rankin Truck...
Marian Lynn Youngblood Smith
May 9, 2016
Marian Lynn Youngblood Smith, 63, of Bluffton, SC died Monday, May 9, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Smith was born on September 18, 1952 in Savannah, GA, the daughter of the late H.C. Youngblood and Betty Sanders Youngblood. She worked for many years as a graphic designer with Island Communications. She is survived by her loving husband of 46...
Dr. Thomas Beville Carroll
May 8, 2016
Dr. Thomas Beville Carroll LANCASTER - Dr. Thomas Beville Carroll, III, "Tommy" of Lancaster passed away on May 8, 2016 at Springs Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Dr. Thomas Beville Carroll, Jr. and Mildred Turner Carroll. He was born March 14, 1939 in Savannah, Georgia. Tommy was a graduate of...
Grace Hanson Sulak
May 7, 2016
Grace Hanson Sulak, 14 of Bluffton passed away on May 7, 2016 as the result of an automobile accident in St. Matthews, SC. Grace was a beautiful young lady, inside and out, who had a love for her family that exceeded all. She was a very caring and compassionate person who always put the needs of others before her...
Jesse James Washington
May 6, 2016
Jesse James Washington, 81, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2016 at his home in Hardeeville, SC. Mr. Washington was born in Georgetown, SC to Silas Jackson and Lucille Washington. Mr. Washington is a retired truck driver and was owner of S & J Trucking Company. He was an active member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness in Hardeeville...
Wendy Feather Ray
May 6, 2016
Wendy Feather Ray, 55 of Hardeeville, SC and wife of Timothy T. Ray passed away at her home on Friday, May 6, 2016. Wendy was born on September 14, 1960 in Haddonfield, NJ the daughter of the late William Henry Feather III and Dorothy Martin Feather. Wendy loved her family especially her grandchildren and the neighborhood children. She loved...
Daphne C. Gibson
May 5, 2016
Daphne C. Gibson, 86, of Bluffton, SC passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at her home.
Daphne was born on March 13, 1930 in Walthamstow, England, the daughter to the late Harry S. Faithfull and Murial C. Worley Faithfull.
Daphne moved to The United States in 1981 and later married the late Jerry Gibson....
Barbara Szypczak
May 3, 2016
Barbara Szypczak, a loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away on May 3rd, 2016 at the age of 64. With her strong will, stubborn persistence and her “Never Give Up” attitude she overcame Stage 4 Cancer 30 years ago. As tragic as Cancer can be, it altered her life, yet she didn’t let it define her life. With her...
Jerry Charles Soper
May 2, 2016
Jerry Charles Soper was born April 21, 1934 in Richmond, IN to Malvern and Kathryn Soper. Jerry was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity and graduated from Purdue University with a B.S.E.E. in 1956. Three years of active duty service in the US Navy was followed by a career primarily in the aerospace industry, including launch support for NASA...
Susan Soper Doddridge
May 2, 2016
Susan Soper Doddridge was born March 19, 1963 in Richmond, VA, the youngest of 4 children, to Jerry and Marta Soper. Her childhood was spent in Merritt Island, FL, and teenage years in Columbia, MD. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in Psychology in 1985. She worked for over 30 years in HR, project management...
Christopher Michael King
Apr 30, 2016
Christopher Michael King, age 19, of Columbia, SC and formerly of Marietta, GA passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Christopher was born on April 27, 1997 in Marietta, GA. He was a 2015 graduate of Lassiter High School where he was active with the marching band. He was currently studying electrical engineering at the University of South Carolina...
Jean A. Smith
Apr 29, 2016
Jean Armstrong Smith passed away April 29, 2016 surrounded by family on Hilton Head Island, SC. Jean was born September 14, 1930 in Atlanta to Donald H Armstrong, Sr. and Aldora Anderson Armstrong. She graduated high school from NAPS (North Atlanta Presbyterian School) in Atlanta and earned a journalism degree from Wesleyan College in Macon. She married her beloved...
Gayle Muilenburg
Apr 28, 2016
Gayle Muilenburg, 83, went Home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at NHC-Bluffton. Mrs. Muilenburg was born on June 5, 1932 in Grand Rapids, MI, the daughter of the late James Bylsma and Irene Lindemulder Bylsma. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years,...
Alexander "Alex" Seabrook Arrieta
Apr 27, 2016
Alexander “Alex” Seabrook Arrieta, 10, passed away on April 27, 2016, surrounded by his family at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. He was the son of Hugo Brandon and Caroline Seabrook Sasnett Arrieta, both of Hilton Head Island. Alex was born at Memorial University Medical Center hospital in Savannah, Ga., on June 18, 2005. Alex loved...
Dale A. Didcoct
Apr 24, 2016
Dale A. Didcoct passed away at 76 on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at his home in Okatie, South Carolina.
Dale was born in Troy, Ohio on October 24 1939 to Henry H. and Ruth Schaffer Didcoct. He spent all his school years in Troy, Ohio and upon his graduation from Troy High in 1958 he enlisted in...
Evelyn P. Scott
Apr 23, 2016
Evelyn P. Scott, 76, of Callawassie Island, SC and formerly of Montgomery County, MD died Saturday, April 23, 2016. Mrs. Scott was born on September 25, 1939 in Glen Campbell, PA, the daughter of the late Peter Paul Peles and Margaret Singel Peles. She was a graduate and Valedictorian of Purchase Line High School. She worked as the Program...
Julia Ulmer Rhoad
Apr 22, 2016
Julia Ulmer Rhoad, 88, died on April 22, 2016 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. A lifelong resident of Bluffton, SC, she was a graduate of Bluffton High School and Columbia College. After returning to school to earn a Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of Georgia, she worked as a school librarian in Bluffton and...
Alexander Brooks Willis
Apr 22, 2016
Alexander Brooks Willis, 87 former member of the Hardeeville Town Council where he served for twelve years and Mayor Pro -Tem passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, GA on Friday, April 22, 2016. Brooks was born in Flovilla, GA on July 30, 1928 to the late James S. Willis and Idamae Brooks Willis. Brooks was a graduate...
Rena R. Jannuzzi
Apr 20, 2016
Rena R. Jannuzzi, 75, of Bluffton, SC passed away on April 20, 2016. She was born on November 21, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of Gerson and Lillian Rasumny. She is survived by her husband, Ernest M. Jannuzzi; sister, Joan Rasumny; siblings, Nancy, Sheery, Jill and Jacob; grandchildren, Ricki, Casey, Sarah, and Nathan (Nat); and great-grandchild, Emberlin. “May...
Blake Adam Emmerich
Apr 20, 2016
Blake Adam Emmerich, age 67, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Warwick, NY passed April 20, 2016 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. Mr. Emmerich was born on April 17, 1949 in Framingham, MA, the son of Suzanne Blakely Emmerich and the late Leroy Emmerich. He attended the University of Georgia and worked in technical ceramics with international sales...
