OBITUARIES
Laurel Horry Yates
Mar 10, 2014
Laurel Horry Yates, 68, died Monday, March 10, 2014 in Ridgeland, SC. She was born in Charleston, SC on August 9, 1945 to the late Elias Edward Horry and Evelyn Morrison Horry. She was a bookkeeper for Horry's Water Well Company. She is survived by her husband, G. Kevin Yates of Ridgeland, SC; son, W. Shannon Tanner-Malphrus (Kendall) also of...
Effie B. Connelly Barton
Mar 10, 2014
Effie B. Connelly Barton, 86, widow of Mauriece H. Barton, Sr., died Monday, March 10, 2014 in the Ridgeland Nursing Center in Ridgeland, SC She was born in Hardeeville, SC on September 18, 1927 to the late Raymond Charles Connelly and Lily Woods Connelly. She was a Homemaker and Caregiver; a member of Coosawhatchie Baptist Church where she served as...
Paula Frances Daughton
Mar 10, 2014
Paula Frances Daughton Paula died peacefully at home on Monday, 10 March 2014 with her devoted husband Jack and several of her family members by her side. She was born in Pawtucket, RI to Edward J Donahue and Elizabeth Connolley Donahue. She and her family moved to Anderson, SC, where she attended the early grades of elementary school. When she...
David W. Ferrier
Mar 10, 2014
David W. Ferrier, 71, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Portland CT, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2014. He was born in Spokane, WA on December 24, 1942 and married his loving wife of 28 years, Sharon Peterson Ferrier on August 24, 1985. In addition to his wife, he leaves behind his daughters Lauren and Kathleen; sons-in-law Dante Valentino and...
Betty Rawlings Batson
Mar 10, 2014
Betty Rawlings Batson of Hilton Head Island and formerly Greenville, SC passed away March 10, 2014. She was born July 22, 1929 to James Warren and Mabel Mosley Rawlings. She graduated from Greenville high School and attended Randolph Macon Women's College. Betty was a talented entrepreneur and a pioneer for business women in the South. She established and directed one...
Lorraine Malphrus Nettles
Mar 9, 2014
Lorraine Malphrus Nettles, 92 of Ridgeland, SC and widow of James Douglas Nettles passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2014 at the Heartland Rehabilitation Center in North Charleston, SC She was born in Ridgeland, SC on November 7, 1921 to the late Henry D. and Mable Malphrus. She was a retired Avon Representative and a member of the Great Swamp...
Frank E. Dietrick
Mar 7, 2014
Frank E. Dietrick, 88, of Bluffton, SC, died on March 7, 2014. He was the loving husband of Sarah F. Dietrick. Born in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Elwell P. and Mabel T. Dietrick. He was a member of Low Country Presbyterian Church. After graduating from Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, PA, he entered the Navy and served...
Leona Deloach
Mar 7, 2014
Leona Roberts DeLoach passed away on Friday, March 7th, at her home in Dacula, GA, at the age of 81. She was the wife of the late Robert O. DeLoach. She is survived by three sons & daughters-in-law: Tommy and wife, Marilyn of Monroe, GA > their sons and daughters-in-law: Matthew and Sarah (son, Fisher), Cory and Megan (daughter, Tessa),...
Joan Burtis Meany
Mar 7, 2014
Joan Burtis Meany, age 82, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 after a brief illness. Joan's parents Edwin and Agnes Schuettinger Burtis predeceased her as did her husband Christopher Meany in 2009, her loving brother Edwin Burtis and her precious little dog, Isabelle. Joan grew up in Rockville Centre, Long Island, NY and went to Scudder Jr. College in...
Ryder Andrew Martin
Mar 7, 2014
Ryder Andrew Martin of Alexandria, VA, husband of Paula F. Martin passed away 3/7/14 at Veterans Victory House in Walterboro, SC. He is survived by his daughter, Anita Podgurski of Bluffton, SC; a sister, Elizabeth Herbert (James) and a brother, James E. Martin, both of Alexandria, VA and 11 nieces and nephews. A service will be held at the Lord...
Emmett L. Dineen
Mar 6, 2014
Emmett L. Dineen, 83, of Bluffton, SC died March 6, 2014 at his residence. He was born on May 4, 1930 in Chicago, IL the son of the late James Francis and Della Altieri Dineen. He was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War. In his professional life Mr. Dineen was a former Vice President of the Chicago Merchandise...
Kathleen Lynn Hays
Mar 5, 2014
Kathleen Lynn Hays, 49, of Hilton Head Island, SC passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Scott T. Hays, loving mother of Kelly Ann and Jeffrey Scott Hays, dearest daughter of Linda R. Krull and the late William J. Krull. She leaves two brothers, Kenneth W. Krull and John M. Krull....
Mary Jane Carpenter
Mar 2, 2014
MARY JANE CARPENTER Aug 21, 1933---March 2, 2014 Mary Jane Carpenter, of Columbus, OH formerly of Hilton Head Island, SC, died on March 2, 2014 at St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville, OH. She was born on Aug 21, 1933 in Stamford, CT, attended Stamford High School and the University of Connecticut at Storrs. She lived in Stamford with an accounting...
George Herman Weyhrich
Mar 1, 2014
George Herman Weyhrich entered the kingdom of God on Saturday, March 1. He was born March 13, 1935 in Pekin, IL to Henry and Lucille Weyhrich. George met his wife, Ilona (Lee) Myslinski Weyhrich at Bradley University. George and Lee raised their three children in Illinois before retiring to Sun City in 1997. George worked for Hyster for 35 years,...
Kathleen Ann Milovac
Feb 27, 2014
Kathleen Ann Milovac, 61 of Bluffton passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at her home. She was born in Chicago, IL on December 1, 1952 to the late Leonard and Kathryn Fahey Weidner. She was a substance abuse counselor at the YMCA in Chicago. Since moving to Bluffton she had worked at Hilton Head Medical Center in patient registration....
Robert Rathvon Hough
Feb 26, 2014
Robert R. Hough, died on February 26, 2014 at Hospice Savannah. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Lorraine Johnston Hough. He is survived by his three children, Bruce (Susan) Hough of Newark, DE, and Janet Hough and Carol (Steve) Abercrombie of Hardeeville, SC. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Kerry (Kristen) and David Shay of Savannah,...
Virginia Busatto Westover
Feb 26, 2014
Virginia Busatto Westover, 88, passed away in Bluffton, SC on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. She was born in Challenge, PA on November 1, 1925. She was the daughter of the late Arthur John Busatto and Angelina Ronca Busatto. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo James Westover. She is survived by one son, John S. Westover of Bluffton,...
John C. Braue
Feb 26, 2014
John C. Braue, age 93 of Bluffton, SC died Wednesday, February 26, 2014. The family will be receiving friends from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 10, 2014 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton, SC 29910 followed by a funeral mass at 10:30 a.m. at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 333 Fording Island Road, Bluffton, SC 29909....
Janet Marie Emsweller
Feb 25, 2014
Janet Marie Emsweller, 73, of Bluffton, died February 25, 2014 at her home. She moved to the Lowcountry in 2004 from Greenbelt, MD. She was retired from Civil Service working with the IRS and Department of Agriculture. She attended Lowcountry Community Bible Church and was an active volunteer for several charitable organizations. She is survived by her husband, Weldon B....
