OBITUARIES
Jerry Healand Reeves Iii
Oct 20, 2013
Jerry Healand Reeves III, age 82, died at home on the May River, Sunday, October 20, 2013. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Zeadora Breckenridge and Jerry Healand Reeves Jr., Jerry grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. He graduated from Greenville High School and Duke University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He married his high school sweetheart, Mary...
Mike Tefft
Oct 19, 2013
Mike Tefft Obituary Written by Mike Tefft Obit Writing his own obit M. L. Tefft July 19, 1949 Lincoln, NE Died October 19, 2013 Bluffton, SC I am writing my own obituary to avoid all the listing of things that in the scheme of eternity mean nothing at all. I will boast in three things: #1 - In my friends....
Gretchen Leila Goerz
Oct 19, 2013
Gretchen Leila Goerz, 72, of Hilton Head, South Carolina, passed away October 19 with her family by her side. Gretchen was born July 23, 1941 in Orange, New Jersey to the late Winthrop Barnum Schenck and Charlotte (Riker) Schenck. She graduated from Clifford J. Scott high school in 1959. She studied nursing at the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in...
Dorothy "Dot" J. Walker
Oct 18, 2013
Dorothy J "Dot" Walker, 78, of Bluffton and widow of John Lester Walker Jr. passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013 at her home in Bluffton. She was born in Meriden, CT on August 22, 1935 to the late George P. and Mary T. Majeski Moshier. She attended Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church. She was a homemaker and former...
William "Bill" Chapman Mcmurrain
Oct 17, 2013
William "Bill" Chapman McMurrain, 69, of Okatie, died Thursday, October 17, 2013. Mr. McMurrain was born in Jacksonville, FL on June 22, 1944. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving with the 101st Airborne Division. Bill was of Baptist faith and attended Grays Hill Baptist Church. Mr. McMurrain was a dedicated father, loving husband, and will be...
Willie Daniel "Danny" Cooler
Oct 17, 2013
Willie Daniel "Danny" Cooler, 57 of Hardeeville, SC passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville. He was born in Ridgeland, SC on February 9, 1956 to Varnneice Harper Cooler Rollins and the late Willie Cooler. He was the owner of Danny's Auto Repair and Wrecker Service. He was a member of the Hardeeville...
Scott Hartke
Oct 16, 2013
Scotty Wayne Hartke, 45, of Bluffton, SC died October 16, 2013 at his residence. He was born on March 10, 1968 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Evelyn and Donald "Don" Hartke. He worked as a master electrician for residential home building projects; was a musician, singer, and guitarist; attended the Christian Renewal Church of Hilton Head Island. He was...
Avis Alease Heape
Oct 14, 2013
Avis Alease Heape, 77, passed away Monday, October 14, 2013 in Estill, S.C. She was born in Early Branch, SC on April 22, 1936 to the late Guy H. and Ruby Youmans Heape. She lived in Beaufort and Ridgeland before moving to Estill, S.C. She was a member of Port Royal Baptist Church. She is survived by her sisters, Betty...
Marilyn Elizabeth Ullmann
Oct 14, 2013
Marilyn Elizabeth Ullmann, 76, widow of the late Roger A. Ullmann, Jr., passed away Monday, October 14, 2013 at her home in Early Branch, SC. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 12, 1937 to the late Mr. Scheuermann and Lillian Kramer. She was a Production Worker manufacturing Scotsman Ice Machines. She is survived by her son, Roger A....
Marion Bolden Jenkins
Oct 14, 2013
Marion Bolden Jenkins, 87, of Savannah died on October 14, 2013 at Hospice Savannah. She was born on March 24, 1926 on Spring Island, SC the daughter of the late Johnny and Rina Bolden. She worked as a cook at the hospital. She is survived by her son, Harvey Douglas Jenkins, Jr. (Cheryl) and 16 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and 4...
Lenore Lafata Schreiner
Oct 8, 2013
Lenore LaFata Schreiner 1944 - 2013 Lenore LaFata Schreiner, 68, died Tuesday (October 8, 2013) in her home in Bluffton, S.C. Lenore was born in Copiague, New York on December 22, 1944 and lived in New York, Washingtonville, NY, Westbrook, CT, Apopka, FL, and in Bluffton SC. She attended parochial school in New Rochelle, NY and worked for many years...
W. Scott Beaver
Oct 8, 2013
W. Scott Beaver, 64, of Hardeeville, SC crossed over while being held in the loving arms of his family on Tuesday, October 8, 2013. His family will always cherish his love, humor, smile, compassion, sincerity, honesty, and endless hours of stories. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Janet Beaver and his sister, Christina Boyer. He is...
Frances €Œfran†Li Phipps
Oct 6, 2013
Frances "Fran" Lilly Phipps, 43, wife of Wayne Phipps, Jr. went home to be with the Lord on Sunday October 6, 2013. She was born in Astoria, New York to Thomas and Rosalie Lopresto on November 9, 1969. Fran is survived by three children; Jordan, Jenna and Jared McQuillen as well as her three siblings; Charles, Rosalie and Thomas. Fran...
Fred Stanley Holec
Oct 6, 2013
Fred Stanley Holec Fred Stanley Holec, age 73, died October 6, 2013, at Coastal Carolina Hospital after several months recovering from esophageal cancer. He was born in Elyria, OH on April 22, 1940 to the late Fred Joseph Holec and Rose Frances Holec. Mr. Holec graduated from Elyria High School in 1958. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in...
William Alexander Apps
Oct 3, 2013
William Alexander Apps (Alex) tragically departed this earth on Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. We all know this earthly life is temporal, but his was ended much too soon in a violent act that is all too commonplace in our society. Alex's passing leaves a void in the lives of not only his family and a...
Carmine P. Sirico, Jr.
Oct 2, 2013
Carmine P. Sirico, Jr., 56, of Ridgeland, SC died October 2, 2013 at his home. He was born on September 14, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the owner of Masonry by Carmine, was a Catholic, and enjoyed fishing. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Sirico of Ridgeland; 3 sons,...
Gordon Elmer Messler
Oct 2, 2013
Gordon Elmer Messler, 96, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro, SC. He was born in Delaware, NJ on August 07, 1917 to the late Elmer George and Bessie Henry Messler. He was employed as a painting contractor at the Frankford Arsenal, a U.S. Army Ammunition plant, in the neighborhood of northeast Philadelphia, PA and...
Stephen H. Podgorski
Sep 30, 2013
Stephen H. Podgorski, 83, of Bluffton, formerly of Wilbraham, Massachusetts passed away at home on Sept. 30, 2013 after a hard fought battle with leukemia. He will be sadly missed by his loving wife of 52 years, Jean; daughter, Lee-Ann Lih of Massapequa, NY, husband, Arthur, and their daughter, Jacquelyn., and his daughter, Stephanie Patten of Hanover, MA husband, Richard,...
Ellen Benton Roberts Hagadorn
Sep 30, 2013
Ellen Benton Roberts Hagadorn, 83 of Ridgeland, SC and widow of Lloyd Roberts and Donald Hagadorn, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2013 at the Calhoun Convalescence Center in St. Matthews, SC. She was born in Hendersonville, SC on July 4, 1930 to the late Frank and Angie Proveaux Benton. She was owner of Ellen's Dress Shop and formerly employed...
Mary Jo Shields
Sep 29, 2013
Mary Jo Shields, 88, died Sunday, September 29, 2013 in Beaufort, SC. Ms. Shields was born on November 2, 1924 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude Studer. She was retired from Consumers Power Company where she worked for many years in customer service. She was a well respected dog breeder, handler, and judge. She...
