OBITUARIES
William L. €Œbill†Hamel
Oct 21, 2015
William L. Hamel, age 74, passed away peacefully at his home in Bluffton on October 21, 2015. He is survived by his sons William Hamel and Steven Hamel, daughter in laws Cayla and Erin; grandchildren Ben, Rose, Dominic and sisters Judi Mason and Donna Hennessey. He served in the Navel Reserves and the US Air Force. Bill attended Penn State...
Gayle William Fox
Oct 18, 2015
Gayle William Fox, 65 of Ridgeland, SC passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hardeeville, SC. Gayle was born in Columbus, OH on November 3, 1949 to the late Robert E. and Warda Gene Koch Fox. He was a former commercial diver who traveled worldwide; worked in Saudi Arabia building a community in Jeddah; graduate of...
Thomas Welch Haydon
Oct 18, 2015
Thomas Welch Haydon, age 80, of Okatie, SC and formerly of Nicholasville, KY died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Mr. Haydon was born on September 11, 1935 in Nicholasville, KY, the son of the late Frank Taylor Haydon and Elma Collinsworth Haydon. He attended the University of Kentucky and ultimately graduated from...
Robert Herman Eichholz
Oct 17, 2015
Robert Herman Eichholz, 69 of Bluffton passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at his home. Robert was born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 5, 1946 to the late Francis Joseph and Elizabeth C. Schmid Eichholz. He was retired from PPG Industries; a member of Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church; and avid Pittsburgh Steelers Fan and a US Army...
John Robert €Œbob†Haskett
Oct 15, 2015
John Robert "Bob" Haskett, 87 of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on Thursday October 15, 2015 at home with his two children by his side. Born in Toronto, Ontario Canada to Frederick and Irene Haskett, he spent most of his childhood years in Ridgeway, Ontario. He moved to the United States, became a citizen, and drafted into the United...
Bobby Dean Johnson
Oct 15, 2015
Bobby Dean Johnson, 78, of Bluffton, SC passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015 from a motor vehicle accident. Bobby was born on November 30, 1936 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He retired as a Master Sergeant in the United States Airforce, where he dedicated 21 years of service and proudly worked on the SR-71 project. He later worked for Boeing for...
Joseph €Œjoe†Palian
Oct 15, 2015
Joseph "Joe" Palian, 82, of Bluffton, S.C., and formerly of Naperville, Ill., passed away on Oct. 15 with family at his side after a long battle with cardiovascular disease. Born in Johnstown, Pa., on May 14, 1933, Joe was the son of Paul and Anna Palian. A graduate of St. Francis University in Loretto, Pa., he was a U.S. Army...
Joanne Heverling (Joey) Wolff
Oct 15, 2015
Joanne (Joey) Heverling Wolff of Hilton Head Island died October 15, 2015. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on October 16, 1932. She was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Brannan and Bently Thomas Heverling. She lived in Pittsburgh most of her life. She was a graduate of Duquesne University and did post graduate work at the University of...
Irma Jean Herrington
Oct 14, 2015
Irma Jean Herrington, 62, of Ridgeland, SC passed away on October 14, 2015 at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Irma Jean was born on October 25, 1952 in Loris, SC to the late David John and Sallie Ray Herrington. Irma Jean was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Ridgeland Baptist Church, Ridgeland, SC. She enjoyed traveling...
Virginia Lou Stepko
Oct 13, 2015
Virginia Lou Stepko, 68 of Bluffton, SC and wife of Thomas Paul Stepko passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort, SC Virginia was born in Cleveland, OH on November 24, 1946 to the late Louis Francis and Emma Retta Moore Bruno. She was an information technologist for a truck manufacturing company. Virginia is survived by...
James Louis Allen, Ltc Us Army (Retired)
Oct 12, 2015
James (Jim) Louis Allen, LTC US Army (Retired), 84, of Bennettsville, SC, passed away on October 12th of natural causes. The funeral service will be held on October 31st at 12 PM at Saint Denis Catholic Church in Bennettsville, SC. Father David Michael of Saint Denis will say the mass. Father Richard Jackson (Retired) to attend. There will be no...
Doris Cowart Dixon Coleman
Oct 9, 2015
Doris Cowart Dixon Coleman, 74 of Bluffton, SC, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2015 at her home. She was born in Sparta, GA on November 28, 1940 to Doris Kennedy Cowart White and the late Carlus Cowart, Sr. Doris loved her family and was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Doris is...
William €Œbill†White
Oct 8, 2015
William "Bill" White, 83, of Bluffton died Thursday, October 08, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Hospital. Funeral services will take place in Pennsylvania. Remembrances may be made to Wounded Warriors, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675. Funeral services will take place in Pennsylvania.
Barbara Jean Woodward
Oct 8, 2015
Barbara Jean Woodward, 74 of Ridgeland, SC and widow of Joey Alfred Woodward Sr. passed away on Thursday, October 08, 2015 in the Ridgeland Nursing Center. Barbara was born in Millen, GA on April 10, 1941 to the late Arthur and Mable Peel Burke. Barbara was a former Nurses' Aide at Ridgeland Nursing Center; attended Faith Baptist Church and was...
Judith Wiederhorn
Oct 5, 2015
Judith A. Wiederhorn, 83, daughter of the late Ed and Sophie Biloon, died peacefully after a long illness on October 5, 2015. Judy was born and raised in New York City and Yonkers, NY. She graduated from Roosevelt High School and Carnegie Tech School of Journalism. She and her husband, Robert Wiederhorn, lived in Wilmington Delaware prior to moving to...
Irma Veve
Oct 4, 2015
Irma Veve, age 83, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Jersey City, NJ entered into eternal life on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at her residence. Born January 24, 1932 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico to the late Hermenegildo Rivas and Maria Santiago Rivas. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Augusto Veve. She is the cherished mother of Laura...
Roy Rheudolph Smith
Oct 2, 2015
Roy R. Smith, 90 of Ridgeland, SC passed away on October 2, 2015 at the Ridgeland Nursing Center, Ridgeland, SC. Roy was born on July 1, 1925 in Hardeeville, SC to the late Roy and Edna Morris Smith. Roy was a graduate of Clemson University and used his premedical courses from Clemson while serving in the Asian Pacific during World...
Cheryl L. Kaufman
Oct 1, 2015
Cheryl L. Kaufman, 68, of Bluffton, SC died Thursday, October 01, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be private. Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton is assisting the family. Funeral services will be private.
Carol L. Horseman
Oct 1, 2015
Carol L. Horseman passed at Hilton Head Hospital on October 1, 2015. Widowed Beau N. Horseman, survived by her sons, Paul (Dardnella) Bluffton, Christopher (Atlanta) and Peter (Bluffton), four grandchildren, numerous family members and friends. Funeral services will be private. Funeral services will be private.
Doris Davis Edwards
Sep 30, 2015
Doris Davis Edwards, 102, of Hilton Head Island, SC died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Brookdale Palm Village. Mrs. Edwards was born on August 21, 1913 in Jacksonville, FL, the daughter of the late Frank H. Schwarz and Helen Neve Schwarz. She held a number of jobs before and during World War II, but afterward she went in banking, beginning...
