OBITUARIES
Joyce H. Tartow
Mar 20, 2015
Joyce H. Tartow, 77, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of New York died Friday, March 20, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center. Mrs. Tartow was born on August 15, 1937 in Manhattan, New York, the daughter of the late Jack and Sadie S. Cohen. She received her formal education from Hunter College and ultimately Manhattan College, where she earned a...
Catherine Jean Tuten
Mar 19, 2015
Catherine "Jean" Beckmann Tuten, 76, died Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Savannah, GA. She was born in Atlanta, GA on July 22, 1938 to the late Martin George and Agnes Ann Kehoe Beckmann. Jean grew up in Savannah, GA. She was a homemaker and traveled the world with her husband and children with the US Army, before settling in Estill,...
Elmer L. Wilkes
Mar 19, 2015
Elmer L. Wilkes, 90, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Aurora, OH died Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Veterans' Victory House in Walterboro, SC. Mr. Wilkes was born on December 10, 1924 in Cleveland, OH, the son of the late John and Catherine D. Wilkes. He was a World War II veteran of the United States Army and a Purple...
Josephine Tanner Hubbard
Mar 17, 2015
Mrs. Josephine Hubbard, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at age eighty. Mourning her passing are her adoring husband of sixty-four years, Mr. E. Carlyle Hubbard of Hardeeville, SC and four children: Emeriel Hubbard, Jr. (Brenda) of Okatie, SC, Keith Hubbard (Laurie) of Hilton Head, SC, Cindy Lawson (Todd) of Hardeeville, and Laurie Crosby...
Richard Clifton Shriner
Mar 16, 2015
Richard Clifton Shriner, 65, of Bluffton, SC passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015 at his home. He was born in Cleveland, OH on March 8, 1950 to the late Harry Archer and Mary Ellen Wiseley Shriner. He was the sole owner and operator of Rub-Dub Tub Boat Detailing Service established in South Carolina after moving with his wife to...
Barney Kenneth Clegg, Jr.
Mar 16, 2015
Barney Kenneth Clegg, Jr., age 51 of Bluffton, SC died Monday, March 16, 2015 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA. Barney was born on March 11, 1964 in Columbia, SC. He attended the College of Charleston and was a graduate of Atlanta College of Art and Design. He worked as a Real Estate Agent with D.R. Horton in Bluffton,...
Jerlene 'Jerry' Tillman
Mar 15, 2015
Jerlene "Jerry" Tillman Jerlene "Jerry" Tillman was lifted to the kingdom of Heaven on the wings of angels as she parted from this world Sunday, March 15, 2015, after battling an extended illness. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, daughter, and friend, she will be missed by many. The joy, love, and laughter she bought to us will...
Clyde Allen Doerr
Mar 15, 2015
Clyde Allen Doerr, 67, husband of Sandra "Sandy" Doerr of Hardeeville, SC died March 15, 2015 at his residence. He was born on April 13, 1947 in Carmi, Illinois the son of the late Franklin and Louise Sauls Doerr. He was a retired US Army veteran serving in Vietnam and was awarded a Silver Star for Heroism. He later worked...
Linda Faye Miller
Mar 15, 2015
Linda Faye Miller, 68, died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA. She was born on November 12, 1946 in Stevenson, AL to the late Steven and Mary Jane Wilson Cookston. She was a Homemaker who devoted her life to her family. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church and a Volunteer for Hunger Free...
Louvenia Mervin
Mar 13, 2015
Louvenia Mervin, 86, of the Mitchellville community, died Friday, March 13, 2015 in the Ridgeland Nursing Center in Ridgeland, S.C. She was born on August 19, 1928 in Ridgeland, SC. She was a Professional Housekeeper previously employed by Wiley and Cecile McTeer, Oscar and Cleo Daley, Dr. John and Ellen Langford, Dan and Margaret Horton and Jimmy and Melinda Rhodes....
Robert William Westervelt
Mar 13, 2015
Robert William Westervelt, 67 of Bluffton passed away on March 13, 2015 in the Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, GA. He was born in Suffern, New York on May 26, 1947 to the late John William and Mary Frances Stemple Westervelt. He was a chemical engineer employed by B. F. Goodrich and FMC, Corp. He was a graduate of...
Rhea Ann Luciano
Mar 13, 2015
Rhea Ann Luciano, 91 of Parkersburg, West Virginia, passed away on the afternoon of Saturday, March 13, 2015. She was comforted by friends and family at her home in Bluffton, SC. She fought a brave battle against cancer, never once complaining - instead gave strength, grace and love to all those around her. Born in Parkersburg, WVA, Rhea was the...
Mary Wilburn Norris
Mar 13, 2015
Mary Norris was born to parents Iris Perry and Samuel Webster Wilburn at Pecan Hill, the family farm where they raised turkeys in rural Jasper County, South Carolina. Her family included siblings GC (Garry), Nora Joy and Sam, with whom she enjoyed a full, country childhood exploring the nearby woods and creeks when not busy with farm chores. An avid...
Yolanda Bernard
Mar 13, 2015
Yolanda Bernard, 64, of Hilton Head Island died Friday, March 13, 2015 at Hilton Head Hospital. Mrs. Bernard was born on August 7, 1950 in Washington, DC, the daughter of Chance Goins and Gertrude Barnes Goins. She is survived by her sons, Chance Bernard (Tracy) of Bowie, MD and Cliff D. Bernard of Hilton Head Island, SC; five grandchildren; and...
Carolyn Ann Todd
Mar 12, 2015
Carolyn Ann Todd 12/29/43-3/12/15 Carolyn Ann (nee Glass) Todd was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas along with her twin sister Evelyn (nee Glass) Burns. She was the daughter of a union between Herman Glass and Dorothy Thomas. She and her sister were the oldest of nine children from the union between Dorothy and Willie Thomas, Sr. She graduated from Cass...
James Willers Pervier
Mar 12, 2015
James Willers Pervier died peacefully March 12, 2015 at Hilton Head Hospital under the gentle care of Tidewater Hospice. Born October 10, 1925 to Willard and Blanche Pervier in Chicago, Illinois, Jim was especially proud of his service as a Naval Seabee in the Philippines during W.W.II. Quiet but accomplished, Jim was a firm believer in education and "giving back"...
Donald Graydon Kimes
Mar 12, 2015
Donald Graydon Kimes, 86, of Bluffton, SC died March 12, 2015 at his residence. He was born on August 12, 1928 in West Chester, Pennsylvania the son of the late Hubert and Frances Emery Kimes. He was US military veteran and worked as the General Manager for WCOJ Radio in Coatesville, PA. He was a Protestant and a past President...
Claudia Elaine Ryan
Mar 11, 2015
Claudia Elaine Ryan died Wednesday, March 11th in Newberry, SC. She was born in White Hall, Illinois on August 15, 1944 to the late Claude E. and Eppie B. Wallace Williams. She was a Special Education Teacher in the Jasper County School Systems. She was a member of The Ridgeland Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for...
James F. Smith, Jr.
Mar 10, 2015
James F. Smith, Jr., 76, of Bluffton died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his home. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 19, 2015 at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 333 Fording Island Road, Bluffton. Visitation will be 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow the mass at Beaufort National Cemetery. A funeral...
Gerard €Œjerry†Podgurski
Mar 10, 2015
Gerard "Jerry" Podgurski, 77, of Bluffton died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 16, 2015 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 351 Buckwalter Parkway, Bluffton, SC 29910.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 16, 2015 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 351 Buckwalter Parkway,...
