OBITUARIES
E. Paul Kuenstner
Jul 15, 2015
Paul Kuenstner (81) of Bluffton, SC, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015 in his home surrounded by his wife Susan, daughter Molli and stepson Joel Hart. Paul born in Jamaica, NY on December 26, 1933 to the late Walter and Eleanor (Bolly) Kuenstner. Paul was a proud American and also proud of his German-American heritage. Paul was a retired IBM executive...
Lloyd Bowers
Jul 14, 2015
Lloyd Bowers, 89 of Ridgeland, SC and formerly of Hardeeville, SC passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Veterans Hospital in Charleston, SC. He was born in Ashepoo, SC on September 1, 1925 to the late Howell and Addie Crosby Bowers. He and his wife, Jean Reynolds Bowers, who preceded him in death were the owners of the...
Thomas Edward Saxon, Sr.
Jul 13, 2015
Thomas Edward Saxon, Sr., 87, died Monday, July 13, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC. He was born in Ridgeland, SC on December 22, 1927 to the late John Duggan Saxon, Sr. and Ella Mae Sharpe Saxon. He was a Machinist; former owner of Coastal Iron Works; Civil Service employee for Beaufort Naval Hospital; former member, Ridgeland...
Paul Cotesworth €Œcotyâ̈́ Pinckney, Jr.
Jul 13, 2015
Paul Cotesworth "Coty" Pinckney, Jr., age 81, of Bluffton died Monday, July 13, 2015 at Bloom of Bluffton. Mr. Pinckney was born on January 13, 1934 in Washington, DC, the son of the late Paul Cotesworth Pinckney, Sr. and Lucille Hodge Pinckney. He worked at Union Camp for many years before opening Pinckney Electric Company. He was a member of...
English Ambrose Malphrus
Jul 12, 2015
English Ambrose Malphrus, 93 of Summerville, SC and widow of Clifford R. Malphrus passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the Presbyterian Home in Summerville, SC. She was born in Ridgeland, SC on November 2, 1921 to the late Mack and Pinkie Ambrose. She is survived by her son, Clifford Ray Malphrus Jr. (Cynthia) of Mt. Pleasant, SC; one...
Richard Bowen
Jul 11, 2015
Richard Bowen, age 80, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Jacksonville, FL died Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center. Mr. Bowen was born on April 17, 1935 in Whiteville, NC, the son of the late Allie Bowen and Bessie Hobbs Bowen. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He was employed by Graybar Electric Company...
Jessie Lee Cleland
Jul 11, 2015
Jessie Lee Cleland, 57 of Ridgeland, SC passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at his home after an extended illness. He was born in Hampton, SC on January 17, 1958 to Jessie Eugene Cleland and the late Varner Malphrus Cleland. He was retired from Cleland Construction Company and a member of the Gillisonville Baptist Church. He loved to fish...
Nellie Mae Wynona Austin-Heape
Jul 11, 2015
Nellie Mae Wynona Austin-Heape, 73, died Saturday, July 11, 2015 at her home in Ridgeland, SC. She was born in Charleston, SC on May 04, 1942 to the late Ernest Albert Austin and Celia Ellen Moore Austin. She was formerly employed at Holiday Wear and Union Carbide, both of Ridgeland; also at Ridgeland - Wagon Branch Day Care Center where...
Percy Alfred Sauls
Jul 9, 2015
Percy Alfred Sauls, age 86, of Hardeeville, S.C. died Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Ralph Johnson V.A. Hospital in Charleston, S.C. after an extended illness. Mr. Sauls was born on March 12, 1929 in Ridgeland, S.C. He was baptized at Great Swamp Baptist Church where he was an active member. He was a graduate of Ridgeland High School, Class of...
Reba Annie Floyd
Jul 6, 2015
Reba Annie Floyd, age 86, of Hardeeville, SC died Monday, July 6, 2015 at Hilton Head Hospital. Mrs. Floyd was born on June 16, 1929 in Cottageville, SC, the daughter of the late Robert A. Ackerman and Corrie Lee Redman Ackerman. She was an outstanding high school basketball player. She was a longtime employee with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South...
