OBITUARIES
Helen Vernell Floyd Able
Sep 7, 2013
Helen Floyd Able, 81, widow of Harvey Able, passed away September 7, 2013 at Ridgeland Nursing Center in Ridgeland, SC. She was born in Hampton, SC on June 22, 1932 to the late Ben Floyd and Carrie Sauls Floyd Hale. She was the owner of Able's Snack Bar Restaurant for 36 years and was well known for her fried chicken...
Joseph Stephen Mcnamara
Sep 7, 2013
Joseph Stephen McNamara, 84, of Bluffton, SC died September 7, 2013 at his home. He was born on August 11, 1929 in New York City, the son of the late James and Irene Dwyer McNamara. He was Lutheran. He is survived by his wife, Roberta McNamara and daughters Kathy Liebisch and Diane Osterman. A funeral service will be held at...
Robert Bruce Graffis
Sep 1, 2013
Robert Bruce Graffis, 77 of Salem, SC and formerly of Bluffton, SC passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Lake Keowee in Salem, SC as the result of a boating accident. He was born in Chicago, IL on December 19, 1935 to the late Arthur and Lola Young Graffis. He was the owner of Setting Tools, Inc. in Naperville,...
Sean David Maxwell
Sep 1, 2013
Sean David Maxwell, 26, of Bluffton, died September 1, 2013 in Bluffton. He was born on October 6, 1986 in Denville, New Jersey to Kelly McCormick Ryden and the late David Maxwell. He was known for being disciplined, detail-oriented, always willing to learn and being physically and mentally strong. He served in the Republic of Korea (2011-2012), Iraq Operation Iraqi...
Richard H Hackett
Sep 1, 2013
After a long illness, Richard H Hackett , 79 of Bluffton, SC passed away on Sunday, Sept 1, 2013 at home with his family by his side. Richard was born on August 23, 1934 in Springfield, MA , son of the late Harold and Stella (Zukowski) Hackett. He is a veteran of the Korean War, serving from 1953 to 1957...
Robert C. Glover
Aug 30, 2013
A Funeral Service will be held at 11am, Friday, September 6, 2013 at Community Bible Church in Beaufort, SC with burial at Lowcountry Memorial Gardens in Bluffton, SC.A Funeral Service will be held at 11am, Friday, September 6, 2013 at Community Bible Church in Beaufort, SC with burial at Lowcountry Memorial Gardens in Bluffton, SC.
Jermaine Durone Alston
Aug 30, 2013
Jermaine "Maine Jackson" Alston, 36, was born on August 28, 1977 in Hampton, SC to the parents of Betty Ann Alston and Joseph Stevenson, Jr. He received his formal education from Jasper County School, and graduated from Jasper County High School in 1995. He was employed with Chelsea Plantation for 13 years. Jermaine was a hardworking and devoted father, who...
Margaret "Peggy" Beall Leake Ross
Aug 30, 2013
Margaret "Peggy" Beall Leake Ross, OFS, 89, a lifelong, faithful Catholic entered eternal life Friday, August 30, after a long journey thru Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Alexandria, VA, February 1, 1924, the eldest of four daughters, to the late Thomas Lewis Beall and Mildred Scott Beall. She is preceded in death by Mildred Beall Burk and is survived...
Terence Dunn Weaver
Aug 30, 2013
Terence Dunn Weaver, 79, died Friday, August 30, 2013 in Hilton Head, SC. Terry was born in Jamestown, NY on May 23, 1934, the daughter of the late Frederick N. Dunn and Annette Atkins Dunn. She was a longtime resident of Hilton Head Island, moving to South Carolina from Maryland. She was a faithful member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation...
Susan H. Woods
Aug 26, 2013
Susan H. Woods Ridgeland, SC Susan Stafford Hartz Woods, 71, wife of Milton Woods, Jr., died Monday, August 26, 2013 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC She was born on May 30, 1942 to the late Herman and Zenith Coleman Hartz. She was a lifelong resident of Ridgeland and Jasper County and was a retiree of South Carolina...
William Graham Carpenter
Aug 26, 2013
William Graham Carpenter, 82, former resident of Powell, OH and Hilton Head, SC, born on May 7, 1931 to Simon W. and Virginia G. Carpenter of Buckhannon, WV, died August 26, 2013. Graham graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College and the University of Maryland, earning a Doctorate of Organic Chemistry degree. Graham was a concertmaster for the orchestra and band...
Bonnie Crosby Hubbard
Aug 25, 2013
Bonnie Crosby Hubbard, 79 of Hardeeville, SC passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2013. She was born June 3, 1934 in Savannah, GA. Bonnie was a Christian. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents Wallace and Edna Crosby. Survived by her husband, Raymond C. Hubbard, two sons, Dan Douglas and wife Mary Lou of Hardeeville, SC, Don Douglas and...
John Eugene Garfola
Aug 23, 2013
John E Garfola, 88, of Sun City Hilton Head passed away on August 23, 2013 in his home. Born in Monessen, PA on June 17, 1925 he lived most of his life in the Pittsburgh, PA area until 1996 when he moved to Sun City Hilton Head. John believed living in Sun City was like living in paradise. A funeral...
Donald Edward Becker
Aug 22, 2013
Donald Edward Becker, 90, died at Sun City, Okatie, SC. Donald died Thursday, August 22, 2013. Donald was born on July 19, 1923, in Akron, OH to George W. Becker and Lorena E. Schwebs Becker. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corp in WWII. He received his undergraduate degree in economics and his Masters degree in...
George Harry Schroder, Sr.
Aug 19, 2013
George Harry Schroder, Sr., 92, of Savannah, GA died August 19, 2013 at Hospice House in Savannah, GA. He was born on September 20, 1920 in Savannah, GA the son of the late Bertram and Nell Brisbois. He was a US Navy Veteran of WWII serving on the USS Tripoli in the Pacific as Gunnersmate. He was a Chemist for...
Sarah Sauls Williams
Aug 18, 2013
Sarah Sauls Williams of Summerville, S. C. passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2013. She was the widow of E. Mood Williams, Jr. She was born in Ridgeland S.C. on July 23, 1921 to the late William Martin and Dora Tuten Sauls. Prior to her marriage, she worked as a legal secretary. She is survived by her son E. Mood...
Vera Stroup Ulmer
Aug 17, 2013
Vera Ulmer, 94 of Bluffton, SC and widow of Alan A. Ulmer Sr. passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Bloom at Bluffton. She was born January 8, 1919 to the late Charles Alexander and Bertha Merrill Stroup. She was a homemaker, a graduate of Montreat College and taught at Crossnore School in North Carolina. She was an active...
Ida Mae Williams
Aug 13, 2013
Ida Mae Williams, 78, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Trident Hospital in Charleston, SC. She was born July 31, 1935 in Ridgeland, SC to the late William Franklin and Mary Martin Williams. She is survived by her brothers, Tony (Mary) Williams and Harold (Patsy) Williams, all of Ladson, SC; sisters, Jean (Danny) Prather of Ladson, SC; Sheryl (Randy)...
Vincent Foreman Dean
Aug 11, 2013
Vincent Foreman Dean, 93, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 in Estill, S.C. Mr. Dean was born October 11, 1919 in Ridgeland, S.C. to the late Lucious and Lillian Ida Malphrus Dean. Mr. Dean served in the US Army during WWII from 1941 until 1945 and received a purple heart while serving. He retired from Brays Island Plantation and was...
