OBITUARIES
Willard €Œsonny†G Daley
May 23, 2014
Willard "Sonny" Grady Daley, 73, of Bluffton, SC died Friday, May 23, 2014 at his residence. He was born on October 9, 1940 in Tillman, SC the son of the late Jess Willard and Martha Brabham Daley. He was a US Army Veteran, a retired switchman for Norfolk - Southern Railroad and a member of the Hardeeville Masonic Lodge. He...
Gloria Wright Lyng
May 22, 2014
Gloria Wright Lyng, 89, of Hilton Head Island passed away May 22, 2014. She was born August 16, 1924 in Plainfield, NJ, the daughter of Doris and Robert Flatt Wright, Jr. Gloria is survived by her children Barbara (Richard) Baroody of Bay Head, NJ; Chip (Ellen) Lyng of Hilton Head Island; Betsy (Bill) Sauter of Hilton Head Island; her sister...
Marilyn L. Matthews, M.D.
May 16, 2014
Marilyn L. Matthews, M.D., 70, of Hilton Head Island, SC died Friday, May 16, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA. Dr. Matthews was born in Wilmington, Delaware on August 25, 1943, the daughter of the late Samuel Lee and Sara Brodsky Lee. She was a practicing physician for over 30 years with HealthPartners HMO in St. Paul, MN....
Eddie Eargle Davis
May 14, 2014
Eddie E. Davis, 70 of Ridgeland, SC passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, GA. He was born in Orangeburg, SC on May 28, 1943 to the late Eddie Holly Davis and Lillie Bell Nettles. He was a surveyor for the SC Department of Transportation. He was a Methodist. He enjoyed his grandchildren, playing...
Betty Susan "Susie" Messex
May 13, 2014
Betty Susan "Susie" Messex, 53, of Bluffton passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at home. Susie was born on October 19, 1960 to Ms. Helen Messex and the late Mr. Grady Messex at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, GA. She graduated from H.E. McCracken High School in Bluffton, SC. Susie is survived by her brother Reggie Messex of Bluffton, one...
Dixie Hubbard
May 12, 2014
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Ridgeland Baptist Church, Ridgeland with burial in the Grahamville Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 am until the hour of the service at the Church. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Ridgeland Baptist Church, Ridgeland with burial...
Dorothy "Joyce" Mock
May 10, 2014
Dorothy "Joyce" Mock of Ridgeland, SC went home to be with the Lord on May 10, 2014. She was the daughter of Dorothy Blanchard Mock and the late James Melvin Mock Sr. of Ridgeland. She is survived by a sister, Martha Jo Mock Ryan of Lady's Island, SC, a brother, James M. "Mike" Mock Jr. (Linda) of Hillsville, VA; nieces,...
Mary Virgona
May 9, 2014
Mary Virgona, age 90, of Bluffton, SC died Friday, May 9, 2014. Mrs. Virgona was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 2, 1923, the daughter of the late Fidele Girgenti and Dominica Surace Girgenti. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two brothers and three sisters. She is survived by her loving husband of 64...
Mary Tant Davis
May 8, 2014
Mary Tant Davis, 59, wife of Harry E. Davis, of Hardeeville, SC died May 8, 2014 at her residence. A Funeral Service will be held at 3pm, Monday, May 12, 2014 at Red Dam Baptist Church, 488 Red Dam Road, Hardeeville, SC with burial following at the church cemetery. A Funeral Service will be held at 3pm, Monday, May 12,...
Robert S. €Œbob†Labartino
May 7, 2014
Robert S. "Bob" Labartino, 64 of Bluffton, SC died Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Mr. Labartino was born in Queens, NY on May 2, 1950, the son of the late Charles Labartino and Emily Marenco Labartino. While in New York, he owned an Italian bread franchise. Locally, he worked for many years as a salesman for Southern Wine and Spirits. He...
Edward Dale Wood
May 6, 2014
Edward Dale Wood, 80 of Bluffton and beloved husband of Joyce JoAnn Wood passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at his home. He was born in Brownsville, PA to the late Hartsel Lorraine Wood and as his mother was affectionately known as Mamaw Jones Wood. He had lived in the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton area for the past...
John Weymouth Mullen
May 6, 2014
John Weymouth Mullen , 89 years old, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, May 6. John is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Frances McClure Mullen; children Myra Eskew, Mary Mullen , John Mullen, and George Mullen; grandchildren Fran Eskew Jordan, David Eskew, Lauren Mullen, Chip Mullen, Toria Mullen , Tevis Mullen; great granddaughter, Anna...
Eleanor Hass
May 5, 2014
Eleanor Hass, 86 of Ridgeland, SC and formerly of Cape May, NJ died Monday, May 05, 2014 at home. Mrs. Hass was born in Worcester, MA on June 6, 1927, the daughter of the late Joseph P. Carraher and Elizabeth Laughlin Carraher. She started a family and raised her children in New York where she worked as a secretary with...
Edward J. €Œed†Schmidt, Jr.
May 5, 2014
Edward J. "Ed" Schmidt, Jr., 78 of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Sarasota, FL died Monday, May 5, 2014. Mr. Schmidt was born in Baltimore, MD on September 14, 1935, the son of the late Edward J. Schmidt, Sr. and Jeannette Chason Schmidt. He began his formal education at the University of Maryland where he was a member of the...
Ray Smith
May 4, 2014
Ray Eugene Smith, 60, died Sunday, May 04, 2014 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC Mr. Smith was born in Hampton, SC on January 26, 1954 to the late Norman Elbert Smith and Irma Lee Williams Smith. Mr. Smith was the owner of Smith's Body Shop in Ridgeland, SC for many years. He is survived by his Fiance,...
Dorothy Bernice Irvin
May 4, 2014
Dorothy Bernice Irvin was born on December 21, 1922 to James and Beatrice Wolfe in Asbury Park, New Jersey. She later moved to Harlem, New York where she lived throughout her childhood. She was a graduate of St. Andrews boarding school in Virginia where she captained the field hockey team and Morgan State College in Maryland. In 1946 she went...
Laura Isabel Mccabe
May 3, 2014
Laura Isabel McCabe, 93, of Bluffton and widow of Joseph M. McCabe passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at her home. She was born on September 7, 1920 in Passaic, NJ to the late William and Lena Leonard Hamilton. She is survived by her son, William McCabe (Madelyn) of Williamsburg, VA; two daughters, Laura Lacatena (Nicholas) of Bluffton, SC...
Barbara €Œbarb†Je Ray
Apr 28, 2014
Barbara "Barb" Jean McIntyre Ray, age 75, had been a resident of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina for 9 years when she died in hospice care at the Cypress on April 28, 2014 from a stroke. Barb was born on December 22, 1938 in Altoona, Pennsylvania to Kermit and Thelma McIntyre, and had two older sisters, the late Patricia Stearns...
Jay Waldrop
Apr 28, 2014
Jay Waldrop, 45 of Bluffton, SC died Monday, April 28, 2014. Funeral services will be private. Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton is assisting the family with arrangements. Funeral services will be private.
Joel Andrew Yates
Apr 28, 2014
Joel Andrew Yates, 53, the son of the late Lois and Newell Yates of Lamoni, IA, passed away Monday, April 28 at Savannah Memorial Hospital. He was a long time resident of Bluffton and the scope of people he influenced stretches far beyond the Bluffton area. Joel spent the majority of his career as a franchise owner of Snap-on Tools...