Jean Annette (Miedema) Guiler
Jul 5, 2015
JEAN GUILER A limb has fallen from the family tree. We keep hearing her voice saying, "Don't grieve for me, and just remember the good times, the laughter and the love". Jean was an amazing woman. We are proud to call her our Mom. It takes a very special person to treat step-children as if they were your own, but...
John Walter Sloss
Jul 5, 2015
John Walter Sloss, 74, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Hospice House in Savannah, GA. He was born on September 7, 1940 in Tillman, SC to the late Pete Garcia Sloss and Purnell Drawdy Sloss. He was retired Civil Service at Hunter Army Airfield Commissary; presently employed by Jasper County Recycling Centers; member, Family Harvest Ministries of Ridgeland; former member,...
Melanie Anne Harrell Graham
Jul 5, 2015
Born in Savannah, Georgia on June 24, 1958 to George William Harrell, Jr., US Army JAG and Annelore Stelljes Harrell, Melanie Anne Harrell Graham passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015 in her home on Myrtle Island in Bluffton, South Carolina. She spent most of her school years in Germany where she graduated from Stuttgart American High School. Melanie was...
Carolyn Davis Herndon
Jul 4, 2015
Carolyn Davis Herndon, 78 of Hilton Head Island and widow of John D. Herndon passed away peacefully at Hilton Head Hospital on the fourth of July surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her parents of Savannah, GA, Leon and Josephine Davis, her loving husband of Hilton Head Island, SC and her grandson, Jeremiah. She is...
Edward A. Wiler
Jul 1, 2015
Edward A. Wiler died on July 1, 2015 at the age of 87 at the National Health Care Institution in Bluffton, S.C. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, class of 1949, a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. He was a Senior Vice President of Marketing for Rowe Manufacturing Company. He was one of the early pioneers...
Virginia M. Stefani
Jun 30, 2015
Virginia M. Stefani, 72, died peacefully June 30, 2015 in Sun City, Hilton Head. She was the beloved daughter of the late Henry and Rena (Maffini) Stefani, and sister of the late Henry Stefani Jr, and his wife Muriel. "Ginny" is survived by her brother Michael Stefani and his wife Kathy, of Hernando, Fl. as well as nieces, nephews, cousins...
Donald W. Zellar
Jun 30, 2015
Donald W. Zellar Donald Zellar, 91, of Sun City, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at National HealthCare (NHC) in Bluffton. He was born September 25, 1923, in Plano, Illinois. Don attended the University of Illinois before enlisting in the Army Air Corps in March 1943, becoming part of the "Greatest Generation." Don was stationed in Molesworth, England as part of...
Joseph Salvatore Lojacono
Jun 28, 2015
Joseph Salvatore LoJacono, 74, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Solomons Island, MD died Sunday, June 28, 2015. Mr. LoJacono is survived by his wife, Barbara LoJacono; sons, Michael LoJacono (Bridget) of New Bern, NC, Ralph LoJacono (Sandra) of St. Leonard, MD, and William LoJacono (Tammy) of St. Leonard, MD; Carole Allen (Linda Lindamood) of Chesapeake Beach, MD, Coleen Damalouji...
Major Gary W. Hodges,Usaf,Retired
Jun 27, 2015
Major Gary W. Hodges, U.S. Air Force, Retired Former Mayor of Ridgeland Gary W. Hodges, age 63, died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Candler Hospital, Savannah, GA. He was born at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana on May 17, 1952, son of the late TSgt Robert F. Hodges Jr. from Tillman and Miriam Tant Hodges from Ridgeland. Major Hodges graduated from Ridgeland...
Frederick K. Gumpf
Jun 23, 2015
Frederick K Gumpf, 83 of Sun City Hilton Head, South Carolina passed away on June 23, 2015. As a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church, he was born and raised in Beaver Falls, PA. A graduate of Beaver Falls High School Class of 1949 and Geneva College, Fred graduated with a degree in engineering. He was the son of the...
