OBITUARIES
Oscar William Tysinger Iii
Jan 5, 2015
Oscar William "˜Billy' Tysinger III, 45 of Hardeeville, SC passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hardeeville. He was born in High Point, NC on January 25, 1969 to the late Oscar William Tysinger Jr. and Gracie E. Walls Tysinger. He was the owner of Joker Joe's Truck Stop. He enjoyed hunting and off shore fishing....
Mary Jenkins Frazier
Jan 4, 2015
Mary Jenkins Frazier, 83, widow of James Frazier, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at her home in Okatie, SC. She was born on July 01, 1931 in Ridgeland, SC to the late James and Francis Green Jenkins. She was a well known cook who started with Sea Pines Plantation and worked at Spring Island Plantation until her retirement. She was...
Maria T. Kotterer
Jan 3, 2015
Maria T. Kotterer, 79, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Chicago, IL died Saturday, January 3, 2015 in Savannah, GA. Mrs. Kotterer was born in Nuremberg, Germany on February 23, 1935, the daughter of the late Wolfgang Rothenberger and Teresia Schrodel Rothenberger. She worked in tax preparation for H&R Block for many years and retired to Bluffton where she was...
Frank H. Mularz
Jan 3, 2015
Frank H. Mularz, 73, of Bluffton passed away suddenly on January 3, 2015 at Hilton Head Hospital. Born in Elizabeth, NJ on March 10, 1941, he was the son of the late Theodore and Rose Mularz. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served as a Crew Chief on a B52 Bomber during the Cuban Conflict. Frank...
Betty Carter Buckner
Jan 3, 2015
Betty Carter Buckner, 82 of Hardeeville, SC and widow of John Ramsey Buckner Jr. passed away at her home on Saturday, January 3, 2015. She was born in Miley, South Carolina on April 11, 1932. She is the daughter of the late Harry H. Carter and Virginia Godley Carter. She was retired from First Union Bank in Hardeeville. She was...
Marjorie Cooler Campbell
Jan 3, 2015
Marjorie Cooler Campbell of Port Royal, SC died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at River Oaks Assisted Living. Plans will be announced later for a celebration of life service and interment of ashes at Grace Episcopal Church in Birmingham, AL. A long-time resident of Birmingham, Ms. Campbell returned to the South Carolina Lowcountry in 2010 when her health began to fail....
Charles Mitchell Lowther Jr.
Jan 2, 2015
Charles Mitchell Lowther Jr., 95 of Ridgeland passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015 at his home. He was born in Ridgeland, SC on January 3, 1919 to the late C M Lowther Sr. and English Elizabeth Davis Lowther. He was a building contractor who built many buildings on Parris Island and the Marine Corps Air Station. He built the...
Florence Staley Crawford
Jan 1, 2015
Florence S. Crawford, 82 of Hardeeville, SC and widow of James R. Crawford Jr., passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015 in the Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort. She was born in Brownsville, PA on December 31, 1932. She was the daughter of the late Fredrick Victor and Verna Belle Molisse Staley. She had lived in Hardeeville since 1966 and was...
Alfred Eugene Gill
Jan 1, 2015
Alfred Eugene Gill, 87 of Beaufort, SC passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at his home. He was born in Ridgeland, SC on December 31, 1927 to the late P.D. Gill Sr. and Indie Woods Gill. He was the owner of Sea Island Supply Company. He was a former member of the Sea Island Rotary Club and was a...
Henrietta P. Thomas
Dec 31, 2014
Henrietta Pritchard Thomas, 97 passed away at River Oaks in Beaufort on December 31, 2014. She was born in Biscoe, North Carolina on September 27, 1917 to the late Henry Alexander and Mae Wright Pritchard.She was a homemaker and a Methodist. She is survived by her son, John A. Thomas Jr. of Hilton Head Island, SC; two daughters, Anne T....
Ernest Gary Tate Jr.
Dec 31, 2014
Ernest Gary Tate, Jr., 90 of Ridgeland, SC passed away today, December 31, 2014 at his home. He was born in Taylors, SC on March 02, 1924 to the late Ernest Gary and Alva Ross Tate. He was a Clemson University Extension Agent for Jasper County for 35 years; long time Manager of Spring Hill Hunting Club; member, St. Paul's...
Marla G. Hoffner
Dec 30, 2014
Marla G. Hoffner, 64, of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Hoffner was born in Pittsburgh, PA on October 19, 1950, the daughter of Marle Wingard and Elva Wolfe Wingard. She is survived by her husband, James C. Hoffner; daughter, Jennifer Hoffner of Irwin, PA; son, James "Jimmy" Hoffner (Erin) of Broomfield, CO; and grandchildren,...
Linda Patricia Pucko
Dec 29, 2014
Linda Patricia (Fleury) Pucko of Sun City, Bluffton SC, passed away on December 29, 2014 after a courageous struggle with ALS. She was born April 5, 1953 in Revere, Massachusetts and was a graduate of Revere High School. Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Dorothy Fleury, as well as a brother John Fleury. She is survived...
Dierdre 'Dee' Ellen Foster
Dec 28, 2014
Dierdre 'Dee' Ellen Foster, 79, of Hilton Head Island, SC, lost her long battle with Alzheimer's on December 28, 2014. Her brother, Norman Whitney Buck, preceded her in death. Dee is survived by her Sister in Law, Delphine Buck of Hilton Head Island; Niece, Lorraine Buck of Sarasota, FL and Nephew, Lawrence Buck of Westfield, IN. The family would like...
James Robert Strickland
Dec 28, 2014
James Robert Strickland, 70 of Ridgeland, SC passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at his home. He was born in Walterboro, SC on November 29, 1944 to Lydia Fisk and the late English Woodrow Strickland, Sr. He was an 18 wheel truck driver and a avid Nascar Racing Fan. He attended the Christian Church. He is survived by his...
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...
