Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Aug 3, 2016

William (Bill) Andrew Burcin passed away on the morning of August 3rd in Bluffton, SC. Bill valued his family most in his life and enjoyed a wonderful 61 year marriage with his wife, Catherine who currently resides in Bluffton, SC. Together they raised four children, Lynne (David) Thomas of Marriottsville, MD, William Jr (Laura) of Beaufort, SC, David (Lexi)...

Aug 1, 2016

Joyce Pancoast Schommer, 87, of Bluffton died Monday, August 1, 2016 at Bloom at Belfair. A funeral service will take place at Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans, LA at a later date. Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton is assisting the family.

Jul 29, 2016

Baynette Blanchard, age 69, of Beaufort, SC and formerly of Tarboro, NC as well as Gastonia, NC, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016. Mrs. Blanchard was born on October 14, 1946 in Lincoln County, North Carolina to the late Allen and Margaret Black. She attended community college in Burlington, NC for Medical Transcriptionist and was the owner and operator...

Jul 28, 2016

Lorraine Decker, 70 of Bluffton, SC and wife of James”Jim” Ronald Decker passed away on July 28, 2016 at Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hardeeville, SC.

Mrs. Decker was born in Passaic, New Jersey on March 11, 1946 to the late Ronald Fitzgerald and Catherine DuBuy Fitzgerald. She was the Executive Assistant for Playtex Consumer Products for many years;...

Jul 28, 2016

The family of Rita Petrus Morris Blamoville announces her passing on Thursday, July 28, 2016 in Bluffton, South Carolina. Rita was born October 8, 1924 on St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands to Govina Petrus of St. Thomas and Hans Hernando of Barcelona, Spain. Rita had other brothers and sisters who were born to her mother when her mother...

Jul 28, 2016

John F. Shaner, age 85, of Bluffton, SC died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at home. Mr. Shaner was born on June 17, 1931 in Savanna, IL, the son of the late John F. and Mabel Shaner. He retired as a Plant Manager with Alside Manufacturing Building Products. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and a life member...

Jul 27, 2016

Cecil Edward Collins, 90, of Hardeeville, SC passed away on July 27, 2016 at his home.

Mr. Collins was born on March 19, 1926 in Warsaw, GA to the late Henry Clayton Collins and Thelma Blackston Collins. He was a retired US Army veteran. During his 22 years of service, Mr. Collins served in WWII- European Theater,...

Jul 24, 2016

Linda Elizabeth Arroyo, 67, of Hardeeville, SC passed away on July 24, 2016 at Savannah Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA.

Linda was born on August 2, 1948 in Miami, FL to the late Sarah Holmes. She was a medical assistant for Oncology Associates.

She is survived by her daughter, Tonya Allen (Dean) of Hardeeville,...

Jul 21, 2016

Eric Anthony Luttrell, age 29, of Bluffton, SC died Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will take place at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 24, 2016 at the Suburban Lodge, 1376 Fording Island Road, Bluffton, SC 29910.

Jul 20, 2016

Calina L. Ginexi, 75, wife of Anthony (Tony) J. Ginexi passed away on July 20, 2016 at her home in Bluffton, SC. Mrs. Ginexi was born in New York City to the late Benjamin Ramirez and Elizabeth Reyes Ramirez. Mrs. Ginexi was a former insurance underwriter; attended St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church; enjoyed gardening, cooking and fine wine....

Jul 20, 2016

On Wednesday, at 6:00 P.M., the spirit of Robert H. Lang returned to the Creator who had given it as a gift almost ninety years prior. He lived in the deliberate masculine way known only to men who are wholly committed to love. He loved flight. At 13, he made a commitment to himself to fly. He loved his...

Jul 20, 2016

Sara “Sue” Holmes Meyer, age 83, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Phoenix, AZ and Lumberton, NC died Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at home. Mrs. Meyer was born on April 12, 1933 in Castleberry, AL, the daughter of the late Mallie Benjamin Holmes and Thelma Nealy Holmes. She was a member of the Junior League in Lumberton, but most...

Jul 18, 2016

Lois Potts Tanner went to be with her Savior on July 18, 2016 at her home in Bluffton. She is survived by her husband of sixty-six years, Billy G. Tanner, of Bluffton, SC and their three children. She was born in the small town of Santa Fe, TN on October 15, 1929, the daughter of the late Hattie and...

Jul 18, 2016

Jessica Josephine Mertel, 41 of Bluffton, SC passed away on July 18, 2016 at Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hardeeville, SC. Jessica is survived by her mother and father; sisters, Stephenie, Beth and Lisa and one brother, Scott. Arrangements are private.

Jul 17, 2016

Mr. Reynoldo Santos of Ridgeland, SC passed away at his home on July 17, 2016. Mr. Santos is preceded in death by two sons, Raymond P. Santos of Orlando, Florida and John D. Santos of Lawrence, Massachusetts, two daughters, Geraldine Santos of Boston, Massachusetts and Rosemary Santos of Lawrence, Massachusetts, three brothers, Aquilio Guzman of Delaware, Juan Delos Santos...

Jul 16, 2016

Kathleen Ryan Mew died peacefully at home on July 16, 2016. In addition to a host of friends and cousins she is survived by her nephew, Rance D. Ryan, and family of Heidelburg, Germany. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 6, 2016 at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, 220 Pinckney Colony Road, Bluffton, SC 29910....

Jul 16, 2016

Cornelius Franklin Carroll, Jr., age 90, of Bluffton, SC died Saturday, July 16, 2016 at NHC-Bluffton. Mr. Carroll was born on April 16, 1926 in Linn, MO, the son of the late Cornelius F. Carroll, Sr. and Gertrude Mitchell Carroll. He was a graduate of Central College in Fayette, MO. He was a veteran of the United States Navy,...

Jul 15, 2016

Dr. Ebeid S. Girgis, 84 of Bluffton passed away on July 15, 2016 at Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hardeeville, SC. He was born in Nagaa-Hammadi, Egypt on June 24, 1932 to the late Shoukry Girgis and Ghalila Yousef Girgis. Dr. Girgis came to the United States in 1969 as a religious refugee. Dr. Girgis was a graduate of Cairo University...

Jul 13, 2016

John W. Longworth, age 65, of Hardeeville, SC and formerly of Auburn, AL died Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Hospice House in Savannah, GA. Mr. Longworth was born on October 13, 1950 in Alexandria, VA, the son of the late Ernest and Mamie Longworth. He was a graduate of Auburn University, earning his bachelor’s degree in education and ultimately...

Jul 12, 2016

Robert Henry “Bob” Fenn, age 86, of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC. Mr. Fenn was born on November 25, 1929 in Torrington, CT, the son of the late George N.T. Fenn and Bessie Wheeler Fenn. He was the owner of Design International Imports in Farmington, CT. He was a...