OBITUARIES
Roger Phillip Garritano
Dec 28, 2014
Roger Phillip Garritano Born July 26, 1951 Died December 28, 2014 Roger Phillip Garritano, age 63, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, died early Sunday morning following a seven-month illness. He was born July 26, 1951, in Dowagiac, Michigan, to Joseph and Barbara (Burger) Garritano. A 1969 graduate of Niles High School, Roger followed his father in the construction industry...
Harry S. Hutson (Juju,)
Dec 27, 2014
Harry S. Hutson (JuJu), 90, longtime resident of Hardeeville, SC, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, GA. JuJu was born on August 14, 1924 in Hardeeville, SC, and he was preceded in death by his parents, Harry S. Hutson, Sr. and Lorna McTeer Hutson; and one brother, Dona C. Hutson (D.C.). He is...
Linda Handler Lack
Dec 25, 2014
Linda Handler Lack, age 64, of Bluffton, SC passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014. Linda was born on April 2, 1950 in Newton, MA, the daughter of Arthur Handler and the late Phyllis Schultz Handler. She worked as a systems analyst for many years for Polaroid. She was a member of Temple Oseh Shalom and was an active resident...
William Henry Thomas Floyd, Sr.
Dec 25, 2014
William Henry Thomas Floyd, Sr., 90, passed away December 25, 2014 at Hilton Head Hospital in Hilton Head Island, SC. He was born in Greenville, SC on August 8, 1924 to the late Ernest E. and Mabelle Dennis Floyd. He was a Truck Driver Owner Operator; US Marine Corps and US Navy Veteran of WWII, Korea and the South Pacific....
Joseph Anthony (Joe) Malandra
Dec 25, 2014
Joseph (Joe) Anthony Malandra, 60, of Bluffton, SC, (formerly of Sycamore, Illinois) passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, following a brief illness on Thursday, December 25, 2014. Born April 16, 1954, in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Joseph A. and Lena (Gianfrancesco) Malandra. He graduated from Chaney High School in Youngstown in 1972 and from Youngstown...
David Carl Fryman
Dec 24, 2014
His job here is done, David Carl Fryman has gone home to be with The Lord. He passed at home surrounded by his loving family in Bluffton, South Carolina on December 24th 2014 at age 68, following a long battle with cancer. Born on 30 August 1946 in Ashland, Ohio to the late Carl Fryman and Grace Crossen Fryman. After...
Marcia Alene Payne
Dec 22, 2014
Marcia Alene Payne, 59, died Monday, December 22, 2014 at her home in Hardeeville, SC. She was born in Savannah, GA on August 2, 1955 to the late John Turner and Willie Ethel Fennell Turner. She graduated in 1973 from Effingham County High School. She volunteered for the Hardeeville Thrift Store and she was a Baptist. She loved Tybee Island...
Mary Mollie Daring Nettles
Dec 21, 2014
Mary Mollie Nettles, 77, widow of Henry Ford Nettles, died Sunday, December 21, 2014 in Ridgeland, SC. Mrs. Nettles was born in Tillman, SC on February 8, 1937 to the late Horace and Laura Cooler Long. She was a homemaker; member, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and she enjoyed doing for others. Mrs. Nettles is survived by...
U.S.M.C. L.H. €Œruss†Russell
Dec 21, 2014
U.S.M.C. L.H. "Russ" Russell 4/28/27 - 12/21/14 Russ, as he often publicly acknowledged, was "unbelievable". To find a person who was more fun or more loved, no matter age or gender, would be a challenge. As much as he will be missed, he will also be a source of many smiles and much laughter as we share memories of his...
John Gyorki
Dec 21, 2014
Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. In memory of John Gyorki, born January 18th, 1936 in Paks, Hungary. He led an extraordinary life full of unimaginable journey's full of real life stories of survival. He fled his homeland in 1956 in order to escape the grip of communism so that he could establish a life...
Barbara Odessa Butler
Dec 19, 2014
Barbara Odessa Butler, 69, of Ellijay, GA died Friday, December 19, 2014 at her daughter's home in Beaufort, SC. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton, SC. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton, SC.
Elton Osborne 'Jep' Smith
Dec 16, 2014
Elton Osborne "˜Jep' Smith, 87 of Grays, SC passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at his home. He was born in Grays, SC on January 8, 1927 to the late F. Wilson and Ethel Jones Smith. He was a US Army veteran of World War II. After the war he was Cadre of the SC National Guard at the...
Jessie Mae Garvin
Dec 16, 2014
Sister Jessie Mae Garvin Sister Jessie Mae Garvin, the daughter of the late Dixie Bell Singleton and Bert Lee Miller was born on September 13, 1945 in Hampton County, South Carolina. Sister Jessie Mae Garvin received her formal education in the public schools of Jasper County. She was a member at Padgett Branch Baptist Church in Gillionsville, South Carolina. She...
Matilda S. Smith
Dec 14, 2014
Matilda S. Smith, 88 of Grays, SC passed away at her home on December 14, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Church of the Palms, Okatie, SC with burial in Grimes Cemetery, Grays, SC. The family will receive friends from 6 til 8:00 pm, Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Sauls Funeral Home,...
William "Harry" Wood
Dec 13, 2014
William "Harry" Wood, 76, of Ridgeland, SC died December 13, 2014. Harry was born in Ponotoc, MS on October 4, 1938 the son of the late William Q "Bill" Wood and Sybil H Wood. He was a veteran of the United States National Guard. He worked for many years in the Industrial Sandblasting and Painting Industry and owned several businesses...
Ray Mullaney
Dec 13, 2014
Ray Mullaney It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of our beloved Ray. Devoted husband of Lorraine, died at home on December 13, 2014. Ray was very much loved and will be terribly missed. Ray was born in East Orange, New Jersey on June 12, 1941 the son of the late Raymond Mullaney and Dorothy Guinan Mullaney....
Ella White
Dec 12, 2014
Ella White, 75, of Grays, SC died Friday, December 12, 2014 at her home. Mrs. White was born in Hazard, KY on April 27, 1939, the daughter of the late Martin Williams and Etta Mae Combs Williams. She was a member of Grays Church of God of Prophecy. She worked as a certified nursing assistant for over 35 years. She...
Ronald L. Thuma
Dec 12, 2014
Ronald L. Thuma Sun City, SC - Ronald Lee Thuma, 69, of Sun City, SC passed peacefully on December 12 surrounded by his family. Ronald was born on March 29, 1945 in Sycamore, Illinois. He was the second oldest of seven children born to Marguerite and Jack Thuma. He graduated from West High School in Cleveland, Ohio in 1963. After...
Dave Barwise
Dec 12, 2014
Dave Barwise, 73, of Bluffton, SC died Friday, December 12, 2014 at his home. Mr. Barwise is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Pat Barwise; sons, Andrew Barwise of Bluffton, SC, John Barwise of Savannah, GA, and Patrick Barwise of Savannah, GA; sister, Elizabeth "Betsy" Geary McClellan (Jim) of Sea Pines, SC; and several nieces and nephews. He...
Marilyn Marcott
Dec 10, 2014
Marilyn Marcott, 91, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Wyoming, OH died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Marcott was born in Oak Park, IL on April 1, 1923, the eldest of 8 children of Julius Marquardt and Virginia Barton Marquardt. She was a graduate of Trinity High School in River Forest, IL. She devoted herself to raising...
